Foscam FI9818W, FI9821W, FI9826W Quick Installation Manual

Package Contents

1 Hardware Introduction

Quick Installation Guide

（For Windows & Mac OS）

Indoor HD Pan/Tilt Wireless IP Camera

Model: FI9818W

Colour: Black/White

Model: FI9826W

Colour: Black/White

Model: FI9821W

Colour: Black/White

Model: FI9831W

Colour: Black/White

V4.6

IP Camera

Ethernet Cable

Quick Installation Guide

（For Windows & Mac OS）

Indoor HD Pan/Tilt Wireless IP Camera

Model: FI9818W

Model: FI9821W

Colour: Black/White

Colour: Black/White

Model: FI9826W

Model: FI9831W

Colour: Black/White

Colour: Black/White

Quick Installation Guide

Power Adapter

Mounting Bracket

Warranty Card

Resource CD

Wi-Fi Antenna

Physical Description

Speaker

LENS

Infrared LED

Microphone

Mounting Port

Reset Button

LAN

Model

FI9818W

FI9821W

FI9826W

FI9831W

DC 5V

Power

Network light

Power light

Differences

SD Card

Slot

× ×
√ ×
× √
√ ×

ANT

WPS

SD

Output

WPS

Micro SD
Card Slot

OUT IN

AUDIO

Antenna
Input

SD Card Slot

Antenna

Fixed

Detachable

Detachable

Detachable

Hardware Connection

WPS

SD

WPS

1. Mount the antenna and make it stand vertically.

2. Connect the camera to the LAN network (Router or

Switch) via network cable.

3. Connect the power adapter to the camera.

o

ANT

AUDIO

OUT

IN

2 Software Installation

1. Insert the CD into the CD drive of your computer.

2.

Go to the folder “IP Camera Search Tool” and find the folder “For
Windows OS”or “For Mac OS”. Copy and paste the IP camera tool file
to your computer, or drag it onto your Desktop.

Shortcut icon for Windows OS

Notes:

If your computer ( Windows OS ) supports autorun function,
you can find the corresponding file in the opened control panel.

I

f your computer doesn’t have CD drive, you can download

the IP camera tool from our website for free.

Shortcut icon for Mac OS

3 Access the Camera

1. Enable the DHCP feature of your router (Enabled by default
normally), then open the IP Camera Tool program. It should
display the camera’s IP address in your LAN (Local Area Network).

2. Double click the camera list here, and your default browser will
open up to the camera’s login page. When logging in for the first
time, you will need to download and install the ActiveX add-on.
Take Microsoft Internet Explorer as an example. For Google
Chrome, Apple Safari, or Mozilla Firefox, please refer to the User
Manual.

Note：

Doesn't support 64-bit browser.

3.

After installing the add-on, refresh the browser

and click

Login

.

Default username is admin
with no password.

Main stream offers the highest
quality video while Sub stream
offers less quality, but also less
delay when viewing.

4. When setting up your camera for the first time, it will
request that you modify the default username and/or
password if both are still set to default. Input the New
username, New password, and Confirm the password,
click Modify to complete the modification. You will now use
the new username and password to log in to the camera in
the future.

Input the New username,
New password and
Confirm the password.

ShenZhen Foscam Intelligent Technology Co., Ltd

www.foscam.com

Click Install

5. After logging in, you will see live video on the interface.

4 Wireless Connection

WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Set-up)

We recommend that you use WPS function to setup wireless
connection.

3. The camera will automatically create a secure wireless
connection to your router in about 60 seconds. If you have
connected the network cable, please disconnect it.

Note:

Please set the security mode of your router to
WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK, or the WPS settings may be failed.

2. Click the SSID (name of your router) in the list, and the
corresponding SSID and encryption will be filled into the
relevant fields automatically on the right side of the page. All
you need to do is input the password for your wireless
network.

Notes:

If you forget your username or password, you can press
and hold the reset button on the bottom of the camera
using a pin for 5 seconds. This resets the camera to factory
defaults.

If you want to access your camera over wireless or the
Internet, please continue with the setup by following the
Wireless and Remote Access steps below.

After logging in for the first time, it will go to "Setup
Wizard” automatically. Please set the basic parameters, such
as camera name, camera time, wireless settings and so on.

1. Press and hold the WPS button for two seconds.

DC 5V

ANT

SD

WPS Button

OUT

IN

2. Press the WPS button on your wireless router within 60 seconds.
The WPS button is usually on the front or back of your router. If you
are not sure about the WPS function of your router, please refer to
your router’s User Manual.

If your wireless router doesn't support WPS function,please
setup by the following steps.

1. Choose “Settings” on the top of the camera page, then go to
the “Network - Wireless Settings” section on the left side of the
screen, then click Scan.

Click through different pages to see
other wireless networks if there are
more than 10.

2. Input the password of
your wireless network.

1. Click the SSID (name) of your router,
and the corresponding information will
be filled in the fields.

3. Click the Save button and disconnect the network cable.
Don’t power off the camera until it is able to show up in the
IP Camera Tool. If the camera does not show up, try
unplugging the power cord from the camera and plugging it
back in. It should connect to the wireless network
automatically.

5 Remote Access

If you need to access your IP camera outside of your LAN, you
need to configure some settings on your router. Please follow
the corresponding steps:

1. Run the IP Camera Tool, and assign an IP address for your
camera.

Right click your camera and
click Network Configuration.

IP Address: Set this in the same
subnet as your computer , or keep
it as default.
Subnet Mask: Keep it as default.
Gateway and DNS Server: Set it to
the IP address of your router.

Input the username and
password, click OK.

2. Enable UPnP and DDNS in the camera’s settings page. We
recommend you to use the Foscam DDNS by factory default,
but if you want to use the third party DDNS, please check the
user manual for further instructions.

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. Configure port (HTTPS port) forwarding on your router. For
these steps, we will be using the TP-LINK brand wireless router as
an example. First, we need go to the “Forwarding – Virtual
Servers” panel for setup. For other brands, you can check the user
guide or user manual of the router, or consult the manufacturer.

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.

Click Add New.

443

443

Input the port and IP address
of your camera and click Save.

4. Now you can access your IP camera by https://domain name:
HTTPS port via the Internet.

6 Access the IP Camera

by Smart Phone

If you want to access your camera on smart phone, please
search and install Foscam Viewer on APP Store or Google
Play for iOS or Android devices.

For details, please refer to the iOS or Android User
Manual in the CD.

7 Technical Support

If you have problems with your Foscam IP Camera, please
contact the Foscam reseller you purchased from,or you can
e-mail the Foscam headquarter technical support team:
[e-mail].

Your valuable comments and suggestions on improving
Foscam products are welcomed!