Foscam FI8905E User Manual Download

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Model: FI8905E

Ourdoor POE Network Camera

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Page 1: ...U Us se er r M Ma an nu ua al l Model FI8905E Ourdoor POE Network Camera ...

Page 2: ... 5 Physical Description 4 2 Surveillance Software GUI 6 2 1 Login Window 6 2 2 Surveillance Window 8 3 Advanced Camera Settings 13 3 1 Device Status 13 3 2 Alias Settings 15 3 3 Date Time Settings 15 3 4User Settings 16 3 5 Multi Device Settings 17 3 6 Basic Network Settings 23 3 7 Wireless Settings 26 3 8 ADSL 26 3 9 UPnP Settings 27 3 10 DDNS Service Settings 28 3 11 Mail Service Settings 33 3 1...

Page 3: ...ity and a powerful web server to bring clear to your desktop from anywhere on your local network or over the Internet The basic function of IPCAM is transmitting remote video on the IP network The high quality video image can be transmitted with 30fps speed on the LAN WAN by using MJPEG hardware compression technology The IPCAM is based on the TCP IP standard There is a WEB server inside which cou...

Page 4: ... IE Supports Dynamic IP DDNS and UPnP LAN and Internet ADSL Cable Modem Motion detection activates alarm Supports IR_CUT and the filter change automatically POE compliant with POE standards IEEE 802 3af Embedded FOSCAM DDNS dynamic domain name Service Supports image snapshot Support multiple network protocols HTTP TCP IP UDP STMP DDNS SNTP DHCP FTP Supports Daylight Saving Time Supports MSN Suppor...

Page 5: ...rding to the Package Contents listed below Before 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 1 4 4 P Pa ac ck ki in ng g C Co on nt te en nt ts s IPCAM 1 CD 1 DC Power Supply 1 Quick Installation Guide 1 Mounting...

Page 6: ... 2 RESET BUTTON Press and hold down the RESET BUTTON for 10 seconds Release the power button and IP camera will be reset back to the factory default parameter 3 Power DC 5V 2A Power supply Bottom View There are up to three labels located on the body of the camera this is an important feature of original Foscam cameras If your camera does not have labels as shown in Figure 1 3 it may be a clone one...

Page 7: ... e G GU UI I 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 2 1 1 L Lo og gi in n W Wi in nd do ow w Figure 2 1 Please check the login window above it was divided to 6 sections from no 1 to 6 Section1 Select Language FOSCAM camera supports up to multi languages such a...

Page 8: ...ed tech support you can contact Foscam directly Section3 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 Section4 Server Push Mode If you are using non IE based browser like Firefox Safari Google Chrome please choose Server Push Mode mode Section5 Mobile Phone If you ...

Page 9: ... 51 16 68 8 8 2 2 Surveillance Window Select the ActiveX mode and you will enter the surveillance window Figure 2 2 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 being monitoring at the same time Yo...

Page 10: ...hn no ol lo og gy y C Co o L Li im mi it te ed d T Te el l 8 86 6 7 75 55 5 2 26 67 74 4 5 56 66 68 8 F Fa ax x 8 86 6 7 75 55 5 2 26 67 74 4 5 51 16 68 8 9 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 Add OSD on record ...

Page 11: ...urope China 2 60HZ Indoor surveillance Region USA Canada 3 Outdoor Outdoor surveillance Region All over the world There are three options within the menu of Mode 50HZ 60HZ and Outdoor It depends on the frequency of the electricity and surveillance model indoors outdoor Please choose outdoor mode when the camera was installed outside Fps 1 Max Maximum frame rate 2 20fps 15fps 10fps 5fps 4fps 3fps 2...

Page 12: ...k it and it will lead to Administrator Control Panel Section6 Record Snapshot Full Screen Buttons 1 Record Button Click it and it pop up a path setting window you can select the storage path and the record file name At the same time the record icon changes to Click it again and stop recording 2 Snapshot Click it to make snapshot and it pop up a window which picture you snapshot right click in the ...

Page 13: ... d T Te el l 8 86 6 7 75 55 5 2 26 67 74 4 5 56 66 68 8 F Fa ax x 8 86 6 7 75 55 5 2 26 67 74 4 5 51 16 68 8 12 Record and multi device function are controlled by ActiveX controller therefore Firefox or Google Chrome Safari 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 Figure 2 4 ...

