Vivotek FD8166A-N User manual

Rev. 1.0
User’s Manual
FD8166A-N Ultra-Mini Dome
Network Camera
2MP • 940nm IR • Compact Design • PoE • Smart Stream II • SNVVideo Rotation • WDR Enhanced • 3DNR

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Table of Contents
Overview ..............................................................................................................................................................3
Revision History ...............................................................................................................................................3
Read Before Use..............................................................................................................................................4
Package Contents ............................................................................................................................................4
Symbols and Statements in this Document......................................................................................................5
Physical Description .........................................................................................................................................5
Hardware Installation........................................................................................................................................6
Network Deployment ......................................................................................................................................10
Ready to Use..................................................................................................................................................17
Accessing the Network Camera .................................................................................................................... 18
Using Web Browsers......................................................................................................................................18
Using RTSP Players.......................................................................................................................................21
Using 3GPP-compatible Mobile Devices........................................................................................................22
Using VIVOTEK Recording Software .............................................................................................................23
Main Page......................................................................................................................................................... 24
Client Settings .................................................................................................................................................. 29
Conguration.................................................................................................................................................... 34
System > General settings .............................................................................................................................35
System > Homepage layout ..........................................................................................................................37
System > Logs ...............................................................................................................................................40
System > Parameters ....................................................................................................................................42
System > Maintenance...................................................................................................................................43
Media > Image .............................................................................................................................................47
Media > Video ................................................................................................................................................56
Media > Video ................................................................................................................................................57
Media > Audio.................................................................................................................................................64
Network > General settings............................................................................................................................65
Network > Streaming protocols ....................................................................................................................72
Network > SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol)...........................................................................81
Security > User accounts ...............................................................................................................................82
Security > HTTPS (Hypertext Transfer Protocol over SSL) .................................................................83
Security > Access List ..................................................................................................................................90
PTZ > PTZ settings ........................................................................................................................................95
Event > Event settings....................................................................................................................................99
Applications > Motion detection....................................................................................................................113
Applications > Digital input ......................................................................................................................... 116
Applications > Tampering detection ............................................................................................................. 117
Applications > Audio detection ................................................................................................................... 118
Applications > Package management - a.k.a., VADP (VIVOTEK Application Development Platform) .......120
Recording > Recording settings ..................................................................................................................123
Local storage > SD card management.........................................................................................................128
Local storage > Content management .........................................................................................................129
Appendix ........................................................................................................................................................ 132
URL Commands for the Network Camera....................................................................................................132

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Technical Specications ........................................................................................................................... 316
Technology License Notice....................................................................................................................... 317
Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC)....................................................................................................... 318
Overview
VIVOTEK’s FD8166A-N is an ultra-mini IR xed dome network camera with a tiny diameter
of only 90 mm. Due to its compact, intelligent design and affordable price, the FD8166A-N
is an ideal indoor surveillance solution that suits a wide variety of applications such as
retail, ofces, boutiques and other public areas.
Equipped with a 2 megapixel Full HD sensor enabling viewing resolution of 1920x1080
at 30 fps, the FD8166A-N is capable of capturing high-denition images whether in high
contrast or low light environments by deploying WDR Enhanced and SNV technology.
When combined with VIVOTEK’s Smart Stream II technology, the FD8166A-N can
reduce both bandwidth and storage consumption by up to 50%* while retaining the same
superb image quality as a Full HD camera. Further, armed with 940nm IR illumination, the
FD8166A-N is able to see up to 6 meters in total darkness.
As an all-in-one camera, the FD8166A-N is designed for easy installation and equipped
with Power over Ethernet (PoE) functionality, making setup both quick and simple.
The FD8166A-N is also completely compatible with VIVOTEK’s VAST free 32-channel
recording software. With all of these benets and more, the FD8166A-N is a sure bet to
fulll your surveillance needs.
* Depending on scene being monitored.
Revision History
■ Rev. 1.0: Initial release.

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Read Before Use
The use of surveillance devices may be prohibited by law in your country. The Network Camera
is not only a high-performance web-ready camera but can also be part of a exible surveillance
system. It is the user’s responsibility to ensure that the operation of such devices is legal before
installing this unit for its intended use.
It is important to first verify that all contents received are complete according to the Package
Contents listed below. Take note of the warnings in the Quick Installation Guide before the Network
Camera is installed; then carefully read and follow the instructions in the Installation chapter to
avoid damage due to faulty assembly and installation. This also ensures the product is used
properly as intended.
The Network Camera is a network device and its use should be straightforward for those who
have basic networking knowledge. It is designed for various applications including video sharing,
general security/surveillance, etc. The Configuration chapter suggests ways to best utilize the
Network Camera and ensure proper operations. For creative and professional developers, the URL
Commands of the Network Camera section serves as a helpful reference to customizing existing
homepages or integrating with the current web server.
Package Contents
■ FD8166A-N
■ screws and anchors
■ Quick Installation Guide
■ Focus adjustment tool

