Broken Browser Support for Video Surveillance

Author: Ethan Ace, Published on Mar 22, 2017

Modern web browsers have left the security industry behind. Current Chrome, Firefox, and Microsoft Edge browsers do not support NPAPI plugins, crippling live video and configuration in many IP camera and recorder web interfaces. And despite years of warnings that these plugins would be (or have been) disabled, few manufacturers have released plugin-free UIs with support for H.264 streaming.

In this report we look at what manufacturers are affected and which have released plugin-free web UIs, covering:

  • Arecont
  • Avigilon
  • Axis
  • Bosch
  • Dahua
  • Hanwha
  • Hikvision
  • Panasonic
  • Pelco

****** *** ******** **** **** *** ******** ******** ******. ******* Chrome, *******, *** ********* **** ******** ** *** ******* ***** plugins, ********* **** ***** *** ************* ** **** ** ****** and ******** *** **********. *** ******* ***** ** ******** **** these ******* ***** ** (** **** ****) ********, *** ************* have ******** ******-**** *** **** ******* *** *.*** *********.

** **** ****** ** **** ** **** ************* *** ******** and ***** **** ******** ******-**** *** ***, ********:

  • *******
  • ********
  • ****
  • *****
  • *****
  • ******
  • *********
  • *********
  • *****

[***************]

Browser *******

**** ***** ********** ****** ******* ***** (** ***** ***):

******* ** ****, ***** *** *********** ***** ***** ******** ********, despite *** ***,******** ******** *****, *** **** ** ******* *******.

Plugin-Free *** **********

***** *** ***** ******* ******-**** *** ********** ***** ***** *.*** support (****** ******* *****, ********* *****).

  • **** (********* **** *********, ****** ***** ** ****)
  • *****
  • ******

***** *** ******* ***** ************* ***** ** *** ******* *******, using ***** ********* ** *** *******, ********* ********, *******, *********, and *****. ** **** *** ******** ***** ****, ******** **** on ***** ******** *.***/*.*** ******* *******.

Axis *** *** *********

**** *** ********* *** *** ************** ******** ****** **** *.*** ** ***** *** ************* ****. *******, **** **** **** ******* **** *** *** ******** this ******. **** **** **** **** ** ********* *** ******* in ** ******* *** **** ** **** *** ***** ******.

Bosch: ** ****** *.***

** ******* *********, *.*** ******* ******* ***** ******* ** *** browsers. *** *******, *** ***** ***** ***** ************ ********* ******* *******.

Hanwha / *******

*** ****** ****** (******* *, *, *** *) **** **** their ******* *** *********, ***** **** ******* ******** ***** ******* support, ******* ** *** *** ********, ***** *** **** ******* Wisenet ********* ******** ******* *** **** **** ******* *** *************. Note **** **** *** ********* ** **** ********** (***** *****), and ****** ** ****** ***** ******** ** **** ** *** (MJPEG ********* ****).

Plugins ********

*****, ** ****** ******* ************* ***** ******* ******* *** *********, whether **** ********* ** *************, *********:

  • **** (******* *** *********)
  • *****
  • *********

Axis: ***** **** / ******* *************

** ******** ***** **** ** (***** *** **** ***** ******* plugin), **** ******* ******* ***** ***** ****. ********* *** *.*** stream ******* ***** **** *** ******* ** *** *********:

************, ************* ** **** ******** ** ******** **** *** ***** IE, *********** *****.

Dahua: ** **** ***** / ******* *************

** ******** ***** **** ******** ********, ***** ***** ** **** video, ***** **** ** *******:

**** **** ******* ***** *****, **** ** ***, ***** *****. Without ******* *********, ***** ****** **** *** ******* ** ******* masks.

Hikvision: ** **** ***** / ******* *************

**** *****, **** ***** *** **** ************* ******** *** **** disabled ******* ******* (******* ** **). **** **** ***************** * ********* ** **** ********* ****** *******, ******** ** ***** ** **-******* ** "** ****", *** this *** *** ********.

*****, ******* **** ***** *********, *** *** ********* ************* *** disabled, ***** **** ** *******.

H.264 / *.*** ********* ********

** ********* ** ********* ****** ************ ******* *************, ***** *** **** ** ****** *.*** (*** *** *.***) video ******* ***** *******, **** **:

  • ***** ***** ********.******** ********************* * **** ***** ******** ******* **************. **** *********** *** ***** *** ** ******** ***** ********** (*** ******* ***** *** ******** ** ****** **********).

