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  • Page 1 User Manual User Manual HD IP Camera Model: FI9853EP V1.6...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents 1 Overviews................................... 1 1.1 Key Features................................1 1.2 PoE (Power over Ethernet)..........................2 1.3 Read Before Use..............................2 1.4 Packing Contents..............................2 1.5 Physical Description.............................. 3 1.6 Hardware Installation.............................4 1.7 SD Card Management............................5 2 Accessing the Network Camera............................6 2.1 Access the Camera in LAN..........................6 2.2 Access the Camera in WAN..........................

  • Page 3: Overviews

    Controlling the IPCAM and managing images are simplified by using the provided web interface across the network. FOSCAM provides Phone Apps for Android and iPhone users, please search Foscam App named Foscam Viewer on App Store or Google Play, then you can view your camera directly as a computer.

  • Page 4: Poe (Power Over Ethernet)

    1.4 Packing Contents ● IPCAM×1 ● CD×1 ● DC Power Supply×1 ● Quick Installation Guide ×1 ● Network Cable×1 ● Warranty Card×1 Shenzhen Foscam Intelligent Technology Co., Limited Tel: 86 755 2674 5668 Fax: 86 755 2674 5168...

  • Page 5: Physical Description

    Connect the external power adapter, request for 12V/1A power. 2 LAN 10/100M adaptive Ethernet interface. Through this interface, IPCAM can be connected with various network devices, such as hub, router, etc. Shenzhen Foscam Intelligent Technology Co., Limited Tel: 86 755 2674 5668 Fax: 86 755 2674 5168...

  • Page 6: Hardware Installation

    There are two labels located at the bottom of the camera; this is an important feature of original Foscam cameras. If your camera does not have labels, it may be a clone. Cloned Foscam cameras can not use original firmware and are not eligible for warranty or technical services.

  • Page 7: Sd Card Management

    How to access the Foscam FI9853EP MicroSD Card Slot. 1.Remove the top housing and base from the Foscam FI9853EP dome camera as shown below. 2.Unscrew the top and bottom of the dome to open the camera and access the Micro SD Card slot.

  • Page 8: Accessing The Network Camera

    The default Https port no. is 443. You can use the url to access the camera: https:// LAN IP + HTTPS port. Go to Settings - Network - Port panel , you can see and change the https port NO. Shenzhen Foscam Intelligent Technology Co., Limited Tel: 86 755 2674 5668 Fax: 86 755 2674 5168...

  • Page 9: Access The Camera In Wan

    To obtain your WAN IP address, enter the following URL in your browser: http://www.whatismyip.com.The webpage at this address will show you the current WAN IP. Shenzhen Foscam Intelligent Technology Co., Limited Tel: 86 755 2674 5668 Fax: 86 755 2674 5168...

  • Page 10: Remote Access

    2. Enable UPnP and DDNS in the camera’s settings page. We recommend you to use the DDNS by factory default. Select Yes and click Save. Shenzhen Foscam Intelligent Technology Co., Limited Tel: 86 755 2674 5668 Fax: 86 755 2674 5168...
  • Page 11 You need to manually add port forwarding, refer to the following steps. You need go to the “Forwarding > Virtual Servers” panel for setup. Shenzhen Foscam Intelligent Technology Co., Limited Tel: 86 755 2674 5668 Fax: 86 755 2674 5168...

  • Page 12: Using The Vlc Player

    The part in the square brackets may be omitted. user name & password: The user name and password to access the camera. This part can be omitted. Shenzhen Foscam Intelligent Technology Co., Limited Tel: 86 755 2674 5668 Fax: 86 755 2674 5168...
  • Page 13 Here I can enter one of the following URLs in the VLC. 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. Shenzhen Foscam Intelligent Technology Co., Limited Tel: 86 755 2674 5668 Fax: 86 755 2674 5168...
  • Page 14 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 15: 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. Shenzhen Foscam Intelligent Technology Co., Limited Tel: 86 755 2674 5668 Fax: 86 755 2674 5168...

  • Page 16: Login Window

    Input the new username and password, click "Modify" to complete the modification. You will now use the new username and password to login to the camera in the future. Shenzhen Foscam Intelligent Technology Co., Limited Tel: 86 755 2674 5668 Fax: 86 755 2674 5168...

