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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.

Summary of Contents for SD2X

Page 1: ...User User Manual Manual Outdoor IP Security Camera Model SD2X V1 1...

Page 2: ...n 12 3 2 Access the Camera in LAN 12 3 3 Access the Camera in WAN 14 3 4 Using the VLC Player 14 3 5 IP Camera Connection to the Server 17 3 6 Surveillance Software GUI 17 3 7 Advanced Camera Settings...

Page 3: ...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 hel...

Page 4: ...lified 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...

Page 5: ...etup Guide 1 Ethernet Cable 1 Mounting Plate 1 Wi Fi Antenna 1 Screwdriver 1 Tweezers 1 1 4 Physical Description Antenna Wireless Antenna LAN 10 100M adaptive Ethernet interface Through this interface...

Page 6: ...ted 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 ar...

Page 7: ...ard 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 th...

Page 8: ...best experience please update the APP to the latest version Wired Connection 1 Please tighten the antenna clockwise and make sure it is in a vertical position 2 Connect the camera to your router with...

Page 9: ...en the foscam APP and please register a Foscam account or sign in if you have one already 6 After logging into Foscam APP select Tap to add a camera or icon on the upper right corner then select Scan...

Page 10: ...lease wait for a few seconds you can tap Configure WiFi in Configure WiFi interface then you tap Skip in the WiFi Settings interface After you can set the camera name and tap Save in Set name interfac...

Page 11: ...kip in step 7 click play to enter the camera credentials interface Tap the button tap WiFi Settings select your WiFi network and enter your WiFi s password After setting up successfully you can view l...

Page 12: ...tings Camera Info 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...

Page 13: ...l 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 phot...

Page 14: ...ind 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 c...

Page 15: ...ttps 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 HTT...

Page 16: ...s 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...

Page 17: ...ord 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...

Page 18: ...16 Sometimes you may need to enter the user name and password again Click OK and you can see the real time preview...

Page 19: ...tion 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...

Page 20: ...om 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 languag...

Page 21: ...ra 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...

Page 22: ...ttons 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 adv...

Page 23: ...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 s...

Page 24: ...apt 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...

Page 25: ...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...

Page 26: ...o 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 wi...

Page 27: ...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 o...

Page 28: ...low 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 wil...

Page 29: ...D 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 Fir...

Page 30: ...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 Camer...

Page 31: ...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 t...

Page 32: ...word 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 pri...

Page 33: ...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...

Page 34: ...es the camera belongs to Back to Surveillance Windows and click Four Windows option you will see four cameras you added 1 Click it camera model alias host and HTTP Port will be filled in the following...

Page 35: ...enable or disable status light 3 7 3 6 Voice Prompt On this page you can enable or disable voice prompt Select Yes to enable or select No to disable If select Yes you can hear the voice prompt after...

Page 36: ...ep the camera in the same subnet of your router or computer Changing settings here is the same as using the Equipment Search Tool It is recommended that you use the subnet mask gateway and DNS server...

Page 37: ...Wireless Settings Step 1 Choose Settings on the top of the camera interface and go to the Network panel on the left side of the screen then click Wireless Settings Click the Scan button and the camera...

Page 38: ...e password you filled in are exactly the same for your router Step 3 Please click on the Save button after all settings have been entered and disconnect the network Click the Page number to see other...

Page 39: ...wireless connection of the camera successfully NOTE If you fail to make a wireless connection please refer to your seller or contact us directly for assistance 3 7 4 3 Port This camera supports HTTP P...

Page 40: ...ddress is set or you may have problems later with remote access and seeing the camera remotely if the camera loses power and reconnects on a different LAN IP address Make sure you set a static LAN IP...

Page 41: ...must be set to 465 or 25 or 587 which port you choose should be decided by which Transport Layer Security you select 2 SMTP Username password ID account and password of the sender email address 3 Sen...

Page 42: ...3 Server Error 4 Incorrect user or password 5 The sender is denied by the server Maybe the server need to authenticate the user please check it and try again 6 The receiver is denied by the server May...

Page 43: ...s on the internet you can set as below Port Default is port 21 If changed external FTP client program must change the server connection port accordingly FTP Mode Here supports two modes PORT and PASV...

Page 44: ...ONVIF port is set to 888 Also they can be assigned with another port number between 1 and 65535 except 0 and 65534 But make sure they can not be conflict with other existing ports 3 7 5 Video This sec...

