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3 Ways To Use Internet Explorer on a Mac in 2024

If you’ve just switched to Mac from Windows you might have only just realized that Internet Explorer for Mac doesn’t exist . However fear not as here we show you how you can still use it on a Mac.

The problem for Mac users is that some websites such as corporate intranets, HR and banking sites still require Internet Explorer to access them .

Microsoft has since replaced IE on Windows with Microsoft Edge and the company officially discontinued Internet Explorer on all platforms in August 2021.

In some cases, you may be able to just use Microsoft Edge for Mac to access sites that only work with IE.

However, there are still some sites that won’t accept Microsoft Edge and will only work with Internet Explorer so in this article we show you various ways of getting around this.

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Can You Download IE on a Mac?

1. emulate ie in your browser, 2. run internet explorer in windows, 3. use microsoft edge.

There’s no way to even download IE on Mac anymore because the Mac version was discontinued by Microsoft way back in 2005.

However, there are ways to install Windows on your Mac and then you can download the Windows version of Internet Explorer.

If you search for “download Internet Explorer for Mac” you may find sites that claim to offer it but do not download them as the truth is IE for Mac does not exist anymore .

Some sites claiming that you can download and install IE on a Mac may even install malware on your Mac.

The last version of Internet Explorer that worked on Mac was for OS X 10.6.8 Snow Leopard which is now obsolete so don’t be fooled by any site that claims you can download it still.

The easiest, quickest and simplest way to run Internet Explorer on Mac works by “fooling” sites into thinking you are using IE even though you are using another browser.

This is free and very easy to do. All you have to do is change a few settings in your browser.

This works with Safari ,  Chrome, Firefox and a lesser known browser called iCab .

It works by activating the Developer Mode in the browser then switching the User Agent to Internet Explorer, making the site think you’re accessing it using IE.

iCab does a similar thing except the ability to switch browser identities is a standard feature.

Follow these instructions to emulate Internet Explorer in each of these browsers starting with Safari .

Safari (only Mojave or earlier)

Important Update: If you’re using macOS Sonoma, Ventura, Monterey, Big Sur or Catalina you can only simulate Microsoft Edge in Safari. You need macOS Mojave or lower to simulate Internet Explorer in Safari.

• Open Safari on your Mac. If you can’t find it, search for “Safari” in Spotlight in the top right of your Mac.
• When Safari is open, select Safari and then Preferences… in the top left corner.

• Select the Advanced tab on the far right. Then select the checkbox “Show Develop menu in menu bar” at the bottom:

• Close the Preferences and you’ll see a new “Develop” option in the Safari Menu Bar at the top of the screen. Click on it and you’ll see the option User Agent . You can then instruct Safari to appear to websites as Internet Explorer.

You should now be able to access sites that require Internet Explorer.

As you can see from the other options available in the User Agent, you can also make Safari pretend your Mac is a PC or Mac using Chrome, Firefox or Opera.

Google Chrome

If you’re using Google Chrome , here’s how to emulate IE on a Mac:

• Go to the View menu at the top of Chrome and select Developer and then Developer Tools .

A panel will open to the right of your browser window.

• Make sure that Console is selected in the upper Menu and then go to the bottom of the browser and click on the three dots next to Console as illustrated by the arrows below:

• From the pop-up Menu that appears, select Network Conditions .

• Next to user agent, deselect the option “Select Automatically” and then click on the Custom Menu and select the version of Internet Explorer you want Chrome to use.

Any websites you visit will then think you are using Internet Explorer on your Mac.

You can leave the console open or close it.

When you close the tab completely, Chrome will revert to being Chrome again – there’s no further action needed on your part.

If you have problems doing this, an even easier solution is to use the Chrome Agent Switcher Plugin .

This automatically allows you to select which browser you want Chrome to appear as.

You can run also emulate Internet Explorer in Firefox although it’s slightly more complicated and messy than doing it via Safari or Chrome.

However, the process is made incredibly easy if you just install the User-Agent Switcher Add-On for Firefox .

This useful Add-On allows you to easily select what you want Firefox to run as, including Internet Explorer.

As you can see, you can even make Firefox appear like it’s also a mobile device or even coming from an entirely different operating system such as Windows or Linux.

iCab is a free browser that like Safari, allows you to run as Internet Explorer on your Mac.

It’s also a pretty darn quick browser too although a bit dated nowadays.

Here’s how to run IE on your Mac using iCab.

• Download and install iCab . Open iCab – you don’t even need to drag it into your Applications folder. You can just double click on the iCab icon.
• When iCab is open, simply go to View then Browser Identity and select one of the Internet Explorer options.

Unlike with the Safari method, you can even disguise iCab as the last version of Internet Explorer that ever worked on Mac – Internet Explorer 5.2.

Beyond that though, iCab only goes up to Internet Explorer 7.0 on Windows which some sites may not support but if you’ve had no luck with Safari, iCab is definitely worth a shot.

Running Windows on your Mac is the surest way to access sites that will only work with Internet Explorer.

Although the second method covered here (emulation) will work for most sites, there are some websites that simply can’t be fooled into thinking you’re using Internet Explorer on a Mac.

This is definitely the case for websites that require Microsoft ActiveX .

For those sites, the only option is to install Windows on your Mac .

Running Windows in a Virtual Machine

The easiest way to do this is using a virtual machine which allows you to run macOS and Windows at the same time so you can switch between them easily.