  • Page 17: Setup Wizard

    Device Name: You could give name for your camera. System Time: Select the time zone you need to set the date, time,format and so on. Shenzhen Foscam Intelligent Technology Co., Limited Tel: 86 755 2674 5668 Fax: 86 755 2674 5168...
  • Page 18 IP: Set IP address of the camera. You could choose to obtain an IP automatically or set the IP address according to your needs. Shenzhen Foscam Intelligent Technology Co., Limited Tel: 86 755 2674 5668 Fax: 86 755 2674 5168...

  • Page 19: Surveillance Window

    3.3 Surveillance Window Figure 3.8 Section1 FOSCAM Logo/ LiveVideo / Settings buttons : FOSCAM LOGO : Path to surveillance window. Click this button and back to the surveillance window : Path to Administrator Control Panel, Click it, and it will lead to Administrator Control Panel and do advanced settings.
  • Page 20 Manual: Select it and turn off the infra led manually. Section5 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 21: Onscreen Mouse Control

    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 22 Zoom up/down: Click it and the live view will be digital zoomed up, then click Zoom Down and the live view back to original size. Shenzhen Foscam Intelligent Technology Co., Limited Tel: 86 755 2674 5668 Fax: 86 755 2674 5168...
  • Page 23 1 This camera don’t support Pan/Tilt function, so here cannot allow to use Screen PTZ. 2 For Mac OS, the plugin cannot support Onscreen Mouse function, so you cannot allow to use it. Shenzhen Foscam Intelligent Technology Co., Limited Tel: 86 755 2674 5668 Fax: 86 755 2674 5168...

  • Page 24: Advanced Camera Settings

    System Firmware Version: Display the System Firmware version of your camera. Application Firmware Version: Display the application firmware version of your camera. Plug-In Version: Display the plug-in version of your camera Shenzhen Foscam Intelligent Technology Co., Limited Tel: 86 755 2674 5668 Fax: 86 755 2674 5168...

  • Page 25: Session Status

    Session status will display who and which IP is visiting the camera now. 4.1.4 Log The log record shows who and which IP address accessed or logout the camera. Shenzhen Foscam Intelligent Technology Co., Limited Tel: 86 755 2674 5668 Fax: 86 755 2674 5168...

  • Page 26: Basic Settings

    The alias name cannot contain special characters. 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 27: User Accounts

    4.2.3 User Accounts Here you can create users and set privilege, visitor, operator or administrator. The default administrator user accounts are admin with a blank password. Shenzhen Foscam Intelligent Technology Co., Limited Tel: 86 755 2674 5668 Fax: 86 755 2674 5168...

  • Page 28: How To Change The Password

    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 29: How To Change The Username

    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 30 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 31 Camera Model: Our Company produces two series cameras: MJPEG and H.264. Here will show you which series the camera belongs to. 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 32 Firstly, make sure all of the cameras you added can be accessed through the internet. 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 33 5----- Click Add button and to take effect Here the Host must be entered as the second camera’s DDNS domain name, not its LAN IP. NOTE: Shenzhen Foscam Intelligent Technology Co., Limited Tel: 86 755 2674 5668 Fax: 86 755 2674 5168...

  • Page 34: 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. 4.3 Network This section will allow you to configure your camera’s information. Shenzhen Foscam Intelligent Technology Co., Limited Tel: 86 755 2674 5668 Fax: 86 755 2674 5168...
  • Page 35 DNS server, you can check your computer’s local area connection as follows: Control Panel--Network Connections--Local Area Connections --Choose Support--Details. Shenzhen Foscam Intelligent Technology Co., Limited Tel: 86 755 2674 5668 Fax: 86 755 2674 5168...
  • Page 36 If you don’t know the DNS server, you can use the same settings as the Default Gateway. 4.3.2 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.
  • Page 37 ACCOUNT as indicated in email. Secondly: Login the link with the registered username and password to create your domain name. Shenzhen Foscam Intelligent Technology Co., Limited Tel: 86 755 2674 5668 Fax: 86 755 2674 5168...
  • Page 38 Firstly, goes to option of DDNS Settings on the administrator panel. Secondly, select No-Ip as a server. Thirdly, fill foscam as DDNS user, fill password foscam2012 as DDNS password, fill ycxgwp.no-ip.info as Shenzhen Foscam Intelligent Technology Co., Limited Tel: 86 755 2674 5668 Fax: 86 755 2674 5168...
  • Page 39 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 40 Another way to change the HTTP port NO. Step 1: Open the IP Camera Tool, select the camera you would like to change the port of, right click on the IP Shenzhen Foscam Intelligent Technology Co., Limited Tel: 86 755 2674 5668 Fax: 86 755 2674 5168...
  • Page 41 LAN IP address is set, or you may have problems later with remote access and seeing the camera remotely if the camera loses power and reconnects on a different 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 42: Mail Settings

