HD-LINK AMA-2300 User Manual

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Page 1 NETWORK CAMERA AMA-X310 User Manual AMA-X300 AMA-X500 Our all network cameras support the Profile S.
Page 2: User Manual
HD NETWORK CAMERA User Manual Introduction This is a megapixel network camera which uses a 1/2.8-inch megapixel progressive scan SONY CMOS sensor. Built-in H.264, MPEG4, MPEG CODEC and streaming server, the advantage of this camera allow you to monitor real time image from a remote location via internet.
Page 3 Contents Camera Overview Camera Features Hardware Overview Installation and connection Log in Live Video Check Menu bar description Basic Configuration Network Video Setting System Advanced Configuration TCP/IP Network RTSP DDNS 27 HTTP 28 Onvif Camera Video Video Mode Audio Day / Night Privacy Zone Image Adjustment White Balance...
Page 4 Contents Camera Exposure Defog System 42 Camera name Language Date / Time User management Update Reset / Restart Event Event Alarm Motion Detection Record Record SD memory IP manager Use IP manager Run IP manager Find IP address Change IP address Update...
Page 5: Camera Features
Camera Overview Camera Features AMA-X300 series, AMA-X500 series 2 megapixel Supreme resolution Image (1920 x 1080) – AMA-X300 series  2 Megapixels with a resolution of 1920 x 1080. This is almost 6X better than an VGA image of 640 x 480 as found on some IP cameras. 2, 3 and 5megapixel Supreme resolution Image –...
Page 6 Camera Overview – AMA-23X0 Series Hardware overview Product Picture AMA-2300 42mm x 42mm sized AMA-2310 32mm x 32mm sized...
Page 7 Camera Overview – AMA-23X0 Series Hardware overview Camera Specification Category Description Image Sensor Sony Exmor 2.07Mega Pixels Image Sensor Size 1/2.9 inch Image Scan System Progressive Scan Total Pixels 2000(H) x 1121(V), 2.24 Mega Pixels Effective Pixels 1984(H) x 1105(V), 2.19 Mega Pixels Day &...
Page 8 Camera Overview – AMA-X500 Series Hardware overview Product Picture AMA-2500 42mm x 42mm sized...
Page 9 Camera Overview – AMA-X500 Series Hardware overview Camera Specification _ AMA-2500(2MP) Category Description Image Sensor Sony Exmor 2.07Mega Pixels Image Sensor Size 1/2.8 inch Image Scan System Progressive Scan Total Pixels 1945(H) x 1109(V), 2.16 Mega Pixels Effective Pixels 1945(H) x 1097(V), 2.13 Mega Pixels Day &...
Page 10 Camera Overview – AMA-X500 Series Hardware overview Camera Specification _ AMA-3500(3MP) Category Description Image Sensor Sony Starvis 3.21Mega Pixels Image Sensor Size 1/2.8 inch Image Scan System Progressive Scan Total Pixels 2065(H) x 1565(V), 3.21 Mega Pixels Effective Pixels 2048(H) x 1536(V), 3.15 Mega Pixels Day &...
Page 11 Camera Overview – AMA-X500 Series Hardware overview Camera Specification _ AMA-5500(5MP) Category Description Image Sensor Sony Starvis 6.38Mega Pixels Image Sensor Size 1/1.8 inch Image Scan System Progressive Scan Total Pixels 3096(H) x 2080(V), 6.38 Mega Pixels Effective Pixels 2560(H) x 1920(V), 4.92 Mega Pixels Day &...
Page 12 Camera Overview Hardware overview Network Specification Category Description System Embedded Linux Interface RJ45 10/100 Base-T PoE TCP/IP,UDP/IP,RTP,RTSP,RTCP,NTP, Protocol HTTP,DHCP,FTP,SMTP,DNS,DDNS Network Onvif ver2.4.2 DDNS iplinker.net Simultaneous Access Max. 10 user Compress Format H.264/MPEG4/MJPEG 1920x1080/1280×1024/1280×960/128 Resolution 0×720 /1024×768/640×480/320×240 Video Max. Frame Rate 30fps @all resolution H.264,MPEG4 : Bitrate Control Video Quality...
