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[General Accessories] vectron:
I'm glad you just created an account on XDA to make your very first post accusing a Senior Member of this community with "making false claims". I spend many hours of my time every week writing hundreds of reviews and answering everyones questions as best as I can, and accumulated over two thousand Thanks in the last two years since I started my Review work. But anyway...

I was very clear in my review and follow up comments that app was designed specifically for this camera and even other outdoor cameras from the same vendor will not work with it. This is not a generic camera that connects to any android app. The app itself is not a garbage, I provided detailed screen shots of its every feature in action. If you think it's a garbage, I'm sorry you have very high standards and it doesn't meet your expectations. I tested a few other IP cams, including DropCam, and found this app to be by far superior, by YMMV.

Regarding accessing it outside of local LAN, I tested it connected wireless to my ASUS wireless/wired router at home, while my Note 2 was connected through wi-fi. Then, I tested it from my phone using the same app when I was outside of my house, being able to access the camera, view the video, change preset viewing angles, etc. I didn't touch ANYTHING on my router, no changes were made, everything was left as is by default. I don't know what else to tell you, it just worked. I never tested it from a web browser or connected to my router by wired LAN. As a matter of fact, I just tested it again. It worked wireless at home on wi-fi, then I turned off wi-fi to switch to 4G LTE (on Verizon) and was able to access the camera again (it took about 10-15 seconds to connect though) - all done from my Galaxy Note 2 stock with 4.4.2.

Maybe try hitting a reset button on cam to clear the setting, delete cam from the app, and re-init everything again?
[General Accessories] walter5892:
I've reset it multiple times, tried different versions of the app as well. Would it be possible to post the firmware version you have? as well as the app version number. Perhaps the company is sending out the wrong app. I'm also suspicious of the factory DDNS that is supposed to be built-in as the web interface never successfully returns a successful status its always "no action". the DDNS server is "user2.ipcam.so" on my camera is this the same server you have?

Thanks for your help, my apologies for the abruptness of my previous message, I think the frustration was getting to me.
[General Accessories] vectron:
The app I'm using is PnPCAM, v3.17

In IPCam Setting -> Other:

Current System Firmware: 48.50.64.60

Current interface Firmware: CH50.0.1.12

I followed included Manual to get app from here: http://t.ipcam.so/T_PnP_en.html

Hope it helps!!!
[General Accessories] wassam:
IOS App ESCAM EYE fixes connection problem when viewing off of the internal network

For those you who have tried ESCAM QF100 and noticed you can't access the camera off your local network, this message is for you. A new IOS app was released that fixes this issue. It's made by the same developer as PnPCam. It's called ESCAM EYE and its in the App store as of Sep 5 2014.

Before getting this app, I would see Invalid ID when connecting while off the local network.

Before getting ESCAM EYE I got around this by going directly to the camera using its network IP and port. It's pretty advanced considering it hosts its own web server. I changed the original port it was listening on but it I think it was port 80. I opened ports on my router to that new port and was able to get options to view the camera off network without using an app. You can use IE, Firefox, Safari, or a basic no-plugin mode. That's pretty sophisticated for a $60 camera! Your username is admin and the password is whatever you set it to. I believe the default for the camera is 888888. Here is a screenshot of the landing page after logging in.

View attachment 2936752

I like the camera, the build quality seems well worth the measly $60 cost. It's your best value for the money, bar none.
[General Accessories] bzorlu:
Can't connect to the camera

I had big hopes for this camera.

When I try and couldn't connect the camera without local network, I was devastated.

Yes, iOS app is not really good. It's low resolution interface elements are looking really bad in retina display.

Also panning the camera via app is frustrating.

These things could be acceptable until next app update, if camera could connect to the internet.

I am not very good at network. Maybe there is that I have to do first, but I can't find any documentation.

It seems the problem is not from me, because other have the same problem.

If anyone knows how to fix this problem, please share.