    465 or 25 or 587, which port you choose should be decided by which Transport Layer Security you select. 2----- SMTP Username/ password: ID account and password of the sender email address Shenzhen Foscam Intelligent Technology Co., Limited Tel: 86 755 2674 5668 Fax: 86 755 2674 5168...
  • Page 43 7) The message is denied by the server. Maybe because of the anti-spam privacy of the server 8) The server does not support the authentication mode used by the device Shenzhen Foscam Intelligent Technology Co., Limited Tel: 86 755 2674 5668 Fax: 86 755 2674 5168...

  • Page 44: Ftp Settings

    FTP Mode: Here supports two modes: PORT and PASV. Username/password: The FTP account and password. Click Save to take effect. Click Test to see if FTP has been successfully configured. Shenzhen Foscam Intelligent Technology Co., Limited Tel: 86 755 2674 5668 Fax: 86 755 2674 5168...

  • Page 45: Video

    There are two ways to set the stream video settings. They are main stream video settings and sub stream video settings. Stream type: There are four types to identify different streams you have set. Shenzhen Foscam Intelligent Technology Co., Limited Tel: 86 755 2674 5668 Fax: 86 755 2674 5168...

  • Page 46: On Screen Display

    Display Camera Name: There are two options: Yes or NO. Select Yes and you can see the device name on the video. 4.4.3 Privacy Zone This page is used to add privacy zone on the video. Shenzhen Foscam Intelligent Technology Co., Limited Tel: 86 755 2674 5668 Fax: 86 755 2674 5168...
  • Page 47 Click OK button and return to the Privacy Zone page, click Save to take effect. Back to the surveillance window, you can see the privacy area as the following picture: Shenzhen Foscam Intelligent Technology Co., Limited Tel: 86 755 2674 5668 Fax: 86 755 2674 5168...

  • Page 48: Snapshot Settings

    Pictures Save To: FTP. If you have done FTP and Alarm settings, when alarming, the camera will snap pictures to the FTP automatically. Enable timing to capture To enable capture interval, follow the steps below: Shenzhen Foscam Intelligent Technology Co., Limited Tel: 86 755 2674 5668 Fax: 86 755 2674 5168...

  • Page 49: Ir Led Schedule

    You can also turn off the infrared lamp on the video preview page at any time. 4.4.6 Lens Distortion Correction On this page you can set the distortion correction. There are three options: Low, Medium, High. Shenzhen Foscam Intelligent Technology Co., Limited Tel: 86 755 2674 5668 Fax: 86 755 2674 5168...

  • Page 50: Alarm

    5s/6s/7s/8s/9s/10s/11s/12s/13s/14s/15s. Select one interval time. 4 Select the alarm indicators When the motion has been detected, the alarm status will turn to Detect alarm. Shenzhen Foscam Intelligent Technology Co., Limited Tel: 86 755 2674 5668 Fax: 86 755 2674 5168...
  • Page 51 Click set Detection Area and it pop up a window, then you can draw the detection area. Click OK 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 52 Click the week day words, the corresponding column will be selected. For example, click TUE, the all column of TUE turns to red, that means during Tuesday whole day, 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 53: Record

    You must set the detection area and detection schedule, or else there is no alarm anywhere and anytime. 4.6 Record 4.6.1 Storage Location On this page you can change the manually recording storage path, the default storage path is c:\IPCamRecord. Shenzhen Foscam Intelligent Technology Co., Limited Tel: 86 755 2674 5668 Fax: 86 755 2674 5168...

  • Page 54: Alarm Recording

    On this page you can enable local alarm record, and select the local alarm record time. 4.6.4 Schedule Recording On the page you can configure the schedule record. Shenzhen Foscam Intelligent Technology Co., Limited Tel: 86 755 2674 5668 Fax: 86 755 2674 5168...
  • Page 55 When the parameter Recording Location is set FTP on the Storage Location page, you can configure  parameters as shown in follow figure. Figure 4.2 Shenzhen Foscam Intelligent Technology Co., Limited Tel: 86 755 2674 5668 Fax: 86 755 2674 5168...

  • Page 56: Firewall

    This section explains how to control the access permission by checking the client PC’s IP addresses. It is composed of the following columns: Block access from these IP addresses and Only allow access from these IP addresses. Shenzhen Foscam Intelligent Technology Co., Limited Tel: 86 755 2674 5668 Fax: 86 755 2674 5168...

