I'm trying to figure this out as well. Unfortunately, I'm not convinced so far that it's possible to connect one. So far, starting with a factory-reset SWNHD-819; camera connects / powers up over PoE and gets IP address (can see from router's DHCP client list). I then did an nmap scan of the IP which told me the following:
MAC Address: EC:71:--:--:--:-- (Shenzhen Baichuan Digital Technology)
OS details: Linux 2.6.32 - 3.10
Open ports: 9000/tcp
Port 9000 under IANA is something called cslistener which is nothing to do with CCTV/video. But only one open, so Swann must be doing something over this port. I tried all the usual streaming/MJEG URLs using ispyconnect to do this. It scans through a huge range of common rtsp / http stream locations (examples:http://www.ispyconnect.com/man.aspx?n=swann#). No services found, no connections possible. However, even if a normal stream location may exist, I don't have any login details that may be required. Thus I can't tell whether I just need logins, or the stream locations don't exist and something proprietary is listening for Swann NVRs only over the connection.
I have a feeling Swann have gone down the completely bespoke route. I'm going to give them a ring as well, but I'm not holding out much hope at the moment.
Does anyone have Wireshark to intercept packets between an 819 and it's NVR (or any recent IP-Swann cam that communicates over port 9000 only)? This would help understand what's going on.
Edit: Old but useful thread elsewhere:
http://www.bensoftware.com/forum/discussion/838/swann-nhd-806-poe-camera-help/p1
Protocol over 9000 is completely proprietary on the 806. And my 819 doesn't have any other rtsp / onvif ports open like the 806; double checked with ODM (https://sourceforge.net/projects/onvifdm/). Damn.
