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Foscam FI9818W V2 User Manual

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Model: FI9818W V2
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  • Page 1 Model: FI9818W V2 Indoor HD Pan/Tilt Wireless IP Camera Black White...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents 1 Overview..............................1 1.1 Key Features ..........................1 1.2 Read Before Use ........................... 2 1.3 Package Contents ......................... 2 1.4 Physical Description ........................2 2 Access the IP Camera ..........................3 2.1 Access the Camera in LAN......................3 2.2 Access the Camera in WAN......................

  • Page 3: Overview

    1 Overview FOSCAM FI9818W V2 is an integrated wireless IP Camera with a color CMOS sensor enabling viewing resolution 1280*720. It combines a high quality digital video camera, with a powerful web server, to bring clear video to your desktop from anywhere on your local network or over the Internet.

  • Page 4: Read Before Use

    1.4 Physical Description Front Panel Figure 1.1 1.Speaker: Built-in speaker 2.LENS: Fixed focus lens 3.Infrared LED: Infrared LEDs for night vision 4.Microphone: Built-in microphone Shenzhen Foscam Intelligent Technology Co., Limited Tel: 86 755 2674 5668 Fax: 86 755 2674 5168...

  • Page 5: Access The Ip Camera

    The default HTTP port no is 88. Double click the IP Camera Tool icon to run, and it should find the camera’s IP address automatically after you plug in the network cable. Shenzhen Foscam Intelligent Technology Co., Limited Tel: 86 755 2674 5668 Fax: 86 755 2674 5168...
  • Page 6 Open Internet Explorer if it is not already opened. Click on Tools, then click Internet Options. Next, click the Security tab, then click the Trusted sites button.Finally ,click the Confirm button。 Shenzhen Foscam Intelligent Technology Co., Limited Tel: 86 755 2674 5668 Fax: 86 755 2674 5168...
  • Page 7 Figure 2.4 For Firefox, you can add the trusted as the following way: Tools --Options -- Advanced -- View Certificates -- Servers Figure 2.5 Shenzhen Foscam Intelligent Technology Co., Limited Tel: 86 755 2674 5668 Fax: 86 755 2674 5168...
  • Page 8 Click View Certificates, and go to Servers option. Figure 2.6 Go to Add Exception panel. Figure 2.7 Shenzhen Foscam Intelligent Technology Co., Limited Tel: 86 755 2674 5668 Fax: 86 755 2674 5168...

  • Page 9: Access The Camera In Wan

    For example, you would enter http:// 183.37.28.254:85 NOTE : Make sure port forwarding is successful. You can do port forwarding two ways. Shenzhen Foscam Intelligent Technology Co., Limited Tel: 86 755 2674 5668 Fax: 86 755 2674 5168...
  • Page 10 Step 1: Open the IP Camera Tool, select the camera you would like to change the port of, right click on the IP address, and click on ”Network Configuration”, this brings up the network configuration box as shown in Figure 2.9 and 2.10. Shenzhen Foscam Intelligent Technology Co., Limited Tel: 86 755 2674 5668 Fax: 86 755 2674 5168...
  • Page 11 LAN IP address. Make sure you set a static LAN IP address! Shenzhen Foscam Intelligent Technology Co., Limited Tel: 86 755 2674 5668 Fax: 86 755 2674 5168...
  • Page 12 Assign a name for the port forward setting here . Figure 2.12 First method : Use the embedded DDNS to access the camera via the Internet Shenzhen Foscam Intelligent Technology Co., Limited Tel: 86 755 2674 5668 Fax: 86 755 2674 5168...
  • Page 13 If failed, please double check if you have input the correct hostname, user name, and password, and try to redo the settings. NOTE : If you have set Third Party DDNS successfully ,the Foscam Domain Name will be invalid. The Third Party DDNS Shenzhen Foscam Intelligent Technology Co., Limited Tel: 86 755 2674 5668 Fax: 86 755 2674 5168...