The best VM to do this is Parallels which is the only way to run Windows on a Mac that is officially endorsed by Microsoft .

Running Windows on your Mac almost guarantees access to any IE only or Edge only sites on Mac.

Effectively, you are emulating a PC on your Mac so it’s just like accessing a website as if you were a PC user using Internet Explore or Edge.

You can read more in our full review of Parallels .

You can also read more about the best virtual machines for Mac here.

Running Windows in Boot Camp

Alternatively, you can also install Windows in a partition on your Mac hard drive using Boot Camp so you can boot your Mac in Windows.

Because Boot Camp is free in macOS, it allows you to install Windows for free on a Mac.

The disadvantage of Boot Camp compared to Parallels however is that you can’t switch between macOS and Windows at the same time – you have to boot your Mac in either macOS or Windows and therefore only use one operating system at one time.

Boot Camp also doesn’t work with Apple Silicon Macs so if you want to install IE on an M-series Mac, you have to use Parallels.

Some sites that require Internet Explorer may work with Microsoft Edge. Microsoft Edge is Microsoft’s replacement for Internet Explorer and Microsoft Edge for Mac is now available.

However, it’s a completely different browser to IE and it’s quite possible that websites that only work in IE, won’t work in Microsoft Edge.

You can’t open the application “Microsoft Edge” because this application is not supported on this Mac. What to do?

It’s important to install the right version of Edge for your Mac depending on whether you have an Intel or Apple Silicon M1/M2 Mac.

I’m using Safari on Catalina… It shows just Crhome, Safari and Firefox in that list…

Unfortunately if you’re using Catalina or above, you can’t simulate Internet Explorer in Safari but you can simulate Microsoft Edge. You need macOS Mojave or lower for Internet Explorer to appear in the User Agent list.

I had the same problem and can’t find the code.

Which browser are you using to emulate Internet Explorer?

Thank you for this!! worked great on Chrome for me

IE doesn’t show up in the options list on macOS catalina. What is the code to enter this custom?

There are also some extensions/addons and themes for Firefox to make it look more like IE. Take a look here: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-CA/firefox/search/?platform=mac&q=internet%20explorer

Alternatives to installing Windows on Mac include VMWare Fusion (which I think has a better licensing model) and VirtualBox (which is free). Both of these require Windows licenses. There are also CrossOver and its free counterpart, Wine which allow the installation of several Windows software without installing Windows. Then you would have to get separate installation of IE for Windows.

Thanks for this post. It’s exactly what I was looking for. I did everything you mentioned in regards to using IE11 on Chrome. How can you tell it’s using IE11? I couldn’t tell. It looked as if I was still using Chrome

The browser will always look like Chrome but the website you are accessing will think that you’re using Internet Explorer.

This doesn’t work anymore. Remote.ie was pulled by Microsoft it looks like.

Remote.ie has been pulled by Microsoft unfortunately but the article has been updated with other ways to run internet explorer on Mac.

Microsoft Remote Desktop IE keeps timing me out even though I am still using the website! I’m trying to fill out an important job application and its timed me out twice on Microsoft Remote Desktop IE and when I used a PC just that one website stopped responding and it’s pissing me off. The application is long and I don’t have unlimited time to do this application over and over again. Is there a way to change the time-out settings from 2 minutes to a longer amount of time? Or can I get Remote IE to at least pop-up with a time-out warning before it times me out and logs off so I don’t loose all of my work?

The job application will require me to upload a MS Word document of my resume from my Mac, will this Remote IE allow me to do this?

Yes you will be able to upload a Word document on your Mac using Remote IE. The timeout issue you are having is a more difficult problem to resolve. You need to identify whether it is coming from the RDS side or Microsoft Azure side. This conversation on the topic may help you or this configure timeout guide from Microsoft for Remote Desktop may help too. Let us know if you figure out the problem.

I went to the website in the Remote.IE link in No.1, I logged in, and also installed the Microsoft Remote Desktop but I don’t see IE as an option for a Remote App. What am I doing wrong?

Sometimes you have to wait a few minutes for Azure to “hook-up” with IE. Trying closing Remote Desktop and then reopening it a few minutes later. Keep clicking on the Microsoft Remote App to keep refreshing it if still don’t see it. If this doesn’t work, also check: – Make sure you’ve signed into Azure remote app using the same credentials as when you signed-up for it. – Make sure you’ve received the email saying your account is ready (check your spam too) If you still don’t see it, log into the Remote App site and click the “Remote” tab and select the correct region where you are located. Hope this helps!

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How to view websites on your Mac that require Internet Explorer (or a PC)

Whether you develop for the web and need to see how your site or web app displays itself in multiple browsers, or you just want to visit a site that requires a particular browser that you don't want to use, you may eventually need to use a browser other than Safari. While most of the web is free to access through any browser you'd like, there are occasionally websites (particularly older ones) that need you to use browsers like Internet Explorer, or worse yet, would like you to be on a Windows PC. Or maybe you'd like to see how your site or web app presents itself in Safari on iPhone or iPad, or Chrome on Windows.

Luckily, Safari on Mac has the answer for you. Safari allows you to masquerade as the user of other browsers and Windows through a tool in its Develop menu: changing the user agent. Changing the user agent tells websites that you're using a browser other than the version of Safari that you're using on your Mac. It can event tell a website that you're running Windows. And while Internet Explorer was removed from the default list of user agents in macOS Catalina, you can still add it as on by changing the user agent string manually.

