Foscam FI8608, FI8608W User Manual
Model: FI8608/FI8608W
IP Wireless / Wired Camera
NIGHT VISION & REMOTE PAN / TILT ROTATE/
TWO WAY AUDIO
User Manual
Color: Black Color: Silver
CONTENTS
1 WELCOME..................................................................................................................................................... 1
1.1 Features .................................................................................................................................................. 1
1.2 Packing List ............................................................................................................................................. 2
1.3 Product views .......................................................................................................................................... 2
1.4 Preparations before use .......................................................................................................................... 4
2 SOFTWARE OPERATION ............................................................................................................................. 6
2.1 IP Camera Tool ........................................................................................................................................ 6
2.2 Camera Login ........................................................................................................................................ 10
2.3 For Visitor .............................................................................................................................................. 15
2.4 For Operator .......................................................................................................................................... 18
2.5 For Administrator ................................................................................................................................... 20
3 How to configure settings in For Administrator............................................................................................. 21
3.1 Date & Time Settings............................................................................................................................. 21
3.2 User Settings ......................................................................................................................................... 23
3.3 Basic Network Settings.......................................................................................................................... 24
3.4 Wireless Settings................................................................................................................................... 28
3.5 Remote Access...................................................................................................................................... 33
3.6 Email Settings........................................................................................................................................ 35
3.7 FTP Settings.......................................................................................................................................... 35
3.8 Auto Capture.......................................................................................................................................... 36
3.9 Motion Detection.................................................................................................................................... 37
3.10 Alarm ................................................................................................................................................... 40
3.11 Schedule.............................................................................................................................................. 40
3.12 Video ................................................................................................................................................... 42
3.13 Image Settings..................................................................................................................................... 44
3.14 Audio Settings...................................................................................................................................... 45
3.15 Initialize................................................................................................................................................ 46
3.16 Back..................................................................................................................................................... 46
4 Other Settings .............................................................................................................................................. 46
4.1Use Mobile to login ................................................................................................................................. 46
4.2 For MAC OS .......................................................................................................................................... 47
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5 APPENDIX ................................................................................................................................................... 47
5.1 Frequently Asked Questions.................................................................................................................. 47
5.2 Default Parameters................................................................................................................................ 51
5.3 Specifications......................................................................................................................................... 51
6 OBTAINING TECHNICAL SUPPORT.......................................................................................................... 52
1 WELCOME
IPCAM is an integrated wireless IP Camera solution. It combines a high quality digital video
camera with network connectivity and a powerful web server on your desktop from anywhere on
your local network or over the internet.
The basic function of IPCAM is transmitting remote video on the IP network. The high quality
video image can be transmitted with 30fps speed on the LAN/WAN by using H.264 hardware
compression technology.
The IPCAM is based on the TCP/IP standard. There is a WEB server inside which could support
Internet Explore. Therefore the management and maintenance of your device is simplified by
using the network to achieve the remote configuration, start-up and to upgrade the firmware.
You can use this IPCAM to monitor special places such as supermarket, bank and school. Also
controlling the IPCAM and managing image are simple by clicking the website through the
network.
1.1 Features
Adopts high performance and powerful media processor ,single SOC ship ,built-in (ARM +
DSP) and high speed video protocol processor
Standard H.264 video compression algorithm to satisfy the transmission of high definition
video in narrow bandwidth network
Network self-adapting function: adjust stream and encoding frame rate automatically
according to network bandwidth
Supports IE/Firefox/Google/Safari browser or any other standard browsers
Pan 300 degree, tilt 120 degree
Supports mobile watch
Supports dual-stream
Supports SD card
Supports RTSP port number
Wi-Fi compliant with wireless standards IEEE 802.11b/g/n
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Support WEP ,WPA and WPA2 Encryption
Supports remote viewing & record from anywhere anytime
Multi-level users management with password protection
Embedded Web Server for users to visit by IE
Motion detection alert via email or upload image to FTP
Supporting Dynamic IP (DDNS) and UPnP LAN and Internet
Supports multiple network protocols: HTTP /TCP /IP /UDP /FTP /DHCP /DDNS /UPNP
1.2 Packing List
Untie the package and verify the items with the following list:
● IPCAM×1
● WIFI Antenna×1(only available for wireless mode)
● DC Power Supply×1
● Quick Installation Guide×1
● CD×1（Includes IPCAM user manual、IP camera tool、H.264 Camera Client）
● Network Cable×1
● Mounting bracket×1(option)
● Warranty Card×1
NOTE: Please Contact us immediately in case of any damaged or missing parts.
1.3 Product views
1.3.1 Front View
Figure 1.1
Infrared LED: 11 IR LEDs
LENS: CMOS sensor with fixed focus lens. (3.6mm)
WIFI Antenna: Wireless Antenna
Microphone: Built-in microphone
Speaker: Built-in speaker
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1.3.2 Back View
Figure 1.2
LAN: RJ-45/10-100 Base T
Power: DC 5V/2A Power supply
Power Light: If the power adapter works well,the light will turn on.