  • ******.********* ******** *** **** **** ************* ******* ***** *** *** technology *** **** ** **** *** ************ **** **** ********* media *** ****. ******’*********** ********** ****** ** ****** ** ***** ******* * ******* *** TV.

*******, ***** *** **** ******* ******** **** ** *** *** years ***** ******, *** **** ******* *** *******, ******** ***** support, ** ******* ** ** **** **** *** ************ ******** at ***** **** ******* ***** ********.

Comments (23)

Zachary Spradlin

03/22/17 06:13pm

* ***** ***** **'** *** ******* ** * "********" ********. As *** **** * ***** **** ******, **** ** ****** video ************. "********" ** **** * ****.

Undisclosed Integrator #1

03/22/17 06:27pm

****** *** **** ******* *** ********* ************* **** ***** **** out ** *** ****. **** ** ** ******* ***** **** manufacturers ***** *** - **** ***** ******** *** ******* ** there ** ** ***** ********* **** *****. ******* ****** ** use ******** ******** ** * **** *** ** **** ******** and ** ******** ** *** *******. **** ******* ** ****** the ***** **** *** *******, ** *** ** ***** **** switches ***. ***** *** ************ *** ** ** ***** **** command **** *********. * ***** ****** ****** **** ** * half *$$** ******* *********. **** **** * ** *** **** how *** ***** **** ****** ********* ******** ***. ******* * visual *********.

Undisclosed Distributor #7

In reply to Undisclosed Integrator #1 | 03/27/17 01:50pm

*** *** ***/*** ******** ***** * *** ******* *********.

Undisclosed Integrator #1

In reply to Undisclosed Distributor #7 | 03/27/17 02:03pm

**** ** **** *** ** *** **** ******* *** ******** but *** ******* ***** ** ** *******, ***, *** *******, camera **** ****** *********, ***** *********** ***. ***. *** ****** have ** ** ** ******** ** * ******. ** ****** this ** ********* **** * *** **** ***** *** ** I ** ********** ******'* *** * ****** **** ** *** a *** ******. * ** **** **** ************* **** ********** release ****** **** **'*, ***** **** ******* **** ***** ***** be **** ******** ** ****. ****** ******* ** ******** *** been ** *** ******* ** ***** ******** *** *** ***** now *** **** ** **? - *** ** * ************* have **** *** **** * ********...

Undisclosed Integrator #2

03/22/17 08:29pm

***** *****'* ******* ****** *********. *** ***'* *****! *** **** to *** ** / **** ** *******..

Undisclosed Distributor #3

In reply to Undisclosed Integrator #2 | 03/22/17 09:02pm

****'** *** **** *** ******* ****** **** ****** *** **** of *** *** ********** *** ** *** ********** ***** ***** came *******! *** ** **** *** ** *** ***** ******* manufactured ***/*** ********* ******* **** ***** ** *** **. **** all ****** **** *** **** ***********, *** **** *** **** basically *** **** ********. **** ********* **** **** *** **** than *** **** **** **** *******, *********.

Undisclosed Integrator #4

03/22/17 09:08pm

* *** * *** ** *** ******* ***** ******** ******* across * ********* ******* **** * ****** ** *********** **** times ** ******* *********** **** ****** ********

Thumbnail me

Campbell Chang

03/23/17 12:21am

* **** * ***** ****** **** **** *** **** * Chrome ***.

*** *******/**** ******

****:******* ****.

****** ****: ** **** ****** ****'* ****, *** ** ***** has ** ********* ******** **'* *** ****** *****. ******** *** is ******* *** + * ** ***** ** *** "***" window *** **** **** **** ** "********"

Thumbnail img 3690

Paul Curran

In reply to Campbell Chang | 03/23/17 09:49pm

*** *** **** ****** ** **** ** ******** "**** **** Internet ********"

Lee Brown

03/23/17 12:38am

********* ** *** **** ***** ***** **** *********.

*******, ** ***** ***** ******, **** ** **** *** ** extending **** ****** ****** ******** *** **** **** * ******. Who ***** **** **** ** ******* **** * ******* **** is *** ** ** *** ** ** ****’* *** *******? Seems ******* **** * *** ** ****** ******** ****** * feature **** ******* *** *** **** **** ***** ** ******** a ******* ********, ***** ******* *********.

