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  • Page 1 User Manual For more detailed instructions, please visit foscam.com/downloads. For more specific assistance, please feel free to drop us an E-mail at: support@foscam.com...
  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    1.2.1 Front Panel 1.2.2 Rear Panel 1.2.3 Indicator Light Status 1.3 Key Features 2. Initial Installations 2.1 Setup by Foscam App 2.2 Setup by a Web Browser 2.2.1 Hardware Installation 2.2.2 Connect to Camera 3. Access to Your Camera 3.1 Access from a Web Browser 3.1.1 Access from Local Area Network...
  • Page 3 3.1.3 Remote Access Methods ● WAN IP Access Setting ● DDNS Access Setting 3.2 Access from Foscam App 3.2.1 Local Area Network Access 3.2.2 Remote Access 3.3 Other Access Method 4. Features and Settings 4.1 WiFi Configuration 4.2 Storage 4.2.1 SD Card 4.2.2 FTP...
  • Page 4: Description

    1. Description Please verify all contents received are complete according to the Package Contents listed below. 1.1 Package Contents IP Camera Power Adapter User Manual Quick Start Guide WiFi Antenna Mounting Bracket Ethernet Cable Expansion Screws 1.2 Physical Description 1.2.1 Front Panel ●...
  • Page 5: Rear Panel

    1.2.2 Rear Panel ● 10/100 Mbps RJ-45 port for wired connection LAN: ● Power: DC 5V/2A power supply Loud Speaker ● Speaker: Built-in speaker ● Antenna: Used to connect external wireless antenna Network light Power Antenna Power light 1.2.3 Indicator Light Status The flashing status of the power light and Network light are shown in the following table.
  • Page 6: Key Features

    350°, vertical 100°) 2. Initial Installation You will need to set up the camera to make sure all the features work normally. Huntvision product provides several methods for the initial installation. Please choose the most convenient method for you. 2.1 Setup by Foscam App You can download Foscam App for your smartphone from APP Store or Google Play Store so that you can easily set up and manage your Huntvision products.
  • Page 7: Hardware Installation

    ‘Wired connection succeed’. 2.2.2 Connect to camera Equipment Search Tool Visit Foscam official website ‘foscam.com/tools’, then Camera Name IP Address Device ID Type you can find the ‘Equipment Search Tool’; Download Http://192.168.**.**:88...
  • Page 8 Donwload and install the plugins for your browser (IPWebComponents.exe). NOTE: During the plugins installation, your browser will be required to close, and after installation completed, you will need to double click the camera in the search tool list again. Now you can log in your camera, the default username is admin, and there is no password;...
  • Page 9: Access To Your Camera P6

    ● Now you have logged in the camera system! 3. Access to Camera After you finished the initial installation for your camera, you can login your camera for your daily use and settings. *If you want to access to your camera via a local area network (LAN), please make sure your App or computer and your camera are connected to the same network;...
  • Page 10: Basic Settings For Remote Access

    3.1.1 Access to Camera in a Local Area Network By using the Equipment Search Tool, you can have a quick and easy access to your camera. Equipment Search Tool Double click your camera in the device list and your Camera Name IP Address Device ID Type...
  • Page 11 For the specific function description and setting methods, please check your router’s User Manual or contact with your router’s customer service. a). If your router supports UPnP function Go to the UPnP function page in your router system, and make sure that the UPnP function is Enable.
  • Page 12: Static Ip Address Setting P9

    The default HTTPS port of your camera is 443; Server IP Address is the IP Address your router assign to your camera; If you need to access to several cameras remotely, you will need to add different Port Forwarding services and assign different ports for each camera.
  • Page 13: Ddns Access Setting

    https:// WAN IP: HTTPS port No. You can acquire your WAN IP by visiting http://www.whatismyip.com from your browser; The default HTTPS port No. is 443. For example, if your WAN IP is 58.541.***.**, your WAN IP access address will be https://58.541.***.**:443; Type this address in your web browser, and you will be able to locate the camera login page.
  • Page 14 (curently we can only support some third partey DDNS servers, please check the server list in DDNS Server section). Click Get My DDNS Now to start the Foscam DDNS application process. *During the application process, you will need to login with your Foscam Cloud account, and this Foscam Cloud account is the Foscam account you sign up via App;...
  • Page 15: Local Area Network Access

    3.2 Access to Camera via Foscam App You can have a easy access to your camera by using Foscam App from your smartphone. If you want to access to your camera remotely, please make sure that your camera is connected to the Internet.
  • Page 16 Step 4. Add your camera by alternative method *If you have your camera around you, you can also scan the QR code to add camera to your Foscam App, and you can find the QR code from the bottom of your camera.
  • Page 17 Choose one of these methods mentioned above, and type in the according paremeters; Tap Add to complete the settings. NOTE: After you completed these settings, Foscam App will require you to login the camera with the camera’s user name and password, if you didn’t set any username or password before, the default username should be...
  • Page 18: Other Access Method P15

