DW Spectrum 3.
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DW Spectrum 3.
DW Spectrum 3.0 Spectrum 3.0 Cloud and Webpage Limitations Spectrum 3.0 – Cloud 1. Usage and Benefits a. Manage multiple servers - Check server status online - Share and assign permission with other users without providing server information b. No need to assign static IP address to the server c. No need to setup DDNS for non-static public IP address d. No need to create port forwarding rule in the router (some limitations may apply) 2. Limitations a. No data will be stored online b.
DW Spectrum 3.0 Table of Contents Working with DW Spectrum ........................................................................................................................................... 10 Opening and Closing DW Spectrum Client.................................................................................................................. 10 Connecting to DW Spectrum via Web-Client ..............................................................................................................
DW Spectrum 3.0 Configuring Server Storage/NAS ............................................................................................................................. 30 Configuring Redundant Storage (Storage Backup) ................................................................................................. 32 Analyzing and Anticipating Storage Usage.............................................................................................................. 34 Deleting Server ..................
DW Spectrum 3.0 Changing User Settings ......................................................................................................................................... 112 Disabling/Enabling Users (Admin Only) ................................................................................................................ 113 Deleting User (Admin Only) ..................................................................................................................................
DW Spectrum 3.0 Upgrading DW Spectrum .......................................................................................................................................... 177 Troubleshooting and Contacting Support ..................................................................................................................... 179 Diagnosing Offline Devices........................................................................................................................................
DW Spectrum 3.0 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\\DW Spectrum Launcher.exe For x64 default is C:\Program Files\Digital Watchdog\DW Spectrum\Client\\DW S
DW Spectrum 3.0 Connecting to DW Spectrum via Web-Client Web Client allows users to do the following: view Live streams from Cameras search through archive change resolution to save bandwidth To open Web Client: 1. Open Server's Web Interface and log in using user name and password (or cloud credentials). 2. Go to the Web Client tab. See also "Connecting to DW Spectrum via Mobile Client".
DW Spectrum 3.0 DW Spectrum automatically detects and displays the Systems in local networks. Also it displays Systems that have been recently accessed. Those Systems are called Local and can be accessed by username and password. DW Spectrum Client can connect to Systems that have different version. If System is incompatible with Client, then its version is displayed in yellow. See "Launching DW Spectrum in Compatibility Mode" for details.
DW Spectrum 3.0 DW Spectrum provides a powerful mechanism that can auto-discover Servers in local network. The easiest way to is to use one of the auto-discovered Servers. To use predefined connections, click on the drop-down list. By default ,*Last Used Connection* is recommended: Note: the computer Server is installed on may have several network interfaces. In this case, a random one is displayed on the Auto-Discovered Servers list.
DW Spectrum 3.0 Login and Password to connect to Server. If connecting for the first time, "admin" should be used as a login name. Use the same password that was set up during the initial installation. To check connectivity to Server, press Test.
DW Spectrum 3.0 You are about to connect to Server which has a different version. Client version X is required to connect ti this Server Download version 2.2? Once download is completed, restart is suggested. IMPORTANT. If some of the components of the Multi-Server System such as Server or Client have different versions installed, it may cause potential issues. When Client is connected to Server, all component versions are checked. The warning will appear if the component versions differ from one another.
DW Spectrum 3.0 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. Usually Administrators create and configure layouts for Viewers. Viewers log into DW Spectrum and can only work with assigned layouts and devices.
DW Spectrum 3.0 Web Page – open a new web page on Scene (see "Using DW Spectrum as Web Browser"). 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). Web Client – opens Web Client and connects to the current Server. See "Connecting to DW Spectrum via Web-Client".
DW Spectrum 3.0 Open a new tab: Tab Navigator’s Context Menu –> New Tab (Ctrl+T) Main Menu –> New –> Tab "+" icon on the right of layout tabs 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”.
DW Spectrum 3.0 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.
DW Spectrum 3.0 The following information is displayed in the upper left corner of the camera item: Device Name Current Recording Mode (Device 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".
DW Spectrum 3.0 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 – no connectivity with camera. It is possible to diagnose camera or network in this case (see "Diagnosing Offline Devices"). NO DATA – no recorded data.