Safari for Mac supports the following user agents:

• Safari for iPhone
• Safari for iPad
• Safari for iPod touch
• Microsoft Edge
• Google Chrome for Mac
• Google Chrome for Windows
• Firefox for Mac
• Firefox for Windows

Keep in mind that, though Safari will appear to be another browser, it won't actually be that browser. Any web app or site that requires, say, Chrome's Blink rendering engine (which Safari doesn't have) won't work properly, even if Safari's user agent is changed to Google Chrome.

Here's how you go about changing the user agent in Safari.

How to access websites in Safari that require a PC or another browser

• Open Safari from your Dock or Applications folder.
• Click Safari in the Menu bar.

• Click Preferences .
• Click Advanced .

• Check the box next to Show Develop menu in the menu bar .
• Close the Preferences window. The user agent choices will be grayed out and unselectable if you don't.

• Click Develop .
• Hover over User Agent .

• Click on the user agent of the browser you need. If you need to pretend that you're using a PC, choose Microsoft Edge , Google Chrome — Windows , or Firefox — Windows .
• Click Other... if you need to enter a custom user string.

• Enter the user agent string for your desired browser/operating system combination.
• Click OK . Your page will reload with the appropriate user agent.

Doing this should get you through a website detection-checker.

If you have any questions about masquerading Safari as a Windows web browser, let us know in the comments.

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Does safari have an IE integrater like firefox for IE only sites?

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so, if i select ie as the user agent, it will use it for all sites, not just the selected site?

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[10 years of] guides and information for WebRTC developers

Technology IE , plug-in , Q&A , Safari , temasys Chad Hart · May 14, 2014

Plug-in free or free plug-in? Q&A with IE & Safari WebRTC plug-in maker Alex Gouaillard

One of the most vexing challenges for WebRTC developers is “what do you do with IE and Safari?” Do you ignore them? Tell your users to use something else? Can you even tell them what to do? Maybe you fall back to flash? There are no easy answers and WebRTC is supposed to be easy, right?

Perhaps you just wait and hope that Microsoft and Apple implement WebRTC soon? This brings a lot of risk – what exactly are they going to implement?  For Microsoft it seems it will likely be ORTC , definitely not the current spec. When exactly are they going to implement it? What is Apple going to do? What will you miss out on in the mean time?

A small number of vendors have been working on plug-ins to address these issues and broaden WebRTC applicability. Most of these are immature, proprietary, and closed to those vendor’s audiences.

Just this Monday, Temasys announced something different – a free plug-in to Internet Explorer and Safari that anyone can grab right from their CDN. We caught up with Dr. Alex Gouaillard, CTO of Temasys to ask him about this project.

{“intro-by”: “ chad “}

webrtcHacks : Before we get into the new plug-in, I would like to cover another open project you worked on –  appRTCDesk. Can you tell me about that?

Alex:  appRTCDesk is a section of our Github repository where we host desktop reference clients for WebRTC. There are some developers that may want to build native applications for Mac, Windows, and Linux. Google’s take on things is that if users want to use WebRTC on a desktop, they should use a web browser. We aren’t here to argue with them on this, so that’s why appRTCDesk is hosted on our Github repository and not in the  webrtc.org  repository. It interoperates with the appRTC.appspot.com website, and the appRTCDemo iOS and Android clients provided at webrtc.org. It provides support for GAE Channel API the same way appRTCDemo on Android does through webkit and a JS callback, and leverages Qt for the GUI. It was mainly developed by Francois Regnoult.

webrtcHacks: Of all the projects you could work on, why did you start that one?

Alex:   Well, we have a strong open source background. I was very active in the ITK / VTK / CMake communities, and founded two start-ups around those Technologies. I believe that fostering an active community and contributing back to that community is an important strategic move for tech startups.

That participation allows you to demonstrate technical expertise, and drive awareness. Then, by carefully choosing where you draw the line between the foundational technology and the proprietary extension or enhancements that are key to your business, you pave the way to building a successful business. That is the approach we are taking with WebRTC. We know that one key to our success is the success of WebRTC, itself.

When we started working on WebRTC in 2012, the technology was really in its infancy.  There were a lot of gaps and lack of parity between different versions of the reference code across operating systems, supported browsers, and so on. Some have used these gaps to create FUD, which they hope will slow WebRTC down, as a whole.  We see this as a challenge to building confidence in WebRTC with clients and potential investors.

Whatever the motivation — maybe these critics want to buy time to catch up, or they aren’t the ones getting the PR for driving the standard, or it’s not in their interests to have a technology like WebRTC get traction because they have no way to counter that with their own products — this is harmful not just to us, but to everyone.

We are happy to take a different approach.

webrtcHacks:  Was it a similar story for these plug-ins? Why did you take the leap from desktop apps to building plug-ins for both IE and Safari?

Alex:   First, we did not start with appRTCDesktop. We actually provided iOS enhancements first.  Then it was not more complicate to do the plugin, as we were getting knowledge about both the specs and the reference implementation. Eventually it was identified as a major impediment to the success of WebRTC, which could not be ignored.

Second, all the drama around it just got on my nerves. It bothered me and the rest of our team to see so many people using this complaint as a reason not to invest in WebRTC, or not to adopt the technology.  And, the more I thought about it, the less significant of a problem I thought it should be, from an engineering perspective.

