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ANT$3300'

H.264'Dual'Stream'Video'Server'+'Decoder'

User'Manual'

Ver.'1.1

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Summary of Contents for ANT-3300

Page 1: ...ANT 3300 H 264 Dual Stream Video Server Decoder User Manual Ver 1 1 ...

Page 2: ...ct in presence of vibration or strong magnetic fields Do not put electrically conducting materials in the ventilation hole Do not open the top cover of the product It may cause a failure or electric shock from the components To prevent overheating make sure to keep a distance at least 10cm from the ventilation hole Check for proper voltage before connecting the power We appreciate you purchasing A...

Page 3: ...m Operation 14 1 LED Display 14 2 Remote Video Monitoring 15 3 Initialization of IP Address 17 4 Remote Configuration 18 1 Remote Configuration 18 2 Encoder Configuration 18 2 1 System Configuration 19 2 2 Video Configuration 21 2 3 Audio Configuration 25 2 4 Network Configuration 26 2 5 Serial Port Configuration 29 2 6 Event Configuration 32 2 7 Preset Configuration 35 2 8 User Configuration 36 3...

Page 4: ...us Monitoring 48 5 Network and System Diagnostics 49 6 F W Upgrade 52 7 Remove Configuration and Video Monitoring 53 6 Trouble Shooting 53 Appendix A Sensor and Alarm Port 54 1 Sensor Port 54 2 Alarm Port 54 Appendix B Serial Port 55 1 RS 232 Port 55 2 RS 422 485 Port 56 ...

Page 5: ... Decoder Encoder system compresses and transmits video data The Decoder receives and decompresses the video data Video High quality compression algorithm H 264 MJPEG support Compression in various resolutions CIF Half D1 and D1 Wide range of video transmission rates 32kbps 8Mbps Various transmission modes CBR and VBR Motion Detection Audio Multi transmission modes Uni direction Encoder Decoder Dec...

Page 6: ...ion to internal or external USB storage for remote access User Interface System status display utilizing OSD On Screen Display Diagnose and upgrade through dedicated program called True Manager System configuration using Internet Explorer High Reliability Reliable embedded system System recovery utilizing dual watch dog functions ...

Page 7: ...ANT 3300 User Manual 6 3 Product and Accessories ANT 3300 System Quick Manual optional Power adaptor and cable User Manual S W CD Screws Brackets Picture 1 Product and Accessories ...

Page 8: ...nction LEDs Display power On Off condition Link Status and data Audio In Out Audio Input and Output HDMI Output HDMI Output USB USB port for any USB device LAN Ethernet 100 10 base T Ethernet interface Reset button Initialization of network setting system reset to default ...

Page 9: ...Sensor input ALARM Relay output RS 422 485 COM2 Serial port 2 COM2 for PTZ control and etc Support RS 422 and RS 485 protocol VIDEO OUT Video output VIDEO IN Video input Video switches between video in and video out are used if SDI fitted Normally these switches are in the down position ...

Page 10: ...Receive Transmit Receive Therefore the system modes are defined by the video communication and all system modes are capable of bi directional transmission of audio or serial data Topology Generally the encoder and the decoder are connected in 1 to 1 mode To support specific situations 1 to many connections are also supported 1 1 Connection Unidirection Mostly commonly used configuration is a 1 to ...

Page 11: ...ftware can replace the decoder Multicast Mode In 1 N Connection networks that supports multicasting a large number of decoders can receive video efficiently from an encoder transmitting a single streaming of video and audio Relaying In this arrangement video and audio can be retransmitted from a center to another center The arrangement is useful when the network bandwidth to the site is limited wh...

Page 12: ...s multiple encoders for real time monitoring or control of the encoders and connected cameras Please refer to CMS User Manual for more information on CMS VMS Video Management Software This will ultimately replace CMS and is available on your CD or via Antricas FTP site Encoder CMS Encoder Decoder Site Remote Center CMS Site Remote Center ...

Page 13: ...a microphone or speaker with amplification function should be used 3 Connecting Serial Ports For camera control PTZ controller keyboard and receiver can be connected to serial ports Two corresponding serial ports in the encoder and decoder which are connected in a 1 to 1 fashion work in pass through mode This means that commands at a local system s COM1 port will be transparently passed to the rem...

