Foscam SD2X User guide

Outdoor IP Security Camera

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Model: SD2X

V1.0

Table of Contents

Security Warning .................................................................................................................................................. 1

1 Overview ........................................................................................................................................................... 2

1.1 Key Features ........................................................................................................................................... 2

1.2 Read before Use ..................................................................................................................................... 3

1.3 Packing Contents .................................................................................................................................... 3

1.4 Physical Description................................................................................................................................ 3

1.5 SD Card Management ............................................................................................................................ 4

1.6 Wall Installation ....................................................................................................................................... 5

2 Access the IP Camera in Foscam App .............................................................................................................. 6

2.1 Setting Up Your Camera:Wired Connection via Foscam App ................................................................ 6

2.2 Foscam APP Surveillance Window ........................................................................................................ 7

2. 3 Watch Live ............................................................................................................................................. 8

3 Access the Camera in the Web ......................................................................................................................... 9

3.1 Hardware Connection & Software Installation ........................................................................................ 9

3.2 Access the Camera in LAN ................................................................................................................... 10

3.3 Access the Camera in WAN.................................................................................................................. 11

3.4 Using the VLC Player ........................................................................................................................... 12

3.5 IP Camera Connection to the Server .................................................................................................... 14

3.6 Surveillance Software GUI .................................................................................................................... 14

3.7 Advanced Camera Settings .................................................................................................................. 23

3.8 Playback ................................................................................................................................................ 57

4 Surveillance Software Foscam VMS ............................................................................................................... 59

4.1 Hardware Connection & Software Installation ...................................................................................... 59

4.2 Software Installation .............................................................................................................................. 59

4.3 Create Acount ....................................................................................................................................... 60

4.4 Add Device ............................................................................................................................................ 61

4.5 Surveillance Software GUI .................................................................................................................... 64

4.6 Advanced Camera Settings .................................................................................................................. 70

5 Appendix ........................................................................................................................................................ 103

5.1 Frequently Asked Questions ............................................................................................................... 103

5.2 Default Parameters ............................................................................................................................. 109

5.3 Specification ........................................................................................................................................ 109

5.4 CE & FCC ........................................................................................................................................... 110

5.5 WARRANTY ......................................................................................................................................... 111

5.6 Statement ............................................................................................................................................ 113

6 Obtaining Technical Support ......................................................................................................................... 115

Security Warning

 Please change the password of your camera regularly, using a combination of numbers, letters and

special characters.

 We recommend that you regularly update your camera to the latest available software and firmware

versions to help ensure the best experience for your camera.

1 Overview

Foscam Outdoor IP Security Camera is an integrated IP Camera with a color CMOS sensor enabling viewing in High Definition resolution.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.

The IP Camera supports the industry-standard H.264 compression technology, drastically reducing file sizes and conserving valuable network bandwidth.

The IP Camera is based on the TCP / IP standard. There is a WEB server inside which could support Internet Explorer. Therefore the management and maintenance of your device is simplified by using the network to achieve the remote configuration and start-up.

The camera is designed for outdoor surveillance applications such as courtyards, supermarket, and school. Controlling the IP camera and managing images are simplified by using the provided web interface across the network utilizing connectivity.

1.1 Key Features

 Standard H.264 video compression algorithm to satisfy the transmission of high definition video in

narrow bandwidth network

 2.0 Mega-Pixel  Supports IE / Firefox / Google / Safari browser or any other standard browsers  Supports WPA and WPA2 Encryption  Supports Pan & Tilt  Supports 18x Optical Zoom  6pcs Infrared-LEDs, night vision range up to 50 metres (164ft)  Supports image snapshot  Supports dual-stream  Supports 2.4G/5G dual band, IEEE802.11b/g/n/ac  Supports IR-Cut and the filter change automatically  Supports remote viewing & record from anywhere anytime  Multi-level users management with password protection  Motion detection alert via email or upload image to FTP  Supports multiple network protocols: IP、TCP、UDP、HTTP、HTTPS、SMTP、FTP、DHCP、RTSP、

ONVIF

 Providing Video Management Software to manage or monitor multi-cameras  Supports Wide Dynamic Range  Supports sound detection  Supports IP Filtering  Supports Alexa  Supports Google Assistant  Supports 128G Micro SD Card Storage(External)

1.2 Read before Use

● IP Camera × 1

● Power Adapter × 1

● Quick Setup Guide × 1

● Ethernet Cable× 1

● Mounting Plate × 1

● Wi-Fi Antenna× 1

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 Setup Guide to avoid damage due to faulty assembly and installation. This also ensures the product is used properly as intended.

