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Firefox/Options/Privacy/Permissions/Camera/Settings

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Hi. Been having nothing but huge hassles trying to get Firefox to do anything with letting the website access my webcam. I've already read a bunch of articles on this but still no luck getting it to work. I keep putting in the url of the website, pressing enter, but firebox will never show the website in the box below it like your help section said would happen. I have used both the actual url from the website page which is asking me to connect my cam, and I have also shortened that web address to just the website's main address, but still nothing happens when I out that address into the camera setting's search box and then press enter ( I attached 2 screen capture images if that). I have even doubled checked the web address and copy n pasted it into the camera settings search box, pressed enter, but still nothing shows in the box down below it. I have Windows 8.1 Pro 64 bit in case that matters

Hi. Been having nothing but huge hassles trying to get Firefox to do anything with letting the website access my webcam. I've already read a bunch of articles on this but still no luck getting it to work. I keep putting in the url of the website, pressing enter, but firebox will never show the website in the box below it like your help section said would happen. I have used both the actual url from the website page which is asking me to connect my cam, and I have also shortened that web address to just the website's main address, but still nothing happens when I out that address into the camera setting's search box and then press enter ( I attached 2 screen capture images if that). I have even doubled checked the web address and copy n pasted it into the camera settings search box, pressed enter, but still nothing shows in the box down below it. I have Windows 8.1 Pro 64 bit in case that matters
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Permissions work by origin (protocol and hostname) and not by a full website link that includes path information.

You can also use "Tools -> Page Info -> Permissions" to set permission for camera and microphone.

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Sorry if I misunderstood something but I actually said in my message and shown in one of the pictures I uploaded, that I didn't just try using the "full website link that includes path information." but also tried using just the main website name up until it ended with .com, and so I did not put anything else after the website's name and .com

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You can't add website permisions via the settings dialog in "Options/Preferences -> Privacy & Security" like you show in your screenshot (there is only a search bar). You can only edit and remove existing permissions. If Firefox doesn't show the doorhanger asking for permission then you need to use "Tools -> Page Info -> Permissions" to add this permission yourself like I posted above.