Monday, January 3, 2011

Active Webcam settings for Foscam FI8918w

So I decided to try one of these cheap Foscam Network cams on Amazon.  The problems is the API is not well documented so doing some digging and manipulation I figured out what you need for a string for controlling the cameras in Active webcam(or by url).  I've used url to control a camera by IP phone before.

{xx} replace with your values




VIDEO:
http://{CAMERA_IP}/videostream.cgi?user={USER_ID}&pwd={PASSWORD}
Left:
http://{CAMERA_IP}/decoder_control.cgi?command=4&user={USER_ID}&pwd={PASSWORD}
Right
http://{CAMERA_IP}2/decoder_control.cgi?command=6&user={USER_ID}&pwd={PASSWORD}
Up:
http://{CAMERA_IP}/decoder_control.cgi?command=0&user={USER_ID}&pwd={PASSWORD}
Down:
http://{CAMERA_IP}/decoder_control.cgi?command=2&user={USER_ID}&pwd={PASSWORD}

Stop movement:
http://{CAMERA_IP}/decoder_control.cgi?command=1&user={USER_ID}&pwd={PASSWORD}

1 comment:

Unknown said...

Hi!
I have 6 cameras like that and I can access to them from local lan & internet, but when I try to use Active Webcam for those cameras, the software can't connect with the device. I was checking the Ip address and port numbers and still don't working. The official manual from Foscam website don't have any FAQ for possibles troubles and I did every step like manual says.

Do you have an idea for this?

See ya

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