Finally, we had some internal debates about how to answer questions from people we talked to about why supporting IE and Safari was relevant or not in terms of our own efforts to build our business.

My CEO and I agreed that if we could do a proof-of-concept in six weeks or less, then having a plugin for IE and Safari was probably not something we could leverage in terms of commercial value to us. We made a bet — there was beer involved.  And, by making the plugin generic and solving this for everyone, we would have more impact than limiting it to work only with our stack.

webrtcHacks: Several vendors are charging for these capabilities? Why are you doing it for free?

Alex: Yes, we have seen many vendors going into the gaps we’ve talked about before, for the past two years.  They solve a small problem, and propose a limited solution and attach a price tag. Then, within 2 to 4 months, everybody has the same capacity. It’s a very shortsighted approach and provides no significant competitive advantage.

Look at the way the MySQL community works.  It’s the perfect example of what we want to achieve. I’m honestly very surprised; I really thought more companies would contribute to the community by working on the small incremental fixes to the reference code and contributing back to the community, but most seem to do one of two things: they wait for Google/Mozilla to do it, or try to do it and keep it for themselves.

The plugin is an enabler. It fits within our philosophy of contributing back to the community and providing tools to help developers. We have much deeper capability and we can differentiate in other ways.

Given all of that, Temasys thinks the real commercial value is in providing infrastructure and great tools to make WebRTC capability “easy to embed, and scalable like the web.”

webrtcHacks: So how long did it actually take?

Alex:   Within six weeks after we started development, we had the plugin working in limited use cases on IE and Safari.  In another six weeks we had it working on all reference code tests, on appRTC, and on our own demo site.

The week preceding our public announcement of the plugin, we worked with Bistri to validate our design.  We provided them with the plugin and some example implementations.  They managed to upgrade their SDK and their platform to use the plugin within a matter of days.  This shows that it’s generic (enough) and easy (enough) to implement.

 They managed to upgrade their SDK and their platform to use the plugin within a matter of days

webrtcHacks: So I guess you won the bet you made with your CEO?

Alex: Yeah, and that’s why our video showing off the plugin has me saying “Did it!” at the end.  It is a little humor for us to share regarding the original wager between me and my CEO.

webrtcHacks: I am surprised there are not more plug-in projects like this? What is so hard about building a plug-in for IE or Safari?

Alex: The first challenge is that IE and Safari do not share the same plugin API. IE uses ActiveX while safari use NPAPI . We also wanted to stay as close as possible to the reference C++ code, not only because we know it well, but because it makes it easier for us to stay as close to the standard as possible. For such a fast moving technology, it’s important to keep the required effort involved in ongoing maintenance low.  For these reasons we chose not to go for a full re-write, as perhaps others have.

To our benefit, we had the example of GoCast.it , who one year ago developed a similar plugin and open sourced it. Their plugin was proprietary, but it was based on the original source code, and they used a great piece of middleware called FireBreath , which abstracts the plugin API for the developer. Not only does it remove the need to learn about either ActiveX or NPAPI, but it also allowed us to maintain a single project, while covering both IE and Safari targets. IE was the main target, but support for Safari is a plus, and it came for free, so we chose to pursue both.

The original authors of the code were very responsive and supportive in addressing some early issues – the code was not compiling since it was based in an older version of libJingle.  A big thank you is in order for Manjesh Malavalli for his original work, and his much appreciated support. The FireBreath community was impressive as well. They answered emails on their mailing list within hours, and so far they’ve always led us in the right direction.

webrtcHacks : How do developers use these plug-ins?

Placing a few lines in the JavaScript of the page is all you need. We provide modified versions of the standalone tests from  webrtc.org , as well as a modified appRTC code, and other working examples for inspiration.

Typically, here is the logic flow which is pretty trivial:

• Check for WebRTC support and/or browser
• If WebRTC support is not available, you check to see if the plugin is installed
• If not, you prompt the user to download and install
• If yes, you add a plugin object to your DOM
• Finally, there is a little bit of javascript glue that ties into the WebRTC plugin

WebRTC API calls are then wrapped in such a way that using the plugin is transparent to existing code. For appRTC, for example, we put it in adapter.js. We worked really hard to find the most generic, and least invasive solution. One of our primary goals was to provide a solution that would work with an existing site under Chrome or Firefox, and have it work with the plugin, with minimal or no modification except for installing the plugin, itself.

Placing a few lines in the JavaScript of the page is all you need. 

webrtcHacks: This is all open source right? Where can developers find the code?

Alex: Our goal is to remove the “what about IE and safari” question from the Devs and Investors’ table long enough for a native implementation to land.

webrtcHacks: So it isn’t open source?

Alex: For the license, we will release the plugin free as in beer. Meaning, you don’t pay for it, but it’s not open source – free as in freedom. There are a lot of security concerns like camera permission, etc. that we want to be sure we handle correctly before we release the source. Nothing would hurt the community more than a bad plugin.

Also, we are a little bit concerned of the potential uses of fork of this plugin. While the original open source version of WebRTC is available for all, it’s not that easy to make a plugin out of it. If we were to open the plugin source right away, it would be trivial to weaponize it and use it in malware. We’re still having an ethical debate internally.

webrtcHacks: Aren’t you worried you might receive some pushback from the community on this?

