Comments on Gadget Victims: Foscam IP Camera (Part Two)

Izahan, Were you able to figure out who the manu...

2012-01-24T07:26:32.651Z

Izahan,
Were you able to figure out who the manufacturer was for your "Not Foscam" IP Camera? I too have the green UI screen for my IP camera. My version has both Wireless (WPA2-AES and WPA2-TKIP) and wired connection.
I can tell you that our IP cam is NOT made by FOSCAM.
My device info:
Device Firmware Version 0.22.2.6
Device Embeded Web UI Version 20.7.2.6

We dropped ours, then had to hardwire the power su...

2012-01-06T13:03:43.827Z

We dropped ours, then had to hardwire the power supply as the internal connector broke.
Now when we turn the camera on, the device appears in the IP Camera Tool as Anonymous http://192.168.1.80 while the lens assembly rotates.
However, the lens stops in an almost vertical position and the camera disappears from the IP Tool again.
Any ideas?

It CAN connect to WPA2 but I've figured out th...

2011-12-04T13:05:08.624Z

It CAN connect to WPA2 but I've figured out that it can't obtain IP address by DHCP via WiFi connection, only through wire ethernet. Just set up it to have a static IP and voila it works via WPA2 WiFi.

I don't think you can get spare parts to repai...

2011-11-21T10:11:03.416Z

I don't think you can get spare parts to repair this yourself I'm afraid. Contact Foscam to see what they suggest.

Hi bubbah my foscam FI8904W packed up the other da...

2011-11-20T16:51:20.917Z

Hi bubbah my foscam FI8904W packed up the other day looks like a bit of rain got in it still lighting the little led on the board but cant see it on my router any ideas, can i buy the boards that i require

@bubbah thanks for the info

2011-11-10T03:31:45.004Z

@bubbah

thanks for the info

@d0740 nope, only listening is possible without IE...

2011-11-09T22:45:28.322Z

@d0740
nope, only listening is possible without IE using VLC.

Hi, I am wondering whether there is a way to talk...

2011-11-09T05:34:43.617Z

Hi,

I am wondering whether there is a way to talk to the camera without using active x ? Thanks a lot for your help

I have purchased an IP CAM and it was working fine...

2011-11-04T13:41:54.119Z

I have purchased an IP CAM and it was working fine in my LAN network and it's IP was shown in IP Camera Tool and I can access to it easily, but after i updating with firmware 11.14.1.42, it is not shown an IP Camera Tool even when it is connected through the network by wire and And the green led light is not lit.
Network lamps light up,also the red sensors around the lens lit
Can somebody help me on that?

Hi Bubba, Tnx! I am a litte further now. When i ...

2011-10-12T21:02:36.964+01:00

Hi Bubba,

Tnx!
I am a litte further now.

When i disconnect the cable on time, i hear a litte click and the cammera is doing the initial rotation sequence and the led is blinking fast.

I think that i found the problem, but i don't know how to solve it.

When i run ' look@lannetworks' the ipadres of the IPcam is 'offline'.
How do i get it online?

Is that what you mean with ' AP needs to be in broadcasting mode'

btw: i have no encription and the router stands next to the IPcam.

But still no

@Edwin At the beginning, setting the ip camera can...

2011-10-12T09:30:06.242+01:00

@Edwin
At the beginning, setting the ip camera can be kind of tricky: if you don't disconnect the Ethernet cable early enough, the camera would still be running in wired mode. First, check the post "Start up guide for new wireless IP camera users"
Also in "FAQ for IP Cameras" > "Q. What does the activity led blinking rates means?"
you'll see what the different LED blinking frequencies mean, the fastest blinking indicates a wireless connection.
A few more important points:
-These camera don't deal well with complex and/or long Access Points name and passwords. Try simple and short ones (no symbols)
- AP needs to be in broadcasting mode
- MAke sure you use the right encryption (WEP, WPA, WPA2 PSK...)
- Try keepin the camera just beside the router to find out if the problem would come from a faulty Wifi antenna on the camera.

Good luck

hi Bubbah, great blog! i have a question: Bought...

2011-10-11T22:34:22.023+01:00

hi Bubbah,

great blog!

i have a question:
Bought a fake foscam (apexis APM-J011-WS) the cam is working fine, wired.
But when unpluged and go to wifi, it doesn't work.
It will find the camera in the ' Camera IP Tool' but when i double klik. it will open a new window with the message that there is no connection. ( just like opening a webpage when you do not have a internetconnection.
Triend a lot op options, but nothing tries to help. Removend the webpassword and firewall.
Hope that you can help me.
Regards,
Edwin from Holland

Hi, Is there a url for the tilt and pan buttons? ...

2011-08-23T06:43:08.021+01:00

Hi,
Is there a url for the tilt and pan buttons?
with the above i can view the stream, but is there a url to tilt and pan? i was hoping to make my own webpage that just shows the stream up the top and a few buttons to tilt and pan.

