how do I config a Foscam FI9821W IP camera on Firefox

Question

I'm running Ubuntu 12.04 and Firefox. I've got a Foscam FI9821W IP camera and I'm trying to get live video on Firefox. Then I want to add to zoneminder. I opened the IPCam Client page and downloaded and installed the plugin as prompted, hit "login" and there was the next page of the IPCam Client. No live video, like the Foscam users manual said. Is there something wrong with the plugin? I've been reading online that Foscam doesn't really support Linux, like they claim. I managed to add the camera to zoneminder, but the IP address is red and not orange like it should be. Which means it's not working. Has anyone had experience with Foscam HD cameras? Can someone help me?

Solution

Install the Foscam Client with Wine. With that you can configure the cam. Then use vlc to view the video

rtsp://[username]:[password]@[IP-of-the-cam]:443/videoMain

with the client tool you can control the position and vlc is your view.

Comments

[ubfan1]

Foscam supports one camera on Linux just fine. It only lacks the multiple camera support you get from IE. What plugin are you using? Just point firefox to the camera's IP and you should get the login page, use the "server push" login.

[David Foerster]

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