1.3 Packing Contents

1.4 Physical Description

Antenna: Wireless Antenna LAN: 10/100M adaptive Ethernet interface. Through this interface, IP camera can be connected with various network devices, such as hub, router, etc. Microphone: Built-in Microphone. Audio Out interface: The jack is used to plug external output device such as loud speaker directly. Here

speaker cannot directly insert to the interface, it must connect to adapter first.

Power: Connect the external power adapter, request for 12V / 2A power. Lens: High Definition Color CMOS Sensor with zoom lens.

Reset Button

Press and hold on the reset button for 5 seconds. Releasing the reset button, the password will back to the factory default administrator password. The default administrator user is admin with random password.

Micro SD Card slot: Supports up to 128GB SD card for storing the video. NOTE: There are up to two labels located at the bottom of the camera, this is an important feature of

original Foscam cameras. If your camera does not have labels, it may be a clone. Cloned Foscam cameras can not use original firmware and are not eligible for warranty or technical services.

1.5 SD Card Management

The record files of the IP camera can be stored in the Micro SD Card. This camera supports Micro SD Card and the max size of Micro SD card must be under 128G. You need open the cover, then plug the Micro SD card into Micro SD card slot inside the IP camera.

When you plug in the Micro SD card during the camera work process, please reboot the camera again, or else the Micro SD Card may be cannot work well.When you re-install the cover, please ensure the tightness with the camera.

Warning: Please lock the cover in time after installing the Micro SD card to avoid water or water vapor fall into the equipment then cause damage or lens fog.

1.6 Wall Installation

Please refer to the Quick Setup Guide.

NOTE: Ensure that the rain or water will not reach the connector ports at the end of the pig tail wiring. These connectors are not weather-resistant.

The cable of an outdoor camera should, from the position where the cable is divided into several cables, be fitted dry. Install the cable into a waterproof junction box (1) or bring the cable indoors (2).

2 Access the IP Camera in Foscam App

2.1 Setting Up Your Camera:Wired Connection via Foscam App

Download and open the Foscam App from the App Store or Google Play Store. Once open, please register for a Foscam account, or sign in if you have one already.

1. Please mount the antenna and make sure it is in a vertical upright position.

2. Connect the camera to your Internet router using an Ethernet cable.

3. Connect the power adapter to the camera.

4. Run the Foscam APP.

5. Under “Foscam” select “Tap to add a camera” and then select "Camera", after that scan the QR code, which is located at the bottom of your camera (see illustrations below).

6. On the “Choose Setup Method” screen, confrm that “Wired” is selected (upper-left corner) and tap “Ready for Wired Connection.” Wait a few moments for a message confrming that the setup process has been completed (see illustrations below).

Camera Name

Camera Date&Time

Add Device

Cloud Service

Alerts

Album

Watch Live

2.2 Foscam APP Surveillance Window

Please refer to the section 2.1.1 if you install the camera for the first time. You can start to learn about software operation after finish quick installation.When you launch the Foscam App, the devices page displays.

Camera Name: A camera name which is displayed in the Foscam Cloud Service.

You can rename your camera‟s name by tap Live > Camera Settings > Camera Info .

Back

Speaker / Mute the audio

Resolution

Snapshot

Bit Rate

Camera Setting

Full screen

More Function

Flip

Two-way audio

Cloud Service Subscription

Date

Timeline

Mirro

IR LED Schedule

Pan / Tilt control

OSD: Including camera name and camera time, camera name can not be renamed but camera time can

be in synchronized with the phone.

Sync Time: Tap Live > Camera Settings > Sync Time .

2. 3 Watch Live

Tap Live to view and listen to a live video

Back: To stop viewing and listening to the live feed, tap the Back Resolution: There are three types to identify different streams you have set. If select the FHD Mode, the

clearer video will become, and it will take up more bandwidth; If select the SD Mode, the video will not be as cleaar as FHD Mode, and it will take up less bandwidth. The HD Model is a value between FHD Mode and SD Mode.

Bit Rate: Generally speaking, the larger the bit rate is, the clearer video will become. But the bit rate configuration should combine well with the network bandwidth. When the bandwidth is very narrow, and

bit rate is large, that will lead to video can not play well.

