System requirements

Device / Operating System

The following devices are commonly used with Railcam - though the older the device and Operating System, the more likely you are to have problems.

- Windows PCs running a modern version of Windows (Windows 7 and up)

- Apple Mac running a recent version of MacOS

- Android tablets and phones (running a recent Android release)

- Apple iPhones and iPads running up-to-date iOS

- Linux machines will usually work

We are often asked about using smart TVs and we are aware that some users do use their TVs to access Railcam. Unfortunately, due to the vast array of makes and models of smart TV out there, we can't offer any guarantee that any particular model will work or any meaningful support.

Browser

Modern video standards require a modern browser. Railcam will not therefore work with old browsers or browsers which have not been updated for an extended period.

Internet Explorer will not work with Railcam. It hasn't been developed since 2012 and doesn't understand modern HTML5 standards.

Browsers which do work well, include Chrome, Edge (the newer version with the colourful icon), Firefox, Safari.

More : Which Browser should I use?

Internet Connection

Cameras require between 0.5 and 4Mb/sec. Some are more demanding than others. If your broadband can't support that sort of data throughput, you will struggle to watch many of our cameras. If someone else in your house is using the broadband for bandwidth-hungry applications like Netflix, iPlayer etc, that will also reduce the available capacity available to you.

Watching multiple cameras at once will of course multiply any problem you have with bandwidth.

WiFi

Even if your broadband connection is good enough, if your WiFi signal is poor on the device you are watching on, the speed may not be sufficient to play video acceptably.

Processor oooomph

If your PC / tablet is very slow, it may not be able to deal with the amount of data it receives, and "render" it as video.