Digital Watchdog DW-SPECTRUMLSC100, DW-SPECTRUMLSC050, DW-SPECTRUMLSC010, DW-SPECTRUMLSC004, DW-SPECTRUMLSC001 User Manual

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ContentsDW Spectrum User Manual

Working with DW Spectrum

................................................................................................................................... 1Opening and Closing DW Spectrum Client

................................................................................................................................... 2Connecting to DW Spectrum via Web-Client

................................................................................................................................... 3Launching DW Spectrum in Compatibility Mode

................................................................................................................................... 4Connecting to Enterprise Controller and Working Offline

................................................................................................................................... 7Introducing User Roles

................................................................................................................................... 8DW Spectrum User Interface Overview

Main Menu Showing and Hiding Side Panels Tabs and Layouts Context Menu Items on Layouts and Scene Working with Resource Tree and Renaming Resources Search Playback Panel Full Screen and Window Mode Changing Interface Language Getting Context Help

................................................................................................................................... 22DW Spectrum Quick Start

................................................................................................................................... 22Obtaining and Activating DW Spectrum Licenses

................................................................................................................................... 25Obtaining and Configuring Media Server’s Additional Settings (Admin Only)

Configuring Media Server Storages (Admin Only) Deleting Media Server (Admin Only) Monitoring Media Servers (Admin Only)

................................................................................................................................... 30Cameras and Encoders Management

Viewing Full Camera List Adding Cameras and Encoders

Discovering Cameras Automatically Adding Cameras and Encoders Manually (Admin Only)

Setting Up Cameras

Setting up Analog Cameras Renaming Cameras Obtaining Camera’s IP, MAC, Firmw are and Model Configuring Audio on Camera Configuring Camera's Authentication Setting up PTZ

Setting Up Fish-Eye Cameras Setting up Recording Schedule

Setting up Motion Mask and Motion Sensitivity Configuring Proprietary Camera Parameters

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Saving and Restoring PTZ Positions

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Dual Stream Recording Specifics (RADASS) Modifying Recording Schedule Copying Recording Schedule between Cameras Panic Recording

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Resetting Camera

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Upgrading Camera's Firmware

Adjusting Secondary Stream Quality

Setting Same Parameters for Multiple Cameras Swapping Cameras betw een Media Servers (Admin Only) Diagnosing Offline Cameras Deleting Cameras (Admin Only)

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................................................................................................................................... 68Configuring Events and Actions (Admin Only)

Tracked Events

Setting up Schedule for Tracking Events Motion on Camera Camera Disconnection/Malfunction Storage Failure Network Issue Camera IP Conflict Input Signal on Camera Media Server Failure Media Servers Conflict EC Connection Lost Licenses are not Configured E-mail is not Set for Users E-Mail Server is not Configured Error while Sending E-Mail Storages are not Configured

Actions that DW Spectrum Can Do

Notifications Visual Event Indication Mail Notifications

Start Recording on Camera Start Panic Recording Trigger Camera Output Play Sound Say Text

Default Rules Viewing Events Log

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Configuring Mail Server for E-Mail Notifications

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................................................................................................................................... 101User Management

Creating New User (Admin Only) Changing User Settings Deleting User (Admin Only)

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................................................................................................................................... 103Layout Management

Creating New Layout Setting up Layouts

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Adding Items to Layouts Removing Item(s) from Layouts Using Backrounds (Maps or Plans) on Layout (E-Mapping) Adjusting Layout’s Appearance

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Selecting Items Moving and Sw apping Items within Scene Resizing Items w ithin Scene Using Fit In View Changing Distance between Items Changing Cell Aspect Ratio

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Locking Layouts Working with Several DW Spectrum Windows Saving Layouts

Assigning Layouts to Users (Admin Only) Deleting Layouts (Admin Only) Opening and Closing Saved Layouts

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................................................................................................................................... 125Backing up and Restoring DW Spectrum Database

................................................................................................................................... 126Playback in DW Spectrum

