Foscam FI9818W V2 User manual

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TableofContents
1 Overview..................................................................................................................................................1
1.1 Key Features .................................................................................................................................1
1.2 Read Before Use...........................................................................................................................2
1.3 Package Contents .........................................................................................................................2
1.4 Physical Description ......................................................................................................................2
2 Access the IP Camera.............................................................................................................................3
2.1 Access the Camera in LAN............................................................................................................3
2.2 Access the Camera in WAN...........................................................................................................7
2.3 Using the VLC player...................................................................................................................12
2.4 IP camera connection to the server.............................................................................................14
3 Surveillance Software GUI.....................................................................................................................15
3.1 Login Window..............................................................................................................................15
3.2 Surveillance Window ...................................................................................................................16
4 Advanced Camera Settings...................................................................................................................22
4.1 Status...........................................................................................................................................22
4.2 Basic Settings..............................................................................................................................25
4.3 Network........................................................................................................................................33
4.4 Video............................................................................................................................................54
4.5 Alarm............................................................................................................................................57
4.6 Record.........................................................................................................................................60
4.7 PTZ..............................................................................................................................................62
4.8 Firewall ........................................................................................................................................66
4.9 System.........................................................................................................................................67
5 APPENDIX.............................................................................................................................................69
5.1 Frequently Asked Questions........................................................................................................69
5.2 Default Parameters......................................................................................................................75
5.3 Specifications...............................................................................................................................75
5.4 CE & FCC....................................................................................................................................76
5.5 WARRANTY ................................................................................................................................77
6 OBTAINING TECHNICAL SUPPORT....................................................................................................80

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1 Overview
FOSCAM FI9818W V2 is an integrated wireless IP Camera with a color CMOS sensor enabling viewing
resolution 1280*720. It combines a high quality digital video camera, with a powerful web server, to bring clear
video to your desktop from anywhere on your local network or over the Internet.
With flexible 300-degree pan and 120-degree tilt, FI9818W V2 gives users more comprehensive control over a
monitored site. The FI9818W V2 supports the industry-standard H.264 compression technology, drastically
reducing file sizes and conserving valuable network bandwidth.
The IPCAM is based on the TCP/IP standard. There is a WEB server inside which could support Internet Explore.
Therefore the management and maintenance of your device is simplified by using the network to achieve the
remote configuration and start-up.
The camera is designed for indoor surveillance applications such as retail stores, offices or banks. Controlling the
IPCAM and managing images are simplified by using the provided web interface across the network utilizing
wireless connectivity.
FOSCAM provides Smart Phone APP for Android and iPhone users, please search and install Foscam Viewer on
on APP Store or Google Play for iOS or Android devices, then you can view your camera anywhere, anytime on
your smart mobile devices.
1.1 Key Features
Standard H.264 video compression algorithm to satisfy the transmission of high definition video in narrow
bandwidth network
Megapixel HD video
Pan 300 degree, tilt 120 degree
Support IE/Firefox/Google/Safari browser
Support WEP,WPA-PSK and WPA2-PSK Encryption
Wireless connection is compliant with IEEE 802.11b/g/n WI-FI, up to 150Mbps
IR night vision (Range: 8m)
Support image snapshot
Support dual-stream
Support IR-Cut auto switch
Embedded free FOSCAM DDNS(dynamic domain name service) Service
Supporting the Third Party Domain Name Service
Support two-way audio
Support ONVIF protocols
Multi-level users management with password protection
Motion detection alert via email or upload image to FTP
Providing free Android and iPhone APP for viewing live video Providing free Central Management Software

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to manage and monitor multiple cameras
Support record schedule
1.2 Read Before Use
Please first verify that all contents received are complete according to the Package Contents listed below. Before
the IP Camera is installed, please carefully read and follow the instructions in the Quick Installation Guide to
avoid damage due to faulty assembly and installation. This also ensures the product is used properly as intended.
1.3 Package Contents
●IP Camera × 1 ●DC Power Adapter × 1
●WI-FI Antenna × 1 ●Mounting bracket × 1
●Ethernet Cable × 1 ●CD×1
●Quick Installation Guide × 1 ●Warranty Card × 1
1.4 Physical Description
Front Panel
Figure 1.1
1.Speaker: Built-in speaker
2.LENS: Fixed focus lens
3.Infrared LED: Infrared LEDs for night vision
4.Microphone: Built-in microphone

