@Ojos Re:Viewing Tapo C200 through Windows 11 PC pe leptop sa o vad eu

Won't buy one of these until I can access them from a PC.  It's eminently silly that you can't!!!

  @Solla-topee when I try to watch the stream via VLC I am asked for user/pass. Tried that from the tplink account as well as all blank but no luck. 

None of the solutions listed work.

You cannot view the time line or access the cameras SD Card.

TP-Link need to create a simple application for Windows PC to view their cameras

I'm adding for others little things to make it more simple:

On VLC application: giving address with password: rtsp://username:password@192.168...:554/stream1 - password is from mobile application on cam device settings -> advanced settings -> camera account (simple without email)

On linux you can get screenshot for own use:

ffmpeg -y -i rtsp://username:password@192.168...:554/stream1 -vframes 1 picture.<extension_forum_blocking>

  @alve vlcplayer working on desktop and mobile, just open stram link

Yes, vlcplayer works on desktop and have option to open network stream url

I see (on a couple of older threads also, now locked) that many can't make it work on VLC via RTSP.

I have two C310, they were working well with VLC until randomly they didn't. I tried many of the suggestions (simple lowercase username/password, opening ports on the modem, rebooting etc), nothing worked for me.

In case it helps, by luck I think I found a solution, it's weird:

I open VLC, open network stream, enter rtsp://myusername:mypassword@myip/steam1 (with :554 or without). Every time nothing.

I open VLC, enter rtsp://myip/stream1, enter myusername and mypassword. Nothing.

However, if I enter rtsp://myip/stream1, enter myusername and leave password black, then it asks again for password, I enter mypassword. It works!