foscam
We would like users to be really aware and careful when purchasing ip camera wireless cameras from Amazon.com. We recently purchased a camera from an Amazon seller who claimed to be an authorized distributor and what we received was a Foscam clone. In addition, not only was it a clone, but the clone was drop shipped from China despite the description stating that it was going to ship from New Jersey. Buyers, please be aware of this and do not risk getting a faulty knock off camera just to save a few dollars. We have reported this violation to Amazon and the seller is in the processed of being removed. (As a rule of thumb, anyone selling a ip camera wireless for under $100 on Amazon or Ebay is more than likely a scam).
I will put up pictures and do a review and comparison of the clone against the real deal so you can see the differences. In the meantime, I would like any other users who have purchased knockoffs/clones to please leave a comment indicating the name of the seller as well as the marketplace( from which they purchased it (e.g., Ebay, Amazon, etc). Doing this will allow us to better protect users from being ripped off by criminal pirates and bootleggers (against whom we will be taking legal action).
We finally got the outdoor demo up as well as connected our high speed internet connection.
To test out the outdoor camera live demo, click on the Camera URL below and use one of the usernames and passwords listed below. You can login with an Iphone or other mobile as well.
(Note: Please remember to log out after viewing the demo so as to not lag down our internet connection and prevent others from viewing the demo. We recommend viewing for 3 to 5 minutes max. Thank you for your cooperation). To get an idea of the popularity of Foscam Cameras at the moment.
Please note that there are two “Login” buttons.
If you are using Firefox or Chrome use the second “Login” button. If you are using IE, use the first “Login” button and make sure to install the Add-on ActiveX Control Module through the popup at the top of the screen.
If you are using IE and running Windows 7 but are having trouble installing the Active X Control Module with Internet Explorer, you need to change your Internet Options as instructed on this website: http://www.windowsreference.com/internet-explorer/windows-has-blocked-this-software-because-it-cant-verify-the-publisher/
If you cannot hear sound, login with IE and goto the “For Visitor” mode. Also, use the Visitor mode to see more than one camera at a time.
This solution to install the foscam on an Apple Mac comes from one of our customers, John B. We’d like to thank him for this unique Apple Macintosh Foscam Camera Install Contribution as well as for choosing to go with Foscam.us as his IP video solutions provider.
An easy way to install and configure a Foscam IP camera using an Apple Mac is to use IP Scanner 2.5 (click here to download). IP Scanner is a free tool by an independent publisher (10base-t Interactive: http://10base-t.com/) that will help you install your Foscam FI8908W or FI904W Camera using your Apple Mac.
1) Install the program
2) Run the program and it automatically displays all the network ip devices running including the Foscam camera which will be listed as “unidentified hidden device”. It will give you the IP addresses and you can then plug that ip address (e.g., http://192.168.1.5) into your browser.
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