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  • Page 1 User Manual User Manual Model: FI8909W Indoor Wireless IP Camera Color: Black Color: White...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents 1 Overviews..............................1 1.1 Key Features..................................1 1.2 Read Before Use................................2 1.3 Packing Contents................................2 1.4 Physical Description................................2 2 Surveillance Software GUI........................4 2.1 Login Window..................................4 2.2 Surveillance Window................................. 5 3 Advanced Camera Settings........................11 3.1 Device Status..................................12...
  • Page 3 4.2 Default Parameters................................53 4.3 Specifications..................................54 5 Obtaining Technical Support........................55 Shenzhen Foscam Intelligent Technology Co., Limited Shenzhen Foscam Intelligent Technology Co., Limited Tel: Tel: 2674 2674 5668 5668 Fax: Fax: 2674 2674 5168 5168...

  • Page 4: Overviews

    1 Overviews FOSCAM FI8909W is an integrated wireless IP Camera with a color CMOS sensor. 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 5: Read Before Use

    ● Providing Central Management Software to manage or monitor multi-cameras 1.2 Read Before Use Please first verify that all contents received are complete according to the Package Contents listed below. Before the Network Camera is installed, please carefully read and follow the instructions in the Quick Installation Guide to avoid damage due to faulty assembly and installation.

  • Page 6: Back View

    There are up to three labels located on the body of the camera; this is an important feature of original Foscam cameras. If your camera does not have labels as shown in Figure 1.3 ,it may be a clone one. Cloned Foscam cameras can not use original firmware and are not eligible for warranty or technical services.

  • Page 7: Surveillance Software Gui

    2 Surveillance Software GUI Please refer to the Quick Installation Guide if you install the camera at first time. After finishing quick installation, you can take time to learn the operation of the software. 2.1 Login Window Figure 2.1...

  • Page 8: Surveillance Window

    Enter the Username and password The default administrator username is admin with no password. Section 3 FOSCAM Website Link There is an access link to Foscam website homepage, if you need tech support you can contact Foscam directly. Section 4 ActiveX Mode If your PC is windows based OS, such as Windows XP, Windows7, Windows Vista and you are using IE-based browsers like IE6, IE7, IE8, please choose IE ActiveX Mode login mode.
  • Page 9 Figure 2.2 Section1 Device Name Default device name is Anonymous. You can define a name for your camera as you like (Please go to chapter 3.1 and read how to set it) Section2 Multi-Device Window The firmware inside the camera supports up to maximum of 9 cameras being monitoring at the same time.
  • Page 10 Figure 2.3 Section3 Image Parameters Settings OSD is used to add timestamp on the video. There are five text colors to choose from: Black, red, yellow, white, blue. Add OSD on record Select this option if you want to add a timestamp to recordings.
  • Page 11 1) 320x240-------QVGA 2) 640x480-------VGA There are two resolutions, the bigger one (VGA) is 640x480 pixels, and the smaller one (QVGA) is 320x240 pixels. The bigger the resolution, the better of the image quality is, but the lower the frame rate is.
  • Page 12 1------Record Button Click it and it pop-up a path-setting window, you can select the storage path and the record file name. At the same time the record icon changes to , Click it again and stop recording. 2------Snapshot Click it to make snapshot and it pop-up a window which picture you snapshot, right click in the window and save the picture to anywhere you want.
  • Page 13 Figure 2.4 For the first time using audio, you need to download and install VLC plug-in, Click Audio, and you can see the download website. Figure 2.5 During the installation, you must select Mozilla plugin as in Figure 2.6.

  • Page 14: Advanced Camera Settings

    Figure 2.6 3 Advanced Camera Settings Click the bar “Device Management”, goes to Administrator Control Panel to make advanced camera settings. Shenzhen Foscam Intelligent Technology Co., Limited Shenzhen Foscam Intelligent Technology Co., Limited Tel: Tel: 2674 2674 5668...

  • Page 15: Device Status

    3.1 Device Status Figure 3.1 1------Device ID MAC ID of the camera by wired connection 2-----Device Firmware Version System Firmware version of the camera 3-----Device Web UI Version Web UI firmware version of the camera 4-----Alias Name of the camera...

  • Page 16: Alias Settings

    Figure 3.2 Figure 3.3 3.2 Alias Settings Default alias is Anonymous. You can define a name for your camera here such as apple. Click Submit to save your changes. The alias name supports special characters. Shenzhen Foscam Intelligent Technology Co.,...

  • Page 17: Date & Time Settings

    Enter the device name as you Click the option here to like. Use different names to modify the device name. identify multi-cameras. Figure 3.4 3.3 Date & Time Settings Choose the time zone of your country. You can choose Sync with NTP Server or Sync with PC Time.

