How to stream Foscam

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mikerino
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How to stream Foscam

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Hi, I have a few IP cameras, most of them say Foscam, FI86xx, 98xx compatible. They are working great with BI but I am trying to stream them to a Crestron touch panel. It is basically a Windows CE appliance. I have the option of real player, mjpeg player and windows media player. The apps are all kind of old. Does anyone now the URL I can put in to view the cameras either native or from BI? The older Internet Explorer in the tablet doesn't let me get past authentication to BI or I would just use that.
Thanks. Mike in NH.
MikeBwca
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Re: How to stream Foscam

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Can you start a browser like IE?

If you can, you may be able to use BI Webserver on those devices.

Or, use the IE browser and log in to one camera. Most Foscam cameras have multi-camera, where you can view up to 8 other foscam cameras in a 3x3 grid. So, you only need log into one camera to view them all.
mikerino
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Re: How to stream Foscam

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I can start IE but can't get past authentication to BI. The IE is an older version that lives on Windows CE. I'm hoping that there is a URL that will just display the raw video.
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Re: How to stream Foscam

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Oh, I understand now. Your trying to stream from BI's webserver.


To stream directly from the camera...

Here's the Foscam manual for MJPEG cameras, with the CGI commands.
MJPEG IP Camera CGI v1.27.pdf.zip
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Use one of these commands to view the camera - if they are Mjpeg. I havn't used these in years.
Cams 640x480.zip
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