Make sure you can view your IP Camera from inside your house using a web browser.
#Setting up ip cam free#
See the steps below to setup with a free dynamic dns service like .Īlternatively, if you prefer to do things manually, see the steps below for:ġ. Remember, addresses starting with 192.x.x.x and 10.x.x.x are internal ip addresses and are not route-able over the internet (just about every house/business uses those addresses). They can view over wifi but can't view over 3g because their ISP keeps changing their wan ip address.
#Setting up ip cam update#
If I do I’ll update this post.Many people have asked me how they can view their IP Camera(s) away from home. A NAS (Network Attached Storage) or a dedicated hard drive connected to the router is probably a good solution, but I haven’t tried either one yet. To enable video recording on alarm, you need to specify a location to store the video files. If you have a home alarm system it wouldn’t be a concern. The disadvantage is that if motion is triggered when you’re not home, you won’t receive the email alert right away because it doesn’t show up in your inbox. This way I can leave motion detection on for a longer period of time without having to worry about them clogging up my inbox. By assigning a unique label and sending them directly to archive, I now have all the camera-generated emails in one folder. One other thing I did was to create a Gmail filter using my camera’s Alias. Keep in mind that the scheduler is in 24-hr format. If you only want Monday to Friday, click on the individual blue boxes corresponding to Saturday and Sunday to clear them. For example, if you click 08, the little rectangles underneath 08 will turn blue, meaning that every day the camera’s alarm will be turned on from 8am to 9am. If you prefer to set the alarm only during certain days and time periods, check Scheduler and manually define your schedule.Walk in front of the camera and check to see if you have received emails with captured images. Click Submit and your camera’s alarm will be set. If you prefer to have the alarm on all the time, don’t check Scheduler (or check Scheduler and select Set All).You also need to enter the Upload Interval (in Seconds). If you want to upload images to your FTP server, you need to configure the FTP Service Settings first and then check Upload Image on Alarm.This is why Mail Service Settings must be configured first. The camera will email you captured 5 – 6 pictures every time the motion alarm is triggered. My motion alarm is still triggered many times when there is a noticeable light change in the environment. This is supposed to reduce false alarms when light changes but it doesn’t seem to work very well. My experience is that I can’t tell too much of a difference between 5 and 10. You will need to play with this setting to figure out what is the best value for you. Enter 5 for Motion Detection Sensitivity.Check Motion Detection Alarmed and more fields will appear just below it.Now we move on to Alarm Service Settings.Report Internet IP by Mail is optional.
If it fails, double check the configuration and also your email settings. If everything is configured correctly, you will see Test … Succeed.
#Setting up ip cam manual#
The image below from Foscam User Manual displays the full email address as the SMTP User, but I read that some people have problems with that setting.
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