Make sure when you are downloading from the website, you use IP CameraSetup.rar. You need to have WinRar installed on your computer. To install WinRar, go to www.rarlab.com/download.

Double Click on IP Camera Tools , then double click on the camera’s IP address OR enter in your browser the cameras IP address http://

If “subnet doesn’t match” appears , double click on it and check thebox ’Obtain IP from DHCP server’ then click on OK

Check that the internet connection is good and make sure the router cablemodem is working

Probably because your using Internet Explorer. Change your browser toFirefox of Google Chrome

Type ‘admin’ for the user. Leave password blank. Click on Login

Press the first Login button if using internet Explorer or other browsers OR
Press the second Login button if using Firefox, o r Google Chrome

Make sure your wireless is set for ‘BG’ not ‘N’

Login to your wireless router by entering the IP address of your router intoyour browser. Then enter your username and password if prompted. Look underWireless settings for an option called ‘Wireless mode’ or ‘Wireless Channels’ setthat option to ‘802.11g&802.11b’ or ‘802.11b/g’ Restart the router, restart thecamera, wait 45 seconds and it should work

Install the latest firmware

Retrieve your Routers Ip Address from Ip Camera Tool software


a) Double Click on your IP Camera Tool Icon
b) Then left click once on your Camera’s IP address
c) Right click on it and choose ‘Network Configuration’
d) The ‘Gateway’ number is your router Ip address ( write it down) OR
1. view a list of default router IP addresses, usernames and passwords
a) by Google searching “default router IP addresses”
b) and clicking on the PDF titled “List of default Router Admin Passwordsand Default Router IP” at: http://www.answersthatwork.com/Download_Area/ATW_Library/Networking/Network__4-List_of_default_Router_Admin_Passwords_and_IP_addresses.pdf
c) Go to ‘find’ and type in the brand name of your router (press enter)

Log in to your router by inputting the router’s IP address into your browser's URL field. Next, look under the wireless section of your router and click on "Channel SSID." Write down the SSID name, then click on the side the word ’Security’, write down the Security Type,Authentication, Encryption Technique and the (PSK)Pr-Shared Key

Go to the website(www.foscam.us) and look under the ‘Tools & Support’section. Download the FI8908.FI8908W.rar file. Extract it using winrar. It should give you a bin file. Make sure the camera is connected via Ethernetcable and powered on. Open IP Camera Tools and right click on your camera.Select ‘Upgrade Firmware’. Then select Upgrade system Firmware. Point to thebin file that you extracted and click on ok. Your firmware should be updated.Shut down the camera and restart it. Wait 45 seconds. Restart IP camera Toolsand it should work wirelessly.

Check that your camera’s IP address hasn’t changed . Also try changing the port numbers.

Click on IP Camera Tools. Left click on the IP address once. Then right click on the IP address. Click on ‘Network Configuration’. Change the number in "Http Port" to any number (i.e. 8081). Press OK. Then change the ports on your router by logging into your router. Go to ‘Virtual Server’ or ‘Port Forwarding’ and change the inbound port and the outbound port to the same number you set the cameras port (for example: 8081).

You can view the Foscam.us return policy here: www.foscam.us/return-policy.html