Introduction
The Amino H200 media player is designed to deliver seamless content playback in both connected and disconnected environments. In certain deployments—such as digital signage setups with no Ethernet or Wi-Fi—the device may display a Network Menu when no connection is detected. This menu is unnecessary in offline scenarios and may disrupt playback or automation. To prevent this, Amino provides an Offline Mode configuration that bypasses the network check and ensures uninterrupted operation.
Prerequisites
To enable Offline Mode, users should have physical or remote access to the H200 media player. The setting can be configured either by applying the parameters using Orchestrate, USB or through the device’s user interface.
Summary
Why Enable Offline Mode?
By default, if the H200 does not detect a network or 802.1x service, it launches the Network Menu to prompt user configuration. While useful for setup, this interrupts playback in offline production scenarios.
Enabling Offline Mode:
- Prevents the Network Menu from appearing at boot.
- Allows automatic resumption of offline content playback.
- Reduces the need for user intervention in the field.
Configuration Methods
Option 1: Modify the parameter (for Orchestrate/USB)
You can configure Offline Mode by adding a line to the device parameter.
net.offline_mode=1
This line tells the H200 to skip the network detection logic during startup. It is especially useful when provisioning devices at scale or deploying in network-restricted environments.
Option 2: Enable via Device UI (Manual Setup)
If you are manually configuring the device on-site, Offline Mode can also be enabled directly through the user interface.
Press the Menu button → Network → Offline mode
Toggle this option ON. The setting is stored persistently and will suppress the Network Menu on future boots unless reconfigured.
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