Page 14: ...ra a S Se et tt ti in ng gs s Click the bar Device Management goes to Administrator Control Panel to make advanced camera settings 3 1 Device Status 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...

Page 15: ... Co o L Li im mi it te ed d T Te el l 8 86 6 7 75 55 5 2 26 67 74 4 5 56 66 68 8 F Fa ax x 8 86 6 7 75 55 5 2 26 67 74 4 5 51 16 68 8 14 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 Figure 3 2 Figure 3 3 ...

Page 16: ...n define a name for your camera here such as apple Click Submit to save your changes The alias name supports special characters Figure 3 4 3 3 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 country implements the Daylight Saving Time that option can also be selected Figure 3 5 Click the option here to modify the device n...

Page 17: ...file locations for the camera the Alarm Record Path Simply click Browse and choose the path to the required folder The Alarm Record Path location is used to store automatically recorded files when the camera is activated by motion See set motion alarm Figure 3 35 The default path for Alarm Record Path is C Documents and Settings All Users Documents NOTE In Windows7 or Vista if you cannot set the p...

Page 18: ...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 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 a...

Page 19: ...t T Te ec ch hn no ol lo og gy y C Co o L Li im mi it te ed d T Te el l 8 86 6 7 75 55 5 2 26 67 74 4 5 56 66 68 8 F Fa ax x 8 86 6 7 75 55 5 2 26 67 74 4 5 51 16 68 8 18 Figure 3 7b Back to Surveillance Windows and click Four Windows option you will see four cameras you added Figure 3 8 Click Submit after add all cameras ...

Page 20: ... 74 4 5 56 66 68 8 F Fa ax x 8 86 6 7 75 55 5 2 26 67 74 4 5 51 16 68 8 19 Figure 3 9 3 5 2 Add cameras in WAN If you want to view all cameras via the internet remote computer you will need to add them using DDNS domain name Firstly make sure all of the cameras you added can be accessed through the internet Read How to configure DDNS settings in chapter 3 10 Login to the first camera using a DDNS ...

Page 21: ...3 10 If you have several cameras you can use the same DDNS domain name you only need to set a different port number for each camera Click Multi Device Settings 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 Use DDNS...

Page 22: ...Li im mi it te ed d T Te el l 8 86 6 7 75 55 5 2 26 67 74 4 5 56 66 68 8 F Fa ax x 8 86 6 7 75 55 5 2 26 67 74 4 5 51 16 68 8 21 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 1 2 3 4 ...

Page 23: ... T Te el l 8 86 6 7 75 55 5 2 26 67 74 4 5 56 66 68 8 F Fa ax x 8 86 6 7 75 55 5 2 26 67 74 4 5 51 16 68 8 22 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 Click submit after finishing all settings ...

Page 24: ... 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 you use the subnet mask gateway and DNS server from your locally attached PC If you don t know the subnet mask gateway and DNS server you can check y...

Page 25: ... el ll li ig ge en nt t T Te ec ch hn no ol lo og gy y C Co o L Li im mi it te ed d T Te el l 8 86 6 7 75 55 5 2 26 67 74 4 5 56 66 68 8 F Fa ax x 8 86 6 7 75 55 5 2 26 67 74 4 5 51 16 68 8 24 Figure 3 15 Figure 3 16 If you don t know the DNS server you can use the same settings as the Default Gateway ...

Page 26: ...ill in the IP address assigned and make sure it is in the same subnet as your computer or router I e the first three sections are the same Subnet Mask The default subnet mask of the equipment in our LAN is 255 255 255 0 You can find the subnet mask in the basic information of your router or the locally attached of your PC Gateway Make sure it is in the same subnet with PC s IP address The gateway ...

Page 27: ...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 3 7 7 W Wi ir re el le es ss s S Se et tt ti in ng gs s The network camera is POE compliant allowing transmission of power and data via a single network cable so here cannot allow to use Wireless function 3 3 8 8 ...

Page 28: ... 4 5 56 66 68 8 F Fa ax x 8 86 6 7 75 55 5 2 26 67 74 4 5 51 16 68 8 27 Figure 3 20 3 3 9 9 UPnP Settings Choose Using UPnP to MAP Port and then click Submit Figure 3 21 The camera s software will be configured for port forwarding There may be issues with your routers security settings and sometimes may error We recommend you configure port forwarding manually on your router Figure 3 26 Enter the ...

