FDT FD8902W User manual

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User Manual
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FDT 1080P wifi bullet IP camera-FD8902W/FD8902B

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Contents
Welcome.................................................................................................................................. 4
1 Features................................................................................................................................ 7
1.1 Overview.......................................................................................................... 7
1.2 Features .......................................................................................................... 7
2 Device Overview.................................................................................................................. 9
3 Camera Connection and Installation.............................................................................. 10
3.1 Connection Guide.......................................................................................... 10
3.2 Installation Guide........................................................................................... 10
3.3 Default Username and Password................................................................... 10
4 Access the camera............................................................................................................ 11
4.1 Mobile device access..................................................................................... 11
4.2 Web browser access...................................................................................... 11
4.2.1 SearchTool for Windows OS ................................................................... 11
4.2.2 SearchTool for Mac OS........................................................................... 13
4.2.3 Access by IP address and http port......................................................... 15
4.2.4 Remote access........................................................................................ 17
4.3 NVR access................................................................................................... 18
4.4 RTSP access................................................................................................. 18
5 App for Mobile Device....................................................................................................... 21
5.1 Add Camera .................................................................................................. 21
5.1.1 Set up a new camera............................................................................... 21
5.1.2 Set up an existing camera....................................................................... 25
5.2 Camera list page............................................................................................ 26
5.3 Live view page............................................................................................... 27
5.4 Settings pages............................................................................................... 29
5.4.1 Edit Password ......................................................................................... 29
5.4.2 Alarm Settings......................................................................................... 29
5.4.3 Alarm link settings................................................................................... 29
5.4.4 Timed recording settings......................................................................... 30

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5.4.5 Audio settings.......................................................................................... 30
5.4.6 Video settings.......................................................................................... 30
5.4.7 Wifi settings............................................................................................. 31
5.4.8 SD Card settings..................................................................................... 31
5.4.9 Device time settings................................................................................ 31
5.4.10 Email settings........................................................................................ 32
5.4.11 FTP settings.......................................................................................... 32
5.4.12 System settings..................................................................................... 32
5.4.13 Device information................................................................................. 33
5.5 Local files page.............................................................................................. 33
5.6 Playback page............................................................................................... 34
6 Web User Interface for operation.................................................................................... 35
6.1 Login page..................................................................................................... 35
6.2 Live page....................................................................................................... 35
6.2.1 OSD........................................................................................................ 35
6.2.2 View........................................................................................................ 36
6.2.3 ImageSettings ......................................................................................... 36
6.2.4 Tool bar................................................................................................... 36
6.3 Playback page(Only for IE/Firefox browser in windows)................................. 38
6.3.1 Search and playback videos.................................................................... 38
6.3.2 Tool bar................................................................................................... 38
6.4 Configuration page ........................................................................................ 38
6.4.1 Media settings......................................................................................... 39
6.4.2 Network................................................................................................... 40
6.4.3 Alarm....................................................................................................... 43
6.4.4 Advance.................................................................................................. 44
6.4.5 System.................................................................................................... 47
7. Frequently Asked Questions .......................................................................................... 50

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Welcome
Thank you for purchasing our FDT network camera!
This user manual will help you become familiar with our camera in a very short time. Here
you can find information about the camera’s features and functions, as well as information
to aid in troubleshooting. Before installation and operation, please read the below
safeguards and warnings carefully.
If you still have further questions, please visit http://fdt.us to get any supports from FDT
team.
Email: [e-mail]
Visit: www.fdt.us/support
USA Direct: 713-955-7170
Important Safeguards and Warnings
In order to keep your camera secure and prevent unauthorized access, please make sure
to follow the steps below:
-Always make sure that your camera has the latest firmware as listed on http://fdt.us.
-Never use the default password for your camera. Always ensure that your password is at
least 8-10 characters long and contains a combination of lowercase characters,
uppercase characters as well as numbers.
Electrical Safety
All installations and operations here should conform to your local electrical safety
codes.
We assume no liability or responsibility for any of the fires or electrical shocks caused
by improper handling or installation.
We are not liable for any problems caused by unauthorized modifications or
attempted repair.
Improper battery use may result in fire, explosion, or personal injury.
When replacing the battery, please make sure you are using the same model.
This product must be grounded to reduce the risk of electric shock.
Transportation Security
Heavy stress, violent vibrations, and excess moisture should not occur during transportation,
storage, and installation of the device.
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Handle the device with care. Keep the device right side up.
Do not apply power to the camera before completing installation.
Do not place objects on top of the camera.
Repair Professionals
All the examination and repair work should be done by qualified service engineers.
We are not liable for any problems caused by unauthorized modifications or user-attempted
repair.
Environment
The camera should be kept in a cool, dry place away from direct sunlight, flammable materials,
explosive substances, etc.
This product should be transported, stored, and used only in the specified environments as
stated above.
Do not aim the camera at a strong light source, as it may cause overexposure of the picture,
and may affect the longevity of the camera’s sensors.
Ensure that the camera is in a well ventilated area to prevent overheating.
Operation and Maintenance
Do not touch the camera sensor or lens directly.
To clean dust or dirt off of the lens, use an air blower or a microfiber cloth.
Accessories
Be sure to use only the accessories recommended by manufacturer.
Before installation, please open the package and check to ensure that all of the components
are present.
Contact the retailer that you purchased from, or FDT directly if anything is broken or missing in
the package.
Check Hardware
When you receive the product in the packaging, unpack it, and check all sides of the
product for any physical damage. The protective materials used in the packaging of the
product can protect most accidental damage during transportation, but to ensure that your
equipment is operating as expected, it is recommended to inspect the product before
proceeding further.
On the product, check specifically that the label on the bottom of the product is not
damaged. The serial number of the unit is often needed to provide support.
Please check that all required items for your camera are present and accounted for. If any
item is missing, please contact us as soon as possible so we can send you the missing
component.
Note: Hardware does not look exactly as pictured in this section, but the steps to

