The password should contain a combination of numbers, letters and special characters. Please keep the user name and password of your cameras, NVR and Foscam App account safe. Please update your device to the latest firmware regularly for an optimal user experience.
The CR1220 model lithium battery is used inside the device. If other types of batteries are used, there is a danger of explosion. When replacing the battery, do not put the old battery into fire or handle it with household garbage. Please dispose of used batteries in accordance with local laws and regulations www.foscam.com...
Put the wireless NVR in drafty environment in case of ventilation port being blocked. Don't touch the power switch with wet hand or damp items to avoid shock. Do not splash liquid or metal filing on the NVR To avoid short-circuit fault or blaze. www.foscam.com...
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Check the power supply to avoid damage because of voltage mismatch. Make sure the wireless NVR working within suitable temperature and humidity environment. Short circuit may occur when dust become wet on circuit board. Please clean the dust on circuit board, connectors, and NVR case. www.foscam.com...
1.2 Key Features Network Monitoring You can access the NVR system remotely through the Video Management System (VMS) and Foscam APP, or access the NVR system locally by using the display or monitor. Multi-screen Preview Multi-screen preview indicates that several pages are displayed on the screen of the monitor based on the same scale.
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When the HDD is full, you can select the cycle cover the earliest recording or stop recording. Note Only FN7108W-B4-1T kit has a 1T hard drive installed at the factory. Other Functions Support the logging function.
1.4 Hard Disk Installation If your NVR is FN8108H or FN8108HE, you must install the hard disk to the NVR. FN7108W-B4-1T kit has a 1T hard drive installed at the factory. WARNING Before installing a hard disk drive (HDD), please make sure the power is disconnected from the ...
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NVR User Manual Step 3: Place the HDD on the bottom of the device and then fasten the screws on the bottom to fix the HDD. Step 4: Re-install the cover of the NVR and fasten screws. www.foscam.com...
: Shows the strength of the IPC wireless network.Only FN7108W-B4 kit supports this function. 2.1.2 Common Operations Starting Up the NVR Turn on the power, The Power indicator LED should turn green indicating that the device begins to start up. www.foscam.com...
Action Description Left-Click Single-Click Menu or window: select and enter. Double-Click Preview mode or Playback mode: Switch between single-screen and multi-screen. Time or Area box: Select the time or zone range. Click and Drag Time bar: Drag time bar. www.foscam.com...
By default, the Guide starts once the NVR has loaded. The Guide can walk you through some important settings of the NVR. If you don't want to use the Guide at that moment, right click the mouse to quit. www.foscam.com...
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Click the Format button to set up the HDD. Note that this will delete all files on the HDD. HDD Full Setting. Select Stop Record or Overwrite. Note Only FN7108W-B4-1T kit has a 1T hard drive installed at the factory. 3. Network You can set up the network information for the NVR.
Click the Save button. 2.4 Shortcut Menu After login, right-click the mouse, you will enter the shortcut menu. Only FN7108W-B4 kit FN8108H/FN8108HE Right-click in live view mode and select screen from the Shortcut Menu, you can choose 4-screen, 8-screen or 9 screens. www.foscam.com...
Step 5: Click OK. Select a protocol depending on which IP Camera you have. FOSCAM protocol: The High Definition (HD) IP Cameras for Foscam. ONVIF protocol: IP Cameras which support ONVIF protocol. Pair IP Camera(Only FN7108W-B4 kit)
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WIFI signal and auto connect to the camera which have a better WIFI signal, to achieve more stable and reliable video transmission. Auto bridging is designed to expand the coverage area of wireless signal, instead of www.foscam.com...
2.4.2 Main Menu Right-click in live view mode and select Main Menu to enter the Main Menu interface, it includes Configuration, Display, Record, Backup, Network, HDD, User, Event, Restore, Upgrade, IPC Config, please refer to 2.5 Main Menu. www.foscam.com...
After select the matched recorded file, click the button to play or pause. Stop Single Frame Fast backward. The fast backward speed can be 4 times, 8 times or 16 times of the normal playing speed. Click this button. The multiple of normal playing www.foscam.com...