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LAN: RJ-45/10-100 Base T
Power: DC 5V/2A Power supply
Power Light: If the power adapter works well, the light will turn on.
Network Light: The LED will blink when power and network cable are plugged in
Audio Input: This jack is used to plug an external microphone
Audio Output: This jack is used to plug an external speaker
Bottom View
Figure 1.3
1.Mounting Port: Port for mounting bracket
2.Reset Button: Push and hold for more than 5 seconds to set the camera to factory default
3.Product Label: There are MAC address, DDNS URL, default username and password on the label
4.WI-FI Module Label: There is WI-FI MAC address and serial number of the WI-FI module on the label
5.SN Label: There is serial number of the camera on the label
2 Access the IP Camera
This chapter explains how to access the camera through browser and RTSP player.
2.1 Access the Camera in LAN
This camera supports HTTP and HTTPS protocols, you can access the camera by two ways.
(1) http:// LAN IP + HTTP Port NO.
The default HTTP port no is 88. Double click the IP Camera Tool icon to run, and it should find the camera’s IP
address automatically after you plug in the network cable.
1.Mounting Port
2.Reset Button
3.Product Label
4.WI-FI Module Label
5.SN Label

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Figure 2.1
Double click the IP address of the camera; your default browser will open to the camera login page.
(2) https:// LAN IP + HTTPS Port NO.
The default Https port no. is 443. You can use the url to access the camera: https:// LAN IP + HTTPS port.
Go to Settings - Network - Port panel , you can see and change the http and https port no.
Figure 2.2
HTTPS(Hypertext Transfer Protocol over Secure Socket Layer) is a safe way to access your camera, the data
transferred on the Internet will be encrypted. Since we can not apply license for every LAN or DDNS URL, the
webpage may pop up a warning like the following picture, you just need to click “Continue to this website (not
recommended).”
Figure 2.3
Open Internet Explorer if it is not already opened. Click on Tools, then click Internet Options.
Next, click the Security tab, then click the Trusted sites button.Finally ,click the Confirm button。

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Figure 2.4
For Firefox, you can add the trusted as the following way:
Tools --Options -- Advanced -- View Certificates -- Servers
Figure 2.5

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Click View Certificates, and go to Servers option.
Figure 2.6
Go to Add Exception panel.
Figure 2.7

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2.2 Access the Camera in WAN
2.2.1 Static IP Addresses
Users who have static IP addresses do not need to set DDNS service settings for remote access. When you have
finished connecting the camera using the LAN IP address and port forwarding, you can access the camera directly
from the Internet using the WAN IP address and port number.
How to Obtain the WAN IP address from a 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 2.8
Access your IP Camera from the Internet
You can access the IP Camera from the Internet (remote access). Enter the WAN IP address and port number in
your standard browser. For example, you would enter http:// 183.37.28.254:85
NOTE :
Make sure port forwarding is successful. You can do port forwarding two ways.

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Login to your router to enable the “UPNP” function. You can then login to the camera as administrator, choose
Network, and then choose UPnP to enable UPnP. Make sure that the status of UPnP reads “UPnP Successful” on
the Status page.
Do port (HTTP port and Media port) forwarding manually.
If your router has a Virtual Server, it can do port forwarding. Add the camera’s LAN IP and port which you had set
earlier to your router’s port forwarding settings.
Note: If you plug the camera into a router, it will have a dynamic IP address and you need to set DDNS service
settings to view it remotely.
2.2.2 Dynamic IP Addresses
DDNS is a service that allows your IP Camera, especially when assigned with a dynamic IP address, to have a
fixed host and domain name. This means that even though your WAN IP address is constantly changing, you will
have a fixed hostname you can use to access your cameras at all times. You can access the camera directly from
the Internet using the hostname and port number.
What is the HTTPPort NO.?
Default HTTP Port is 88
All cameras have the default HTTP port of 88. For example, if the LAN IP link of the camera is
http://192.168.8.102:88, this means that the camera’s HTTP port is 88. You can change port 88 to another port if
you’d like such as 2000 or 8090, which will not be conflict with other existing ports like 25, 21,10000.Here you
can set the port no. between 1 and 65535.
Change the default http no.88 to another one.
How to assign a different HTTP Port No. and fixed the LAN IP of the camera by
the IP Camera Tool？
Step 1: Open the IP Camera Tool, select the camera you would like to change the port of, right click on the IP
address, and click on ”Network Configuration”, this brings up the network configuration box as shown in Figure
2.9 and 2.10.