On this screen, you can listen to a live stream, record clips, take a snapshot, activate two-way talk or full screen. If you want to catch the smaller details, pinch and drag any image as you do with photos on your smartphone

IR LED Schedule: On this page, you can enable/disable the IR LED, and set the IR auto switch or you can schedule it. Auot: As default, the IR-Cut auto switch is ON, it means that the IR LED will be OFF during 9:00~18:00, and the IR LED will be ON at the other time. Day: it means that the IR LED will be OFF all the time. Night: it means that the IR LED will be ON all the time. Schedule: You can schedule the time to turn the IR LED OFF/ON.

3 Access the Camera in the Web

3.1 Hardware Connection & Software Installation

1. Connect the camera to the LAN network (Router or Switch) via network cable.

2. Please connect the power adapter to the camera.

3. Visit Foscam official website http://www.foscam.com , select “Support > Download Center >

Software Tools”, then you can find the “Equipment Search Tool”, download the tool to your computer,

the icon shows as below:

NOTES:  If your computer (Windows OS) supports autorun function, you can find the corresponding file in the

opened control panel.

3.2 Access the Camera in LAN

The camera supports HTTP and HTTPS protocols, you can access the camera in two ways.

(1) Http:// LAN IP + Http Port No.

The default HTTP port NO. is 88. Double click the 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.

(2) Https:// LAN IP + Https Port no.

The default HTTPS port NO. is 443. You can use the URL to access the camera: https:// LAN IP + HTTPS port NO.

Go to Settings > Network > Port panel, you can see and change the HTTP and HTTPS port NO.

NOTE: When logging in for the first time, you will need to download and install the add-on.

3.3 Access the Camera in WAN

Click Run

Static IP Addresses

Users with static IP addresses after you have finished connecting the camera using the LAN IP address and port forwarding, you can access the camera directly from Internet using the WAN IP address and port number

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.The web page at this address will show you the current WAN IP.

Access your IP Camera from the Internet

You can access the IP Camera from the Internet (remote access). Enter the WAN IP address and port number in your standard browser. For example, you would enter http:// 183.37.28.254:88

3.4 Using the VLC Player

This camera supports RTSP streaming, here you can view the camera using VLC player.

RTSP URL rtsp:// [user name][:password]@IP:port number/videosream

The part in the square brackets may be omitted.

user name & password:

The user name and password to access the camera. This part can be omitted.

IP: WAN or LAN IP address. port number: If there is the RSTP port number on the Port page, you must only use RTSP port number.

otherwise, you must only use http port number. Videostream: Here support two modes: videoMain and videoSub. When the network speed is bad, here you had better select videoSub.

For example:

IP: 192.168.1.11 Port number: 88 User name: admin Password: 123

Here I can enter one of the following URLs in the VLC. 1．rtsp://admin:123@192.168.1.11:88/videoMain 2．rtsp:// @192.168.1.11:88/videoMain 3．rtsp://:123@192.168.1.11:88/videoMain 4．rtsp://admin@192.168.1.11:88/videoMain

Open the VLC, and go to Media Open Network Stream option, then enter the URL into VLC.

Sometimes you may need to enter the user name and password again. Click OK and you can see the

real-time preview.

NOTE: If you modify the camera's username or password, you had better reboot the camera, or else the new username and password cannot take effect when you enter the authentication in the VLC.

3.5 IP Camera Connection to the Server

Device supports ONVIF 2.2.1 protocol,You can easily access the NVR with ONVIF or server with ONVIF.

3.6 Surveillance Software GUI

Please refer to the 3.1 Hardware Connection & Software Installation if you install the camera for the first time. You can start to learn about software operation after finish quick installation.

3.6.1 Login Window

Section1 Enter the Username and password

The default administrator username is admin with no password, please change the password at first using and prevent unauthorized users login the camera.

Section2 Stream

The camera supports two stream modes: Main stream and sub stream. If you want to access the camera form LAN, here you can select Main stream. If you want to access the camera from Internet, here we recommend sub stream. NOTE: When the network bandwidth is bad you'd better select Sub Stream and the video will be more fluent.

Section3 Select the language

You can select the language you need by clicking on the language dropdown list.

Section4 login the camera

Click Login button.

