# Xibo Client unable to display embedded IpCam streaming

**URL:** https://community.xibo.org.uk/t/xibo-client-unable-to-display-embedded-ipcam-streaming/2928
**Category:** Help Topics
**Created:** [July 15, 2015, 10:44am UTC](https://community.xibo.org.uk/t/xibo-client-unable-to-display-embedded-ipcam-streaming/2928 "2015-07-15T10:44:16Z")
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### Author: ![alex](https://community.xibo.org.uk/user_avatar/community.xibo.org.uk/alex/32/5782_2.png) [@alex](https://community.xibo.org.uk/u/alex)
#### Post date: [July 15, 2015, 1:57pm UTC](https://community.xibo.org.uk/t/xibo-client-unable-to-display-embedded-ipcam-streaming/2928/3 "2015-07-15T13:57:44Z")

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You may get it working by updating the version of Internet Explorer used by the Xibo Player:

> [@Enabling HTML5 in the Windows .net Player](https://community.xibo.org.uk/t/enabling-html5-in-the-windows-net-player/33):
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> This information is applicable to versions earlier than 1.7.8 Since version 1.7.8, the installer makes this change for you as part of the installation process. It assumes Internet Explorer 11 is installed, but will gracefully degrade if that isn’t the case. These notes are left here should you wish to set a specific version of Internet Explorer to use manually. The Windows .net client uses the .net Browser control - which defaults to using the installed version of Internet Explorer in IE7 stan…

However some cams use plugins or scripting that won’t work when run from a local webpage (due to security considerations within Internet Explorer) and those just don’t work.

If you were running Android Players, and the webcam outputs an RTSP stream then you could show the stream directly like this:

> [@Stream CCTV IP Camera in to Xibo for Android](https://community.xibo.org.uk/t/stream-cctv-ip-camera-in-to-xibo-for-android/80):
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> Xibo for Android has the ability to show some video streams assuming that they’re formatted appropriately for the Android system. In this example, I’m using an SinoCam SN-IPC-7004A-POE-UK camera. It provides an H264 encoded video stream via RTSP which is suitable for an Android device. First you need to know the IP address of your camera. This will vary depending on the network the device is connected to. The default is 192.168.1.100 or whatever DHCP address your router has assigned. Once you…

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