Foscam Fi8918w Operating and maintenance instructions

V49.02

Model:

Model: FI891

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IP Camera

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Diagram

Package

Package Contents

Contents

Login

Login the

the

the Camera

Camera

Wireless

Wireless Connection

Connection

Connection Setup

Setup

Remote

Remote Access

Access

Access Setup

Setup

Software

Software Installation

Installation

Other

Other Settings

Settings

Hardware

Hardware Installation

Installation

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1)

Open

Open the

the

the package

package

package .

T

ake out the camera out of the box carefully.

2) Mount

Mount

Mount the

the

the antenna.

antenna.

antenna. T hen take the Wi - Fi antenna, mount it on the SMA connector on the back

of the camera, screw the antenna to the bottom, and make the antenna stand vertically.

Figure 1.1 Mount the antenna Figure 1.2 Plug the network cable

3) Get

Get

Get the

the

the camera

camera

camera connected

connected

connected to

to

to the

the

the router,

router,

router, and

and

and get

get

get it

it

it powered

powered

powered .

.

Use the network cable to connect the camera to the router or the switch in the LAN network at your

home or your office. Plug in the power. The green network light at the rear of the camera will blink

and the camera will automatically pan/tilt. The red power light will also turn on.

Insert the CD into the CD drive of your computer and go to the folder “ FI8918W ” , find the folder “ For

Windows OS ” .

Copy the IP camera tool to your computer and start the program.

Shortcut icon

1.

1. Hardware

Hardware

Hardware Installation

Installation

Start

Start Installation

Installation

2.

2. Software

Software

Software Installation

Installation

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Double click the IP Camera

Tool

icon and the following screen should appear.

Figure 1. 3 IP Camera

Tool

Window s

The IP camera tool should find the camera

’

s IP 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.

Double click the LAN IP address of the camera , it pops up a password dialog box.

Figure 1. 4 Enter the username and password

3.

3. Login

Login

Login the

the

the Camera

Camera

Default

Default user

user

user name

name

name is

is

is admin

admin

with

with no

no

no password

password

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Figure 1. 5 Login User Interface

There

There are

are

are t

t

t hree

hree

hree login

login

login methods.

methods.

methods. One

One

One is

is

is IE

IE

IE ActiveX

ActiveX

ActiveX Mode,

Mode,

Mode, the

the

the other

other

other is

is

is Server

Server

Server Push

Push

Mode

Mode for

for

for Safari,

Safari,

Safari, Firefox,

Firefox,

Firefox, Google

Google

Google Chrome

Chrome

Chrome ,

,

, the

the

the third

third

third mode

mode

mode is

is

is Mobile

Mobile

Mobile Phone

Phone

Phone for

for

for mobile

mobile

mobile phone.

phone.

Please

Please choose

choose

choose IE

IE

IE ActiveX

ActiveX

ActiveX Mode

Mode

Mode if

if

if you

you

you are

are

are using

using

using IE

IE

IE browser

browser

browser now.

now.

For the first time login the camera, please make sure to install ActiveX when prompted .

Note

If

If you

you

you use

use

use IE

IE

IE browser,

browser,

browser, select

select

select this

this

login

login mode

mode

If

If you

you

you use

use

use Firefox,

Firefox,

Firefox, Google

Google

Chrome,

Chrome, Safari,

Safari,

Safari, select

select

select this

this

this login

login

mode

If

If you

you

you use

use

use Mobile

Mobile

Mobile phone,

phone,

phone, select

select

this

this login

login

login mode

mode

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Figure 1. 6 Install the ActiveX

Figure 1.7 Run the ActiveX

Click Run button, and re-login the camera, you can see the following surveillance window:

Select

Select Run

Run

Click

Click this

this

this button

button

button and

and

install

install the

the

the ActiveX

ActiveX

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Figure 1.8 Surveillance Window s

Congratulations!

You

have succeeded in accessing in the camera by wired connection. Just leave

all the menus alone before you finish the quick installation.

The

The default

default

default user

user

user name

name

name is

is

is admin

admin

admin with

with

with no

no

no password.

password.

If you are unable to see a live video, please make sure to allow ActiveX to run when prompted.

If you only see a black screen with a red cross in the center, please try another port number instead

of the default “ port 80 ” .You may want to try port 85, 8005, etc.

If you are still unable to see a live video, try shutting down any firewall or anti-virus software on your

computer.