Otherwise I have to return the product back to DX.com.
[General Accessories] The-Force:
Still can't use is outside my local network with this program :(

Firmware Version 0.50.64.42

Web UI Version CH50.0.1.13
[General Accessories] vectron:
I want to send this thread to DX guys so they can forward it to ESCAM team.

So, let me just get it straight. There is no issue configuring and using this IP Cam when you are at home on wifi and you can access it from your smartphone or tablet app AND from within your browser. But when you are outside of your home, you can't access it from within a browser? Or do you guys also have a problem accessing it from your App? If so, Android or iOS? Which version of OS are you running?

Per my review and replies, I'm using it straight from my Note 2 and S5 and have no issues accessing the app on wi-fi and outside on 4G.
[General Accessories] GoJo ^^:
Gonna buy it, so in short, you can access outside local network but only from mobile apps?

Maybe it depends version, where'd you but it from vector? DX is so slow, I generally prefer eBay when it's a bit more expensive sometimes...
[General Accessories] vectron:
Yes, I got it from DX and it was a review sample.
[General Accessories] mcdull:
I think it is important for all you guys to know.

This camera is a clone of vstarcam (I am not sure which is the original developer).

They share almost the same firmware. And most important....

They have telnet enabled and they hold the root password. I asked them and they refuse to disclose the root password.

Some old firmware even have "empty" root password.

Please let me know if you know how to bruteforce the root password in quick way.
[General Accessories] The-Force:
Can't access it outside my home. App and browser, both won't work. With the right ports mapped in my router.
[General Accessories] wassam:
Is UPnP enabled on your router?

What ports are you forwarding? Because I forwarded 2 ports. The HTTP Port and the RSTP Port.

On your local network, can you access your camera via browser to validate the settings?

Try placing the camera on a friends router to see if there's a difference.

You can private message me if you want.
[General Accessories] vectron:
I will forward this info and will ask dx.com guys to provide me with an email of ESCAM support.
[General Accessories] db77:
Hello,

Have you try a cgi command, like get_params.cgi?user=admin&pwd=888888, to get all the parameters ?

http://yourIP:yourPort/get_params.cgi?user=admin&pwd=888888

Because, I have read that this camera streams your life on the net... :(

888888 or the admin's password
[General Accessories] The-Force:
Yes

81, 10554 and 10080

Yes. settings are correct.

Haven't tried that.
[General Accessories] db77:
But can you modify the settings, like password for admin, address and port, smtp, alarm and so on ?
[General Accessories] vectron:
Might not be related, but could a firewall setting affect access of your camera from outside? Whatever I have with my router is set by default, I never modified it.
[General Accessories] The-Force:
Yes also can change the settings. Alarm on/off etc.

Changed the default password
[General Accessories] db77:
Thanks, but can you disable P2P ?

Have you tried http://AddressIPCam:PortCam/get_params.cgi?user=admin&pwd=888888 ?
[General Accessories] The-Force:
When i use the url with my ip etc, i get

p2p_upnp_enable=0
[General Accessories] db77:
Very nice, so I think that your live is not on the net :)
[General Accessories] realism:
So I also bought this camera in the pre-sale at dx

I had some issues and weird problems with WIFI, still can't get the WIFI to work properly for some weird reason.

The camera works perfect on my LAN and also outside my LAN.

My girlfriend uses a chromebook which can connect to the camera from her school network (internet).

My rooted S3 also works (tested on LAN only for now)

The key for me was opening the rtsp port aswell, I forgot that one ;)

The only way I can change the port of my camera is by the Escam finder.exe delivered on the CD, I can;t change it by browser. Not sure if anyone else is experiencing that.

Im happy with this camera, good quality, nice control, cheap
[General Accessories] db77:
Not a good news :(

The-Force said that it is possible to modify parameters...

Have you used the good user and password ?