Hardware Acceleration of Video Decoding Watching Cameras in DW Spectrum

Playing Back Local Files in DW Spectrum

Forensic Analysis

Exporting

Adjusting Volume Tours

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CPU and Bandwidth Saving during Playback (RADASS) Navigating through Archive and Live

Searching through Archive

Local files structure in Resource Tree Configuring Media Folders Opening Local Files Outside of Media Folders Navigating Through Local Files

Expanding Items to Fullscreen Zoom Rotate De-w arping Fish-Eye Cameras Image Enhancement

Single Camera Export

Multi-Video Export

Checking the Validity of Exported Videos Taking Screenshots

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Pan-Temporal Time Line Navigating through Several Cameras Synchronously

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Using Calendar Performing Smart Motion Search Using Thumbnails for Better Navigation Preview Search

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Exporting Recorded Region from Single Camera Viewing Videos Exported from Single Camera

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Exporting Layout in Multi-Video Format Viewing Multi-Videos Changing Multi-Videos after Export

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Setting up Screen Recording Performing Screen Recording

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Troubleshooting and Contacting Support Glossary

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Working with DW Spectrum

Opening and Closing DW Spectrum Client

A few different ways are available to launch the application:

Windows

From desktop: DW Spectrum shortcut icon.

From Start Menu: Start –> Programs –> Digital Watchdog –> DW Spectrum.

Directly from the installed folder:

For x86 default is C:\Program Files(x86)\Digital Watchdog\DW Spectrum\Client\1.5

\1.4\DW Spectrum Launcher.exe

For x64 default is C:\Program Files\Digital Watchdog\DW Spectrum\Client\DW

Spectrum Launcher.exe

Linux

Using DW Spectrum shortcut icon.

Directly from the installed folder: /opt/digitalwatchdog/dwspectrum/Client/1.4/DW

Spectrum Launcher.exe

To close DW Spectrum Client:

Click on the " " button located in the top right corner

Go to Main Menu –> Exit (or press Alt+F4).

It is possible to set up DW Spectrum Client to launch at start. To proceed:

1. Open Main Menu and go to System Settings.

2. Select Run Application when PC boots up (see Misc section).

3. Click OK when done or Cancel to discard changes.

IMPORTANT. In order to display video and graphics properly, it is important to have most current video

drivers installed. If video drivers are not installed, the following will be displayed:

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Connecting to DW Spectrum via Web-Client

DW Spectrum Web Client allows connecting to DW Spectrum from any PC via web browser. The following browsers are supported:

Internet Explorer 9

Google Chrome

Mozilla (not recommended)

To access Web Client:

1. Run the web browser.

2. Enter the following URL:

https://<IP>:<PORT>/web (<IP> and <Port> are IP Address and port of Enterprise Controller).

For instance, to open Web Client on a local computer, use https://localhost:7001/web.

It is also possible to open Web Client from DW Spectrum Client. Go to Resource Tree, Right Click on the

System node and select Open Web Client... Finally it is possible to open Main Menu and choose Open Web Client...

After DW Spectrum Web Client opens , enter login and password.

The following operations are supported:

Browsing the Cameras list (on the left-hand side)

Viewing Camera (only one Camera can be viewed simultaneously)

Browsing archive on Camera

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Launching DW Spectrum in Compatibility Mode

It is necessary sometimes to connect to Enterprise Controller with different versions. A good example would be when DW Spectrum is installed at multiple sites (home, work, etc.) and only one installation is upgraded. In this particular case, Enterprise Controllers will have different versions and one Client should connect to another Enterprise Controller (Client at home connects to Enterprise Controller at work). In this case, the following message will appear:

By clicking OK, the application will restart in compatibility mode.

Note: DW Spectrum recalls the Enterprise Controller it was lastly connected to and automatically

suggests compatibility mode for the next launch.

IMPORTANT. If some of the components such as Enterprise Controller, Media Servers or Client have

different versions installed, it may cause potential issues. When Client is connected to EC, all component versions are checked. The following will appear if the component versions differ from one another:

It is recommended to have the same version installed on all system components.

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Connecting to Enterprise Controller and Working Offline

In order to gain access to Media Server and Cameras, a user must be connected to Enterprise Controller (EC).