Page 13: Installation And Connection
Camera Overview Installation and Connection Installation On the assumption that User PC and the camera are used under static IP, and the camera is to be directly connected with User PC or Local Network, The installation procedure is to be; (1) Connect the camera and PC with LAN cable(Direct cable or cross cable).
Page 14 IP search Chang the setting value of PC network environment Basic network setting value of the unit is to be; IP Address : 192.168.1.30 Subnet Mask : 255.255.255.0 Gateway : 192.168.1.1 To connect the unit in user's PC, change the setting value of PC network environment. Set IP Address, Subnet Mask and Gate-way of user's PC with 192.168.1.50 / 255.255.255.0 / 192.168.1.1 as shown below picture.
Page 15: Connect The Camera With Web Browser
Log in Connect the Camera with web browser (1) Run web browser. (2) Input 192.168.1.30 (default value) in URL and press "ENTER" button. (3) And then, below picture is to be shown. See the video As you see the above picture, the login window appears. Enter the User ID and Password then click to “LOGIN”...
Page 16 Log in Run web browser and input http://192.168.1.30(default value) in URL and press "ENTER" button then below picture will be shown. Password Authority admin admin root root guest guest View only Administration page log-in Input ID and password and click on “Log in” to setup page Setup page After logged in, firstly you can see the camera setup page.
Page 17 Live - Video Check Active-X auto installation If connecting to a camera for the first time, you will see the installation message. Click "install" on the security certificate to load the Active-X control. Click “Retry” to display the webpage again. Click “Install”...
Page 18: Installation Complete
Live - Video Check Installation Complete After finished the installation, Web Viewer appears and image of camera is to be seen.
Page 19 Live - Video Check Menu bar description Item Configuration Select stream codec and resolution menu related to live- Stream Selection view was defined only by the admin.(H.264/MPEG/MJPEG) Stream Connection Connect to the stream Stream Disconnection Disconnect to the stream Saves the stream as a moving picture file in the .avi Record format Capture...
Page 20: Basic Configuration
Setup – Basic Configuration (Network) Basic configuration - Network You can set the TCP/IP and port of the camera here. Network settings Change the device IP address to the same subnet with your computer by either modifying The IP address manually or checking the checkbox of enable DHCP. Input the IP Add.
Page 21 Setup – Basic Configuration (Network) Set port mapping. Change the port according to router environment. Please check router or call the router manufacture For help with port setting Default HTTP port is 80 / RTSP port 554 Click save to save the settings...
Page 22 Setup – Basic Configuration (Video) Video Setting Change the Stream type of the camera. Our camera supports third stream, The Main stream for recording and Live view on the NVR or CMS, And the sub streams can be used for multi channel view on the NVR or CMS. User can be changed that parameters according to user environment.
Page 23 Setup – Basic Configuration (System) System Upgrading the system. Import or Export configuration file, which can simplify the configuration steps when there are a lot of cameras needing configuring. Restore the default settings. Update Click Browse to select the local upgrade file and then click Upgrade to start remote upgrade..
Page 24: Network
Setup – Advanced Configuration (Network) Network – TCP/IP Change the device IP address to the same subnet with your computer by either modifying The IP address manually or checking the checkbox of enable DHCP. Mac Address Mac address of Camera. IP address setting Input the IP Add.
Page 25 Setup – Advanced Configuration (Network) Network – RTSP This camera provides the RTSP/RTP stream transmission as well as TCP/IP stream. The function is based on VLC(http://www.videolan.org/) media player. If duplicated port used in this function with the port used from other process, it will not be working well. RTSP Port : Setting of RTSP port.(default port: TCP 554) RTSP Time out enable If the server do not receive the RTCP from Client then RTSP session will be stopped...