  • Page 14: Using The Vlc Player

    Foscam Domain Name cannot work at the same time, the last time you configured will take effect. 2.3 Using the VLC player This camera supports RTSP streaming, here you can view the camera using VLC player. RTSP URL rtsp:// [user name][:password]@IP:HTTP port number/videosream The part in the square brackets may be omitted.
  • Page 15 Figure 2.14 Figure 2.15 Sometimes you may need to enter the user name and password again. Click OK and you can see the real-time preview. Shenzhen Foscam Intelligent Technology Co., Limited Tel: 86 755 2674 5668 Fax: 86 755 2674 5168...

  • Page 16: Ip Camera Connection To The Server

    VLC. 2.4 IP camera connection to the server Device supports ONVIF 2.2.1 protocol,You can easily access the NVR with ONVIF or server with ONVIF. Shenzhen Foscam Intelligent Technology Co., Limited Tel: 86 755 2674 5668 Fax: 86 755 2674 5168...

  • Page 17: Surveillance Software Gui

    You can select the language you need via click on the language dropdown list to switch. Section4 Login the camera Click Login button and you will see the surveillance windows. Shenzhen Foscam Intelligent Technology Co., Limited Tel: 86 755 2674 5668 Fax: 86 755 2674 5168...

  • Page 18: Surveillance Window

    Figure 3.2 3.2 Surveillance Window Figure 3.3 Section 1 FOSCAM Logo/ Live Video / Settings/Playback buttons Shenzhen Foscam Intelligent Technology Co., Limited Tel: 86 755 2674 5668 Fax: 86 755 2674 5168...
  • Page 19 VGA/10fps/200K. The format of the stream type is Stream type no. / Resolution / Maximum frame rate/ Bit rate. 1) Stream type NO. : The number is used to identify the stream type. 2) 720P/ VGA Shenzhen Foscam Intelligent Technology Co., Limited Tel: 86 755 2674 5668 Fax: 86 755 2674 5168...
  • Page 20 5----- Up-Left control button 2------Down control button, 6----- Up-Right control button 3------Left control button, 7----- Down-Left control button 4------Right control button, 8----- Down-Right control button Shenzhen Foscam Intelligent Technology Co., Limited Tel: 86 755 2674 5668 Fax: 86 755 2674 5168...
  • Page 21 Select one of these . Secondly: Click Start cruise button, the camera will cruise following the predefined path. Thirdly: Click stop button and finish cruising. Preset settings Shenzhen Foscam Intelligent Technology Co., Limited Tel: 86 755 2674 5668 Fax: 86 755 2674 5168...
  • Page 22 Manual: Select it and you can turn on or turn off the infra led manually. Section 7 Image quality settings In this page, you can tune Hue, Brightness, Contrast, Saturation, and Sharpness to get higher quality. Shenzhen Foscam Intelligent Technology Co., Limited Tel: 86 755 2674 5668 Fax: 86 755 2674 5168...
  • Page 23 Double click again and exit full-screen. Onscreen Mouse Control Right click the mouse and you can adjust the screen ration, full screen and Zoom up. Shenzhen Foscam Intelligent Technology Co., Limited Tel: 86 755 2674 5668 Fax: 86 755 2674 5168...

  • Page 24: Advanced Camera Settings

    Click the button “Settings”, goes to Administrator Control Panel to make advanced camera settings. 4.1 Status Status contains four columns: Device Information, Device Status, Session Status and Log, it will show you various information about your camera. Shenzhen Foscam Intelligent Technology Co., Limited Tel: 86 755 2674 5668 Fax: 86 755 2674 5168...
  • Page 25 4.1.2 Device Status On this page you can see device status such as Alarm status/ Record Status ,DDNS status ,WIFI status and so on. Shenzhen Foscam Intelligent Technology Co., Limited Tel: 86 755 2674 5668 Fax: 86 755 2674 5168...
  • Page 26 Session status will display who and which IP is visiting the camera now. Figure 4.3 4.1.4 Log The log record shows who and which IP address accessed or logout the camera and when. Shenzhen Foscam Intelligent Technology Co., Limited Tel: 86 755 2674 5668 Fax: 86 755 2674 5168...