Alex: We think that for the time being, making it generic and vendor-agnostic, being very responsive to the community, and very fast at releasing the features when they become available while keeping it close source is the best immediate solution. We hope that MS and Apple will deliver fast, so this will not be necessary anyway.

If anybody could convince us that there is a use case that justifies taking the risks above, or that there is a way to mitigate those risks, or both, we’re happy to listen. If some companies want to integrate this in their product …. I’m tempted to say they had better use the reference code, but we’re also open to discussion.

Sample from Temasys’s adaptor.js

webrtcHacks: On the topic of integration, how does this work with your back-end? Does the plug-in require the use of your API or any of your services?

Alex: Absolutely not! This is vendor agnostic. We are actually working with a few sites like  netscan.co  to have them support it. Eventually, we think that it might become the de facto standard for supporting WebRTC on IE and Safari, until MS or Apple implement it, or propose a new technology that is backward compatible like ORTC.

If it was tied to our platform, it would not remove the question from the table once and for all, it would just be business as usual, and you can already find many vendors out there playing this game.

webrtcHacks: OK, so in general what do you think the major downsides are to a plug-in approach vs. native support?

Alex: There is no question. We hate plugins, with a passion. Some browser vendors put us in the situation where we do not have the luxury to wait for them to act on a critical and loudly expressed need from their user base. We sincerely hope that this is only a temporary solution, and we don’t want people to get the impression that plugins are the magical way to bypass what browser vendors do (or don’t do). Native implementation is always best.

This is one of the reasons why we joined the standards committees. Next week, I will be in Washington, DC, at the joint IETF / W3C WebRTC working group meeting, where I will present the state of interoperability. I intend to reiterate this message while I am there.  Temasys has no bias toward a particular browser, OS, or hardware platform. We want WebRTC to be adopted as widely as possible and we will continue to push native implementation as much as we can.

webrtcHacks: Will this work on mobile? Safari iOS?

Alex: No. This is desktop only. We provided iOS native code in the reference code – that is our main contribution so far- so that people can have one way to support iOS there.

As far as mobile BROWSERS are concerned, apple policy forces their version of webkit into all other browsers, and their version of webkit does not support WebRTC … yet. There is really nothing that can be done by anybody else than Apple there.

You already saw that Apple open a bug in webkit to bring WebRTC in. Now a possible problem is that the number of active webkit committers went from around 450 to 200 when chrome forked blink out. I’m also not sure how much domain expertise is available. Frankly, we are open to talk with Apple to help them implement WebRTC in webkit, which in turn would enable WebRTC for all browsers in iOS, and also in Safari for desktop, natively. We think we could do this in less than 3 months.

 Frankly, we are open to talk with Apple to help them implement WebRTC … We think we could do this in less than 3 months.

webrtcHacks: Do you intend to maintain this project?

Alex: Yes! Until MSFT and Apple deliver a native implementation.

webrtcHacks: Do you have a roadmap for this project then? What does it look like?

Alex: Yes, and it’s very simple:

• Add the data channel component, once we’re done with it on iOS
• Integrate all feedback from users, especially web developers, to cover as many use cases as possible
• Continue to keep the plugin as generic as possible, and as easy to use as possible, so that the lack of official support from MSFT or Apple will not impact the capacity of web developers to come up with great apps to illustrate what can be done with WebRTC
• Do the heavy lifting of staying close to the reference code, testing, releasing and hosting
• Wait for MS and Apple to deliver, and close the project

webrtcHacks: What happens when Microsoft starts supporting ORTC ?

Alex: That’s a great question. We are part of the W3C ORTC CG, so we follow the group with a lot of interest. We are a little less active there, and that’s mainly because we like what we see. And, the most important actors of WebRTC 1.0 (Google, Mozilla) are also involved with ORTC.

It’s very clear to us that ORTC is not in competition with WebRTC at all. Instead, ORTC 1.0 aims to be at feature parity with WebRTC 1.0, while preparing for the future, and more advanced use cases – multicast, simulcast, layered codecs..  It also aims at decoupling all the different objects that are all hidden within a PeerConnection today, and their parameters.

ORTC also depends on part of WebRTC – for example, the MediaStreams . I do not see any reason why MediaStreams , getUserMedia , and the capacity to use a MediaStream as a source for a <video> or <audio> element is not implemented yet in IE. There was a plug-in providing a msGetUserMedia provided on the html5 labs some time ago, but it still hasn’t made it into IE. I might have missed something, as I haven’t actually had the time to check the latest ORTC implementation that MS announced a few days back. It would still be a plugin anyway.

It’s also funny to draw the parallel: both WebRTC and ORTC are enabled through a plugin in IE today. Except that, ORTC is not supported anywhere else.

webrtcHacks: I am assuming you have not had time to do much testing? Is that in the plans?

Alex: We actually did. We tested on all the references tests, including appRTC, and on our infrastructure.

Bistri, who has a great scalable platform and with whom we have great relationship went ahead and tried to integrate the very first alpha versions. It took courage, and we’ll never thank them enough for all the invaluable feedback they gave us. They managed to have their SDK support Safari and IE for basic calls within two days, and the more complex operations within a couple more days. We plan to jointly issue statistics to show the traction – number of downloads for example – and the change in usage pattern.