For Wifi, have you tried with a simple password, without special characters ?
[General Accessories] realism:
Offcourse I used the correct logins, for some reason the website does not save the changed ports and the program does. So for me its not a big issue. Was just curious if others had a similiar issue
[General Accessories] db77:
For Wifi, have you tried with a simple password, without special characters ?
[General Accessories] wassam:
I believe he said that he's able to view the camera when within his home network. Hence the wifi password would not affect access outside the network.

Try reseting the camera back to factory settings, then open the ports on the router: 80 and 10554 I believe. Then when off the network try to access the camera via browser yourhomeip:port

Also I noticed that there is a new interface firmware released, try upgrading to the latest using the apps that come with the camera.

I got my camera from DX as part of the pre-release offer.
[General Accessories] realism:
A new firmware? Where did you see that?

No my camera is connected with wired connection to my router, the WIFI itself does not work, it can hardly find any access point, even next to the router, that is why I got some money back from dx due to this problem. (as sending my camera back for a new one, would cost me more then buying a new one)

So for the password thing, I wouldnt know, my password doesnt have any special characters, only numbers and letters.

And resetting the camera back to default settings for a 5th time, (to fix my wifi problems) opened up so much trouble, the IP adress changed of camera, the gateway, the subnet mask and so on, luckily I have fixed this already by the application delivered on the CD and forcing my laptop in a certain gateway and subnet (which my firewall noted out as a new network).

I only have 1 problem now, and thats the WIFI not seeing access points for some reason, but thats not realy bad, Ill just put a wire down on the floor for the camera :)
[General Accessories] wassam:
The problem with the WiFi could be the encryption method used. I'm using WPA2 AES.

To see the new firmware you can use the desktop app on the cd. From the iOS app ESCAM EYE click camera settings then firmware upgrade.

I'm running

System firmware: 0.50.64.42

Interface firmware: CH50.0.1.13

The new firmware funny enough is a number lower

Interface firmware: CH50.0.1.13
[General Accessories] johnquint:
i picked up this camera and everything seems fine via remote for me. my real intended to use this camera for a web streaming to ustream/twitch. i have been trying my darnedest to try as many feeds from this camera as possible but im getting the worst results with latency. the best solution ive found that gave me the best performance was using ustreams' producing software, but ip camera features are only fully unlocked in the pro licence which i cant spend $600 use just for this. i have tried so many combinations of the ip:port/udp/av0_0(av0_1).

i typed this on my phone i did a horrible job.
[General Accessories] NX01:
Article number?

Great review. Does this camera have an EAN number or Article number on the box? I want to buy it here locally instead of ordering it fro China :)

Would appreciate it if someone can tell me the EAN number / Article number :good:
[General Accessories] TheFox:
no support from escam.cn ?

I'm a little bit disappointed about my QF100

(Alarm)Pictures sent to FTP are only avaiable in VGA QUality, no HD!

target can only be the root directory

Two weeks ago support@escam.cn sends me an answer

(limited information, no details about http commands ...)

Now It looks like the website escam.cn is a different company,

so my last email was refused (no such user...)

Hopefully only a domain change, otherwise I expect no support in the future.

Br

Erhard
[General Accessories] ddoma:
Has anyone managed to get this working with IP camera viewing apps like tinycam monitor for android? I got it working for viewing on the local network. But won't work when I'm out on my mobile internet. I have forwarded the relevant ports.

Also has anyone managed to access the HD video stream with tinycam?

The escam eye app works outside the network without any fuss though. But I would prefer tinycam as I have other cameras to monitor.

Thanks.
[General Accessories] GoJo ^^:
It should very soon and finally reach my door :D First IP cam for me, so it may be a bit complicated to set up..

Is there (good&simple) paper instructions coming with? Most important to know is, i guess, which port to open..
[General Accessories] GoJo ^^:
Ok i got it now! I can get the stream both in and outside of my lan, both on pc and smartphone. As you can guess, i have few question :

The QF100 can send it's recorded sound, but it can't receive any, is that normal? I thought the advertisement showed people speaking to each other..

