# Tapo camera **URL:** \ **Category:** Questions & Help\ **Created:** [December 21, 2025, 3:34pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/tapo-camera/147525 "2025-12-21T15:34:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Carlo\_Veraart1](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/carlo_veraart1/32/120889_2.png) [@Carlo\_Veraart1](https://community.homey.app/u/Carlo_Veraart1)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2025, 9:14pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/tapo-camera/147525/21 "2025-12-21T21:14:41Z")
It is a C310, connected directly on the electricity and also by an ethernet cable connected to the router/internet. Like mentioned ; it must be possible ‘somewhere’ to change the local ip address to the access of the noip . It is done like that in the ‘virtual ip camera’… but I don’t find where to change this…. ---
**Author:** ![smarthomesven](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/smarthomesven/32/79712_2.png) [@smarthomesven](https://community.homey.app/u/smarthomesven)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2025, 9:20pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/tapo-camera/147525/22 "2025-12-21T21:20:06Z")
Click the settings icon ![settings](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/1/0/10c43bb5452a5001e5fc3b7879c46fae7d45a66e.jpeg) Scroll down here ![tapo](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/0/f/0f2069271263849d30343d1f2a062912629d438c.jpeg) Click “Advanced Settings“ ![tapo (1)](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/0/a/0ae0a8ba2dbedce3abf80e4a62e3e12f1c9309ef.jpeg) Click Camera Account ![tapo (2)](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/e/f/ef8eefe140b8056e387dadc6c57b2d60bea34a9a.png) Click Account Information. In this page it’s possible to create an RTSP account ![tapo (3)](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/d/7/d7ade5cac64cbb0a636927600efb0a9d7bd470a7.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Carlo\_Veraart1](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/carlo_veraart1/32/120889_2.png) [@Carlo\_Veraart1](https://community.homey.app/u/Carlo_Veraart1)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2025, 9:20pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/tapo-camera/147525/23 "2025-12-21T21:20:06Z")
As an virtual ip camera it is working, but than I cannot use the ‘cards’, which of course are the best use of this… ---
**Author:** ![bobcruise](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/bobcruise/32/121492_2.png) [@bobcruise](https://community.homey.app/u/bobcruise)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2025, 6:28pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/tapo-camera/147525/24 "2025-12-26T18:28:42Z")
At least it works for someone (: I get a “video stopped” message on C211 and C260. It doesn’t matter whether I use Virtual IP Camera or the Tapo app. Otherwise, the stream works in Home Assistant and VLC. ---
**Author:** ![Carlo\_Veraart1](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/carlo_veraart1/32/120889_2.png) [@Carlo\_Veraart1](https://community.homey.app/u/Carlo_Veraart1)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2025, 8:45am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/tapo-camera/147525/25 "2025-12-27T08:45:01Z")
My stream also works in VLC and when I am on the same wifi network ‘everything’ works… But off course the goal is to get this working even when you are not on the same network… It simply needs to be accessed ‘on distance’… Unfortunately, I am not able to change the adress of this stream in Homey… ---
**Author:** ![bobcruise](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/bobcruise/32/121492_2.png) [@bobcruise](https://community.homey.app/u/bobcruise)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2026, 8:40am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/tapo-camera/147525/26 "2026-01-06T08:40:21Z")
Sorry guys, im dumb. I tried the Homey with hyper-v without gpu… Changed it to the Vmware, the stream works good. ---
**Author:** ![bobcruise](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/bobcruise/32/121492_2.png) [@bobcruise](https://community.homey.app/u/bobcruise)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2026, 8:43am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/tapo-camera/147525/27 "2026-01-06T08:43:47Z")
Can the camera work on the external network? As I tested it, the camera stream is only available on the internal network(if not use vpn). ---
**Author:** ![smarthomesven](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/smarthomesven/32/79712_2.png) [@smarthomesven](https://community.homey.app/u/smarthomesven)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2026, 8:44am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/tapo-camera/147525/28 "2026-01-06T08:44:32Z")
The RTSP stream is only available on LAN ---
**Author:** ![Carlo\_Veraart1](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/carlo_veraart1/32/120889_2.png) [@Carlo\_Veraart1](https://community.homey.app/u/Carlo_Veraart1)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2026, 3:38pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/tapo-camera/147525/29 "2026-01-06T15:38:47Z")
I realised that! But if a local ip number can be programmed, than an external ip number (with port forwarding) should also be possible… If you know how off course 🤔 ---
**Author:** ![smarthomesven](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/smarthomesven/32/79712_2.png) [@smarthomesven](https://community.homey.app/u/smarthomesven)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2026, 3:46pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/tapo-camera/147525/30 "2026-01-06T15:46:14Z")
I wouldn’t recommend port forwarding your camera, if there is a vulnerability in the RTSP implementation then the thousands of IP scanners will discover it and access it. ---