The connection to Enterprise Controller can be established by pressing the Connect button ( or ) or via Main Menu –> Connect to (Another) Server.

The current connection status is indicated by the color of the Connect button:

– connected

– disconnected

The connection dialog is displayed as follows:

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DW Spectrum provides a powerful mechanism that can auto-discover Enterprise Controllers in local network. The easiest way to connect to EC is to use one of the auto-discovered EC.

To use predefined connections, click on the drop-down list. By default ,*Last Used Connection* is recommended:

Note: the computer EC is installed on may have several network interfaces. In this case, any available

is displayed on the Auto-Discovered ECs list.

Connection details can also be inputted manually. The following values must be entered:

Host – IP Address or name of the computer EC is installed on (localhost or 127.0.0.1 for All-in-One installation).

Port – IP Port for access to EC (7001 by default). Login and Password to connect to EC. If connecting for the first time, "admin" should be used as a

To check connectivity to EC, press Test. If ok, access is granted. The following may cause connection errors:

EC is not available:

specified IP Address is incorrect or inaccessible

specified port is incorrect

EC is stopped

EC and Client are incompatible with each other (different versions)

To save login details, select the Auto-Login option on the bottom. When Client is launched again, it will connect to the EC automatically through the pre-established login and password combination.

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To save and restore connection details:

If current connection details are used, press Save and create a connection name to store, which will appear in the drop-down list next time a user logs in.

To delete details of a stored connection, select it from the drop-down list and press Delete.

If the last connection was not properly saved, the software will use its connection data from the next launch (* Last Used Connection *).

Note: passwords are not stored in saved connection details.

To log out, go to Main Menu and choose Logout.

If Client is not connected to Enterprise Controller, a user can only access Local Files (see “Playing Back

Local Files in DW Spectrum”).

To connect to a different EC under a different user, open the login window and enter new EC coordinates or login credentials. If canceled, the current user will still be connected to Enterprise Controller.

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Introducing User Roles

There are three types of user roles in DW Spectrum:

Owner (user with "admin" login). Unlimited control. This user cannot be deleted.

Administrator. Full control, except:

Change Super Administrator (admin) settings

Delete or change own role

Viewers (Live Viewer, Viewer, Advanced Viewer). Limited control. A viewer cannot:

Manage users (except for changing their own password).

See servers and all connected cameras. Only the cameras assigned by the administrator are visible.

Change predefined layouts (layouts can be changed, but cannot be saved); however, it is possible to configure and save own layouts based on available resources (assigned cameras and local files).

Additional permissions can be assigned to users to be able to operate with available cameras (assigned by Administrator):

View archive, perform search and forensic analysis

Perform export from archives

Set up cameras

Set up PTZ on cameras.

If none of these permissions are assigned, a user can only view live videos on available cameras.

IMPORTANT. If any action or graphical element described in this document is not available to a specific

user level, the following will apply (Admin only). If the action described in this document is unavailable to certain roles, it will be indicated in the corresponding topic.

The following represents a standard flow:

1. Super Administrator creates and configures all layouts for own use.

2. Super Administrator creates several users with a Viewer role.

3. Super Administrator creates and configures layouts for each Viewer.

4. Viewer logs into DW Spectrum and is only able to work with assigned layouts and cameras.

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DW Spectrum User Interface Overview

DW Spectrum User Interface (UI) includes the following main controls:

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Scene (main view). Displays video items from cameras or local files.

Tab Navigator (top Panel). It contains Main Menu, Tabs and the following buttons:

Connect/Disconnect button. This button indicates the current connection status and allows to

connect or disconnect from EC.

Window Buttons (go/exit fullscreen, minimize, close window)

Panic Recording button. Starts/stops panic recording

Screen Recording button. Starts/stops screen recording

Playback Panel (located on the bottom Panel). Used for playing back local videos and live streams.

Resource Tree (left Panel). Contains all servers, cameras, local files, users and layouts available to the

current user.

Notifications (right Panel). Contains notifications about system events.

