Comments on Gadget Victims: Start up guide for new wireless IP camera users

10.0.0.1 IP address is usually used for private ne...

2019-03-15T05:30:20.325+00:00

10.0.0.1 IP address is usually used for private networking. Moreover, the most of the router manufacturers use this IP version 4 address in as default gateway address for their routers.

Hello,nice blog... 192.168.1.254 password is a def...

2019-01-27T07:24:12.929+00:00

Hello,nice blog... 192.168.1.254 password is a default access point that is factory set on some of the popular router models. Mainstream router manufacturers like Linksys, D-link, Belkin etc use 192.168.1.254 as their default router admin pages. For that matter, the whole 192.168.1.x series is IANA reserved for logging in home networks.

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2018-06-20T07:11:09.445+01:00

Hello to all readers of the site !!! Very often looking for sites with interesting information and new news! YEPO 737A Notebook

I have the same problem as Raymondo, The foscam e...

2012-10-19T10:51:22.648+01:00

I have the same problem as Raymondo, The foscam emails me fine when my computer is on the same network - when there is an alarm. But then I take the laptop away from the network and.... nothing!

What am I missing?

Hi, I purchased the Dericam M810w and started up a...

2012-07-10T19:10:57.918+01:00

Hi, I purchased the Dericam M810w and started up and everything was good found WiFi network and all. But I think I inadvertently upgraded to wrong firmware. when I reboot or power up it doesn't rotate like the first time. I can see the ca haardwired to router but can't scan for my network . No matter how many times I hit scan it comes up blank. I had it working before trying to update !

Actually, just one more thing... I had it set to ...

2012-02-16T16:22:44.711+00:00

Actually, just one more thing... I had it set to email me when the alarm is set off. It did this OK whilst on the network but now at home - nothing!

Is this still the same problem?

Thanks for your help guys.

Raymondo

Thanks Bubbah, Willtry those things - will be a c...

2012-02-16T10:51:43.610+00:00

Thanks Bubbah,

Willtry those things - will be a couple of weeks as the camera is 600 miles away!

Will report back but thanks again for the advice.

Things you could try: - Bring the camera closer to...

2012-02-16T10:36:21.342+00:00

Things you could try:
- Bring the camera closer to your router
- Remove the SFR parental control from your PC if you have it, seems to cause this kind of error: http://www.n9ws.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=152&t=105254
- Try accessing your camera from a smartphone to rule out the previous point.
- Check for the latest NeufBox firmware (http://assistance.sfr.fr/internet_neufbox-de-SFR/connexion/histo-maj-firmware/fc-460-50184)
- turn off uPnp on the camera

hope this helps

Thanks matt... so if this is the case any tips on...

2012-02-16T08:57:50.069+00:00

Thanks matt... so if this is the case any tips on improving the situation - would using cable instead of wifi help?

Appreciate your comments.

Raymondo

Hello Raymondo, Looks like this in an intermitten...

2012-02-15T16:55:45.880+00:00

Hello Raymondo,

Looks like this in an intermittent problem. Sometimes I can access the camera, sometimes not. I am using IE9 and Win7.

My feeling is the internet connection at the webcam side is slow and not good.

Your router with port forwarding and your Dyndns settings should be alright.

Matt

Wow - what a great, and helpful site! .... but am ...

2012-02-15T15:02:22.086+00:00

Wow - what a great, and helpful site! .... but am unable to find a solution to my problem: I have a remote camera in France - and had to set up port forwarding using dyndns.org (as the French IP SFR does not have a stactic IP) it all seemed OK but now I am back home, and looking forward to seeing the video - it only works for a few seconds at a time and then I get an error: Error 102 (net::ERR_CONNECTION_REFUSED): The server refused the connection. This is using windows7 and Google Chrome (IE dosent seem to want to know at all) See it all here: http://lamottecam.dyndns.org:8081/

any ideas or help apreciated. Thanks Raymondo.

@SJ Since they have their own ip address in your l...

2011-08-16T19:53:13.013+01:00

@SJ
Since they have their own ip address in your lan, all your ipcams can be on 80 if you want. From outside, they all get accessed using your external ip so you would need to use a different port for each and redirect each one to the corresponding lan ip address (port forwarding)

Hello, I want to setup 2 or 3 ip cams in my home. ...

2011-08-16T16:53:05.523+01:00

Hello, I want to setup 2 or 3 ip cams in my home. Should I use different port numbers(outside or inside LAN?) for each of them? Or use a different port for each cam? Does it affect the ip cam performance (which is, the refresh rate of the video / image). Thanks!

Hey Bubbah, do you know were i can buy a new wifi ...

2011-03-19T01:20:44.310+00:00

Hey Bubbah, do you know were i can buy a new wifi board????

ok Bubbah, thanks, but what happened to me is that...

