Nx Witness - Operating System Support

Nx Witness VMS is cross-platform 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. 

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. The manufacturer's EoS date is listed below next to each operating system.

This article applies to Nx Witness 4.2 and Nx Mobile 20.4 and does not apply to prior versions since they are no longer officially supported by Network Optix.

 Microsoft Windows

What is supported
Nx Witness Server & Nx Witness Desktop Client

• Windows 8 (Released: October 2012 | EoS: 01/2023)
• Windows 8.1 (Released: October 2013 | EoS: 01/2023)
• Windows 10 (Released: July 2015)
• Windows Server 2012 (Released: August 2012 | EoS: 10/2023)
• Windows Server 2012 R2 (Released: October 2013 | EoS: 10/2023)
• Windows Server 2016 (Released: October 2016 | EoS: 01/2027)
• Windows Server 2019 (Released: October 2018 | EoS: 01/2029)

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 16.04 LTS: "Xenial Xerus" (Released: April 2016 | EoS: 04/2024)
• Ubuntu 18.04 LTS: "Bionic Beaver" (Released: April 2018 | EoS: 04/2028)
• Ubuntu 20.04 LTS: "Focal Fossa" (Released: April 2020 | EoS: 04/2030)

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 
• Other compatible ARM operating systems can be found in our ARM Support Policy.

 macOS

What is supported
Nx Witness Desktop Client

• macOS 10.14: "Mojave" (September 2018)
• macOS 10.15 "Catalina" (October 2019)
• macOS 11.0, 11.1, 11.2 "Big Sur" (November 2020)

macOS Installation Guide

 Android

What is supported
Nx Witness Mobile Client

• Android 5.0: "Lollipop" (November 2014)
• Android 6.0: "Marshmallow" (October 2015)
• Android 7.0, 7.1: "Nougat" (August 2016)
• Android 8.0, 8.1: "Oreo" (August 2017)
• Android 9.0: "Pie" (August 2018)
• Android 10.0 (September 2019)
• Android 11.0 (September 2020)

Available on the Google Play Store.

 iOS

What is supported
Nx Witness Mobile Client

• iOS 11 (September 2017)
• iOS 12 (September 2018)
• iOS 13 (September 2019)
• iOS 14 (September 2020)

Available on the App Store.

Questions

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