TP-Link Tapo C200
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The Tapo C200 is TP-Link's indoor pan-and-tilt Wi-Fi camera. The manufacturer's product page lists 1080p video (1920 x 1080), a 340° mechanical pan and a 70° mechanical tilt, 850 nm infrared night vision with a range of about 9 m (30 ft), two-way audio, and a microSD slot accepting cards up to 512 GB. Cloud storage (Tapo Care) is an optional paid subscription; recording to the microSD card does not depend on it. Local access is documented by TP-Link itself. Its support FAQ lists the C200 among the Tapo models that work with a PC, NAS or NVR over RTSP and ONVIF. You first create a camera account in the Tapo app (Advanced Settings, then Camera Account; 6 to 32 characters for each of the username and password), separate from your Tapo login. The streams are then rtsp://user:password@IP/stream1 (high quality) and /stream2 (standard quality) on port 554. ONVIF uses port 2020 with the same account and covers Profile S, which does not include two-way audio. TP-Link names Synology Surveillance Station and Agent DVR as examples of compatible software, so any recorder or VMS that accepts RTSP or ONVIF can ingest the camera without the vendor cloud. Points to know before relying on it. Cloud (Tapo Care), local microSD and NAS/NVR recording can only run two at a time: with all three enabled, NAS/NVR recording is turned off, and disabling the microSD recording restores it. TP-Link says the list of supported models can change with firmware, so check your hardware version. It also advises using RTSP and ONVIF only on trusted local networks with encrypted Wi-Fi, and using a VPN rather than port forwarding for remote viewing. Noviscan, Secufor's own product, ships a preset for this model in its camera catalogue (RTSP source, port 554, path /stream1). As Secufor edits this site, treat that mention as first-party and check TP-Link's documentation yourself.