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Foscam FI8918 User Manual

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Model: FI8918/FI8918W
IP Wireless / Wired Camera
NIGHT VISION & REMOTE PAN / TILT ROTATE/
TWO WAY AUDIO

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  • Page 1: User Manual

    Model: FI8918/FI8918W IP Wireless / Wired Camera NIGHT VISION & REMOTE PAN / TILT ROTATE/ TWO WAY AUDIO User Manual Color: Black Color: White...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    CONTENTS 1 WELCOME ..........................1 1.1 Features........................... 1 1.2 Packing List ........................1 1.3 Product views ........................2 1.4 Preparations before use....................3 2 SOFTWARE OPERATION ....................... 5 2.1 IP Camera Tool ........................ 5 2.2 Camera Login ........................ 10 2.3 Device Status......................... 14 2.4 For Visitor ........................

  • Page 3: Welcome

    CD×1（Include IPCAM user manual、IP camera tool） Network Cable×1 Mounting bracket×1(option) NOTE: Please Contact us immediately in the case of any damaged or short of contents. Shenzhen Foscam Intelligent Technology Co., Limited Tel: 86 755 2674 5668 Fax: 86 755 2674 5168...

  • Page 4: Product Views

    Power Light: If the power adapter works well, the light will turn on Audio Input: The jack is used to plug external microphone Audio Output: The jack is used to plug external speaker Shenzhen Foscam Intelligent Technology Co., Limited Tel: 86 755 2674 5668 Fax: 86 755 2674 5168...

  • Page 5: Preparations Before Use

    There are three stickers at the bottom of the camera; it is the important feature of original Foscam cameras. If your camera does not have these three stickers, it may be a clone one. Clone Foscam cameras could not use original firmware and obtain our good after service.
  • Page 6 (3) Only click Next, you will complete the software installation. Figure 1.5 The computer restarts upon installation completion and an icon appears on the desktop automatically. Shenzhen Foscam Intelligent Technology Co., Limited Tel: 86 755 2674 5668 Fax: 86 755 2674 5168...

  • Page 7: Software Operation

    When the Device has been mounted properly, you can double click the icon “IP Camera Tool” and a dialog box as Figure 2.1 will pop up. Shenzhen Foscam Intelligent Technology Co., Limited Tel: 86 755 2674 5668 Fax: 86 755 2674 5168...
  • Page 8 Choose the IP Camera list and Click right mouse button; there are six options, Basic Properties, Network Configuration, Upgrade Firmware, Refresh Camera List, Flush Arp Buffer and About IP Camera Tool as shown Figure 2.2. Shenzhen Foscam Intelligent Technology Co., Limited Tel: 86 755 2674 5668 Fax: 86 755 2674 5168...
  • Page 9 IP or add the MAC ID as a trusted site. There are two MAC addresses, one is Wired MAC and the other is WIFI MAC. Figure 2.3 Network Configuration In this page, you can configure the Network parameters. Shenzhen Foscam Intelligent Technology Co., Limited Tel: 86 755 2674 5668 Fax: 86 755 2674 5168...
  • Page 10 Http Port: LAN port assigned for the equipment usually is 80.You can set another port number, such as port 8005, 85, 8100.etc. User: Default administrator user name is admin Shenzhen Foscam Intelligent Technology Co., Limited Tel: 86 755 2674 5668 Fax: 86 755 2674 5168...
  • Page 11 IP but can’t open the camera webpage. You may try to use flush Arp buffer. About IP Camera Tool Choose here and you can see the version of the IP Camera Tool. Shenzhen Foscam Intelligent Technology Co., Limited Tel: 86 755 2674 5668 Fax: 86 755 2674 5168...

  • Page 12: Camera Login

    There are two modes to login. If you use IE browser, please choose activeX mode to login. If you use Firefox or Google chrome, please choose server push mode to login. (Figure 2.9) Shenzhen Foscam Intelligent Technology Co., Limited Tel: 86 755 2674 5668 Fax: 86 755 2674 5168...
  • Page 13 The first time you login the UI. You will meet activeX prompt like the picture above. (Figure 2.10) Please click right button on the information and choose Run Add-on. Shenzhen Foscam Intelligent Technology Co., Limited Tel: 86 755 2674 5668 Fax: 86 755 2674 5168...
  • Page 14 You will see the picture below (Figure 2.12). Click Run and it will return to the login interface. Fill in the user name and choose login again. You will see living video. (Figure 2.13) Figure 2.12 Shenzhen Foscam Intelligent Technology Co., Limited Tel: 86 755 2674 5668 Fax: 86 755 2674 5168...
  • Page 15 It may ask you for user name and password again before you login the UI. After you enter user name, you will see Device Status of the camera. Figure 2.14 Click Live Video, you will see living video. Shenzhen Foscam Intelligent Technology Co., Limited Tel: 86 755 2674 5668 Fax: 86 755 2674 5168...

