[Bug]: Onvif PTZ obtains local LAN address of remote port forwarded camera #12528

psCLE · 2024-07-20T15:56:33Z

psCLE
Jul 20, 2024
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Describe the problem you are having

I have a remote PTZ camera that I access via the WAN and port forwarding on the remote side. I can't get the onvif PTZ controls to display while the camera displays and records just fine.

Steps to reproduce

Click on remote camera from main thumbnail page to bring up full page display of camera.

Version

0.14.0 beta 4

Frigate config file

# yaml-language-server: $schema=http://192.168.88.95:5000/api/config/schema.json

logger:
  default: info

tls:
  enabled: true

auth:
  enabled: true
#  reset_admin_password: true

ffmpeg:
  hwaccel_args: preset-nvidia-h264 # default preset
#  hwaccel_args: preset-vaapi
#  hwaccel_args: preset-intel-qsv-h264

mqtt:
  enabled: true
  host: 192.168.88.95
  port: 1883
  topic_prefix: frigate
  client_id: frigate

detectors:
#  tensorrt:
#    type: tensorrt
#    device: 0
  coral_pci:
    type: edgetpu
    device: pci
#  coral_usb:
#    type: edgetpu
#    device: usb

#model:
#  path: /config/model_cache/tensorrt/yolov7-320.trt
#  input_tensor: nchw
#  input_pixel_format: rgb
#  width: 320
#  height: 320
#  cpu1:
#    type: cpu
#    num_threads: 3

birdseye:
  restream: true
  mode: motion
  quality: 2
  layout:
    max_cameras: 4

record:
  enabled: true
  expire_interval: 60

snapshots:
  enabled: true
  clean_copy: true
  retain:
    default: 30

ui:
#  use_experimental: false
  time_format: 24hour
  date_style: full

telemetry:
  version_check: true

cameras:
##################################################
########## 01 Front PTZ ##########################
##################################################

  01_Front_PTZ:
    enabled: true
    ffmpeg:
      hwaccel_args: preset-nvidia-h265
      inputs:
 #     - path: 
 #         rtsp://{FRIGATE_RTSP_USER}:{FRIGATE_RTSP_PASSWORD}@192.168.88.14:554/Streaming/channels/102
 #       roles:
 #       - detect
        - path: 
            rtsp://{FRIGATE_RTSP_USER}:{FRIGATE_RTSP_PASSWORD}@192.168.88.14:554/Streaming/channels/101
          roles:
            - record
            - detect
#     input_args: -tag:v hvc1
#      output_args:
#        record: -f segment -segment_time 10 -segment_format mp4 -c:v rawvideo
    birdseye:
      enabled: true
      order: 1
      quality: 4
      mode: objects
    detect:
      fps: 5
      stationary:
        interval: 120
        threshold: 120
    motion:
      threshold: 51
      contour_area: 30
 #     mask:

      improve_contrast: 'true'
    record:
      enabled: true
      events:
        pre_capture: 0
        post_capture: 5
        retain:
          default: 365
          mode: motion
    objects:
      track:
        - person
        - dog
        - car
        - cat
        - motorcycle
        - bicycle
        - bus
      filters:
        car:
          mask:
            - 509,337,381,95,167,120,244,374
    zones:
      Cat:
        coordinates: 1280,720,1206,214,0,416,0,651

    onvif:
      host: 192.168.88.14
      port: 80
      user: admin
      password: pscle.com1100

##################################################
########## 12 Front PTZ ##########################
##################################################

  12_Front_PTZ:
    enabled: false
    ffmpeg:
      inputs:
        - path: 
            rtsp://{FRIGATE_RTSP_USER}:{FRIGATE_RTSP_PASSWORD}@192.168.88.69:554/cam/realmonitor?channel=1&subtype=1
          roles:
            - detect
        - path: rtsp://{FRIGATE_RTSP_USER}:{FRIGATE_RTSP_PASSWORD}@192.168.88.69:554/live
          roles:
            - record
    birdseye:
      enabled: true
      order: 1
      quality: 4
      mode: objects
    detect:
      fps: 5
      stationary:
        interval: 120
        threshold: 120
    motion:
      threshold: 25
      contour_area: 30
      mask:
        - 1280,0,1280,31,852,32,861,0
    record:
      enabled: true
      events:
        pre_capture: 0
        post_capture: 5
        retain:
          default: 365
          mode: motion
    objects:
      track:
        - person
        - dog
        - car
        - cat
        - motorcycle
        - bicycle
        - bus
      filters:
        car:
          mask:
            - 509,337,381,95,167,120,244,374
    zones:
      Cat:
        coordinates: 0,693,1280,720,1280,438,0,440
    onvif:
      host: 192.168.88.69
      port: 80
      user: admin
      password: pscle.com1100
      autotracking:
        enabled: true
        calibrate_on_startup: false
        zooming: relative
        zoom_factor: 0.3
        track:
          - person
        required_zones:
          - Cat
        return_preset: home
        movement_weights: 0.25, 1.0, 4.2627904415130615, 4.305746229746008, 0.6394811230321096

