![]() That’s one of the nice things about IP cameras like the Foscam.Īfter reviewing the Foscam R2 and now the FI9900P, I’ve boxed up my Dropcam Pro and am no longer using it. If you don’t like any of the three solutions, you can google IP camera viewer and find many more. Of all three methods of accessing the camera, I think the mobile app is best for basic viewing and the built in web server is much nicer than Foscam’s web based viewer. You will also need to setup up port forwarding on your router if you want to be able to use the built in web server outside of your own network – remotely. When I was testing this feature, I set it up before going to bed and woke up to over 500 messages in my inbox which caused Gmail to shutdown my account for several hours because they thought I was spamming.Īnother thing to be aware of is that you will need to set a static IP address for the camera as power cycling will cause it to grab a new address. Warning: setting up email notifications sounds good in theory, but your inbox can quickly fill up with mail if you set the motion detection triggers to be highly sensitive. The camera has a built in web server application that you can access from your browser. It can then be used to configure advanced settings such as motion detection trigger zones, notification emails, SD card management and more. There is yet another way to watch video from the Foscam FI9900P Outdoor 1080P Wireless IP Camera. You also have to install plug for your browser in order to use it, which is a pain. It’s a little fiddly though and half the time it won’t connect to the cameras or will time out. You can also use Foscam’s online viewer to view your cameras. Paying for the cloud service also changes the notification messages list to add a snap shot. You can slide the timeline to view the appropriate video clip. Once you pay for the service, a button appears in the mobile app at the bottom of the live view that takes you to the playback mode with a timeline that shows blocks that represent captured video. It’s just the video clips that were captured when motion was detected. Be aware that this isn’t 7 days of continuous 24/7 video. At the time of this writing, they offer 7 day video storage for $7.99 per month. If you want more info like a snapshot or a video of the detected motion, you have to pay for Foscam’s cloud service. By default, all you will receive is a popup on your phone that says motion was detected with the time and date. The Foscam can be setup to send a notification to your phone when motion is detected. With a microSD card installed, I carefully reassembled everything and proceeded to setup the camera. You can see the empty microSD card slot in the image above, It’s on the second level between the white and red wires almost dead center in the image. I then used a hex driver bit to remove the two screws on either side of the lens along with four other screws.īeing careful not to touch the lens, the lens and IR LED assembly lifts out. Warranties don’t worry me, so I removed the sticker which is so thin that it crumbles if you so much as give it a mean look. The sticker is over a hex screw that must be removed in order to access the microSD card slot. To access the microSD slot you have to actually void the warranty! See the little round sticker in the image above? That’s the warranty seal. But it’s interesting that nothing is mentioned about this feature in the documentation that comes with the camera or even on the product page on Foscam’s website. This camera also has a built in microSD card slot that can be used for advanced video recording features.
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