Wireless Lan Settings support Infra(Do wireless lan settings manually) and WPS (Wi-Fi Protected

Set-up) and Adhoc modes.

If

If your

your

your router

router

router does

does

does not

not

not support

support

support WPS

WPS

WPS function,please

function,please

function,please go

go

go to

to

to chapter

chapter

chapter 4.1

4.1

4.1 and

and

and make

make

make wireless

wireless

connection

connection settings

settings

settings manually.

manually.

If

If your

your

your router

router

router supports

supports

supports WPS

WPS

WPS function,

function,

function, please

please

please go

go

go to

to

to chapter

chapter

chapter 4.2

4.2

4.2 and

and

and make

make

make wireless

wireless

wireless connection

connection

settings

settings quickly.

quickly.

Note

4.

4. Wireless

Wireless

Wireless Connection

Connection

Connection Settings

Settings

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If

If there

there

there is

is

is no

no

no wireless

wireless

wireless router,

router,

router, please

please

please read

read

read Wireless

Wireless

Wireless Settings

Settings

Settings in

in

in the

the

the User

User

User Manual

Manual

Manual about

about

about how

how

how to

to

set

set Adhoc.

Adhoc.

4.1

4.1 Infrastructure

Infrastructure

Infrastructure Mode

Mode

Step

Step 01

01

01 )

)

)Please choose “ Device

Device

Device Management

Management

Management ” and goes to the option Wireless

Wireless

Wireless LAN

LAN

LAN Settings

Settings

Settings ,

click “ Wireless

Wireless

Wireless LAN

LAN

LAN Settings

Settings

Settings ” . Then enable “ Using

Using

Using Wireless

Wireless

Wireless LAN

LAN

LAN ” .

Click the Scan button and the camera will detect all WIFI devices around the area. It should also

display your router in the list. (Figure 1.9 )

Figure 1.9 Wireless LAN Settings

Step

Step 02

02

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 .

Figure 2. 0 Wireless LAN Settings

Click

Click Scan

Scan

Scan Button

Button

Button to

to

to search

search

search WIFI

WIFI

device

Click

Click the

the

the SSID

SSID

SSID of

of

of router

router

router and

and

and SSID,

SSID,

Encryption

Encryption will

will

will be

be

be filled

filled

filled in

in

in the

the

following

following box

box

box automatically

automatically

Enter

Enter the

the

the same

same

same share

share

share key

key

with

with your

your

your router

router

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Step

Step 03

03

03 )

)

)Please click on the Submit

Submit

Submit button after all settings have been entered, t he camera will

reboot . A fter the camera has completed the reboot process, wait 10 seconds and disconnect the

network cable.

T he LAN IP address will disappear on the window of IP Camera

Tool

when the camera gets restarted.

Just wait for around 1 minute, the camera will get wireless connection, and the LAN IP of the camera

will be showed again on the window of the IP Cam

Tool. You

have done wireless connection of the

camera successfully. If the camera has a dynamic

IP,

after the wireless settings, the IP will be

changed.

If

If fail

fail

fail to

to

to make

make

make WiFi

WiFi

WiFi connection,

connection,

connection, please

please

please make

make

make sure

sure

sure wireless

wireless

wireless signal

signal

signal is

is

strong

strong enough

enough

enough first,

first,

first, then

then

then you

you

you can

can

can refer

refer

refer to

to

to seller

seller

seller or

or

or FOSCAM

FOSCAM

FOSCAM for

for

for help.

help.

4.2

4.2 WPS

WPS

WPS (Wi-Fi

(Wi-Fi

(Wi-Fi Protected

Protected

Protected Set-up)

Set-up)

Step

Step 01

01

01 )

)

)P lease use a small round stick or like toothpick to press and hold the RESET button for

four

four seconds.

seconds.

Step

Step 02

02

02 )

)

)Press the WPS button on your router within

within

within 60

60

60 seconds

seconds

seconds . The WPS button is usually on

the back or side of your router. On some routers, you may need to log in to the web interface and

click on an on-screen button to activate the WPS feature. If you are not sure where the WPS buttons

is on your router, please refer to your router

’

s User Manual.

The camera will automatically create a secure wireless connection to your router. If you have

plugged in the network cable, please plug it out. While connecting, the green network light will blink

quickly and the wireless settings will take effect. The IP Camera

Tool

will search the camera

’

s LAN

IP.

Make sure the PC and the camera share the same subnet.