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Figure 2.9
Figure 2.10
Step 2: Enter the username and password of the Administrator (default username is admin with a blank password),
and click “OK” to apply changes.
Step 3: Wait around 10 seconds, you’ll see that the camera’s LAN IP address has changed. In our example it was
changed to 2000, so we see http://192.168.8.102:2000 in IP Camera Tool. Also, the LAN IP address is now fixed
at a static IP address of http://192.168.8.102:2000. This IP address will not change even if the camera is powered
off and back on, the camera will remain on this LAN IP address. This is very important that a static LAN IP
address is set, or you may have problems later with remote access and seeing the camera remotely if the camera
loses power and reconnects on a different LAN IP address. Make sure you set a static LAN IP address!

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Figure 2.11
What is Port forwarding?
If you have never done port forwarding before, you can open and view the following link to understand the basic
concept. Port forwarding allows for outside connections to access a specific device on your network from
anywhere in the world. Every router automatically blocks any incoming connections for safety purposes. Using
port forwarding, you are telling your router to allow a connection through a certain port (you can think of it as a
gateway) into your router. You set this port to a specific device, in our case an IP Camera, so it can be accessed
from anywhere in the world.
Click this link to learn more about port forwarding: http://portforward.com/help/portforwarding.htm
How do we configure Port Forwarding?
For this section, we will be using an example:
Let’s say the camera’s LAN IPaddress is http://192.168.8.100:2000
Step 1: Login to the router, and go to your router’s port forwarding or port triggering menu. Sometimes this is also
under the name of Virtual Server or NAT.
Using the Linksys brand router as an example, we would log into the router, and go to the Applications & Gaming
menu. We would then click on the “Single Port Forwarding” sub-menu.
Step 2: Create a new column using the LAN IP address & HTTP Port of the camera within the router as shown
below, then push OK or Submit to save your settings:
Figure 2.12
First method :
Use the embedded DDNS to access the camera via the Internet
Fill the HTTP Port of the
camera in the columns of
External Port and Internal
Port. Example: 2000
Fill in this section with the
LAN IP of the camera; we
would enter “100” for our
example.
Assign a name for the port
forward setting here .

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Each Foscam camera has an embedded unique DDNS domain name, the format of this domain name is
xxxxxx.myfoscam.org. On the bottom of the camera, you can see the domain name sticker with this information
on it.
For example, we can use test09.myfoscam.org. In the camera, click Settings at the top, click “Network” on the left,
then click “DDNS” to get to the DDNS settings page. Here you can see the unique domain name of your camera.
Figure 2.13
Now you can use “http://Domain name + HTTP Port” to access the camera via the Internet.
Take hostname test09.myfoscam.org and HTTP Port of 2000 for example, the URL link to access the camera via
the Internet would be http:// test09.myfoscam.org:2000.
Second method :
Use the Third party DDNS to access the camera via the Internet
Step 1 Please go to the third party DDNS website(such as www.no-ip.com) to create a free hostname.
Step 2 DO DDNS Service Settings within the Camera
Please set DDNS Settings within the camera by hostname, a user name and password you’ve got from
www.no-ip.com
Take hostname ycxgwp.no-ip.info, user name foscam, password foscam2012 for example.
Firstly, goes to option of DDNS Settings on the administrator panel.
Secondly, select No-Ip as a server.
Thirdly, fill foscam as DDNS user, fill password foscam2012 as DDNS password, fill ycxgwp.no-ip.info as
DDNS domain and server URL, Then click save to make effect. The camera will restart and to take the DDNS
settings effective.
Fourthly, after the restart, login the camera, and go to option of Device Status on the administrator panel, and
check if the DDNS status is successful.
If failed, please double check if you have input the correct hostname, user name, and password, and try to redo the
settings.
NOTE :
If you have set Third Party DDNS successfully ,the Foscam Domain Name will be invalid. The Third Party DDNS

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and the Foscam Domain Name cannot work at the same time, the last time you configured will take effect.
2.3 Using the VLC player
This camera supports RTSP streaming, here you can view the camera using VLC player.
RTSP URL rtsp:// [user name][:password]@IP:HTTP port number/videosream
The part in the square brackets may be omitted.
user name & password:
The user name and password to access the camera. This part can be omitted.
IP: WAN or LAN IP address.
Videostream:Here support three mode: videoMain, videoSub and audio. When the network speed is bad, here
you had better select videoSub. If you select audio, you can only hear the sound but cannot see the video.
For example:
IP: 192.168.1.11
HTTP Port number: 88
User name: admin
Password: 123
Here I can enter one of the following URLs in the VLC.
1．rtsp://admin:1[email protected]1:88/videoMain
2．rtsp:// @192.168.1.11:88/videoMain
3．rtsp://:123@192.168.1.11:88/videoMain
4．rtsp://admin@192.168.1.11:88/videoMain
Open the VLC, and go to MediaٛOpen Network Stream option, then enter the URL into VLC.