Page 45: ...arger frame size takes up more bandwidth 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...

Page 46: ...0605 180000 jpg Enable timing to capture To enable capture interval follow the steps below 1 Select Enable timing to capture 2 Capture interval The interval time between two captures 3 Select the capt...

Page 47: ...This section allows you to configure Motion Detection and Motion Sound Detection 3 7 6 1Motion Detection IP Camera supports Motion Detection Alarm when the motion has been detected it will send emails...

Page 48: ...camera will snap the live view window as a still picture and load it to the FTP Make sure you have set FTP and set FTP as the storage path in Video Snapshot settings panel Time interval The interval...

Page 49: ...in the detection area at anytime the camera will alarm Specify an alarm schedule Click the week day words the corresponding column will be selected For example click TUE the all column of TUE turns to...

Page 50: ...ou must set the detection area and detection schedule or else there is no alarm anywhere and anytime 3 7 6 2Sound Detection When the ambient sound over a certain decibel the sound alarm will be trigge...

Page 51: ...n inserted the SD card On this page you can see the available space of the SD card FTP The video will be saved in FTP Please refer to 3 7 4 5 FTP Settings Local Recording Location For Windows OS the m...

Page 52: ...50 3 7 7 4 Schedule Recording When the video is selected as FTP the device supports scheduled recording When the video is selected as SD card the device supports pumping frame recording...

Page 53: ...card or FTP server The schedule recording will stop while alarm recording is beginning and it will continue automatically after alarm recording end You can refer to 3 7 6 1 Motion Detection 5 Alarm Sc...

Page 54: ...This page will allow you to change the pan tilt speed and do cruise tracks settings 3 7 8 1 Pan Tilt Speed There are five Pt speed types very fast fast normal slow and very slowly Select the desired...

Page 55: ...Add one cruise track then click save button Delete Select one cruise track and delete it Save After you modify the Dwell time you should click Save button to take effect Example How to do add cruise...

Page 56: ...hat means When I select the track 1 on the surveillance window the camera moves as the following track upright then Right Most last down left You can add preset on the left of the surveillance window...

Page 57: ...etween the Preset points and Cruise track you can use these buttons to adjust the order of preset points or add delete one preset points in one cruise track Add Select one preset points and add it to...

Page 58: ...st When rebooting the camera will not pan tilt Goto home position When rebooting the camera will pa Providing Central Management Software to manage or monitor multi cameras n tilt and stops at center...

Page 59: ...and reboot the device 3 7 10 1 Back up Restore Click Backup to save all the parameters you have set These parameters will be stored in a bin file for future use Click Browse and select the parameters...

Page 60: ...pment Search Tool Double click the Equipment Search 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 th...

Page 61: ...file If not please download the firmware again until the sizes are the same Your camera will not function correctly if a corrupt bin file is used 3 Never shut down the power of the camera during upgra...

Page 62: ...7 10 5 Reboot Click Reboot to reboot the camera This is similar to unplugging the power to the camera 3 8 Playback On this page you can view the record files stored in the SD card Section 1 Define th...

Page 63: ...all the record files Section 2 Search record files On this panel you can see all record files satisfy the conditions you set Section 3 Play Stop audio Full screen Buttons Please select one record fil...

Page 64: ...1 Connect the camera to the LAN network Router or Switch via network cable 2 Visit Foscam official website foscam com vms then you can find the FoscamVMS_Beta Please download it 4 2 Software Installa...

Page 65: ...ed program on your computer 4 3 Create Acount For your privacy and security you can create a lacal adminstrator account you haven t created a local administator account please click Create Account to...

Page 66: ...Click Add Device button then follow below steps Step1 Select the device type the default type is IPC IP camera Step2 Click the IP address of the camera on the list Step3 Enter the username and passwor...

Page 67: ...rk LAN 4 4 2 Manual LAN via IP You can add the camera use manual LAN also Click the Manual LAN first then follow below steps Step1 Select the IP Step2 Enter the IP and Port IP and port can be viewed i...

Page 68: ...You can add the camera use manual LAN also Click the Manual LAN first then follow below steps Step1 Select the P2P Step2 Enter the UID located on your camera Step3 Enter the username and password of...

Page 69: ...Bar Path to surveillance window Click this button enter to Device List and back to the surveillance window Playback the video recording you can choose playback type and play video on local or SD card...

