Hikvision Web Plugin Mac
Wednesday, April 1, 2015. TB file: howtoinstallmacplug-in.pdf. Hikvision Google Chrome Plugin Compatibility Issue (solved) January 31, 2019 Troubleshooting No Comments If you can't get your Hikvision device to show you live video in the Google Chrome and always get the annoying message to download and install the plugin over and over again, this article is for you. Log into your Hikvision portal and select software. Select 02 Web Components. Select the Mac OSX operating system and click download.
We recommend users to access IP cameras/NVRs/NVRs with IE browsers. After the installation of ActiveX plugin, users can watch live video and config the settings with IE browser. However, Windows 10 and Apple computers (Mac OS) can not support the IE, in this case, users can install the VMS software which has been provided by the suppliers. The attached free VMS software can not only enable users to watch multiple video feeds, but also config the device’s settings remotely.
If you still insist on accessing the device through Firefox, then you have to tweak the browser’s settings. Herein we show you how to solve the problem with Hikvision video viewing in Firefox browser.
1. Run the Firefox browser, then enter the text: about:config and press enter key to confirm.
2. Now it shows the advanced settings, right click mouse to show menu, then click “New” > “Boolean”
3. Enter the text plugin.load_flash_only in the preference name.
4. In Enter boolean value, enter false, then click “OK” to save the value.
5. Close all the browsers, then restart the Firefox.
It should be noted that Firefox old version doesn't require to do this modification. However, the recent released version 52 and 53 have changed the default settings for NPAPI plugins. Without the above changes, the Hikvision camera will not display image properly.
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So it seems as of last week Firefox released a new version (52) which pretty much breaks all browser plugins apart from Flash (which is what rendered Chrome useless for this not so long ago). This means you may keep trying to install the WebComponents plugin but it does nothing. Thankfully there is a fix:How to use Firefox v52 to live view Hikvision device
1. Install the plug in first.
2. Open a blank page of Firefox and input about:config
(where you normally type the web address)3 Press Enter. Click on the, “I Accept the Risk” Button.
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4. You will then be in the plugin section of Firefox.
Right click, then go to NEW from the dropdown list. You will have 3 options to choice from, you will need to select Boolean. Once you have done that, you will need to type the plugin name:
plugin.load_flash_only
Click OK and choose “false” for the VALUE.
5. Exit firefox and reload the DVR/NVR web interface to 'accept' to run the plugin at the top of the page (all being well).
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There were a few other steps recommended past this, but we have found this alone to do the trick.
Adam