Page 14: ...he IP address of the camera and if required changing it Encoder LED Display Above LED status display shows that neither camera is connected nor a decoder is connected Once the encoder is connected to a decoder color of link LED will illuminate green and the LED will blink as video or audio transmissions occur Decoder LED Display Above LED status display shows that the encoder has started without c...

Page 15: ...Failed to obtain IP address in DHCP mode Constant change of colors between Green blinking 2 times and Red blinking once Failed to register on DDNS server Green blinking Red blinks once every 5 seconds Video loss in Encoder system Orange blinking Improper resolution setting in duplex mode LINK Off No connection to remote system Green Connected to a remote system Red blinking Decoder only trying to ...

Page 16: ...system and start receiving the video images Normally a monitor connected to the decoder will display video images Video Monitoring using Internet Explorer If ANT 3300 s IP address in entered in Internet Explorer the system will ask for confirmation to install Active X control Once authorized Internet Explorer will start to display video images from the encoder as shown below Video Selection If Pri...

Page 17: ...s Sensor Input When the sensor on the ANT 3300 is connected and working the light turns red Alarm Output Alarm Output button can triggered from an event directly from the Live View page Snapshot Snapshot button saves a snapshot of the video image currently on display Captured picture can be stored as a BMP or a JPEG file Talk Transfer audio to audio device connected to ANT 3300 ...

Page 18: ...set button in the back of the system pin Hole While system is in operation press the reset button more than 5 seconds The system will reboot automatically Once the system has been rebooted IP address will be set to the following IP mode Fixed IP IP address 192 168 10 100 Subnet mask 255 255 255 0 Gateway 192 168 10 1 Base port 2222 Http port 80 ...

Page 19: ...an Encoder system and differences according to the modes will be clarified when needed The configurations are grouped into 8 categories System Video Audio Network Serial Event Preset and User Any configuration changes are not applied until Apply is pressed Leaving the page without pressing Apply button changes in the page will be discarded 2 Encoder Configuration While most configuration items are...

Page 20: ...ANT 3300 User Manual 19 2 1 System Configuration System Mode System mode Select Encoder Decoder System ID System ID Alphanumeric System ID to be transferred to remote software ...

Page 21: ... system is installed Depending on the time zone Daylight Saving Time will work automatically Automatically synchronize with NTP server Synchronize system time with an NTP server using NTP network time protocol Name of the NTP server should be registered on NTP server Name Reboot Server Pressing Reboot Server button will cause the system to reboot Do not press the Reboot button unless the server ne...

Page 22: ...ANT 3300 User Manual 21 2 2 Video Configuration ...

Page 23: ...lity of image selected Therefore Bitrate and Quality corresponds to CBR Constant Bitrate and VBR Variable Bitrate respectively Quality VBR Variable Bit Rate adjusts the bit rate according to the image complexity using up bandwidth for increased activity in the image and less for lower activity in the monitored area Quality is maintained at the expense of bandwidth Bitrate CBR Constant Bit Rate all...

Page 24: ...1024kbps for Dual Encode MOTION DETECTION Use Motion Detection Select Motion Detection function Motion Detection Area Editing Configure regions for motion detection Regions of arbitrary shape can be configured by the following steps Enable Edit item Select editing Mode Set is for including cells to motion detection region and Erase is for excluding Select cells using the left button of the mouse M...

Page 25: ...om 0 to 10 Information Display System ID and or server time can be displayed in the video window in Web View Each Item can be turn on or off and position can be configure as well This information is displayed after the video is decompressed Burn in OSD Insert system ID and date time in the compressed video System ID and time respectively can be turned on or off in the video And position and Font s...

Page 26: ...300 User Manual 25 2 3 Audio Configuration Mode Select audio operation mode Mode Status Off No operation TX Only Transmit only RX Only Receive only TX RX Transmit and Receive Input Gain Set audio input gain ...

Page 27: ...ANT 3300 User Manual 26 2 4 Network Configuration ...

Page 28: ... each port number must be identically set HTTP Port HTTP port used for web based connection RTSP Port RTSP port used for RTSP based connection SNMP ANT 3300 can be used as an SNMP agent It is compatible to both SNMPv1 and SNMPv2c Vender specific MIBs for IP camera server are defined SNMP listen port can be set and disabled when it is 0 SNMP trap is also supported Destination IP and port can be set...

