Like many other members here, I am a big fan of Hikvision IP cameras. Image quality is outstanding, and the price is right.
The one Achilles' heel, however, is Hangzhou's continued reliance on a long-outdated plugin to access the company's products via web browser.
NPAPI was created in 1995...
Say goodbye to your IP Camera's external plugin in Firefox, Chrome killed NPAPI Plugins a while ago and Firefox has been planning to follow since October 2015.
Mozilla to Drop Support for All NPAPI Plugins in Firefox 52, Except Flash
Does anyone know how various camera manufacturers are progressing with updated their firmware to enable full functionality via web-browser that isn't dependent on NPAPI?
I'm considering a Hikvision camera or two (probably DS-2CD2432F) for home use, and have gone as far as emailing their support...