Nx Witness - Operating System Support

Nx Witness VMS is a cross-platform application suite and is supported on all major operating systems. The advantage of cross-platform functionality is that, as an example, a Windows instance of Nx Witness will work and communicate with an Ubuntu instance, which will work and communicate with a macOS instance, etc. 

Network Optix announces support for new operating systems in the release notes of each Nx Witness release and updates this article according to that information. Network Optix ends support for operating systems in the Nx Witness release that occurs after the manufacturer's End of Support (EoS) date.

NOTE 1: This article applies to Nx Witness 5.1 and Nx Mobile 23.1 and does not apply to prior versions since they are no longer officially supported by Network Optix.

NOTE 2: While we do provide support for the mentioned OS version, it's essential to be aware that some of these OS versions might have reached their end of support as decided by the OS developers. Consequently, it may not be feasible for us to address certain bugs related to these unsupported versions, or they may require unreasonable and impractical levels of effort to resolve.

To ensure the best possible experience and to keep your systems secure and stable, we strongly recommend using a supported OS. Utilizing a supported OS allows you to receive timely updates, including vital security patches, thus safeguarding your systems against potential vulnerabilities.

 Microsoft Windows

What is supported
Nx Witness Server & Nx Witness Desktop Client

• Windows 8.1 (Released: October 2013)
• Windows 10 (Released: July 2015)
• Windows 11 (Released: October 2021)
• Windows Server 2012 (Released: August 2012)
• Windows Server 2012 R2 (Released: October 2013)
• Windows Server 2016 (Released: October 2016)
• Windows Server 2019 (Released: October 2018)
• Windows Server 2022 (Released: August 2021)

They are available as a bundle installation or, alternatively, can be installed separately.

Windows Installation Guide

 Ubuntu (Debian-based Linux)

What is supported
Nx Witness Server & Nx Witness Desktop Client

• Ubuntu 18.04 LTS: "Bionic Beaver" (Released: April 2018)
• Ubuntu 20.04 LTS: "Focal Fossa" (Released: April 2020)
• Ubuntu 22.04 LTS: "Jammy Jellyfish" (Released: April 2022)

They are only available as separate installations.

Ubuntu Installation Guide

Raspberry Pi OS (and other ARM operating systems)

What is supported
Nx Witness Server

• Raspberry Pi OS (32-bit) Lite: Version 5.4 
• Raspbian 10 Buster
• Other compatible ARM operating systems can be found in our ARM Support Policy.

 macOS

What is supported
Nx Witness Desktop Client

• macOS 11 "Big Sur" (Released: November 2020)
• macOS 12 "Monterey" (Released: October 2021)
• macOS 13 "Ventura" (Released: October 2022)

macOS Installation Guide

 Android

What is supported
Nx Witness Mobile Client

• Android 8.0, 8.1: "Oreo" (Released: August 2017)
• Android 9.0: "Pie" (Released: August 2018)
• Android 10.0: "Queen Cake" (Released: September 2019)
• Android 11.0: "Red Velvet Cake" (Released: September 2020)
• Android 12.0: "Snow Cone" (Released: October 2021)
• Android 13.0: "Tiramisu" (Released: Augustus 2022)

Available on the Google Play Store.

 iOS

What is supported
Nx Witness Mobile Client

• iOS 12 (Released: September 2018)
• iOS 13 (Released: September 2019)
• iOS 14 (Released: September 2020)
• iOS 15 (Released: September 2021)
• iOS 16 (Released: September 2022)
• iPadOS 13 (Released: September 2019)
• iPadOS 14 (Released: September 2020)
• iPadOS 15 (Released: September 2021)
• iPadOS 16 (Released: October 2022)

Available on the App Store.

Questions

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