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Foscam FI8918W Quick Installation Manual

Foscam FI8918W Quick Installation Manual

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Model: FI8918W
Quick Installation Guide
Indoor Pan/Tilt Wireless IP Camera
Black
White
For Windows OS ------- Page 1
For MAC OS
------- Page 16
KST LTD.

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  • Page 1 Model: FI8918W Quick Installation Guide Indoor Pan/Tilt Wireless IP Camera Black White For Windows OS ------- Page 1 For MAC OS ------- Page 16 KST LTD.
  • Page 2: Other Settings

    FI8918W Quick Installation Guide Quick Installation Guide - For Windows OS Package Contents  IP Camera FI8918W .x 1  DC Power Adapter (5V-2.0A) .x 1  Network Cable  Wi-Fi Antenna .x 1  Mounting Bracket .x 1  Quick Installation Guide ...
  • Page 3: Start Installation

    The red power light will also turn on. 2. Software Installation Insert the CD into the CD drive of your computer and go to the folder “FI8918W”,find the folder “For Windows OS”. Double click IPCamSetup.exe to install, it pops up a window as below (Fig.1.3). Just click button “Next”...
  • Page 4 FI8918W Quick Installation Guide Figure 1.3 Click Next to continue the installation Figure 1.4 Click Finish to finish installation A shortcut icon will appear on your desktop after the IP Camera Tool software installation is successfully completed. Figure 1.5 Shortcut icon www.foscam-bg.com...
  • Page 5 FI8918W Quick Installation Guide 3. Login the Camera Double click the IP Camera Tool icon and the following screen should appear. Figure 1.6 IP Camera Tool Windows The IP camera tool should find the camera’s IP automatically after you plug in the network cable. If not, please make sure that DHCP is enabled on your router and that MAC address filtering, firewalls and anti-virus are disabled temporarily until the camera is set up.
  • Page 6 FI8918W Quick Installation Guide If you use IE browser, select this login mode If you use Firefox, Google Chrome, Safari, select this login mode If you use Mobile phone, select this login mode Figure 1.8 Login User Interface Note There are three login methods. One is IE ActiveX Mode, the other is Server Push Mode for Safari, Firefox, Google Chrome, the third mode is Mobile Phone for mobile phone.
  • Page 7 FI8918W Quick Installation Guide Select Run Add-on button Figure 1.9 Run the ActiveX Select Run Figure 2.0 Run the ActiveX Click Run button, and re-login the camera, you can see the following surveillance window: www.foscam-bg.com - 6 -...
  • Page 8 FI8918W Quick Installation Guide Figure 2.1 Surveillance Windows Congratulations! You have succeeded in accessing in the camera by wired connection. Just leave all the menus alone before you finish the quick installation. Note The default user name is admin with no password.
  • Page 9 FI8918W Quick Installation Guide If there is no wireless router, please read Wireless Settings in the User Manual about how to set Adhoc. 4.1 Infrastructure Mode Step 01) Please choose “Device Management” and goes to the option Wireless LAN Settings , click “Wireless LAN Settings”.
  • Page 10 FI8918W Quick Installation Guide Step 03) Please click on the Submit button after all settings have been entered,the camera will reboot. After the camera has completed the reboot process, wait 10 seconds and disconnect the network cable. The LAN IP address will disappear on the window of IP Camera Tool when the camera gets restarted.
  • Page 11: Remote Access Settings

    FI8918W Quick Installation Guide 5. Remote Access Settings We have been able to access the camera within the LAN network, but how to access the camera via WAN or via internet? We have to do Remote Access Settings before we want to access the camera outside the LAN network.
  • Page 12 FI8918W Quick Installation Guide Modify the Http Port no. Enter the User name and password, click OK Figure 2.5 Change the http port no. Secondly, enter User name & password of the Administrator (default user: admin, no password), and click the button ”OK” to apply the modification. The Camera will restart one the modification is done.
  • Page 13 FI8918W Quick Installation Guide If your ISP provides Static WAN IP Service please go to Chapter 5.1 (Page 12). If your ISP provides Dynamic WAN IP Service please go to Chapter 5.2 directly (Page 13). 5.1 Static IP user Static IP users do not need to set DDNS service settings for remote access. When you have finished connecting the camera using LAN and port forwarding, you can access the camera directly from the Internet by the WAN IP and port number.
  • Page 14 ② Use domain name to access the camera via internet Each FOSCAM camera has embedded a unique DDNS domain name when producing, and the format of domain name is xxxxxx.myfoscam.org. On the bottom of the camera body, you can see the domain name sticker.
  • Page 15 Foscam domain name is free for three years, three years later, if you want to continue using the account, you need to pay for it. On the option of DDNS Service Settings, click Validity Queries to check the validity and you will see the renew link.
  • Page 16: Other Settings

