Foscam FI9821W - Support & How-To

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:wink:

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Super happy to hear that it can work for somebody else. Any reason not to share the configuration here for the rest of us mushrooms?

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I gave up and used support as well. They were very helpful and I asked what they were using to add the cameras. They linked me to this article.

http://wiki.mios.com/index.php/Manually_create_IP_Camera_device

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I would like to thanks Aaron because I just installed a 9821w V2 using your post and worked perfect.
Thanks ;D

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First I want to start with a HUGE Thanks to Aaron. I pretty much followed his instructions on the settings, and the only file I actually uploaded to the Vera was the I_Foscam98HD.xml. I see a lot of people stating when they added the camera they got the box with an X in it. I also got the same thing, but just finished through. One thing I did figure out was that you have to use a user/pass that has been granted with administrator access from within the Foscam camera. I tried to get this working using an operator login, but the PTZ functions were not working. This method is functional in my Veralite cp , Veramobile, ImperiHome, and AutHomationHD.

UPDATE
I just completed adding the second camera. Once I got the 2 cameras functional in CP, i started getting errors in VeraMobile about “Incorrect Camera Configuration for video streaming, running in emulation mode.”

Any ideas? This is occurring on both cameras.

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I finally gave up and contacted Vera Tech support. Thanks to Michael I have partial function when I add the port address every time I log in.

I still have two problems:

  1. the setting and advanced setting tab keep forgetting the port. Has anyone else run into this problem? I add the port after the ip :81xx in the setting and advanced tab save. It keeps disappearing if I log out and log back in .

  2. the Zoom feature doesn’t seem to be working. Any ideas anyone?

The advanced setting seem to match with arrons original post unless I’m missing something.
Any help would be appreciated.

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I have an 9821 v2 and to the best of my knowledge it does not have zoom capability. Only pan and tilt.

I use standard port 80 soi I don’t have to add it. Have you tried prefixing the value in the DirectStreamingURL and URL field with the :81xx value?

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No, How would I do that the ip address isn’t part of the DirectStreamingURL and URL field

/cgi-bin/CGIStream.cgi?cmd=GetMJStream&usr=&pwd=

(of course my entries have actual user and password values)

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Change

/cgi-bin/CGIStream.cgi?cmd=GetMJStream&usr=&pwd=

to

:pppp/cgi-bin/CGIStream.cgi?cmd=GetMJStream&usr=&pwd=

where pppp is your port number.

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Thanks for the response BOFH

I made the change to add the port to the url advanced entries but it didn’t help.

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Disappearing port problem solved by removing the Mac address from the advanced tab. Thanks to Michael at Vera Tech support

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I followed Aaron’s instructions and everything appears to be working as expected. Thanks Aaron. The Foscam FI9821W V2 has System Firmware: 1.4.1.9, Application Firmware: 2.11.1.10, and Plug-in Version: 3.0.0.1. The Vera Lite is UI5 and firmware 1.5.622. Most of the fields that Aaron said to fill in were already filled in, so I just had to check them to be sure they were correct. I can also get the video feed on my iPhone using Vera Mobile. Very nice.

I did notice one thing that was a little strange. After loading the three files from the zip archive, I noticed that the device files (D_…) appeared twice in the list of Apps/Develop Apps/Luup files.

This is the first camera I have added to Vera, so I’m not sure yet what I want to do with the possibilities that Vera permits. The camera already is capable of taking snapshots, video, and sending emails based on motion detection, without the help of Vera.

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Today I tried to connect to the IP camera from VeraLite via a remote connection and it said something like “No image available”. When I checked the advanced tab, my ip address:port had been changed to something completely different and wrong. For example, if I had set my address:port to 192.168.10.131:12345 a week ago, then today it was 192.168.10.145 without a port number. It’s flakey. I changed the address:port back to the correct ones and it now works again.

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Again the Vera Lite lost the port info and changed the ip address. I had to enter the correct ip address:port to get it to work.

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If you have the MAC address field populated with a value, remove what ever is in the field and save.

  • Garrett
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Garrett,

Thanks for the recommendation. I saw that suggestion elsewhere, but I decided to follow the instructions at the beginning of this thread. It is removed now.

Thanks again.

–Rob

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Camera motion is HIGHLY inaccurate… it simply looks for pixel changes… so, lighting changes are no difference than a person walking. I suggest using a real PIR, I’ve had success with the Schlage version. Use the PIR to detect motion, and trigger the cam to start recording.[/quote]

Aaron,

It is possible to trigger the camera to record video to the ftp server based on a motion detection from a z-wave device (like the Schlage PIR)? I’d like to do this with these four devices: the camera, the IR motion sensor, the Vera Lite, and the ftp server. Is there a URL I could sent to the camera from Vera Lite that means “alarm condition” or “record now”? If so, I could make this work with a simple scene and a little luup to send the URL. I actually would like the URL for a FI9805W, if possible.

Thanks,
Rob

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Rob
I use Synology for my security recording. So when the zwave motion triggers I send a command to that system to start recording. I suspect you may be able to do the same with Vera but I don’t know how to guide you there.

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Thanks Aaron / all on this post!

I was able to add 2 x FI9821W V2’s to my system - with the Pan/Tilt working. I plan to use some type of recording software - and do what Aaron suggests here using the PIR to detect motion, and start the record.

I am planning to add say 4 more cameras (2 out, and 2 more inside) to round out my security endeavors. I like the cost/ROI factor of the FI9821W V2’s - HOWEVER - can someone recommend a slightly more advanced / better FOSCAM for more $$? Is it worth the extra $$?

Thanks again Aaron / All!

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[quote=“Aaron”]Rob
I use Synology for my security recording. So when the zwave motion triggers I send a command to that system to start recording. I suspect you may be able to do the same with Vera but I don’t know how to guide you there.

Sent from my HTC6525LVW using Tapatalk[/quote]

How does Vera talk to your Synology?

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