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Foscam FI8904W User Manual

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Model: FI8904W/FI8905W
Outdoor Wireless IP Camera
FI8904W
FI8905W
V1.6

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  • Page 1 User Manual User Manual Model: FI8904W/FI8905W Outdoor Wireless IP Camera FI8904W FI8905W V1.6...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents Overviews..............................3 Overviews Features Features..................................3 Read Before Use................................4 Read Before Packing Contents................................4 Packing Contents Physical Description................................4 Physical Description Surveillance Software GUI........................5 Surveillance Software Login Window..................................6 Login Window Surveillance Surveillance Window................................. 8...
  • Page 3 Frequently Asked Questions............................53 Frequently Asked Questions Default Parameters................................57 Default Parameters Specifications Specifications..................................57 OBTAINING TECHNICAL SUPPORT....................58 OBTAINING TECHNICAL SUPPORT Shenzhen Foscam Intelligent Technology Co., Limited Shenzhen Foscam Intelligent Technology Co., Limited Tel: Tel: 2674 2674 5668 5668...

  • Page 4: Overviews

    Controlling the IPCAM and managing images are simplified by using the provided web interface across the network utilizing wireless connectivity. FOSCAM provides Phone APPs for Android and iPhone users, please search “Foscam ip cam viewer” and install it through APP Store, then you can view your camera directly as a computer.

  • Page 5: Read Before Use

    Read Before Read Before Please first verify that all contents received are complete according to the Package Contents listed below. Before the Network Camera is installed, please carefully read and follow the instructions in the Quick Installation Guide to avoid damage due to faulty assembly and installation.

  • Page 6: Surveillance Software Gui

    There are some labels located on the body of the camera; this is an important feature of original Foscam cameras. If your camera does not have labels, it may be a clone one. Cloned Foscam cameras can not use original firmware and are not eligible for warranty or technical services.

  • Page 7: Login Window

    Figure 2.1 Section1 Select Language FOSCAM camera supports up to multi-languages, such as English, Spanish, Deutsch and so on. You can select the language you need via pull down the dropdown toolbar and click on the language to switch. Section2...
  • Page 8 Figure 2.3 Section3 FOSCAM Website Link There is an access link to Foscam website homepage, if you need tech support you can contact Foscam directly. Section4 ActiveX Mode If your PC is windows based OS, such as Windows XP, Windows7, Windows Vista and you are using IE-based browsers like IE6, IE7, IE8, please choose IE ActiveX Mode login mode.

  • Page 9: Window

    Surveillance Window Surveillance Window Select the ActiveX mode and you will enter the surveillance window. Figure 2.4 Section1 Device Name Default device name is Anonymous. You can define a name for your camera as you like (Please go to chapter 3.1 and read how to set it)
  • Page 10 You can add other cameras in multi-device setting (read chapter 3.5). Figure 2.5 Section3 Image Parameters Settings OSD is used to add timestamp on the video. There are five text colors to choose from: Black, red, yellow, white, blue.

  • Page 11: Network

    Add OSD on record Select this option if you want to add a timestamp to recordings. Resolution 1) 320x240-------QVGA 2) 640x480-------VGA There are two resolutions, the bigger one (VGA) is 640x480 pixels, and the smaller one (QVGA) is 320x240 pixels. The bigger the resolution, the better of the image quality is, but the lower the frame rate is.
  • Page 12 You can flip the image by enabling Flip button, or mirror the image by enabling Mirror button. Section4 IR Lights Buttons : Click this icon, all the IR lights will turn on. : Click this icon to turn off IR lights.
  • Page 13 Record and multi-device function are controlled by ActiveX controller, therefore Firefox or Google Chrome, Safari browsers will not allow these functions. For Firefox, Google Chrome, Safari, you should select the Server Push Mode and you can see the following screen: Figure 2.6...