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Step 5: Insert USB flash drive to the USB port located at the rear of your NVR. Step 6: Click Backup button to save the video information to the USB flash drive. Tips are available after the backup is complete www.foscam.com...
In the Live View mode, the icon is at the bottom right of the screen for each channel, indicating recording is on going. If you want to modify it to alarm recording, please use the left mouse button to select the time www.foscam.com...
If target file can not be searched out, please click empty to add. Please remove the files which is no need before backup. Ensure insert device (like USB) in 30 second, as system reserved searching time for it is 30 second. www.foscam.com...
Right-click in live view mode and select IPC Config to enter the IPC Config-1 interface. You can set the Image, OSD, Encode, Advanced, Maintenance for the IPC. Image Choose Image to enter the Image interface, On this page you can adjust the image color mode of the monitor channel. www.foscam.com...
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Choose OSD to set the information on the screen for the IPC. Encode Choose Encode to set the information for the main stream and the sub stream. Note FN7108W-B4 kit will automatically configure the main/sub stream information according to the network environment, so it is not editable here. Advanced www.foscam.com...
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Step 3: Right-click in live view mode and select “Main Menu > IPC Config > Maintenance”. Step 4: Click Refresh button. Step 5: Choose the channel to update this camera or click Select All to upgrade your all cameras. Step 6: Click Refresh button. www.foscam.com...
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Step 1: Right-click in live view mode and select “Main Menu > IPC Config > Maintenance”. Step 2: Click CH to restore default this camera or click Select All to restore default your all cameras. Step 3: Click Restore IPC button. www.foscam.com...
NVR, and then click the Backup button. Right-click in live view mode and select “Info > Version”, you can view the version information of the NVR. Note The data in the figure is only an example, please refer to the actual situation. www.foscam.com...
Note Each model is slightly different, please refer to the actual interface. 2.5 Main Menu Right-click in live view mode and select Main Menu from the Shortcut Menu, the Main Menu interface is displayed. www.foscam.com...
The Configuration interface is displayed. You can set the system time, date format, language, resolution of the monitor and so on. If you don't want to display the startup wizard every time you turn it on, please uncheck the Startup Wizard checkbox. www.foscam.com...
Step 1: Check the Enable. Step 2: Set the Interval(sec). Step 3: Click the add button to select which channel videos can be played within each group. Step 4: Click Save button. www.foscam.com...
NVR system have default set 24h scheduled recording). If you want to modify it to alarm recording, please use the left mouse button to select the time (turned to green), if the other channels operate in the same way, select copy. www.foscam.com...
Step 2: Right-click in live view mode and select “Main Menu > Backup” in the Main Menu interface. The Backup interface is displayed. Step 3: Choose channel, type and time, Click Search button. Step 4: Select target file. Step 5: Click Backup button. www.foscam.com...
Save button. If user doesn’t familiar about the network environment, please prefer use DHCP first. 2.5.6 HDD Right-click in live view mode and select “Main Menu > HDD” in the Main Menu interface. The HDD interface is displayed. www.foscam.com...
Click the Format button, you can also format the hard drive. 2.5.7 User Right-click in live view mode and select “Main Menu > User” in the Main Menu interface. The User interface is displayed. You can add user, delete user, modify user and change password. Add User www.foscam.com...
Right-click in live view mode and select “Main Menu > Event” in the Main Menu interface. The Motion Detect interface is displayed. On this page you can setting Channel, Scheduled, Delay and Event Trigger mode. Set the event alarm according to the following method: Step 1: Choose target channel. Step 2: Setting Schedule and Delay. www.foscam.com...
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Step 4: Click Save button to take effect. Video Loss Click Video Loss to enter the Video Loss interface. When there is no video in the channel, the NVR alarm function is triggered. On this page you can setting Channel, Schedule, and Event Trigger. www.foscam.com...
Step 3: Right-click in live view mode and select “Main Menu > Upgrade” in the Main Menu interface. Step 4: Click Refresh button in the Upgrade interface. Step 5: Select the firmware from the USB flash drive. Step 5: Click Upgrade to upgrade your NVR. www.foscam.com...
