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    User Manual Model: FI8919W Outdoor Pan/Tilt Wireless IP Camera
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    3.4 User Settings...21 3.5 Multi-Device Settings...22 3.6 Basic Network Settings...28 3.7 Wireless Settings...31 3.8 ADSL...35 3.9 UPnP Settings...36 3.10 DDNS Service Settings...37 3.11 Mail Service Settings...41 3.12 MSN Setting...44 Foscam Digital Technologies LLC Telephone: 1-800-930-0949 1 1
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    www.foscam.us 3.13 FTP Service Settings...46 3.14 Alarm Service Settings...48 3.15 PT Settings...54 3.16 Upgrade Device Firmware...55 3.17 Backup Questions...59 4.2 Default Parameters...64 4.3 Specifications...65 5 Phone Apps...66 6 OBTAINING TECHNICAL SUPPORT 66 Foscam Digital Technologies LLC
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    features, and will contain bug fixes to make your device work faster. 1 Overviews FOSCAM FI8919W 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 your local
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    wireless connectivity. FOSCAM provides Phone APPs for Android and iPhone users, please search "Foscam ip cam viewer" and install it through APP Store, then you can view your camera directly as a computer. 1.1 Key Features ● Powerful high-speed video protocol processor ● 300K Pixels ● IR night
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    the Network Camera is installed, please carefully read and follow the instructions in the Quick Installation Guide to avoid damage due to faulty assembly and installation. This also ensures the product is used properly as intended. 1.3 Packing Contents ● IPCAM×1 ● Wi-Fi Antenna×1 ● DC Power Supply
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    : RJ-45/10-100 Base T Power: DC 12V/2A Power supply 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. Foscam Digital Technologies LLC Telephone: 1-800-930
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    use original firmware and are not eligible for warranty or technical services. FOSCAM domain name. S/N of FOSCAM. MAC address of wireless connection. MAC address of wired connection. Figure 1.3 2 Surveillance Software GUI Please refer to the Quick Installation Guide if you install the camera at
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    2.1 Login Window www.foscam.us Section1 Language FOSCAM camera supports up to multi-languages, such as English, Spanish, Deutsch and so on. You can select the language you need via pull down the dropdown toolbar and click on the language to switch. Section2 FOSCAM Website Link There is an access
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    There is an access link to Foscam website homepage, if you need tech support you can contact Foscam directly. Section 2 ActiveX Mode If the Mobile to access the camera, here you need to select Mobile Phone login mode. Section 5 Note Note that when you login the camera, please select the corresponding
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    www.foscam.us 1 6 2 3 4 5 Figure 2.2 7 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 The firmware inside the camera supports up to maximum of 9 cameras
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    www.foscam.us . Figure 2.3 Section3 Image Parameters Settings OSD OSD is used to add timestamp on the video. There are five text colors to choose from: Black, red, yellow, white, blue. Foscam Digital Technologies LLC Telephone: 1-800-930-0949 11 11
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    Outdoor. It depends on the frequency of the electricity and surveillance model (indoors & outdoor). Please choose outdoor mode, when the camera was installed . Brightness Default parameter is 6, you can adjust the brightness of the image by clicking plus or minus button. Foscam Digital Technologies
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    foscam.us Contrast Default parameter is 4, you can adjust the contrast of the image by clicking plus or minus button. Preset/Go 1) Preset----------Support no. 1 within the menu of Preset on the panel. Secondly, move the camera and stop at a place where you want make preset position. Thirdly, click
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    www.foscam.us 1------Up control button, 3------Left control button, 5----- Up-Left control button 7----- Down-Left control button 9------Go to center 2------Down control button, 4------Right control button, 6----- Up-Right control button 8----- Down-Right control button : Click this icon; camera
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    click right mouse, then left click on the up corner of the screen, you can see the arrow, press the left mouse, and the camera's lens will moving towards the up direction. Double click right mouse again, cancel onscreen mouse control. Foscam Digital Technologies LLC Telephone: 1-800-930-0949 15 15
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    browsers will not allow these functions. For Firefox, Google Chrome, Safari, you should select the Server Push Mode and you can see the following screen: Foscam Digital Technologies LLC Telephone: 1-800-930-0949 16 16
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    www.foscam.us Figure 2.5 3 Advanced Camera Settings Click the bar "Device Management", goes to Administrator Control Panel to make advanced camera settings. Foscam Digital Technologies LLC Telephone: 1-800-930-0949 17 17
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    www.foscam.us Figure 3.1 1------Device ID MAC ID of the camera by wired connection 2-----Device Firmware Version System Firmware version of the camera 3-----Device Web UI Version Web UI firmware version of the camera 4-----Alias Name of the camera 5-----Alarm Status The status of Alarm Service
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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 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 different names to identify multi-cameras. Figure 3.4 3.3 Date & Time Settings Choose the time zone of your country. You can choose Sync with NTP Server or Sync with PC Time. If your
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    store automatically recorded files when the camera is activated by motion. (See set motion alarm. Figure 3.36) The default path for Alarm Record Path is IP address to the Internet Explorer's 'Trusted sites' first. The step is: IE browserToolInternet ProperSecurityTrusted sitesSitesAdd Foscam
