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Plugin-free live view: does your Hikvision firmware support it?
18 October 2026

Plugin-free live view: does your Hikvision firmware support it?

Hikvision live view without a plugin depends on firmware. Here is the full threshold table by series, how to find your version, what plugin-free cannot do, and Mac...

Read more → Hikvision Safari plugin: why it stopped in 2018 and what to do now
18 October 2026

Hikvision Safari plugin: why it stopped in 2018 and what to do now

Safari 12 killed the Hikvision Mac plugin in 2018 and nothing replaced it. Here is the timeline, the firmware that gives plugin-free live view, and what to use...

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