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Support dual-stream Support SD Card storage up to 32GB(C1) or 64GB(R2/C2) When the camera has been connected the computer via the USB power cable with supplied, you can view and operate the files in SD Card by the computer. (Only C2) ...
1.4 Physical Description Front panel Rear panel Front panel: PIR:The PIR ( Passive Infrared ) is electronic devices which are used in some security alarm systems to detect motion of an infrared emitting source, usually a human body. LENS: Fixed focus lens.
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Slow Flash every 1.0 second Wi-Fi connected Flashing every 0.4 seconds WPS is connecting Flashing every 0.2 seconds EZLink takes effect Flashing every 0.1 seconds SoftAP is started Front panel Rear panel Front panel: LENS: Fixed focus lens. Infrared LED: Infrared LEDs for night vision.
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Slow Flash every 1.0 second Wi-Fi connected Flashing every 0.4 seconds WPS is connecting Flashing every 0.2 seconds EZLink takes effect Front panel Rear panel Front panel: PIR:The PIR ( Passive Infrared ) is electronic devices which are used in some security alarm systems to detect motion of an infrared emitting source, usually a human body.
1.5 Micro-SD Card This camera supports SD Card. When you plug in the SD card during the camera work process, please reboot the camera again, or else the SD Card may be cannot work well. SettingsDevice StatusDevice Status Go to the page, you can see the SD card status.
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The default HTTP port NO. is 88. Double click the Equipment Search Tool icon to run, and it should find the camera’s IP address automatically after you plug in the network cable. Double click the IP address of the camera; the camera login page should be open in your default browser.
Quick Installation Guide. Soft AP connection(only C1): Use the mobile device which can search for the wireless network, Then use the web browser to visit http://192.168.1.1:88 by the mobile device. Follow the Setup Wizard to finish the settings.
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need to change the username and password. Input the New username, New password and Confirm the password. 6. After logging in for the first time, it will go to "Setup Wizard” automatically. Please set the basic parameters of the camera, such as camera name, camera time, wireless settings (The camera connect to your wireless router: Wireless Network List - enter the password of your wireless router ), IP configuration.
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Notes: We recommend you to choose to manually set the IP when you know some knowledge of the network. It needs about 1 minute to connect the camera to your router. 7. After completing the setup wizard, you should press the Soft AP button for 3-5 seconds to cancel the Soft AP connection mode, this is located on the back of your camera.
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9. Open the CD named “FOSCAM”, go to the folder “Equipment Search Tool” and find the folder “For Windows OS” or “For Mac OS”. Copy and paste the file to your wireless device, or drag it onto your desktop.
Now, you could use your camera in LAN. Note: 64-bit browser is not supported. 2.2.2 WPS (WI-FI Protected Set-up) Before using WPS wireless connection, you need to: Make sure that your wireless router has the WPS function, and has been properly connected to the Internet.
How to Obtain the WAN IP address from a public website ? To obtain your WAN IP address, enter the following URL in your browser: http://www.whatismyip.com. Your current WAN IP will be shown on the webpage. 2.3.2 Remote Access If you want to access your camera by web browser outside of your LAN, you need to configure following configurations.
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Select Yes and click Save. Click Enable DDNS and click Save. The content in the Manufacture’s DDNS column is the domain name of your camera. 3. You can see the port of your camera here. If you want to set Remote Access for several cameras on the same network, you will need to change the HTTPS port for each camera.
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If there is no UPnP function in your router: You need to manually add port forwarding, refer to the following steps. You need go to the “Forwarding > Virtual Servers” panel for setup. Click Add New. Input the port and IP address of your camera and click Save.
5. Now you can access your IP camera by https://domain name: HTTPS port via the Internet. 2.4 Using the VLC player The camera supports RTSP streaming, here you can view the camera by VLC player. RTSP URL rtsp:// [user name][:password]@IP:Port number/videostream The part in the square brackets can be omitted.
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Sometimes you may need to enter the user name and password for another time. Click OK and you can see the real-time preview.
