Comments on Gadget Victims: Foscam Wireless Pan & Tilt IP Camera

My power just stopped one day - any idea on how to...

2011-12-06T00:32:34.823Z

My power just stopped one day - any idea on how to get it repaired or replaced?? I bought thru ravat trading they are useless!

@neeraj Check this guide and also the site portforward.com where you can find the right settings for your router model.

I am trying to connect my IPCAM02 and am running i...

2011-04-20T23:01:21.738+01:00

I am trying to connect my IPCAM02 and am running it through an adsl router. I have created a dyndns account and done the linking. However I do not know how to do the port forwarding so when i access the dyndns account, all i see is my router setup page. Please assist.

@Steph It's really with Foscam that you should deal for tech support, not the reseller.
Like most others DynDns have free account if you just need to link your external ip address with a domain. See my guide on how to setup the ip camera for external access here. once the port forwarding in place on your router, it should work.

Ravat trading company is a scam! They say they of...

2011-04-06T22:56:25.131+01:00

Ravat trading company is a scam! They say they offer support after camera is purchased. I have sent multiple emails and tried to call pre-sales support with no answer or returned call. They say link to DynDNS for a free account so you can access it over the internet but that did not work. I purchased an account through DynDNS and they tell me I need to purchase the "custom" domain in order for it to work. Not only does it not work, when I went to my control panel in an attempt to figure out a way for it to work I discovered 2 new icons(Broadcast ???/ Mic???) I cannot delete or move them and they have me wondering if they are able to view the camera. Buyer beware!

Where are the pictures taken as "motion alarm...

2011-01-23T03:53:25.191Z

Where are the pictures taken as "motion alarms" stored? I can't get the email settings correct for the life of me!!!

hi , when i try and record and save as an avi , ...

2010-10-27T19:59:49.579+01:00

hi ,
when i try and record and save as an avi , it doesnt save , even though it records it doesnt save to the folder that i ask it to , the folder is always blank or it says i dont have permission to save there would i like to save to my videos folder and if i click yes it still doesnt save it , any help much appreciated.
dave

Hi Carlos, it's only from the ActiveX interfac...

2010-09-29T09:27:11.806+01:00

Hi Carlos,
it's only from the ActiveX interface (for IE) that you can use sound. You'll see small icons that activate micro, speaker, and video recording.
But you'll be disappointed, the audio quality is quite ugly!

hi everybody i got 3 cameras working very well, b...

2010-09-29T01:24:32.979+01:00

hi everybody

i got 3 cameras working very well, but i don't know how to speak to the camera i plug my microphone to the pc and i try to speak and nothing happen, if anyone know how to use this feature, i'll be really thankfull if you tell me how. By the way this is a great website very usefull.

carlos(mexico)

cheers for that , have had a go , lets hope it wor...

2010-09-25T22:02:27.197+01:00

cheers for that , have had a go , lets hope it works http://davemc.dyndns-ip.com/

dave

@Dave Check the post "How to access your IP c...

2010-09-25T21:12:11.818+01:00

@Dave
Check the post "How to access your IP camera from the Internet". Should sort you out.

thanks for the replies carlos/bubbah , ...

2010-09-25T20:11:59.052+01:00

thanks for the replies carlos/bubbah ,
i actually got the camera working i have it setup at http://davemc.dyndns-ip.com/ but no one can view , i can view it from different pc's on my network but not on anyone elses pc's , now this is where i am stuck , on my belkin it has virtual servers ( port forwarding ) and i did set it to port 80 , should i set it to a different port .
all help is much appreciated.

Guys, also check that wifi on your routers is set ...

2010-09-24T23:00:42.212+01:00

Guys, also check that wifi on your routers is set to broadcast. Unfortunately, the camera can't connect otherwise. Try first without encryption (some troubles reported with WPA TKIP altough minez work fine with Billion 7402gxl and Linksys WAG200g)

@Dave might not be related to you, but I've r...

2010-09-24T14:52:20.600+01:00

@Dave

might not be related to you, but I've recently acquired another batch of FOscam cams, and couldn't get it to work with a Draytek Wireless Router.

The Draytek shows the cameras as connected (IP assigned, MAC address detected, etc.)
But I can't access any of the Foscam cameras.

