All guidesUniFi ProtectReolinkTP-Link TapoHikvision, Annke, HiLook, EzvizDahua, Amcrest, Lorex, ImoueufyAqaraAny ONVIF cameraAny IP camera (RTSP)Frigate NVRRingArloApple Home (HomeKit)

Connect a TP-Link Tapo camera

In the app, choose TP-Link Tapo on the first setup screen.
Tapo cameras stream locally once you give them a camera account. That account is not your TP-Link ID; it exists only on the camera.

Before you connect

  1. Tapo app → tap the camera → the gear icon → Advanced Settings → Camera Account. Agree to the notice and set a username and password.
  2. Note the camera’s IP address under Device Settings → Device Info, and reserve it on your router.
  3. If you use Tapo Care and have an SD card fitted, remove the card: Tapo allows only two of cloud, card and local streaming at once.
  4. In Captured Motion pick TP-Link Tapo, enter the address and the camera-account username and password, and connect.

What the app asks for

HostThe camera’s LAN IP address.
Username / passwordThe Camera Account you created, not your TP-Link ID.

Stream address, if you need it

Only for the Generic RTSP route. The normal setup finds this itself.

rtsp://user:pass@CAMERA-IP:554/stream1 (lower quality: stream2)

If it does not connect

Wrong passwordYou typed your TP-Link ID. Use the Camera Account from Advanced Settings.
Doorbell pops up for people, not the buttonTapo does not publish the press, so the app uses person detection instead.

Vendor documentation

Something out of date? Vendors move their menus. Tell us at [email protected] and we will fix the guide.