Page 29: ...nt for True DNS service DynDNS use DynDNS service Refer www dyndns org for details Address Information Tree addresses are checked in 3 ways below Read only IP Address The servers own IP address This information is useful when the server s IP mode is set to DHCP Domain Name In case the server is registered with DDNS server the registered domain name is displayed MAC Address Display the MAC address ...

Page 30: ...ANT 3300 User Manual 29 2 5 Serial Port Configuration ...

Page 31: ...era or receiver PTZ ID Since it is possible to control multiple PTZ cameras or receivers over single control line each camera or receiver will be assigned with a unique ID Enter PTZ ID of a camera or receiver for control The ID value range can be between 0 and 255 PTZ Port Select the serial port used for PTZ camera control Sensor Type There are two sensor input ports on ANT 3300 Each of the sensor...

Page 32: ...ANT 3300 User Manual 31 Sensor Schedule Each sensor port can be enabled or disabled in day of a week and hour unit Sensor is disabled for grey colored duration ...

Page 33: ...ANT 3300 User Manual 32 2 6 Event Configuration ...

Page 34: ...ngle event On Video Loss Configure the actions when video input signal is lost Multiple actions can be set for a single event On Motion Configure the actions when motion is detected Multiple actions can be set for a single event On Disconnect Configure the actions when the link connection with peer system is disconnected Multiple actions can be set for a single event Alarm and Beep activation dura...

Page 35: ...ent port is configured in the FTP server this port needs to be changed accordingly ID and password for accessing the FTP server also need to be specified Video clip of AVI file format or JPEG file at the moment of the event can be attached by setting Video Clip Attaching By setting Continuous Upload to On it is possible to upload video clips periodically regardless of events Upload Duration specif...

Page 36: ...nfiguration Set the PTZ Presets by following the next steps Move cameras to desired view using PTZ control buttons Enter Preset name Press Set button Once all the presets are set press Save List button Move to Preset Position Select a preset from the Preset and press Go To button then the camera will move to the selected preset position Move PTZ Camera to normal view Preset Name Press Set Button S...

Page 37: ...ified User configuration is allowed only to admin user Max 16 users can be registered and each user can have one of f our privilege Privilege Allowed Operations Remarks Admin All operations User id admin Manager All operations except for user configuration User Live viewing and PTZ control Guest Live viewing only ...

Page 38: ...ppears after pressing Add button User ID and password need to be entered and privilege level needs to be selected User ID and password consist of alphanumeric strings of max 15 characters Delete User A user is deleted by pressing Delete button Change Password ...

Page 39: ...vilege button after selecting a user shows a page for changing the privilege It is not allowed to change the privilege level of admin user Login Policy Skip Login is provided for convenient access to the server when authentication is not required When Skip Login is set to Enable login step is skipped The privilege level after login in this way is determined by the setting of Privilege Level After ...

Page 40: ...ANT 3300 User Manual 39 3 Decoder System Once system mode is changed to decoder Firmware version shows Dec xxxxxxx which means decoder mode ...

Page 41: ...play video format as follows Composite NTSC HDMI 480i 720 x 480 Composite PAL HDMI 576i 720 x 576 HDMI HD SDI 720p60 1280x720 HDMI HD SDI 1080p60 1920 x 1080 HDMI HD SDI 720p50 1280 x 720 HDMI HD SDI 1080i50 1920 x 1080 Resolutions higher than the decoders maximum decode resolution capability are upscaled if the display resolution is higher ...

Page 42: ...ANT 3300 User Manual 41 3 2 Network Configuration Network page of Decoder has a section for specifying the remote system to connect ...

Page 43: ...col used for delivery of audio and video data between remote system and Decoder Use Streaming Server Decoder system has settings to connect to Encoder or IP Camera via the Streaming Server To connect to Encoder or IP Camera via Streaming Server Use Streaming Server of Remote group in Network page should be set to On and information of the Streaming Server SS needs to be configured appropriately ...

Page 44: ...es and Remote sections configures the actions for events from remote Encoder or IP Camera system The following table lists the possible actions for events Action Description Beep Outputs beep sound using the buzzer in the system Alarm1 Alarm2 Triggers alarm relay port E mail Sends E mail to the specified address AVI file can be attached FTP Upload AVI file to a specified FTP server Preset Moves th...