All that being said, we cannot test all the possible use case out there. That’s why we pledge to be very reactive to any dev that would bump into problems, and release very often. For as long as the alpha testing was going on, we managed daily releases. We should shave an auto-update feature in within this week to make it even easier to users. jsSIP’s lead developer Inaki Ibanez [and webrtcHacks guest author ] already send us interesting feedback last night.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GBKivqULmc8

webrtcHacks: Do you think this will hold up in a large enterprise environment?

Alex: We’re not afraid about the “large” part, a little bit more about the “enterprise network” part. But there is no additional problem you would have using our plugin than using native WebRTC as far as connection, firewall penetration, NAT traversal, … are concerned, and there are solutions out there already that handle that.

Our goal is to remove the “what about IE and safari” question from the Devs and Investors’ table long enough for a native implementation to land.

webrtcHacks: Where can our readers find out more?

Alex: Well, we’re very R&D oriented, so we prefer to spend time coding than writing blogs and issuing Press Releases.  I’ll be the first thing to admit that we could improve on that.  Of course you can check our website.

For the plugin, we have a specific site to support that: https://temasys.atlassian.net/wiki/display/TWPP/WebRTC+Plugins

Other than that, if you’re in Asia, or if you want to enjoy a never ending summer, come down see us in Singapore.  We will be in the United States for most of June 2014 for our bi-annual pilgrimage to the WebRTC world Expo in Atlanta. I’ll be speaking at the WebRTC summit in NYC the week before Atlanta We’ll also be at the Chris and Tsahi show just after google I/O in SF.

Come meet us! We also accept donations in form of lattes, biscuits, stickers for our laptops, and all other awesome gadgets. 🙂 If you have written a book about WebRTC, we’d also love to have a signed copy. We also have a contest about who is going to get the bigger number of selfies and picture taken and shared on twitter. Game On.

If you can’t meet me in person you can follow me @agouaillard .

{“interviewer”, “ chad “}

{“interviewee”, “ Alex Gouaillard “}

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Safari extensions enhance and customize the browsing experience on your Mac. Here's how to install them, uninstall them, or share them across devices.

Safari extensions add functionality to Safari, so you can explore the web the way you want. Extensions can show helpful information about a webpage, display news headlines, help you use your favorite services, change the appearance of webpages, and much more. Extensions are a great way to personalize your browsing experience.

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Open Safari and choose Safari > Safari Extensions from the menu bar.

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Click Install.

After the extension is installed, click Open and follow the onscreen instructions provided by the extension.

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Choose Safari > Settings (or Preferences), then click Extensions.

To turn off an extension, deselect its checkbox.

If you can't determine what an extension does, or you don't expect to use it again, you should uninstall it.

To uninstall an extension, select the extension and click the Uninstall button.

Starting with macOS Ventura, iOS 16, and iPadOS 16, you can share extensions across your Mac, iPhone, and iPad:

On your Mac, open Safari and choose Safari > Settings, then click Extensions. Select “Share across devices” at the bottom of the window.

On your iPhone or iPad, go to Settings > Safari > Extensions, then turn on Share Across Devices.

To uninstall an extension from all devices, you must uninstall it on each device.

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• To view plug-ins in Safari, select Help > Installed Plug-ins .
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Open Safari on your Mac.

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Near the bottom of the Safari security preferences, uncheck Allow Plug-ins to stop all plug-ins from functioning.

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• I have a Hikvision HD1 / HD2. I would like to set it's current IP address as a static IP address instead of a DHCP address. How can I do this?
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• How do I convert my exported footage into a more common format?
• When trying to view live video or playback in IVMS-4200. I keep getting a spinning animation on the live view like the application is haning. How do I fix this?
• When I uninstall the iVMS 4200 and reinstall it, why is the previous super user account still saved?
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• My recorder is online but there are no cameras on the main view of my IVMS 4200
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• Does the SADP software have the option to do firmware upgrades on a device?
• What software do you use to view your device on a PC or MAC?
• What is the application software called to view cameras on PC or MAC?
• What is the difference between "name" and "username" when adding a device on IVMS-4200?
• Can IVMS-4200 be used on multiple monitors?
• IVMS 4200 has a loading icon in all the modules
• How to fix Part of image being cropped out when full screen on IVMS-4200?
• How do I create groups in the iVMS-4200?
• Where are the files I downloaded from the iVMS-4200 saved?
• How do I update my camera names in the iVMS-4200?
• How do I know what accessories go with my camera?
• How do I add multiple analog cameras to a NVR using an encoder?
• Why can't I access the web interface of a smart managed switch?
• Do I need to put a HDD (hard drive) in an encoder?
• What is Hikvision network recommendation for deploying a decoder in regards to networking?
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• How do I connect a Hikvision keyboard to a HikCentral server
• Does the Hik Central Professional Streaming Server require any additional licensing?
• My SYS service keep starting and stopping after making changes to the hardware of the HCP server. Why?
• How do i change from proxy to direct access or direct access to proxy on my HikCentral server?
• Can I download the HikCentral control client from the web client?
• How do I upgrade HikCentral to the latest version?
• How to Create a linkage action for Alarm Input in Hikcentral Pro Web client
• My HikCentral Control Client is giving me a VSM 220 error
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• What is the website for doing a manual activation/deactivation of HCP lisenses?
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• How many additional streams can i get to a Hik Central system if I add a Hik Central Streaming server?
• Can I install the Hik Central Streaming Server on the Hik Central SYS server?
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• How do I add persons to access level in HikCentral?
• How do I setup an NTP server in HikCentral?
• What ports are required for external access when using HCP 2.2.1?
• How do I add licenses to HikCentral V2.x?
• Where do you set up WAN access on HikCentral V2.x?
• I have a trial license for HikCentral Professional but it doesn't appear to be compatible on Mac. Is this correct?
• How many more streams can I get with a HikCentral stream server?
• Where do I disable the failed login lockout in HikCentral V2.x?
• Can I stop the HikCentral Web Client from auto logging out?
• Can my PC handle running the HikCentral Control Client?
• Where do I create roles in HikCentral V2.x?
• Where do I create users in HikCentral V2.x?
• An unused device is taking up a license in HikCentral, how do I free up the license?
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• What is the difference between a "preset", a "Patrol" and a "Pattern" on a Hikvision PTZ cameras?
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• What is the difference between H.264 and H.265?
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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.

