Most current Hikvision recorders and IP cameras can be accessed via web browsers over TCP/IP.

Originally Internet Explorer was the only support browser and required installation of ActiveX controls.

Non-plugin support for newer browsers such as Chrome (PC) and Edge were introduced recently which no longer required plugin installation.

The table below shows products that support non-plugin browsers as well as the initial firmware versions of such support.

 

*Devices not covered below support only IE with plug-in

** Characters in BOLD below are key identifiers of the series of applicable products.

Product SeriesProduct Type/DescriptionNon-Plugin Support Version
DS-7XXXNI-IX
DS-96XXNI-IX		I-Series NVRv4.1.50 and above
DS-96XXXNI-IXXXSuper NVRv4.1.61 and above
DS-7XXXNI-QXQ-Series NVRv4.30.000 and above
DS-7XXXHXI-KXK-Series DVRv4.20.000 and above
DS-2CD2XX3
DS-2CD2XX5		IP Camerav5.5.61 and above
DS-2CD5XXX
DS-2CD7XXX		IP Camerav5.5.50 and above
DS-2DFXXXXXDF-Series IP PTZ Camerav5.5.8 and above


Notes: 

  • Not all features in IE are supported in non-plugin browsers.  Please look in IE if such omissions are observed.
  • Even without plugin installation, Windows administrator or super user level accounts may be necessary for the non-plugin solution.


Updated 10/21/21


Plug-in free:

Supported Max. Resolution

<=3MP (I7 processor is required)

NOTE：For the camera that the resolution is higher than 3MP, it may appear the phenomenon of previewing failed or black image.

Supported Browser

Firefox52+，Chrome45+，Safari 11+

Supported Encoding Format

H.264, H.264+, H.265, H.265+

 

Comparison Chart for Plug-in free and Plugin live view:

Model

Function

Non-Plugin

With Plugin

Preview

Preview

Resolution<=3MP ((IE7 processor is required)
 Bitrate<=2M

√

Audio

√

√

Capture

√

√

Digital Zoom

√

√

Window Division

√

√

Full-Screen

√

√

Record

√, Only Chrome

√

Audio On

×

√

Playback

Playback

×

√

Download Video

×

√

Picture

Picture

×

√

Application

Application

√

√

Configuration

Export Device Parameters

√

√

Import Device Parameters

√

√

Upgrade

√(Only dav format file supported)

√

Draw Area

√

√

Counting

Only support draw detection line. OSD display isn’t supported.

√

Export Log

Support.txt format

√

Local

×

√

File Path Setting

Only file name can be displayed.

It cannot show complete path.

√

Involved Models:

IP camera

All G1 platform cameras: DS-2CD2XX5, DS-2CD2XX3   V5.5.61_180718 and above

All G1+M platform cameras: DS-2CD2XX6G1          V5.5.61_180717 and above

All H3/H3+M platform cameras: DS-2CD5XXX, DS-2CD7XXX   V5.5.50_180309 and above

 

 

NVR

All I series NVR with V4.1.50_180227 and above:

DS-76xxNI-I2, DS-76xxNI-I2/xP, DS-77xxNI-I4, DS-77xxNI-I4/xP, DS-96xxNI-I8, DS-96xxNI-I16

All Super I series with V4.1.61_180818 and above:

DS-96000NI-I16, DS-96000NI-I16/H, DS-96000NI-I24, DS-96000NI-I24/H