Foscam FI8908, FI8908W User Manual

Model: FI8908/FI8908W

IP Wireless / Wired Camera

NIGHT VISION & REMOTE PAN / TILT ROTATE/

TWO WAY AUDIO

User Manual

Color: Black Color: White

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 Device Status....................................................................................................................................................14

2.4 For Visitor..........................................................................................................................................................15

2.5 For Operator......................................................................................................................................................16

2.6 For Administrator...............................................................................................................................................18

3 HOW TO DO SETTINGS IN FOR ADMINISTRATOR ............................................................................................19

3.1 Alias Settings ....................................................................................................................................................19

3.2 Date & Time Settings ........................................................................................................................................20

3.3 User Settings ....................................................................................................................................................20

3.4 Multi-Device Settings ........................................................................................................................................21

3.5 Basic Network Settings.....................................................................................................................................25

3.6 Wireless LAN Settings ......................................................................................................................................27

3.7 ADSL Settings ...................................................................................................................................................27

3.8 UPnP Settings...................................................................................................................................................28

3.9 DDNS Service Settings.....................................................................................................................................28

3.10 Mail Service Settings ......................................................................................................................................28

3.11 FTP Service Settings.......................................................................................................................................29

3.12 Alarm Service Settings....................................................................................................................................31

3.13 PTZ Settings ...................................................................................................................................................33

3.14 Upgrade Device Firmware ..............................................................................................................................33

3.15 Backup & Restore Settings.............................................................................................................................34

3.16 Restore Factory Settings ................................................................................................................................34

3.17 Reboot Device ................................................................................................................................................35

3.18 Log ..................................................................................................................................................................35

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3.19 Back ................................................................................................................................................................35

4 APPENDIX...............................................................................................................................................................36

4.1 Frequently Asked Questions.............................................................................................................................36

4.2 Default Parameters ...........................................................................................................................................39

4.3 Specifications....................................................................................................................................................39

5 OBTAINING TECHNICAL SUPPORT ....................................................................................................................40

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 to bring clear to 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 MJPEG 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 become more
simply by using network to achieve the remote configuration, start-up and upgrade firmware.
You can use this IPCAM to monitor some special places such as your home and your office. Also
controlling the IPCAM and managing image are simple by clicking the website through the
network.

1.1 Features

● Powerful high-speed video protocol processor

● High Definition Color CMOS Sensor

● 300K Pixels

● IR night vision (Range: 8m)

● Pan 270 degree, tilt 120 degree

● Optimized MJPEG video compression for transmission

● Multi-level users’ management and passwords definition

● Embedded Web Server for users to visit by IE

● Wi-Fi compliant with wireless standards IEEE 802.11b/g

● Supporting Dynamic IP (DDNS) and UPnP LAN and Internet (ADSL,Cable Modem)

● Giving alarm in cause of motion detection

● Supporting image snapshot

● Support multiple network protocols: HTTP/TCP/IP/UDP/STMP/DDNS/SNTP/DHCP/FTP

● Support WEP/WPA/WPA2 encryption

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1.2 Packing List

Untie the pack and check the items contained against the following list:

NOTE: Please Contact us immediately in the case of any damaged or short of contents.

● IPCAM×1

● Wi-Fi Antenna×1 (only available for wireless model)

● DC Power Supply×1

● Quick Installation Guide×1

● CD×1（Include IPCAM user manual、IP camera tool）

● Network Cable×1

● Mounting bracket×1(option)

1.3 Product views

1.3.1 Front View

Figure 1.1

Infrared LED: 10 IR LEDs
LENS: CMOS sensor with fixed focus lens. (2.8mm)
WIFI Antenna: Wireless Antenna
Microphone: Build-in microphone
Speaker: Build-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
Network Light: The LED will blink when plug the power
Audio Output: The jack is used to plug external speaker

1.3.3 Bottom View

There are three stickers at the bottom of the camera; it is the important feature of original
Foscam cameras. If your camera does not have these three stickers, it may be a clone one.
Clone Foscam cameras could not use original firmware and obtain our good after service.