If you cannot play the video in the VLC player, please check the port mapping. You can read Quick Installation Guide about how to configure port forwarding. NOTE: If you modify the camera’s username or password, you had better reboot the camera to apply the new username and password in authentication in the VLC.
3.1 login Window Section1 Enter the Username and password The default administrator username is “admin” with no password, please change the password the first time you use and prevent unauthorized users login the camera. Section2 Stream The camera supports two stream modes: Main stream and sub stream. Select Main stream if you want to access the camera from LAN and sub stream will be better if you want to access the camera from Internet.
3.2 Setup Wizard You will go to “Setup Wizard”automatically after your first-login, where you can set the basic parameters of camera, such as camera name, camera time, wireless settings, IP configuration. 3.3 Surveillance Window Section 1 FOSCAM Logo/ Live Video / Settings/Playback...
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: FOSCAM LOGO : Path to surveillance window. Click this button to go back to the surveillance window : Path to Administrator Control Panel, Click it, to go to Administrator Control Panel and do advanced settings. : Click this button to go back to the Playback panel to view the stored audio files stored in the SD Card.
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“greater dynamic range between the lightest and darkest areas of an image than current standard digital imaging methods or photographic methods”. You can select “on” from the dropdown list under sunlight or with bright background. WDR(Only C2) In surveillance, WDR (Wide Dynamic Range) is intended to provide clear images even under backlighting, where the intensity of illumination varies a lot—namely when there are very bright and very dark areas simultaneously in the camera's field of view.
The default cruise tracks have two types: Vertical and Horizontal. Vertical: The camera will rotate from up to down. Horizontal: The camera will rotate from left to right. : Start cruise. : Stop cruise. If you want to define or change the cruise trace, please go to Settings PTZ Preset Settings panel.
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move the preset position How to do preset position? Firstly, move the camera and stop at a desired place where you want make preset position. Secondly, click button and enter a descriptive name for the preset position. The preset position cannot contain special characters.
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Section 7 Play/ Stop/ Talk/ Audio/ Snap/ Record/ Full screen button 1----- Play Click it to play the video of the camera 2----- Stop Click it to stop the video of the camera 3----- Talk Click the button and the icon will become to , then talk to the microphone that connected with PC, people around the camera can here your voice.
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Keep ration: Select it and the camera will adjust the size of live window based on the the computer monitor automatically. Sometimes there is a black border around the video, please select Keep ration to get a better visual quality . Full Screen: Select it and Click it to make full-screen, press ESC and exit full-screen.
Click the Screen PTZ button and put the mouse on the screen to indicate the camera move direction you prefer, press the left mouse, the camera will move to the corresponding direction. Loosen the mouse and stop moving. Press Esc button or double click right mouse and cancel the function. NOTE: For Mac OS, the plugin cannot support Onscreen Mouse Control, so you cannot allow to use it.
4.2.1 Device Information Camera Model: The camera model NO. Camera Name: The Device Name is a unique name that you can give to your device to help you identify it. Click Basic Settings and go to Camera name panel where you can change your camera name. The default device name is anonymous.
4.2.3 Session Status Session status will display who and which IP is visiting the camera now. 4.2.4 Log The log record shows who and which IP address accessed or logout the camera.
Reboot the camera and clear the log records. 4.3 Basic Settings This section allows you to configure your camera’s Name, Time, Mail, User account and Multi-Device. 4.3.1 Camera Name You can define a name for your camera here such as apple. Click Save to save your changes. The alias name cannot contain special characters.
Time Zone: Select the time zone for your region from the dropdown menu. Sync with NTP server: Network Time Protocol will synchronize your camera with an Internet time server. Choose the one that is closest to your camera. Sync with PC: Select this option to synchronize the date and time of the Network Camera with your computer.
How to change the password? Firstly, select the account which you want to change the password, then select “Change password”, enter the old password and the new password, lastly click modify to take effect. How to add account ? Select one blank column, then enter the new user name, password and privilege, last click Add to take effect.
Delete :Select the account which you want to delete, then click Delete button to take effect. NOTE: The default admin account cannot be deleted, but you can add other administrator users. 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.