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assemble the hardware are the same.

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1 Features
1.1 Overview
The FDT Camera is an excellent digital surveillance product that can be useful to a wide
variety of users. The camera connects to any router, and uses an internet connection to
allow the user to access all of its functionality from many internet connected devices. It’s
easy to use and can be set up in a relatively small amount of time. It has various functions
such as recording, playback, and monitoring functionality.
The FDT IP camera connects to a wide variety of routers in order to connect to the internet,
both through a wired connection and wirelessly. Once setup, the camera can be accessed
remotely from a wide variety of internet connected devices, including PC, iPhone, iPad,
Android tablet, and Android phone.
This Camera adopts a high-quality design in order to achieve high levels of reliability and
security. It can be configured to work locally, as well as on a network. The Camera also
has a built-in WiFi adapter that allows for the camera to be used on a wireless network,
without needing a physical connection to a router or PC.
1.2 Features
The FDT Camera has the following features:
HD Resolution
FDT IP camera is an integrated wireless IP Camera with a color CMOS sensor which
enable to view in High Definition resolution. It combines a high quality digital video camera,
with a powerful web server, to bring clear video to your desktop and mobile devices no
matter where by your local network or over the Internet.
P2P function
FDT cameras support P2P function. You don’t need to do complicated Port Forwarding
and DDNS settings, you just need to scan the QR code on the bottom of the camera to
connect it to smart phone, or input the UID to realize remote access.
H.264 Encoding
FDT IP Camera provides users with more comprehensive controls over a monitored site.
The camera supports H.264 video compression technology, dramatically reduces file size
and saves network bandwidth.
Web access
FDT camera is designed for indoor surveillance with wide applications such as at home, in
retail store and in office. Controlling the camera and managing images are simplified by
using the provided web interface across the network in either wired or wireless way.
Mobile device access
FDT IP camera provides Smart Phone APP for Android and iPhone device, please search
and install App named FDT View on App Store and Google Play, then you can view your

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camera anywhere, anytime on your smart mobile devices.
Advanced Playback Function
FDT IP camera supports real-time recording and can support search, fast forwarded
playback, recorded searches, and downloading of videos and screenshots. The Camera
can also playback frame by frame as needed. When recording, the Camera shows a
date/time overlay to ensure accurate viewing of events when they occurred.
Note: There may be slight differences in functionality due to the existence of different
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2 Device Overview

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3 Camera Connection and Installation
To make your experience with the FDT WiFi camera easy and simple, we've provided
multiple ways to set up, view, and operate your camera depending on your needs. Please
set up your camera in the way that works best for you.
3.1 Connection Guide
The FDT camera can be accessd through the web browser in the computer or the App in
the smart phone or tablet PC. Before accessing, you should connect the camera to the
router by Ethernet cable or WIFI after it is powered on.
3.2 Installation Guide
The camera has a standard camera tripod screw hole (1/4-20 UNC thread) for use in
mounting the camera onto a stable surface.
Note: Prior to installation ensure that the installation environment can support at least 3
times the weight of the camera.
3.3 Default Username and Password
To login to the system for the first time, use one of the following default
username/password combinations. Once you’ve successfully logged in, it is highly
recommended to change the password for security reasons.
Username: admin
Password: admin
Note:
1. Logging in for the first time will prompt you to change the password of admin account.
2. The password is case sensitive.