  • Page 14: Advanced Camera Settings

    Advanced Camera Settings Advanced Camera Settings Click the bar “Device Management”, goes to Administrator Control Panel to make advanced camera settings. Device Status Device Status Figure 3.1 1------Device ID MAC ID of the camera by wired connection 2-----Device Firmware Version System Firmware version of the camera...
  • Page 15 5-----Alarm Status The status of Alarm Service Setting 6-----DDNS Status The status of DDNS Setting 7-----UPnP Status The status of UPnP Setting 8-----MSN Status The status of MSN Setting Another Way: Double click the the icon “IP Camera.exe”...

  • Page 16: Alias Settings

    Figure 3.3 Alias Settings Alias Settings Default alias is Anonymous. You can define a name for your camera here such as apple. Click Submit to save your changes. The alias name supports special characters. Click the option here to...

  • Page 17: Date & Time Settings

    Date & Time Settings Date & Time Settings Choose the time zone of your country. You can choose Sync with NTP Server or Sync with PC Time. If your country implements the Daylight Saving Time, that option can also be selected.

  • Page 18: Multi-Device Settings

    Here you can also set one important file locations for the camera, the Alarm Record Path. Simply click Browse and choose the path to the required folder. The Alarm Record Path location is used to store automatically recorded files when the camera is activated by motion.
  • Page 19 1 Click it, alias, host and HTTP Port will be filled in the following boxes automatically 2 Enter the User name and password of the 2nd camera 3 Click Add to take effect Figure 3.7a Click Submit after add all cameras Figure 3.7b...
  • Page 20 Figure 3.8 Figure 3.9 Shenzhen Foscam Intelligent Technology Co., Limited Shenzhen Foscam Intelligent Technology Co., Limited Tel: Tel: 2674 2674 5668 5668 Fax: Fax: 2674 2674 5168 5168...
  • Page 21 3.5.2 Add cameras in WAN If you want to view all cameras via the internet(remote computer), you will need to add them using DDNS domain name. Firstly, make sure all of the cameras you added can be accessed through the internet.
  • Page 22 Figure 3.11 1----- The 2nd camera’s name 2----- Fill in the 2nd camera’s DDNS host not LAN IP 3 ---- Enter the 2nd camera’s user name and password 4---- Click Add button and to take effect Add the other cameras in the same way. Click Submit to save.
  • Page 23 Click submit after finishing all settings Figure 3.12 Return to video window. You will see all of the cameras accessible through the internet. When you are away from home, you can use the first camera’s DDNS domain name and port to view all the cameras via internet.

  • Page 24: Basic Network Settings

    Basic Network Settings Basic Network Settings If you want to set a static IP for the camera, select Basic Network Settings. Keep the camera in the same subnet of your router or computer. Figure 3.14 Changing settings here is the same as using the IP Camera Tool. (Figure 3.17/3.18) It is recommended that you use the subnet mask, gateway and DNS server from your locally attached PC.
  • Page 25 Figure 3.15 Figure 3.16 If you don’t know the DNS server, you can use the same settings as the Default Gateway. Shenzhen Foscam Intelligent Technology Co., Limited Shenzhen Foscam Intelligent Technology Co., Limited Tel: Tel: 2674 2674 5668...
  • Page 26 Another way to change the camera’s LAN IP and HTTP Port no. Open the IP Camera Tool, select the camera you want to change the port no, right click on the IP address link, and goes to Option ”Network Configuration”, it pops up another dialogue showed as...

  • Page 27: Wireless Settings

    Http Port: The default Lan port is 80.You can set another port number, such as port 8005, 8100.etc. User&Password: Default administrator user name is admin with no password. If the prompt “Subnet doesn’t match, dbclick to change!” appears, please enable DHCP set camera’s IP address and gateway once again.
  • Page 28 Click Scan Button to search WIFI device Figure 3.19 Step 02) Click the SSID of your router in the list, the corresponding information (SSID & Encryption) will be filled in the following boxes automatically. You will only need to fill in the share key. Make sure that SSID, Encryption and share key you...
  • Page 29 Just wait for around 1 minute, the camera will get wireless connection, and the LAN IP of the camera will be showed again on the window of the IP Cam Tool. You have done wireless connection of the camera successfully. If the camera has a dynamic IP, after the wireless settings, the IP will be changed.
  • Page 30 3.7.3 Adhoc Mode Under this mode, the IPCAM will directly connect to a host in a peer_to_peer environment. Make sure the PC has plugged in the wireless network card. Step 01) Enable wireless and choose Adhoc mode. Fill in a SSID to identify the IPCAM and then set the security mode, you can choose none or others.