**Author:** ![Jens\_Edberg](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/jens_edberg/32/80450_2.png) [@Jens\_Edberg](https://community.homey.app/u/Jens_Edberg)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2026, 8:39am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/tapo-camera/147525/31 "2026-01-11T08:39:54Z")
It works fine for me, as long as I’m on the same WiFi network.. It’s a really nice feature to have a live stream widget on the dashboard. But it would be much better to get it to work on external networks as well 😅 ---
**Author:** ![Jens\_Edberg](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/jens_edberg/32/80450_2.png) [@Jens\_Edberg](https://community.homey.app/u/Jens_Edberg)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2026, 9:46am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/tapo-camera/147525/32 "2026-01-11T09:46:59Z")
Does anyone get the motion sensor to enable through the Tapo-app? It works fine in ONVIF-app (see attached picture) but not in the Tapo-app. ![1000003558](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/4/a/4abf54dd0312c814517549b0d05d50c26c58a721.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![smarthomesven](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/smarthomesven/32/79712_2.png) [@smarthomesven](https://community.homey.app/u/smarthomesven)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2026, 11:20am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/tapo-camera/147525/33 "2026-01-11T11:20:39Z")
You can use VPN if your router supports it, this way you can securely access your home network remotely. ---
**Author:** ![Jens\_Edberg](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/jens_edberg/32/80450_2.png) [@Jens\_Edberg](https://community.homey.app/u/Jens_Edberg)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2026, 11:34am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/tapo-camera/147525/34 "2026-01-11T11:34:06Z")
Ok thanks, but why is this needed in Homey? I can access my cameras all over the world through the original Tapo Android-app. ---
**Author:** ![smarthomesven](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/smarthomesven/32/79712_2.png) [@smarthomesven](https://community.homey.app/u/smarthomesven)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2026, 11:42am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/tapo-camera/147525/35 "2026-01-11T11:42:43Z")
Because Homey loads the RTSP stream from a local IP address. The Tapo mobile app uses P2P to get the stream, which Homey doesn’t support. ---
**Author:** ![Jens\_Edberg](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/jens_edberg/32/80450_2.png) [@Jens\_Edberg](https://community.homey.app/u/Jens_Edberg)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2026, 11:53am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/tapo-camera/147525/36 "2026-01-11T11:53:40Z")
Ok thanks for the info!👌 ---
**Author:** ![Carlo\_Veraart1](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/carlo_veraart1/32/120889_2.png) [@Carlo\_Veraart1](https://community.homey.app/u/Carlo_Veraart1)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2026, 1:39pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/tapo-camera/147525/37 "2026-01-11T13:39:15Z")
What is good is that the detection sensor is working in Homey… Meaning, if something is detected, you can put on the lights… or something…🤔 ---
**Author:** ![Jens\_Edberg](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/jens_edberg/32/80450_2.png) [@Jens\_Edberg](https://community.homey.app/u/Jens_Edberg)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2026, 12:43pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/tapo-camera/147525/38 "2026-02-09T12:43:37Z")
Does motion detection work for you guys in Homey? My three Tapo cameras doesnt, despite that Motion detection is ON in the Tapo app (I receive motion notifications from Tapo). It looks like this in Homey (it says “56 years ago”…) ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/2/9/29ed0cff6044b4e49c098d6862f9fc9f7fe6abfa.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Carlo\_Veraart1](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/carlo_veraart1/32/120889_2.png) [@Carlo\_Veraart1](https://community.homey.app/u/Carlo_Veraart1)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2026, 3:36pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/tapo-camera/147525/39 "2026-02-09T15:36:59Z")
The motion detector works with me.. I can use it in a flow (if motion is detected than flash the lights) this is working. For my 4 L530 lights… 2 of them work very well, 2 of them does not work at all… So, my next lights will not be Tapo, probably Hue because they always work… ---
**Author:** ![Jon\_Eskils](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/jon_eskils/32/122056_2.png) [@Jon\_Eskils](https://community.homey.app/u/Jon_Eskils)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2026, 7:06am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/tapo-camera/147525/40 "2026-02-23T07:06:51Z")
Hi, I have three cameras, one C500 and two C200. For the C500 and one of the C200 I have added the camera accounts though the TAPO phone app since those two are the ones I intend to use in flows for now. For the Second C200 I have not added the camera account and it looks exactly like yours with 56 years since the last motion detection event. What are the steps you went through to add the cameras? [Previous page](https://community.homey.app/t/tapo-camera/147525.md?page=1) [Next page](https://community.homey.app/t/tapo-camera/147525.md?page=3)