not all the resellers will show a sample picture in their description. The login page of the newer firmware above is a bit more colourful but the rest remains mostly as described here.īut.

The User Interface : With that said and since not all the shops display the box, another clue is the look of the web interface.

There's been reports of cameras with the same box that were not from Foscam, as well as cameras in different box (like the white one below) that could be successfully flashed with Foscam firmware!! This is the least reliable way to identify a compatible Foscam camera: Packaging: From official source, Foscam packaging of fi8908w is always red and white as shown, and exhibit a picture of the older fi8901w on the reverse side.īut. Here are a few details that can help identifying your camera origin, and it's not fool proof unfortunately: If your camera is not a Foscam, it's not the end of the world as it may be of a comparable quality with as many features but you should then obtain the firmwares from the appropriate manufacturer. If your camera looks like a twin of the Foscam camera discussed here, it may still be from another manufacturer and a Foscam firmware may brick it. If you plan to use the firmwares on this site, you need to ensure that your camera is from Foscam. The units in production from this month include an improved lens filter (more accurate colour rendering). FI8908W cameras (black or white) produced since June 2009 have an additional audio connector. HTTPS implementation is planned for a future update, possibly this year. Third Party utilities: Some compatible monitoring applications are detailed in this previous post. I've put all this on a dedicated firmware page also. There is now an official Foscam CGI SDK documentation available. One more thing: there is no improvement for the uPnP option, that never worked for me. The ActiveX interface still works fine for storing the settings, but if you have no IE to setup your camera, you may want to skip this firmware release until a fixed one comes out. Once confirmed it is not just me, I'll report this to Foscam. While this nice update is definitely an added value to the camera, there seems to be a small problem: to me none of the settings can be validated from the server push mode page.įor instance, if I clear the tick box for the camera lamp, after the reboot, I'll find the option selected again (and the camera led still on).

an option to turn off the activity led (Network Lamp) the ability to scan for available wireless networks:

How to install firmware updates foscam