I’ve had two Foscam security cameras (model ) for a few years, and I’ve been able to view their image and adjust their settings with no problems using the official plugin in Safari, which worked fine on Sierra too. However, I recently purchased a third camera (model ), and its plugin didn’t work with macOS Sierra. Thankfully, I stumbled upon in the Foscam forums that provided a working version of the plugin.

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I took the liberty of uploading to my blog as well, you can (here you can find. UPDATE for macOS High Sierra The plugin still works with macOS High Sierra, but I found a newer version that works with more cameras, including the FI9851P V3 which I recently purchased. UPDATE for Safari 12 and macOS Mojave Foscam has published a new, different kind of plugin that works with Safari 12 and macOS Mojave. Newer firmwares for newer cameras (my FI9900EP does, for example) when trying to access their web UI from Safari. Their SSL certificate is broken but other than that the plugin installs and works just fine.

Again, I’m for posterity. Alternative solution for Safari 12 and macOS Mojave works fine, is a native Mac app and seems to have most of the features the web UI had (for example PTZ controls on my FI9828P V2 seem to be missing/not functional, I’ll have to investigate further on that). • Install the app • Launch it • Login as admin with no password • Add your cameras • Enjoy! I took the liberty to, in case it should no longer be available from Foscam in the future. This entry was posted in and tagged,,,,,. Bookmark the. This is fantastic I don’t know how you managed to find it, since I’ve spent so much time searching around the horribly convoluted and mis-represented multiple “foscam” websites / support forums.

I found nothing but old plugins and a promise from a couple years ago to update the software to work better with multiple browsers including Chrome which is also broken and still not working. I was just about to give up on the Foscam cameras we have and find a new brand to start over with. Still plan to do that soon, but at least now my cameras are visible again! Firmware is another issue for another time. I have an Ambient HD3 weathercam that I had installed on my Mac. I recently tried to access the camera but was unable to. When I get to the login page, it says the plugins are not installed.

They were before and everything was working. When I attempt to re-download the plugins it says my security settings won’t open from an unidentified developer. If I go to my security settings it only gives me the option to open from the App store, or the App store and identified developers. There is an option to open plugins anyway. When I do that it runs the installation successfully. However, when I go back to login, it still says that the plugins are not installed. I have a Foscam F19828W PTZ camera wired.

I see the camera on the equipment search tool but when I try to load it with a double click it tells me Plug in not found. I downloaded the Patch you posted but as soon as I hit the search tool it goes to Safari and camera page and the message is still on the log in page.?

I am running Mac OS High Seirra 10.13.6. What you need for mac pro 2017 specs. Stumped as to what to try next and how do I stop Safari from loading as soon as I double click on the equipment Search tool. I can find it with VMS software but that is limited capability JUST STUMPED hope you can help.

I did get it to show me the camera a couple of times. In addition, this viewer lacks access to most of the other settings that were accessible via Safari, e.g. Mail settings for sending alarm alerts, ddns settings, basically all the stuff that makes these cameras usable for security — the current settings cannot be changed from this point forward without access to the camera GUI.

The various iphone apps also have incomplete settings access, although better than this viewer. This all constitutes a real problem, substantially reducing the usability of Foscam HD cameras. So far, Foscam technical support has only directed me to outdated OS Sierra plug-ins from September 2016 and info on how to open third party downloads in the OS security settings (which isn’t the problem in the first place). There is a firmware upgrade for R2 cameras (1.11.1.13_2.71.1.64) that can be upgraded via the Foscam phone app. Once this upgrade is installed, if you then try to log in to the camera with Safari, you will again see the “download plugins” message/link. Click the link and install the package, after which you will no longer see any such messages, and you will be able to log in with Safari, and control/manage the camera as usual. I received the tip about the firmware upgrade from.