1 During the WPS Settings, you must press the Reset button only for four seconds, or else, the

camera may be reset back to factory default settings if you press and hold on the reset button above

10 seconds.

2 The security mode of router cannot be WEP , or else the WPS settings may be failed.

Reset

Reset Button

Button

Note

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We have been able to access the camera within the LAN network, but how to access the camera via

WAN or via internet? We

We

We have

have

have to

to

to do

do

do Remote

Remote

Remote Access

Access

Access Settings

Settings

Settings before

before

before we

we

we want

want

want to

to

to access

access

access the

the

camera

camera outside

outside

outside the

the

the LAN

LAN

LAN network.

network.

What

What is

is

is the

the

the HTTP

HTTP

HTTP Port

Port

Port no.

no.

no. and

and

and How

How

How to

to

to change

change

change it

it

it ?

?

1)

1) Default

Default

Default HTTP

HTTP

HTTP No.:

No.:

No.: 80

80

All the cameras

’

default http no. is 80. For example, if the LAN IP link of the camera is

http://192.168.1.35 , it says that the camera

’

s http port no. is 80, if the LAN IP link of the camera is

http://192.168.1.35:88 , it says that the camera

’

s http port no. is 88. Port 80 could be blocked when

accessing via internet, we need to change port 80 to another one like 88, or 85 as you like, which will

not be conflict with other existing ports like 25, 21.

2)

2) Change

Change

Change the

the

the default

default

default http

http

http no.80

no.80

no.80 to

to

to another

another

another one

one

one like

like

like 88,

88,

88, or

or

or 85

85

85 etc.

etc.

How

How to

to

to assign

assign

assign a

a

a different

different

different HTTP

HTTP

HTTP Port

Port

Port No.

No.

No. and

and

and fixed

fixed

fixed the

the

the LAN

LAN

LAN IP

IP

IP of

of

of the

the

the camera

camera

camera by

by

by the

the

the IP

IP

IP Camera

Camera

Tool

Tool ？

Firstly

Firstly O pen 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 Fig 2 . 1 , Fig 2 . 2 .

Figure 2.1 Goes to Option Network Configuration

5.

5. Remote

Remote

Remote Access

Access

Access Settings

Settings

S

S elect

elect

elect the

the

the camera

camera

camera you

you

you want

want

to

to change

change

change the

the

the port

port

port no

no

no ,

,

, right

right

click

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Figure 2.2 Change the http port no.

Secondly,

enter User name & password of the Administrator (default user: admin, no password),

and click the button ” OK ” to apply the modification. The Camera will restart one the modification is

done.

Thirdly,

Thirdly, after the camera restart and get connected again, you will find the LAN IP link address has

been change to http://192.168.1.35:88, and the LAN IP address is fixed at http://192.168.1.35:88. It

won ’ t be changed no matter you re-power the camera or re-power the router.

Figure 2.3 IP Camera Tool Windows

First of all, please make sure whether your ISP (Internet Service Provider) provides a Static WAN IP

address service or a Dynamic WAN IP address service.

We divide two sections of Remote Access Settings by Static WAN IP Service and Dynamic WAN IP

Service.

Get

Get Started

Started

Started Remote

Remote

Remote Access

Access

Access Settings

Settings

Modify

Modify the

the

the Http

Http

Http Port

Port

Port no.

no.

Enter

Enter the

the

the User

User

User name

name

name and

and

password,

password, click

click

click OK

OK

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If

If your

your

your ISP

ISP

ISP provides

provides

provides Static

Static

Static WAN

WAN

WAN IP

IP

IP Service

Service

Service please

please

please go

go

go to

to

to Chapter

Chapter

Chapter 5.1

5.1

5.1 (Page

(Page

(Page 11

11

11 ).

).

If

If your

your

your ISP

ISP

ISP provides

provides

provides Dynamic

Dynamic

Dynamic WAN

WAN

WAN IP

IP

IP Service

Service

Service please

please

please go

go

go to

to

to Chapter

Chapter

Chapter 5.2

5.2

5.2 directly

directly

directly (Page

(Page

(Page 12

12

12 ).

).

5.1

5.1 Static

Static

Static IP

IP

IP user

user

Static IP users do not need to set DDNS service settings for remote access. When you have finished

connecting the camera using LAN and port forwarding , yo u can access the camera directly from the

Internet by the WAN IP and port number.