Page 70: ...goes to Device Settings Control Panel to make advanced camera settings 2 Device Connection Account Click the button Settings goes to connection Settings 3 SD Card If you have an SD card on your device...

Page 71: ...time in the detection area the camera alarm and adopt the corresponding alarm indicators 4 Record Snap Shot Sound Talk button Record Click it and do manually recording When recording icon 1 will turn...

Page 72: ...select the number of split screen on one page The client can monitor many cameras at one page here you can choose the display number The maximum number is 16 Section5 Live Cruise Close All Full Scree...

Page 73: ...e Settings PTZ Cruise 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 Thirdl...

Page 74: ...n 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 positio...

Page 75: ...Device Information Device Model The model of the device Device 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 Camera Name...

Page 76: ...the camera Device Time The system time of the device Click Basic Settings and go to Device Time panel and adjust the time 4 6 1 2 Device Status On this page you can see device status such as Alarm st...

Page 77: ...fault 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 4 6 2 2 Device Time This section...

Page 78: ...the use DST Daylight Saving Time to set the clock ahead of the real time then set the start time and end time of the DST select the daylight saving time from the drop down menu at last Click Save butt...

Page 79: ...ct How to change the username Select the account which you want to change the username then select Change username enter the new username and the password lastly click modify to take effect 4 6 2 4 St...

Page 80: ...n on and off if you connect an external audio device 4 6 3 Network This section will allow you to configure your camera s information 4 6 3 1 IP If you want to set a static IP for the camera please go...

Page 81: ...ateway and DNS server from your locally attached PC If you don t know the subnet mask gateway and DNS server you can check your computer s local area connection as follows Control Panel Network Connec...

Page 82: ...use the same settings as the Default Gateway 4 6 3 2 WiFi Step 1 Click the button and the camera will detect all wireless networks around the area It should also display your router in the list Click...

Page 83: ...a will show again on the window of Add Device The IP address may have changed after the camera receives a wireless connection we recommend setting a static local IP address if this IP address changes...

Page 84: ...s usually set as 25 Some SMTP servers have their own port such as 587 or 465 and Transport Layer Security usually is None If you use Gmail Transport Layer Security must be set to TLS or STARTTLS and S...

Page 85: ...rs after clicking Test verify that the information you entered is correct and again select Test 1 Cannot connect to the server 2 Network Error Please try later 3 Server Error 4 Incorrect user or passw...

Page 86: ...PORT and PASV Username password The FTP account and password Click Save to take effect Click Test to see if FTP has been successfully configured 4 6 3 6 P2P Access the camera by smart phone Android o...

Page 87: ...dwidth When the bandwidth is very narrow and bit rate is large that will lead to video can not play well Frame Rate Note that a larger frame size takes up more bandwidth When the video format is 50Hz...

Page 88: ...ge you can set the snapshot pictures image quality and the storage path Manual Snap Quality Low Middle and High The higher the quality the picture will be clearer Pictures Save To FTP If you have done...

Page 89: ...select the serial area 4 Click Save button to take effect 4 6 4 4 IR LED There are three modes to set the IR LED lights Auto The default mode is auto On this mode IR LED lights will be switched automa...

Page 90: ...r Adjustment You can adjust the settings to your liking 4 6 5 Detector 4 6 5 1 Motion Detection IP Camera supports Motion Detection Alarm when the motion has been detected it will send emails or uploa...

Page 91: ...ports 5s 6s 7s 8s 9s 10s 11s 12s 13s 14s 15s Select one interval time 4 Snap Interval The interval time between two pictures 5 Select the alarm indicators There are some alarm indicators A Camera Soun...

Page 92: ...ave set the storage path in Video Snapshot Settings panel F Push message to the phone If you select this checkbox when the motion has been detected the camera will push the message to the phone which...

Page 93: ...is detected during the detection time in the detection area the camera will alarm and adopt the corresponding alarm indicators NOTE You must set the detection area and detection schedule or else there...

Page 94: ...pports 5s 6s 7s 8s 9s 10s 11s 12s 13s 14s 15s Select one interval time 4 Snap Interval The interval time between two pictures 5 Select the alarm indicators There are some alarm indicators A Camera Sou...

Page 95: ...ave set the storage path in Video Snapshot Settings panel F Push message to the phone If you select this checkbox when the sound has been detected the camera will push the message to the phone which h...

