diff --git a/lib/cam.js b/lib/cam.js
index 0b5d59de..619b5849 100644
--- a/lib/cam.js
+++ b/lib/cam.js
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
  */
 
 const http = require('http')
+	, https = require('https')
 	, crypto = require('crypto')
 	, events = require('events')
 	, url = require('url')
@@ -29,6 +30,8 @@ const http = require('http')
 /**
  * Camera class
  * @param {object} options
+ * @param {boolean} options.useSecure Set true if `https:`, defaults to false
+ * @param {object} options.secureOpts Set options for https like ca, cert, ciphers, rejectUnauthorized, secureOptions, secureProtocol, etc.
  * @param {string} options.hostname
  * @param {string} [options.username]
  * @param {string} [options.password]
@@ -53,6 +56,8 @@ const http = require('http')
  *   Cam = require('onvif').Cam;
  *
  * new Cam({
+ *   useSecure: <IS_SECURE>,
+ *   secureOpts: {...<SECURE_OPTIONS>}
  *   hostname: <CAMERA_HOST>,
  *   username: <USERNAME>,
  *   password: <PASSWORD>
@@ -71,10 +76,12 @@ const http = require('http')
 var Cam = function(options, callback) {
 	events.EventEmitter.call(this);
 	callback = callback || emptyFn;
+	this.useSecure = options.useSecure || false;
+	this.secureOpts = options.secureOpts || {};
 	this.hostname = options.hostname;
 	this.username = options.username;
 	this.password = options.password;
-	this.port = options.port || 80;
+	this.port = options.port || (options.useSecure ? 443 : 80);
 	this.path = options.path || '/onvif/device_service';
 	this.timeout = options.timeout || 120000;
 	this.agent = options.agent || false;
@@ -216,7 +223,12 @@ Cam.prototype._request = function(options, callback) {
 	};
 
 	reqOptions.method = 'POST';
-	var req = http.request(reqOptions, function(res) {
+	var httpLib = http;
+	if (this.useSecure) {
+		httpLib = https;
+		reqOptions = Object.assign({}, this.secureOpts, reqOptions);
+	}
+	var req = httpLib.request(reqOptions, function(res) {
 		var bufs = [], length = 0;
 		res.on('data', function(chunk) {
 			bufs.push(chunk);