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Foscam FI8903W User Manual

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  • Page 1: User Manual

    Water-proof Wired/ Wireless IP Camera User Manual Model: FI8903W Model: FI8904W...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    IPCAM User Manual Contents WELCOME ..........................- 1 - 1.1 Features ..........................- 1 - 1.2 Packing List.......................... - 2 - 1.3 Product views........................- 2 - 1.3.1 Front View......................... - 2 - 1.3.2 Interface ........................- 3 - 1.4 PC System Requirements..................... - 3 - 1.5 Hardware Instruction......................
  • Page 3 IPCAM User Manual 4.1.9 Problems of using the firefox browser ..............- 30 - 4.2 Default Parameters ......................- 33 - 4.3 Specification........................- 34 - 5 OBTAINING TECHNICAL SUPPORT ..................- 35 - - 3 -...

  • Page 4: Welcome

    IPCAM User Manual 1 WELCOME IPCAM is an integrated wireless IP Camera solution. It combines a high quality digital video Camera with network connectivity and a powerful web server to bring clear to your desktop from anywhere on your local network or over the Internet. The basic function of IPCAM is transmitting remote video on the IP network.

  • Page 5: Packing List

    NOTE:Contact us immediately in the case of any damaged or short of contents. 1.3 Product views 1.3.1 Front View FI8903W FI8904W Figure 1.1 Infrared LED 18 IR LEDs(model FI8903W) /24 IR LEDs(model FI8904W) LENS CMOS sensor with fixed focus lens. - 2 -...

  • Page 6: Interface

    IPCAM User Manual Wi-FI Antenna Wireless Antenna 1.3.2 Interface LAN : RJ-45/10-100 Base T DC5V : 5V/2A Power supply RESET BUTTON: Press and hold down the RESET BUTTON for 5 seconds.Release the power button and IP camera will be reset back to the factory default parameter. 1.4 PC System Requirements System configuration requirements: ( Example for view four IP Camera ) CPU: 2.06GHZ or above Memory: 256M or above...
  • Page 7 IPCAM User Manual Figure 1.4 Only click Next,you will complete the software installation. Figure 1.5 Figure 1.6 The computer restarts upon installation completion and an icon appears on the desktop automatically. : Before installing and using the product, please read the following precautions NOTE carefully and make sure they are fully understood.
  • Page 8 IPCAM User Manual adapter may cause damage to your IP Camera. IP Camera terminal shall be installed in an indoor environment. - 5 -...

  • Page 9: Software Operation

    IPCAM User Manual 2 SOFTWARE OPERATION 2.1 IP Camera Tool 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. Figure 2.1 : The software searches IP Servers automatically over LAN. Note There are 3 cases: 1 No IP Camera found within LAN.
  • Page 10 IPCAM User Manual Figure 2.2 Basic Properties There are some device information in the Basic Properties, such as Device ID, System Firmware Version, Web UI Version. Figure 2.3 Network Configuration In this page, you can configure the Network parameter. Figure 2.4 DHCP checkbox:if checked, the device will obtain IP from DHCP server (To be make sure the Router which the device connect with has DHCP function).
  • Page 11 IPCAM User Manual Figure 2.5 Refresh Camera List Refresh camera list manually. Flush Arp Buffer When cable network and wireless network of the device both are fixed IP address. There is a a problem you may encounter is can search the camera IP but can’t open the camera web page.you may try to use flush arp buffer.

  • Page 12: Camera Login

    IPCAM User Manual 2.2 Camera Login You can access the camera through IP Camera Tool or IE directly. 1) Double click the IP address of the IP Camera listed(Figure 2.1).IE will be opened automatically and display the camera login page. 2) Access the camera by IE browser directly, type in the camera’s IP address.for example: 3) The Camera Login page pop-up.

  • Page 13: For Visitor

    IPCAM User Manual 2.3 For Visitor Figure 2.7 For example: if is bright ,the first route is on Detection(Motion Detection). If you want to detect 4 views , need to click this ico .The first you should add more deivce.see details in 2.5.1 Multi-Device Settings. OSD: Display date and time on the video.

  • Page 14: For Operator

    IPCAM User Manual For example: 00606E576A02(IPCAM)_m20081216212745.jpg It means the device ID is 00606E576A02, the device alias is IPCAM and its picture’s time is : At 21:27:45 on December 16, 2008 2.4 For operator When login as operator or administrator, you can enter the For Operator. Figure 2.8 Flip: To see the flip image.