�How

How

How to

to

to Obtain

Obtain

Obtain the

the

the WAN

WAN

WAN IP

IP

IP from

from

from a

a

a public

public

public website

website

To obtain your WAN IP address, enter the following URL in your browser:

http://www.whatismyip.com .The webpage at this address will show you the current WAN IP.

Figure 2. 4 Get to know the WAN IP address of the router

Access

Access the

the

the IP

IP

IP Camera

Camera

Camera from

from

from the

the

the Internet

Internet

You can access the IP Camera from the Internet (remote access). Enter the WAN IP address and

port number in IE browser or other browsers you use. For example, Http:// 183.37.28.254:85

Make sure port mapping (or also known as port forwarding) is successful. You can do port

mapping in two ways.

1) Enter the setting page of the router to enable UPNP function. Then login the camera as

administrator, choose UPnP

UPnP

UPnP Settings

Settings

Settings to enable UPNP and make sure the state is “ UPnP success ” .

2) Do port forwarding manually. (details: Fig .2.5 )

If your router has a Virtual Server, it will do port mapping. Please add the camera ’ s LAN IP and port

which you set in basic network settings to the Virtual map list.

Note:

Note: If you plug the camera in a router, it will have dynamic IP address and you need to set DDNS

service settings to view it remotely.

Note

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5.2

5.2 How

How

How to

to

to configure

configure

configure Remote

Remote

Remote Access

Access

Access Settings

Settings

Settings (For

(For

(For dynamic

dynamic

dynamic IP

IP

IP user)

user)

DDNS is a service that allows your Network Camera, especially when assigned with a dynamic IP

address, to have a fixed host and domain name , yo u can access the camera directly from the

Internet by the domain name and port number.

①Make

Make

Make Port

Port

Port Forwarding

Forwarding

Forwarding of

of

of the

the

the HTTP

HTTP

HTTP Port

Port

Port of

of

of the

the

the camera

camera

What

What is

is

is port

port

port forwarding?

forwarding?

If you have no concept of Port Forwarding, please open the webpage

http://portforward.com/help/portforwarding.htm to learn some knowledge of Port Forwarding.

O r Use Google to check out what is port forwarding.

How

How to

to

to do

do

do port

port

port forwarding

forwarding

forwarding within

within

within the

the

the router

router

Example:

Example: The

The

The camera

camera

’

s

s LAN

LAN

LAN IP

IP

IP address

address

address is

is

is http://192.168.1.35:88

http://192.168.1.35:88

http://192.168.1.35:88 ,

,

Firstly,

Firstly, login the router, goes to the menu of Port

Port

Port Forwarding

Forwarding

Forwarding or

or

or Port

Port

Port Trigger

Trigger

Trigger (or named Virtue

Virtue

Server

Server on some brands of router). Take

Take

Take Linksys

Linksys

Linksys brand

brand

brand router

router

router as

as

as an

an

an example,

example,

example, Login

Login

Login the

the

the router,

router,

and

and goes

goes

goes to

to

to Applications

Applications

Applications &

&

& Gaming->Single

Gaming->Single

Gaming->Single Port

Port

Port Forwarding.

Forwarding.

Secondly,

Secondly, Create a new column by LAN IP address & HTTP Port No. of the camera within the router

showed as below.

Figure 2.5 Port forwarding

②Use

Use

Use domain

domain

domain name

name

name to

to

to access

access

access the

the

the camera

camera

camera via

via

via internet

internet

Each FOSCAM camera has embedded a unique DDNS domain name when producing , and the

format of domain name is xxxxxx.myfoscam.org. On the bottom of the camera body, you can see the

domain name sticker.

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Here take camera.myfoscam.org

camera.myfoscam.org

camera.myfoscam.org for example. Go to option of DDNS

DDNS

DDNS Service

Service

Service Settings

Settings

Settings on the

administrator panel , you can see the domain name.

The default FOSCAM DDNS status is closed, please enable it first.

Figure 2.6 DDNS Service Settings Windows

Now you can use http:// Domain

Domain

Domain name

name

name +

+

+ HTTP

HTTP

HTTP Port

Port

Port to access the camera via internet.

Take

hostname camera.myfoscam.org

camera.myfoscam.org

camera.myfoscam.org and

and

and HTTP

HTTP

HTTP Port

Port

Port no.

no.

no. 88

88

88 for example, the accessing link of

the camera via internet would be http:// camera.myfoscam.org :88

Foscam domain name is free for three years, three years later, if you want to continue using the

account, you need to p ay for it.

