How to solve the 'Please click here to download plug-in'. Learn how to correctly install the web browser plugin to access Hikvision devices via web browser.It is mentioned that Internet Explorer is the only compatib. I know it's terrible and annoying to get this message over and over again when trying to use your Hikvision DVR, believe me I've been there and I know exactly the way it feels like, but you just need to work on two simple configuration to solve this problem, So, let's jump into this now. 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.
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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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- Supported Bit Versions
- 32-bit, 64-bit
- Minimum OBS Studio Version
- 0.14.0
- Supported Platforms
- Windows, Mac OS X
This plugin allows you to add web pages as sources in OBS Multiplatform.
Mac version:
This version is for Apple OSX 10.8+ 64bit.
Chrome Version: 41.0.2272.43
CEF Version: 3.2272.2029
Download link: Browser Source 1.0.10
HTML5 Test results
1.0.6 (Stable)
Mac OS X
The Mac browser plugin comes with two variants:
- (Download Latest) 64bit plugin with 32bit CEF (Stable)
- (Download Latest) 64bit plugin with 64bit CEF (Experimental)
To install: Download the dmg and double click the 'OBS Browser Plugin Install.mpkg'.
Follow the instructions and then run OBS to start using it.
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To uninstall: Double click the 'Uninstall' in the dmg.
Windows
- Download latest (v1.29 - 24-12-2016) changelog/older releases
Known problems:
- By default the plugin doesn't use any gpu acceleration due to it not working for everyone, this also means no WebGL support, if you really need that, start OBS Studio with the --enable-gpu argument.
- Https sites don't work: Usually this happens when using Kaspersky, make sure to put obs32 or obs64.exe on the whitelist.
Linux
There is not currently a Linux build of this browser plugin, but in the meantime bazukas has built another browser source based on qtwebkit. Details here: https://obsproject.com/forum/threads/browser-plugin.20358/page-2#post-133062
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If you would like to interact with a browser source then right click on the source item and select 'Interact'. This should then act like a very simple browser window.
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When browsing for a local file, if you need to go into a .app file use cmd-shift-g or drag the directory onto the file browser.Hikvision Browser Plugin Chrome Mac
When looking at the properties of browser source you might notice 'Restart CEF'. This will restart the entire CEF isolated process in case it gets stuck or is not behaving correctly. Normally this should not be needed.