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RICOH THETA V Wireless Live Streaming Guide

There are two parts to this guide:

Configuring THETA V prior to streaming event
Using THETA V to broadcast a streaming event

Quickstart Summary

Configuration Summary

Locate Wireless Live Streaming Plug-in in the THETA Store
Connect THETA V to computer with USB cable
Install Plug-in into THETA V using THETA Desktop Application
Set Wireless Live Streaming plug-in to launch
Reboot camera
Configure THETA V to connect to Internet using a Wi-Fi router or mobile phone hotspot
Configure YouTube Live 360° Event with web browser
Put THETA V into Plug-in mode
Save YouTube Live Events server URL and stream key into THETA V

Usage Summary

Connect THETA V to Wi-Fi router or mobile phone hotspot
Start broadcast
Optional: verify broadcast is working properly

Step-by-Step Configuration Guide

Locate Plug-in in THETA Store

Go to https://pluginstore.theta360.com/

store

Find the Wireless Live Streaming plug-in.

Connect your THETA V to your computer

Connect the camera to your computer with a USB cable.

connect

You must have the Ricoh Desktop Application installed on your computer. If you do not have the desktop application installed, download it from https://theta360.com/en/support/download/

desktop app

Install

Click on the Install button.

install

Set Wireless Live Streaming Plug-in to Launch

With your camera and the computer still connected with a USB cable, set the active Plug-in with the Desktop App. Under the file menu, select Plug-in management....

plug-in manager

Check the radio button for Wireless Live Streaming.

select plug-in

Reboot camera

To be safe, reboot the camera. A reboot may not be needed in some cases, but if you have time, hold the power key down for 8 seconds. Once the camera has turned off, press the power button again.

Be careful not to do a short press of the power button, which places the camera into sleep mode and will not reboot the camera.

Configure THETA V to Connect to Internet

The objective of this step is to configure your THETA V to connect to the Internet using Client Mode Wi-Fi. In Client Mode, the Wi-Fi LED on the front of the camera is solid green.

If you have already configured your camera with Client Mode, you can skip this step.

Continue on if you do not have a green LED as shown in the picture below.

Client Mode

There is a more detailed guide for Client Mode configure here.

Most routers have a mode called, "WPS", which stands for Wi-Fi Protected Setup. This will enable you to connect your THETA V directly to your router with a few button presses.

WPS Setup

Hold your THETA V and press the Wi-Fi, Mode, and Shutter buttons down.

WPS Camera

On your Wi-Fi router, press the WPS button, usually on the back of the router.

The THETA V should now be configured for Client Mode. In the future, you can place the THETA V into Client Mode by pressing the Wi-Fi button on the side of the camera.

Find IP Address

You will need the IP address of your camera to save the YouTube settings to your camera. The easiset way to get the IP address of your THETA V is to use the Ricoh mobile application. For this step, you need to connect your mobile phone to the camera with Client Mode (green LED).

From the screen where you can see your camera images, go to the Settings gear in the upper right corner. Go to Camera Settings -> Camera versions -> IP Address.

mobile camera

camera settings

mobile ip

If you can't connect your mobile app to your camera with client mode, there is a separate article shows a number of other ways to get the IP address of your camera.

Manual Setup

If you do not have access to WPS on your router or you are connecting the camera to your mobile hotspot, please look at this configuration guide for information on manual configuration.