User's Manual
Table Of Contents
- 1 WELCOME
- 2 SOFTWARE OPERATION
- 3 How to do settings in For Administrator
- 3.1 Alias Settings
- 3.2 Date & Time Settings
- 3.3 User Settings
- 3.4 Multi-Device Settings
- 3.5 Basic Network Settings
- 3.6 Wireless LAN Settings
- 3.7 ADSL Settings
- 3.8 UPnP Settings
- 3.9 DDNS Service Settings
- 3.10 Mail Service Settings
- 3.11 FTP Service Settings
- 3.12 Alarm Service Settings
- 3.13 PTZ Settings
- 3.14 Upgrade Device Firmware
- 3.15 Backup & Restore Settings
- 3.16 Restore Factory Settings
- 3.17 Reboot Device
- 3.18 Log
- 4 APPENDIX
- 4.1 Frequently Asked Questions
- 4.1.1 I have forgotten the administrator username and/or password
- 4.1.2 Subnet doesn’t match, dbclick to change
- 4.1.3 No Pictures Problems
- 4.1.4 Can’t access IP camera in internet
- 4.1.5 IP Camera Tool could not find camera’s IP
- 4.1.6 UPnP always failed
- 4.1.7 Couldn’t find the shortcut on desktop after install IP camera tool
- 4.1.8 I can’t change the record path
- 4.1.9 I can’t find multi-device settings and record icon
- 4.1.10 Camera can not connect wireless
- 4.1.11 I can’t see other cameras which in multi-device when remote access
- 4.1.12 Only see black screen or unreasonable code when remote login
- 4.2 Default Parameters
- 4.3 Specifications
- 4.1 Frequently Asked Questions
- 5 OBTAINING TECHNICAL SUPPORT
- 6 changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment
IPCAM User Manual
CAUTION: Before installing and using the product, please read the following precautions
carefully and make sure they are fully understood.
Use only the power adapter attached with the product. Use unauthorized power adapter may
cause damage to your IP Camera. IP Camera terminal shall be installed in an indoor
environment where the rain or snow could not pour it.
1.4.2 Hardware preparation
Follow the steps below to set up your camera hardware connections. Make sure to follow each
step carefully to ensure that the camera operates properly.
(1) Fix the antenna at the back of the camera.
(2) Plug the network cable into the camera and then into your Cable/DSL router.
(3) Plug the power adapter into the camera and then into the power outlet.
CAUTION: Make sure to only use the power adapter supplied with IPCAM. Using a
non-approved power adapter may damage the camera.
(4) The camera takes approximately 30 seconds to start up before it displays an IP address on
the IP Camera Tool (details: 2.1)
(5) When the camera is powered and network cable plugged correctly. The small green light
(network jack) will turn on and the small yellow light will flash. The network light will blink.
(about 1~2 times per second) The power light will turn on too.
2 SOFTWARE OPERATION
2.1 IP Camera Tool
When the Device has been mounted properly, you can double click the icon “IP Camera Tool”
and a dialog box as Figure 2.1 will pop up.
Figure 2.1
The software searches IPcam automatically over LAN.
There are 3 cases:
(1) If no Camera in LAN. After about 1 minute search, the Result Field will show “not found IP
Server” and the program shut automatically.
(2) If IP Cameras having been installed within LAN. All the IP Cameras will be listed and the
www.foscam.com
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