  • Page 15: For Administrator

    IPCAM User Manual 2.5 For Administrator When you login as administrator, “ ” is enabled. For Administrator Device Info:You can find the information about Device ID,Firmware Version and Embeded Web UI Version. Alias Settings: You can Input the new name as you like. Data&Time Settings: Data&Time Settings page.

  • Page 16: Multi-Device Settings

    IPCAM User Manual Reboot Device:Reboot the device. log: Record who entered ipcam Back: Back to Monitoring Mode. 2.5.1 Multi-Device Settings Add cameras in LAN In the Multi-Device Settings page,you can see all devices searched in LAN.The 1st Device is this device deault.You can add more cameras list in LAN for monitoring. This Web software supports up to 9 IP Cameras online simultaneously.Click “...
  • Page 17 IPCAM User Manual Figure 2.11 Figure 2.12 - 14 -...

  • Page 18: Network Settings

    IPCAM User Manual 2.5.2 Network Settings Basic Network Settings If the router that the IP camera connect has DHCP function, you can choice “Obain IP from DHCP Server” else fill in the network parameters manually. Http Port:In most cases, you can leave this value as 80, however, if your Internet Service Provider blocks this port, you may switch to another port number such as 8005.

  • Page 19: Ddns Service Settings

    IPCAM User Manual Figure 2.14a 2) Automatic Please Click the button ‘scan’, Wireless Network showed in the Wireless Network list. Then Select a wireless network.. writed the correct password. ADSL Settings When connected to the Internet through ADSL directly, you can enter the ADSL username and password obtained from ISP.

  • Page 20: Mail And Ftp Service

    IPCAM User Manual Figure 2.16 2.5.4 Mail and FTP Service When Alarm Service Settings－> Send Mail on Alarm is check, the Mail Service Note: takes effect. Configure the E-mail box to receive and send mails. The E-mail box is used for receiving the images sent after alarm and the system IP address after successful dial-up.
  • Page 21 IPCAM User Manual Figure 2.17 Settings the FTP Service. When Alarm Service Settings－> Upload Image on Alarm is check, the FTP Note: Service takes effect. FTP Server: the FTP server address. FTP port: the port usually is 21 FTP Mode: support standard(POST) mode and passive(PASV) mode. Upload Image Now: it will upload image now when checkbox is not checked.

  • Page 22: Motion Detection

    IPCAM User Manual Figure 2.18 2.5.5 Motion Detection Enter Alarm Service Settings page to configure Motion Detection function. Motion Detect Armed When you enable motion detect armed, the camera can be triggered to send email alerts and record images.In the caemra monitoring page,the green ico turn to red and an alert sound you will hear, Motion Detect Sensibility you can choose a level from 1 to 10.

  • Page 23: Log

    IPCAM User Manual Figure 2.19 2.5.6 Log Enter log page to See who entered IPCAM - 20 -...

  • Page 24: How To Use

    IPCAM User Manual 3 HOW TO USE 3.1 Step by step to use Follow the instructions below to get started after the Camera has been mounted properly. When the IP camera powered on,it will rotate itself and stop to the center. 1) Use Network cable connect IP Camera to LAN.

  • Page 25: Connected To The Internet Through Adsl Directly

    IPCAM User Manual 4) Wait at least 30 seconds to unplug the ethernet cable, then unplug the power supply. 5) Plug the power supply making sure that the ethernet is not connected 6) After around 30 seconds, if the LED blinks ,it indicates it is working in wifi mode 7) Camera login.(details:2.2) 3.3 Connected to the Internet through ADSL directly Figure 3.2...

  • Page 26: Static Ip User

    IPCAM User Manual Figure 3.3 1) Use Network cable connect IP Camera to the LAN. 2) Enter IP Camera Tool to set the basic configuration.(details: 2.1 ) 3) login the Camera homepage as Administration. 4) Enter DDNS Settings Page and ennable DDNS service .Click <Submit> and the device will reboot.

  • Page 27: How To Use Ddns

    IPCAM User Manual function.Enter ipcamera “Upnp Settings” to enable UPNP and make sure the state is “Upnp success”. If your router has the Virtual Map function.Enter router setting page,add ipcamera’s IP and port to the Virtual map list. 3.6 How to use DDNS When use ADSL, the IP Camera will connect to the Internet through ADSL automatically.

