User Manual Model: FI8916W Indoor Pan/Tilt Wireless IP Camera Color: Black Color: White
ww.foscam.com ww.foscam.com Table of Contents 1 Overviews................................................................................................................................................ 1 1.1 Key Features.......................................................................................................................................................................1 1.2 Read Before Use.......................................................................................................
ww.foscam.com ww.foscam.com 4.3 Specifications....................................................................................................................................................................56 5 OBTAINING TECHNICAL SUPPORT............................................................................................... 57 Shenzhen Foscam Intelligent Technology Co.
ww.foscam.com ww.foscam.com 1 Overviews FOSCAM FI8916W 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 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.
ww.foscam.com ww.foscam.com ● Supports WEP/WPA/WPA2 encryption ● Supports WPS(Wi-Fi Protected Set-up) ● Supports Daylight Saving Time ● Supports MSN ● Supports Gmail as sender on mail service settings ● Supports audio on Firefox, Google Chrome and Safari ● Providing Phone APPs for Android and iPhone users ● Providing Central Management Software to manage or monitor multi-cameras 1.2 Read Before Use Please first verify that all contents received are complete according to the Package Contents listed below.
ww.foscam.com ww.foscam.com 1 LENS: CMOS sensor with fixed focus lens 2WIFI Antenna: Wireless Antenna 3 Speaker: Built-in speaker 4 Infrared LED: 9 IR LEDs 5 Microphone: Built-in microphone Back View Figure 1.
ww.foscam.com ww.foscam.com 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 the WPS button on the router, then you can use the WPS function.
ww.foscam.com ww.foscam.com Section1 Select 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 link to Foscam website homepage, if you need tech support you can contact Foscam directly.
ww.foscam.com ww.foscam.com 6 1 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 being monitoring at the same time. You can add other cameras in multi-device setting (read chapter 3.5). Shenzhen Foscam Intelligent Technology Co.
ww.foscam.com ww.foscam.com . 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 Select this option if you want to add a timestamp to recordings. Resolution 1) 320x240-------QVGA Shenzhen Foscam Intelligent Technology Co.
ww.foscam.com ww.foscam.com 2) 640x480-------VGA There are two resolutions, the bigger one (VGA) is 640x480 pixels, and the smaller one (QVGA) is 320x240 pixels. The bigger the resolution, the better of the image quality is, but the lower the frame rate is. If you are accessing the camera via internet and want to get more fluent video streaming, please select resolution QVGA 320x240.
ww.foscam.com ww.foscam.com Flip & Mirror You can flip the image by enabling Flip button, or mirror the image by enabling Mirror button. Section4 Pan/Tilt Control 5 1 6 9 3 4 7 8 2 1------Up control button, 2------Down control button, 3------Left control button, 4------Right control button, 5----- Up-Left control button 6----- Up-Right control button 7----- Down-Left control button 8----- Down-Right control button 9------Go to center : Click this icon; camera will rotate up and down.
ww.foscam.com ww.foscam.com right click in the 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.
ww.foscam.com ww.foscam.com Figure 2.4 NOTE: 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: Shenzhen Foscam Intelligent Technology Co.
ww.foscam.com ww.foscam.com Figure 2.5 For the first time using audio, you need to download and install VLC plugin, Click Audio, and you can see the download website. Figure 2.6 During the installation, you must select Mozilla plugin as in Figure 2.7. Shenzhen Foscam Intelligent Technology Co.
ww.foscam.com ww.foscam.com Figure 2.7 3 Advanced Camera Settings Click the bar “Device Management”, goes to Administrator Control Panel to make advanced camera settings. 3.1 Device Status Shenzhen Foscam Intelligent Technology Co.
ww.foscam.com ww.foscam.com Figure 3.1 1------Device ID MAC ID of the camera by wired connection 2-----Device Firmware Version 3-----Device Web UI Version System Firmware version of the camera Web UI firmware version of the camera 4-----Alias Name of the camera 5-----Alarm Status The status of Alarm Service Setting 6-----DDNS Status The status of DDNS Setting 7-----UPnP Status The status of UPnP Setting 8-----MSN Status The status of MSN Setting Another Way: Double click the the icon “IP Camera.
ww.foscam.com ww.foscam.com 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. 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.
ww.foscam.com ww.foscam.com Go to Data &Time Settings . Select the time zone belong to your region . Figure 3.5 3.4 User Settings Here you can create users and set permission levels, visitor, operator or administrator. Click Submit to save these settings. The camera will reboot. You can set different permission levels, but at least one administrator . Figure 3.6 Here you can also set one important file locations for the camera, the Alarm Record Path. Shenzhen Foscam Intelligent Technology Co.
ww.foscam.com ww.foscam.com 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 or sound. (See set motion/sound alarm. Figure 3.39) 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 paths.: Windows7 or Vista's security level is higher than Windows XP/2000.
ww.foscam.com ww.foscam.com 1 Click it, alias, host and HTTP Port will be filled in the following boxes automatically . 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 added. Shenzhen Foscam Intelligent Technology Co.