##################################################
########## 02 Front Door #########################
##################################################
  02_Front_Door:
    enabled: False
    ffmpeg:
      inputs:
#      - path: rtsp://ubnt:ubnt@192.168.88.13:554/s1
#        roles:
#        - detect
#        - audio
        - path: rtsp://admin:Jane,4499@192.168.88.2:3302/stream?cameraNum=4
          roles:
            - record
            - detect
            - audio
      output_args:
        record: preset-record-generic-audio-copy
    audio:
      enabled: true
      listen:
        - bark
        - scream
        - speech
        - hiss
        - meow
        - knock
    birdseye:
      enabled: true
      order: 2
      quality: 4
      mode: objects
    detect:
      fps: 5
      stationary:
        interval: 120
        threshold: 120
    motion:
      threshold: 48
      contour_area: 30
      improve_contrast: 'true'
    record:
      enabled: true
      events:
        pre_capture: 5
        post_capture: 5
        retain:
          default: 365
    objects:
      track:
        - person
        - dog
        - car
        - cat
    zones:
      Cat:
        coordinates: 295,720,1280,668,1280,0,238,0


##################################################
########## 13 Cat #########################
##################################################
  13_Cat:
    enabled: false
    ffmpeg:
      inputs:
        - path: rtsp://ubnt:ubnt@192.168.88.11:554/s0
          roles:
            - detect
            - audio
            - record
      output_args:
        record: preset-record-generic-audio-copy
    audio:
      enabled: true
      listen:
        - hiss
        - meow
    birdseye:
      enabled: false
      order: 2
      quality: 4
      mode: objects
    detect:
      stationary:
        interval: 120
        threshold: 120
    motion:
      threshold: 25
      contour_area: 30
    record:
      enabled: true
      events:
        pre_capture: 5
        post_capture: 5
        retain:
          default: 365
    objects:
      track:
        - dog
        - cat
 #   zones:
 #     Cat:
 #       coordinates: 295,720,1280,668,1280,0,238,0

##################################################
########## 03 Patio PTZ ##########################
##################################################

  03_Patio_PTZ:
    enabled: true
    ffmpeg:
      inputs:
        - path: rtsp://admin:1234@192.168.88.15:554/cam/realmonitor?channel=1&subtype=0
      #rtsp://admin:1234@192.168.88.15:554/cam/realmonitor?channel=1&subtype=0
          roles:
            - record
            - detect
    birdseye:
      enabled: true
      order: 3
      quality: 4
      mode: objects
    detect:
      stationary:
        interval: 120
        threshold: 120
    motion:
      threshold: 59
      contour_area: 30
      improve_contrast: 'true'
    record:
      enabled: true
      events:
        pre_capture: 5
        post_capture: 5
        retain:
          default: 365
    objects:
      track:
        - person
        - cat
        - dog
        - bird
    zones:
      Patio:
        coordinates: 145,1080,1042,1080,1505,601,1128,195,452,333


    onvif:
      host: 192.168.88.15
      port: 80
      user: admin
      password: '1234'

##################################################
########## 04 Yard PTZ ###########################
##################################################

  04_Yard_PTZ:
    enabled: false
    ffmpeg:
      inputs:
        - path: rtsp://admin:1234@192.168.88.17:554/cam/realmonitor?channel=1&subtype=0
          roles:
            - record
            - detect
       # - path: rtsp://admin:1234@192.168.88.17:554/cam/realmonitor?channel=1&subtype=1
       #   roles:
       #     - detect
    birdseye:
      enabled: true
      order: 4
      quality: 4
      mode: objects
    detect:
      fps: 5
      stationary:
        interval: 120
        threshold: 120
    motion:
      threshold: 25
      contour_area: 30
      mask:
        - 1920,0,1920,86,1274,89,1276,0
    record:
      enabled: true
      events:
        pre_capture: 5
        post_capture: 5
        retain:
          default: 365
    objects:
      track:
        - person
        - dog
        - car
        - cat
    onvif:
      host: 192.168.88.17
      port: 80
      user: admin
      password: '1234'

##################################################
########## 05 Tarmac 1 ###########################
##################################################