Secondly, all option are in http://YOURIP:81/admin.php? How do i set the QF100 to start recording when movements are detected, and stop after there're no more?
[General Accessories] GoJo ^^:
About sound issue : You shouldn't have more than one stream of the cam opened or sound is altered. The Factory DDNS service is not working at all (for anyone).
[General Accessories] GoJo ^^:
Why is everyone silent all of a sudden?! Come on, let's share tips for this IPcam! :)
[General Accessories] GoJo ^^:
ANYONE got the stream to work for is escam here?
[General Accessories] tieke:
telnet login info

telnet - user root, pass 123456
[General Accessories] jonsmirl:
Escam firmware

Where is a firmware image for this camera? Their website is non-functional.

This procedure works on this camera...

url - http: nemon.org /ipcam-ipr1631x/

But I need a copy of the original firmware so that I can see the specific things they did to the camera. I wiped mine out by over writing.
[General Accessories] DL8698:
Still struggling to view your escam outside of Local LAN? Try this

I received my escam from dx a few days after ordering, and finally found time to set it up. I spent almost 2 hours trying to get the wifi to work. Finally gave up and decided to try connecting to the cam from my phone.

I then found that my router wifi has stopped working (again!). So I powered off and on the router and voila! the cam wifi started working!

Then I searched the user manual (leaflet?) trying to find out how to access the cam through internet. No instructions!

I decided I really did not want to mess around with port settings etc....

So I use Teamviewer. This is a free service for home users and it allows you to control your home computer or any other computer as if you are sitting right in front of that computer. You see on your remote computer the same screen as if you are sitting in front of your other computer.

I have used this service for a few years, and it is very handy especially since my laptop is only a very low power asus eeepc surf 4g. With teamviewer I can harness the full power of my home desktop which has a much higher power cpu, lots of disk storage, etc.

(Disclaimer: I have nothing to do with the teamviewer organisation, just am a very happy and satisfied user)

I can control the cam movement, start recording, change options etc, and see the cam output via teamviewer.

Give teamviewer a try if, like I, you still cannot figure out how to access your cam outside of your local LAN.
[General Accessories] BrunoDias:
I can access the files saved on SD card via network or ftp ?

I have an external HD connected to a router with dd - wrt , and was wondering if I could transfer the videos recorded on SD card for this HD

Sorry, Google Translator here.
[General Accessories] GoJo ^^:
Man, if you're going to use teamviewer, then why buying IP cam.. Any $5 webcam will do.. :/
[General Accessories] DL8698:
Only $5!! wow!

Thanks for the tip! Actually I need another camera with wifi, sd card recording, zoom, pan and tilt control, night vision (did I miss anything? ) just like what the escam has. These are features that I want. Being able to view and control through the internet is not a requirement as I use teamviewer.

Would you be kind enough to advise where I can purchase this 5$ webcam with all the features as I have mentioned as available with the escam? Minus of course the IP part.

In fact I will buy three more!

To think I paid $80 for my escam. How I wish I had posted before buying my escam!
[General Accessories] WarlockMaggot:
tinyCam Monitor file

Would any of you guys be interested in a custom camera file for the ESCAM QF100? *edit* for use in the tinyCam Monitor Android application (might work if there's an iOS / desktop version). I've been working on one for it this evening with varying levels of success; preset 1-8 record/playback, brightness/contrast/saturation/hue, basic motion, IR switch; still working on it.

To get 100%: RTSP, two-way audio, resolution change, reboot

It's been a lot better since I worked out how to change the IP+Port. Turns out the web management sucks and doesn't actually change the IP or anything. The Escam Finder app does, but doesn't work right on windows 8.1 (used a Win 7 machine and boom - port changed).

*edit* I've added the file. Just drop it on your device and then go to settings / app settings / developer and add the custom vendor file. Restart the app and you should be able to select ESCAM. Still working on it.
[General Accessories] GoJo ^^:
"go to settings / app settings / developer" sorry but which app are you talking about?
[General Accessories] pinep:
Hi all. At first I bought one QF100 at Dx, and after been testing the camera for a week I bought three more cameras.