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Symbols and Statements in this Document
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INFORMATION: provides important messages or advices that might help prevent
inconvenient or problem situations.
NOTE: Notices provide guidance or advices that are related to the functional integrity of
the machine.
Tips: Tips are useful information that helps enhance or facilitae an installation, function,
or process.
WARNING: or IMPORTANT:: These statements indicate situations that can be
dangerous or hazardous to the machine or you.
Electrical Hazard: This statement appears when high voltage electrical hazards might
occur to an operator.
Physical Description
Inner View
Leave the slide cover in place if you route cables through the bottom
and then through a hole on the ceiling or wall.
RJ-45 Socket
Side View
Release tab Slide cover
LEDs
Microphone
Lens
Tilt adjustment
screw
Reset button
Screw slot
MicroSD/SDHC/SDXC
card slot
IR LEDs

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Hardware Installation
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1.Jot down the camera's MAC address for later reference.
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Semi-circular
cut-out
Slide cover
Release tab
1. Use one hand to hold the camera
bottom and another hand to hold the
dome cover. Press the release button.
2. Remove the dome cover.
3. Remove the slide cover if you want to
route cables from the side of camera
instead of a hole on the ceiling or wall.
Remove the strain relief boot if your
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Mounting the Network Camera - Ceiling or Wall Mount
4. Use the curved slots on the camera as a template to mark where holes will be drilled on
the ceiling. Drill two holes into the ceiling; and hammer in the plastic anchors.
5. Drill another hole if you want to route cables through the ceiling or wall.
6. Connect and route an Ethernet cable through the ceiling or wall.
7. Attach the Network Camera to the ceiling using two included screws.
Routing hole
position
NOTE:
1. Do not completely tighten the mounting screws
in the screw slots yet. You may need to turn the
camera left or right for a best shooting direction
later.
2. The camera can only be powered by PoE. There
is no DC or AC input connector.
3. As shown on the left, you may also route cable
from the side.

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8. There is a tilt adjustment screw near the lens module. Use a #0, #1, or #2 Phillips
screwdriver to turn the screw and the lens will move upwards or downwards.
WARNING!
Do not use your hands to tune the lens module's tilt angle. Doing so will damage the
delicate tilt mechanism.
Lens UP Lens DOWN

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Network Deployment
General Connection (without PoE)
Power over Ethernet (PoE)
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PoE Switch
When using a PoE-enabled switch
This Network Camera is PoE-compliant, allowing transmission of power and data via
a single Ethernet cable. Follow the below illustration to connect the camera to a PoE
switch via an Ethernet cable.
When using a non-PoE switch
Use a PoE power injector (optional) to connect between the Network Camera and a
non-PoE switch.
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PoE Power Injector
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Non-PoE Switch
8-2. Tighten the camera's mounting screws
after you change the horizontal shooting
direction.
8-1. You may also tune the camera's
horizontal orientation by turning it along its
curved screw slots.
25°
57°

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Internet connection via a router
Before setting up the Network Camera over the Internet, make sure you have a router and
follow the steps below.
1. Connect your Network Camera behind a router, the Internet environment is illustrated
below. Regarding how to obtain your IP address, please refer to Software Installation on
page 12 for details.
IP address : 192.168.0.3
Subnet mask : 255.255.255.0
Default router : 192.168.0.1
IP address : 192.168.0.2
Subnet mask : 255.255.255.0
Default router : 192.168.0.1
LAN (Local Area Network)
Router IP address : 192.168.0.1
WAN (Wide Area Network )
Router IP address : from ISP
Cable or DSL Modem
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Internet
2. In this case, if the Local Area Network (LAN) IP address of your Network Camera is
192.168.0.3, please forward the following ports for the Network Camera on the router.
■ HTTP port: default is 80
■ RTSP port: default is 554
■ RTP port for audio: default is 5558
■ RTCP port for audio: default is 5559
■ RTP port for video: default is 5556
■ RTCP port for video: default is 5557
If you have changed the port numbers on the Network page, please open the ports
accordingly on your router. For information on how to forward ports on the router, please
refer to your router’s user’s manual.
3. Find out the public IP address of your router provided by your ISP (Internet Service
Provider).
Use the public IP and the secondary HTTP port to access the Network Camera from the
Internet. Please refer to Network Type on page 56 for details.
Internet connection with static IP
Choose this connection type if you are required to use a static IP for the Network Camera.
Please refer to LAN setting on page 57 for details.
Internet connection via PPPoE (Point-to-Point over Ethernet)
Choose this connection type if you are connected to the Internet via a DSL Line. Please
refer to PPPoE on page 57 for details.

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Congure the router, virtual server or rewall, so that the router can forward any data com-
ing into a precongured port number to a network camera on the private network, and
allow data from the camera to be transmitted to the outside of the network over the same
path.
From Forward to
122.146.57.120:8000 192.168.2.10:80
122.146.57.120:8001 192.168.2.11:80
... ...
When properly congured, you can access a camera behind the router using the HTTP
request such as follows: http://122.146.57.120:8000
If you change the port numbers on the Network conguration page, please open the ports
accordingly on your router. For example, you can open a management session with your
router to congure access through the router to the camera within your local network.
Please consult your network administrator for router conguration if you have troubles with
the conguration.
For more information with network conguration options (such as that of streaming ports),
please refer to Conguration > Network Settings. VIVOTEK also provides the automatic
port forwarding feature as an NAT traversal function with the precondition that your router
must support the UPnP port forwarding feature.