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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.
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1 Click it, camera model, alias, host and HTTP Port will be filled in the following boxes automatically. 2 Enter the User name and password of the 2nd camera. 3 Click Add to take effect. Camera Model: Our Company produces two series cameras: MJPEG and H.264. Here will show you which series the camera belongs to.
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Back to Surveillance Windows, and click Four Windows option, you will see four cameras you added. 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. (The way to configure DDNS is in chapter 4.4.4) Login to the first camera using a DDNS domain name and port.
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Use DDNS domain name and port to login Make sure each camera you need add could login with DDNS name and port. Click Multi-Device Settings. Choose The 2nd Device. Fill in the 2nd camera’s name, DDNS domain name, port number. Enter user name and password and then choose Add. 1 ---- The camera model: MJ or H264.
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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. 4.3.5 Status Light You can enable or disable status light.
4.4 Network This section will allow you to configure your camera’s IP, PPPoE, DDNS, Wireless Settings, UPnP and Port. 4.4.1 IP Configuration If you want to set a static IP for the camera, please go to IP Configuration page. Keep the camera in the same subnet of your router or computer.
Set the same Subnet Mask and gateway of the camera with your There are two DNS servers. You can set any of them. Same with gateway is also OK. If you don’t know the DNS server, you can use the same settings as the Default Gateway. 4.4.2 Wireless Settings Step 1: Choose “Settings”...
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Click the Scan button and the camera will detect all wireless networks around the area. It should also display your router in the list. Click the Scan button to search for wireless networks. Click the Page number to see other wireless networks devices if there are more than 10.
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For the safety of your camera, we recommend you change the Soft AP password. 4.4.4 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.
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Now you can use http:// Domain name + HTTP Port to access the camera via internet. Take hostname test09.myfoscam.org and HTTP Port no. 800 for example, the accessing link of the camera via internet would be http:// test09.myfoscam.org:800 Restore DDNS to factory: If you have configured Third Party DDNS successfully, but you want to use Manufacturer’s DDNS again , here click this button and start Manufacturer’s DDNS Service.
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The camera’s software will be configured for port forwarding. There may be issues with your routers security settings, and sometimes may error. We recommend you configure port forwarding manually on your router. 4.4.6 Port This camera supports HTTP Port. HTTP Port is used to access the camera remotely. If you want to access the camera and view the video, the HTTP Port must both be configured correctly.
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click on the IP address, and click on ”Network Configuration”, this brings up the network configuration box as flowing figures. Select which camera you’d like to change the port for, and right click . Figure 4.1 Modify the Http Port . Enter the Username and password, click OK.
If the camera cannot be accessed, please make sure the port forwarding is succeed. 4.4.7 Mail Settings If you want the camera to send emails when motion has been detected, here Mail will need to be configured. 1---- SMTP Server/ Port /Transport Layer Security Enter SMTP server for sender.
Click Test to see if Mail has been successfully configured. If the test success, you can see the Success behind the Test, at the same time the receivers will receive a test mail. 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 .
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Figure a Figure b FTP server: If your FTP server is located on the LAN, you can set as Figure a. If you have an FTP server which you can access on the internet, you can set as Figure b. Port: Default is port 21.
Foscam App named Foscam on App Store and Google Play for iOS and Android devices. NOTE: If the QR code scanning is not successful, please input the UID on the bottom of the camera manually. 4.5 Video This section allows you to configure Video stream settings, On screen display and Snapshot settings.
Variable bitrate(Only C1): Select the Bit rate type to constant or variable. If select Yes, the camera will change the video bit rate according to the situation, but will not more than the maximum parameter "Bit Rate";...
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There are two options: Yes or NO. Select Yes and you can see the system date on the video. Display Camera Name There are two options: Yes or NO. Select Yes and you can see the device name on the video. 4.5.3 Privacy Zone(Only R2, C2) This page is used to set some mask as privacy zone on the video.
