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    V50.02 User Manual Model: FI8918W Indoor Pan/Tilt Wireless IP Camera Color: Black Color: White
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    www.foscam.us Table of Contents Security Warning...3 1 Overviews...3 1.1 Key Features...4 1.2 Read Before Use...5 1.3 Packing Contents...5 1.4 Physical Description...5 1.5 Hardware Installation...7 2 Surveillance Software GUI...8 2.1 Login Window...8 2.2 Surveillance Window...10 3 Advanced Camera
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    www.foscam.us 3.12 MSN Setting...41 3.13 FTP Service Settings...43 3.14 Alarm Service Settings...45 3.15 PT Settings...51 3.16 Upgrade Device Firmware...52 ...56 4.2 Default Parameters...61 4.3 Specifications...61 5 Phone Apps...63 6 Obtaining Technical Support...63 Foscam Digital Technologies LLC
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    may add features, and will contain bug fixes to make your device work faster. 1 Overviews FOSCAM FI8918W is an integrated wireless IP Camera with a color CMOS sensor. It combines a high quality digital video camera, with a powerful web server, to bring clear video to your desktop from anywhere on
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    and to upgrade the firmware. Controlling the IPCAM and managing images is simplified by using the provided web interface across the network utilising either wired or wireless connectivity. FOSCAM provides Phone APPs for Android and iPhone users, please search "Foscam ip cam viewer" and install it
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    ×1 ● Wi-Fi Antenna×1 (only available for wireless model) ● DC Power Supply×1 ● Mounting bracket×1(option) ● CD×1 ● Quick Installation Guide×1 ● Security Warning Card × 1 ● Network Cable×1 1.4 Physical Description Front Panel Figure 1.1 Foscam Digital Technologies LLC Telephone: 1-800-930-0949
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    : Built-in microphone 5 WIFI Antenna: Wireless Antenna Back View www.foscam.us Figure 1.2 LAN: RJ-45/10-100 Base T Power: DC 5V/2A Power supply Network Light: The LED will blink when power and network cable are plugged in Power Light: If the power adapter works well, the light will turn on Audio
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    Port for mounting bracket. www.foscam.us Reset button 1) Press and hold down the RESET BUTTON about 10 seconds. when released the IP camera will be reset back to factory default settings. You must power on the camera before reset. 2) Press and hold down the RESET BUTTON about 4 seconds, then press
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    .us Please refer to the Quick Installation Guide if you install the camera at first time. After finishing quick installation, you can take time to learn the operation of the software. 2.1 Login Window Figure 2.1 Section1 Select Language FOSCAM camera supports up to multi-languages, such as English
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    website homepage, if you need tech support you can contact Foscam directly. Section 2 ActiveX Mode If your PC is windows based OS, such as Windows XP, Windows7, Windows Vista and you are using IE-based browsers like IE6, IE7, IE8, please choose IE ActiveX Mode login mode. Section 3 Server Push Mode
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    you will enter the surveillance window. Figure 2.3 Section1 Device Name Default device name is Anonymous. You can define a name for your camera as you like (Please go to chapter 3.1 and read how to set it) Section2 Multi-Device Window Foscam Digital Technologies LLC Telephone: 1-800-930-0949 10
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    www.foscam.us 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-device setting (read chapter 3.5). Figure 2.4 Section3 Image Parameters Settings Foscam Digital Technologies LLC Telephone: 1-800-930-0949 11
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    www.foscam.us OSD OSD is used to add timestamp on the video. There are five text colors to choose from: Black, red, yellow, white, blue. Add OSD mode, when the camera was installed outside. Fps 1) Max---------- Maximum frame rate Foscam Digital Technologies LLC Telephone: 1-800-930-0949 12
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    minus button. Contrast Default parameter is 4, you can adjust the contrast of the image by clicking plus or minus button. Preset/Go 1) Preset----------Support 8 preset position, enabling Mirror button. Section4 Pan/Tilt Control 5 16 Foscam Digital Technologies LLC Telephone: 1-800-930-0949 13
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    . : Click this icon, all the IR lights will turn on. Click to turn off them window and save the picture to anywhere you want. 3------Full Screen Click it to make full-screen, or you can double click the surveillance screen to make full-screen. Section7 Play/Stop/ Talk and Audio Buttons Foscam
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    from the camera's microphone. Onscreen Mouse Control Double click right mouse on the surveillance window, then left click on the screen to indicate the camera move direction you prefer, again, cancel onscreen mouse control. Figure 2.5 Foscam Digital Technologies LLC Telephone: 1-800-930-0949 15