Notes: 

• Not all features in IE are supported in non-plugin browsers.  Please look in IE if such omissions are observed.
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Updated 10/21/21

Plug-in free:

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

Involved Models:

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

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

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How to use internet explorer mode in edge.

Internet Explorer is never far away if you need it.

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To use Internet Explorer Mode in Microsoft Edge, open Edge's default browser settings and enable "Allow Sites to be Reloaded in Internet Explorer Mode," then restart the browser. Activate Internet Explorer mode by right-clicking on a tab and selecting "Reload Tab in Internet Explorer Mode."

If you're browsing with Microsoft Edge on Windows 10 or 11 and you visit a site that needs Internet Explorer to work properly, you're in luck. Edge includes an "Internet Explorer mode" for compatibility. Here's how to use it.

Microsoft Edge's modern browsing engine is more secure (and faster) than Internet Explorer's old one. You should only use IE mode when absolutely necessary: For example, to access old websites that were designed for Internet Explorer and don't work properly in modern web browsers.

First, open Edge. In the upper-right corner of any window, click the ellipses button (three dots) and select "Settings" in the menu that appears.

When the Settings tab opens, expand the window until you see the Settings sidebar. Click "Default Browser."

In Default Browser settings, locate the "Internet Explorer Compatibility" section. Using the drop-down menu beside "Allow sites to be reloaded in Internet Explorer mode," select "Allow." Then click "Restart" to restart your browser.

After Edge reloads, browse to the site you'd like to load in Internet Explorer mode. To switch to IE mode, click the ellipses (three dots) button and select "Reload in Internet Explorer mode." Or you can right-click the tab and select "Reload tab in Internet Explorer mode."

Edge will reload the site in the Internet Explorer engine, and you'll see an Internet Explorer icon in the left side of the address bar reminding you that you're in IE mode.

You'll also see a strip across the top of the website just under the address bar. If you want to reload the site in Edge, click "Open in Microsoft Edge." You can also click "Show in Toolbar" to add an icon to your toolbar that you can click to leave IE mode.

Now you can browse as you normally would. To leave Internet Explorer mode, close the tab or click the "Leave IE mode" icon in the toolbar if you added it in the step above.

If you'd like to permanently open a certain website in IE mode, click the IE logo in the address bar and flip the switch beside "Open this page in Internet Explorer mode next time." Or you can open Settings > Default Browser, then select "Add." In the "Add a Page" dialog that pops up, type in the address of the site you'd like to always use in IE mode, then click "Add."

From now on, that website will always load in IE mode for compatibility purposes. Due to possible security risks, Microsoft recommends not using IE mode longer than necessary. Happy browsing!

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Chrome, Firefox, Internet Explorer, Safari, or Edge keeps asking for a plug-in.

Although you can edit most settings and live stream a camera feed in any of the major browsers, to take full advantage of our software features you will need to install our browser plugin or viewstation software.

With the latest firmware, our browser plugin supports Internet Explorer, and Chrome, Edge, and Firefox (in Windows).

The plugin allows multiple cameras live, playback support, setting changes, dewarping, and the ability to use the H.265 codex patents.

Related Guide: What are MJPEG, H.264 And H.265 - How They Affect Watching Security Cameras Learn about video compression, specifically h.264, h.265 and MJPEG, and find out how a patent war requires the use of a plugin.

The following NVRs support Internet Explorer, and Chrome, Edge, and Firefox (in Windows) and are currently available for cloud upgrades.

Admiral 4ch (v2 only, no v1 support)

Admiral 8ch(v1 v2 and v3)

Admiral 16ch Standard (v1 v2 and v3)

Admiral 16ch Pro (v1 v2 and v3)

Admiral 32ch Pro (v1 and v3)

Imperial 32ch (v1 and v2)

Imperial 64ch (v1 and v2)

Imperial 64-16S

Imperial 128

Imperial 256

Updates Not Coming

The following NVRs will be unable to support plugins for Chrome, Edge, and Firefox (in Windows) due to chipset limitations. These NVRs can still be accessed by the Internet Explorer plugin, the IE compatibility mode in Edge , or the Mac/PC/Smart phone apps.

The Admiral 4ch v1

The Corporal 8

The Corporal 16

All 2017 or earlier equipment

How to Upgrade Firmware

The easiest way to upgrade firmware is to use the cloud upgrade option! The cloud will automatically pull in and update the latest firmware, even if you haven’t updated for years!

