Foscam FI8910W User manual

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Foscam Digital Technologies LLC
FI8910W User Manual
IP Wired / Wireless Camera
www.foscam.us

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Thank You for Your Purchase!
Foscam IP Cameras are designed and equipped primarily for local and
remote purposes such as home or office security surveillance. We provide
a variety of products suitable for any type of surveillance system setup,
including wired/wireless IP outdoor bullet cameras, IP outdoor dome PTZ
cameras, and IP Indoor PT cameras.
Please check the packaging to make sure you have received all items
including the camera accessories as follows:
- Foscam IP Camera
- Wi-Fi Antenna (If Wi-Fi compatible)
- Network Cable
- Warranty Card
- Quick Installation Guides
- Power Supply
- Installation / Driver CD
- Mounting Bracket
Note: Please contact us immediately if there are any damaged items or if
the package is short of any of the accessories listed above.
If you have any additional questions or concerns, please feel free to contact
us at [e-mail] or call us at 1-800-930-0949.

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Table of Contents
1. Product Introduction Page 3
2. Product Specifications Page 3
3. Product Views Page 4
4. Software Installation Page 6
5. Hardware Installation Page 8
a. IP Camera Tool Page 9
b. Camera Login Page 14
c. Device Status Page 19
d. For Visitor Page 20
e. For Operator Page 22
f. For Administrator Page 24
6. Configuring Settings in Administrator Page 26
a. Alias Settings Page 26
b. Date & Time Settings Page 26
c. User Settings Page 26
d. Multi-Device Settings Page 28
e. Basic Network Settings Page 29
f. Wireless Settings Page 31
g. ADSL Settings Page 34
h. UPnP Settings Page 35
i. DDNS Service Settings Page 35
j. Mail Service Settings Page 37
k. MSN Settings Page 38
l. FTP Service Settings Page 40
m. Alarm Service Settings Page 42
n. PTZ Settings Page 44
o. Upgrade Device Firmware Page 45
p. Backup & Restore Settings Page 46
q. Restore Factory Settings Page 46
r. Reboot Device Page 46
s. Log Page 47
7. Video Setup Guides Page 48
8. Frequently Asked Questions Page 49
9. Technical Support Page 49

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1. Product Introduction
The Foscam FI8910W Wireless Pan/Tilt Indoor IP Camera features high quality video and audio, wireless
N connectivity, pan/tilt, remote internet viewing, motion detection, night vision, embedded IR-Cut filter, as
well as a built in network video recording system. In addition, it is also smartphone compatible (iPhone,
Android & Blackberry) as well as viewable over the internet using standard web-browsers. The camera
functions well as an iPhone baby monitor or as part of a home or office security system with remote
monitoring. It is also compatible with Synology, Blue Iris, and most other surveillance software programs
and NVRs which accept standard MJPEG streams.
2. Product Specifications
- Powerful high-speed video protocol processor
- High definition color CMOS sensor
- 300k Pixels (640 x 480 maximum resolution)
- IR Night vision (Range of 8 meters)
- Panning ability of 300 degrees, Tilt ability of 120 degrees
- Optimized MJPEG video compression for transmission
- Multi-level user management and password definition
- Wi-Fi compliant with wireless standards IEEE 802.11 b/g/n
- Supports an IR-Cut filter for true colored video (no discoloration)
- Supports Dynamic IP (DDNS, No-IP) and UPnP LAN and Internet (ADSL, Cable Modem)
- Features motion detection and alarm triggering, alarm notifications sent via e-mail
- Supports image snapshots
- Supports multiple network protocols: HTTP, TCP/IP, UDP, SMTP, PPPoE, Dynamic DNS,
DNS Client, SNTP, BOOTP, DHCP, FTP
- Supports WEP/WPA/WPA2 wireless encryption
- Supports Daylight Savings Time
- Support G-mail for e-mail notifications
- Supports one-way audio on Firefox and Chrome, audio supported on Safari via third party apps

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3. Product Views
Front View
Figure 3.1 –This model comes with 11 IR LEDs, a CMOS sensor, Wi-Fi antenna, and Built-In
Speaker and Microphone
Rear View
Figure 3.2 –The rear of the FI8910W. Includes a DC 5V/2A power supply port, RJ-45/10-100 Base T
port, power and network lights, and input/output audio jacks for external speakers or microphone

