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FI8918W Quick Installation Guide Quick Installation Guide Guide - - - - For Windows Quick Installation Guide Windows Quick Quick Installation Installation Guide For Windows Windows OS Package Package Contents Contents Package Package Contents Contents � IP Camera FI8918W .x 1 �...
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Software Software Installation Installation Installation Insert the CD into the CD drive of your computer and go to the folder “FI8918W”,find the folder “For Windows OS”. Copy the IP camera tool to your computer and start the program. Shortcut icon www.foscam.com...
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FI8918W Quick Installation Guide 3. 3. 3. 3. Login Login Camera Login Login the the Camera Camera Camera Double click the IP Camera Tool icon and the following screen should appear. Figure 1.3 IP Camera Tool Windows The IP camera tool should find the camera’s IP automatically after you plug in the network cable. If not, please make sure that DHCP is enabled on your router and that MAC address filtering, firewalls and anti-virus are disabled temporarily until the camera is set up.
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FI8918W Quick Installation Guide If If If If you you use use IE IE IE IE browser, browser, browser, browser, select select select select this this this this login login login login mode mode mode mode If If If If you...
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FI8918W Quick Installation Guide Click Click this this button button Click Click this this button button install install install install the the ActiveX ActiveX ActiveX ActiveX Figure 1.6 Install the ActiveX Select Select Select Select Run Figure 1.7 Run the ActiveX Click Run button, and re-login the camera, you can see the following surveillance window: www.foscam.com...
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FI8918W Quick Installation Guide Figure 1.8 Surveillance Windows Congratulations! Congratulations! Congratulations! Congratulations! You have succeeded in accessing in the camera by wired connection. Just leave all the menus alone before you finish the quick installation. Note Note Note Note default...
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FI8918W Quick Installation Guide If If If If there there there there is is is is no no wireless wireless wireless wireless router, router, router, router, please please please please read read read read Wireless Wireless Wireless Wireless Settings Settings...
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FOSCAM FOSCAM FOSCAM help. help. strong strong enough enough first, first, then then you you can can refer FOSCAM for for help.
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FI8918W Quick Installation Guide 5. 5. 5. 5. Remote Remote Access Settings Remote Remote Access Access Access Settings Settings Settings We have been able to access the camera within the LAN network, but how to access the camera via have...
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FI8918W Quick Installation Guide Modify Modify Modify Modify the the Http Http Http Http Port Port Port Port no. Enter Enter User User name name Enter Enter the the User User name name and password, password, password, password, click click...
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FI8918W Quick Installation Guide If If If If your your your your ISP ISP provides provides provides provides Static Static Static Static WAN WAN IP IP IP IP Service Service Service Service please please please please go go to to to to Chapter...
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Each FOSCAM camera has embedded a unique DDNS domain name when producing, and the format of domain name is xxxxxx.myfoscam.org. On the bottom of the camera body, you can see the domain name sticker. www.foscam.com...
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88 for example, the accessing link of the camera via internet would be http:// camera.myfoscam.org:88 Foscam domain name is free for three years, three years later, if you want to continue using the account, you need to pay for it. DDNS...
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Settings..Alias Alias Alias Settings Settings If If If If you have have problem problem with with FOSCAM FOSCAM FOSCAM IP IP IP IP camera, camera, camera, please please first first contact contact FOSCAM FOSCAM reseller reseller you have...
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FI8918W Quick Installation Guide Quick Installation Guide Guide - - - - For Quick Installation Guide Quick Quick Installation Installation Guide For MAC MAC OS Package Package Contents Contents Package Package Contents Contents � IP Camera FI8918W � DC Power Adapter (5V-2.0A) .x 1...
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Installation Installation Insert the CD into the CD drive of your laptop and go to the folder “FI8918W”, then find the folder “For MAC OS”. Copy the IP camera tool to your MAC and start the program. Figure 1.3 Shortcut icon www.foscam.com...
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FI8918W Quick Installation Guide 3. 3. 3. 3. Login Login Login Camera Camera Login the the Camera Camera Double click the IP Camera Tool icon and the following screen should appear. Figure 1.4 IP Camera Tool Windows The IP camera tool should find the camera’s IP automatically after you plug in the network cable. If not, please make sure that DHCP is enabled on your router and that MAC address filtering, firewalls and anti-virus are disabled temporarily until the camera is set up.
FI8918W Quick Installation Guide Note Note Note Note There There are t t t t hree hree hree login login methods. methods. One is is is is IE IE IE IE ActiveX ActiveX ActiveX Mode, Mode, other other other is is is is Server...
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FOSCAM FOSCAM FOSCAM help. help. strong strong enough enough first, first, then then you you can can refer FOSCAM for for help.
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FI8918W Quick Installation Guide 5. 5. 5. 5. Remote Remote Remote Access Access Settings Settings Remote Access Access Settings Settings We have been able to access the camera within the LAN network, but how to access the camera via have...
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FI8918W Quick Installation Guide Modify Modify Modify Modify the the Http Http Http Http Port Port Port Port no. Enter Enter User User name name Enter Enter the the User User name name and password, password, password, password, click click...
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FI8918W Quick Installation Guide Static Static Static IP IP IP IP user user user 5.1 Static user Static IP users do not need to set DDNS service settings for remote access. When you have finished connecting the camera using LAN and port forwarding, you can access the camera directly from the Internet by the WAN IP and port number.
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Each FOSCAM camera has embedded a unique DDNS domain name when producing, and the format of domain name is xxxxxx.myfoscam.org. On the bottom of the camera body, you can see the domain name sticker. www.foscam.com...
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88 for example, the accessing link of the camera via internet would be http:// camera.myfoscam.org:88 Foscam domain name is free for three years, three years later, if you want to continue using the account, you need to pay for it. DDNS...
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Settings Settings ..Alias Alias Settings If If If If you have have problem problem with with FOSCAM FOSCAM FOSCAM IP IP IP IP camera, camera, camera, please please first first contact contact FOSCAM FOSCAM reseller reseller...
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