Page 26 Setup – Advanced Configuration (Network) Network – DDNS DDNS is an abbreviation of Dynamic Domain Name Service that converts the IP address of a camera into a general Host Name so that the user can easily remember it. 1) Click [Enable]. 2) Enter the domain name(over 4 characters) and email address.
Page 27 Setup – Advanced Configuration (Network) Network – HTTP This function transfer the stream by using Server Push method and can use the control function by CGI calls.(EX. Port I/O control) Good point of this function is using web port , so it is able to transfer the stream and control which is not affected by fire wall.
Page 28 Setup – Advanced Configuration (Network) Network – Onvif Our all cameras support Onvif profile S Click save to save the settings...
Page 29: Camera
Setup – Advanced Configuration (Video) Camera - Video Change the Stream type of the camera. Our camera supports third stream, The Main stream for recording and Live view on the NVR or CMS, And the sub streams can be used for multi channel view on the NVR or CMS. User can be changed that parameters according to user environment.
Page 30 Setup – Advanced Configuration (Video Mode) Camera – Video Mode Setting the Mirror, Rotate and TV type Image mirror Select a video source mode(Normal, Flip, Mirror, Both) Rotate Rotate the video image to 90˚ or 270 ˚ . TV type Select TV type(NTSC and PAL) Click save to save the settings...
Page 31 Setup – Advanced Configuration (Audio) Camera – Audio You can configure the I/O settings of the audio source from the camera Click save to save the settings...
Page 32 Setup – Advanced Configuration (Day / Night) Camera – Day / Night This menu is to set IR Cut filter, IR LED On/Off, Color and B/W mode. Day : The picture is always displayed in Color(using IR cut filter). Night : The picture is always displayed in B/W(Don't use IR cut filter). Auto : Automatic day(Color) &...
Page 33 Setup – Advanced Configuration (OSD) Camera – OSD Configure the settings as necessary of OSD in stream. Click save to save the settings...
Page 34 Setup – Advanced Configuration (Privacy Zone) Camera – Privacy Zone Configure the settings as necessary of OSD in stream. Check the „Enable‟ to activate the function. „Show‟ is to specify the privacy zone. * You can specify up to 4 zones. Click save to save the settings...
Page 35 Setup – Advanced Configuration (Image Adjustment) Camera – Image Adjustment You can change the camera color settings according to the environment where the camera is located. Brightness describes bright of the image, which ranges from 1~100, and the default value is 50. Contrast describes the contrast of the image, which ranges from 1~100, and the default value is 50.
Page 36 Setup – Advanced Configuration (White Balance) Camera – White Balance You can change the camera white balance settings according to the environment where the camera is located. Auto : Adjust white balance automatically. Indoor : Adjust white balance to indoor environment(3200˚K). Outdoor : Adjust white balance to outdoor environment(5600˚K).
Page 37 Setup – Advanced Configuration (WDR) Camera – WDR It displays a sharp image of the objects in a scene where both bright and dark areas exist. Click save to save the settings...
Page 38 Setup – Advanced Configuration (DNR) Camera – DNR DNR reduces the noise in the video stream. Disable, 2DNR Mode and 3DNR Mode are selectable Click save to save the settings...
Page 39: Exposure
Setup – Advanced Configuration (Exposure) Camera – Exposure If the camera is equipped with the fixed lens, only Manual is selectable, and the iris mode is not configurable. If Auto is selected, you can set the auto iris level from 0~ 100. Click save to save the settings...
Page 40: Defog
Setup – Advanced Configuration (Defog) Camera – Defog You can enable the defog function when the environment is foggy and the image is misty. It enhances the subtle details so that the image appears clearer. Click save to save the settings...