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Bottom View
Figure 3.3 –The bottom of the camera shows the wired/wireless MAC addresses of the camera. It
also shows the S/N number and has a reset button.
If you ever need to reset your camera to default settings, you can use the reset button. Use a pin to push
down the reset button for 30 seconds. Make sure the camera is plugged in and turned on. When the
camera hard resets, it will start to pan and tilt automatically, this signifies that the camera has reset
completely. You should be able to log in with the default username of “admin” with no password in the
password field.
Note: There are three stickers at the bottom of the camera; these stickers are an important feature of
original Foscam cameras. If your camera does not have any of these three stickers, it may be non-
genuine. Non-genuine cameras cannot use original firmware and are not eligible for warranty or technical
services. Please make sure you only purchase from an authorized Foscam reseller!

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4. Software Installation
Firstly, insert the CD into your CD drive, and then open the CD to see the files on your computer.
Figure 4.1 –Double-click your CD/DVD Drive to browse the CD files
Figure 4.2 –Double-click either the Windows OS or Mac OS folder, and then double-click the IP
Cam Setup file to install the software.

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Figure 4.3 –Proceed in installing the IP Camera Tool software on your computer.
Once the installation is finished, the IP Camera Tool software icon installs to your desktop automatically,
look for it on your desktop. If you are using Windows 7 and cannot find the icon on your desktop after
installing the software, please check to see if the path of the camera is correct.
For example, the software may have installed to another folder such as
C:/Windows/System32/IPCamera.exe. If this is the case then fix this by moving or pointing the shortcut to
the correct path, which would be C:/Windows/SysWOW64/IPCamera.exe.

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5. Hardware Installation
Note: Before installing and using the Foscam IP camera, please remember to only use the power
adapter that was supplied with the camera. Using other power supplies could potentially damage
your IP camera. Make sure your IP camera is being installed in an indoor environment free from
any type of water or weather effects, such as rain and snow. The camera is built as an indoor
camera and thus cannot stand extremely high or low temperatures.
If you would like to use your IP camera outdoors under a covering such as an eve, make sure
there is no potential of rain or any other type of weather prone to hitting the camera. Also make
sure the temperature is within the camera’s operational temperature range. The camera may
malfunction if the temperature drops below 32 degrees F.
1. Install the Wi-Fi antenna by twisting the antenna connector clockwise to the camera’s antenna port (for
wireless models).
2. Plug the power adapter into the camera’s power supply port. This may be external (outdoor models) or
internal (indoor models) depending on which camera you purchased.
3. Plug the network cable into the RJ-45 connecter which is found either on the external wiring (for
outdoor cameras) or on the back of the camera (for indoor cameras), and plug in the other side of the RJ-
45 cable to a port on your router/switch.
4. It takes approximately 30 seconds to boot up the camera, you will see the camera swivel automatically
a few seconds after it is plugged in, this indicates the camera has successfully powered on.
5. When the camera is correctly powered on and the network cable is connected properly, the green LED
on either the RJ-45 connector of the camera (for outdoor models) or the connector on the back of the
camera (indoor models) will remain solid. The yellow LED should continue to flash.
Figure 5.1 - Mount the antenna Figure 5.2 –Plug in the network cable

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5.1 –IP Camera Tool
Double click the IP Camera Tool icon and the following screen should appear.
Figure 5.3 –The IP Camera Tool
The IP camera tool should find the camera’s IP address automatically after you plug in the network cable.
If not, please make sure that DHCP is enabled on your router and that MAC address filtering, firewalls
and anti-virus are disabled temporarily until the camera is set up.
MJPEG cameras like the FI8910W will have an “M” next to the local IP address in the software. H.264
compression cameras will have an “H” next to their local IP address.
There are six different options that the IP Camera Tool has. Highlight a camera in the IP Camera Tool list
and right click on it. The six options that appear are: Basic Properties, Network Configuration, Upgrade
Firmware, Refresh Camera List, Flush Arp Buffer, and About IP Camera Tool.
Figure 5.4 –IP Camera Tool showing six different options after right-clicking.