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Figure 2.14
Figure 2.15
Sometimes you may need to enter the user name and password again. Click OK and you can see the real-time
preview.

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Figure 2.16
Figure 2.17
If you cannot play the video in the VLC player, please check the port mapping. You can read Quick Installation
Guide about How to configure port forwarding.
NOTE:
If you modify the camera’s username or password, you had better reboot the camera, or else the new username
and password cannot take effect when you enter the authentication in the VLC.
2.4 IP camera connection to the server
Device supports ONVIF 2.2.1 protocol,You can easily access the NVR with ONVIF or server with ONVIF.

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3 Surveillance Software GUI
Please refer to the Quick Installation Guide if you install the camera at first time. After finishing quick installation,
you can take time to learn the operation of the software.
3.1 Login Window
Figure 3.1
Please check the login window above, it was divided to 4 sections from no. 1 to 4.
Section1 Enter the Username and password
The default administrator username is admin with no password, please reset the password at first using and
prevent unauthorized users login the camera.
Section2 Stream
The camera supports two stream modes: Main stream and sub stream. If you want to access the camera form LAN,
here you can select Main stream. If you want to access the camera from Internet, here we recommend sub stream.
Note: When the network bandwidth is badly you’d better select Sub Stream and the video will be more fluency.
Section3 Select the language
You can select the language you need via click on the language dropdown list to switch.
Section4 Login the camera
Click Login button and you will see the surveillance windows.

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Figure 3.2
3.2 Surveillance Window
Figure 3.3
Section 1 FOSCAM Logo/ Live Video / Settings/Playback buttons
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4
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: FOSCAM LOGO
: Path to surveillance window. Click this button and back to the surveillance window
: Path to Administrator Control Panel, Click it, and it will lead to Administrator Control Panel and
do advanced settings.
Section 2 Multi-Device Window
The firmware inside the camera supports up to maximum of 9 cameras being monitoring at the same time. You
can add other cameras in multi-device setting.
Figure 3.4
Section 3 Mode/ Stream / Mirror/ Flip buttons
Mode
1) 50HZ ---------Indoor surveillance (Region: Europe, China)
2) 60HZ ---------Indoor surveillance (Region: USA, Canada)
3) Outdoor Mode------Outdoor surveillance
Stream
The default Stream supports four modes: 0/720P/30fps/4M, 1/VGA/25fps/2M, 2/VGA/ 15fps/ 1M and 3/
VGA/10fps/200K. The format of the stream type is Stream type no. / Resolution / Maximum frame rate/ Bit
rate.
1) Stream type NO. : The number is used to identify the stream type.
2) 720P/ VGA

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There are two resolutions, the bigger one is 720P, and the smaller one (VGA) is 640x480 pixels. The bigger the
resolution is , the better of the image quality is. If you are accessing the camera via internet and want to get more
fluent video streaming, please select resolution VGA.
3) Maximum frame rate
When the video format is 50Hz, the maximum frame rate is 25 fps. When the video format is 60Hz, the maximum
frame rate is 30 fps. You should lower frame rate when the bandwidth is limited. Normally, when the frame rate
above 15, you can achieve fluently video.
4) Bit rate
Generally speaking, the larger the bit rate is, the clearer video will become. But the bit rate configuration should
combine well with the network bandwidth. When the bandwidth is very narrow, and bit rate is large, that will lead
to video can not play well.
You can reset the stream type on “Settings-> Video-> Video Settings” panel.
Figure 3.5
After changing, please re-login the camera and you can see the modification.
Section 4 Pan/Tilt Control
1------Up control button,
2------Down control button,
3------Left control button,
4------Right control button,
5----- Up-Left control button
6----- Up-Right control button
7----- Down-Left control button
8----- Down-Right control button