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ww.foscam.com ww.foscam.com 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 domain name and port. Use DDNS domain name and port to login . Make sure each camera you need add could login with DDNS name and port . Figure 3.
ww.foscam.com ww.foscam.com 1 2 3 4 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. Shenzhen Foscam Intelligent Technology Co.
ww.foscam.com ww.foscam.com Click submit after finishing all 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 Shenzhen Foscam Intelligent Technology Co.
ww.foscam.com ww.foscam.com 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 you use the subnet mask, gateway and DNS server from your locally attached PC.
ww.foscam.com ww.foscam.com 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 network connection are working, the lamp will turn on and blink. Shenzhen Foscam Intelligent Technology Co.
ww.foscam.com ww.foscam.com 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 Select the camera you want to change the LAN IP or port no, right click . Figure 3.17 Figure 3.
ww.foscam.com ww.foscam.com Http Port: The default Lan port is 80.You can set another port number, such as port 8005, 8100.etc. 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 settings manually) and WPS (Wi-FI Protected Set-up) and Adhoc..
ww.foscam.com ww.foscam.com Click Scan Button to search WIFI device 。 Figure 3.19 Step 02) Click the SSID of your router in the list, the corresponding information (SSID & Encryption) will be filled in the following boxes automatically. You 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.
ww.foscam.com ww.foscam.com connection of the camera successfully. If the camera has a dynamic IP, after the wireless settings, the IP will be changed. NOTE: If fail to make WiFi connection, please refer to seller or us for help. 3.7.2 WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Set-up) Step 01) Please use a small round stick or like toothpick to press and hold the RESET button for four seconds. . Reset Button Step 02) Press the WPS button on your router within 60 seconds.
ww.foscam.com ww.foscam.com others. Click Apply. Figure 3.21 Step 02) Plug out the network cable and the camera will restart. Open the wireless network card of PC and search the wireless network around the area. You can find the SSID you filled for the camera (Figure 3.21). Figure 3.22 Step 03) Disabled the wired connection of the PC. Select the SSID you filled at Figure3.21 for your camera and enter the same key with your camera. Make sure PC and Camera share the same subnet.
ww.foscam.com ww.foscam.com 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. Enter the ADSL user and password . Figure 3.24 3.9 UPnP Settings Figure 3.25 Shenzhen Foscam Intelligent Technology Co.
ww.foscam.com ww.foscam.com 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: There may be issues with your routers security settings, and sometimes may error. We recommend you configure port forwarding manually on your router (Figure 3.30). 3.
ww.foscam.com ww.foscam.com 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. 88 for example, the accessing link of the camera via internet would be http:// camera.myfoscam.org:88 Note: If you want to use the manufacturer’s domain name, please select None as the Third Party DDNS and enable the Manufacturer’s domain name, then click submit.
ww.foscam.com ww.foscam.com Secondly: Login the link with the registered username and password to create your domain name. Figure 3.28 Figure 3.29 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 Shenzhen Foscam Intelligent Technology Co.
ww.foscam.com ww.foscam.com password you’ve got from www.no-ip.com Take hostname ycxgwp.no-ip.info, user name foscam, password foscam2012 for example. Firstly, goes to option of DDNS Service Settings on the administrator panel. Secondly, disable the Manufacturer’s domain name and select No-Ip as a server in the Third 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.
ww.foscam.com ww.foscam.com ③ 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: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. 5 Figure 3.
ww.foscam.com ww.foscam.com NOTE: Click Submit first before choosing Test. Click Test to see if SMTP has been successfully configured. . Figure 3.32 If the test fails with one of the following errors 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 password 5) The sender is denied by the server.
ww.foscam.com ww.foscam.com Fill in the user and password of the MSN ID you applied for your camera . MSN ID in this list can chat with the camera . Figure 3.33 Click Submit and go to the “Device Status” screen and 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: Shenzhen Foscam Intelligent Technology Co.
ww.foscam.com ww.foscam.com 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 3.35 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 the camera login uses the MSN account, this account cannot be used for anything else when the camera works. 3.
ww.foscam.com ww.foscam.com Figure 3.36 Figure 3.37 FTP server: If your FTP server is located on the LAN, you can set as Figure 3.36. If you have an FTP server which you can access on the internet, you can set as Figure 3.37. FTP Port: Usually the port is 21. FTP Upload Folder: Make sure that the folder you plan to store images exists as the camera can’t create the folder itself. Also, the folder must be read/writable.