I had to connect a different wifi router to the main router, creating a secondary WiFi network, and it worked like a charm.

Guess not all WiFi's are alike. :(

But, in your case, if you're using the ethernet cable... It should show up in their "Camera software".

hi , i have purchased a 1p camera like the one a...

2010-09-24T14:47:21.226+01:00

hi ,
i have purchased a 1p camera like the one above , doesnt have a name or serial on it , have connected to power supply and to my belkin wireless g modem-router , have installed software that came with the ip cam , but it will not find it , the green light on the camera stays on for 10 seconds and then goes off for 5 seconds and so on , i have tried pressing the reset button but without any luck , any ideas what i need to do , all help much appreciated.
many thanks
dave

@RRR there's no 'Sign in mobile phone'...

2010-08-05T12:33:00.029+01:00

@RRR
there's no 'Sign in mobile phone' on the Foscam models ...you must have some clone.

++++++ IP camera FI8908W SECURITY BREACH +++++++ P...

2010-08-05T02:15:00.630+01:00

++++++ IP camera FI8908W SECURITY BREACH +++++++
PLEASE READ
------------------------------------------------

I can't find anything about this security flaw, but FI8908W users be adviced.

Instead of enter any user or password click on "Sign in mobile phone", and watch what happens.

My Sku 26358, buy 10/2009 wotk fine with last Fosc...

2010-05-25T13:23:28.881+01:00

My Sku 26358, buy 10/2009 wotk fine with last Foscam firmware.

I know that BUT the question is: did anyone try to...

2010-05-24T18:23:39.994+01:00

I know that BUT the question is: did anyone try to upgrade it? I do not want to break it!
The following cameras I will take from ebay trusted users because the price is the same... but I need to make an upgrade for Firefox support (I hate ie!!!)

Thank you,
Paul.

Sku 26358 seems to be the 'illegal copy' t...

2010-05-23T19:47:32.030+01:00

Sku 26358 seems to be the 'illegal copy' that Foscam warns about on their contact page. From what I heard it does use their firmware. So I'd say it's compatible.

I have a camera from DealExtreme, sku.26358. My qu...

2010-05-23T16:54:57.848+01:00

I have a camera from DealExtreme, sku.26358. My question is: is it possible to upgrade it to any version from foscam? Or is there any possible upgrade to this camera?
Thanks in advance for any reply to this message,
Paul.

Dear all, Is it no longer possible to choose the ...

2010-04-18T13:52:39.017+01:00

Dear all,

Is it no longer possible to choose the wifi channel ?

Firmware :11.14.1.46)

Thanks.

Has anyone had a problem with the IP Camera Tool? ...

2010-04-18T02:17:36.688+01:00

Has anyone had a problem with the IP Camera Tool? I just got this camera, hooked it up...it did it's little pan and tilt dance, installed the software, but when I click on the ip Camera Too, I just get a blank white screen? Both camera and computer is hooked up to Cable modem. The software is on Windows vista...anywhone hit this problem and know how to resolve it?
Thanks a bunch

@Alexandre (with my respect to Bubbah, I'll ju...

2010-04-17T11:26:45.442+01:00

@Alexandre
(with my respect to Bubbah, I'll just address the last comment in portuguese. Hope you don't mind)

Estou a preparar um post sobre esse tipo de coisas no meu blog, mas ainda nao tive tempo de o terminar.
O que terás que fazer é utilizar um serviço de DNS dinâmico como o DynDNS e introduzir essa configuração na Foscam na seccção DDNS.
A partir daí, irás ter um url "teu", tipo: aminhacamara.dyndns.com (há varios nomes base à escolha) e poderás aceder à tua câmara a partir de qualquer lado.
Poderás ter também que configurar o teu router para que permita o acesso ao IP da câmara a partir de pedidos feitos no exterior (vindos da internet)

Caros, será que alguem poderia me ajudar a configu...

2010-04-16T23:15:01.855+01:00

Caros, será que alguem poderia me ajudar a configurar minha Foscam para que eu conciga conecta-la fora da minha rede, pois hoje eu só concigo conecta-la da minha rede local não concigo me conectar, de outro pc fora da minha rede.