SD Card Light: If you have plugged in the SD card, the light will turn on
SD card: Support to 32G
Audio Input: This jack is used to plug an external microphone
Audio Output: This jack is used to plug an external speaker
1.3.3 Bottom View
There are three stickers at the bottom of the camera; it is an important feature of original Foscam
cameras. If your camera does not have any of these three stickers, it may be a clone one.
Cloned Foscam cameras cannot use original firmware and not eligible obtain warranty or
technical services.
Figure 1.3
Reset button: Press and hold down the RESET BUTTON for 15 seconds. Releasing the reset
button, username and password will back to the factory default administrator username and
password. You must power on the camera before reset.
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1.4 Preparations before use
1.4.1 Software installation
(1) Put the CD in the CD drive of your computer. Open the CD; find the software per instructions;
(2) Double click IPCamSetup.exe and install the software per instruction.
Figure 1.4
(3) Click Next to complete the software installation.
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Figure 1.5
(4) Select the folder where setup will install then click Next.
Figure 1.6
(5) Click Install.
An icon appears on the desktop automatically.
NOTE: If you use Windows7 and could not find the icon on desktop after installing the IP camera
tool, please check if the path of the camera software is correct.
For example, if it was pointing to C:\Windows\System32\IPCamera.exe.
Then fix this by pointing the shortcut to the correct path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\IPCamera.exe.
The shortcut should work without any problems.
CAUTION: Before installing and using the product, please read the following precautions
carefully and make sure they are fully understood.
Use only the power adapter attached with the product. Using unauthorized power adapters may
cause damage to your IP Camera.
1.4.2 Hardware preparation
Follow the steps below to set up your camera hardware connections. Make sure to follow each
step carefully to ensure that the camera operates properly.
(1) Adjust the antenna at the back of the camera.
(2) Plug the network cable into the camera and then into your Cable/DSL router.
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(3) Plug the power adapter into the camera and then into the power outlet.
CAUTION: Make sure to only use the power adapter supplied with IPCAM. Using a
non-approved power adapter may damage the camera.
(4) The camera takes approximately 10 seconds to start up before it displays an IP address on
the IP Camera Tool (details: 2.1)
(5) When the camera is powered and network cable plugged correctly, the network light on the
network jack will turn on.
2 SOFTWARE OPERATION
2.1 IP Camera Tool
When the Device has been mounted properly, you can double click the icon “IP Camera Tool”
and a dialog box as Figure 2.1 will pop up.
Figure 2.1
The software searches for the IPcam automatically over the LAN.
Our company has two series: H.264 and MJPEG. M shows that the camera belongs to MJPEG
series. H shows that the camera belongs to H.264 series. FI8608W belongs to H.264 series.
There are 3 cases:
(1) If no Camera found in LAN. After about 1 minute of searching, the Result Field will show
“not found IP Server” and the program shuts off automatically.
(2) If IP Cameras have been found within LAN. All the IP Cameras will be listed and the total
number is displayed in the result field as shown in Figure 2.1.
(3) The IP Cameras installed within LAN do not share the same subnet with the monitoring PC.
A prompt is displayed with a “Subnet doesn’t match, dbclick to change!” message. Click the
left mouse button to choose the prompt and click the right mouse, choose Network
Configuration to set the IP address of the Camera to the same subnet as the LAN. (Figure 2.5)
You can choose obtain IP from DHCP server or set a static IP for the camera. (Figure 2.4)
NOTE: If you could not find the camera’s IP on the IP camera tool.
Please check if DHCP is enabled on your router, or disable MAC address filter.
Make sure that the firewall doesn’t block the camera.
Six Options
Choose the IP Camera list and right click; there are six options, Basic Properties, Network
Configuration, Upgrade Firmware, Refresh Camera List, Flush Arp Buffer and About IP Camera
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Tool as shown Figure 2.2.
Figure 2.2
z Basic Properties
There are some devices information in the Basic Properties, such as Device ID, System
Firmware Version, and Web UI Version. (Figure 2.3)
If there are several cameras on the list, you can choose basic properties to check the device ID
and recognize the IP address, belong to which camera you set up, For example Device ID is
00606E8C5058, the same MAC ID sticker is found at the bottom/back of the camera.
Each camera has its own MAC ID. Sometimes, if camera’s IP is not found on the IP Camera Tool.
The firewall may be blocking it, therefore you can add this MAC ID to your router and give it a
fixed IP or add the MAC ID as a trusted site.
Figure 2.3a
Note: H series doesn’t have Web UI Version.
Figure 2.3b
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z Network Configuration
This page will allow you to configure the Network parameters.