Encode, Advanced, Maintenance for the IPC. For detailed operation, please refer to 2.4.7 IPC Config. 2.5.12 Channel Config Right-click in live view mode and select “Main Menu > Channel Config” to enter the Pair IP Camera interface . please refer to 2.4.1 Channel Config. www.foscam.com...
Scan the QR code below to download and install the Foscam APP. 3.2 Create A Foscam Account You can create a Foscam account for the first time. Run the Foscam APP, and then register for a Foscam account. Step 1: Click Foscam app icon to enter the login page. Click Sign Up to create account.
3.3 Add Device in Foscam App Open the foscam APP and please sign in if you have one already. After logging into Foscam APP, select "+" icon on the upper right corner. The Add Devices interface is displayed.
Note Neither FN7108W-B4 kit nor FN8108H/8108HE supports DDNS connection. After the addition is successful, NVR video will be displayed in the Foscam app. 3.4 Foscam APP Surveillance Window You can start to learn about software operation after finish quick installation.When you launch the Foscam App, the devices page displays.
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Setting: Click this button to set more. Date:Display the date. Full screen: Click this full screen button, you can live in full screen. Bit Rate: You can see the current connection bit rate. Mirror: You can flip the image horizontally/vertically with this button. www.foscam.com...
NVR model, UID, MAC ID, NVR firmware version information, IPC firmware version information. Note The data in the figure is only an example, please refer to the actual situation. 3.6.2 NVR Firmware You can see the current NVR's firmware version and whether there is new software that www.foscam.com...
When the HDD is full, you can check the Loop Coverage to select the cycle cover the earliest. You can see the HDD information of the NVR. You can format the hard information by clicking the Format the hard disk button. www.foscam.com...
Click Reboot NVR to reboot the NVR. This is similar to unplugging the power to the NVR. 3.6.7 Delete NVR You can click Delete NVR button to delete the NVR from the app, or delete and keep history files from the app. www.foscam.com...
NVR User Manual Surveillance Software Foscam VMS Foscam VMS is a new tool for PC. It does not require plug-ins and is compatible with Windows & Mac, It supports all Foscam HD cameras and up to 36 cameras at the same time.
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NVR User Manual Note If you have created an account in the Foscam app, you can click Login with Foscam Account to log in. Step 2: Click Login with Local Account to enter the Create A Local Account interface. Step 3: Enter the account and password, then click Create button.
NVR User Manual 4.3 Add Device If your NVR is wired connect, you can choose the following method to add to Foscam VMS. 4.3.1 LAN Add Click Add Device button, then follow below steps: Step1 Select “ALL” from the device types.
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NVR User Manual Step 3 Click Add. Step 4 Enter the username and password of the NVR. Step 5 Click Add button to finish adding. www.foscam.com...
You can add the NVR use manual add. Step 1 Click Manual add first. Step 2 There are three ways to connect mode, you can choose any one. Check UID from Connection mode. Enter the UID of the device. www.foscam.com...
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Check DDNS from the Connection Mode. Enter the DDNS and Port of the NVR. Select NVR from the Device types. Note Neither FN7108W-B4 kit nor FN8108H/8108HE supports DDNS connection. Check IP address from the Connection Mode. Enter the IP and Port of the NVR. Select NVR from the Device types. www.foscam.com...
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NVR User Manual Step 3 Click Add button. Step 4 Enter Device account and Password of the NVR. Step 5 Click Add button to finish adding device. www.foscam.com...
Playback the video recording, you can choose Cloud Playback, SD Card Playback, NVR HDD Playback or Local Playback. Login your Foscam cloud account to view alerts. Login your Foscam cloud account. Add Device, please refer chapter 4.3 Add Device for the detail setting.
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Click this button, you can move the device to your group list. 3-----NVR HDD Playback If you have an HDD on your device, click this button to enter the NVR HDD Playback. You can query the recording information of the hard disk by channel, record type, and date of record. www.foscam.com...
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Click Setup button, goes to Device Settings Control Panel to make advanced NVR settings. Section3 Live Window When the mouse is placed on the video, the icon shown on the following figure appears. 1-----Close Click the icon to close this channel live window 2-----Device Name Show view channel and camera name. www.foscam.com...
