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Connect your Foscam camera to storage you own.

Foscam HD cameras support ONVIF and RTSP. Pick “Any ONVIF camera” and sign in with the camera account you created.

The password is the Camera account password. Not your Wi‑Fi password and not your Foscam cloud login. That is the most common reason a camera refuses to connect.

  1. 1

    Install the Glimpo hub

    • Install Glimpo on a Mac or Windows PC, or run the hub on a Raspberry Pi, NAS or Docker host on the same network as the camera.

    Hub install options →

  2. 2

    Find the Camera account password

    • It is the username and password you created for the camera in the Foscam app or on its web page
  3. 3

    Add it in Glimpo

    • Open Add camera. Glimpo scans your network and lists the cameras it finds
    • Pick “Any ONVIF camera”
    • Enter the username and password
    • Glimpo tests the login before saving, and tells you exactly what went wrong if it fails
  4. 4

    Choose where footage goes

    • Add a NAS, folder, WebDAV, S3, B2, R2 or Wasabi destination (Google Drive, Dropbox and OneDrive are coming soon)
    • Pick a record mode: Events (motion only), Smart 24/7 or Continuous
    • Every clip is encrypted on the hub before upload

Stream links typical, varies by model

You rarely need these: Glimpo builds them from the brand tile or asks the camera over ONVIF. They help if you use “RTSP / other URL” or another app.

Main stream (recording)
rtsp://<user>:<password>@<camera-ip>:88/videoMain
Sub-stream (grid & motion)
rtsp://<user>:<password>@<camera-ip>:88/videoSub

Special characters in a password (like @ or #) must be URL-encoded in a link. Glimpo does this for you when you use a brand tile.

Good to know

  • Older Foscam models serve RTSP on port 88 instead of 554. ONVIF discovery handles this for you.

If it doesn’t connect

Glimpo names the problem instead of “connection failed”. What each message means:

“The camera refused that username or password”
Check you used the Camera account password from Foscam, not your Wi‑Fi password or app login. Glimpo shows how many tries are left before the camera locks itself.
“Streaming to other apps is switched off”
The camera answered but refused video. Look for an RTSP or ONVIF switch in the camera’s network settings.
“Nothing answered at that address”
The camera’s IP address may have changed, or it’s on a different network or VLAN from the hub. Run the scan again or check your router’s device list.
“Not on the usual stream link for this brand”
Your model uses a different path. Pick “Any ONVIF camera” so the camera tells Glimpo its links, or paste a custom link.

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