Page 29: ...in name FOSCAM domain name Here take camera myfoscam org for example Go to option of DDNS Service Settings on the administrator panel you can see the domain name Figure 3 22 Now you can use http Domain name HTTP Port to access the camera via internet Take hostname camera myfoscam org and HTTP Port no 88 for example the accessing link of the camera via internet would be http camera myfoscam org 88 ...

Page 30: ... Fa ax x 8 86 6 7 75 55 5 2 26 67 74 4 5 51 16 68 8 29 Figure 3 23 Please register an account step by step 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 ...

Page 31: ...T Te el l 8 86 6 7 75 55 5 2 26 67 74 4 5 56 66 68 8 F Fa ax x 8 86 6 7 75 55 5 2 26 67 74 4 5 51 16 68 8 30 Figure 3 24 Figure 3 25 Please create the domain name step by 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 ...

Page 32: ...ive Fourthly after the restart login the camera and go to option of Device Status on the administrator panel and check if the DDNS status is successful If failed please double check if you have input the correct hostname user name and password and try to redo the settings If you have set Third Party DDNS successfully the Foscam Domain Name will be invalid The Third Party DDNS and the Foscam Domain...

Page 33: ... 7 75 55 5 2 26 67 74 4 5 56 66 68 8 F Fa ax x 8 86 6 7 75 55 5 2 26 67 74 4 5 51 16 68 8 32 Figure 3 26 Use domain name to access the camera via internet After the port forwarding is finished you can use the domain name http no to access the camera via internet Take hostname ycxgwp no ip info and http no 88for example the accessing link of the camera via internet would be http ycxgwp no ip info 8...

Page 34: ... 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 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 SMTP Port must be set to 465 or 25 or 587 which port you choose should be decided ...

Page 35: ...ase try later 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 Maybe because of the anti spam privacy of the server 7 The message is denied by the server Maybe because of the anti spam privacy of the server 8 The server does not support the authenticat...

Page 36: ...55 5 2 26 67 74 4 5 51 16 68 8 35 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 29 Figure 3 29 Click Submit and go to the Device Status screen and verify the MSN settings are succeed Fill in the user and password of the MSN ID you applied ...

Page 37: ...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 account foscam31 then enter url the camera will send it s current IP address to you Figure 3 31 Note Create a new MSN account for the camera do not use the same MSN account as you would like to chat with your friends When...

Page 38: ...2 26 67 74 4 5 56 66 68 8 F Fa ax x 8 86 6 7 75 55 5 2 26 67 74 4 5 51 16 68 8 37 3 13 FTP Service Settings If you want to upload images to your FTP server you can set FTP Service Settings Figure 3 32 Figure 3 33 FTP server If your FTP server is located on the LAN you can set as Figure 3 32 If you have an FTP server which you can access on the internet you can set as Figure 3 33 FTP Port Usually t...

Page 39: ...l only be one image the last uploaded Filename See the above option Note You cannot change the name of the alarm image Upload Interval refers to the time between the current image and the next image being uploaded Click Submit to save these settings Click Test the following screen displays if successful Figure 3 34 The following errors may occur 1 Can not connect to the server Check if the FTP Ser...

Page 40: ... 8 39 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 or record Figure 3 35 1 If you want to set Motion Detection Alarmed select the checkbox 2 The larger the number the higher the motion sensitivity will be 3 Select this option to reduce false alarms when light changes If motion is detected after ...

Page 41: ...0 Figure 3 36 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 27 Then set motion alarm as follows Figure 3 37 2 Upload images via FTP server when motion trigger To upload images to an FTP server when motion is detected you must set FTP Service Settings Figure 3...

Page 42: ...5 5 2 26 67 74 4 5 56 66 68 8 F Fa ax x 8 86 6 7 75 55 5 2 26 67 74 4 5 51 16 68 8 41 Figure 3 38 3 You can hear the beep sound when the alarm has been detected Figure 3 39 4 The camera will record automatically for one minute after motion is detected You can find the recording file in the folder which you set previously Figure 3 6 Select this option Set an interval for images to upload Select thi...