  • Page 27: Basic Settings

    Figure 4.5 4.2.2 Camera Time This section allows you to configure the settings of the internal system clocks for your camera. Shenzhen Foscam Intelligent Technology Co., Limited Tel: 86 755 2674 5668 Fax: 86 755 2674 5168...
  • Page 28 Here you can create users and set privilege, visitor, operator or administrator. The default user account is admin, with a blank password. You can enter the users accounts of visitor 、operator and administrator Manually. Shenzhen Foscam Intelligent Technology Co., Limited Tel: 86 755 2674 5668 Fax: 86 755 2674 5168...
  • Page 29 Select one blank column, then enter the new user name, password and privilege, last click Add to take effect. You can see the new added account on the Account list. Shenzhen Foscam Intelligent Technology Co., Limited Tel: 86 755 2674 5668 Fax: 86 755 2674 5168...
  • Page 30 Firstly, select the account which you want to change the username, then select “Change username”, enter the new password, lastly click modify to take effect. Shenzhen Foscam Intelligent Technology Co., Limited Tel: 86 755 2674 5668 Fax: 86 755 2674 5168...
  • Page 31 The firmware within the camera can support a maximum of 9 devices monitoring all at the same time. This page you can both add FOSCAM MJPEG and H.264 series cameras to the first camera and view multi-surveillance screen on one window.
  • Page 32 Camera Model: Our Company produces two series cameras: MJPEG and H.264. Here will show you which series the camera belongs to. Figure 4.13 Back to Surveillance Windows, and click Four Windows option, you will see four cameras you added. Shenzhen Foscam Intelligent Technology Co., Limited Tel: 86 755 2674 5668 Fax: 86 755 2674 5168...
  • Page 33 Firstly, make sure all of the cameras you added can be accessed through the internet. (Read How to configure DDNS settings in chapter 4.3.4) Login to the first camera using a DDNS domain name and port. Shenzhen Foscam Intelligent Technology Co., Limited Tel: 86 755 2674 5668 Fax: 86 755 2674 5168...
  • Page 34 5---- Click Add button and to take effect NOTE: Here the Host must be entered as the second camera’s DDNS domain name, not its LAN IP. Shenzhen Foscam Intelligent Technology Co., Limited Tel: 86 755 2674 5668 Fax: 86 755 2674 5168...