Thanks

Hi, have you checked how many concurrent web users...

2011-08-07T18:21:49.267+01:00

Hi,
have you checked how many concurrent web users are allowed?
Thanks,
Paolo

Not familiar with set up of Foscam - clone. Manage...

2011-07-01T21:26:13.695+01:00

Not familiar with set up of Foscam - clone. Managed to connect camera to DSL route (AT&T). Lights came on camera. Installed software IP Camera Tool but get a blank white screen. Can anyone help me from this point? New at this. Need step-by-step instructions. Windows Vista. Trying to set-up on laptop (Toshiba). Manual says if camera is mounted correctly, IP Camera Tool will load camera type. Have I set up the camera wrong?

HELP!!!!!!!!

Hi bubbah thanks for the reply i think we might be...

2011-06-25T20:02:08.293+01:00

Hi bubbah thanks for the reply i think we might be getting somewhere with this one
http://paulskoicam.dyndns.org/videostream.cgi?user=admin&pwd=24558795

Hi paul, that url is a bit mixed up, it should loo...

2011-06-25T19:12:53.658+01:00

Hi paul,
that url is a bit mixed up, it should look like this instead:
http://paulskoicam.dyndns.org/videostream.asf?user=admin&pwd=admin

Hi bubbah sorry for the delay been away for a few ...

2011-06-25T15:36:54.828+01:00

Hi bubbah sorry for the delay been away for a few days
should the url look like this now i have just used admin and admin for username and password will change this when i know if the url is right.

http://viewer@paulskoicam.dyndns.org/live.htm/videostream.asf?user=admin&admin=password

@paul this is a "feature" introduced as ...

2011-06-20T13:07:37.394+01:00

@paul
this is a "feature" introduced as a security update to IE:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/834489

The only other option is to use that form:
.../videostream.asf?user=username&pwd=password
or
.../videostream.cgi?user=username&pwd=password

Hi Bubbah the url http://viewer@paulskoicam.dyndns...

2011-06-19T19:50:54.550+01:00

Hi Bubbah the url http://viewer@paulskoicam.dyndns.org/live.htm
seems to work okay on firefox and google chrome but not on internet explorer says error cant find the url or may be a spelling mistake,any idea on how i can get it to work on internet explorer

Singapore based Gotocamera.com has a user friendly...

2011-06-15T13:20:39.822+01:00

Singapore based Gotocamera.com has a user friendly and FREE surveillance/video monitoring app for the iPhone. One can use the service to watch over pets, children, elders, etc., when you're compelled to leave them alone at home or with a nanny. This service can also be used to monitor small businesses.

The process of getting started is very simple. All you need to do is set up a GotoCamera Account (also free) to use this app - if you do not have a GotoCamera account, you can create one at www.gotocamera.com. Just follow the simple instructions on the sign-up page and you're good to get started.

The idea behind this app is to assist to make communities safer, and give home owners peace of mind when they’re capable of remotely monitoring their home and loved ones. Considering the fact that they're being used by people in over 180 countries, looks like GotoCamera is definitely doing something right. :)

Can some one help me i have Maygion ip camera 601 ...

2011-06-09T02:46:57.691+01:00

Can some one help me i have Maygion ip camera 601 that has the monitoring software called IPCamera Master , so far i have 2 versions of the software, the first came with the camera that crashes and the second software dont crash but the flip and mirror function will not remain it just flicks back in under a 1 sec , but here is the funny part (not really funny ) the recordings is in the right way according to what i have chosen in the flip and mirror , here is my questions :
1, any one know of a 3rd part software that works fully with the maygion IP camrea 601
2, is there any one that have another version of the IPCamera Master , the versions i have is oct 8 2010 and apr 9 2011 ?
please get back to me as soon as possible any one

@Digifusion-FVRT100 my post "Bring your FI89...

2011-06-02T12:52:58.474+01:00

@Digifusion-FVRT100
my post "Bring your FI8908W paperweight back to life" is based on my experience of unbricking my own Foscam with the help of Foscam support who provided the recovery files and the procedure.
I don't have an Apexis model so you have to elaborate from there, with possibly different recovery files (try to get them from Apexis)and different addresses to flash the files to (because the memory chip and firmware might be different size than Foscam models).

@Bubbah, Thank you. Please advise what URL you'...

2011-06-01T01:10:46.419+01:00

@Bubbah,
Thank you.
Please advise what URL you'd recommend is followed for unbricking this particular Foscam clone (providing unbricking is possible).
Thank you :).

@Digifusion-FVRT100 they both look ok so the chea...

2011-05-31T21:42:23.876+01:00

@Digifusion-FVRT100
they both look ok so the cheaper one should do. I don't retrieve the ones I bought when I unbricked mine.