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Section5 Live Cruise / Close All / Full Screen / Hide Bar Live Cruise ----- Click this button to Live Cruise, you can click button to add a loop page for live Cruise or click button to reduce the loop page for live Cruise. www.foscam.com...
Device name: The Device Name is a unique name that you can give to your device to help you identify it. You can define a name for your NVR here such as NVR1. Click Save to save your changes. The alias name cannot contain special characters. www.foscam.com...
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Use DST: Select the use DST (Daylight Saving Time, to set the clock ahead of the real-time), then set the start time and end time of the DST, select the daylight saving time from the drop-down menu at last. Click Save button and submit your settings. www.foscam.com...
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It is recommended that you use the subnet mask, gateway and DNS server from your locally attached PC. If you don't know the subnet mask, gateway and DNS server, you can check your computer's local area connection as follows: Control Panel--Network Connections--Local Area Connections --Choose Support--Details. www.foscam.com...
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NVR User Manual If you don't know the DNS server, you can use the same settings as the Default Gateway. Port This device supports HTTP Port / HTTPS Port Port. HTTP Port is used to access the device remotely. www.foscam.com...
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HTTP port: By default, the HTTP is set to 88. Also, they can be assigned with another port number between 1 and 65535. But make sure they can not be conflict with other existing ports. Mail If you want the NVR to send emails when motion has been detected, here mail will need to be configured. www.foscam.com...
4.5.2 Device Manager IP camera setup You can add the camera for the NVR device on this page. Select the channel in the channel list box, enter the device information, click the add button, and the system will prompt for success. www.foscam.com...
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You can view the hard disk information of NVR. Click the Format local disk button to clear the hard disk information of NVR. If your hard disk is full, you can check whether to Stop recording or Cover earliest record. www.foscam.com...
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You can query the Alarm logs, Operation logs and System log of the NVR. Click the page number and go to the corresponding page to see more logs Full in one page number, click GO button and go to the corresponding page. www.foscam.com...
Select one motion sensitivity. 7 Select the alarm Action There are some alarm indicators: Send E-mail If you want to receive alarm emails when motion is detected, you must select Send E-mail and set www.foscam.com...
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Click the week day words, the corresponding column will be selected. For example, click TUE, the all column of TUE turns to red, that means during Tuesday whole day, when something moving in the detection area, the NVR will alarm. www.foscam.com...
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NVR will alarm and adopt the corresponding alarm indicators. Note You must set the detection area and detection schedule, or else there is no alarm anywhere and anytime. Recording schedules On the page you can configure the schedule record.Schedule Recording only supports HDD. www.foscam.com...
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Select the recording channel. Check the Enable schedule checkbox, then you can set the schedule for recording. Click Save button to take effect. HDD Alarm When the hard disk is error, lose or full, you can set the NVR alarm. www.foscam.com...
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Settings first. Make sure you have set E-mail in “Device Setting -> Basic -> Mail” interface. Buzzer If you select this checkbox, when the video has been loss, the NVR will alert the buzzer. This page is used to add time and device name on the video. www.foscam.com...
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NVR User Manual Video encode This is main/sub stream video settings. Note FN7108W-B4 kit will automatically configure the main/sub stream information according to the network environment, so it is not editable here. www.foscam.com...
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25 fps. When the video format is 60Hz, the maximum frame rate is 30 fps. You should lower frame rate when the bandwidth is limited. Normally, when the frame rate above 15, you can achieve fluently video. Click Save button to take effect. Color adjustment You can adjust the settings to your liking. www.foscam.com...
NVR User Manual 4.5.4 System System upgrade Click Download the Latest Firmware, you will see the following screen. And click Save to save the firmware on your computer locally. www.foscam.com...
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Click Browse, choose the correct bin file and then click upgrade. Don't shut down the power during upgrade. After upgrading, you can see the upgrade result. Factory reset Click Factory Reset button and all parameters will return to factory settings if selected. www.foscam.com...
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NVR User Manual Reboot Click Reboot device to reboot the NVR. This is similar to unplugging the power to the NVR. www.foscam.com...