2011-03-18T23:30:53.185+00:00

ok Bubbah, thanks, but what happened to me is that the camera to make the search does not detect any network, Network box is empty.

@Gustavo Someone else posted a similar problem aft...

2011-03-18T09:29:14.306+00:00

@Gustavo
Someone else posted a similar problem after upgrading a clone from DealExtreme (
http://www.gadgetvictims.com/2010/11/firmware-updates-for-fi8908w-and.html )
I see 2 possible reasons:
- the ip cameras sold by DX are well known to all have the same MAC address, so only one camera at a time could be use on the same subnet.
- Foscam has done a great deal of effort to prevent clones from using its firmwares and latest version probably check for a specific key stored on a chip in the newer Foscam models.

To rule out the first cause, you'd just need to turn off the other camera and delete its entry from the router's DHCP, then try again with the troublesome one.

bubbah thanks for your reply, I tried what you say...

2011-03-18T01:22:01.579+00:00

bubbah thanks for your reply, I tried what you say and there is no way that captures the network, we clarify two things more, I have already disassembled the camera and noticed that the antenna is correct, I have another camera also captures well the same and network.
That may be?, it may be that this disables the wifi board?, as can be verified if it is working properly?.
I apologize for my insistence, but I am very concerned .......

Thanks!

@Gustavo, in addition to the instructions above, t...

2011-03-14T08:52:00.490+00:00

@Gustavo,
in addition to the instructions above, try to set a short and simple passphrase on the router for WEP or WPA. This camera does not like long passphrases.
Try also with the camera just beside the router. If it works, then you might have a loose connection to the antenna inside the ip cam.

Hi Bubbah, I have a problem, I fixed the firmware ...

2011-03-13T22:16:48.193+00:00

Hi Bubbah, I have a problem, I fixed the firmware of my camera !!!!!, thanks to your instructions everything works perfect, but I have only one problem, the camera does not detect wifi networks, it can be?, I have to update the firmware?

Thanks!

Have a brandnew Foscam FI8918W connected wirelessl...

2011-02-05T19:09:57.911+00:00

Have a brandnew Foscam FI8918W connected wirelessly to a Livebox router. With IP tools on my laptop (also connected wirelessly to the router) I can control the FOSCAM (motion, video). It works well.
Remotely (iPhone, Safari browser) I can access my router using a xxx.dyndns.org address and also my FOSCAM UI, if I mention a specific port. However, when I use either FOSCAM Surveillance Pro or Livecams on my iPhone I get an “Unauthorized access” on the latter, and a clouded sun on the former.
With a simple webcam attached via USB to my laptop, Livecams gives beautiful images, with the same DDNS address.

Thanks for your answer but I mean Is it possible t...

2011-01-16T10:35:05.201+00:00

Thanks for your answer but I mean Is it possible to sent a command to the camera so it moves to a wanted horizontal and vertical position?
or store a prefix position?

thanks

@Henry v For streming the video, see pt #8 in Faq ...

2011-01-15T23:48:06.191+00:00

@Henry v
For streming the video, see pt #8 in Faq for IP Cameras

Some 3rd party software can also be used.

There's a nice add-on to watch the camera stream from your brower if you use Firefox

Hi Bubbah, Is it possible to sent the camera to ...

2011-01-15T14:09:03.628+00:00

Hi Bubbah,

Is it possible to sent the camera to one or more fixed positions by a cgi command?

rgds
Henry

@callcottstreet Just a few ideas, - ensure to unp...

2011-01-08T19:38:53.949+00:00

@callcottstreet
Just a few ideas,
- ensure to unplug the Ethernet within the first 10 seconds of the reboot countdown.
- make sure that it's the Wifi MAC shown, not the Ethernet
- If the router sees the Wifi MAC, then it could be that you have some MAC adress filtering active on your router.
- can you force that MAC address into your DHCP table manually ?
- was the router detected with the Scan button under the Wireless settings ? or entered manually?
- try w/o encryption maybe (as a test only)
- avoid special characters for camera Alias name, and keep it short.
- also try with the camera beside the router in case you'd have an issue with the antenna.

I hope this helps

Hi Bubbah Hoping you can help a newbie Foscam use...

2011-01-08T18:25:33.813+00:00

Hi Bubbah

Hoping you can help a newbie Foscam user at the limits of his technical knowledge!

I have a new FI8905W. I've followed your guide to getting it working wirelessly - wired is all good, found the wifi router, unplugged it at the right time during reset. But then I can't see it wirelessly. The thing that is confusing me is that I can see the MAC address in the wireless client list of the router - which suggests the connection is working, but it won't come up in the DHCP table.

Router is a BT Voyager 2110.

Any ideas?
Thanks