Page 96: ...rm and adopt the corresponding alarm indicators NOTE You must set the detection area and detection schedule or else there is no alarm anywhere and anytime 4 6 6 PTZ This page will allow you to change...

Page 97: ...will not pan tilt Goto home position When rebooting the camera will pa Providing Central Management Software to manage or monitor multi cameras n tilt and stops at center Go to Preset pointion Select...

Page 98: ...a will rotate from up to down Horizontal The camera will rotate form left to right Add Add one cruise track then click save button Delete Select one cruise track and delete it Save After you modify th...

Page 99: ...track as the same method For example I have added three preset points to the track 1 that means When I select the track 1 on the surveillance window the camera moves as the following track upright th...

Page 100: ...98 After add the cruise track back to the surveillance window click Cruise here you can see all cruise tracks you have added The cruise tracks have added to the track 1...

Page 101: ...ack Select one preset points and add it to the selected cruise track Select one preset points you have added to one cruise track click delete Attention Considering the life time and thermal issue of t...

Page 102: ...able pre recorded time and Pre Record Time 4 6 7 3 Schedule Recording On the page you can configure the schedule record Note Schedule Recording only supports FTP server Schedule Recording can only be...

Page 103: ...the latest version restore the camera to default settings and reboot the device 4 6 8 1 Back up Restore Click Backup to save all the parameters you have set These parameters will be stored in a bin fi...

Page 104: ...n page to check for the latest firmware versions available Click Browse choose the correct bin file and then click System upgrade Don t shut down the power during upgrade After upgrading you can see t...

Page 105: ...file If not please download the firmware again until the sizes are the same Your camera will not function correctly if a corrupt bin file is used 3 Never shut down the power of the camera during upgr...

Page 106: ...4 Factory Reset Click Factory Reset button and all parameters will return to factory settings if selected 4 6 8 5 Reboot Click Reboot to reboot the camera This is similar to unplugging the power to t...

Page 107: ...ference or obstacles from house appliance or walls Step2 Please check if your wireless password contains special characters Remove special character in SSID and wireless password to have a try Step 3...

Page 108: ...on the MAC sticker Please save your MAC sticker 5 1 3 How to setup alarm recording to SD card For the cameras that support Micro SD card we can save alarm recording on SD card and below are the steps...

Page 109: ...amera time is correct 3 Please DO NOT forget to set the alarm area the detected area is covered by the red grids Or for some models you can setup 3 detection zones in total Step 2 Setup the Storage Lo...

Page 110: ...etup alarm Emails Setup alarm Emails when camera detects a motion it ll send Email with snapshot to inform about the motion alarm Steps as below Step 1 Setup Mail Settings Before you set please make s...

Page 111: ...st 3 Make sure the test result is success 4 After succeed you will receive a test email in the mailbox of Sender Step 2 Setup the Motion Alarm Settings Please go to Device Settings Detector Motion Det...

Page 112: ...users to connect camera remotely using Foscam app without extract setup like port forwarding When it unable to connect remotely below tips can help app establish the connection 1 Update app and camera...

Page 113: ...05 62 6 Video Image Compression H 264 Image Frame Rate 25fps 1080P 15fps 720P downward adjustable Resolution 1080P 1920x1080 720P 1280 x 720 VGA 640 x 480 QVGA 320 x 240 Stream Dual stream Image Adjus...

Page 114: ...non condensing Certification FCC CE RoHS IP66 5 4 CE FCC Electromagnetic Compatibility EMC FCC Statement FCC Warning This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the foll...

Page 115: ...uct product was purchased from an authorized distributor or authorized reseller Distributors may sell products to resellers who then sell products to end users No warranty service is provided unless t...

Page 116: ...ed Replaced products are warranted from the balance of the former warranty period Warranty Forfeiture Warranty is void if purchase from unauthorized distributor or reseller Warranty is void if trade m...

Page 117: ...s agreement or the products including but not limited to lost profits or any claim based on indemnity or contribution or the failure of any limited or exclusive remedy to achieve its essential purpose...

Page 118: ...rcial software but which will potentially lead to personal image data used maliciously by others The privacy of the data security belongs to user responsibility the company takes no responsibility Par...

Page 119: ...ler for solving the problems If our reseller cannot provide service please contact our service department support foscam com CE Certificate statement Website https www foscam com company ce certificat...

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