  05_Tarmac_1:
    enabled: true
    ffmpeg:
      inputs:
        - path: 
            rtsp://{FRIGATE_RTSP_USER}:{FRIGATE_RTSP_PASSWORD}@192.168.88.16:554/Streaming/channels/101
          roles:
            - record
            - detect
  #    - path: 
  #        rtsp://{FRIGATE_RTSP_USER}:{FRIGATE_RTSP_PASSWORD}@192.168.88.16:554/Streaming/channels/102
  #      roles:
  #      - detect
    birdseye:
      enabled: true
      order: 5
      quality: 4
      mode: objects
    detect:
      fps: 5
      stationary:
        interval: 120
        threshold: 120
    motion:
      threshold: 46
      contour_area: 30
      improve_contrast: 'true'
    record:
      enabled: true
      events:
        pre_capture: 5
        post_capture: 5
        retain:
          default: 365
    objects:
      track:
        - person
        - dog
        - car
        - cat
      filters:
        car:
          mask:
            - 485,235,1135,324,1010,0,472,0

##################################################
########## 06 Tarmac 2 ###########################
##################################################
  06_Tarmac_2:
    enabled: true
    ffmpeg:
      hwaccel_args: preset-nvidia-h265
      inputs:
        - path: 
            rtsp://{FRIGATE_RTSP_USER}:{FRIGATE_RTSP_PASSWORD}@192.168.88.19:554/Streaming/channels/101
          roles:
            - record
            - detect
#      - path: 
#          rtsp://{FRIGATE_RTSP_USER}:{FRIGATE_RTSP_PASSWORD}@192.168.88.19:554/Streaming/channels/102
#        roles:
#        - detect
    birdseye:
      enabled: true
      order: 6
      quality: 4
      mode: objects
    detect:
      stationary:
        interval: 120
        threshold: 120
    motion:
      threshold: 61
      contour_area: 30
      improve_contrast: 'true'
    record:
      enabled: true
      events:
        pre_capture: 5
        post_capture: 5
        retain:
          default: 365
    objects:
      track:
        - person
        - dog
        - car
        - cat
      filters:
        car:
          mask:
            - 189,368,824,260,742,28,104,115

##################################################
########## 07 Carport ############################
##################################################

  07_Carport:
    enabled: true
    ffmpeg:
      hwaccel_args: preset-nvidia-h265
      inputs:
        - path: 
            rtsp://{FRIGATE_RTSP_USER}:{FRIGATE_RTSP_PASSWORD}@192.168.88.18:554/Streaming/channels/101
          roles:
            - record
            - detect
   #   - path: 
   #       rtsp://{FRIGATE_RTSP_USER}:{FRIGATE_RTSP_PASSWORD}@192.168.88.18:554/Streaming/channels/102
   #     roles:
   #     - detect
    birdseye:
      enabled: true
      order: 7
      quality: 4
      mode: motion
    detect:
      fps: 5
      stationary:
        interval: 120
        threshold: 60
    motion:
      threshold: 25
      contour_area: 30
      mask:
        - 647,720,1280,720,1280,427,1044,194,845,133,740,125,641,146,556,320
    record:
      enabled: true
      events:
        pre_capture: 5
        post_capture: 5
        retain:
          default: 365

##################################################
########## 08 West Dock #########################
##################################################
  08_West_Dock:
    enabled: true
    ffmpeg:
      inputs:
        - path: 
            rtsp://{FRIGATE_RTSP_USER}:{FRIGATE_RTSP_PASSWORD}@162.NNN.25.NNN:8002/Streaming/channels/101
          roles:
            - record
            - detect
    birdseye:
      enabled: false
      order: 8
      quality: 2
      mode: objects
    detect:
      stationary:
        interval: 120
        threshold: 120
    motion:
      threshold: 46
      contour_area: 30
      improve_contrast: 'true'
    record:
      enabled: true
      events:
        pre_capture: 5
        post_capture: 5
        retain:
          default: 365
    objects:
      track:
        - person
        - dog
        - boat
    onvif:
      host: 162.NNN.25.NNN
      port: 62080
      user: admin
      password: XXXXXXXXXXXX
#      autotracking:
#        enabled: true
#        calibrate_on_startup: true
#        zooming: disabled
#        track:
#          - person
#        required_zones:
#          - Patio
#        return_preset: 01