NOTE: When setting up your camera for the first time, it will request that you modify the default

username / password if both are still set to default. Input the new username and password, click Modify to complete the modification. You will now use the new username and password to login the camera in the future.

After logging in for the first time, you will go to Setup Wizard automatically. Here you can set the basic parameters of camera, such as camera name, camera time, IP configuration.

Country: Select the country.

Device Name: You could give name for your camera.

System Time: Select the time zone you need to set the date, time, format, etc. IP: Set IP address of the camera. You could choose to obtain an IP automatically or set the IP address

according to your needs.

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Click Finish to finish setting.

3.6.2 Surveillance Window

Section 1 Live Video / Settings Buttons / Playback

: Path to surveillance window. Click this button and back to the surveillance window.

: Path to Administrator Control Panel. Click it, and it will lead to Administrator Control Panel

and do advanced settings.

: Path to playback window, click it to search / playback the records.

Section 2 Multi-Device Window

The firmware inside the camera supports up to maximum of 9 cameras being monitoring at the same time. You can add other cameras in multi-camera panel.

Section 3 Mode / Stream / WDR / NAA / Mirror / Flip Buttons / Zoom in / out

Mode

1) 50Hz ---------Indoor surveillance (Region: Europe, China)

2) 60Hz ---------Indoor surveillance (Region: USA, Canada)

3) Outdoor Mode------Outdoor surveillance

Stream

The default stream supports multiple modes, For example: HD Mode / 1080P / 25fps / 4M meanings: Stream type / Resolution / Maximum frame rate / Bit rate. (Different models support different specific mode. )

1) Stream type no. Identify the stream type.

2) Resolution

The bigger the resolution, the better of the image quality is. If you are accessing the camera via internet and want to get more fluent video streaming, please select resolution VGA.

3) Maximum frame rate

The maximum frame rate is 30 fps. You should lower frame rate when the bandwidth is limited. Normally, when the frame rate above 15, you can achieve fluently video. The maximum frame rate for each model is different.

4) Bit Rate

Generally speaking, the larger the bit rate is, the clearer video will become. But the bit rate configuration should combine well with the network bandwidth. When the bandwidth is very narrow, and bit rate is large, that will lead to video cannot play well.

You can reset the stream type on Settings > Video > Video Settings panel.

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WDR: WDR stands for High Dynamic Range. It usually refers to the method of capturing images having "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.

NAA: NAA (Network Auto-Adaptability) can make IP Camera changing the real-time rate to adapt different network conditions, which can supply better preview experience. It is OFF as default.

Zoom In or Zoom Out

Device Support 4x zoom feature, click or ,The focal length of the camera lens will be larger or shrink, you can adjust the focus distance to the target object size, access to high-definition screen.

Zoom Control

Zoom in the camera‟s lens.

Zoom out the camera‟ lens.

You can adjust the speed of the lens‟ zoom in Settings--PTZ--Pan & Tilt Speed--Zoom speed panel.

Pan/Tilt Control

1----- Up control button, 2-----Down control button, 3------Left control button, 4------Right control button

Click this button and go to center

Select one of these.

Section 4 Cruise / Preset settings

Cruise Settings

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.

How to do cruise?

Firstly: Select one track in the track dropdown list.

Secondly: Click Start cruise button, the camera will cruise following the predefined path. Thirdly: Click stop button and finish cruising.

Preset settings

IPCam supports 16 preset positions, which is considered enough for DIY home & small business surveillance market The default preset position is Topmost, Bottom most, Left most, right most, you can add other preset positions.

Add Click this icon to save the position you need the camera to remember

Delete Select one preset position and click this button to delete it.

GO Select one preset position in the preset drop-down list and click Go to make the camera

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. Then click OK to save it. If you want to reset the preset position, click Cancel. After that, you can move the camera and stop at another place, and set another preset position. You can do all the 16 preset positions with this method. If you want to see one preset position you have set, only select the preset position name from the preset

drop-down list, and click go button, the camera will go to the preset position.

Section 5 IR LED Lights / Color Adjustment

IR LED Lights

Click Infra led and there are three modes to adjust the infrared led: Auto, Manual and Schedule.

Auto: Select it and the camera will adjust the infra led (on or off) automatically. Manual: Select it and turn off the infra led manually.

Schedule: Select it and the IR led light will be off at the schedule period. If you want to define or change the IR led lights schedule time, please go to Settings > Video > IR LED Schedule page.

