Disabled plugins in Safari 12

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Disabled plugins in Safari 12

I discovered too late that Safari 12 disabled developer-signed plugins. This removed my ability to use Safari to connect to my security camera DVR from my Mac using autonat.com, and much research has found no solution. There are several security camera Safari extensions in the Apple store but they have abysmal reviews, and probably don't apply to my system anyway. The only workaround I can think of is to restore my system to a date before Safari 12 was released, and then disable automatic updates to the MacOS. That is very undesirable. I tried other browsers from the Apple store with no luck. Also I can't figure out who the DVR developer is to ask for help. The "Superlive Plus" app works fine for seeing the cameras on my iphone, and it's frustrating that I can't make anything work on the Mac. I don't suppose anyone else has worked on this issue? I sent a message to Apple about it.

MacBook Pro with Retina display, macOS High Sierra (10.13.5)

Posted on Oct 14, 2018 6:15 AM

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Answer 1

Eric Root

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Oct 15, 2018 11:21 AM in response to Edmund220

If you have a backup, you can restore your computer to a backup made prior to installing Safari 12. Individual applications included as part of the OS can't be restored.

If you are running 10.13.6, boot into the Recovery Partition and reinstall the OS.

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Answer 2

Eric Root

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Oct 14, 2018 5:39 PM in response to Edmund220

Have you tried these?

Opera Browser 10.9 or higher

SeaMonkey 10.9 or higher8

Waterfox 10.8 or higher

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Answer 3

Oct 15, 2018 11:06 AM in response to Edmund220

Since no browser you've tested now supports the plug-in you need task the camera maker for their support.

It's not Apple's issue since they've determined that plug-ins and extensions are also a security hole.

Looks like you bought based on price and not upgradability.

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Answer 4

Oct 14, 2018 7:03 AM in response to Edmund220

Just use a browser that still allows plug-ins.

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Edmund220 Author

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Oct 15, 2018 10:32 AM in response to Eric Root

Thanks but none of these are supported by the plugin I need. Supported browsers include old versions of Firefox, Chrome and Opera but none of the old versions that I can find will run on High Sierra. I am resigned to the fact that I have been screwed by either Apple, the security camera software developer or both.

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Edmund220 Author

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Oct 15, 2018 10:50 AM in response to QuickTimeKirk

I am trying to contact the DVR maker (in china). How is this not a problem caused by Apple? Everything worked fine until Apple released Safari 12. I am not an IT professional, and did not see any warning that Safari 12 would disable all developer-signed plugins. I realize that developers should be on top of this; all I know is that my expensive camera system is all but useless after a Safari upgrade that I didn't ask for.

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