On the option of DDNS

DDNS

DDNS Service

Service

Service Settings

Settings

Settings ,

,

,click Validity

Validity

Validity Queries

Queries

Queries to check the validity and you will

see the renew link.

If you want to use Third Party Domain name, please read DDNS

DDNS

DDNS Service

Service

Service Settings

Settings

Settings in the User

Manual about how to set it.

Note

Enable

Enable FOSCAM

FOSCAM

FOSCAM DDNS

DDNS

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Security

At your first time logging in the camera, please go to “ Users

Users

Users Settings

Settings

Settings ” panel and reset the username

or password to prevent intruders connect your device. The default username is admin with a blank

password.

Congratulations!

You

have finished the quick installation of the camera.

You

can take time to play the camera.

Please

Please refer

refer

refer to

to

to the

the

the electronic

electronic

electronic user

user

user manual

manual

manual burned

burned

burned in

in

in the

the

the CD-ROM

CD-ROM

CD-ROM for

for

for other

other

other settings.

settings.

Other

Other advanced

advanced

advanced software

software

software settings,

settings,

settings, such

such

such as

as

as Alarm

Alarm

Alarm Service

Service

Service Settings

Settings

Settings ,

,

, Mail

Mail

Mail Service

Service

Service Settings

Settings

Settings ,

,

Alias

Alias Settings

Settings

Settings .

.

If

If you

you

you have

have

have problem

problem

problem with

with

with FOSCAM

FOSCAM

FOSCAM IP

IP

IP camera,

camera,

camera, please

please

please first

first

first contact

contact

contact FOSCAM

FOSCAM

FOSCAM reseller

reseller

reseller for

for

solving

solving the

the

the problems.

problems.

problems. If

If

If our

our

our reseller

reseller

reseller cannot

cannot

cannot provide

provide

provide service,

service,

service, pls

pls

pls contact

contact

contact our

our

our service

service

department:

department: tech@foscam.com

tech@foscam.com

tech@foscam.com .

6.

6. Other

Other

Other Settings

Settings

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Quick Installation

Installation

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Guide

Guide -

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For

For MAC

MAC

MAC OS

OS

�IP Camera FI8918 W x 1

�DC Power Adapter ( 5V-2.0A ) .x 1

�Network Cable x 1

�Wi - Fi Antenna .x 1

�Mounting Bracket .x 1

�Quick Installation Guide x 1

�CD-ROM with Setup Software .x 1

�W arranty C ard x 1

Quick

Quick Installation

Installation

Installation Guide

Guide

Guide Flow

Flow

Flow Chart

Chart

P.12

Quick

Quick Installation

Installation

Installation Diagram

Diagram

Package

Package Contents

Contents

Login

Login the

the

the Camera

Camera

Wireless

Wireless Connection

Connection

Connection Setup

Setup

Remote

Remote Access

Access

Access Setup

Setup

Software

Software Installation

Installation

Other

Other Settings

Settings

Hardware

Hardware Installation

Installation

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1)

Open

Open the

the

the package

package

package .

T

ake out the camera out of the box carefully.

2) Mount

Mount

Mount the

the

the antenna.

antenna.

antenna. T hen take the Wi - Fi antenna, mount it on the SMA connector on the back

of the camera, screw the antenna to the bottom, and make the antenna stand vertically.

Figure 1.1 Mount the antenna Figure 1.2 Plug the network cable

3) Get

Get

Get the

the

the camera

camera

camera connected

connected

connected to

to

to the

the

the router,

router,

router, and

and

and get

get

get it

it

it powered

powered

powered .

.

Use the network cable to connect the camera to the router or the switch in the LAN network at your

home or your office. Plug in the power. The green network light at the rear of the camera will blink

and the camera will automatically pan/tilt. The red power light will also turn on.

I nsert the CD into the CD drive of your laptop and go to the folder “ FI8918W ” , then find the folder

“ For MAC OS ” . Copy the IP camera tool to your MAC and start the program.

Figure 1. 3 Shortcut icon

1.

1. Hardware

Hardware

Hardware Installation

Installation

Start

Start Installation

Installation

2.

2. Software

Software

Software Installation

Installation

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Double click the IP Camera

Tool

icon and the following screen should appear.

Figure 1. 4 IP Camera

Tool

Window s

The IP camera tool should find the camera

’

s IP 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.