  • Page 16: Device Status

    Or it will show yellow. If it shows yellow, please check if the activeX is enabled or change another port number to try again. Figure 2.16 If you want to view device information. Choose For Administrator and then click Device info. Shenzhen Foscam Intelligent Technology Co., Limited Tel: 86 755 2674 5668 Fax: 86 755 2674 5168...

  • Page 17: For Visitor

    You can add the other cameras in multi-device settings. OSD: OSD is used to add timestamp on the video. There are five colors for the characters. Shenzhen Foscam Intelligent Technology Co., Limited Tel: 86 755 2674 5668 Fax: 86 755 2674 5168...

  • Page 18: For Operator

    : Click this icon; camera will rotate up and down. Click to stop. : Click this icon; camera will rotate left and right. Click to stop. Shenzhen Foscam Intelligent Technology Co., Limited Tel: 86 755 2674 5668 Fax: 86 755 2674 5168...

  • Page 19: For Administrator

    Click For Administrator. You will see the Device Status. It contains device ID, firmware version of the camera and other status of the camera. Shenzhen Foscam Intelligent Technology Co., Limited Tel: 86 755 2674 5668 Fax: 86 755 2674 5168...
  • Page 20 Back: In Firefox or Google browser. It is easy to click Live Video or Device Status to go back. NOTE: Audio, record and multi-device function are controlled by activeX controller, so if you use firefox or Shenzhen Foscam Intelligent Technology Co., Limited Tel: 86 755 2674 5668 Fax: 86 755 2674 5168...

  • Page 21: How To Do Settings In For Administrator

    Figure 3.2 3.3 User Settings You can set permission for visitor, operator and administrator. Click Submit after finish these settings. The camera will reboot. Shenzhen Foscam Intelligent Technology Co., Limited Tel: 86 755 2674 5668 Fax: 86 755 2674 5168...

  • Page 22: Multi-Device Settings

    Enter the correct username and password then click Add. Add more cameras in the same way. After add all cameras. Please choose Submit. Shenzhen Foscam Intelligent Technology Co., Limited Tel: 86 755 2674 5668 Fax: 86 755 2674 5168...
  • Page 23 FI8918/FI8918W User Manual Figure 3.4 Figure 3.5 Choose For Visitor and then click four windows. You will see all the four cameras you add. Shenzhen Foscam Intelligent Technology Co., Limited Tel: 86 755 2674 5668 Fax: 86 755 2674 5168...
  • Page 24 Firstly, make sure all of the cameras you will add can be accessed in internet. (View How to set DDNS settings in Quick Installation Guide) Login the first camera use DDNS domain name and port. Shenzhen Foscam Intelligent Technology Co., Limited Tel: 86 755 2674 5668 Fax: 86 755 2674 5168...
  • Page 25 NOTE: Here Host must be filled in the second camera’s DDNS domain name, not its LAN IP. Figure 3.9 Add the other cameras in the same way. Click Submit after add all of them. Shenzhen Foscam Intelligent Technology Co., Limited Tel: 86 755 2674 5668 Fax: 86 755 2674 5168...

  • Page 26: Basic Network Settings

    If you want to set a static IP for the camera, you need set Basic Network Settings. Keep the camera in the same subnet of your router or computer. Shenzhen Foscam Intelligent Technology Co., Limited Tel: 86 755 2674 5668 Fax: 86 755 2674 5168...
  • Page 27 The step is Control Panel Network Connections Dbclick Local Area Connections Choose Support Details. You will see all the information in it. (Figure 3.14) Figure 3.13 Shenzhen Foscam Intelligent Technology Co., Limited Tel: 86 755 2674 5668 Fax: 86 755 2674 5168...