Scene represents space for video Items can be placed on. DW Spectrum allows viewing streams from Cameras as well as Local Video Files.

Items are placed on Scene and can be saved as Layouts.

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If several Tabs are opened, then each Tab contains its own Layout with Items:

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Main Menu contains the following items:

Connect to (Another) Server – allows connecting/disconnecting to/from Enterprise Controller (see "Connecting to

Enterprise Controller and Working Offline")

Start/Stop Panic Recording – see "Panic

Recording"

New:

Tab – creates an empty tab in Tab

Navigator (see "Tabs")

Window – opens a new window of DW Spectrum (see "Working with Multiple

DW Spectrum Windows")

User – creates a new user (see "User

Management").

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Main Menu

Main Menu allows users to gain access to various DW Spectrum features quickly and intuitively. Main Menu can be opened by clicking on the logo at the upper left corner:

Open – opens and plays back Local Files (see "Playing Back Local Files in DW Spectrum"):

File – opens Local Video File

Folder – opens all Local Video Files in the selected folder and plays them back simultaneously (max

24 files for x86 and max 64 files for x64).

Save Current Layout and Save Current Layout as... – the currently displayed on the scene layout ("Saving Layouts").

Start/Stop Screen recording (see "Screen Recording (Windows Only)").

Go to/Exit Fullscreen (see "Full Screen and Window Mode").

System Settings – setup DW Spectrum.

Exit.

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Showing and Hiding Side Panels

Side Panels are extremely useful, though may be hidden by a user if needed. The buttons show/hide Panels as well as Hide Panel Context Menu item.

If an item is expanded to fullscreen (see "Expanding Items to Fullscreen"), all Panels slide off the screen and disappear.

To bring Panel back, click on .

Additionally, both left and right sliding menu panels can be pinned ( ):

If Pinned: side Panels are always visible. If a panel is hidden manually, it will not reappear automatically.

If Unpinned: Panel is only visible when the cursor is on. As soon as a user clicks off the Panel, the

panel will disappear. Panel can reappear if a user points or clicks on .

F11 hides all Panels. To undo, press F11 again or use Esc (toggle Fullscreen will also apply if hit Esc).

Tabs and Layouts

Tabs are used to make layout navigation easier. Each Tab hosts a separate Layout. Tabs function very similar to any Internet browser.

The following actions can be performed with Tabs:

Open a new tab:

Tab Navigator’s Context Menu –> New Tab (Ctrl+T)

Main Menu –> New –> Tab

Close a specific Tab: Tab’s Context Menu –> Close (Ctrl+W)

Keep one Tab open – Tab’s Context Menu –> Close All but This

Change the tab order – switch position by dragging and dropping a tab in the desired order.

IMPORTANT: A warning message will appear every time Tab is modified, suggesting to the user to save

changes. See “Saving Layouts”.

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If too many Tabs are opened at the same time, scrolling arrows will appear:

These arrows can be used to scroll Tabs left and right.

To navigate to a specific Tab or open a saved layout, use the button located on the right (next to ):

Initially, no Layouts are configured in the system. An empty default Tab is shown (“New Layout”). If User tries to configure Layout in this Tab, asterisk will automatically be added to the caption (indicating a Layout change). The Layout will remain local.

The layout information is automatically passed to Enterprise Controller once Layout is saved (See “Saving

Layouts”). If Layout is saved successfully, it will be displayed in Resource Tree under the current User.

When closing all Layouts, the default blank Tab will still appear. If the current Layout is saved as “New

Layout”, the blank Tab located next to it will be renamed “New Layout 1” automatically.

Any saved Layouts that were previously opened, will appear automatically once User logs in.

See "Layout Management" and specifically "Setting up Layout" sections for more details.

Context Menu

Context Menu displays all available actions as they relate to the selected element. Context Menu will appear by right-clicking on the desired element (or on empty space).

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Items on Layouts and Scene

Video Item represents video recorded by a camera that can be played back within DW Spectrum.

Items displayed on Scene offer total video manipulation, a variety of features, streaming data and other

related information.

Local videos are displayed as follows:

The file name is displayed in the upper left corner of Local Video Item.