  • Page 28: How To Use Mobile Telephone To Enter Ipcam

    IPCAM User Manual Figure 3.5 3.7 How to use mobile telephone to enter ipcam 1) Copying the IPCamera.jar from CD to the device memory. Follow the prompts to install the IPCamera.jar. 2) Running ip camera player. 3) Filling in alias, hostname or ip, port, user, password, resolution. Then Clicking the OK button.

  • Page 29: Appendix

    IPCAM User Manual 4 APPENDIX 4.1 Frequently Asked Questions Note: Any quesetions you would meet,please check Network connections firstly. Check the working status revealed by the indicators on the network server, hub, exchange and network card. If abnormal, check the network connections. 4.1.1 I have forgotten the administrator username and/or password.

  • Page 30: Problems With Network Bandwidth

    IPCAM User Manual “IE” browser “Tool” “Internet Proper” “Security” “Custom Level” ”ActiveX control and Plug-ins” three options of front should be set to be “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 plu-ins Figure 4.1...
  • Page 31 IPCAM User Manual Figure 4.2 Step2: enter your information Figure 4.3 Step3: After a minute, you will receive a E-mail from DynDNS Support and it will give you a confirmation address (e.g. https://www.dyndns.com/account/confirm/vXMVT78-KvehydmKMWH5kg) Step4: When the Account Confirmed, login and start using your account. Choose Add Host Services(Figure 4.4) and enter Add New Hostname (Figure 4.5)page.
  • Page 32 IPCAM User Manual Figure 4.4 Figure 4.5 Step5: On the Add New Hostname page. 1) input your Hostname. 2) choose Host with IP address 3) click Use auto detected IP address xxx.xx.xx.xxx. Then click Create Host. Figure 4.6 Step6: Now you obtained a Dynamic Domain Name(Figure 4.6),and can use it in the DDNS Service Settings(details: 2.5.3) - 29 -...

  • Page 33: Why Pop-Up The Prompt"Fail To Connect To The Device

    IPCAM User Manual 4.1.7 Why pop-up the prompt”Fail to connect to the device…”? This prompt only appeared in the case of using multiple cameras. Enter the Multi-Device Settings page(login as administrator) to check the Device setting is correct or not. When one of the multiple cameras disconnected, the color changed to yellow and pop-up the prompt “Fail to connect to the device…”.
  • Page 34 IPCAM User Manual but its office provides a plug-in named IE-Tabe for us and which can enable firefox to support ActiveX controls, you can access the website as follows with the firefox explorer: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/1419 On the download page, select the right version for your browser, download it, then start the installation.
  • Page 35 IPCAM User Manual 5 In the end click “Restart Firefox” button to restart the browser. 6 Login your device and locate the monitoring page, click your mouse’s right button, click the new menu item named View page in IE-Tab to login device again. - 32 -...

  • Page 36: Default Parameters

    IPCAM User Manual 4.2 Default Parameters Default network Parameters IP address: dynamic obtain Subnet mask:255.255.255.0 Gateway: dynamic obtain DHCP:Disabled DDNS:Disabled Username and password Default administrator username: admin Default administrator password: No password - 33 -...

  • Page 37: Specification

    IPCAM User Manual 4.3 Specification ITEMS IPCAM01/02 Image Sensor 1/4" Color CMOS Sensor Image Sensor Display Resolution 640 x 480 Pixels(300k Pixels) Lens f: 6mm F:1.8 (IR Lens) Mini. Illumination 0.5Lux Lens Type Glass Lens Lens Viewing Angle 67Degree Image Compression MJPEG Video Image Frame Rate...

  • Page 38: Obtaining Technical Support

    IPCAM User Manual 5 OBTAINING TECHNICAL SUPPORT While we hope your experience with the IPCAM network camera is enjoyable and easy to use, you may experience some issues or have some questions that this User’s Guide has not answered. To obtain the latest information and support for your Observer network camera, please visit our webpage for additional FAQ’s and troubleshooting tips.
  • Page 39 Installation Guidance: copy " IPCamera_Ob.jar" to your mobilephone and then install it run ip camera player. set alias, hostname or ip(make sure the mobile could connect to internet. If your mobile could connect the router by WiFi, you could set ipaddress in lan.), port, user, pwd, resolution(only the latest mobile could support160*120) choose "confirm"...

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