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    www.foscam.us NOTE: Record and multi-device function are controlled by ActiveX screen: Figure 2.6 For the first time using audio, you need to download and install VLC plugin, Click Audio, and you can see the download website. Foscam Digital Technologies LLC Telephone: 1-800-930-0949 16
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    www.foscam.us Figure 2.7 During the installation, you must select Mozilla plugin as in Figure 2.8. Figure 2.8 Foscam Digital Technologies LLC Telephone: 1-800-930-0949 17
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    status of MSN Setting Another Way: Double click the the icon "IP Camera.exe" , select the camera IP, right click and select the Basic Properties, you can also see the Firmware Version and MAC Address, such as the following screen: Foscam Digital Technologies LLC Telephone: 1-800-930-0949 18
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    www.foscam.us Figure 3.2 Figure 3.3 3.2 Alias Settings Default alias is Anonymous. You can define a name for your camera here such as apple. Click Submit to save your changes. The alias name supports special characters. Foscam Digital Technologies LLC Telephone: 1-800-930-0949 19
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    www.foscam.us Click the option here to modify the device name. Enter the device name as you like. Use region. Figure 3.5 3.4 User Settings Here you can create users and set permission levels, visitor, operator or administrator. Foscam Digital Technologies LLC Telephone: 1-800-930-0949 20
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    , user should add the Device IP address to the Internet Explorer's 'Trusted sites' first. The step is: IE browserToolInternet ProperSecurityTrusted sitesSitesAdd 3.5 Multi-Device Settings If you want to view multi-surveillance screens on one window, you need to login one camera, and set it
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    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. User name and password of the 2nd camera. 3 Click Add to take effect. Figure 3.7a Foscam Digital Technologies LLC Telephone: 1-800-930
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    www.foscam.us Click Submit after add all cameras. Figure 3.7b Back to Surveillance Windows, and click Four Windows option, you will see four cameras you added. Figure 3.8 Foscam Digital Technologies LLC Telephone: 1-800-930-0949 23
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    www.foscam.us Figure 3.9 3.5.2 Add cameras in WAN If you want to view all cameras can be accessed through the internet. (Read How to configure DDNS settings in chapter 3.10) Login to the first camera using a DDNS domain name and port. Foscam Digital Technologies LLC Telephone: 1-800-930-0949 24
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    www.foscam.us Use DDNS domain name and port to login. Make sure each camera you need add could login with DDNS name and port. Figure 3.10 If and password and then choose Add. (Figure 3.11) NOTE: Here the Host must be entered as the second camera's DDNS domain name, not its LAN IP. Foscam Digital
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    ---- The 2nd camera's name 2 ---- Fill in the 2nd camera's DDNS host not LAN IP 3 ---- Enter the 2nd camera's user name and password 4 ---- Click Add button and to take effect Add the other cameras in the same way. Click Submit to save. Foscam Digital Technologies LLC Telephone: 1-800-930-0949 26
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    settings. Figure 3.12 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. Figure 3.13 Foscam Digital Technologies LLC Telephone: 1-800
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    the subnet mask, gateway and DNS server, you can check your computer's local area connection as follows: Control Panel  Network Connections  Local Area Connections  Choose SupportDetails Foscam Digital Technologies LLC Telephone: 1-800-930-0949 28
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    www.foscam.us Figure 3.15 Figure 3.16 If you don't know the DNS server, you can use the same settings as the Default Gateway. Network lamp: There is a network lamp on the back of the camera, select it and when the Foscam Digital Technologies LLC Telephone: 1-800-930-0949 29
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    www.foscam.us network connection are working, the lamp will turn on and blink. Another way to change the camera's LAN IP and HTTP Port NO. Open the IP Camera Tool, select the camera you want to change the port NO., right click on the IP address link, and goes to Option "Network Configuration", it
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    User&Password: Default administrator user name is admin with no password. NOTE: If the prompt "Subnet doesn't match, dbclick to change!" appears, please enable DHCP set camera's IP address and gateway once again. 3.7 Wireless Settings Wireless Lan Settings support three modes: Infra(Do wireless lan
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    www.foscam.us Click Scan Button to search WIFI device. Figure 3.19 Step 02) Click the SSID of your the reboot process, wait 10 seconds and disconnect the network cable. The LAN IP address will disappear on the window of IP Camera Tool when the camera gets Foscam Digital Technologies LLC Telephone:
