Foscam FI8918W User manual

V38.01
IP Wireless / Wired Camera
Quick Installation Guide
(For Windows OS)
Model:FI8918W Model:FI8918W
Color:Black Color:White
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) CD X 1 (Includes user manual、IP camera tool)
7) Quick Installation Guide X 2(For MAC OS X1, For Windows OS X1)
8) Warranty Card X 1
Quick Installation Guide Flow Chart
1 Hardware Installation
（1）Open the package
Software Installation
Login the camera
Wireless LAN Settings
DDNS Service Settings
Hardware Installation

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（2）Connect the antenna.
Screw the antenna to the back of the camera, make sure it is attached securely.
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 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.
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 to complete the software installation.
Figure 1.4

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Figure 1.5
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. If not, please make sure that DHCP is enabled on your router.
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 which will display the login UI.

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Figure 1.7
Note: If you use IE browser, please choose the first login mode (ActiveX Mode)
to login. If you use other browsers, such as Firefox, Safari or Google Chrome,
please choose the second login mode (Server Push Mode) to login.
You will see a live video after you login.

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Figure 1.8
If you are unable to see a live video, please make sure to allow the activeX
running when prompted. (for more details: see user manual)
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.
4WirelessLANSettings
(1) Please choose “For Administrator” and click “Wireless LAN Settings”.
Then choose “Using Wireless 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)
If the camera is unable to detect any WIFI device, please click the Scan button
again. Make sure to wait 1 to 2 minutes before selecting the Scan button again.

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Figure 1.9
(2) 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

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Figure 2.1
Figure 2.2
(3) Please click on the Submit button after all settings have been entered. The
camera will reboot.
After the camera has completed the reboot process, wait 10 seconds and
disconnect the network cable.
The camera should work through your wireless router.

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Note: If your camera could not connect through WIFI, please see FAQ in user
manual.
5DDNSServiceSettings
5.1 Static IP user
Static IP users do not need to set DDNS service settings for remote access.
When finished the connection of Camera in LAN and port forwarding(Figure
3.5/3.6), you can access the camera directly from the Internet by the WAN IP and
port number. There are two ways to obtain your WAN IP.
zObtain the WAN IP from public 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 2.3
zObtain the WAN IP address from the router
You can find the WAN IP from your router. Normally, it is in system status.
For example, here are the steps for the LINKSYS WRT54G router:
1) Obtain the IP address of the router(LAN gateway address),user name and
password for login the router from the network administrator.
2) Enter the LAN IP address of the router (LINKSYS WRT54G, default LAN IP
is 192.168.1.1) in the address bar of the IE to login the router; Open the Status
page to find out the WAN address of the router. In this example, the address is
183.37.28.254.