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Issues setting up Foscam fi8908 / fi8908w ip camera
By: PeterAl Rank: Newbie Topics: 0 From: n/a	Added: 01/28/2011 - 03:38 PM I'm new to this forum and a recent AbelCam user. However, I'm having a heck of a time trying to set up my Foscam fi8908 ip cameras (3 of them). Has anyone had any luck? Any help will be greatly appreciated. Thx -Pete
By: GormH Rank: Frequent User Topics: 24 From: Thailand	Added: 01/29/2011 - 10:27 AM Hi Pete. I using 7 of them and have no problem to set them up. You must connect them direct to the LAN first by cable and then install/run the program who follow. Then you can choose witch CAM you want to configure. Only thing is the Abelcam SW can not be configure to control them. I have my own system.
By: PeterAl Rank: Newbie Topics: 0 From: n/a	Added: 01/30/2011 - 06:31 AM Hi Gorm! Thx for your response.I have them directly connected via Cat 5e, however, I'm not quite sure which program you are saying to "install/run the program who follow"; I've used the "IP Camera Tool" and everything is working just fine. Also, I've installed the most recent Web UI/Firmware. Are you talking about the native applications that came with the Foscams? I am able to view them via the native software.On AbelCam I Just wanted to double check the set-up, I did the following: In Cameras --> Add Cam --> WebVideo --> Config --> Capture Device --> WebVideo URL --> Input my data (http://192.168.x.xxx or http://192.168.x.xxx:80) --> Motion JPEG source --> And lastly Test. After that set-up I get a error message saying no frames received. Is this how you managed to do this? Or, are y ou using a different method I'm configuring my router to open the ports and I'm using all 3 cams on different switches. I had the same problem with PTZ using ActiveWebcam, I manage to write some code and get it working, if I get that far first. LOL Thx for your help. -Pete
By: MelvinG Rank: Magna Cum Laude Topics: 661 From: Los Angeles, USA	Added: 01/30/2011 - 07:12 AM From PeterAl: I did the following: In Cameras --> Add Cam --> WebVideo --> Config --> Capture Device --> WebVideo URL --> Input my data (http://192.168.x.xxx or http://192.168.x.xxx:80) --> Motion JPEG source --> And lastly Test. Hi Pete, I have no direct experience with Foscam, but generally an IP cam needs a "filename" of sorts after the IP or URL. For example, on my TrendNet cams I need to enter this in order to get an mjpeg stream: http://192.168.x.xxx/cgi/mjpg/mjpg.cgi Obviously that's just an example and the specifics will be different for other cams. Maybe Gorm will come back and tell us what he entered, or maybe you can work it out by closely examining the source of the web pages that the cam serves up. For my TrendNet I found the full path to the video appeared as a param tag in the html embed code on the "view my cam" page.
By: PeterAl Rank: Newbie Topics: 0 From: n/a	Added: 01/30/2011 - 07:58 AM Melvin! You ARE DA BOMB! I went into my native html page for my device and looked at the html source and I found that the addy is http://192.168.x.xxx/videostream.cgi and it loaded right up. I'm going to set the rest of my cams up and I'll tackle the PTZ features tomorrow. So, I may be back tomorrow whining about not getting the right command string. But, for now I'm extremely satisfied. Thx again! -Pete
By: GormH Rank: Frequent User Topics: 24 From: Thailand	Added: 01/31/2011 - 01:04 PM Hi Pete. In the Abelcam server I capture as webvideo http://xxxxxxxx.dyndns.org:xxxx/snapshot.cgi JPEG / sync OR http://xxxxxxxx.dyndns.org:xxxx /videostream.cgi Motion JPG My problems are to set all the PTZ controls in Abelcam. As you see in the PTZtest.html source code I do work around to control the PTZ cam. http://www.welcome-inn.com/foscam/PTZtest.html If you have a workable Abelcam setup I will be happy to hear from you. B.Rgds. Gorm
By: GormH Rank: Frequent User Topics: 24 From: Thailand	Added: 02/01/2011 - 01:43 PM Message has been edited, click here to see original content *Original Message - [02/02/2011 - 07:29 PM]* *Original Message - [02/02/2011 - 07:27 PM]* *Original Message - [02/01/2011 - 01:47 PM]* If someone likes to make a try with the PTZ setup in abelcam please feel free http://phuketcam.dyndns.org:8088/ Admin has no password If someone likes to make a try with the PTZ setup in abelcam please feel free http://phuketcam.dyndns.org:8088/ Admin has no password , please do not change that. *Original Message - [02/01/2011 - 01:47 PM]* If someone likes to make a try with the PTZ setup in abelcam please feel free http://phuketcam.dyndns.org:8088/ User login as operator are "guest" or "gamba" and has no password If someone likes to make a try with the PTZ setup in abelcam please feel free http://phuketcam.dyndns.org:8088/ Admin has no password , please do not change that. If someone likes to make a try with the PTZ setup in abelcam please feel free http://phuketcam.dyndns.org:8088/ User login as operator are "guest" or "gamba" and has no password :smiley
By: MelvinG Rank: Magna Cum Laude Topics: 661 From: Los Angeles, USA	Added: 02/01/2011 - 11:08 PM Well... I looked at Gorm's cam and I now understand how the PTZ commands work. But there is a problem: this cam uses a system that I have never seen before - not on any IP cam or USB cam ever. I am not seeing a way to make it work with AbelCam. What it does: you send it a "code" to start PTZ moving in some direction. PTZ moves, but it will keep on moving "forever" until either you send it PTZ Stop or it hits the end of travel. For reference... To operate PTZ you call 'decoder_control.cgi?command=CODE' where CODE is one of these values: HOME = 25 STOP = 1 TILT UP = 0 TILT DOWN = 2 PAN LEFT = 4 PAN RIGHT = 6 LEFT + UP = 90 RIGHT + UP = 91 LEFT + DOWN = 92 RIGHT + DOWN = 93 Edit: On further testing, 25 doesn't seems to work for Home even though the page source says it does. The other codes work ok.
By: sse Rank: Forum Addict Topics: 73 From: n/a	Added: 02/02/2011 - 06:05 AM Hello Melvin We were doing the same analysis at about the same time... I'll update the IP PTZ code to support the following URL config: URL1;delay;URL2 If any IP PTZ URL contains the ;delay; signature and delay is an integer, the IP mover will request URL1 first, wait delay miliseconds and the request URL2. This way a step up could be configured as decoder_control.cgi?command=0;750;decoder_control.cgi?command=1 which makes this camera a stepwise controlled cam for AbelCam. For this to work out well, the home command must work though, otherwise all position information is just random...
By: sse Rank: Forum Addict Topics: 73 From: n/a	Added: 02/04/2011 - 07:21 PM Gorm, the feature mentioned above is now available in the latest Beta Release. I did not have time to try it on your camera. If you don't manage to configure the camera in a useful way please let me know, I'll have a look at this next week.