Page 45: ... single event On Motion Configure the actions when motion is detected Multiple actions can be set for a single event On Disconnect Configure the actions when the link connection with peer system is disconnected Multiple actions can be set for a single event Alarm and Beep activation duration Set the duration of alarm or beep activation in case of an event If it is set to continuous it will be in a...

Page 46: ...Monitoring server status encoding decoding serial sensor etc Diagnostic function PING network bandwidth measurement video audio output port check serial port check F W upgrade 2 Server Registration and Removal Server Registration In order to manage servers using True manager the first step is to register the server The following steps describe the way to register a server Select Add Server on Serv...

Page 47: ... server to remove on Servers tab Selected server is highlighted in a blue color Select Remove Server on Server menu Modification of information for a server Information for a server can be modified in the dialog invoked by selecting Modify Server Info on Server menu IP Discovery Using IP Discovery function all servers on the same LAN where the PC is located Furthermore it is possible to change the...

Page 48: ... Group on Group menu server groups can be created and deleted Modify Group menu is used to add servers to a group or to remove servers from a group 3 Server Connection Management Server connection If the check box is checked in the first column in Servers or Channels Peripheral tab True Manager tries to connect to the server If the server is running and the network to the server is normal it will ...

Page 49: ...onitoring of video audio channel state Channels tab displays how each video channel and audio channel of each server is working Item Displays Ch Channel no Conns Number of clients connected to a server including True Manager Cam Video loss status Motion Motion status V E kbps Video encoding bitrate V E fps Video encoding framerate V D kbps Video decoding bitrate V D fps Video decoding framerate A ...

Page 50: ... sensor ports Buzzer State of buzzer Relay1 Relay2 States of relay ports 5 Network and System Diagnostics True Manager provides various diagnostic features with which reasons for the following situations can be found Connection between two systems or between system and CMS Central Monitoring System is not established Video audio or serial data are not delivered as configured Video and or audio out...

Page 51: ...e to identify the hop segment of network where network failure may happen For example local router remote router and remote Encoder can be pinged from a Decoder simultaneously Network test Network Test dialog is invoked by selecting Network Test on Tools menu Network test can be used for measuring effective bandwidth and or packet loss rate between a server Server executing Ping Destination of Pin...

Page 52: ...C address Video Out Check Display Color Bar It displays color bar on video output port This function works for Decoder or Duplex mode and is useful for checking if video output port or external display device is normal Audio Out Check Play Audio Clip It plays an audio clip and outputs to audio output port This function is useful for checking if audio output function of a server or external audio o...

Page 53: ...be viewed by selecting Log on Tools menu Remote rebooting of a server A server can be rebooted by selecting Reboot on Tools menu 6 F W Upgrade When Update is selected on Tools menu the dialog for F W upgrade comes up Select a server to upgrade check the check box in Sel column More than one server can be ...

Page 54: ...lected on the menu Internet Explorer displays the video from the server 6 Trouble Shooting 1 Illegal Connect Error If an unauthorized connection has been established the system will not function properly Maintaining the connection error condition will be displayed for correction Illegal connection notices will appear in such conditions as follows 1 Incompatible Media protocol between two systems 2...

Page 55: ...Current Rating 2A Color Red Sensor Signal Input Type NO Contact Signals Connection to External Device 2 Alarm Port Terminal Type Voltage Rating 150VAC Current Rating 2A Relay Type Contact Rating 1A 30VDC Switching Power Max 30W 62 5VA Switching Voltage Max 60VDC Alarm Signal Output Type NO NC Contact Signals ...

Page 56: ...er Manual 55 Connection to External Device Appendix B Serial Port 1 RS 232 Port Port Type 3 PIN Pin Arrangement Pin Description Pin NO Pin Name Description 1 TX RS232 TX Transmit 2 RX RS232 RX Receive 3 GND Ground ...

Page 57: ...S 422 485 Port Port Type 4 PIN Pin Diagram Pin Description Pin No Pin Name Description 1 RX RS422 RX 2 RX RS422 RX 3 TX RS422 TX or RS485 TRX It is selectable by S W Setup 4 TX RS422 TX or RS485 TRX It is selectable by S W Setup ...

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