Figure 2.4
Obtain IP from DHCP server: If checked, the device will obtain IP from DHCP server. In other
words, the camera will have a dynamic IP. (Make sure the Router which the camera connects
has DHCP function and DHCP is enabled).H series can’t obtain IP from DHCP server.
Figure 2.5
IP Address: Fill in the IP address assigned and make sure it is in the same subnet as your
computer or router. (I.e. the first three sections are the same)
Subnet Mask: The default subnet mask of the equipment in our LAN is: 255.255.255.0.You can
find the subnet mask in the basic information of your router or the locally-attached of your PC.
Gateway: Make sure it is in the same subnet with PC’s IP address. The gateway is your router’s
LAN IP.
DNS Server: IP address of your ISP network provider. You can find the DNS server in your
router or check the locally-attached address of your computer. Your PC contains your PC’s IP
address, gateway and DNS server. Normally, there are two DNS servers. Here you can also set
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the DNS server the same with gateway. H series can’t see the option.
Http Port: The default Lan port is 80.You can set another port number, such as port 8005,
8100.etc.
H series:
User: Default administrator user name is admin
Password: Default password is admin.
M series:
User: Default administrator user name is admin
Password: Default password is null, there is no password.
NOTE: If the prompt “Subnet doesn’t match, dbclick to change!” appears, please enable DHCP
and choose obtain IP from DHCP server or set camera’s IP address and gateway once again.
z Upgrade Firmware
Enter the correct User and Password to upgrade system Firmware and Web UI. If you upgrade
the camera, you must upgrade system firmware first and then upgrade web UI. Or it may
damage the camera.
Please download the firmware package under the correct type of your camera before upgrade.
Follow the upgrade documentation in the package carefully to upgrade. Read the readme.txt file
first before you upgrade.
CAUTION: Please don’t upgrade the firmware freely. Sometimes, your camera may be damaged
if configured wrong during the upgrade. If your camera works well with the current firmware, we
recommend not upgrading.
NOTE: 1 If you download the firmware, please check if bytes of the two .bin file are exactly the
same with the size in readme. If it fits, you can upgrade it. If not, please download the firmware
again until the bytes are exactly the same with the official size. Otherwise, your camera will crash
by the firmware which you selected.
Figure 2.6
2 You can not upgrade the software by IP Camera Tool for H.264 series, you can only upgrade
the firmware form the IE.
z Refresh Camera List
Refresh camera list manually.
z Flush Arp Buffer
When wired and wireless of the camera both are fixed IP address. You may encounter an issue
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with not being able to open the camera webpage. You may try to use flush Arp buffer.
z About IP Camera Tool
Display the version of the IP Camera Tool.
2.2 Camera Login
You can access the camera through the IP Camera Tool or IE, Firefox, Google Chrome,
Safari or other stand browser directly.
(1) Double click the IP address of the IP Camera listed (Figure 2.1).The browser you use will be
opened automatically and display the following page. (Figure 2.8)
(2) You can also access the camera by IE browser directly by typing in the camera’s IP address
(Figure 2.7). For example:
Figure 2.7
Figure 2.8
Camera supports three-level users management: admin, user and guest.
The default “admin” username and password are all “admin”, the default “user” username and
password are all “user”, and the default “guest” username and password are all “guest”.
There are two modes to login. If you use PC to login, please choose the first mode. If you use
mobile to login, please choose the second mode. (Figure 2.9)
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If you use PC to login,click here
If you use mobile to login, click here
Figure 2.9
First time you use the IPCAM, you must download the ActiveX.
If you use IE, you can download ActiveX from the login UI. If you use Firefox, Google Chrome,
safari or others, you should download QuickTime Player as the ActiveX from other website.
For IE
Please click . Install the ActiveX after download.
Figure 2.10
Click next.
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Figure 2.11
Click Install.
Figure 2.12
Only click Finish and the computer restarts upon installation completion.
The first time you login the UI. You will receive an activeX prompt as the picture below. (Figure
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Click right mouse and choose Run Add-on
Figure 2.13
Right click on the active prompt and choose Run Add-on(Figure 2.14).
Figure 2.14
Select Run on the next prompt (Figure 2.15), you will see a live video. (Figure 2.16)
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Choose Run
Figure 2.15
Figure 2.16
NOTE: If you could not view living video after running the activeX, only a red cross in the
center of the video or just a black screen. Please change another port number to try.
Make sure all firewall or antivirus software on your computer does not block the active download
and installation. If you are unable to run the activeX control, try shutting down the firewall or
antivirus program.
For Firefox, Google Chrome and Safari
Fill in user name and password then login.
It may ask you for user name and password again before login the UI.
After you enter user name and password, you will see the living video.
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Figure 2.17
2.3 For Visitor
For IE browser
Figure 2.18
Figure 2.19
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