Pictures Save To: FTP or SD card. If you have done FTP and Alarm settings, when alarming, the camera will snap pictures to the FTP or SD card automatically. If you select the FTP, you can set the file name which the picture save to (Only C1). Enable timing to capture...
2 Capture interval:The interval time between two captures. 3 Select the capture time Capture anytime Click the black button up the MON, you will see all time range turn red. When something moving in the detection area at anytime, the camera will capture. ...
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Step 1: Enable Action detection function. Step 2: Sensitivity---- It supports five modes: Lowest, Lower, Low, Medium and High. The higher the sensitivity, the camera will be more easily alarmed. Select one motion sensitivity. Step 3: Trigger interval--- The interval time between two motion detection. Step 4:There are some alarm indicators: A Camera Sound and PC Sound...
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Time interval: The interval time between two pictures. D Recording If you select this checkbox, when the motion has been detected, the camera will record automatically and store the record files to the SD Card. Make sure the camera has inserted SD card and you have set the SD card as the Alarm record files storage path, please go to Record—>...
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③ Press the left mouse and drag it on the time boxes, you can select the serial area. Step 9: Click Save button to take effect. When the motion has been detected during the detection time in the detection area, the camera will alarm and adopt the corresponding alarm indicators.
If the Sensitivity is set to “High”, the camera will detect the sound whose more than 55db. If the Sensitivity is set to “Medium”, the camera will detect the sound whose more than 65db. If the Sensitivity is set to “Low”, the camera will detect the sound whose more than 75db. If the Sensitivity is set to “Lower”, the camera will detect the sound whose more than 85db.
Recording Location : SD card or FTP. Make sure the camera has been inserted the SD card. On this page, you can see the available space of the SD card. Local Recording Location: For Windows OS, the manual recording path is C:/ IPCamRecord, you can change another one.
4.7.4 Schedule Recording When the video is selected as FTP, the device supports scheduled recording. When the parameter Recording Location is set SD Card on the Storage Location page, you can configure parameters as shown in follow figure. When the video is selected as SD card, the device supports pumping frame recording. When the parameter Recording Location is set SD Card on the Storage Location page, you can configure parameters as shown in follow figure.
Record full strategy: When the SD card is full, you can choose to cover the previous recording, or stop recording. Audio Record: You can choose "yes" or "no". NOTES: Scheduled recording only supports video saved to the SD card or FTP server. ...
Then you can manage the recording files of the camera in the SD card. The SD card management is only effective when access the camera in LAN. Format(except C1): Click the button, you can format the SD card. Note that this will delete all files on the SD card.
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4.8.2 Cruise Settings This section explains how to add/ delete/ alter one cruise track. Setting the Cruise Mode There are two cruise mode: Cruise time and Cruise Loops. Cruise time: Select Cruise time from Cruise Mode drop-down, then you can set the Cruise time of the camera.
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Horizontal: The camera will rotate form left to right. Add: Add one cruise track, then click save button. Delete: Select one cruise track and delete it. Save: After you modify the Dwell time, you should click Save button to take effect. Example How to do add cruise tracks ? Firstly, Click Add button and enter a descriptive name to identify the cruise track.
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Add the preset. The cruise tracks have added to the “track 1”. After add the cruise track, back to the surveillance window, click Cruise, her you can see all cruise tracks you have added. After add the cruise track, back to the surveillance window, click Cruise, her you can see all cruise tracks you have added.
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There are other buttons between the Preset points and Cruise track, you can use these buttons to adjust the order of preset points or add/delete one preset points in one cruise track. Add: Select one preset points and add it to the selected cruise track. Delete: Select one preset points you have added to one cruise track, click delete.
4.9 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. Enable firewall, If you select Only allow access from these IP addresses and fill in 8 IP addresses at most, only those clients whose IP addresses listed in the Only allow access from these IP addresses can access the Network Camera.
parameters. 4.10.2 System Upgrade Click “Download the latest firmware”, you will see the following screen. And click “save” to save the firmware on your computer locally. Your current firmware version will be displayed on your screen. You may go to the Status Device Information page to check for the latest firmware versions available.