  • Page 35: Network

    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. Figure 4.19 4.3 Network This section will allow you to configure your camera’s IP, PPPoE, DDNS, Wireless Settings, UPnP and Port. Shenzhen Foscam Intelligent Technology Co., Limited Tel: 86 755 2674 5668 Fax: 86 755 2674 5168...
  • Page 36 DNS server, you can check your computer’s local area connection as follows: Control Panel →Network Connections →Local Area Connections →Choose Support →Details Figure 4.21 Shenzhen Foscam Intelligent Technology Co., Limited Tel: 86 755 2674 5668 Fax: 86 755 2674 5168...
  • Page 37 Click the Scan button and the camera will detect all wireless networks around the area. It should also display your router in the list. Shenzhen Foscam Intelligent Technology Co., Limited Tel: 86 755 2674 5668 Fax: 86 755 2674 5168...
  • Page 38 You will only need to fill in the password of your network. Make sure that the SSID, Encryption and the password you filled in are exactly the same for your router. Shenzhen Foscam Intelligent Technology Co., Limited Tel: 86 755 2674 5668 Fax: 86 755 2674 5168...
  • Page 39 Congratulations! You have set up the wireless connection of the camera successfully. WPS (WI-FI Protected Set-up) Step 1) Press and hold the WPS button for two seconds. Shenzhen Foscam Intelligent Technology Co., Limited Tel: 86 755 2674 5668 Fax: 86 755 2674 5168...
  • Page 40 4.3.3 PPPoE If you are using a PPPoE connection, enable it and enter the User Name and Password for your PPPoE account. Figure 4.26 Shenzhen Foscam Intelligent Technology Co., Limited Tel: 86 755 2674 5668 Fax: 86 755 2674 5168...
  • Page 41 4.3.4 DDNS 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 test09.myfoscam.org for example. Go to option of DDNS on the Settings->Network panel, you can see the domain name.
  • Page 42 After registration, please login your email which used to register. You will receive an email from website, please click the link to activate your ACCOUNT as indicated in email. Shenzhen Foscam Intelligent Technology Co., Limited Tel: 86 755 2674 5668 Fax: 86 755 2674 5168...
  • Page 43 Please set DDNS 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. Firstly, goes to option of DDNS Settings on the administrator panel. Secondly, select No-Ip as a server..
  • Page 44 NOTE : If you have set Third Party DDNS successfully ,the Foscam Domain Name will be invalid. The Third Party DDNS and the Foscam Domain Name cannot work at the same time, the last time you configured will take effect.
  • Page 45 65535. But make sure they can not be conflict with other existing ports like 25, 21. Figure 4.35 Another way to change the HTTP port NO. Shenzhen Foscam Intelligent Technology Co., Limited Tel: 86 755 2674 5668 Fax: 86 755 2674 5168...
  • Page 46 LAN IP address. Make sure you set a static LAN IP address! Shenzhen Foscam Intelligent Technology Co., Limited Tel: 86 755 2674 5668 Fax: 86 755 2674 5168...
  • Page 47 Click here to add camera’s url . Figure 4.39 Click Sites then you can add the camera’s https web site to the internet explorer. Shenzhen Foscam Intelligent Technology Co., Limited Tel: 86 755 2674 5668 Fax: 86 755 2674 5168...
  • Page 48 Enter the camera’s url . Figure 4.40 For Firefox, you can add the trusted as the following way: Tools ---- Options ---- Advanced --- View Certificates --- Servers Shenzhen Foscam Intelligent Technology Co., Limited Tel: 86 755 2674 5668 Fax: 86 755 2674 5168...
  • Page 49 Go to Add Exception panel. Enter the camera’s url , here take https://192.168.8.129:443 for example . Click this button to add it . Figure 4.43 Shenzhen Foscam Intelligent Technology Co., Limited Tel: 86 755 2674 5668 Fax: 86 755 2674 5168...
  • Page 50 1．rtsp://admin:123@192.168.1.11:88/videoMain 2．rtsp:// @192.168.1.11:88/videoMain 3．rtsp://:123@192.168.1.11:88/videoMain 4．rtsp://admin@192.168.1.11:88/videoMain Open the VLC, and go to Media Open Network Stream option, then enter the URL into VLC. Figure 4.44 Shenzhen Foscam Intelligent Technology Co., Limited Tel: 86 755 2674 5668 Fax: 86 755 2674 5168...
  • Page 51 Figure 4.45 Sometimes you may need to enter the user name and password again. Click OK and you can see the real-time preview. Figure 4.46 Shenzhen Foscam Intelligent Technology Co., Limited Tel: 86 755 2674 5668 Fax: 86 755 2674 5168...
  • Page 52 VLC. 4.3.7 Mail Settings If you want the camera to send emails when motion has been detected, here Mail will need to be configured. Shenzhen Foscam Intelligent Technology Co., Limited Tel: 86 755 2674 5668 Fax: 86 755 2674 5168...
  • Page 53 5----Save Click Save to take effect 6----Test Click Test to see if Mail has been successfully configured. Click Test to see if Mail has been successfully configured. Shenzhen Foscam Intelligent Technology Co., Limited Tel: 86 755 2674 5668 Fax: 86 755 2674 5168...
  • Page 54 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 Shenzhen Foscam Intelligent Technology Co., Limited Tel: 86 755 2674 5668 Fax: 86 755 2674 5168...
  • Page 55 If you want to upload record files and images to your FTP server，you can set FTP Settings. Figure 4.51 Figure 4.52 FTP server: If your FTP server is located on the LAN, you can set as Figure 3.54. Shenzhen Foscam Intelligent Technology Co., Limited Tel: 86 755 2674 5668 Fax: 86 755 2674 5168...

