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This page is not a piece of advice to uninstall IPCWebComponents 5.1.0.13 by FOSCAM from your PC, nor are we saying that IPCWebComponents 5.1.0.13 by FOSCAM is not a good application for your PC. This text only contains detailed info on how to uninstall IPCWebComponents 5.1.0.13 in. The IE browser block the plug in for the Certificate of the plug-in is expired. This issue only happen when logging in the camera with IE browser at the first time to load the plug-in. Other web browsers such as Chrome, Firefox, Safari are not affected. Here we releases one temporary resolution to install the plug-in on IE browser. Software and downloads for all Foscam products; Follow IP Camera Tool. IP Camera tool is a utility that allows you to view the IP address of a Foscam camera on your. UPDATE for Safari 12 and macOS Mojave. Foscam has published a new, different kind of plugin that works with Safari 12 and macOS Mojave. Newer firmwares for newer cameras link to this plugin (my FI9900EP does, for example) when trying to access their web UI from Safari. Their SSL certificate is broken but other than that the plugin installs.

The Foscam FI9821W V2 IP camera is super popular these days. It's about $150 on Amazon right now. The instructions come with Windows and Mac setup software, but you really don't need it. In this post I'll show you how to configure the webcam without the software. _Be aware that the camera's default port is 88._ I wasted 30 minutes figuring this out, more on what this means later.

I'll also show you how to push images to Sensr.net so you can take advantage of all of our cool features, like SMS and email alerts, 30 days archiving, no firewall config, clip sharing, embedable live streams, guest access, etc.

Overview

  1. Connect camera to your router and power it up
  2. Go to your router and find the camera's IP address
  3. Point your browser at the camera's IP address and configure it
  4. Tell Sensr.net about your camera
  5. Tell your camera about Sensr.net

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****I'll assume you can figure out how to do Step 1.

Step 2: Find your router's IP address

For Step 2 you need to log into your router. You can find your router's IP address by going to your computer settings. On a Mac you go to Network Settings > Advanced > TCP/IP. For my MacBook Pro running Lion, it looks like this:

On Linux you can run the ifconfig command to get this information. This is telling you that the router is 10.1.1.1 in my case. A more common setting is 192.168.1.1 but it could be almost anything. Once you find this, log into your router by pointing your browser to http://10.1.1.1 (or whatever address you found on your network). You will probably need to log into your router. Routers vary widely, I'll show you the pages for my Netgear WPN824.

Once you log in, find the page that shows the attached devices. Here's the page from my router, I clicked Attached Devices on the left and got this list.

Attached devices page

To find your IP camera, you need to look through the list for the MAC address for your camera. (The MAC address is on the sticker on the bottom of the camera.) Mine ends in 97 so I used Chrome's search (CMD-F) and searched for :97. The IP address in this case was 10.1.1.26.

Step 3: Point your browser at the camera's IP address and configure it

To get to your camera, you point your browser to the IP address you found. In this case, http://10.1.1.26:88. Don't forget to add the :88, this is because the FI9821W listens on port 88.

I also found that Chrome on the Mac won't render the camera's page correctly but Safari does a good job of it. There are some plugins you can use for Chrome, but it's easier to just use Safari.

When you go to your camera's page, it will look something like this.

In Safari you can click on the Live Video tab and watch your camera. From that page you can pan and tilt the camera and watch a live video stream from within your home network. We have some guys removing trees today so I setup the camera outside to watch. It will look like this:

You can see from the preceding screen shot that I'm running the latest firmware, 10.11.1.18.

Upgrade Firmware to 1.11.1.18 or better

The latest firmware upgrade makes this camera work great with Sensr.net. (Make sure you follow the instructions. If you're not running 1.11.1.16 you'll need to upgrade to that first, then upgrade to the lastest, 1.11.1.18. My camera was running 1.11.1.15 so I had to double upgrade.) The latest firmware can be found here and the announcement can be found here.

Step 4: Tell Sensr.net about your camera

Add a New Camera to your Sensr.net account

Simply log into your Sensr.net account click the Add Camera button. Sensr.net has a free one week trial, so give it a go and see if it works for you. (It's free to setup an account with Sensr.net. Tool digital purchase. Camera monitoring starts at $9.95/month after your free trial is up.) Once you login you'll see a page like this:

Next you'll see a page like this where you can set the timezone for your camera, give it a name, and tell us the model. Cameras default to private but you can make them public if you want to share them with the world.

Step 1

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After that, we'll generate some FTP credentials for your camera. This generates a login for your FI9821W V2 to where it can upload images via FTP. This tells your camera where to upload the images. The important information here is:

  1. FTP Server
  2. FTP User name
  3. FTP Password

Save these so we can add them to your camera later.

Step 5: Tell your camera about Sensr.net

Now you need to configure your camera so it will upload images to Sensr.net. Go back to the camera config page using the IP address we discovered above. Click on Network, then FTP Settings. It will look like this:

Configure FTP Settings

Safari

Put the FTP server from the Sensr.net config page into the first slot. It will look like ftp://f9.sensr.net/ or whatever server Sensr.net assigned for your camera. Currently our servers are named f0.sensr.net through f9.sensr.net. The port should stay 21, and the leave the FTP mode as PASV. The username is unique to your camera so use whatever you got from Sensr.net's add camera flow. Ditto for the password. Best to copy and paste it so you don't make a mistake. Click the test button and the FI9821W will test the login to make sure it works. If you see Success then you're good to go. If not, double check the server, login, and password settings.