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    your router's User Manual. The camera will automatically create a secure wireless connection to your router. If you have plugged in the network cable, please plug it out. While connecting, the green network light will blink quickly and the wireless settings will take effect. The IP Camera Tool will
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    www.foscam.us 3.7.3 Adhoc Mode Under this mode, the IPCAM will directly connect to a host in a peer_to_peer environment. Make sure the PC has plugged in the wireless network card. Step 01) Enable wireless and choose Adhoc mode. Fill in a SSID to identify the IPCAM and then set the security mode, you
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    Camera Tool, you can search the camera LAN IP again. 3.8 ADSL www.foscam.us Figure 3.23 If you are connecting the camera directly to a ADSL modem, you can do ADSL settings with your ADSL account &password provided by the ISP, then make the camera connected to the network. Enter the ADSL user and
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    www.foscam.us The default UPnP status is closed. You can select the check box and open UPnP, then the camera's software will be error. We recommend you configure port forwarding manually on your router (Figure 3.30). 3.10 DDNS Service Settings FOSCAM camera has embedded a unique DDNS domain
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    .no-ip.com After registration, please login your email which used to register. You will receive an email from website, please click the link to activate your ACCOUNT as indicated in email. Secondly: Login the link with the registered username and password to create your domain name. Foscam Digital
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    step according to instructions on www.no-ip.com Step 2, DO DDNS Service Settings within the Camera Please set DDNS Service Settings within the camera by hostname, a user name and password you've got from www.no-ip.com Take hostname ycxgwp.no-ip.info, user name foscam, password foscam2012 for example
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    us Party DDNS. Thirdly, fill foscam as DDNS user, fill password foscam2012 as DDNS password, fill ycxgwp.no-ip.info as DDNS domain and server URL, Then click save to make effect. The camera will restart and to take the DDNS settings effective. Fourthly, after the restart, login the camera, and go to
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    ip.info:88 3.11 Mail Service Settings If you want the camera to send emails when motion/sound has been detected, Mail Service Settings will need to be configured. 2 5 Figure 3.31 1----- Sender Mailbox for sender must support . Foscam Digital Technologies LLC Telephone: 1-800-930-0949 40
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    the router correctly. 3.12 MSN Setting If you want the camera send its current internet IP address to you or your friends, please set MSN settings. Acquire an MSN ID for the IPCAM first, then follow the instructions as per Figure 3.33. Foscam Digital Technologies LLC Telephone: 1-800-930-0949 41
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    verify the MSN settings are succeed. Figure 3.34 When the MSN ID in the Friends list login the MAN, he can chat with camera. For example: Foscam13(this account contained in the Friends list) log in MSN, and double click the camera's Foscam Digital Technologies LLC Telephone: 1-800-930-0949 42
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    your friends. When the camera login uses the MSN account, this account cannot be used for anything else when the camera works. 3.13 FTP Service Settings If you want to upload images to your FTP server，you can set FTP Service Settings. Figure 3.36 Foscam Digital Technologies LLC Telephone: 1-800
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    't create the folder itself. Also, the folder must be read/writable. FTP Mode: The camera supports standard (POST) mode and passive (PASV) mode Upload Image Now: This option will upload images image and the next image being uploaded. Foscam Digital Technologies LLC Telephone: 1-800-930-0949 44
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    www.foscam.us Please try later. 3) Server Error. 4) Incorrect user or password. Check the username and password. 5) Cannot access the folder. Verify the folder exists and if your FTP server supports this file name format. 3.14 Alarm Service Settings IP Camera supports Motion Detection Alarmed and
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    www.foscam.us 1 2 3 4 5 Figure 3.39 1---- If you want to set Motion Detection Alarmed ,select the check-box 2---- The larger the number, the higher the motion sensitivity will be 3---- Select this option to reduce false alarms when light changes 4----- If you want to do Sound Detection Alarmed,
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    trigger. To upload images to an FTP server when motion/sound is detected, you must set FTP Service Settings(Figure 3.36/3.37) first and then set motion/sound alarm as pictured below Foscam Digital Technologies LLC Telephone: 1-800-930-0949 Select this option. Set an interval for images to upload