    Other advanced software settings, such as Alarm Service Settings, Mail Service Settings, Alias Settings, If you have problem with FOSCAM IP camera, please first contact FOSCAM reseller for solving the problems. If our reseller cannot provide service, pls contact our service department: tech@foscam.com...
  • Page 17 FI8918W Quick Installation Guide Quick Installation Guide - For MAC OS Package Contents  IP Camera FI8918W  DC Power Adapter (5V-2.0A) .x 1  Network Cable  Wi-Fi Antenna .x 1  Mounting Bracket .x 1  Quick Installation Guide ...
  • Page 18 The red power light will also turn on. 2. Software Installation Insert the CD into the CD drive of your laptop and go to the folder “FI8918W”, then find the folder “For MAC OS”. Copy the IP camera tool to your MAC and start the program.
  • Page 19 FI8918W Quick Installation Guide 3. Login the Camera Double click the IP Camera Tool icon and the following screen should appear. Figure 1.4 IP Camera Tool Windows The IP camera tool should find the camera’s IP automatically after you plug in the network cable. If not, please make sure that DHCP is enabled on your router and that MAC address filtering, firewalls and anti-virus are disabled temporarily until the camera is set up.
  • Page 20 FI8918W Quick Installation Guide Note There are three login methods. One is IE ActiveX Mode, the other is Server Push Mode for Safari, Firefox, Google Chrome, the third mode is Mobile Phone for mobile phone. Please choose Server Push Mode if you are using Firefox.Safari or Google Chrome browser now.
  • Page 21 FI8918W Quick Installation Guide 4.1 Infrastructure Mode Step 01) Please choose “Device Management” and goes to the option Wireless LAN Settings , click “Wireless LAN Settings”. Then enable “Using Wireless LAN”. Click the Scan button and the camera will detect all WIFI devices around the area. It should also display your router in the list.
  • Page 22 FI8918W Quick Installation Guide Step 03) Please click on the Submit button after all settings have been entered, the camera will reboot. After the camera has completed the reboot process, wait 10 seconds and disconnect the network cable. The LAN IP address will disappear on the window of IP Camera Tool when the camera gets restarted.
  • Page 23 FI8918W Quick Installation Guide 5. Remote Access Settings We have been able to access the camera within the LAN network, but how to access the camera via WAN or via internet? We have to do Remote Access Settings before we want to access the camera outside the LAN network.
  • Page 24 FI8918W Quick Installation Guide Modify the Http Port no. Enter the User name and password, click OK Figure 2.1 Change the http port no. Secondly, enter User name & password of the Administrator (default user: admin, no password), and click the button ”OK” to apply the modification. The Camera will restart one the modification is done.
  • Page 25 FI8918W Quick Installation Guide 5.1 Static IP user Static IP users do not need to set DDNS service settings for remote access. When you have finished connecting the camera using LAN and port forwarding, you can access the camera directly from the Internet by the WAN IP and port number.
  • Page 26 ② Use domain name to access the camera via internet Each FOSCAM camera has embedded a unique DDNS domain name when producing, and the format of domain name is xxxxxx.myfoscam.org. On the bottom of the camera body, you can see the domain name sticker.
  • Page 27 Foscam domain name is free for three years, three years later, if you want to continue using the account, you need to pay for it. On the option of DDNS Service Settings, click Validity Queries to check the validity and you will see the renew link.
  • Page 28 Please refer to the electronic user manual burned in the CD-ROM for other settings. Other advanced software settings, such as Alarm Service Settings, Mail Service Settings, Alias Settings, If you have problem with FOSCAM IP camera, please contact our service department: support@foscam-bg.com KST LTD.

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