Double click the LAN IP address of the camera , it pops up a password dialog box.

Figure 1. 5 Enter user name: admin, no password, and click login

Figure 1. 6 Login User Interface

3.

3. Login

Login

Login the

the

the Camera

Camera

Default

Default Username

Username

Username is

is

is admin

admin

admin with

with

with no

no

password

If

If you

you

you use

use

use IE

IE

IE browser,

browser,

browser, select

select

select this

this

login

login mode

mode

If

If you

you

you use

use

use Firefox,

Firefox,

Firefox, Google

Google

Chrome,

Chrome, Safari,

Safari,

Safari, select

select

select this

this

this login

login

mode

If

If you

you

you use

use

use Mobile

Mobile

Mobile phone,

phone,

phone, select

select

this

this login

login

login mode

mode

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There

There are

are

are t

t

t hree

hree

hree login

login

login methods.

methods.

methods. One

One

One is

is

is IE

IE

IE ActiveX

ActiveX

ActiveX Mode,

Mode,

Mode, the

the

the other

other

other is

is

is Server

Server

Server Push

Push

Mode

Mode for

for

for Safari,

Safari,

Safari, Firefox,

Firefox,

Firefox, Google

Google

Google Chrome

Chrome

Chrome ,

,

, the

the

the third

third

third mode

mode

mode is

is

is Mobile

Mobile

Mobile Phone

Phone

Phone for

for

for mobile

mobile

mobile phone.

phone.

Please

Please choose

choose

choose Server

Server

Server Push

Push

Push Mode

Mode

Mode if

if

if you

you

you are

are

are using

using

using Firefox.

Firefox.

Firefox. Safari

Safari

Safari or

or

or Google

Google

Google Chrome

Chrome

Chrome browser

browser

now.

Figure 1. 7 Surveillance Window s

The

The default

default

default user

user

user name

name

name is

is

is admin

admin

admin with

with

with no

no

no password.

password.

Wireless Lan Settings support Infra(Do wireless lan settings manually) and WPS (Wi-Fi Protected

Set-up) and Adhoc modes

If

If your

your

your router

router

router does

does

does not

not

not support

support

support WPS

WPS

WPS function,please

function,please

function,please go

go

go to

to

to chapter

chapter

chapter 4.1

4.1

4.1 and

and

and make

make

make wireless

wireless

connection

connection settings

settings

settings manually.

manually.

If

If your

your

your router

router

router supports

supports

supports WPS

WPS

WPS function,

function,

function, please

please

please go

go

go to

to

to chapter

chapter

chapter 4.2

4.2

4.2 and

and

and make

make

make wireless

wireless

wireless connection

connection

settings

settings quickly.

quickly.

If

If there

there

there is

is

is no

no

no wireless

wireless

wireless router,

router,

router, please

please

please read

read

read Wireless

Wireless

Wireless Settings

Settings

Settings in

in

in the

the

the User

User

User Manual

Manual

Manual about

about

about how

how

how to

to

set

set Adhoc.

Adhoc.

Note

4.

4. Wireless

Wireless

Wireless Connection

Connection

Connection Settings

Settings

Note

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4.1

4.1 Infrastructure

Infrastructure

Infrastructure Mode

Mode

Step

Step 01

01

01 )

)

)Please choose “ Device

Device

Device Management

Management

Management ” and goes to the option Wireless

Wireless

Wireless LAN

LAN

LAN Settings

Settings

Settings ,

click “ Wireless

Wireless

Wireless LAN

LAN

LAN Settings

Settings

Settings ” . Then enable “ Using

Using

Using Wireless

Wireless

Wireless LAN

LAN

LAN ” .

Click the Scan button and the camera will detect all WIFI devices around the area. It should also

display your router in the list. (Figure 1.8 )

Figure 1.8 Wireless LAN Settings

Step

Step 02

02

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 .

Figure 1.9 Wireless LAN Settings

Click

Click Scan

Scan

Scan Button

Button

Button to

to

to search

search

search WIFI

WIFI

device

Click

Click the

the

the SSID

SSID

SSID of

of

of router

router

router and

and

and SSID,

SSID,

Encryption

Encryption will

will

will be

be

be filled

filled

filled in

in

in the

the

following

following box

box

box automatically

automatically

Enter

Enter the

the

the same

same

same share

share

share key

key

with

with your

your

your router

router

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