Windows 10: You can now connect Network Cameras to Windows 10 Devices

Brink · Oct 11, 2019

Network cameras, which are Internet Protocol-based cameras that transmit video data over a local area network (LAN), are becoming increasingly prevalent – especially in surveillance and security scenarios. Windows now allows users to associate network cameras to their PC, enabling photo capture and streaming of video in camera applications. Currently Windows only supports ONVIF Profile S compliant cameras*, which are standards-compliant network cameras optimized for real-time streaming video capture.

Note: The features discussed in this article are available with Windows 10, Insider Build 18995.

Windows provides support for discovery, pairing, configuration and streaming via WinRT APIs.

To discover network cameras connected to the local subnet, create a DeviceWatcher class and follow the instructions specified in this document, connect to remote cameras.

To pair the discovered network camera, use the DeviceInformation instance returned by the DeviceWatcher. Windows supports the following pairing ceremonies: Basic and Custom, as documented in the pair-devices documentation. To briefly summarize, Basic Pairing provides a simple method for pairing to cameras that do not require authentication to access the stream. The Custom Pairing mode should be used when more advanced control over the pairing is needed or if a camera will require authentication.

Alternatively, for network cameras that can be accessed without authentication, users can pair using the Add a device wizard via the Windows 10 Settings page.

Step One: Open Windows Settings and choose Devices

Step Two: Inside Bluetooth & other devices → Everything else, click on Add device to discover network cameras connected to your LAN.

Step Three: Click on the network camera you want to pair, and your device should now be connected.

After pairing the network camera, you can capture photos, stream and record videos using your preferred camera app or the built-in Windows Camera App.

If the ability to pair to authenticated cameras with the Settings page is important for your use case, please let us know via the Windows Developer Feedback.

Additional Features

Network camera support in Windows is continuing to improve, with additional functionality currently available for developers enrolled in the Windows Insider Program. In the latest insider builds, developers will find improved support for more ONVIF cameras, as Windows is now fully certified by ONVIF. Additionally, there are some new APIs available in the insider builds that enable streams from a specified RTSP Uniform Resource Identifier (URI), and to perform time synchronization with cameras. The two APIs are described below.

For streaming from a URI through the MediaCapture class, assign the desired URI to MediaCaptureInitializationSettings:eviceUri. If credentials are required, they can be set through MediaCaptureInitializationSettings:eviceUriPasswordCredential. The API supports ONVIF and generic RTSP server URIs. This allows applications to use the standard Windows Media APIs to capture video from generic cameras that do not conform to the ONVIF standards, or from an arbitrary URI without pairing.

New APIs also exist to support time synchronization of cameras using the Network Time Protocol (NTP) as specified by the Onvif specification. Use KSPROPERTY_NETWORKCAMERACONTROL_NTP to configure the NTP server for the ONVIF camera to use. Once configured through this mechanism, the camera starts streaming, and sends NTP time through the Sender’s report ( as described in the RTP/RTCP spec) in a separate channel helping Windows adjust RTP payload timestamps it receives from the camera. This can be used to ensure synchronization of the captured video clips across multiple cameras.

*ONVIF Profile S conformant cameras that don’t adhere strictly to the WS-Discovery protocol might have issues during discovery and enumeration.
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Source: Connecting Network Cameras to Windows 10 Devices - Windows Developer Blog

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Mel Tar · Oct 11, 2019

No network connection

Hello Graham,

To resolve your concern about wireless network issues, please click the link below and follow the suggested troubleshooting steps:

Fix network connection issues in Windows 10

Let us know how it goes.

Raymond Ave · Oct 11, 2019

Setup incomplete because of a metered connection windows 10 / Bluetooth Device / LTE Connection

Hi Francine,

To help you resolve your concern, kindly follow these steps:

Method 1: Run Network troubleshooting.

On the search bar type “Troubleshooting”

Click “Network and Internet”

Click “ Network Adapter” and
run the troubleshooter.

If issue persist, I suggest you to follow method 2.

Method 2: Update Network Adapter and check.

Follow the steps below:

Press Windows key + X and click on
Device Manager.

Expand Network Adapter.

Right click the driver and select Update.

If issue still persist, I suggest you to follow
method 3.

Method 3: Connect to Bluetooth devices and

Fix network connection issues in Windows 10.

Do let us know if you need further assistance.

AmritaBhattacharjee1709 · Oct 11, 2019

+Connecting Camera

Hi Ernest,

Thanks for posting in the Microsoft community.

I appreciate your interest on windows 10.

Before to begin with troubleshooting,I would like
you to answer the following questions:

Provide me the make/model of pc and camera?

Did you get any error message?

I would suggest you to follow the steps below:

Step 1:Update the driver

After the install to Windows 10, the drivers for the camera may have not been Installed. I would suggest that you install the drivers for the camera and check.

a. Move the mouse to bottom left corner and right-click on the
“Start” icon.

b. Select ‘Device manager’.

c. Expand ‘Camera”, right-click on the adapter and select update ‘update driver software’

step 2: Run the hardware troubleshooter.

To do so, open Control Panel
> troubleshooting> Hardware and Sound >
Hardware and Devices.

follow the instructions.

I hope the above information helps. Kindly let us know if you need any further assistance with Windows. We are glad to assist you.

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