***** *** **** ***** * ***** **** ** *** ** article *********** ***** ******* *** ********* *************** ******** ** * ****** ****** ***. ***** ** ** that ***** ** * ****** *********** **** ******** ****** ***** platform ************* *** ********** ** **** *** ** *** ** integration *************.

Thumbnail 199d79c

Christopher Uiterwyk

IPConfigure | In reply to Lee Brown | 03/23/17 01:02am

*********** ****** ***: ********* *++ *** **********, *** *** ***** of *#. *********** **** * ********* ******* ************ (***** ** Windows).

****://***.***********.***/********/******

Lee Brown

In reply to Christopher Uiterwyk | 03/23/17 02:56am

****** ***********. **** ** *** ******* ** *** ****. *** you ******* *** ****** ** ********** ******* ************* ? ****** - *****- **** *** ?

Thumbnail 199d79c

Christopher Uiterwyk

IPConfigure | In reply to Lee Brown | 03/23/17 01:35pm

****** ********* ****** ****-**** *********** ** *** *** ****** & Chrome/Safari, *** * ****-** *** ** ********* ***. ** **** ******* ******* *** ****** ********** ******************** ** ******* *** ****-** **** ******.

Undisclosed Manufacturer #5

03/23/17 01:02am

******** **********

***** ******* *** ****** *** ******** ********* ** ** ********* topic **** *** **** ******** *** *** **** *****. ** often ** ** * ********* **** ****** ** *** * customer's ****** ** ****** ***** ** **** ** **** ** start ***************. **** ** **** ** ** * **** **** changer **** ** **** ***** ******* *** **** ********.

*** ***** ****.

*** ****** ****** ******* (* ******, *** **** ***** *, Q) *** **** ******* *.*** ** ****** **** ********, **** limited ***** **** & **********. * **** ****** ******* **** a **** ******* ** *****, *** ** ****** ** ****** & ****.

** ******** **** *** ******, ***** ** * ****** ** click ** ** ******* *** ******, ** **** ******.

******* *** ****** *********, *** *** ***** *** ** *** setup **** ** *** *** **.

Undisclosed Manufacturer #6

03/23/17 06:34am

**** * ***** ****** ** ******* ************ ** *** *** presume, ** ****** *** **** ****** ** * ***** **** the *** ******* *** ** *** ******* ****** *** ******* to *** *********** ***** ****.

* ****** ****. *****://***.*********.***/***********.*** ***** *** **** **** ****** *** development ********* *** ******** ****** ** ******* **.

*** **** ***** **** ** ***** *** ****** ********* ** their ******** ****** ****** *** ******** ******, ***** ******* **, and ******* * *** *** **** ******* ** ****!

*** *** *** *** ******** ****'* **** *** ****** ****.

*****://***.***********.***/*********/******-*******-**********-****-*******-*-***-**-**********-**********-**-*******-**

** ******** ******* *** ********* & * *** **** * 2nd *************.

* ******* ** ** *** **** *** ********** ***** ****** agree *****, ********* **** ** ** **** ***** *** ***** maybe *** ***** ******* **** ********* (***** *****).

*** ** *** *** ** *** *** *********, ** ********! rush! *** **** **** *** ******* ***** ** **** * few **** **** ** ***** (*** *******) ***, ***** ***** priority.

** *** ***** ******* *** *****, * *** ** ** called ******** ***** ** **** **** ************* **** **** ******** now *******. *** **** *** ** ****** ********* ** *** education *** ****** *** ***** ********.

Greg Masters

03/26/17 09:28pm

** ***** *** ***, *** *** ******** ** ******* (** bit ********) ***** **** *** ****** ******* *** *** *** UI. ****** *** ** *****. * ** ******* **** * developer ** ****** * ********** ****** *** ***** ********** *** browser ******** (*******), ** ***** ** **** *** ******* *** just **** * *** ** **** *** **** ***** ******(*).

*** ** ****: *****://***.*******.***/**-**/*******/*************/***/

John Szczygiel

03/27/17 06:29pm

***** ** *** **** ***** ******* ******* ** ****.

** ***** ** ********* **** *** ******** **** ******* ******** major ******** *** **** ********** *********** ** ****** ******** ** required ** ******** ************* *** ********.