The following buttons are displayed in the upper right corner of Local Video Item:

– Image Enhancement

– create Zoom Window (see Zoom Windows)

– take screenshot fron the item (see Taking Screenshots)

– Rotation (see "Rotate")

– Information: displays additional information about the current stream (see below)

– Close (removes the item from the current layout)

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Streams from cameras are displayed as follows:

The following information is displayed in the upper left corner of the camera item:

Camera Name

Current Recording Mode (Camera may be recording differently depending on its schedule):

– Recording Always (green circle)

– Motion Recording (red circle)

– Low Resolution - always, High Resolution - only while in motion (red circle crossed green)

– Not Recording (grey circle)

For more information on recording settings, see "Setting up Recording Schedule".

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The following buttons are displayed in the upper right corner of Camera in addition to those displayed for local video:

– applies de-warping (is displayed if this is a fish-eye lens camera) – see "De-warping Fish-Eye

Cameras"

– PTZ (if camera supports) – see "Setting up PTZ"

– Smart Search – see "Performing Smart Motion Search".

The following information can be useful during camera setup to help adjust to the desired FPS and bitrate. It may also be useful for monitoring local files.

To view item information, click on located in the top right corner of the item. To view information on multiple items at a time, select Items (see "Selecting Items"), open Context Menu and choose Show Info (Alt+i).

The following data will appear on the bottom:

Current Resolution of the stream

Current FPS of the stream

Current Bitrate

Current stream Codec (H264 or MJPEG)

Current Resolution (if Dual-Streaming is enabled for the camera): Hi-Res or Lo-Res

Current Time of video playback or LIVE if viewing live from a camera

Additionally, the following messages may appear for camera items:

NO SIGNAL – camera is offline. It is possible to diagnose Camera in this case (see "Diagnosing Offline

Cameras").

NO DATA – no recording was performed. No data available.

Loading... – awaiting data from Media Server

Unauthorized – incorrect/missing login or password

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Servers (admin only) – a list of servers registered in the system. Server IP addresses are also displayed (if the corresponding setting is enabled).

Note: Media Server can have several

network interfaces, so different IP addresses may be displayed.

Cameras. Cameras are displayed under Servers (admin only) and Layouts. If a

camera appears on more than one layout, the camera will be listed multiple times in Resource Tree.

The following indicators are displayed on the left:

– a camera is in recording mode

– recording is set up for the camera, but

not recording at the moment.

Additionally Cameras' IP addresses are displayed (if the setting is enabled, see below).

If Camera is experiencing network issues over the past minute,

is displayed. See "Camera Disconnection/Malfunction" for details.

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Working with Resource Tree and Renaming Resources

Resource Tree is a convenient tool to display, search and manage available resources within the application. The format of Resource Tree depends on the current user's permission level.

Resource Tree is displayed on the left Panel and may contain different elements depending on a user level (see "Introducing User Roles"). For Administrators, Resource Tree is displayed as follows:

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Recorders (admin only). Displayed under Servers (admin only) and contains several channels (represented as Cameras).

Users (Administrator can view several users in Resource Tree).

Layouts. Contains resources (cameras and local files). Owned by users and displayed under each user.

Local Files. Contains the following:

Video files

Images

Exported Video Files (see “Exporting”)

Exported Multi-Video Files and their contents: Cameras, or Local Files (see “Exporting the Layout in

Multi-Video Format"

Screen Recordings (see “Screen Recording”)

Screenshots (see “Taking a Screenshot”).

When hovering over Camera with a mouse cursor, a thumbnail of a frame taken from the Camera will appear:

frame will appear:

Items that are currently placed on Scene are highlighted in bold in Resource Tree. A selected (focused)

Item it has the“>” mark in both Server and Layout sections.

To enable/disable displaying IP addresses in Resource Tree:

1. Open Main Menu and go to System Settings

2. Select/clear the flag in Show IP in Tree option (Look and Feel section).

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Viewer's Resource Tree is shown as the following (see picture at the right-hand side):

If Client is not connected to Enterprise Controller, only Local File names are visible.

