AMG AMG-I30B Series User manual

USERS MANUAL
Proximity Time Attendance System
Model: AMG-I30B Series

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ATTENTION:
Please read the user's manual before operating
your AMG I-30B Devi e.
Follow instru tions on are and use to ensure and
prolong the life of your devi e.

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What is included in the Package
• I-30B Proxi ity Ti e clock Device.
• Power Adapter.
• USB or Serial (RS232) cable.
• Wiegand cable.
• Wall ount and screws.
• AMG Ti e Attendance Software.*
(* If purchased as a package)
• Hardware Manual booklet.

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De ice External Diagram
Front View
Back View

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Keypad Layout
Brief description of keypad functions:
ESC Exit the enu or cancel the current operation
MENU Access the enu anage ent
OK Select the current ite or set the current para eters
 Power ON/OFF
 Scroll up the enu or decrease the nu erical value
 Scroll down the enu or decrease the nu erical value
0…9 Input the nu erical value where needed

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De ice Installation
Wall Mounting:
1. Re ove etal plate fro packaging and use the accessory screws
to ount it onto the wall 4-5 feet above the ground.
2. On the back of the device, there are four grooves used to hang the
device onto the ounting plate. Align the four grooves on the
Device with the four hooks on the ounting plate. Hang the device
on the ounting plate. Then, tighten the safety screws.
Back of Proxi ity Ti e Attendance Syste

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Configuring Communication mode

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AMG I-30B device supports 5 different types of co unication odes
when connecting to a co puter with AMG software installed.
• Ethernet / TCP-IP ( co puter network )
• Serial (RS232) cable
• USB cable
• USB Flash disk data transfer
• RS485
Ethernet / TCP-IP Communication Mode

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Ethernet co
unication ethod, will allow you connect device to your
local network or WAN.
1. Press Menu key > Setup >
Communication
specified De ice ID. (ranged fro 1 -
255).
Generally you want to start with value "1" for the first device and
" " for the second one.
2. Press "" or "
" key to set the port nu ber, default value is 5005,
please keep default value.
3. Press "" or "
" key to set the IP Address, Default gateway and
Subnet ask. Save changes.
please refer to your network administrator for co
IP Address,
Default Gateway and subnet mask configuration.
4. Use "" or "
" key to set Ethernet to "Yes" and RS
co unication to "No".
5. Insert LAN cables into the RJ-
45 port on the
RS-232 Communication Mode
(Serial cable)
unication ethod, will allow you connect device to your
Communication
> Press OK.
255).
Generally you want to start with value "1" for the first device and
" key to set the port nu ber, default value is 5005,
" key to set the IP Address, Default gateway and
please refer to your network administrator for co
nfigure the proper
Default Gateway and subnet mask configuration.
" key to set Ethernet to "Yes" and RS
-485
45 port on the
device.
(Serial cable)

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Use the RS232 cable to connect the device to the co puter. Connect
the corresponding end of the cable to the 9-pin serial co unication
port on the co puter and the other end to the RS232 co unication
port on the device as shown below.
Note: Connections using the RS 3 cable should not exceed 40 feet.
If the connection will be over a distance greater than 40 feet, please use RS485 or
Ethernet communication mode.
1. Press Menu Key > Setup > Communication. Set Device ID, Baud
Rate, press ESC and press OK to save changes.
2. Power cycle device.
3. Connect the RS232 (serial) cable with one end connected to the 9-
pin co unication serial port of the PC and the other to the RS232
co unication interface on device.
4. Power cycle device.
RS-485 Communication Mode
1. Press Menu Key > Setup > Communication.

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Connected with COM
Conne ted with
the seventh wire
(+)
and the eighth
wire (
-
) net able
2. Set RS485 to "Yes" and Ethernet to "No" and save the changes.
Note: RS485 port converter is required
3. Power cycle device.
4. Prepare an Cat-5 cable according to the actual distance fro device
to the co puter. One end of cable should ounted to RJ-45 header
and the other end is bare wire. Connect the 7th and 8th pin
respectively on 485(+) and 485 (-) on the converter (refer to
appendix for ore details).
5. Connect the RS485 converter into the serial port of the co puter
(Figure 4.1). Connect the other end with RS232 header to the RS232
interface on the Device. The RS485 converter is shown in Figure
4.1.
* RS485 co unication allows connection of two or ore Devices. The connection
distance ust not exceed 1200 eters.

