Network and browser requirements for viewing streams on Vimeo OTT sites (2024)

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Download speeds Desktop OS and Browser Firewalls and whitelisted domains Mobile devices

The quality of your live playback experience is largely dependent on the download speed you have from your ISP (Internet Service Provider) or mobile provider. Keep in mind that your overall Internet speed can vary depending on many factors, including but not limited to: time of day, Wi-Fi performance, other devices/users utilizing your connection, and the strength of the signal provided by your ISP.

In this article:

Download speeds

The following table shows the minimum speeds required for each playback quality:

Quality	Required Minimum Bandwidth
240p	500 kbps
360p	1 Mbps
720p	3 Mbps
1080p	7 Mbps
2K	12 Mbps
4K & up	22 Mbps

Desktop OS and Browser

In addition, we recommend using the following browsers and versions onWindows 7 or later ormacOS Sierra (10.12.6) or later:

Chrome 30+ (has automatic updates)
Firefox27+(has automatic updates)*
Microsoft Edge
Safari 9+

*H.264 video (required for viewing Vimeo videos) is only supported in Firefox for Windows 7 and later. Firefox versions on Windows XP are no longer supported for playback.

Firewalls and whitelisted domains

Viewers should ensure the following ports are open on their network for playback:

TCP/UDP 80 (HTTP)
TCP/UDP 443 (HTTPS)

In addition, if your viewers are on a corporate network (office, university, hotel, etc.) that restricts access to certain websites or domains, they should have the following domains whitelisted:

*.vhx.tv
*.vimeo.com
*.vimeocdn.com
*.akamaized.net
*.cloudfront.net

Mobile devices

Mobile viewers can useAndroid (Lollipop) version 5.0+oriOS version12.4+.

⚠️ Blackberry and Windows phone users: You may still able to view Vimeo videos on devices that support HTML5; however, we do not test out our player in these environments and thus cannot guarantee support.