Color Adjustment

In this page, you can tune Hue, Brightness, Contrast, Saturation, and Sharpness to get higher quality.

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Section 6 OSD

If you have added time and camera name in the video, you can see it in the live window. Go to Settings > Basic settings > Camera name panel, and you can change another device name. The default device name is anonymous. Go to Settings > Basic Settings > Camera time panel and adjust the device time. Go to Settings > Video > On Screen Display panel, you can add or no add OSD.

Section 7 Play / Stop / 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 hear your voice if the camera has connected with audio output device. Click the icon again and stop talking.

4------ Audio Click the button and the icon will become to , you can hear the sound around the camera if the camera has connected with other audio input device through the Audio Input port of the

camera, Click the icon again and stop audio.

5----- Volume click it to open the volume control.

6----- Snap Click it to make snapshot and it pop up a window which picture you snapshot, right click in

the window and save the picture to anywhere you want.

7----- Record Click the icon and the camera start recording, you can see a green dot in the live window. Click again and stop recording. The default storage path is C:\IPCamRecord. You can change

the storage path: Go to Settings > Record > Storage Location panel. 8------Full Screen Click it to make full-screen, or you can double click the surveillance screen to make full-screen. Double click again and exit full-screen.

Onscreen Mouse Control

Right click the mouse and you can full screen and Zoom up.

Full Screen: Select it and Click it to make full-screen, press ESC and exit full-screen. Zoom Up / Down: Click it and the live view will be digital zoomed up, then click Zoom Down and the live

view back to original size.

NOTE: For Mac OS, the plugin cannot support Onscreen Mouse function, so you cannot allow to use it.

3.7 Advanced Camera Settings

Click the button Settings, goes to Administrator Control Panel to make advanced camera settings.

3.7.1 Setup Wizard

After logging in for the first time, you will go to "Setup Wizard" automatically. Here you can set the basic parameters of camera, such as the camera name, camera time, IP configuration and so on.

3.7.2 Status

Status contains four columns: Device Information, Device Status, Session Status and Log, it will show you various information about your camera.

3.7.2.1 Device Information

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 Device Name panel where you can change your camera name. The default device name is anonymous.

Camera ID: Display the MAC address of your camera. For example Device ID is A0E6EC012F32, the same MAC ID sticker is found at the bottom of the camera.

Camera Time: The system time of the device. Click Basic Settings and go to Camera Time panel and adjust the time.

System Firmware Version: Display the System Firmware version of your camera.

Application Firmware Version: Display the application firmware version of your camera.

Plug-In Version: Display the plug-in version of your camera

3.7.2.2 Device Status

On this page you can see device status such as Alarm status, NTP status, IR LED Status and so on.

3.7.2.3 Session Status

Session status will display who and which IP is visiting the camera now.

3.7.2.4 Log

The log record shows who and which IP address accessed or logout the camera and when.

Reboot the camera and clear the log records.

3.7.3 Basic Settings

This section allows you to configure your Camera Name, Camera Time, Mail, User Accounts and Multi-Device.

3.7.3.1 Camera Name

Default alias is Foscam_camera. 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.

3.7.3.2 Camera Time

This section allows you to configure the settings of the internal system clocks for your camera.

Time Zone: Select the time zone for your region from the drop-down 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/Terminal: Select this option to synchronize the date and time of the Network Camera with your computer. Manually: The administrator can enter the date and time manually. Please select the date and time format.

use DST: Select the use DST, then select the daylight saving time from the drop-down menu. Click Save button to submit your settings.

NOTE: If the power supply of camera is disconnect, you need set the camera's time again.

3.7.3.3 User Accounts

Here you can create users and set privilege, visitor, operator or administrator. The default administrator user accounts are admin with a blank password.

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. You can see the new added account on the Account list.

Delete: Select the account which you want to delete, then click Delete button to take effect.

NOTE: The default administrator account cannot be deleted, but you can add other administrator users.

3.7.3.4 Multi-Camera

If you want to view multi-surveillance screens on one window, you need to login one camera, and set it as the main device, and do Multi-Device Settings, add other cameras to the first one camera. Before you do multi-cams settings, you need to assign different port such as 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88 to the cameras if there is 8 cameras installed. 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.

Add Cameras on LAN

In Multi-Device Settings page, you can see all devices searched in LAN. The 1st Device is the default one. 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. Enter the correct username and password then click Add. Add more cameras in the same way.

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