Page 43: ...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 Figure 3 41 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 Select the checkbox When you enable motion alarm the...

Page 44: ...ule If you want the camera to alarm during set times select Scheduler and set time range If you want to select one serial area you can click any number between 00 and 23 on the first row the corresponding column will be selected and it will turn blue For example click 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 ...

Page 45: ...og gy y C Co o L Li im mi it te ed d T Te el l 8 86 6 7 75 55 5 2 26 67 74 4 5 56 66 68 8 F Fa ax x 8 86 6 7 75 55 5 2 26 67 74 4 5 51 16 68 8 44 Figure 3 43 If you want to select discrete area you click the left button on the box of time range It will turn blue If you want to delete it just click the left button and it will turn grey Figure 3 44 ...

Page 46: ...pgrade the camera please upgrade system firmware first and then upgrade the Web UI Figure 3 45 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 Double click the IP Camera Tool shot icon select the Camera IP that you want to upgrade the firmware Then s...

Page 47: ...essarily Your camera may be damaged if misconfigured during an upgrade NOTE 1 Please ensure you have download the correct firmware package for your camera before upgrading Read the upgrade documentation readme txt file in the upgrade package before you upgrade 2 Upon downloading the firmware check the sizes of the bin files They must match the size in the readme txt file If not please download the...

Page 48: ...47 4 Never shut down the power of the camera during upgrade until the IP camera restart and get connected 3 16 Backup Restore Settings Click Submit to save all the parameters you have set These parameters will be stored in a bin file for future use The bin file can be reloaded to restore the parameters that were set Figure 3 48 3 17 Restore Factory Settings All parameters will return to factory se...

Page 49: ...te ed d T Te el l 8 86 6 7 75 55 5 2 26 67 74 4 5 56 66 68 8 F Fa ax x 8 86 6 7 75 55 5 2 26 67 74 4 5 51 16 68 8 48 3 18 Reboot Device Click Reboot Device to reboot the camera This is similar to unplugging the power to the camera 3 19 Log The log record shows who accessed the camera and when Figure 3 50 Figure 3 50 3 20 Back This will take you back to the surveillance window ...

Page 50: ... reset button username and password will turn 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 IP Camera Tool shows the error information Subnet doesn t match dbclick to change select Obtain IP from DHCP server If this err...

Page 51: ...browser Tool Internet Proper Security Custom Level ActiveX control and Plug ins The first three options should be set to be Enable The ActiveX programs read by the computer will be stored As follows Enable Download unsigned ActiveX controls Enable Initialize and script ActiveX controls not marked as safe Enable Run ActiveX controls and plu ins Figure 4 1 If you allow the activeX to run but still c...

Page 52: ...ure that the firewall or anti virus software does not block the camera You can add the camera as a trusted site on your firewall or anti virus software 4 1 6 UPnP always failed UPnP only contains port forwarding in our recent software Sometimes it may fail to port forwarding automatically because of the firewall or anti virus software It may also be due to the router s security settings We recomme...

Page 53: ... WAN please verify that each camera added in the multi device settings can be accessed by using the DDNS name and port number Use the DDNS domain name to fill in the host checkbox not camera s LAN IP for more details How to add cameras in WAN 4 1 11 Only see black screen or undefined characters when using remote login If you could access the login page remotely this indicates that your DDNS settin...

Page 54: ...munication Ethernet One 10 100Mbps RJ 45 Supported Protocol HTTP FTP TCP IP UDP SMTP DHCP PPPoE DDNS UPnP GPRS Infrared Light 60 IR LEDs Night visibility up to 30 meters Dimension 245 L X196 W X112 H mm Gross Weight 1150 g carton box package Net Weight 900g accessories included Power Power Supply DC 5V 2 0A EU US AU adapter or other types optional Power Consumption 5 5 Watts Max POE POE Standard I...

Page 55: ... 8 86 6 7 75 55 5 2 26 67 74 4 5 51 16 68 8 54 5 OBTAINING TECHNICAL SUPPORT While we hope your experience with the IPCAM network camera is enjoyable and easy to use you may experience some issues or have questions that this User s Guide has not answered If you have problem with FOSCAM IP camera please first contact FOSCAM reseller for solving the problems If our reseller cannot provide service pl...

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