  • Page 57: System

    Click Backup to save all the parameters you have set. These parameters will be stored in a bin file for future use. Click Browse and select the parameters file you have stored, then click Submit to restore the restore the parameters. Shenzhen Foscam Intelligent Technology Co., Limited Tel: 86 755 2674 5668 Fax: 86 755 2674 5168...

  • Page 58: System Upgrade

    Click Browse, choose the correct bin file and then click System upgrade. Don’t shut down the power during upgrade. After upgrading, you can see the upgrade result. Shenzhen Foscam Intelligent Technology Co., Limited Tel: 86 755 2674 5668 Fax: 86 755 2674 5168...
  • Page 59 , 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 60: Patch Installation

    After installing is complete, you will receive a system prompt. 4.8.4 Factory Reset Click Factory Reset button and all parameters will return to factory settings if selected. Shenzhen Foscam Intelligent Technology Co., Limited Tel: 86 755 2674 5668 Fax: 86 755 2674 5168...

  • Page 61: Playback

    Click Reboot to reboot the camera. This is similar to unplugging the power to the camera. 5 Playback On this page you can view the record files stored in the SD card. Shenzhen Foscam Intelligent Technology Co., Limited Tel: 86 755 2674 5668 Fax: 86 755 2674 5168...
  • Page 62 : Click this button to search all record files satisfy the conditions you selected. Continuous Play: Select the checkbox to play continuously all the record files. Shenzhen Foscam Intelligent Technology Co., Limited Tel: 86 755 2674 5668 Fax: 86 755 2674 5168...

  • Page 63: Appendix

    If abnormal, check the network connections. 6.1.1 Install the add-on of Firefox browser, Google Chrome and IE Chrome. Shenzhen Foscam Intelligent Technology Co., Limited Tel: 86 755 2674 5668 Fax: 86 755 2674 5168...
  • Page 64 Shenzhen Foscam Intelligent Technology Co., Limited Tel: 86 755 2674 5668 Fax: 86 755 2674 5168...
  • Page 65 Shenzhen Foscam Intelligent Technology Co., Limited Tel: 86 755 2674 5668 Fax: 86 755 2674 5168...
  • Page 66 Shenzhen Foscam Intelligent Technology Co., Limited Tel: 86 755 2674 5668 Fax: 86 755 2674 5168...
  • Page 67 6.1.2 Uninstall the add-on of Firefox browser, Google Chrome and IE Chrome. Shenzhen Foscam Intelligent Technology Co., Limited Tel: 86 755 2674 5668 Fax: 86 755 2674 5168...

  • Page 68: I Have Forgotten The Administrator Password

    There are two ways to resolve this problem: (1) Please add the camera as a trusted site to resolve this issue. The steps are Shenzhen Foscam Intelligent Technology Co., Limited Tel: 86 755 2674 5668 Fax: 86 755 2674 5168...

  • Page 69: No Pictures Problems

    If you allow the ActiveX running, but still could not see living video. Please change another port number to try. Don’t use port 8000. Shenzhen Foscam Intelligent Technology Co., Limited Tel: 86 755 2674 5668 Fax: 86 755 2674 5168...

  • Page 70: Default Parameters

    IP address: obtain dynamically Subnet mask: obtain dynamically Gateway: obtain dynamically DDNS: Embedded FOSCAM domain name Username and password Default admin username: admin with a blank password Shenzhen Foscam Intelligent Technology Co., Limited Tel: 86 755 2674 5668 Fax: 86 755 2674 5168...

  • Page 71: Specification

    Power Power Supply DC 12V/1.0A;PoE (802.3af) Power Consumption 4.2 Watts (Max.) Physical Dimension(LxWxH) 135(L)x135(W)x98(H) Net Weight 560g Operating -20° ~ 60°C (-4°F ~ 140°F) Shenzhen Foscam Intelligent Technology Co., Limited Tel: 86 755 2674 5668 Fax: 86 755 2674 5168...

  • Page 72: Ce & Fcc

    This equipment should be installed and operated with minimum distance 20cm between the radiator& your body. This transmitter must not be co-located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter. CE Mark Warning Shenzhen Foscam Intelligent Technology Co., Limited Tel: 86 755 2674 5668 Fax: 86 755 2674 5168...

  • Page 73: Warranty

    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 74 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 75: Obtaining Technical Support

    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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