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4 Access the camera
4.1 Mobile device access
FDT cameras enable access through the use of the FDT View app on either iOS or
Android mobile operating systems. To access your device from a smart phone or tablet,
please download and install FDT View. For iPhone and iPad users, please visit the App
store to download theApp. For Andriod user, please install theAPP from the Google Play.
4.2 Web browser access
FDT camera can be accessed through the web browser from both windows OS and Mac
OS. It supports the IE/Chrome/ Mozilla Firefox in windows OS and Safari/Chrome in Mas
OS. The web browser accessing can supports all advance features of FDT camera.
4.2.1 SearchTool for Windows OS
To easily connect to the camera’s interface, use the included CD to install and run the
“SearchTool” in Windows.Alternatively, you can download the tool software from http://
fdt.us. However, before use the SearchTool to find the FDT camera, please ensure:
-The camera is connected to the Network via an Ethernet cable. You can skip this step if
you have already set up the camera on WiFi using the FDT view App in your mobile
device.
-The camera and the PC are on the same local network.
-Using the IE/Chrome/Mozilla Firefox in Windows OS, the Safari/Chrome in Mac OS.

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You can also modify some network configurations, camera name of your camera through
the SearchTool. Please ensure you have input the right username and password of the
camera to let your modifications are valid.

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4.2.2 SearchTool for Mac OS
You can find the “FDT Mac SearchTool.zip”for Mac OS in the included mini CD. Please
copy and install it on your Mac computer. Then run the tool named “SearchTool” to search
the FDT camera in your LAN. From the tool, you can get the name, UID, IP address, Mac
address, Http port and firmware version of the camera.

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By double left clicking the camera in the searching list, you can open the camera by your
default web browser, such as Safari.
You can find the button “Refresh Camera List”and “Flush Arp Buffer”by right click the
search tool or the camera in the searching list, then you can refresh the searching list by
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Here is a “Network Configuration”button in the right-clicking button list. From this button,
you can modify the IP, Device display name and http port of the FDT camera. Please note:
1. The camera will reboot automatically if you modify its http port.
2. Please enter the right username and password of your camera before you modify any
network configuration of the camera.
4.2.3 Access by IP address and http port
After launching the SearchTool, click the next to skip the welcome page and refresh the
searching page to bring up the cameras on your LAN. Then you can double click the
camera’s line item to login the camera by your default web browser, or you can open the
web browser you want first and input the IP address of the camera in the URL address bar
of the browser by manual to login your camera. You can access the FDT camera by HTTP

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protocols as below:
http://LAN IP Address + HTTP Port No.
You can find the LAN IP Address of your camera through the SearchTool. As for the
HTTP Port No., the default port No. is 80.
Log in to the camera using your login credentials (default username and password are
both “admin”). If this is your first time logging into the camera by default account after it is
reset, you will be prompted to change the default password. Please select a password
that is at least 8 characters long, and one that uses a combination of uppercase letters,
lowercase letters, and numbers.
For the IE/ Mozilla Firefox web browser in Windows OS, when opening the camera’s
interface, the browser will prompt you to install a plugin. The plugins are necessary for
using the camera’s interface. Click install to download the plugin, and then install the
plugin. If the browser prompts you to allow the plugin to work on the computer, hit Allow to
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live viewing, playback and configuration!
Note: Due to the limitations of NPAPI plugins, the web browser of Chrome/Safari can not
support the settings for features of playback, talk, motion-detection and privacy mask.
4.2.4 Remote access

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You can access the FDT camera remotely through web browsers by UPnP/DDNS
features or Port forwarding.
Go to the CONFIG/DDNS page to enable the UPnP and input the information for
third-party DDNS, such as Dyndns.org/3322.org/dynddns.us/No-ip.com. Then you can
access the FDT by DDNS remotely.
Go to your router settings page to make the appreciate port forwarding, then you can
access your camera remotely through the public IP address and its corresponding port.
4.3 NVR access
FDT camera supports connecting to any NVR that uses the ONVIF standard. This allows
the camera to view live, playback and to save recorded data to a network storage device.
4.4 RTSP access
The FDT camera supports the RTSP standard protocol, you can access the video from
the camera directly by RTSP player such as VLC. Please make sure you enable the RTSP
feature of you camera, you can set this feature in the webUI of the camera through the
web browsers, like IE/Firefox/Chrome in Windows OS computer, and Safari or Chrome in
Mac OS computer.
RTSP URL
First stream: rtsp://username:password@IP:port/11
For example: rtsp://admin:123456@192.168.1.10:554/11
Second stream: rtsp://username:password@IP:port/12
For example: rtsp://admin:123456@192.168.1.10:554/12
Follow these steps to access the camera rtsp stream by VLC player:
1) Open the VLC player and go to “Media”/”Open Network Stream”;
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3) You may need to go through the rtsp authentication if you did not input the
username/password in your RTSP RUL.
4) Then you can view the video from the VLC player by now.

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Note: you can also view the video remotely by the rtsp stream if you have the right DDNS
or port mapping or forwarding.