I just want to post tips for the future customers.

- First of all (Just after extract the camera from the box,) I recommend a hard reset pushing the reset button (at the base of the camera) for 30 seconds while you have the camera connected to the power supply. After this 30 seconds the camera reboot start automatically and now you can start to configure settings.

- I do the first configure setting using the RJ45 wire, connected directly to the router and using a PC with Internet explorer browser.

- First you have to know what port is using you camera (One way is with the IP camera finder program included in the camera CD) Also here http://t.ipcam.so/T_PnP_en.html

- So using internet explorer browser and the camera connected by LAN wire I set up the wifi setting, after setting the wi-fi password, reboot the camera, and the RJ45 wire will be no more needed

- One important tip for the mail service settings if you`re gmail user, is to enable the access for less secure apps in https://www.google.com/settings/security/lesssecureapps to allow the access to gmail to the camera ( I created a dedicated gmail account for this purpose)

-My favourite app is ESCAM Eye https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=object.ANKJA.client but I found several problems with the app:

--- Two or three times if I've been connected to a wifi network (different to the cameras wifi network) the cameras status are offline, but I easyly solve this problem using my mobile data conection during the start of the app and after the camera status change to online I switch on the wifi of the phone (in order to save Mb)

--- I can not view the recorded video from the SD card with the app within the wifi network of the cameras,neither in a different wifi network or using a 3G data connection. (The only way to view the SD card is using a PC with internet Exporer connected in the same LAN of the cameras, I did not open yet the ports in the router because the cameras are in other house and I have no time to go now)

--- Notification settings are poorly explained: What means "Alarm input armed" what`s the "trigger level (close/disconnect)" or whats the "output level (high/low)"?

I recently discover that "alarm preset linkage" means that if the alarm is activated the camera moves to a preset position but I don´t know how to set any of this 16 points
[General Accessories] pinep:
and one more thing about escam eye app: the zoom +- option doesn't do anything and I remember that with pnpcam it worked.... now with escameye instaled I can`t use pnpcam
[General Accessories] CrazyDash84:
I can't access the camera

Can anyone help me on this? It was working before. And now even though I can detect the camera but I can't access it at all. No pictures, no videos... I tried to reset it but to no avail.
[General Accessories] WarlockMaggot:
Hi - the android tinyCam Monitor app. I think I made reference to it and might've been replying to something but wasn't very clear. Apologies! :)
[General Accessories] pinep:
You been pushing the reset button for 30 seconds while the camera is plugged on power supply and feel the camera rebooted?

Are you trying to connect within the same lan network? What device are you using? A pc or an app?
[General Accessories] pinep:
I have the same question is possible to access to the recorded files of the sd remotely outside the cameras network?
[General Accessories] wassam:
Yes you can access the files on the SD remotely. I use the IOS app ESCAM Eye v1.0, hit the (i) info button next to the camera name in the list of cameras. From the popup select TF Record.
[General Accessories] pinep:
I have the android version but doesn't work properly, the only way I founded is using a pc and internet explorer within the same lan than the cameras
[General Accessories] pinep:
I have news about how to can access the files on the SD remotely. I use the android app ESCAM Eye v1.0, and if I press the (v) info button next to the camera name in the list of cameras and from the popup selecting "view Recorded video from the SD card" ONLY WORKS if I only have one camera added to the list of cameras.

I have 4 cameras and when all of them are added to the list the option "view Recorded video from the SD card" doesn't works the message " no video " appear
[General Accessories] maoanz:
Use ESCAM Eye

In the manual, it says to use PnPCam for android, but it doesn't work outside LAN.

I tried then the ESCAM Eye, then it works perfect.

Just add the camera uid and put the password, then click on OK to add. (don't click on the search button)
[General Accessories] pinep:
YesI know but almost for me with more than one camera on the list, typing on "view recorded video on sd card" at first always says "no video" after insist several times I can see the list of records. But when you go back and select another one the app usually crash