ww.foscam.com ww.foscam.com Enable Set Filename: When you enable this option the uploaded image will be named according to the filename you enter. The next image will overwrite the filename of the previous image. Hence there will 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.
ww.foscam.com ww.foscam.com 3.14 Alarm Service Settings IP Camera supports Motion Detection Alarmed and Sound Detection Alarmed, when the motion or sound has been detected, it will send email alerts or upload images or record. 1 2 3 4 5 Figure 3.
ww.foscam.com ww.foscam.com Here you can see the alarm status . Figure 3.40 There are four alarm indicators: 1) Camera will send emails when motion/sound 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: Figure 3.41 2) Upload images via FTP server when motion/sound trigger. To upload images to an FTP server when motion/sound is detected, you must set FTP Service Settings(Figure 3.36/3.
ww.foscam.com ww.foscam.com 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 4) The camera will record automatically for one minute after motion/sound is detected. You can find the recording file in the folder which you set previously. (Figure 3.6) Shenzhen Foscam Intelligent Technology Co.
ww.foscam.com ww.foscam.com Select the checkbox . When you enable motion alarm, the camera will record automatically and store the recording file to the folder you configured. This icon is used to Figure 3.44control whether the folder opens or not . Alarm Scheduler: Here are two ways to set the alarm. 1) Alarm at any time when motion/sound is detected. Don’t select Scheduler. Click Submit and the camera will alarm at any time when motion is detected. Figure 3.
ww.foscam.com ww.foscam.com following picture. Click Submit and the camera will alarm at any time when motion is detected. Figure 3.46 2) Specify an alarm schedule. 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.
ww.foscam.com ww.foscam.com Figure 3.47 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 3.48 Shenzhen Foscam Intelligent Technology Co.
ww.foscam.com ww.foscam.com 3.15 PT Settings You can set pan/tilt speed. Normally, PT speed is 3. The larger the setting number, the 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. Figure 3.49 Patrol rounds horizontal: Set the round between 1 and 10, then click Submit. Back to surveillance window.
ww.foscam.com ww.foscam.com 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 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. Figure 3.
ww.foscam.com ww.foscam.com 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 the correct firmware package for your camera before upgrading. Read the upgrade documentation (readme.txt file) in the upgrade package before you upgrade.
ww.foscam.com ww.foscam.com Click Submit to store parameters Load the parameters bin file . Figure 3.53 3.18 Restore Factory Settings All parameters will return to factory settings if selected. 1 2 Figure 3.54 3.19 Reboot Device Click Reboot Device to reboot the camera. This is similar to unplugging the power to the camera. Shenzhen Foscam Intelligent Technology Co.
ww.foscam.com ww.foscam.com 3.20 Log 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 connections are working by checking the status of the indicators on the network server, hub and network card. Shenzhen Foscam Intelligent Technology Co.
ww.foscam.com ww.foscam.com 4.1.1 I have forgoten the administrator username and/or password To reset the administrator username and password, press and hold down 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.
ww.foscam.com ww.foscam.com Figure 5.1 If you allow the ActiveX to run, but still can not see living video and a red cross in the centre of the video. Please select another port number. Don’t use port 80, use port 85, 8005.etc. Change another port number . Figure 5.2 NOTE: Make sure that your firewall or anti-virus software does not block the camera or ActiveX. If you cannot see live video, try shutting down the firewall or anti-virus software and try again. Shenzhen Foscam Intelligent Technology Co.
ww.foscam.com ww.foscam.com 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 software. Try changing to another port number. (Figure 5.2) 3) Port forwarding is not successful (Figure 3.30) Double check these settings and make sure they are correct. 4.1.
ww.foscam.com ww.foscam.com 4.1.9 I can’t find multi-device settings and record icon Record and multi-device functionality are controlled by the ActiveX controller. These functions are not available in Firefox, Google Chrome and Safari. 4.1.10 Camera cannot connect using wireless If your camera cannot connect wirelessly after you set the wireless settings, unplug / plug the power cable. (for more details: Wireless LAN settings in chapter 3.
ww.foscam.com ww.foscam.com 4.3 Specifications ITEMS Image Sensor Lens Video Audio Communication Power Environment PC Requirements Certification FI8916W Image Sensor Color CMOS Sensor Display Resolution 640 x 480 Pixels(300k Pixels) Lens f: 2.8mm,F:2.4 Mini. Illumination 0.
ww.foscam.com ww.foscam.com 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, pls contact our service department: tech@foscam.com . Shenzhen Foscam Intelligent Technology Co.