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Basic Properties
Clicking this option shows some device information about the IP Camera, such as the Device ID, the
Firmware version, and the Web UI version.
If there are several cameras on the list such as above, you can choose basic properties to check the
device ID and identify the IP address belonging to each IP camera you set up. For example, the device ID
may be 000DC5D203BB. This is the same value seen on the sticker at the bottom of the camera where it
reads “MAC ID.”
Each camera has its own specific MAC ID. Sometimes, if your camera is not found in the IP Camera Tool
software, it may still show up in the router if there is a firewall blocking it. You can add this MAC ID to your
router to give it a fixed IP address. Note that there are two different MAC ID’s. One is for the camera
when it is wired, and the other is for the camera when it is wirelessly connected.
Figure 5.5 –Basic Properties in the IP Camera Tool.
Network Configuration
Clicking this option allows you to change the network parameters of your camera, such as the IP address,
Subnet Mask, Gateway, and DNS Server. It also allows you to change the HTTP Port, which is needed
when you want to see the camera remotely by port forwarding in your router.
Obtain IP from DHCP Server: You also have the option to enable this, which allows the camera to have a
dynamic IP address on the local network. This means that if you set up the camera this way, you may
have an IP address of 192.168.1.3 for one day, if you unplug the camera and turn it on again, the IP
address will change. You will most likely not see the camera on the 192.168.1.3 IP address anymore.
Due to this, it is usually, if not always recommended to set a static IP address for the camera.

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IP Address: This field allows you to change the IP address that the camera is operating at. The first three
sections of the IP address must match your subnet, or in other words, the first three sections of your
router’s IP address. The fourth section needs to be a number that is not already assigned to another
device. In our example, “192.168.1” is the subnet, while “126” is the fourth section value. You can change
this fourth value usually to anything from 10 –200 if it is not being used by another device on your
network. The first few numbers (1 –9) may already be used by your router or devices attached to your
network.
It is important to note that you cannot have the same IP address for two different devices on your
network. You can find out your network’s information by logging into your router or going to the Windows
command prompt as seen below. Click Start > type CMD in the search field > push “Enter” > Then type
“ipconfig” in the command prompt and push “Enter.”
Figure 5.6 –Using “ipconfig” in our command prompt, we see that our own “subnet” is
“192.168.1.” Our computer’s fourth section of the IP address is “111.”

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Subnet Mask: The default subnet mask of the LAN in this example is 255.255.255.0. You can find your
subnet mask within your router or using the command prompt method seen on the previous page. Make
sure you enter this information exactly as it is into the Network Configuration window.
Gateway: This IP address is the address of your router. This is usually 192.168.0.1, 10.0.01,
192.168.1.254, or 192.168.1.1. There are many different routers that use different IP addresses as their
default gateway; you may have a default gateway that is none of the above. This value mostly depends
on which router you have. As stated previously, you can find this out by logging into your router or using
the command prompt. You can see in our example that it is 192.168.1.1.
DNS Server: This IP address is the IP address of your ISP network provider. You can find the DNS
server in your router or check the locally attached address of your computer like in the previous page
using command prompt. Usually this is the same IP address as your gateway. For our example the DNS
was the same as the Gateway, 192.168.1.1.
HTTP Port: The default LAN port is usually 80. Another port is usually recommended to be set besides
80, such as 8090, or as in our example, 8918. Keep in mind that every IP camera needs to be on its own
port. Usually if you have multiple cameras, the best way to configure them is by making the ports
ascending. For example, if you are starting from 8000, you would then use 8001, 8002, 8003, 8004, etc.
User: The default username of the camera is admin. You will need to put in the correct administrator
username in order to change the network configuration.
Password: The default password of the camera is left blank; do not enter any characters in this field. You
will need to put the correct password in order to change the network configuration.
Note: If your network configuration is not set up properly, you may see a different message instead of an
IP address in the IP Camera Tool. The most common message is “Subnet doesn’t match, dbclick to
change!” This message means your network settings are not properly set, refer to the network
configuration details above and make sure all 4 fields of IP address, Subnet Mask, Gateway, and DNS
server are filled in correctly.

