How to set up wireless connection for Foscam camera by Focsam app using the Ezlink feature 2.0? What is the App-generated QR Code method?

This article will guide you through the steps of easily setting up a Foscam camera using a process known as the QR Code method and Ezlink 2.0.

If your camera's UID does not end with ZZZ, please follow below steps to set up wireless connecton for it by Ezlink 2.0.

If your camera's UID ends with ZZZ, please click here to see the steps of setting up wireless connection.

Before moving forward with the camera setup verify the following steps are completed.

1)Download the Foscam App from the Apple Store or Google Play Store and install it to the cellphone.

2)Apply power to the camera and allow it to complete the self-test.

3)Verify the camera is set to the factory settings

If this is in question perform a hard reset of the device. To perform a hard reset on the device press and hold the reset button down for 12-15 seconds. The camera will announce reset succeeded,

power cycle, and perform the   movement test if it is a motorized Port and Tilt camera. For steps on how to hard reset Foscam cameras, please click here.

4)Connect the cellphone to the wireless network which the camera is going to connect to and verify the cellphone is connected to the 2.4 GHz wireless band on the wireless network. If your camera supports dual-band wireless, your cellphone can connect to either 2.4GHz or 5.0GHz wireless.

5)Verify the cellphone and camera are within 3 meters (10 feet) of the wireless router.

6)DO NOT power off the camera during the setup process unless it is to move the cellphone screen closer to the camera lens.

Perform the following steps to configure the camera for connection to a wireless Network:

Step 1: Please power on the camera and allow it to complete the initial startup tests and standby until the camera announces “Hello Foscan” and “Ready for wireless Configuration”.

Step 2: Launch the Foscam App on the cellphone, login to the account and tap the + button to add the camera.

Step 3: Scan the QR code of the camera using the camera of the cellphone. (The sticker with the code on it is on the bottom or the side of the camera depending on the model.)

Step 4: Within the Foscam app, please select WiFi connection.

Note: Some cameras will announce with a voice prompt “Ready for WIFI configuration”.

Step 5: Within the Foscam app, please enter the router's WiFi password and click “Confirm” to generate the QR code.

Note: Verify that the correct WiFi password was entered before proceeding

Step 6: Standby for the Foscam app to generate the QR code. Once the process is complete the app will announce that the code has been generated and it will be displayed on the screen of the cellphone. Position the screen of the cellphone toward the camera lens so the camera can collect the information to configure itself to login to the wireless network.

Note: The distance between the cellphone and the camera lens should be within 15 centimeters. The camera is using two methods of communication to self-configure. One is transmitting and receiving wireless broadcast packets and the other is scanning the QR code identification information which contains the login password for the wireless network.

Step 7: After the configuration process is completed the camera will announce “Wireless connection succeeded" and the camera will be added to the Foscam app.

Step 8: After the camera is added to the network, please click on the play button to view video feed from the camera.

The app will ask you to create a new username and password for the camera if the unit has not been configured yet or has been reset to factory settings.