  • Page 31: Adsl

    Make sure PC and Camera share the same subnet. Open the IP Camera Tool, you can search the camera LAN IP again. ADSL ADSL Figure 3.23 If you are connecting the camera directly to a ADSL modem, you can do ADSL settings with your ADSL account &password provided by the ISP, then make the camera connected to the network.

  • Page 32: Upnp Settings

    UPnP Settings UPnP Settings Choose Using UPnP to MAP Port and then click Submit. Figure 3.25 The default UPnP status is closed. You can select the checkbox and open UPnP, then the camera’s software will be configured for port forwarding. Back to the “Device Status” panel, you can see the UPnP status: There may be issues with your routers security settings, and sometimes may error.

  • Page 33: Ddns Service Settings

    DDNS Service Settings FOSCAM camera has embedded a unique DDNS domain name when producing, and you can directly use the domain name, you can also use the third party domain name. FOSCAM domain name Here take camera.myfoscam.org for example. Go to option of DDNS Service Settings on the administrator panel, you can see the domain name.
  • Page 34 DDNS and enable the Manufacturer’s domain name, then click submit. Third Party Domain Name Settings User can also use third part DDNS, such as www.no-ip.com. ,www. dyndns.com Here take www.no-ip.com for example: Step 1, Go to the website www.no-ip.com...
  • Page 35 Step 2, DO DDNS Service Settings within the Camera Please set DDNS Service Settings within the camera by hostname, a user name and password you’ve got from www.no-ip.com Take hostname ycxgwp.no-ip.info, user name foscam, password foscam2012 for example. Shenzhen Foscam Intelligent Technology Co.,...
  • Page 36 Note The Third Party DDNS and the Manufacturer’s Domain Name cannot work at the same time. If you have set Third Party DDNS and meanwhile you enabled the Foscam Domain Name, the Third Party DDNS will take effect. ② Do port forwarding within the router Example: The camera’s LAN IP address is http://192.168.1.35:88 ,...
  • Page 37 Figure 3.30 ③ Use domain name to access the camera via internet After the port forwarding is finished, you can use the domain name+ http no. to access the camera via internet. Take hostname ycxgwp.no-ip.info and http no. 88for example, the accessing link of the camera via internet would be http:// ycxgwp.no-ip.info:88...

  • Page 38: Mail Service Settings

    3.11 Mail Service Settings 3.11 Mail Service Settings If you want the camera to send emails when motion has been detected, Mail Service Settings will need to be configured. Figure 3.31 1----- Sender Mailbox for sender must support SMTP...
  • Page 39 Figure 3.32 If the test fails with one of the following errors after clicking Test, verify that the information you entered is correct and again select Test . 1) Cannot connect to the server 2) Network Error. Please try later...

  • Page 40: Msn Setting

    3.12 Setting 3.12 Setting If you want the camera send its current internet IP address to you or your friends, please set MSN settings. Acquire an MSN ID for the IPCAM first, then follow the instructions as per Figure 3.33.
  • Page 41 When the MSN ID in the Friends list login the MAN, he can chat with camera. For example: Foscam13(this account contained in the Friends list) log in MSN, and double click the camera’s account (foscam31), then enter “url?”, the camera will send it’s current IP address to you.

  • Page 42: Ftp Service Settings

    3.13 Service Settings 3.13 Service Settings If you want to upload images to your FTP server，you can set FTP Service Settings. Figure 3.36 Figure 3.37 FTP server: If your FTP server is located on the LAN, you can set as Figure 3.36.
  • Page 43 FTP Upload Folder: Make sure that the folder you plan to store images exists as the camera can’t create the folder itself. Also, the folder must be read/writable. FTP Mode: The camera supports standard (POST) mode and passive (PASV) mode...

