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Model: FN7108W-B4-1T kit
Model: FN8108H/ FN8108HE
Version: 1.0

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  • Page 1 User Manual User Manual Model: FN7108W-B4-1T kit Model: FN8108H/ FN8108HE Version: 1.0...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    2.2 Login..............................7 2.3 Guide..............................7 2.4 Shortcut Menu............................ 9 2.4.1 Channel Config........................10 2.4.2 Main Menu..........................12 2.4.3 Playback..........................13 2.4.4 Record............................ 15 2.4.5 Backup............................ 16 2.4.6 PTZ Control..........................17 2.4.7 IPC Config..........................17 2.4.8 Info............................21 2.4.9 Shutdown..........................22 2.5 Main Menu............................22 www.foscam.com...
  • Page 3 2.5.9 Restore factory settings....................... 31 2.5.10 Upgrade..........................31 2.5.11 IPC Config..........................32 2.5.12 Channel Config........................32 3 Access the NVR in Foscam App.......................33 3.1 Download the Foscam APP......................33 3.2 Create A Foscam Account......................33 3.3 Add Device in Foscam App......................34 3.4 Foscam APP Surveillance Window....................35 3.5 Watch Live............................
  • Page 4 4.5.2 Device Manager........................56 4.5.3 Application..........................59 4.5.4 System............................ 66 5 Appendix............................... 69 5.1 HDD Capacity Calculation......................69 5.2 Specifications........................... 70 5.3 FAQ..............................75 5.4 Glossary............................76 5.5 CE & FCC............................77 5.6 WARRANTY............................. 77 5.7 Statement............................81 5.8 Obtaining Technical Support......................82 www.foscam.com...

  • Page 5: Security Warning

    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.

  • Page 6: Important Safety Instructions

    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...

  • Page 7: Preface

     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...
  • Page 8  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...

  • Page 9: Overview

    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.
  • Page 10 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.

  • Page 11: Relevant Version

    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 ...
  • Page 12 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...

  • Page 13: Gui

    : 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...

  • Page 14: Usb Mouse Operation

    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...

  • Page 15: Login

    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...
  • Page 16 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.

  • Page 17: Shortcut Menu

    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...

  • Page 18: Channel Config

    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)
  • Page 19 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...

  • Page 20: Main Menu

    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...

  • Page 21: Playback

    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...
  • Page 22 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...

  • Page 23: Record

    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...

  • Page 24: Backup

    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...

  • Page 25: Ptz Control

    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...
  • Page 26 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...
  • Page 27 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...
  • Page 28 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...

  • Page 29: Info

    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...

  • Page 30: Shutdown

    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...

  • Page 31: Configuration

    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...

  • Page 32: Display

    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...

  • Page 33: Record

    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...

  • Page 34: Backup

    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...

  • Page 35: Network

    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...

  • Page 36: User

    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...

  • Page 37: Event

    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...
  • Page 38 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...

  • Page 39: Restore Factory Settings

    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...

  • Page 40: Ipc Config

    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...

  • Page 41: Access The Nvr In Foscam App

    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.

  • Page 42: Add Device In Foscam App

    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.

  • Page 43: Foscam App Surveillance Window

    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.
  • Page 44 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...

  • Page 45: Setting

    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...

  • Page 46: Camera Firmware

    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...

  • Page 47: Reboot Nvr

    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...

  • Page 48: Surveillance Software Foscam Vms

    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.
  • Page 49 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.

  • Page 50: Add Device

    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.
  • Page 51 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...

  • Page 52: Manual Add

    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...
  • Page 53  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...
  • Page 54 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...

  • Page 55: Surveillance Software Gui

    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.
  • Page 56 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...
  • Page 57 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...
  • Page 58 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...

  • Page 59: Setup

    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...
  • Page 60 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...
  • Page 61 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...
  • Page 62 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...
  • Page 63 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...

  • Page 64: Device Manager

    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...
  • Page 65 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...
  • Page 66 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...

  • Page 67: Application

    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...
  • Page 68 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...
  • Page 69 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...
  • Page 70 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...
  • Page 71 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...
  • Page 72 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...
  • Page 73 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...

  • Page 74: System

    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...
  • Page 75 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...
  • Page 76 NVR User Manual Reboot Click Reboot device to reboot the NVR. This is similar to unplugging the power to the NVR. www.foscam.com...

  • Page 77: Appendix

    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...

  • Page 78: Specifications

    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...
  • Page 79 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...
  • Page 80 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...
  • Page 81 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...
  • Page 82 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...

  • Page 83: Faq

    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...

  • Page 84: Glossary

    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.

  • Page 85: Ce & Fcc

    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.
  • Page 86 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.
  • Page 87  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.
  • Page 88 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.

  • Page 89: Statement

    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...

  • Page 90: Obtaining Technical Support

    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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