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    for one minute after motion/sound is detected. You can find the recording file in the folder which you set previously. (Figure 3.6) Foscam Digital Technologies LLC Telephone: 1-800-930-0949 Select the checkbox Figure 3.44 When you enable motion alarm, the camera will record automatically and
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    www.foscam.us Alarm Scheduler: Here are two ways to set the alarm. 1) Alarm at any time when motion/sound is detected. Don in the following picture. Click Submit and the camera will alarm at any time when motion is detected. Figure 3.46 Foscam Digital Technologies LLC Telephone: 1-800-930-0949 49
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    www.foscam.us 2) Specify an alarm schedule. If you want the camera to alarm during set times select Scheduler and set time range. time range. It will turn blue. If you want to delete it, just click the left button and it will turn grey. Foscam Digital Technologies LLC Telephone: 1-800-930-0949 50
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    't enable the check-box "disable preset" if you want to use the function of preset, it will be effective after you reboot device. Figure 3.49 Foscam Digital Technologies LLC Telephone: 1-800-930-0949 51
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    then upgrade the Web UI. Upgrade system firmware. Upgrade Web UI. Figure 3.50 Click Browse, choose the correct bin file and then click Submit to upgrade. Don't shut down the power during upgrade until the IP camera tool finds the camera again. Upgrade Firmware by IP Camera Tool Foscam Digital
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    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 3.51 Enter the User name and password. Figure 3.52 CAUTION: If your camera works well with the current firmware, we recommend not upgrading
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    www.foscam.us camera will not function correctly if a corrupt .bin file is used. 3) Normally, only Device WEB UI need to be upgrade, please do not try to upgrade the Device Firmware. 4) Never shut down the power of the camera during upgrade until the IP camera restart and get connected. 3.17 Backup
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    www.foscam.us Figure 3.54 3.19 Reboot Device Click Reboot Device to reboot the camera. This is similar to unplugging the power to the camera. 3.20 Log The log record shows who accessed the camera and when. (Figure 3.55). Foscam Digital Technologies LLC Telephone: 1-800-930-0949 55
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    This will take you back to the surveillance window. 4 Appendix 4.1 Frequently Asked Questions NOTE: Always verify network connections are working by checking the status of the indicators on the network server, hub and network card. Foscam Digital Technologies LLC Telephone: 1-800-930-0949 56
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    the RESET BUTTON for 10 seconds. Upon releasing the reset button, the username and password will return to the factory default administrator username and password. Please power on the camera before reset Default administrator username: admin Default administrator password: No password 4.1.2 Subnet
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    ActiveX controls and plug-ins Figure 4.1 If you allow the ActiveX to run, but still can not see living video and a red cross in the center of the video. Please select another port number. Don't use port 80, use port 85, 8005.etc. Foscam Digital Technologies LLC Telephone: 1-800-930-0949 58
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    see live video, try shutting down the firewall or anti-virus software and try again. 4.1.4 Can't access IP camera on internet Possible reasons why camera is not accessible on the internet: 1) ActiveX controller is not installed correctly 2) The port which the camera uses is blocked by a Firewall
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    www.foscam.us forwarding automatically because of the firewall or anti-virus software. It may also be due to the router's security settings. We recommend manually configuring port forwarding the camera can be viewed on the internet. 4.1.7 Couldn't find the shortcut on the desktop after install IP
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    Disabled DDNS: Embedded FOSCAM domain name Username and password Default administrator username: admin Default administrator password: No password 4.3 Specifications Image Lens Sensor ITEMS Image Sensor Display Resolution Lens Mini. Illumination Lens Type Viewing Angle FI8918W Color CMOS Sensor
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    MJPEG Ethernet One 10/100Mbps RJ-45 Supported Protocol HTTP,FTP,TCP/IP,UDP,SMTP,DHCP,PPPoE,DDNS,UPnP,GP RS Wireless Standard IEEE 802.11b/g/n Data Rate 802.11b: 11Mbps(Max.) 802.11g: 54Mbps(Max.) 802.11n: 150Mbps(Max.) Wireless Security WEP & WPA & WPA2 Encryption Infrared Light 11 IR
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    helps to view and listen to your world anywhere...... anytime. Search and install Foscam Viewer on Google Play for Android devices, search and install Foscam Viewer on App Store for iOS devices. 6 Obtaining Technical Support While we hope your experience with the IPCAM network camera is enjoyable
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V50.02
User
User
Manual
Manual
Model: FI8918W
Indoor Pan/Tilt Wireless IP Camera
Color: Black
Color: White