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USB Flash Disk Communication Mode
"USB download" option, allows you to transfer attendance infor ation
si ply using a USB flash disk will also can be used to upload e ployee
enroll ent fro another clock as well.
1. Attendance records will be stored in the device every ti e
e ployee punching in and out. These data can be downloaded fro
device onto the USB drive and then uploaded to your co puter
then acquired and analyzed by the AMG Attendance Software.
2. All proxi ity card or PIN enrolled in device can be downloaded
to the USB flash disk, which later can be uploaded to a different
AMG-I-30B device.
Downloading employee Attendance Records
1. Insert the USB drive into the USB port of device
2. Press MENU > Enroll > USB Download, Press OK to enter
3. Select Glog. Press OK to start the downloading process.
a confir ation will be displayed as below
Note : If there are no new ATTENDANCE records in the device (attendance data
that has been downloaded or collected is no longer a new record), the message
"Download Fail" will appear in (GLog)

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4. Repeat sa e process with All Glog
5. After co pleting the download, unplug the USB drive and insert it
into the co puter's USB port. Open AMG software and select poll
function, and choose poll device fro file to i port attendance
records into the database.
Downloading/Uploading Employee Enrollment
1. Insert the USB drive into the USB port of device
2. Press MENU > Enroll > USB Download > AllEnrollDown
3. Press OK and start downloading the enroll ent data.
4. To upload enroll ent data, to a different device.
Plug the flash disk to different device USB port
press MENU > Enroll > USB Download > Upload Enroll
5. If there an enroll ent present in the device, a essage will pro pt
you to delete all registrations.
By pressing OK, all registration data in the device will be overwritten by
the enroll ent fro USB flash disk. You ay press ESC then device will

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pro pt confir ation for each duplicate ID .
In figure above eans, device is pro pting if you want to keep a password (PIN) fro
e ployee with ID nu ber 00001. If you press OK, the password of E ployee ID 00001
stored in device will be overwritten by New enroll ent fro USB flash disk.
This process will be repeated device finished checking for any duplicate IDs
*00001-P: Password of e ployee with ID 00001
*00001-C: Card Data of e ployee with ID 00001

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Downloading Attendance Data/Enrollment Data
Menu Action Description
File Name
(Data Type +
De ice ID
GLog
Download
Entrance/Exit
Records
Download the latest
attendance data that
have not been
downloaded before
GLG_001.txt
All GLog
Download All
Entrance/Exit
Records
Download all attendance
data stored in ter inal AGL_001.txt
SLog
Download
Manage ent
Records
Download the latest
anage ent data since
the last download / Poll
SLG_001.txt
All SLog
Download All
Manage ent
Records
Download all
anage ent data ASL_001.txt
All Enroll
Down
Download All
Registrations
Download the fingerprint,
card & password data
that have been registered
in the device
AFP_001.dat
Upload Enroll Upload All
Registrations
Upload the fingerprint,
card & password data
fro USB drive

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USB Cable Communication Mode
1. Press Menu Key > Setup > Communication. Set Device
ID, Baud Rate, press ESC and press OK to save changes.
2. Connect the USB cable with one end connected to USB port of
the PC, and the other end to USB port in ter inal.
3. Power cycle device.
USB Cable connection is only available on
certain odel.
Support Windows 32 bit only

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Enrolling an Administrator
Ad inistrator, is a person who has full access of Proxi ity reader
device, and have the right to enrolling new e ployees.
Before enrolling any e ployee in device you should enroll an
Ad inistrator first.
Depending on the authority level, ad inistrator can be classified as
Super Administrator and General Manager. Super Ad inistrator
handles device anage ent and configuration as well enrolling
e ployees and other ad inistrator (full access). on the other hand
General Manager li ited to handle e ployee enroll ent only.
Super Ad inistrators are typically the individuals authorized as the
device's anager for an organization
Enrolling a Super Administrator
1. Press Menu button > Enroll > Manager > Super Admin
2. Select card and press OK to register new card as shown below or
you ay press "" "" key to enroll "password"/ PIN instead.