Digital Watchdog DWC-MB44WiAC1, DWC-MB44Wi650C2, DWC-MB44Wi650C1, DWC-MB44WiAC6, DWC-MB44WiAC2 Quick Start Guide

Quick Start Guide

Camera as a Server

SETTING UP A DW SPECTRUM® CAAS™ SERVER

NOTE: Before setting up your DW Spectrum

the camera/server’s IP address for identification and configuration.
To locate your camera/server’s IP address:

1. Launch the DW IP Finder software on a computer located on the same network as the camera/server.

2. Click on the ‘Search’ button. The software will scan your network for all supported cameras and display the
results in the table. Allow up to 5 seconds for the IP Finder to find the camera on the network.

3. Locate your camera/server on the results list and write down its IP address.

NOTE: DW Spectrum® CaaS™ servers run Edge version and come with 1 DW Spectrum® Edge license.

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CaaS™ server for recording via the DW Spectrum® client software, write down

A. FINDING YOUR DW SPECTRUM® CAAS™ CAMERA/SERVER

STEP 1: Launch the DW Spectrum® IPVMS client on a computer running on the same network as the DW Spectrum® CaaS™

server. Please note that the client and all the DW Spectrum® CaaS™ servers you are connecting to must be on the
same network. It is not recommended to try to merge DW Spectrum® CaaS™ servers from dierent networks.

STEP 2: If the CaaS™ server is not showing in the tile, click on the “Connect to Another Server...” button at the bottom of the

screen.

STEP 3: Enter the DW Spectrum® CaaS™ server’s IP address, port (default is 7001), username and password (default are

admin | admin12345). You may test the connection to make sure you have entered the proper information, or click OK
to log into the DW Spectrum® CaaS™ server.

Attention: This document is intended to serve as a quick reference for initial set-up.
See the DW Spectrum® IPVMS full manual for more information on features and functionality.

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B. CONFIGURE RECORDING

STEP 1: Right-click on the DW Spectrum® CaaS™ server from the

resource tree to set up recording, then click “Camera
Settings”.

STEP 2: Go to Recordings tab.

STEP 3: Click to turn on

recording.

STEP 4: Configure schedule settings for quality,

FPS and recording type.

STEP 5: Click and drag mouse over the recording

schedule to apply the settings to multiple
days and hours.

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STEP 6: A red dot will appear next to the camera in the

resource tree when recording is started.

NOTE: For recording estimation and times, see DW’s IP

calculator. Go to www.digital-watchdog.com >
Support > Calculators

NOTE: NAS storage options are available for external

storage. Refer to the Blackjack® NAS QSG for
additional information on how to configure the
Blackjack® NAS storage with the DW Spectrum®
CaaS™ server.

NOTE: You can install up to 30 DW Spectrum® CaaS™

servers on the same system/network. (DW
Spectrum 4.0 or higher).

* Click on All to apply to the all schedules.

Rev Date: 02 /20

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