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 (29)

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

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Campbell Chang

03/23/17 12:21am

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

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

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

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

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

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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 ******* *** ****** ** ********** ******* ************* ? ****** - *****- **** *** ?

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

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David McNeill

03/28/17 09:52am

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

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

R OD

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

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

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

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

Truman HW

03/04/18 05:23pm

* ******* *****'* * ******** ******* *** *** *** ** re-enable *****. * **** **** ****** ************... *** * *****'* ran *** ******* *** ** ****** **; ** *** ** per *******/********... *** *'* *** ****. * **** * ******* list ** **** ** *** ****** ** ** ********; ** I'm ****. * **** ******* ** *** *** ******** **** for *** ***** *** **** ******.

Greg Masters

03/04/18 09:12pm

*****, ** ******* *** * ******** ** **** *****. *** a ********** ******* ***, ***** **** **** **** *** *** browser ********. *** * ****-******** *** **** **** **** ** the ***** *** ********, *** ******** ** ******* *** *** browser *** *******/***** *** **** **** ** **** ** ***** cameras **** ******* ************* ****** ** ****** *****.

*** ********, *** **** ** *********. *** *** ***** *** clone *******/***'*.

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

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Greg Masters | 03/05/18 12:34am

****, *** ** * **** ***** ** *** **** ***********, why *** **** ******* *** ***** *********** ******?

Greg Masters

In reply to John Honovich | 03/05/18 05:07am

****** *** **** ********!

**** *********** *** ********* ** ******* *** *********** ***** ** the **** ** ****** ******* *** ***** (*** ***) ******* and ***'*. ** **** ** **** ****** *** **** ****, especially *** ******* *** *** ***** *** ********* ***** *** a *******. ** ** *** ***** ** ******* ****-********, **** complex ******** ** ***** *** ** **** ****.

************* ** **** **** *************** **** *** ***** ****, ***** are ** ****** *****. ***** *** ******* ****** ** *** camera ***** ******** * ******* ** ****** ****, * ****** is *** ****** *** **** **** ** * ******* ** used. **** **** ** ********* ** *** **** ** ***/*** integrator, ** **** *** *** ****** *** ****** ** *** user ** **** ***** ******(*) ******* ***** ****** ** *** outdated ** ******** ********. *** *** ** ***** *** *** audience ** *** ********** ****, *** *** ******* *** ******* to ******* *** **** ** ******* ******* *** ******** *******/***'*.

******** ** ********!!

Undisclosed #9

In reply to Greg Masters | 03/05/18 05:16am

** ***** * *** ** *** ***** ************* **** ******** with *** *** ** **** *****?

Greg Masters

In reply to Undisclosed #9 | 03/05/18 05:31am

** ***** ** ****** ******** **** ***** ******. **** ******* to *******. ***** *** ** ***** *** ******, *** ********** api's (**** *** ***** ***) ***** **** ** ** ******* to **** **** ***.

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