    4.1 WiFi Configuration Huntvision camera P2 and P4 are WiFi IP cameras, which can be connected to a WiFi router without using an Ethernet cable; For a successful WiFi configuration, please maintain a distance between the camera and wireless router of maximum 2-5 meters (6-12 feet) first, and follow the following instructions carefully.
  • Page 19 ● Configurate the WiFi from a Web Browser Access to your camera from a Web Browser, and go to the Settings page, click Network tag, and select Wireless Settings. Step 1. Scan the available WiFi connection Click Scan button on the Wireless Settings page, and the camera will start to scan all the WiFi connections;...
  • Page 20: Storage

    Huntvision products support several storage methods for you to store your video recordings and snapshots. 4.2.1 SD Card Huntvision P2/P4 supports Micro SD card, and you can find the SD card slot in the camera; The storage supports maximum 128GB.
  • Page 21: Ftp

    Complete these information and click Save button. 4.2.3 Foscam Cloud If you have activated your Foscam Cloud Service, your alarm recordings will be stored at the Foscam Cloud Server at the same time, which you can visit myfoscam.com for details. 4.2.4 Foscam NVR Products Huntvision cameras are also compatible with Foscam NVR products;...
  • Page 22: Device Local Storage

    4.2.5 Device Local Storage If you use Foscam App to access to your camera, your manual recordings and snapshots will be stored at your smartphone; and if you access to your camera from a web browser or VMS, your manual recordings and snapshots will be stored at your computer.
  • Page 23: Mail Settings

    ● After all the settings and click Test to check if the settings are correct, and click Save to complete the settings. 4.4 Detection Setup Huntvision cameras support Motion Detection and Sound Detection Alarm, when the motion or sound has been detected, the IP camera will make an alarm with several alarm actions such as making sound, sending email, taking snapshot, recording video and pushing message to the phone.
  • Page 24 The alarm video will be stored at the storage location you set up for this camera (You can only store the alarm video at your camera’s SD Card or your FTP, but if you activate your cloud service, the alarm video will be stored at Foscam Cloud server at the same time).
  • Page 25: Sound Detection

    NOTE: You will need to setup the storage location for alarm videos first, and your alarm videos can be only stored at camera’s SD card, FTP and Foscam Cloud, please check page 17 to page 19 in this User Manual for how to setup a storage location for your camera.
  • Page 26: Other Settings

    ● Settings: This is your Foscam App settings, where you can turn on the Touch ID for Signning in, WiFi only for Streaming, subscribe Foscam mails or manage the device list displaying displayed on the App’s home page; Sign Out: ●...
  • Page 27 Foscam P2/P4 *Tap icon on the camera that you want to manage and you can access to the camera page. Tap this buttom to turn on/off the mic on the camera, and if you turn it on, you can hear the sound from your smartphone (Please make sure that your smartphone is not in the Mute mode);...
  • Page 28 My Plan: You can purchase a Foscam Cloud Service plan here for your cameras. Share Camera: You can share your camera to your family member who own Foscam account. Camera Info: You can view or rename your camera, and view the UID/MAC ID/Firmware Version of the camera.
  • Page 29: Settings In A Web Browser

    Security Settings: We recommend that you change the password of your camera regularly, using a combination of numbers, letters and special characters. Sync Time: Tap this button to sync camera with the smartphone time. IR LED Schedule: You can manage IR LED based on a schedule if IR LED is in Scheduled mode. Prompt Settings: You can turn on/off...
  • Page 30 Setup Wizard: You will go to “Setup Wizard” automatically after your first-login, and you can refer 2.2 Setup by a Web Browser to setup the camera. Status: Status contains four columns: Device Information, Device Status, Session Status and Log, it will show you various information about your camera.
  • Page 31: Faq

    ● Why can’t I connect to my P2P camera remotely using the Foscam App? Foscam P2P cameras allow users to connect camera remotely using Foscam app without extract setup like port forwarding. When it is unable to connect remotely, below tips can help to establish the connection: Step 1: Update app and camera’s firmware to latest version;...
  • Page 32 Step 7: Verify the P2P feature of the camera is enable; Login to the camera via a web browser on a computer connected to the same LAN. Navigate to Settings > Network > P2P and verify the feature is enabled; Step 8: Lower the bit rate and frame rate of the live video feed from the camera;...
  • Page 33 Always Active. Close Firefox and re-launch the browser. Attempt to login to the camera. NOTE: Firefox version above 52 has blocked Foscam plugin completely, please use Internet Explorer instead. ● Why my camera doesn’t show in the Equipment search tool ? This is usually because camera doesn’t get an IP in same network segment as the computer.
  • Page 34 (leave password blank). ● How do I add a Foscam camera back to the Foscam App after a change in the network was made? The type of change could be a replacement router or the network was moved to a different location,as well as changing the network name or password for security purposes.
  • Page 35 Guide for detail instruction for WiFi configuration. ● Why am I not receiving alarm push notifications on the Foscam App? Step 1: Be sure the firmware of the camera is running the latest version and the Foscam App has been updated to the latest version;...

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