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dweOS does not officially support streaming to VLC. The following steps are for Windows only.
1

Check dweOS

After following the dweOS setup, continue to next steps.
Note down the port(s) being streamed to.
2

Install VLC Player

Download VLC Player

Click here to download VLC Player for Desktop on your Laptop/PC.
3

Create the SDP file

First, create a new text document in Windows and paste the following in depending on the codec being streamed:

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H264

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MJPEG

Ensure that the {PORT} field has been replaced with the port dweOS is streaming to.Then save the document as an SDP file, ensure the file has the extension .sdp
Sometimes Windows hides the extension, so names end up as {filename}.sdp.txt under the hood. Setting your File Explorer to View > Show > Filename name extensions will show you the real extension and allow you to change it through renaming.
4

Configure Firewalls

To ensure that VLC can receive the stream, you must allow it through Windows Firewall. Sometimes attempting to open the SDP file with VLC Player is enough for Windows to ask to allow it through, but in the event it doesn’t here are the steps to allow VLC through.
1
Press the Windows key or the Windows button on screen and type Firewall, then select Windows Defender Firewall.
2
On the left side of the window that opens, select Allow an app or feature through Windows Defender Firewall.
3
Under Allowed apps and features, find VLC media player and check all the boxes.
4
Pressing OK from here should allow VLC Player through.
5

Setup Stream

From here, if dweOS is streaming toward your IP and the ports have been set correctly such that the port dweOS is streaming to and the port set in the SDP file match, you can do either of the following:
1
Right-Click the SDP file you created.
2
Select Open With.
3
If VLC media player is in the dropdown, select that, otherwise select Choose another app and select VLC media player.
OR
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Open VLC Player.
2
Select Media then Open File....
3
Select the SDP file you created.
Wonderful! You should now see the stream within VLC Player.