#Foscam ip camera setup program software#

Use our Network Device FinderВ Mac software (make sure to specify port 88 for the network search) or FoscamвЂ™s IP Camera ToolВ Windows software to locate the cameraвЂ™s IP address.

Simply plug it into your ethernet switch or router using an ethernet cable, and the camera will automatically obtain an IP address using DHCP. The camera is fairly simple to set upВ once you know that it uses the non-standard port 88 for its HTTP communication.

ItвЂ™s powered by a USB cable from a small USB power adaptor.В This is a useful feature,В makingВ it easy to replace the cable or power adaptor when required вЂ“ for example, if you need a longer cable than the 2m (6.5вЂІ) one provided. The camera is very compact, measuring just 7cm (2.7вЂі) wide and 12cm (4.7вЂі) tall when fully extended. For just USD $80 (GBP ВЈ54 or EUR в‚¬70) you get 1 MP resolution, WiFi, built-in infra-red LEDs for night vision, and audio. However, Foscam cameras are very popular with customers due to their low cost, and they have certainly improved in quality recently, so we are continuously reviewing this situation and adding support for new Foscam cameras wherever possible.ДЇoscam has just released a new camera, the C1, which offers a nice set of features at an amazing price (and hopefully spells theВ endВ of their horribly confusing model numbers!). There is a wide variety of network cameras on the market, and Foscam is firmly at the lower end, producing inexpensive cameras for home use.В Unfortunately, due to reliability issues, we officially support only a handful of their cameras in our Mac video surveillance NVR software SecuritySpy.