  • Page 28: Wireless Lan Settings

    3.7 ADSL Settings Figure 3.15 When connected to the Internet through ADSL directly, you can enter the ADSL username and password obtained from ISP. Figure 3.16 Shenzhen Foscam Intelligent Technology Co., Limited Tel: 86 755 2674 5668 Fax: 86 755 2674 5168...

  • Page 29: Upnp Settings

    Here you can fill in four receivers to receive images. SMTP port usually is 25, some SMTP server have its own port, such as 587 or 80. Shenzhen Foscam Intelligent Technology Co., Limited Tel: 86 755 2674 5668 Fax: 86 755 2674 5168...

  • Page 30: Ftp Service Settings

    IPCAM's urls is http://119.123.207.96:8068). Make sure the port is map to the router correctly. 3.11 FTP Service Settings If you want upload images to your FTP server. You can set FTP Service Settings. Figure 3.20 Shenzhen Foscam Intelligent Technology Co., Limited Tel: 86 755 2674 5668 Fax: 86 755 2674 5168...
  • Page 31 2) Network Error. Please try later. 3) Server Error. 4) Incorrect user or password. Please check the username and password is correct or not. Shenzhen Foscam Intelligent Technology Co., Limited Tel: 86 755 2674 5668 Fax: 86 755 2674 5168...

  • Page 32: Alarm Service Settings

    If motion trigger after you enable Motion Detect Armed. Alarm Status will turn to Motion Detect Alarm. There are five representation of alarm. The light turns red when motion trigger. Figure 3.25 Shenzhen Foscam Intelligent Technology Co., Limited Tel: 86 755 2674 5668 Fax: 86 755 2674 5168...
  • Page 33 Click left button on the box of time range. It will turn blue. If you want delete it, just click left button on it again. It will turn to gray. Shenzhen Foscam Intelligent Technology Co., Limited Tel: 86 755 2674 5668 Fax: 86 755 2674 5168...

  • Page 34: Ptz Settings

    When you upgrade the camera, please upgrade system firmware first and then upgrade Web UI. Figure 3.30 NOTE: After you upgrade the system firmware, you will not view the camera in browser before Shenzhen Foscam Intelligent Technology Co., Limited Tel: 86 755 2674 5668 Fax: 86 755 2674 5168...

  • Page 35: Backup & Restore Settings

    Figure 3.31 3.16 Restore Factory Settings If you choose restore factory setting. All parameters will return to factory settings. Figure 3.32 Shenzhen Foscam Intelligent Technology Co., Limited Tel: 86 755 2674 5668 Fax: 86 755 2674 5168...

  • Page 36: Reboot Device

    4.1.2 Subnet doesn’t match, dbclick to change If IP Camera Tool shows error information “Subnet doesn’t match, dbclick to change!” Please choose Obtain IP from DHCP server. (Figure 2.4) Shenzhen Foscam Intelligent Technology Co., Limited Tel: 86 755 2674 5668 Fax: 86 755 2674 5168...
  • Page 37 There is a yellow light in the device status. Not green. Please change another port number to try. Don’t use port 80, use port 85, 8005.etc. Shenzhen Foscam Intelligent Technology Co., Limited Tel: 86 755 2674 5668 Fax: 86 755 2674 5168...
  • Page 38 So we recommend you do port forwarding manually. You can view your camera in internet successfully after you do port forwarding manually in your router. Shenzhen Foscam Intelligent Technology Co., Limited Tel: 86 755 2674 5668 Fax: 86 755 2674 5168...
  • Page 39 You could not see living video but only some undefined characters, it may be the internet speed problems, especially the camera work on Wi-Fi. Shenzhen Foscam Intelligent Technology Co., Limited Tel: 86 755 2674 5668 Fax: 86 755 2674 5168...

  • Page 40: Default Parameters

    Consumption Operate Temper. 0° ~ 55°C (14°F ~ 122°F) Environment Operating 20% ~ 85% non-condensing Humidity Storage Temper. -10°C ~ 60° (14°F ~ 140°F) Shenzhen Foscam Intelligent Technology Co., Limited Tel: 86 755 2674 5668 Fax: 86 755 2674 5168...

  • Page 41: Obtaining Technical Support

    User’s Guide has not answered. Please contact your reseller and ask for help first, if they could not resolve your issue, please contact our company. Shenzhen Foscam Intelligent Technology Co., Limited Tel: 86 755 2674 5668 Fax: 86 755 2674 5168...

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