From the In Person Interface

Go to Local Interface: Menu -> Maintain -> Upgrade -> Upgrade by Cloud

From the Web Interface

1. Login to your NVR through the web interface and click “Setup”.

2. Select the “Maintenance” dropdown on the left.

3. Select the “Maintenance” sub option.

4. On older firmware versions, the upgrade button should be on this first screen, under the “By Cloud” button. On more recent versions, there will be a “Cloud Upgrade”; tab click that, and then check for an update there.

In some firmware upgrades, especially those NVRs on an older firmware, may experience issues with the web view, such as menus not loading. This is due to the cache and cookies saved on your browser not lining up with the new version of the software. Delete your cache and cookies in the browser, restart the computer, and this should be resolved.

Installing the Plugin

After the firmware update is complete, you will be prompted to download and install the new plugin. Click the link, open the installer, and follow the instructions. You may need to restart your browser after.

You may also get a Windows Firewall message asking if you want to run the plugin, be sure to hit allow access.

The next time you reach your NVR you will be prompted to run the plugin application - click the open option. Once allowed you’ll be ready to go. Each time you access the NVR there will be a short initialization for the plugin, generally less than a second.

As of a firmware update released on 9/12/2019 for the newer Admiral/Imperial systems, partial support for Chrome, Firefox, and updated Safari browsers has been added. These browsers will allow you to, without a plugin, view one camera at a time in its live-view. These browsers do not yet support any playback.

Safari versions 11 and earlier WILL work for Mac with the plugin, which will need to be downloaded manually from our downloads page.

When you visit your web view with Internet Explorer, the plugin download option will become available. After downloading the plugin, you may need to restart your browser to “Allow” the plugin to run on your NVRs webpage when prompted.

Mac Support & Roadmap

Macs currently do not support this plugin. Mac support via the browser is currently limited to one camera live view, setting changes, etc. For playback and multi-live view please download Viewstation for Mac.

Viability of the plugin on Mac is currently in very early development and investigation. We will update customers as more information becomes available. The current roadmap would potentially have a Mac plugin in the summer and is subject to change.

Recommendation: Use the Dedicated Apps instead of a Web Browser

A web browser is not an ideal environment for displaying multiple videos, as it natively can't use hardware acceleration to decode the video. You are going to get better performance using our dedicated applications.

SCW software is available for PC and Mac and can be used for live view and playback.

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Q: Does this work on other browsers besides Edge, Chrome, and Firefox?

A: It does seem to work in other browsers - we did a quick try in Brave and Opera and it worked there as well, but the main support is for Chrome and the other major browsers.

Q: The plugin failed to load, what should I do?

A: Close the browser and retry, wait a few seconds on the login screen for it to fully initialize.

Q: Do I need to use Internet Explorer mode in Edge?

A: No - you can use Edge natively now instead of Internet Explorer mode.

Q: I hit cancel to allow the plugin through Windows Firewall - what should I do?

A: Click start and type “Firewall” - this should bring up the option “Firewall & Network protection” locate “Allow an app through firewall” and find “webplugin_nvr”. Make sure it’s allowed.

Q: How can I view multiple NVRs at the same time?

A: This should be done using the Viewstation software.

Q: How do I update with no internet?

A: You can update non-internet connected NVRs by downloading and installing the firmware manually. Please contact support.

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Configure browser to use the Adobe PDF plug-in to open online PDF files

Solve PDF issues by reconfiguring your browser to work with Acrobat or Reader plug-in.

Many recent browser versions include their own, native PDF plug-ins that automatically replace the Acrobat and Reader plug-in from Adobe. Installing Firefox 19 or later, for instance, can result in your Adobe plug-in being disabled and replaced. Browser plug-ins typically do not support all PDF capabilities or offer comparable features. If you experience the following problems, you may need to revert to the Adobe plug-in:

• Parts of a PDF don’t display
• Poor performance or image quality
• Large files sizes when printing to PDF
• 3D models don't render
• Embedded SWF files don't play

Solution: Revert to Adobe PDF plug-in

Choose your browser and system:

Manually change your browser preferences so that it uses the Acrobat or Reader PDF viewer.

Firefox on Windows

Choose Firefox > Options > Applications .

In the Content Type area, scroll to Portable Document Format (PDF).

Click the Action column next to Portable Document Format (PDF), and then select an application to open the PDF. For example, to use the Acrobat plug-in within the browser, choose Use Adobe Acrobat (in Firefox) .

Firefox on Mac OS

Select Firefox.

Choose Preferences > Applications.

Select Portable Document Format (PDF) from the Content Type Column.

Click the Action column next to Portable Document Format (PDF), and then select  Use Adobe Acrobat NPAPI Plug-in .

Chrome on Mac or Windows

Chrome and Acrobat are no longer compatible. For more information, see Change in support for Acrobat and Reader plug-ins in modern web browsers .

Safari on Mac OS

In the Finder, select a PDF, and choose File > Get Info.

Click the arrow next to Open With to expose the product menu.

Choose either Adobe Acrobat or Adobe Acrobat Reader from the application menu.

Click the  Change All  button.

When asked if you want to change all similar documents, click  Continue .

Safari on Mac or Windows - browser preferences

Launch Safari and choose Safari > Preferences.

In the Preferences window, click  Security , and then click  Website Settings  next to Internet plug-ins.

Select Adobe Reader in the list of plug-ins. Under When Visiting Other Websites, in the drop-down list choose  Allow Always  and click  Done .

The browser is now set to use the Adobe Reader plug-in to display PDFs.

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