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[[Category: Hardware]]
{{Versioninfo}}
[[Category: Cameras]]
[[Category: IP Cameras]]

[[Image:F8918W.jpg|right|thumb|300px]]

== Thanks ==
Thank you to the author of the [[Foscam FI8918W]] page as this is mostly a copy.
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== Info ==
Cheap IR wireless IP/Network Pan/tilt Camera. There is no zoom with this camera.
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Very similar camera to the [[Foscam FI8918W]] with some modifications to the camera (IR lights) by using IR-CUT, but the firmware (I believe) is close to the predecessor, the [[Foscam FI8918W]]

== What's New ==
'''Compared to the older [[Foscam FI8918W]]:'''
* IR lights can be turned off with the software (Not in LinuxMCE)
* Has IR-CUT filter for better dark and night resolution
* Audio quality is apparently improved and an added microphone jack is provided. (Not used in LinuxMCE)
* Extra IR light (Eleven now)
* Power and network light at the back of the camera.
* Haven't noticed any drop out issues on my system

== Status ==
Working as a plug and play IP camera with pan/tilt commands.
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Should work as a 'Generic Motion IP camera' under motion wrapper and used as a sensor as well as recording movement etc. - Check the [[Foscam FI8908W]] page for more.

== Plug and Play Template Settings ==
This camera is fully plug and play as a stand-alone pan/tilt camera by duplicating the panasonic template and inserting the following scripts.
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NOTE: The left and right scripts are the other way around from the what is noted in the [[Foscam FI8918W]]

#84 Get video frame
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conn_.Reconnect()
auth_s="user="+device_.devdata_[114]+"&pwd="+device_.devdata_[115];

fix_path=device_.devdata_[2]+auth_s;
fix_path='/'+fix_path if(fix_path[0]!='/'[0]);

s = "GET "+fix_path+" HTTP/1.0\r\n"
s+= "Accept: */*\r\n"
s+= "\r\n"

conn_.Send(s)
recv=""
while(true)
buff=conn_.Recv(16384, 5000)
if(buff.length() == 0)
break
end
recv = recv + buff
end
if (recv=~ /^HTTP[^\r\n]+200\sOK.+?\r\n\r\n(.+)$/m)
fileName="/tmp/ip_camera_img"+device_.devid_.to_s
imageFile=File.new(fileName+".jpg",'w')
imageFile.print $1
imageFile.close()
system("/usr/bin/convert "+fileName+".jpg "+fileName+".png");
size=File.stat(fileName+".png").size
imageFile=File.new(fileName+".png",'r')
img = imageFile.read(size);
imageFile.close()
data_set(img)
format_set('png')
end
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#201 Move Down
<pre>
conn_.Reconnect()
auth_s="user="+device_.devdata_[114]+"&pwd="+device_.devdata_[115];
s = "GET /decoder_control.cgi?command=2&onestep=1&"+auth_s
s+= " HTTP/1.0\r\n Accept: */*\r\n"
s+= "\r\n"

conn_.Send(s)
recv=""
while(true)
buff=conn_.Recv(256, 5000)
if(buff.length() == 0)
break
end
recv = recv + buff
end
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#202 move left
<pre>
conn_.Reconnect()
auth_s="user="+device_.devdata_[114]+"&pwd="+device_.devdata_[115];
#auth_a=Array.new;
#auth_s.each{|c| auth_a.push(c)}
s = "GET /decoder_control.cgi?command=6&onestep=1&"+auth_s
s+= " HTTP/1.0\r\n Accept: */*\r\n"
#s+= "Authorization: Basic "+auth_a.pack("m").chop+"\r\n"
s+= "\r\n"

conn_.Send(s)
recv=""
while(true)
buff=conn_.Recv(256, 5000)
if(buff.length() == 0)
break
end
recv = recv + buff
end
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#203 Move Right
<pre>
conn_.Reconnect()
auth_s="user="+device_.devdata_[114]+"&pwd="+device_.devdata_[115];
#auth_a=Array.new;
#auth_s.each{|c| auth_a.push(c)}
s = "GET /decoder_control.cgi?command=4&onestep=1&"+auth_s
s+= " HTTP/1.0\r\n Accept: */*\r\n"
#s+= "Authorization: Basic "+auth_a.pack("m").chop+"\r\n"
s+= "\r\n"

conn_.Send(s)
recv=""
while(true)
buff=conn_.Recv(256, 5000)
if(buff.length() == 0)
break
end
recv = recv + buff
end
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#200 Move Up
<pre>
conn_.Reconnect()
auth_s="user="+device_.devdata_[114]+"&pwd="+device_.devdata_[115];
#auth_a=Array.new;
#auth_s.each{|c| auth_a.push(c)}
s = "GET /decoder_control.cgi?command=0&onestep=1&"+auth_s
s+= " HTTP/1.0\r\n Accept: */*\r\n"
#s+= "Authorization: Basic "+auth_a.pack("m").chop+"\r\n"
s+= "\r\n"

conn_.Send(s)
recv=""
while(true)
buff=conn_.Recv(256, 5000)
if(buff.length() == 0)
break
end
recv = recv + buff
end
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It can be made 'plug and play' by adding the mac range of both the wireless and wired adapters into the new template:
* Wireless range 963357310976 to 963357376511 (DHCP).
* Wired range ??????? - Will try and find this out???????

Pros:
* Plug and play (Just give it a sensible name)
* Pan and Tilt work from on screen arrows
Cons:
* No motion capture

== Features ==
* Browser based
* 10/100mbit LAN
* WPA2 wireless security

== Dropouts ==
There have been reported drop outs with the Foscam F8910W but I have not noticed this with the Foscam FI8918W but I do use a static IP address.

== Wireless Setup ==
How to setup IP camera wirelessly
http://foscam.us/forum/post15934.html#p15934

== Test and Tweak IP Camera Setup and Configuration ==
Make sure your IP Camera is functioning at peak ability
http://foscam.us/forum/post34164.html#p34164

== Links ==
* http://www.foscam.com
* [http://foscam.us/forum/free-generic-browser-interface-for-foscam-ip-mjpeg-cameras-t2522.html#p10970 Generic Browser Based Interface Example]

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