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6. Install the "Installation Wizard 2" software utility from your software CD. The program will
search for VIVOTEK Video Receivers, Video Servers or Network Cameras on the same
LAN.
Double-click on the camera’s MAC address to open a browser management session
with the camera.
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00-02-D1-73-02-02 192.168.5.151 FD8168
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LED Denitions
Item LED status Description
LED Denition
1 Steady Red Powered and system booting, or network
failed
Red LED off Power off
Green LED off Network is disconnected
2Steady Red and Green LED blinks every 1
sec.
Connected to network
3Green LED blinks every 1 sec. and RED
LED blinks consecutively every 0.15 sec.
Upgrading rmware
4Green and RED blink every 0.15 sec, Green
and RED light on, then blink again.
Restoring defaults
5RED LED is on, Green LED blinks and RED
LED is constantly on.
Status after a reset (network connected)
Green and RED LEDs are constantly on. Status after a reset (network
disconnected)
Hardware Reset
The reset button is used to reset the system or restore the factory default settings.
Sometimes resetting the system can return the camera to normal operation. If the system
problems remain after reset, restore the factory settings and install again.
Reset: Press the recessed reset button. Wait for the Network Camera to reboot.
Restore: Press and hold the reset button until the status LED rapidly blinks. Note that all
settings will be restored to factory default. Upon successful restore, the status LED will
blink green and red during normal operation.
SD/SDHC/SDXC Card Capacity
This network camera is compliant with SD/SDHC/SDXC 16GB / 8GB / 32GB / 64GB and
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NOTE:
1. The camera is only to be connected to PoE networks without routing to outside plants.
2. For PoE connection, use only UL listed I.T.E. with PoE output.
If your camera should become defocused, you can place the focus adjustment tool
carefully on the lens, and use it to turn the lens clockwise or counter-clockwise to
adjust to the best image focus.

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9. Use a piece of clean cotton cloth to hold and and install the dome cover.
Install dome cover by aligning the semi-circular cut-out with the release tab. Press on both
ends of the dome cover for it to snap into place. A "Click" sound should be heard when it is
properly installed.
Semi-circular
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Ready to Use
1.A browser session with the Network Camera should prompt as shown below.
2.You should be able to see live video from your camera. You may also install the 32-channel
recording software from the software CD in a deployment consisting of multiple cameras. For
its installation details, please refer to its related documents.

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Accessing the Network Camera
This chapter explains how to access the Network Camera through web browsers, RTSP players,
3GPP-compatible mobile devices, and VIVOTEK recording software.
Using Web Browsers
Use Installation Wizard 2 (IW2) to access the Network Cameras on LAN.
If your network environment is not a LAN, follow these steps to access the Netwotk Camera:
1. Launch your web browser (e.g., Microsoft®Internet Explorer or Mozilla Firefox).
2. Enter the IP address of the Network Camera in the address eld. Press Enter.
3. Live video will be displayed in your web browser.
4. If it is the rst time installing the VIVOTEK network camera, an information bar will prompt as
shown below. Follow the instructions to install the required plug-in on your computer.
NOTE
► For Mozilla Firefox or Chrome users, your browser will use QuickTime to stream the live
video. If you don’t have QuickTime on your computer, please download it rst, then launch
the web browser.
NOTE:

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► By default, the Network Camera is not password-protected. To prevent unauthorized access,
it is highly recommended to set a password for the Network Camera.
For more information about how to enable password protection, please refer to Security on
page 83.
► If you see a dialog box indicating that your security settings prohibit running ActiveX®
Controls, please enable the ActiveX®Controls for your browser.
1. Choose Tools > Internet Options > Security > Custom Level.
2. Look for Download signed ActiveX®controls; select Enable or Prompt. Click OK.
3. Refresh your web browser, then install the ActiveX®control. Follow the instructions to
complete installation.

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•Currently the Network Camera utilizes a 32-bit ActiveX plugin. You CAN NOT open a
management/view session with the camera using a 64-bit IE browser.
•If you encounter this problem, try execute the Iexplore.exe program from C:\Windows\
SysWOW64. A 32-bit version of IE browser will be installed.
•On Windows 7, the 32-bit explorer browser can be accessed from here:
C:\Program Files (x86)\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe
•If you open a web session from the IW2 utility, a 32-bit IE browser will be opened.
IMPORTANT:
1. The onscreen Java control can malfunction under the following situations: A PC con-
nects to different cameras that are using the same IP address (or the same camera
running different rmware versions). Removing your browser cookies will solve this
problem.
2. If you encounter problems with displaying the conguration menus or UI items, try dis-
able the Compatibility View on IE8 or IE9.
You may also press the F12 key to open the developer tools utility, and then change the
Browser Mode to the genuine IE8 or IE9 mode.
Tips:
• In the event of plug-in compatibility issues, you may try to uninstall the plug-in that was
previously installed.