Figure 1.3

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1.4 Preparations before use

1.4.1 Software installation

(1) Put the small CD in the CD driver of your computer. Open the CD; find the software as
instruction;

(2) Double click IPCamSetup.exe and install the software as instruction.

Figure 1.4

(3) Only click Next, you will complete the software installation.

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Figure 1.5

Figure 1.6

The computer restarts upon installation completion and an icon appears on the desktop

automatically.

NOTE: If you use Windows7 and could not find the icon on desktop after install the IP camera
tool, please check if the path of the camera port to is correct.

For example, as it was pointing to C:\Windows\System32\IPCamera.exe.
Please fix this by pointing the shortcut to the correct path
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\IPCamera.exe. After this you could use the shortcut 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. Use unauthorized power adapter may
cause damage to your IP Camera. IP Camera terminal shall be installed in an indoor
environment where the rain or snow could not pour it.

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) Fix the antenna at the back of the camera.

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(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 30 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 small green light

(network jack) will turn on and the small yellow light will flash. The network light will blink.
(about 1~2 times per second) The power light will turn on too.

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 IPcam automatically over LAN.
There are 3 cases:
(1) if no Camera in LAN. After about 1 minute search, the Result Field will show “not found IP
Server” and the program shut automatically.
(2) If IP Cameras having been installed 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 as shown in result field (prompt: Subnet doesn’t match, dbclick to change!). 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 LAN. (Figure 2.5)

You can choose obtain IP from DHCP server or set a static IP for the camera. (Figure 2.4)

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NOTE: If you could not find the camera’s IP on the IP camera tool.

Please check if DHCP is enabled in your router, or disable MAC address filter.
Make sure that firewall doesn’t block the camera.

Six Options

Choose the IP Camera list and Click right mouse button; there are six options, Basic Properties,
Network Configuration, Upgrade Firmware, Refresh Camera List, Flush Arp Buffer and About IP
Camera 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, such as Device ID is
00606E8C5058, you can find the same MAC ID sticker at the bottom/back of the camera.

Each camera has its only MAC ID. Sometimes, if you couldn’t find the camera’s IP on the IP
Camera Tool. May be the firewall block it, you can add this MAC ID to your router and give it a
fixed IP or add the MAC ID as a trusted site. There are two MAC addresses, one is Wired MAC
and the other is WIFI MAC.

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Figure 2.3

z Network Configuration

In this page, you can 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).

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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. Here gateway is your router’s

LAN IP.

DNS Server: IP address of ISP network provider. You can find the DNS server in your router or

check the locally-attached of your computer. Locally-attached of PC contains your PC’s IP
address, gateway and DNS server. Normally, there are two DNS servers. Here you can also set
the DNS server the same with gateway.

Http Port: The defult lan port is 80.You can set another port number, such as port 8005, 85,

8100.etc.

User: Default administrator user name is admin
Password: Default password is blank, no password.

NOTE: If the prompt “Subnet doesn’t match, dbclick to change!” appeared, 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, Please 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 document in the package carefully to upgrade. Please look readme first
before you upgrade.

CAUTION: Please don’t upgrade the firmware freely. Sometimes, your camera may be damaged

if operate wrong during upgrade. If your camera works well with the current firmware, we
recommend you’d better not upgrade it.

NOTE: 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 would be

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crashed by the firmware which loose frame.

Figure 2.6

z Refresh Camera List

Refresh camera list manually.

z Flush Arp Buffer

When wired and wireless of the camera both are fixed IP address. There is a problem you may
encounter is can search the camera IP but can’t open the camera webpage. You may try to use
flush Arp buffer.

z About IP Camera Tool

Choose here and you can see the version of the IP Camera Tool.

2.2 Camera Login

You can access the camera through 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 camera login page. (Figure 2.8)
(2) Access the camera by IE browser directly, type in the camera’s IP address. For example:

Figure 2.7

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Figure 2.8
The default user is admin, no password.
There are two modes to login. If you use IE browser, please choose activeX mode to login. If you
use Firefox or Google chrome, please choose server push mode to login. (Figure 2.9)

Figure 2.9

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