  • Page 18: Multi-Device Settings

    You can set different permission levels, but at least one administrator. Figure 3.6 Here you can also set one important file locations for the camera, the Alarm Record Path. Simply click Browse and choose the path to the required folder.
  • Page 19 You can add more cameras in the list in LAN for monitoring. The camera’s software supports up to 9 IP Cameras online simultaneously. Click The 2nd Device and click the item in the Device List in LAN, the Alias, Host and Http Port will be filled in the boxes below automatically.
  • Page 20 Click Submit after add all cameras. Figure 3.7b Back to Surveillance Windows, and click Four Windows option, you will see four cameras you added. Figure 3.8 Shenzhen Foscam Intelligent Technology Co., Limited Shenzhen Foscam Intelligent Technology Co., Limited...
  • Page 21 Figure 3.9 3.5.2 Add cameras in WAN If you want to view all cameras via the internet(remote computer), you will need to add them using DDNS domain name. Firstly, make sure all of the cameras you added can be accessed through the internet.
  • Page 22 Use DDNS domain name and port to login. Make sure each camera you need add could login with DDNS name and port. Figure 3.10 If you have several cameras, you can use the same DDNS domain name; you only need to set a different port number for each camera.
  • Page 23 Figure 3.11 1----- The 2nd camera’s name 2----- Fill in the 2nd camera’s DDNS host not LAN IP 3 ---- Enter the 2nd camera’s user name and password 4---- Click Add button and to take effect Add the other cameras in the same way. Click Submit to save.
  • Page 24 Click submit after finishing all settings. Figure 3.12 Return to video window. You will see all of the cameras accessible through the internet. 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.

  • Page 25: Basic Network Settings

    3.6 Basic Network Settings If you want to set a static IP for the camera, select Basic Network Settings. Keep the camera in the same subnet of your router or computer. Figure 3.14 Changing settings here is the same as using the IP Camera Tool. (Figure 3.17/3.18) It is recommended that you use the subnet mask, gateway and DNS server from your locally attached PC.
  • Page 26 Figure 3.15 Figure 3.16 If you don’t know the DNS server, you can use the same settings as the Default Gateway. Network lamp: There is a network lamp on the back of the camera, select it and when the network connection are working, the lamp will turn on and blink.
  • Page 27 Another way to change the camera’s LAN IP and HTTP Port no. Open the IP Camera Tool, select the camera you want to change the port no, right click on the IP address link, and goes to Option ”Network Configuration”, it pops up another dialogue showed as the following screen.

  • Page 28: Wireless Settings

    Http Port: The default Lan port is 80.You can set another port number, such as port 8005, 8100.etc. User&Password: Default administrator user name is admin with no password. NOTE: If the prompt “Subnet doesn’t match, dbclick to change!” appears, please enable DHCP set camera’s IP address and gateway once again.
  • Page 29 Step 02) Click the SSID of your router in the list, the corresponding information (SSID & Encryption) will be filled in the following boxes automatically. You will only need to fill in the share key. Make sure that SSID, Encryption and share key you...
  • Page 30 Reset Button Step 02) Press the WPS button on your router within 60 seconds. The WPS button is usually on the back or side of your router. On some routers, you may need to log in to the web interface and click on an on-screen button to activate the WPS feature.
  • Page 31 Figure 3.21 Step 02) Plug out the network cable and the camera will restart. Open the wireless network card of PC and search the wireless network around the area. You can find the SSID you filled for the camera (Figure 3.21).

  • Page 32: Adsl

    3.8 ADSL Figure 3.23 If you are connecting the camera directly to a ADSL modem, you can do ADSL settings with your ADSL account &password provided by the ISP, then make the camera connected to the network. Enter the ADSL user and password.

  • Page 33: Ddns Service Settings

    (Figure 3.30). 3.10 DDNS Service Settings 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.
  • Page 34 Enable: Open or close the FOSCAM domain name. The default status of FOSCAM domain name is open. Validity Queries: Check the validity of embedded domain name. Now you can use http:// Domain name + HTTP Port to access the camera via internet.
  • Page 35 ACCOUNT as indicated in email. Secondly: Login the link with the registered username and password to create your domain name. Figure 3.28 Figure 3.29 Please create the domain name step by step according to instructions on www.no-ip.com...
  • Page 36 NOTE: The Third Party DDNS and the Manufacturer’s Domain Name cannot work at the same time. If you have set Third Party DDNS and meanwhile you enabled the Foscam Domain Name, the Third Party DDNS will take effect. ② Do port forwarding within the router Example: The camera’s LAN IP address is http://192.168.1.35:88 ,...

  • Page 37: Mail Service Settings

    ③ Use domain name to access the camera via internet After the port forwarding is finished, you can use the domain name+ http no. to access the camera via internet. Take hostname ycxgwp.no-ip.info and http no. 88for example, the accessing link of the camera via internet would be http:// ycxgwp.no-ip.info:88...

  • Page 38: Msn Setting

    NOTE: Click Submit first before choosing Test. Click Test to see if SMTP has been successfully configured. Figure 3.32 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 .
  • Page 39 Fill in the user and password of the MSN ID you applied for your camera. MSN ID in this list can chat with the camera. Figure 3.33 Click Submit and go to the “Device Status” screen and verify the MSN settings are succeed.