  • Page 56: Video

    4.4.2 On Screen Display This page is used to add timestamp and device name on the video. Shenzhen Foscam Intelligent Technology Co., Limited Tel: 86 755 2674 5668 Fax: 86 755 2674 5168...
  • Page 57 Allow On Screen Display Mask: There are two options: Yes or NO. Select yes and draw a mask area on the video, the mask area will be black on the video. The mask area . Figure 4.56 Shenzhen Foscam Intelligent Technology Co., Limited Tel: 86 755 2674 5668 Fax: 86 755 2674 5168...
  • Page 58 Back to the surveillance window, you can see the mask area as the following picture: Figure 4.57 4.4.4 Snapshot Settings On this page you can set the snapshot pictures’ image quality and the storage path. Figure 4.58 Shenzhen Foscam Intelligent Technology Co., Limited Tel: 86 755 2674 5668 Fax: 86 755 2674 5168...

  • Page 59: Alarm

    IP Camera supports Motion Detection Alarm, when the motion has been detected, it will send emails or upload images to FTP. Figure 4.59 To enable motion detection, follow the steps below: Shenzhen Foscam Intelligent Technology Co., Limited Tel: 86 755 2674 5668 Fax: 86 755 2674 5168...
  • Page 60 Click set detect area and it pop up a window, then you can draw the detection area. Click Back button after settings. When something moving in the detection area, the camera will alarm. Shenzhen Foscam Intelligent Technology Co., Limited Tel: 86 755 2674 5668 Fax: 86 755 2674 5168...
  • Page 61 Specify an alarm schedule Click the week day words, the corresponding column will be selected. For example, click TUE, the all column of TUE Shenzhen Foscam Intelligent Technology Co., Limited Tel: 86 755 2674 5668 Fax: 86 755 2674 5168...

  • Page 62: Record

    This section will allow you to change the record files storage path and the record time. 4.6.1 Storage Location On this page you can change the alarm and manually recording storage path.. Shenzhen Foscam Intelligent Technology Co., Limited Tel: 86 755 2674 5668 Fax: 86 755 2674 5168...
  • Page 63 For MAC OS, the manual recording path is: / IPCamRecord. 4.6.2 Local Alarm Record This page you can enable the local alarm record and Local Alarm record time. Figure 4.65 Shenzhen Foscam Intelligent Technology Co., Limited Tel: 86 755 2674 5668 Fax: 86 755 2674 5168...

  • Page 64: Ptz

    There are two default cruise tracks: Vertical and Horizontal. Vertical: The camera will rotate from up to down Horizontal: The camera will rotate form left to right. Shenzhen Foscam Intelligent Technology Co., Limited Tel: 86 755 2674 5668 Fax: 86 755 2674 5168...
  • Page 65 Add button, you can see the preset point has been added to the cruise track on the cruise track page. You need to add two or more preset points to the cruise track. Shenzhen Foscam Intelligent Technology Co., Limited Tel: 86 755 2674 5668 Fax: 86 755 2674 5168...
  • Page 66 For example: I have added three preset points to the “track 1”, that means : When I select the “track 1” on the surveillance window, the camera moves as the following track: upright then Right Most last downleft. Figure 4.71 Shenzhen Foscam Intelligent Technology Co., Limited Tel: 86 755 2674 5668 Fax: 86 755 2674 5168...
  • Page 67 Move up/ down: Select one cruise track, adjust the order of preset points in one cruise track. Attention: Considering the life time and thermal issue of the motor, it’s not recommend to do long-time cruise. Shenzhen Foscam Intelligent Technology Co., Limited Tel: 86 755 2674 5668 Fax: 86 755 2674 5168...