The following actions can be performed in Resource Tree:

Expanding/collapsing a tree node (+/- on keypad)

Scrolling (if the tree contains multiple elements)

Multi-Selection. Shift to select multiple items and

hold Ctrl to select/deselect items individually.

Drag and drop. An efficient way to organize and configure resources in the tree. The following chapters will further explain the drag and drop capabilities.

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Almost any resource (except Local Files) can be renamed by Administrator in Resource Tree. To rename a resource, simply select it and:

Left-Click on it again (like Windows Explorer).

Right-Click for Context Menu and choose Rename (or press F2):

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IMPORTANT: Search results will appear on

Scene immediately. If the search comes back with a high number of found items, only the first 24 will be displayed for x86 architecture and 64 results for x64 architecture. Search results are automatically added to the current scene.

Search

DW Spectrum provides fast, powerful and flexible search engine that enables users to quickly locate the desired items on demand. To perform search, click on the Search tab in Resource Tree next to Resources.

Type any three consecutive characters from a resource name, MAC or IP into the box to activate search. Search results are displayed as follows:

To refine search, use the following tips:

Specify the resource type: Any Type, Video Files, Image Files or Live Cameras.

Use special symbols to combine several search criteria:

“+” – to add a new criteria to the search. Example, “out” + “100” will pull in all files containing “out” or “100” in file description.

“\” – to avoid files containing certain characters. Example, “out \hdtv” will pull in all files containing “out”, but no “hdtv”.

All results will disappear from the scene once all characters are removed from the search box.

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Playback Panel

DW Spectrum provides powerful and intuitive playback system. It includes seamless transition from live to archived footage, smooth archive playback, extensive search capabilities, local files playback, etc. All playback operations can be performed within the Playback Panel:

The following elements are displayed:

Playback Buttons – used for playing back selected Item(s)

Speed Slider – controls the playback speed of selected Item(s)

Pan-Temporal Time Line – represents the archived data for selected Item(s)

Volume Control – used to adjust volume for the selected Item

Additional Buttons:

– switches selected camera(s) to a live playback mode or indicates that they are playing live.

See "Navigating through Archive and Live"

– performs time synchronization of all cameras displayed on Scene. See "Navigating through

Several Cameras Synchronously"

– opens calendar to help navigate through archive (see "Using Calendar")

– expands Time Line and shows small previews called Thumbnails. See "Using Thumbnails for

Better Navigation".

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Full Screen and Window Mode

DW Spectrum is recommended to be operated in full screen. To toggle full screen or bring the application to a window mode:

and buttons

Alt + Enter or Esc

F11 (all side panels will be hidden).

Moreover it is possible to expand a single item on fullscreen. See "Expanding Items to Fullscreen".

Changing Interface Language

To change DW Spectrum interface language:

1. Open Main Menu and go to System Settings.

2. Select desired language in Language drop-down list (Misc section).

3. Click OK when done or Cancel to discard changes.

4. Restart Client.

Getting Context Help

DW Spectrum provides intuitive context help system on each interface element.

To invoke help:

1. Press button.

2. Left-Click on the desired interface elements.

Context Help contains links to other topics that can be useful as well.

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DW Spectrum Quick Start

This section provides recommendations on system settings for DW Spectrum to be configured properly.

First, a sufficient number of Licenses should be obtained and activated (see “Obtaining and Activating DW

Spectrum Licenses (Admin Only)”).

Then, Storages on each Media Server should be configured (see “Configuring Media Server Storages

(Admin Only)”).

All Cameras should be properly set up (see “Camera Managemnent”). Same with Recording Settings (see “Setting up Recording Schedule (Admin Only)”).

Once completed, it becomes possible to create multiple Users, configure Layouts for them and more.

Obtaining and Activating DW Spectrum Licenses

DW Spectrum’s license policy is quite simple. Each Camera require License. The application has no camera count restrictions.

The following types of Licenses are available:

Analog - allows viewing and recording of a single Analog Camera. If a user tries to view Analog Cameras (live or archive), the following will appear:

See "Setting up Analog Cameras" for more details.

