How Orchid Hybrid VMS’s Proxy Works

The video streams you see in the Orchid Hybrid VMS user interface are optimally delivered to your web browser using Orchid Hybrid VMS’s sophisticated routing engine. When an Orchid Recorder is registered in Orchid Hybrid VMS, a proxy connection becomes available from the Orchid Hybrid VMS server to the Orchid Recorder. When an Orchid Recorder is not directly accessible to your web browser (because it’s behind a firewall, for instance), this connection allows Orchid Hybrid VMS to relay all the web and video data from the Orchid Recorder, through Orchid Hybrid VMS, to your web browser. This method eliminates the need to create and maintain firewall rules to provide access to the Orchid Recorders and cameras.

In version 25.6, Orchid VMS includes a new standalone Hybrid/Fusion RTSP Proxy. This adds support for AV1 and H265 video formats, allowing for more flexibility, greater reliability, and smoother updates. The newest installer includes this new service and automatically configures it.

Hybrid

Fusion

If your web browser can communicate with an Orchid Recorder, video is delivered directly from Orchid Recorder to your client browser. This approach maximizes performance while minimizing bandwidth usage, hosting costs, and custom network configuration.

To Force Proxy Mode

There is a way to force Orchid Hybrid VMS to use the proxy method even if the situation wouldn’t normally require it.

1. Open Orchid Hybrid VMS and sign in.
2. Go to the Stage screen.
3. Add the following text to the end of the URL in the web browser address bar: ?force-proxy=true
4. Click the Reload button. (The Enter key will not do the trick.)