My Foscam IP Camera "times out" after one day - the IP address changes

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My Foscam IP Camera "times out" after one day - the IP address changes

Hey All,

I'm trying to set up my Foscam 8918 camera. I'm not so much concerened about being able to view it remotely as i can't even get the local (home) setup to work successfully for more than a day.

As far as I undertand it my IP address is dynamic and changes every day and I have to manually go into the foscam app and change the Local Camera Address 10.0.1.XX

Is there a way I can give the camera a static IP address? I've tried the port forwarding as instructed on this forum and I can't get it to connect.

Everything works until the IP address changes and then the camera times out.

Thanks for any insight.

I'm using the brand new apple router (the tower)

I'm using FoscamPro app on iphone 4S and ipad 2

Posted on Aug 18, 2013 7:24 AM

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Answer 1

Tesserax

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Aug 18, 2013 12:38 PM in response to Paul Bunyan

In case you do want to be able to access your Foscam IP camera from the Internet. Note: I don't have this exact camera model, but the following worked for mine.

Camera Setup Part 1

Plug the camera into your router with your ethernet cable
Log onto the camera using the IP address given by the IP camera tool (IPCT) using the default login given on the bottom of the camera.
Choose Device Management, and then, Wireless LAN Settings.
Find your wireless network and input the login info.
The camera should now reset

802.11n AirPort Extreme (AEBSn) Setup (Note: I am assuming that you will be using version 6.x of the AirPort Utility from the iPad.)

Start the AirPort Utility > Select the (AEBSn) > Edit > Advanced > DHCP and NAT
Verify that the Router Mode = DHCP and NAT
From the DHCP and NAT window > Reservations > New Reservation...
Enter anything you like for the Description field.
Reserve address by: MAC Address
MAC Address: Enter the wireless MAC address of the IP camera
IPv4 Address: Enter the desired IP address you want reserved as a "Static IP" address for the camera. This address must be within the DHCP range of your AirPort. By default, this range is: 10.0.1.2 - 10.0.1.200.
Click Done
Go to the Advanced window > Port Settings > New Entry...
Entry Type: IPv4
Description: Leave blank or enter a desired description.
Public UDP Port(s): 8888
Public TCP Port(s): 8888
Private IP Address: Enter the Static IP address you created above.
Private UDP Port(s): 8888
Private TCP Port(s): 8888
Click Done
Allow the AEBSn to reset.

Camera Setup Part 2

Use the IPCT utility to obtain the network configuration settings.
Right (or Option)-click the IP address given in IPCT and choose Network Configuration.
Note these values. You may want to write them down.
Log onto the camera via a web browser, like Safari.
Go to Device Management > Basic Network Settings
Uncheck the box.
Input the settings from IPCT.
Verify that the port numbers used are the same as what you entered in the AirPort Utility's Port Mapping option.
Allow the camera to reset.

Optional, but recommended

Setup a Dynamic DNS account. This would take care of the issue of having a Dynamic WAN IP address that your ISP provides you. I would recommend DynDNS.
Go to https://www.dyndns.com/account/services/hosts/add.html
You will want to just set up a basic account.ollow the directions for setting up a basic account.
Once the account is set up, you will want to choose a web address to map directly to your camera. The Dynamic DNS service will assign a web address that will link to your Dynamic WAN IP address. The web address will stay the same even if the IP address changes.
When accessing the camera from a remote location, just tag on the port number to the web address. As as example, if the web address DynDNS assigns you is: www.myaddress.com, you would enter: www.myaddress.com:8888 into the web browser's address bar to access your camera.

Your camera should now be ready for both wireless access on your local network and from the Internet.

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Answer 2

Aug 18, 2013 8:28 AM in response to Paul Bunyan

Is there a way I can give the camera a static IP address?

Yes, that would be recommended.

When you originally set up the new AirPort Extreme, did you use a Mac, or did you use an iPad?

If you used an iPad, have you downloaded and installed AirPort Utility on the iPad?

AirPort Utility for iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad on the iTunes App Store

Does the camera connect to the network using a wired or wireless connection?

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Paul Bunyan Author

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Aug 18, 2013 10:53 AM in response to Bob Timmons

Thanks Bob,

I used an ipad with the Airport Utility to set up my router.

I first connected the camera via LAN and then once connected I set it up via wireless.

The camera and software worked great the first day but when I woke up and checked the monitor on my iphone the screen had times out. I checked the settings and the last IP number went up by one. Once I changed that number on my phone/ipad, it worked again.

I'm afraid I don't know how to set up a static ip for the camera.

I also noticed I have two MAC addresses for the camera?!? Could one be for wireless and one be for wired? I don't think so. When I initially set up the camera with the included software the camera displayed (via included software) one MAC address but when checking my clients on my router another one shows up. I also checked the bottom of the camera itself and noticed it has two stickers. Both displaying different MAC addresses?!?

My goal is to use the camera as a baby monitor and I don't necessarily need/want to be able to access it from an outside line (3G) but that feature might also be nice. I tried a few of the instructions with the port forwarding, etc but without even having the camera working correctly I'm holding off on that for now.

Thanks again for any assistance.

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Answer 4

Aug 18, 2013 11:09 AM in response to Paul Bunyan

I'm afraid I don't know how to set up a static ip for the camera.

We can help with that.

I also noticed I have two MAC addresses for the camera?!? Could one be for wireless and one be for wired?

That's likely the case. The question is which is which?

On the iPad, tap on AirPort Utility to open the App

Tap on the AirPort router

Tap on Wireless Clients

Tap a device name or the IP address to display more information about the device and check to see if the Hardware Address on one of them matches up with the MAC address printed on the camera

If it does, then that is the MAC address that you want to use. Jot that down carefully

Post back when you can to confirm.

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