  • Page 44: Alarm Service Settings

    3.14 Alarm Service Settings 3.14 Alarm Service Settings IP Camera supports Motion Detection Alarmed, when the motion has been detected, it will send email alerts or upload images or record. Figure 3.39 1---- If you want to set Motion Detection Alarmed ,select the checkbox...
  • Page 45 There are four alarm indicators: 1) Camera will send emails when motion is activated. If you want to receive images when motion is detected, you must set Mail Service Settings first. (Figure 3.31) Then set motion alarm as follows: Figure 3.41...
  • Page 46 You can hear the beep sound when the alarm has been detected. Select this option Figure 3.43 4) The camera will record automatically for one minute after motion is detected. You can find the recording file in the folder which you set previously. (Figure 3.6)
  • Page 47 Figure 3.45 Another Way: select Scheduler, and click “set All”, you will see all time boxes turn blue as in the following picture. Click Submit and the camera will alarm at any time when motion is detected. Figure 3.46...
  • Page 48 2) Specify an alarm schedule. If you want the camera to alarm during set times select Scheduler and set time range. If you want to select one serial area, you can click any number between 00 and 23 on the first row, the corresponding column will be selected and it will turn blue.
  • Page 49 If you want to select discrete area, you click the left button on the box of time range. It will turn blue. If you want to delete it, just click the left button and it will turn grey.

  • Page 50: Upgrade Device Firmware

    3.15 Upgrade Device Firmware 3.15 Upgrade Device Firmware When you upgrade the camera, please upgrade system firmware first and then upgrade the Web Upgrade system firmware Upgrade Web UI Figure 3.49 Click Browse, choose the correct bin file and then click Submit to upgrade.
  • Page 51 Figure 3.50 Enter the User name and password Figure 3.51 CAUTION: If your camera works well with the current firmware, we recommend not upgrading. Please don’t upgrade the firmware unnecessarily. Your camera may be damaged if misconfigured during an upgrade.

  • Page 52: Backup & Restore Settings

    4) Never shut down the power of the camera during upgrade until the IP camera restart and get connected. 3.16 Backup & Restore Settings 3.16 Backup & Restore Settings Click Submit to save all the parameters you have set. These parameters will be stored in a bin file for future use.

  • Page 53: Reboot Device

    3.18 Reboot Device 3.18 Reboot Device Click Reboot Device to reboot the camera. This is similar to unplugging the power to the camera. 3.19 3.19 The log record shows who accessed the camera and when. (Figure 3.54). Figure 3.54 3.20...

  • Page 54: Appendix

    APPENDIX APPENDIX Frequently Asked Questions Frequently Asked Questions NOTE: Always verify network connections are working by checking the status of the indicators on the network server, hub and network card. 4.1.1 I have forgoten the administrator username and/or password To reset the administrator username and password, press and hold down the RESET BUTTON for 10 seconds.
  • Page 55 4.1.3 No Pictures Problems Video streaming is managed by the ActiveX controller. If the ActiveX controller isn’t installed correctly you will see no video image. There are two ways to resolve this problem: 1) Reinstall “IP Camera Tool” and ActiveX controller（recommended）.
  • Page 56 Change another port number Figure 5.2 NOTE: Make sure that your firewall or anti-virus software does not block the camera or ActiveX. If you cannot see live video, try shutting down the firewall or anti-virus software and try again.
  • Page 57 4.1.7 Couldn’t find the shortcut on the desktop after install IP camera tool If you use Windows7 or Vista and the shortcut is missing after installing the IP camera tool, check the path of IP Camera program. For example, if it was pointing to C:\Windows\System32\IPCamera.exe.

  • Page 58: Default Parameters

    Parameters Default Parameters Default network Parameters IP address: obtain dynamically Subnet mask: 255.255.255.0 Gateway: obtain dynamically DHCP: Disabled DDNS: Embedded FOSCAM domain name Username and password Default administrator username: admin Default administrator password: No password Specifications Specifications ITEMS FI8904W/FI8905W Image Sensor...

  • Page 59: Obtaining Technical Support

    User’s Guide has not answered. If you have problem with FOSCAM IP camera, please first contact FOSCAM reseller for solving the problems. If our reseller cannot provide service, pls contact our service department: tech@foscam.com...

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