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    the cameras if there is 8 cams installed. The firmware within the camera can support a maximum of 9 devices monitoring all at the same time. 3.5.1 Add cameras in 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
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    . 2 Enter the User name and password of the 2nd camera. 3 Click Add to take effect . Figure 3.7a Click Submit after add all cameras. Figure 3.7b Back to Surveillance Windows, and click Four Windows option, you will see four cameras you Foscam Digital Technologies LLC Telephone: 1-800-930
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    added. www.foscam.us Figure 3.8 Foscam Digital Technologies LLC Telephone: 1-800-930-0949 Figure 3.9 24 24
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    Choose The 2nd Device. Fill in the 2nd camera's name, DDNS domain name, port number. Enter user name 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 Technologies LLC Telephone: 1-800-930-0949
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    Figure 3.11 1----- 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
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    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. Foscam Digital Technologies LLC Telephone: 1-800-930-0949 Figure 3.13 27 27
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    www.foscam.us 3.6 Basic Network Settings If you want to set a static IP for the camera, select Basic Network Settings. Keep the camera in the same subnet of your router or computer. Figure 3.14 Changing settings here is the same as using the IP Camera Tool. (Figure 3.17/3.18) It is recommended that
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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. Foscam Digital Technologies LLC Telephone: 1-800-930-0949 29 29
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    www.foscam.us 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 pops up another dialogue showed as the following screen Figure 3.17
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    : Default administrator user name is admin with no password. 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 settings manually
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    will only need to fill in the share key. Make sure that SSID, Encryption and share key you filled in for the camera are exactly the same for your router. Foscam Digital Technologies LLC Telephone: 1-800-930-0949 Figure 3.20 Click the SSID of router and SSID, Encryption will be filled in
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    please refer to your router's User Manual. The camera will automatically create a secure wireless connection to your router. If you quickly and the wireless settings will take effect. The IP Camera Tool will search the camera's LAN IP. Make sure the PC and the camera share the same subnet. Foscam
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    foscam.us Note 1 During the WPS Settings, you must press the Reset button only for four seconds, or else, the camera may be reset back to factory default settings if you press and hold on the reset the PC has plugged in the wireless network card. Step 01) Enable wireless and choose Adhoc mode. Fill
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    Open the IP Camera Tool, you can search the camera LAN IP again. 3.8 ADSL 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. Foscam Digital Technologies
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    and password. 3.9 UPnP Settings Figure 3.24 Figure 3.25 The default UPnP status is closed. You can select the checkbox and open UPnP, then the camera's software will be configured for port forwarding. Back to the "Device Status" panel, you can see the UPnP status: Foscam Digital Technologies
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    may be issues with your routers security settings, and sometimes may 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 name when producing, and you can directly use the domain name, you
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    .us Enable: Open or close the FOSCAM domain name. The default status of FOSCAM domain name is open. Validity Queries: Check the validity of embedded domain name. Now you can use http:// Domain name + HTTP Port to access the camera via internet. Take hostname camera.myfoscam.org and HTTP Port no
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    according to instructions on www.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
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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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    . 88for example, the accessing link of the camera via internet would be http:// ycxgwp.no-ip.info:88 3.11 Mail Service Settings If you want the camera to send emails when motion has been detected, Mail Service Settings will need to be configured. Foscam Digital Technologies LLC Telephone: 1-800-930
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    www.foscam.us 1 2 3 4 6 Figure 3.31 5 1----- Sender Mailbox for sender must support SMTP 2----- Receiver Mailbox for receiver need not support SMTP,you can set 4 receivers 3----- SMTP Server/ Port Enter SMTP server for sender. SMTP port is usually set as 25. Some SMTP servers have their
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    privacy of the server 8) The server does not support the authentication mode used by the device Report Internet IP by Mail-If selected, you will receive emails which contains internet IP information such as When the camera is powered or the Internet IP has changed. (For example: IPCAM's urls is http
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    3.12 MSN Setting www.foscam.us 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. Fill in the user and password of the MSN ID you applied for your
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    list) log in MSN, and double click the camera's account (foscam31), then enter "url?", the camera will send it's current IP address to you. Figure 3.35 Note: Create a new MSN account for the camera, do not use the same MSN account as you Foscam Digital Technologies LLC Telephone: 1-800-930-0949
