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Foscam FI8918W User Manual

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  • Page 1 User Manual User Manual Model: FI8918W Indoor Pan/Tilt 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......................... 12 3.1 Device Status..................................13...
  • Page 3 4 APPENDIX..............................51 4.1 Frequently Asked Questions............................51 4.2 Default Parameters................................55 5.3 Specifications..................................55 5 OBTAINING TECHNICAL SUPPORT....................57 Shenzhen Foscam Intelligent Technology Co., Limited Shenzhen Foscam Intelligent Technology Co., Limited Tel: 2674 5668 Fax: 2674 5168 Tel: 2674 5668...

  • Page 4: Overviews

    1 Overviews FOSCAM FI8918W 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 Phone APPs for Android and iPhone users ● 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

    Please check the login window above, it was divided to 6 sections from no. 1 to 6. Section1 Select Language FOSCAM camera supports up to multi-languages, such as English, Spanish, Deutsch and so on. You can select the language you need via pull down the dropdown toolbar and click on the language to switch.

  • Page 8: Surveillance Window

    Section2 FOSCAM Website Link There is an access link to Foscam website homepage, if you need tech support you can contact Foscam directly. Section3 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 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 Default parameter is 4, you can adjust the contrast of the image by clicking plus or minus button. Preset/Go 1) Preset----------Support 8 preset position, which is considered enough for DIY home & small business surveillance market 2) Set----------- Click Set to save the position you need the camera to remember...
  • Page 12 : Click this icon; camera will rotate up and down. Click to stop. : Click this icon; camera will rotate left and right. Click to stop. : Click this icon, all the IR lights will turn on. Click to turn off them.

  • Page 13: Onscreen Mouse Control

    You may need to plug in earphones or enable the computer speakers to hear from the camera’s microphone. Onscreen Mouse Control Double click right mouse on the surveillance window, then left click on the screen to indicate the camera move direction you prefer, press the left mouse and the camera’...
  • Page 14 Figure 2.5 For the first time using audio, you need to download and install VLC plugin, Click Audio, and you can see the download website. Figure 2.6 Shenzhen Foscam Intelligent Technology Co., Limited Shenzhen Foscam Intelligent Technology Co.,...

  • Page 15: Advanced Camera Settings

    During the installation, you must select Mozilla plugin as in Figure 2.7. Figure 2.7 3 Advanced Camera Settings Click the bar “Device Management”, goes to Administrator Control Panel to make advanced camera settings. Shenzhen Foscam Intelligent Technology Co.,...

  • Page 16: 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 17: 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 18: Date & Time Settings

    Click the option here to Enter the device name as modify the device name . you like. Use different names to 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 19: 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 20 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 21 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 22 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 23 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 24 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 25 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 26: 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 27 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 28 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...

  • Page 29: 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 30 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 filled in for the camera are exactly the same for your router...

  • Page 31: Adhoc Mode

    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 32 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 33: 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 34: 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 35 Validity Queries: Check the validity of embedded domain name. Now you can use http:// Domain name + HTTP Port to access the camera via internet. Take hostname camera.myfoscam.org and HTTP Port no. 88 for example, the accessing link of the camera via internet would be http:// camera.myfoscam.org:88...
  • Page 36 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 Step 2, DO DDNS Service Settings within the Camera...
  • Page 37 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 38: 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 39: 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 40 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 41: Ftp Service Settings

    (foscam31), then enter “url?”, the camera will send it’s current IP address to you. 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 42 Figure 3.36 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 43 Enable Set Filename: When you enable this option the uploaded image will be named according to the filename you enter. The next image will overwrite the filename of the previous image. Hence there will only be one image, the last uploaded.

  • Page 44: Alarm Service Settings

    3.14 Alarm Service Settings IP Camera supports Motion Detection Alarmed and Sound Detection Alarmed, when the motion or sound has been detected, it will send email alerts or upload images or record. Figure 3.39 1---- If you want to set Motion Detection Alarmed ,select the checkbox...
  • Page 45 Here you can see the alarm status . Figure 3.40 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.
  • Page 46 Select this option . Set an interval for images to upload . Figure 3.42 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.
  • Page 47 Select the checkbox . When you enable motion alarm, the camera will record automatically and store the recording file to the folder you configured. This icon is used to Figure 3.44 control whether the folder opens or not .
  • Page 48 Click Submit and the camera will alarm at any time when motion is detected. Figure 3.46 2) Specify an alarm schedule. If you want the camera to alarm during set times select Scheduler and set time range.
  • Page 49 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 50: Pt Settings

    3.15 PT Settings You can set pan/tilt speed. Normally, PT speed is 3. The larger the setting number, the lower speed. Don’t enable the checkbox “disable preset” if you want to use the function of preset, it will be effective after you reboot device.
  • Page 51 Upgrade system Upgrade Web UI firmware . Figure 3.50 Click Browse, choose the correct bin file and then click Submit to upgrade. Don’t shut down the power during upgrade until the IP camera tool finds the camera again.

  • Page 52: Backup & Restore Settings

    Enter the User name and password . Figure 3.52 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 53: Restore Factory Settings

    Click Submit to store parameters . Load the parameters bin file . Figure 3.53 3.18 Restore Factory Settings All parameters will return to factory settings if selected. Figure 3.54 3.19 Reboot Device Click Reboot Device to reboot the camera. This is similar to unplugging the power to the camera.

  • Page 54: Log

    3.20 Log The log record shows who accessed the camera and when. (Figure 3.55). Figure 3.55 3.21 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 on the network server, hub and network card.
  • Page 55 4.1.1 I have forgoten 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 56 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 57: Upnp Always Failed

    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 58: 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 5.3 Specifications ITEMS FI8918W...
  • Page 59 Display Resolution 640 x 480 Pixels(300k Pixels) Lens f: 2.8mm,F:2.4 Mini. Illumination 0.5Lux Lens Lens Type Glass Lens Viewing Angle 60 degree Video Image Compression MJPEG Image Frame Rate 15fps(VGA),30fps(QVGA) Resolution 640 x 480(VGA), 320 x 240(QVGA) Flip Mirror Images...

  • Page 60: 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, pls contact our service department: tech@foscam.com...

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