We recommend that you have the camera upload one image per second. This way you get a live view when viewing your camera on Sensr.net. To do this go to the Video/Snapshot Settings page:

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Video > Snapshot Settings

Here you add 1 as the interval so the camera will continually upload 1 frame per second. Also select all the timeslots so the camera will do this 24 x 7. Make sure to click the Save button at the top. Once you've done this your FI9821WV2 should start uploading to Sensr.net.

On the Sensr.net side the page should go from this:

To a page that shows the image your camera uploaded. Something like this:

Congratulations, now you're done with the camera config. Your camera is now on Sensr.net. We'll archive all the motion events, giving you 30days of archives, SMS and email alerts, guest access, and a whole lot more. You can view the live stream on our website or in our apps. Nofirewall configuration is needed. No PC in the basement required.

If you have any problems, send email to info @ sensr.net and we'll try to help you out!

Many users want to view their Hikvision cameras or access the DVR/NVR using the Safari browser on a Mac. What plugin to install on Safari? How to see a Hikvision camera or NVR using Safari? You can view the cameras on Safari by installing the Mac web plugin for Hikvision.

In this step-by-step guide, we will show how to access a Hikvision device (IP camera, NVR, DVR) using Safari. You'll be able to see the live feed, playback, modify the settings, etc. For other browsers, read the instructions about viewing the cameras on Google Chrome or Firefox.

How to access a Hikvision device on Safari?

In order to view the Hikvision cameras or NVR/DVR using Safari on a Mac computer, you need to install the Hikvision web plugin made to work on a Mac computer.

Step 1. Install the Hikvision web plugin for Mac. Download it from the Hikvision website or from this google drive link. This plugin supports Mac OS 10.8 or later version. Please close the web browsers while you are installing the plugin.

Step 2. Open up the Safari browser. Type your NVR's IP address into the address bar. For our example, since we are connected to the same network, we will use our NVR's local IP address: http://92.168.1.33.

If you're using an HTTP port other than 80, you need to type at the end of the address. For example, if your HTTP port is 82 then you have to type: http://192.168.1.33:82. Log in using your username and password.
Step 3. You should be able to see the live view of your cameras and the rest of the settings.

If it still doesn't work, try the following:

  • Make sure the iOS of the Mac laptop is updated to the latest version. Check it out and the Preference section.
  • Update the Safari to the latest releases. A few versions of older Safari may exhibit problems with the plug-in.
  • Lastly, in a few cases (not so often though) you need to update the firmware on the Hikvsion recorder (or camera). Some units run on buggy firmware and may not show the picture on Safari.
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Put the FTP server from the Sensr.net config page into the first slot. It will look like ftp://f9.sensr.net/ or whatever server Sensr.net assigned for your camera. Currently our servers are named f0.sensr.net through f9.sensr.net. The port should stay 21, and the leave the FTP mode as PASV. The username is unique to your camera so use whatever you got from Sensr.net's add camera flow. Ditto for the password. Best to copy and paste it so you don't make a mistake. Click the test button and the FI9821W will test the login to make sure it works. If you see Success then you're good to go. If not, double check the server, login, and password settings.

We recommend that you have the camera upload one image per second. This way you get a live view when viewing your camera on Sensr.net. To do this go to the Video/Snapshot Settings page:

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Video > Snapshot Settings

Here you add 1 as the interval so the camera will continually upload 1 frame per second. Also select all the timeslots so the camera will do this 24 x 7. Make sure to click the Save button at the top. Once you've done this your FI9821WV2 should start uploading to Sensr.net.

On the Sensr.net side the page should go from this:

To a page that shows the image your camera uploaded. Something like this:

Congratulations, now you're done with the camera config. Your camera is now on Sensr.net. We'll archive all the motion events, giving you 30days of archives, SMS and email alerts, guest access, and a whole lot more. You can view the live stream on our website or in our apps. Nofirewall configuration is needed. No PC in the basement required.

If you have any problems, send email to info @ sensr.net and we'll try to help you out!

Many users want to view their Hikvision cameras or access the DVR/NVR using the Safari browser on a Mac. What plugin to install on Safari? How to see a Hikvision camera or NVR using Safari? You can view the cameras on Safari by installing the Mac web plugin for Hikvision.

In this step-by-step guide, we will show how to access a Hikvision device (IP camera, NVR, DVR) using Safari. You'll be able to see the live feed, playback, modify the settings, etc. For other browsers, read the instructions about viewing the cameras on Google Chrome or Firefox.

How to access a Hikvision device on Safari?

In order to view the Hikvision cameras or NVR/DVR using Safari on a Mac computer, you need to install the Hikvision web plugin made to work on a Mac computer.

Step 1. Install the Hikvision web plugin for Mac. Download it from the Hikvision website or from this google drive link. This plugin supports Mac OS 10.8 or later version. Please close the web browsers while you are installing the plugin.

Step 2. Open up the Safari browser. Type your NVR's IP address into the address bar. For our example, since we are connected to the same network, we will use our NVR's local IP address: http://92.168.1.33.

If you're using an HTTP port other than 80, you need to type at the end of the address. For example, if your HTTP port is 82 then you have to type: http://192.168.1.33:82. Log in using your username and password.
Step 3. You should be able to see the live view of your cameras and the rest of the settings.

If it still doesn't work, try the following:

  • Make sure the iOS of the Mac laptop is updated to the latest version. Check it out and the Preference section.
  • Update the Safari to the latest releases. A few versions of older Safari may exhibit problems with the plug-in.
  • Lastly, in a few cases (not so often though) you need to update the firmware on the Hikvsion recorder (or camera). Some units run on buggy firmware and may not show the picture on Safari.

If still no luck, contact Hikvision USA or the seller/dealer from where you purchased the product.

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