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Upgrade Firmware by Equipment Search Tool Double click the Equipment Search Tool shot icon , 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. Figure 4.3 CAUTION: If your camera works well with the current firmware, we recommend not upgrading.
NOTES: Please ensure you have download the correct firmware package for your camera before upgrading. Read the upgrade documentation (readme.txt file) in the upgrade package before you upgrade. Upon downloading the firmware check the sizes of the .bin files. They must match the size in the ...
5 Playback On this page you can view the record files stored in the SD card. Section 1 Define the Record files time and Type : The storage path of record files : Here supports three types: current day, current month and All records. Another way, select the time on the time&date manually.
Section 2 Search record files On this panel you can see all record files satisfy the conditions you set. Section 3 Play/Stop/Audio/Full screen buttons Please select one record file before use these buttons. Click this button to play the record files Click this button to stop the record files Open or stop audio Click this button to make full screen, and double click left mouse to exit full screen.
6.1.3 I have forgotten the administrator password To reset the administrator username and password, press and hold down the RESET BUTTON for 5 seconds. Upon releasing the reset button, wait for 20 seconds, the camera will reboot and the username and password will return to the factory default administrator username and password.
Open IE browser, then right click, select “Run as administrator” 6.1.5 Subnet doesn’t match Check whether your ipcamera in the same subnet of your computer. The step is Control PanelNetwork ConnectionsDbclick Local Area Connections Choose GeneralProperties.Check subnet mask, IP address and gateways. When you set IP address please make sure they are in the same subnet.
NOTE: Make sure that your firewall or anti-virus software does not block the camera or ActiveX. If you could not see video, please shut down firewall or anti-virus software to try again. 6.1.7 Can’t access IP camera in internet There are some reasons: 1、ActiveX controller is not installed correctly 2、The port which camera used is blocked by Firewall or Anti-virus software.
Subnet mask: obtain dynamically Gateway: obtain dynamically DDNS: Embedded FOSCAM domain name Username and password Default admin username: admin with a blank password 6.3 Specifications ITEMS Sensor High Definition Color CMOS Sensor Image Sensor Display Resolution 1280 x 720 (1Megapixels) Min.
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IP、TCP、UDP、HTTP、HTTPS、SMTP、FTP、DHCP、DDNS、 Network Protocol UPnP、RTSP、WPS Remote Access P2P, DDNS Microsoft Windows XP, Vista, 7, 8; Mac OS Operating System iOS、Android System Microsoft IE8 and above version or compatible browser; Requirements Mozilla Firefox; Browser Google Chrome; Apple Safari. Motion Detection Alarm via E-Mail, upload alarm snapshot to FTP Infrared human body sensor User Accounts Three levels user role...
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Stream dual stream The hue, brightness, contrast, saturation, sharpness are Image adjustment adjustable Flip image flip and mirror Infrared mode Automatic or manual manual Pan/Tilt Angle Horizontal:300° & Vertical: 100° Night visibility 13pcs IR-LEDs, night vision range up to 8 metres Supports two-way audio Audio Input/Output...
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ITEMS Sensor Type 1/3'' CMOS Display Resolution 1920 x 1080 (2.0 Megapixels) Image Sensor Frame Rate 30fps Min. Illumination 0 Lux (With IR Illuminator) Lens Type f:2.8mm,F:2.6 Lens Horizontal:110° Angle of View Diagonal :120° Image Compression H.264 1080P(1920x1080),720P(1280 x 720), VGA(640 x 480), Resolution QVGA(320 x 240) Stream...
Storage 64G Micro SD card, local and FTP storage Reset Reset button is available Power Supply DC 5V/1.0A Power Power Consumption 4.8W(Max) Dimension(mm) 70*70*120mm Physical Net Weight 160g Operating Temperature -10°C ~ 50° (14°F ~ 122°F) Environment Operating Humidity 20% ~ 85% non-condensing Storage Temperature -20°C ~ 60°...
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.
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Warranty is void if damaged by the use of parts not manufactured or sold by FOSCAM. Damage caused by improper installation of third-party products. ...
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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