Page 41 Setup – Advanced Configuration (PTZ) Camera – PTZ You can control the lens(Focus and Zoom). One push : one time auto focus. Lens Reset : Use it when the image blur caused by defocus of the lens. Click save to save the settings...
Page 42: Camera Name
Setup – Advanced Configuration (Camera name) System – Camera name Camera title would be shown on the top of the video when you see the video by the viewer. Server title is to be English without space(Max. 10 characters). Click save to save the settings...
Page 43: Language
Setup – Advanced Configuration (Language) System – Language This is to select language to be displayed in all web pages such as Administrator's page, web viewer and main page. You can select the language as English, Korean and Japanese. Click save to save the settings...
Page 44: Date / Time
Setup – Advanced Configuration (Date / Time) System – Date / Time There are two ways of time setting as follow Auto(NTP) : This is to set up local time in case of monitoring from different time zone area. Select one of time zone in 'Time Zone' and save. Manual : This is for user to set up time directly.
Page 45: User Management
Setup – Advanced Configuration (User management) System – User management This is to register an account of user who monitors and controls video. Administrator's ID and password should be English, within 15 characters, without space. A maximum user to allow registration is 20 persons. Click „Delete‟...
Page 46: Update
Setup – Advanced Configuration (Update) System – Update You can update the camera firmware and ONVIF firmware as below site.
Page 47: Reset / Restart
Setup – Advanced Configuration (Reset / Restart) System – Reset / Restart This is the function to restart the camera system.
Page 48 Event – Alarm Event – Alarm This is the function to restart the camera system. Alarm Input - Type Select Normal Close(NC) or Normal Open(NO). Circuit of N/O type is usually open, and the activation of the sensor occurs at the time of close, and N/C type works reverse way.
Page 49 Event – Motion Detection Event – Motion Detection Enable : To use motion detection function, check „Use Motion Detection‟. Sensitivity Level : Setting up sensitivity to detect motion to adjust input video by situation. You can select 1~5, and 5 is the highest Click save to save the settings...
Page 50 Event – Record Event – Record You can configure the event recording settings so that you can transfer the images stored in the camera to the SD memory if an event(motion or alarm input) occurs. Click save to save the settings...
Page 51 Event – SD Memory Event – SD Memory You can configure the event recording settings so that you can transfer the images stored in the camera to the SD memory if an event(motion or alarm input) occurs. 1. Check “Use SD Memory” then click “Save” 2.
Page 52 IP Manager – Use IP manager Use of IP Manager This program is the utility to find out the unit connected to local network. It is useful for the application of the unit connected by DHCP function. It can provide you the information such as IP address, MAC, web port for easy installation and use. Run IP Manager program Double click "IP Manager"...
Page 53 IP Manager – Find IP address and Change IP address Find IP address Click “Find” button to find the cameras that are currently connected to the local network. Below picture will be shown, after IP finding completed. Click mouse right button to open sub menu as like above image. Open web page : connect the camera web page.
Page 54 IP Manager – Change IP address Change IP address for one unit Static IP Double click IP address you want to change or check the list on the index and click “Change”. • Check the “Static IP Address”, input the information ( IP Address, Subnet Mask, Default Gateway, Web Port, Stream port) you want to change.
Page 55 IP Manager – Change IP address Change IP address for multiple units Static IP Check the index box of two or more units you want to change. Click the “Change” button. The picture of next page will be shown. Click the “Batch” button, the dialog appears. •...
Page 56 IP Manager – Update Dynamic IP • Double click IP address you want to change or check the list on the index and click “Change”. • Click the “Batch” button, the dialog appears. • Check the “Dynamic IP Address”, the IP Address, Subnet Mask, Default Gateway, Web Port, and Stream port will be grayed out.
Page 57 IP Manager – Update Choose the F/W Choose the firmware to update the camera and Reboot. • Click „Authentication‟ button to input the ID and Password. Default ID and password is „admin / admin‟ * If each camera‟s ID and Password is not same, you can not update together. •...

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