go2rtc:
  webrtc:
#    candidates:
#      - 192.168.88.95:8555
#      - stun:8555
  streams:
    01_Front_PTZ:
      - rtsp://{FRIGATE_RTSP_USER}:{FRIGATE_RTSP_PASSWORD}@192.168.88.14:554/Streaming/channels/101
    02_Front_Door:
      - rtsp://ubnt:ubnt@192.168.88.13:554/s0
    03_Patio_PTZ:
      - rtsp://admin:1234@192.168.88.15:554/cam/realmonitor?channel=1&subtype=0
#    04_Yard_PTZ:
#    - rtsp://admin:1234@192.168.88.17:554/cam/realmonitor?channel=1&subtype=0
#    05_Tarmac_1:
#    - rtsp://{FRIGATE_RTSP_USER}:{FRIGATE_RTSP_PASSWORD}@192.168.88.16:554/Streaming/channels/101
#    06_Tarmac_2:
#    - rtsp://{FRIGATE_RTSP_USER}:{FRIGATE_RTSP_PASSWORD}@192.168.88.19:554/Streaming/channels/101
#    07_Carport:
#    - rtsp://{FRIGATE_RTSP_USER}:{FRIGATE_RTSP_PASSWORD}@192.168.88.18:554/Streaming/channels/101
    08_West_Dock:
      - rtsp://{FRIGATE_RTSP_USER}:{FRIGATE_RTSP_PASSWORD}@162.155.25.74:8002/Streaming/channels/101
#    012_Front_PTZ:
#    - rtsp://{FRIGATE_RTSP_USER}:{FRIGATE_RTSP_PASSWORD}@192.168.88.69/live
#    09_COC:
#    - path: rtsp://ubnt:pscle.com1100@67.219.159.174:4300/s0
    10_LYC_East:
      - rtsp://lyc:lyc@162.155.25.74:8882/s0
#   11_LYC_West:
#    - rtsp://lyc:lyc@162.155.25.74:8881/s0
version: 0.14
camera_groups:
  home:
    order: 1
    icon: LuAlertCircle
    cameras:
      - 01_Front_PTZ
      - 02_Front_Door
      - 03_Patio_PTZ
      - 04_Yard_PTZ
      - 05_Tarmac_1
      - 06_Tarmac_2
      - 07_Carport

Relevant log output

2024-07-20 11:23:56.479858869  [2024-07-20 11:23:56] frigate.ptz.onvif              ERROR   : Unable to get Onvif media profiles for camera: 08_West_Dock: Unknown error: HTTPConnectionPool(host='192.168.20.246', port=80): Max retries exceeded with url: /onvif/Media (Caused by NewConnectionError('<urllib3.connection.HTTPConnection object at 0x7fef389b9df0>: Failed to establish a new connection: [Errno 110] Connection timed out'))

Operating system

Debian

Install method

Docker Compose

Network connection

Wired

Camera make and model

Hikvision DS-2DE2A404IW-DE3

Any other information that may be helpful

The address in the host log entry is in fact the LAN address of the camera: 192.168.20.246 as is port 80.
The relevant camera label is "08_West_Dock"

To my untrained mind, Frigate somehow obtains the local LAN address of the remote camera then tries to look for that camera which doesn't exist on the Frigate LAN. It should be looking for the camera from the onvif settings in the config.

Onvif host and password are altered.

Do not know when this started happening, I just started to dig into the PTZ problem after months of ignoring it. To my knowledge, it has never worked and is my only remote PTZ camera.

Camera is using Onvif version 17.12

Answered by hawkeye217

Jul 20, 2024

Frigate isn't doing anything special with the ONVIF connection. As you can see from the code, it's pulling from the config settings directly:

frigate/frigate/ptz/onvif.py

Line 49 in 29345c4

"onvif": ONVIFCamera(

However, the ONVIF response from the camera contains the camera's local address, which is then used for other ONVIF calls.

This is behaving as expected from Frigate's end and isn't anything we can work around. You could file an issue with the python-onvif-zeep package that Frigate uses. There is a PR open there that may be relevant: FalkTannhaeuser/python-onvif-zeep#75

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hawkeye217 · 2024-07-20T16:34:27Z

hawkeye217
Jul 20, 2024
Collaborator

Frigate isn't doing anything special with the ONVIF connection. As you can see from the code, it's pulling from the config settings directly:

frigate/frigate/ptz/onvif.py

Line 49 in 29345c4

"onvif": ONVIFCamera(

However, the ONVIF response from the camera contains the camera's local address, which is then used for other ONVIF calls.

This is behaving as expected from Frigate's end and isn't anything we can work around. You could file an issue with the python-onvif-zeep package that Frigate uses. There is a PR open there that may be relevant: FalkTannhaeuser/python-onvif-zeep#75

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psCLE · 2024-07-20T16:37:13Z

psCLE
Jul 20, 2024
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Roger that, thanks for the clarification.

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juniperchow · 2024-09-29T04:45:53Z

juniperchow
Sep 29, 2024

not a clean workaround but I was able to hardcode the correct IP in the configuration of the camera itself this will different depending on the vendor and firmware but in mine it was /etc/onvif.conf hardcode %s to the forwarded IP and port

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Damien0505 Sep 29, 2024

If I had ssh access I would do this, or disable the ethernet port.

boonusss · 2025-01-29T18:04:50Z

boonusss
Jan 29, 2025

In my case I had the camera under a second router, and to workaround I setup an static routing. For destination: localaddressIp, use gateway, ipoftherouterWithPortForwarding, now It works

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