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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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    you plan to store images exists as the camera can't create the folder itself. Also, the folder must be read/writable. FTP Mode: The camera supports standard (POST) mode and passive (PASV) the server. Check if the FTP Server is correct. Foscam Digital Technologies LLC Telephone: 1-800-930-0949 47 47
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    . The filename format of the image is similar to 00606E8C1930(sarah)_0_20100728114350_25.jpg Check if your FTP server supports this file name format. 3.14 Alarm Service Settings IP Camera supports Motion Detection Alarmed, when the motion has been detected, it will send email alerts or upload images
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    status. There are four alarm indicators: 1) Camera will send emails when motion is activated. If you want to receive images when motion is detected, you must set Mail Service Settings first. (Figure 3.31) Then set motion alarm as follows: Foscam Digital Technologies LLC Telephone: 1-800-930-0949
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    must set FTP Service Settings(Figure 3.36/3.37) first and then set motion alarm as pictured below Select this option. Set an interval for images to upload. Figure 3.42 3) You can hear the beep sound when the alarm has been detected. Select this option. Figure 3.43 Foscam Digital Technologies LLC
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    . Alarm Scheduler: Here are two ways to set the alarm. 1) Alarm at any time when motion is detected. Don't select Scheduler. Click Submit and the camera will alarm at any time when motion is detected. Foscam Digital Technologies LLC Telephone: 1-800-930-0949 51 51
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    www.foscam.us Figure 3.45 Another Way: select Scheduler, and click "set All", you will see all time boxes turn blue as in the following picture. Click Submit and the camera will alarm at any time when motion is detected. Foscam Digital Technologies LLC Telephone: 1-800-930-0949 Figure 3.46 52 52
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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 the number "06" on the first row, you can see the column turn blue. That means the camera will alarm when motion is detected between 6 and 7 o'clock every day. Click the number"06" on
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    lower speed. Don't enable the checkbox "disable preset" if you want to use the function of preset, it will be effective after you reboot device. Foscam Digital Technologies LLC Telephone: 1-800-930-0949 54 54
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    patrol button, the camera will patrol the rounds vertically you set and then stop if you don't click Stop vertical patrol button. 3.16 Upgrade Device Firmware When you upgrade the camera, please upgrade system firmware first and then upgrade the Web UI. Foscam Digital Technologies LLC Telephone
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    the IP camera tool finds the camera again. Upgrade Firmware by IP Camera Tool Double click the IP Camera Tool shot icon , select the Camera IP that you want to upgrade the firmware. Then select Upgrade Firmware and enter the username and password, choose the firmware file, and upgrade. Foscam
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    foscam.us Enter the User name and password. Figure 3.52 CAUTION: If your camera works well with the current firmware, we recommend not upgrading. Please don't upgrade the firmware unnecessarily. Your camera may be damaged if misconfigured during an upgrade. NOTE: 1) Please ensure you have download
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    file. 3.18 Restore Factory Settings All parameters will return to factory settings if selected. 1 2 3.19 Reboot Device Figure 3.54 Click Reboot Device to reboot the camera. This is similar to unplugging the power to the camera. Foscam Digital Technologies LLC Telephone: 1-800-930-0949 58 58
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    3.20 Log www.foscam.us The log record shows who accessed the camera and when. (Figure 3.55). Figure 3.55 3.21 Back This will take you back to the surveillance window. 4 APPENDIX 4.1 Frequently Asked Questions NOTE: Always verify network
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    , 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 doesn't match, dbclick to change If the IP Camera Tool shows the
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    www.foscam.us ProperSecurityCustom LevelActiveX control and Plug-ins. The first three options of front should be set to be "Enable", The ActiveX programs read by the computer will be stored. As follows: Enable: Download unsigned ActiveX controls Enable: Initialise and script ActiveX controls not
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    , 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 or Anti-virus
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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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    the camera using Wi-Fi. 4.2 Default Parameters Default network Parameters IP address: obtain dynamically Subnet mask: 255.255.255.0 Gateway: obtain dynamically DHCP: Disabled DDNS: Embedded FOSCAM domain name Username and password Default administrator username: admin Default administrator password
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    Communication Ethernet Supported Protocol Wireless Standard Data Rate Power Environment Wireless Security Infrared Light Dimension Gross Weight Net Weight Power Supply Power Consumption Operate Temper. FI8919W Color CMOS Sensor 640 x 480 Pixels(300k Pixels) f: 4mm 2Lux Glass Lens Filter will
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    camera is enjoyable and easy to use, you may experience some issues or have questions that this User's Guide has not answered. Please contact support via e-mail at [email protected]. You can also reach technical support at 1-800-930-0949 by following the automated instructions. Foscam Digital
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Model: FI8919W
Outdoor Pan/Tilt Wireless IP Camera