If you select 4M for the bit rate and select four channels for recording and one week of recording is needed, you can calculate the HDD capacity by using the following formula: Recording time(hour) =7days*24 hours=168 hour Mbit 3600 Spent of HDD Capacity per hour(M/hour)= =1800M/hour www.foscam.com...
1209600M= =1181.25G 1024 According to the preceding calculation result, you are advised to buy a HDD of 1.5 TB or above. 5.2 Specifications Model FN7108W-B4-1T Video Input IP Video Input 8 Channels FHD IP camera input HDMI Output 1×HDMI Video Output VGA Output 1×VGA...
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Lens Type f:4mm, F:2.0 IR Range 65ft(20m) Lens Infrared Mode Automatic Diagonal Angle of View 94° Video Format H.264+ Multi-Stream Dual streams Software Features Human Detection √ Day/Night √ Waterproof IP66 Physical and Net Weight 360g Environmental Power DC12V www.foscam.com...
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Network Interface 1× 10/100 Mbps RJ45 port External Interface USB Interface 2× USB2.0 interface for mouse and external storage Button 1× Reset button Ethernet One 10/100Mbps RJ45 port Network Network Protocol IP、TCP、UDP、SMTP、DHCP、RTSP Software Smart phone iOS, Android, 3G/4G Smartphones www.foscam.com...
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DC 12V/2A Dimension(LxWxH) 234mm*234mm*52mm Net Weight (g) 660g Physical and Operating Temperature 0°C ~ 55°C (32°F ~ 131°F) Environmental Operating Humidity 20% ~ 85% non-condensing Storage Temperature -20°C ~ 60°C (-4°F ~ 140°F) Storage Humidity 0% ~ 90% non-condensing www.foscam.com...
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DC 48V/2A Dimension(LxWxH) 234mm*234mm*52mm Net Weight (g) 660g Physical and Operating Temperature 0°C ~ 55°C (32°F ~ 131°F) Environmental Operating Humidity 20% ~ 85% non-condensing Storage Temperature -20°C ~ 60°C (-4°F ~ 140°F) Storage Humidity 0% ~ 90% non-condensing www.foscam.com...
5. Why can't video files be downloaded during video playback or downloaded files cannot be played back properly? To save consumed resources, the server limits concurrency of video playback and file download. In this case, stop video playback and then download files or play back videos after video files are downloaded. www.foscam.com...
A NVR can be a PC-based or embedded system used for Recorder centralized management and storage for IP cameras. Video Foscam VMS is a new tool for PC. It does not require plug-ins Management and is compatible with Windows & Mac, It supports all Foscam System HD cameras and up to 36 cameras at the same time.
5.6 WARRANTY FOSCAM values your business and always attempts to provide you the very best of service. No limited hardware warranty is provided by FOSCAM unless your Foscam product ("product") was purchased from an authorized distributor or authorized reseller.
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NVR User Manual returned to an authorized return center in the region where the product was first shipped by FOSCAM or to the point-of-purchase, which may have regional specific warranty implications. If you purchase your Foscam product from online store, please contact the point-of-purchase and ask for return / replacement / repair service.
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Warranty is void if damaged by the use of parts not manufactured or sold by FOSCAM. Damage caused by improper installation of third-party products.
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Foscam, shall be the repair or replacement of defective parts. If Foscam lists a product on its website specification in error or that is no longer available for any reason, Foscam reserves the right to explain it without incurring any liability.
Without the prior written permission of my company, all the contents of relevant operating instructions manual affiliated to the product must not be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed or stored in a retrieval system, or translated into other languages. Our company will reserve the right to improve and modify the product and corresponding manuals. www.foscam.com...
CE Certificate statement Website: https://www.foscam.com/company/ce-certificate.html Exporter and Importer Information Opened to Public: https://www.foscam.com/company/open-information.html www.foscam.com Manufacturer: Shenzhen Foscam Intelligent Technology Co., Ltd Addr: Room 901, Unit B, Building 7, Xingke 1st Street Vanke Cloud City Phase 1, Nanshan Dist., Shenzhen, 518055, China www.foscam.com...
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