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Upgrade Firmware
Clicking this option allows you to upgrade the firmware or the WebUI of the camera directly from IP
Camera Tool. Make sure to upgrade the firmware first, and then upgrade the WebUI.
Refresh Camera List
Clicking this allows you to refresh the camera list manually. If your camera is not showing up you can try
using this option to refresh the cameras in the list.
Flush Arp Buffer
Clicking this allows you to refresh the camera list. Sometimes you may not be able to see the camera if
both the wired and wireless IP addresses of the camera are fixed. Use this option to refresh the camera
list. Once you have used this option, close the IP Camera Tool and then open it again.
About IP Camera Tool
This option shows information about your current version of IP Camera Tool.

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5.2 - Camera Login
To log into the camera, double click on your camera in the IP Camera Tool software, it will open your
default browser to the camera’s IP address.
You can see below that our camera’s IP address is 192.168.1.125, and the port is 8910. If your port was
set to 80, which is default, you will not see a colon or port at the end of the URL. For example, if our port
was 80, we would only see: http://192.168.1.125.
Figure 5.7 –The login page for the Foscam FI8910W
The default username to log into the camera is admin, the default password would be left blank, do not
enter any characters into the password field.
There are two different login buttons. Use the first login button if you are using Internet Explorer. Use the
second login button if you are using Firefox, Chrome, or Safari.

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For Internet Explorer
If you choose the first login button, you will be taken immediately to the live video page.
Figure 5.8 –Click “Allow” to be able to see the live video.
The first time you log into the camera, you may receive an ActiveX prompt, such as the one seen above.
You should have the option to click “Allow” or “Run Add-on.”
After doing this, you will need to login to the camera again, make sure to put in the default username and
password and click on the first login button again.
Note: If you still cannot see video even after running or allowing the ActiveX to configure correctly, try
changing your port number to another port other than 80. Also make sure firewalls or antivirus is not
blocking the download or installation of the addon.
You may also see an error that reads “Windows has blocked this software because it can’t verify the
publisher.” This error is related to the DVM_IPCAM2 ActiveX Control Module. To fix this, continue to the
following steps.

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Open Internet Explorer if it is not already opened. Click on Tools, then click Internet Options.
Next, click the Security tab, then click the Custom Level button.
In the Custom Level settings, scroll down to the heading “ActiveX controls and plug-ins.”
Ensure the following options are set to “Enable.”
“Run ActiveX and plug-ins,”
“Download Signed ActiveX Controls,”
“Script ActiveX controls marked as safe for scripting.”
Ensure the following options to “Prompt.”
“Download unsigned ActiveX controls,”
“Initialize and script ActiveX controls no marked as safe,”
Click OK and then click Apply. Then click OK on the Internet Options main window. Make sure to restart
the browser for the settings to take effect.

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One last setting you will want to check is in the Advanced tab. Click on the Advanced tab on the Internet
Options main window. Scroll down to the Security section. Make sure to check the box that reads “Allow
software to run or install even if the signature is invalid.”

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You should now be able to see live video in Internet Explorer! You should see a screen similar to the
below picture:
Figure 5.9 –The live video page in Internet Explorer
For Firefox, Google Chrome, Safari, or any other standard browser:
Click on the second login button on the login page. You will be taken to the device status page of the
camera. It will then prompt you to enter the username and password in a separate window. Enter the
default username of admin and leave the password field blank, then push Enter.
Click on the Live Video button on the left of the page to go to the Live Video page.
Figure 5.10 –The live video page in Chrome, Firefox, or Safari

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5.3 - Device Status
For Internet Explorer
If the camera is connected properly, the light under the device status heading will be green. If the light is
showing a yellow color, check to see if the ActiveX is enabled, and also try changing the port number.
If you would like to view the device information, choose “For Administrator” and then click “Device Info”
Figure 5.11 –Device Info shows you the status of different camera settings, and also the firmware
and Web UI versions of the camera.
For Firefox, Chrome, and Safari:
When you login to the camera using browsers other than Internet Explorer, you are automatically taken to
the Device Status page by default. Device Status is the same as Device Info in Internet Explorer.