Professional - allows viewing and recording of a single Analog or IP Camera. IP Camera can be viewed live without License allowing for an unlimited number of IP cameras to be connected and viewed live at no charge.

DW Spectrum automatically chooses the best option (Digital License will be used for Analog Camera only if there is no Analog Licenses left).

Note: If recording is enabled for Camera, License is considered used even if recording is not

performed. Recording is required to capture Motion Detection and Input Detection events on Camera.

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For instance, the following screenshot illustrates the situation that all Cameras are offline and not recording. However recording is enabled on four Cameras (marked by ):

In this case 4 Licenses are being used.

See also "Setting up Recording Schedule".

DW Spectrum comes with four Trial Licenses automatically.

To activate Trial Licenses:

1. Open Main Menu –> System Settings.

2. Go to Licenses tab.

3. Click Activate Trial License.

To get additional Licenses, contact the local Digital Watchdog customer service at http://dwcc.tv.

To activate a License Key over the Internet:

1. Select the Licenses tab in System Settings.

2. Automatic activation via Internet must be selected.

3. Enter License Key and click Activate License.

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If DW Spectrum is not connected to the Internet, then licenses can be activated offline.

To activate License (trial or commercial) offline:

1. Go to Licenses tab in System Settings.

2. Click Manual Activation.

3. Copy Hardware ID and email to http://dwcc.tv

License Key: paste License key received from reseller.

Hardware ID: paste Hardware ID here.

An activation key will be provided upon request.

4. As soon as the activation key is received, proceed with one of the following:

Paste it into the Activation Key field and click Activate License. Save it as a text file (i.e. key.txt), move to the target computer, browse the file and click OK.

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Obtaining and Configuring Media Server’s Additional Settings (Admin Only)

In addition to the basic Media Server configuration that are setup during installation and configuration, an Admin also performs the following:

Checking if Media Server is online (Ping). If Media Server is not responding for some reason this can help to check availability of the computer Media Server is hosted on

Change Name

Configure Storages.

To configure Media Server parameters:

1. Open the desired Media Server in Resource Tree.

2. Open server’s Context Menu and choose Server Settings.

The following Media Server parameters can be checked and configured:

Name – can be changed here or in Resource Tree

IP Address – cannot be changed. Displayed in Resource Tree as well if the corresponding setting is

enabled (see "Working with Resource Tree and Renaming Resources")

Port – cannot be changed from the client

Panic Mode – indicates whether or not Panic Recording is being performed

Ping – check availability of the computer Media Server is hosted on

Storages – see "Configuring Media Server Storages (Admin Only)".

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Configuring Media Server Storages (Admin Only)

DW Spectrum provides an easy and flexible storage management policy. Each Media Server can use unlimited number of local and network Storages. If more than one Storage is used, Media Server will automatically balance the space consumption. The more free space the storage has, the higher the usage intensity will be.

Storage is considered to be a separate hard disk partition. If a partition has more than 100 Gb of free space, DW Spectrum uses it automatically.

Additionally it is possible to add network storages.

To configure Media Server Storages:

1. Open the Server Settings

2. Go to Storages:

As displayed above, the computer has 2 partitions and only disk D is used for storage because disk C has less than 100 Gb of free space.

3. To select Storage to be used check In Use flag

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Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual

Working with DW Spectrum

Opening and Closing DW Spectrum Client

Connecting to DW Spectrum via Web-Client

Launching DW Spectrum in Compatibility Mode

Connecting to Enterprise Controller and Working Offline

Introducing User Roles

DW Spectrum User Interface Overview

Main Menu

Showing and Hiding Side Panels

Tabs and Layouts

Context Menu

Items on Layouts and Scene

Working with Resource Tree and Renaming Resources

Search

Playback Panel

Full Screen and Window Mode

Changing Interface Language

Getting Context Help

DW Spectrum Quick Start

Obtaining and Activating DW Spectrum Licenses

Obtaining and Configuring Media Server’s Additional Settings (Admin Only)

Configuring Media Server Storages (Admin Only)