  • Page 68: Firewall

    Block access from these IP addresses, only those clients whose IP addresses are in the IP list cannot access the Network Camera. Click Save to take effect. Shenzhen Foscam Intelligent Technology Co., Limited Tel: 86 755 2674 5668 Fax: 86 755 2674 5168...

  • Page 69: System

    , select the Camera IP that you want to upgrade the firmware. Then select Upgrade Firmware and enter the username and password, choose the firmware file, and upgrade. Shenzhen Foscam Intelligent Technology Co., Limited Tel: 86 755 2674 5668 Fax: 86 755 2674 5168...
  • Page 70 2) After upgrade successfully, please uninstall the old plugin and re-install it, then reset the camera to the default factory settings before using the camera. Shenzhen Foscam Intelligent Technology Co., Limited Tel: 86 755 2674 5668 Fax: 86 755 2674 5168...

  • Page 71: Appendix

    5.1.1 How to download and installl the ActiveX for Firefox users For the first time login the camera, it may prompt you to download plugin. Shenzhen Foscam Intelligent Technology Co., Limited Tel: 86 755 2674 5668 Fax: 86 755 2674 5168...
  • Page 72 Click Install Now . Figure 5.2 Reboot the Firefox after the plugin installation is successfully completely, then relogin the camera again, you can see the surveillance window Shenzhen Foscam Intelligent Technology Co., Limited Tel: 86 755 2674 5668 Fax: 86 755 2674 5168...
  • Page 73 For the first time login the camera, it will prompt you to download the ActiveX.. Figure 5.3 Download the plugin and drag it to the Extensions page of Google Chrome. Shenzhen Foscam Intelligent Technology Co., Limited Tel: 86 755 2674 5668 Fax: 86 755 2674 5168...
  • Page 74 To reset the administrator username and password, press and hold down the RESET BUTTON for 5 seconds. Upon releasing the reset button, wait for 20 seconds, the camera will reboot and the username and password will return to the Shenzhen Foscam Intelligent Technology Co., Limited Tel: 86 755 2674 5668 Fax: 86 755 2674 5168...
  • Page 75 “Enable”, The ActiveX programs read by the computer will be stored. As follows: Enable: Download unsigned ActiveX controls Enable: Initialize and script ActiveX controls not marked as safe Enable: Run ActiveX controls and plug-ins Shenzhen Foscam Intelligent Technology Co., Limited Tel: 86 755 2674 5668 Fax: 86 755 2674 5168...
  • Page 76 2、The port which camera used is blocked by Firewall or Anti-virus software. Please change another port number and try again. (Figure6.7) 3、Port forwarding is not successful (Figure4.30) Check these settings and make sure they are correct. Shenzhen Foscam Intelligent Technology Co., Limited Tel: 86 755 2674 5668 Fax: 86 755 2674 5168...

  • Page 77: Default Parameters

    Mini. Illumination 0Lux Lens Type Glass Lens Lens IR CUT Filter will change automatically Image Compression H.264 Resolution 720p（1280 x 720） ，VGA（640 x 480） Shenzhen Foscam Intelligent Technology Co., Limited Tel: 86 755 2674 5668 Fax: 86 755 2674 5168...

  • Page 78: Ce & Fcc

    This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. Shenzhen Foscam Intelligent Technology Co., Limited Tel: 86 755 2674 5668 Fax: 86 755 2674 5168...

  • Page 79: Warranty

    Distributors may sell products to resellers who then sell products to end users. No warranty service is provided unless the product is 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.
  • Page 80  Normal wear and tear. Return Procedures  Please read FOSCAM warranty policy & policy of your reseller first before sending items back to point-of-purchase.  Customer must first contact point-of-purchase to obtain a Return Merchandise Authorization (RMA) number before returning the product.
  • Page 81 Repair Service Out Of Warranty  FOSCAM provide extra repair service for product that out of warranty, it is chargeable. The total fee contains device cost and service fee. Device cost (including accessories) is the standard uniform price provide by FOSCAM.

  • Page 82: Obtaining Technical Support

    Purchaser's exclusive remedy, as against 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.

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