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to John Szczygiel | 03/27/17 06:36pm

** *****

****, **** ** ***** ***** **** ***** ********* ** ***** browser *******? *** ** *** ***** ***** ********* ** ****** now?

John Szczygiel

In reply to John Honovich | 03/30/17 12:32pm

** **** ******* *** ******** ***, **** ** * *********** area **** *****-**** ** ** ****. *** ***** ******** ** to *** ****** ********** **** ** ***** ******* *** ***** video **** *** ****** (******* ** ***) *** *******. ** have ** ******* ******* ******** **** ******* ** ****** **** changes ** ******** *** ********** ********** *** ********** *** ******* within *** ********. ******* *** ******* ** ******** **** ***** are ********* ***** ******** ** * ******* *****.

Undisclosed Manufacturer #8

03/27/17 06:50pm

***** ** * ********** ** ****** *******. **** **** ** search *** "** ***" ** ****** *** ***** *** ******* it.

Undisclosed Integrator #1

In reply to Undisclosed Manufacturer #8 | 03/27/17 07:21pm

*** **** ***** ** **** ************* **'*, **** **** **** but *** ** ******. **** ***** *** ** *** ** Chrome ** *******, ***** **** *** ***** ** * *** setting *** **** ** ***** ***** *********** *****...

Thumbnail dsc 0003

David McNeill

03/28/17 09:52am

**** ** ****** *** ****** **** ** **** * ******* PC ** *** ** ** ********* ********* *******. * **** nuisance.

** ****** *** *** ******** **** ********* ******** ******* *** plugin ** ***. **** ********. **** ***** ** ********** ** script.

Ryan O'Daniel

IPVMU Certified | 03/28/17 05:57pm

****'* * *** *** **** ******* ******* ** ******* ** resolve *** ****** *****:

**** * *** ******* *** ** *******
*. ***** *** *********: *****:******
*. *** **** ** ******** **** * ******** *******, ******
*. ***** ***** ** *** ****** **** *** ** *** existing ******** *** ** ** "***" **** ****** "*******"
*. ***** *** *********: ******.***************
*. ******/**
*. *** *** ** "*****"
*. ******/**
*. ***** "*****+**" ** **** ******* ****
*. **** "*******"
**. **** **** ***** ******* ******* *** **** ** ***** back ** *** ****** ** **** ** **

*'** ***** ******* **** ******* **** ******* ***** *** *****'* had *** ******* ** ******* *** ** **** ***.

Login to read this IPVM report.
Why do I need to log in?
IPVM conducts unique testing and research funded by member's payments enabling us to offer the most independent, accurate and in-depth information.

Most Recent Industry Reports

Hikvision Access Control Tested on Oct 19, 2017
Hikvision aggressive pricing and marketing combined with generally reliable hardware and free software has made them a major player in video...
Verkada, Silicon Valley VSaaS Startup, Targets Enterprise on Oct 19, 2017
Verkada says they are building an enterprise-class VSaaS offering, calling it "The new platform for video security". This is a departure from the...
Exacq Unbreaks Avigilon Integration on Oct 18, 2017
For nearly 4 years, Exacq had broken and effectively blocked use with Avigilon cameras, as IPVM reported in January 2014. Now, Exacq has...
Search More Important Than Live Monitoring - Statistics on Oct 18, 2017
Search is overall more important than live monitoring to integrators, according to new IPVM statistics.  The key themes found in integrator...
Axis 'Sold Out' P3707-PVE Multi-Imager Tested on Oct 18, 2017
Axis faced significant product shortages over the summer. Perhaps the most notorious and significantly sold out model was the Axis P3707-PE 8MP...
Dahua Removes Auto Rebooting on Oct 17, 2017
For years, Dahua has automatically programmed its IP cameras to reboot weekly, a highly atypical and questionable practice. Following IPVM...
Deep Learning Tutorial For Video Surveillance on Oct 17, 2017
Deep learning is a growing buzzword within physical security and video surveillance. But what is 'deep learning'? In this tutorial, we explain...
Multipoint Lock Access Control Tutorial on Oct 17, 2017
Doors are notoriously weak at stopping entry, and money can be misspent on wrong locks that leave doors quite vulnerable. While closed and locked...
Buy From B&H, Ship Direct From ADI on Oct 16, 2017
B&H, one of the largest online sellers of video surveillance equipment to end users, regularly purchases their video surveillance equipment...
Competing Against Siemens on Oct 16, 2017
Siemens entered the integration business with 15,000+ customers, through their acquisition of Security Technologies Group in 2001. Since that time,...

The world's leading video surveillance information source, IPVM provides the best reporting, testing and training for 10,000+ members globally. Dedicated to independent and objective information, we uniquely refuse any and all advertisements, sponsorship and consulting from manufacturers.

About | FAQ | Contact