  • Page 40: Ftp Service Settings

    Figure 3.35 Note: Create a new MSN account for the camera, do not use the same MSN account as you would like to chat with your friends. When the camera login uses the MSN account, this account cannot be used for anything else when the camera works.
  • Page 41 Figure 3.37 FTP server: If your FTP server is located on the LAN, you can set as Figure 3.36. If you have an FTP server which you can access on the internet, you can set as Figure 3.37.

  • Page 42: Alarm Service Settings

    Click Submit to save these settings. Click Test, the following screen displays if successful. Figure 3.38 The following errors may occur: 1) Can not connect to the server. Check if the FTP Server is correct. 2) Network Error. Please try later.
  • Page 43 Figure 3.39 1---- If you want to set Motion Detection Alarmed ,select the checkbox 2---- The larger the number, the higher the motion sensitivity will be 3---- Select this option to reduce false alarms when light changes 4----- If you want to do Sound Detection Alarmed,select the checkbox...
  • Page 44 There are four alarm indicators: 1) Camera will send emails when motion/sound is activated. If you want to receive images when motion is detected, you must set Mail Service Settings first. (Figure 3.31) Then set motion alarm as follows: Figure 3.41...
  • Page 45 You can hear the beep sound when the alarm has been detected. Select this option. Figure 3.43 4) The camera will record automatically for one minute after motion/sound is detected. You can find the recording file in the folder which you set previously. (Figure 3.6) Select the checkbox.
  • Page 46 Alarm Scheduler: Here are two ways to set the alarm. 1) Alarm at any time when motion/sound is detected. Don’t select Scheduler. Click Submit and the camera will alarm at any time when motion is detected. Figure 3.45 Another Way: select Scheduler, and click “set All”, you will see all time boxes turn blue as in the...
  • Page 47 Figure 3.46 2) Specify an alarm schedule. If you want the camera to alarm during set times select Scheduler and set time range. If you want to select one serial area, you can click any number between 00 and 23 on the first row, the corresponding column will be selected and it will turn blue.
  • Page 48 Figure 3.47 If you want to select discrete area, you click the left button on the box of time range. It will turn blue. If you want to delete it, just click the left button and it will turn grey.

  • Page 49: Upgrade Device Firmware

    3.15 Upgrade Device Firmware When you upgrade the camera, please upgrade system firmware first and then upgrade the Web Upgrade system Upgrade Web UI. firmware. Figure 3.49 Click Browse, choose the correct bin file and then click Submit to upgrade.

  • Page 50: Backup & Restore Settings

    Enter the User name and password. Figure 3.51 CAUTION: If your camera works well with the current firmware, we recommend not upgrading. Please don’t upgrade the firmware unnecessarily. Your camera may be damaged if misconfigured during an upgrade.

  • Page 51: Restore Factory Settings

    Click Submit to store Load the parameters parameters. bin file. Figure 3.52 3.17 Restore Factory Settings All parameters will return to factory settings if selected. Figure 3.53 3.18 Reboot Device Click Reboot Device to reboot the camera. This is similar to unplugging the power to the camera.

  • Page 52: Log

    3.19 Log The log record shows who accessed the camera and when. (Figure 3.54). Figure 3.54 3.20 Back This will take you back to the surveillance window. 4 Appendix 4.1 Frequently Asked Questions NOTE: Always verify network connections are working by checking the status of the indicators...

  • Page 53: No Pictures Problems

    4.1.1 I have forgotten the administrator username and/or password To reset the administrator username and password, press and hold down the RESET BUTTON for 10 seconds. Upon releasing the reset button, the username and password will return to the factory default administrator username and password.
  • Page 54 Enable: Run ActiveX controls and plug-ins Figure 4.1 If you allow the ActiveX to run, but still can not see living video and a red cross in the centre of the video. Please select another port number. Don’t use port 80, use port 85, 8005.etc.
  • Page 55 4.1.4 Can’t access IP camera on internet Possible reasons why camera is not accessible on the internet: 1) ActiveX controller is not installed correctly 2) The port which the camera uses is blocked by a Firewall or Anti-virus software. Try changing to another port number.

  • Page 56: Default Parameters

    Wi-Fi. 4.2 Default Parameters Default network Parameters IP address: obtain dynamically Subnet mask: 255.255.255.0 Gateway: obtain dynamically DHCP: Disabled DDNS: Embedded FOSCAM domain name Username and password Default administrator username: admin Default administrator password: No password Shenzhen Foscam Intelligent Technology Co.,...

  • Page 57: Specifications

    4.3 Specifications ITEMS FI8909W Image Sensor Image Sensor High Definition Color CMOS Sensor Display Resolution 640 x 480 Pixels(300k Pixels) Lens f: 2.8mm Mini. Illumination 0.5Lux Lens Lens Type Glass Lens Viewing Angle 60 degree Video Image MJPEG...

  • Page 58: Obtaining Technical Support

    User’s Guide has not answered. If you have problem with FOSCAM IP camera, please first contact FOSCAM reseller for solving the problems. If our reseller cannot provide service, please contact our service department: tech@foscam.com.

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