Foscam FI8601 User manual

V2.01
IP Wired / Wireless Camera
Quick Installation Guide
(For Windows OS)
Model: FI8601/FI8601W
ShenZhen Foscam Intelligent Technology Co., Ltd

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Quick Installation Guide
PackingList
1) IP CAMERAX 1 2) Wi-Fi Antenna (only available for wireless model)
3) DC Power Supply X 1 4) Network Cable X 1
5) Mounting bracket ×1 6) Quick Installation Guide X1
7) Warranty Card X 1 8) CD X 1 (Includes user manual、IP camera tool、
H.264 Camera Client)
Quick Installation Guide Flow Chart
1 Hardware Installation
(1) Open the package
Software Installation
Login the camera
Wireless Settings
Remote Access
Hardware Installation

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(2) Connect the Antenna.
Screw the antenna to the back of the camera, make sure it attached well.
Figure 1.1
(3) Plug the network cable and power.
Connect the network cable to your camera and to your router. Plug in the power.
The network lights on RJ45 will turn on.
Figure 1.2
2SoftwareInstallation
Insert the CD in your CD drive of your computer and find the folder “For Windows
OS”. Select the IP Camera Tool folder. Double click IPCamSetup.exe and install
the software per instructions.

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Figure 1.3
Click Next.

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Figure 1.4
Select the folder where setup will install and click Next.

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Figure 1.5
Click Install and an icon will appear on your desktop after the IP Camera Tool
software installation has successfully completed.
3Loginthecamera
Double click the IP Camera Tool icon and the following screen should appear.
Figure 1.6
The IP camera tool should find the camera’s IP automatically after you plug in the
network cable. Don’t enable MAC address filter or disable any firewall or antivirus
on your computer.
Double click the IP address on the IP Camera Tool and you will see the following
dialog box.
Figure 1.7

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Fill in the user name and password, click OK and it will display the login UI (Figure
1.8). Camera supports three-level users management: admin, user and guest.
The default “admin” user name and password are all “admin”, the default “user”
user name and password are all “user”, and the default “guest” user name and
password are all “guest”. Different user has different permission. Admin has the
highest authority. He can do any settings. Guest has the lowest authority.
Figure 1.8
Note: If you use PC, please choose the first login mode to login. If you use mobile,
please choose the login button under Mobile View to login.
You can see a living video after click login.

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Figure 1.9
If you are unable to see a live video, please make sure you have installed the
ActiveX and allow the activeX running when prompted. (for more details: see user
manual)
Note: If you are still unable to see a live video, try shutting down any firewall or
anti-virus software on your computer.
4WirelessSettings
Please choose “For Administrator” and click “Wireless Settings”.
Enable wireless. There are two modes below Wireless Settings: Infrastructure
and Point_to_Point. If you don’t have a wireless router, you should choose point
_to _point mode if you want to use the wireless function. If you have a wireless
router, you had better select infrastructure mode.
4.1 Infrastructure Mode
(1) Enable wireless and choose Infrastructure mode.

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Figure 2.0
Click the Search button and the camera will detect all WIFI devices around the
area.
It could also find your router and show it in the list. (Figure 2.1)

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Figure 2.1
(2) Click OK in the first column and the corresponding information (SSID, Security
mode, WPA Algorithm & WEP key index) will be filled automatically as the
following picture.
Figure 2.2
You only need fill in the key. Make sure that SSID, Security Mode, WPA Algorithm
and the key you filled in for the camera are exactly the same for your router.
Figure 2.3