DW Spectrum 3.0 and – Cameras and I/O Modules (Devices). Displayed under Servers (admin only) and Layouts. If Device appears on more than one saved layout, the device will be listed multiple times in Resource Tree. Devices can have additional statuses: or – Device is offline for various reasons (see "Diagnosing Offline Devices"). or – unauthorized Device (see "Configuring Device's Authentication").
DW Spectrum 3.0 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. Search. Almost any resource (except Local Files) can be renamed by Administrator in Resource Tree.
DW Spectrum 3.0 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.
DW Spectrum 3.0 Getting Context Help DW Spectrum provides intuitive context help system on each interface element. To invoke help: 1. Press "?" button on Tab Navigator. 2. Left-Click on the desired interface elements. Context Help contains links to other topics that can be useful as well. Customizing Look and Feel of DW Spectrum DW Spectrum provides a number of ways to customize user interface. To start, open Main Menu, choose Local Settings, then switch to Look and Feel...
DW Spectrum 3.0 It is possible to connect to it without login credentials. Then the setup wizard will open up: Setup New System – specify System Name, owner password. The following advanced settings are available: device setting optimization (see "Preventing DW Spectrum from Changing Camera Streaming Settings (Admin Only)") device auto discovery (see "Automatic Device Discovery") sending usage statistics and crash reports.
DW Spectrum 3.0 To connect System to Cloud Account, open System-Wide Configurations and go to the Users tab. Create Account – opens up Cloud Portal and redirects to registration form Connect System to Cloud Account... – opens up the authentication form. Enter Cloud Account login and password to bind System to Cloud account. Once connected, System will be displayed in Cloud Portal and will be accessible without credentials. Sharing can be done within the cloud portal.
DW Spectrum 3.0 DW Spectrum comes with four Trial Licenses automatically (do not allow Video Wall feature). Trial Licenses are active 30 days only. IMPORTANT: In Multi Server System Licenses are activated on a certain Server (the one Client is currently connected to icon). If this server is offline, those licenses will be invalidated until the server is back online. If licenses are activated on different servers, they will be combined if those servers are merged into a single system.
DW Spectrum 3.0 5. Click Activate License It is also possible to delete an expired or invalid License Key. To do so: 1. Go to Licenses tab in System Administration. 2. Select the desired licenses (should be marked in red) and click Remove (or press DEL). Finally, it is possible to export the list of licenses in a file. It may be necessary, for instance, if re-activation is needed. To do so, click on Export and select the target file. Currently, CSV and HTML formats are supported.
DW Spectrum 3.0 Rename Failover Setup (see "Configuring Failover") Storage Configuration To configure Server parameters, open the desired Server in Resource Tree, then open Context Menu and choose Server Settings. The following Server parameters can be checked and configured: Name – can be changed here or in Resource Tree IP Address – cannot be changed.
DW Spectrum 3.0 As displayed above, the computer has 3 partitions and only disks D and E are used for storage because disk C has less than 100 Gb of free space. Disk D is configured as Backup Storage (see "Configuring Redundant Storage (Storage Backup)"). 3. To select Storage to be used click the switch 4. To add NAS/External Storage, click Add and enter the storage path (URL), Login and Password, for instance: IMPORTANT.
DW Spectrum 3.0 Resolution: hi_quality – full resolution streams lo_quality – low resolution streams MAC or UUID– MAC address of the recorded device YYYY – Recorded Year MM – Recorded Month DD – Day HH – Hour IMPORTANT. 10-30 GB of free space is always preserved on Storage. For NAS storages this amount vary between 50 and 100 Gb (depending on the storage size). If only one system partition (where OS is installed) is present, then DW Spectrum will use this partition for recording.
DW Spectrum 3.0 2. Create a shared folder on each Server and make sure \\server\share is accessible through the network. 3. Go to Server Settings and add all shared folders as NAS devices (see "Configuring Server Storage/NAS"). 4. Click Use as backup storage on each one added. 5. Setup backup parameters (described below). 6. Repeat the above steps on all servers. Therefore, each server will be backing up the footage to all other servers in the system.
DW Spectrum 3.0 Analyzing and Anticipating Storage Usage DW Spectrum provides a way to estimate and predict storage usage. This feature allows users to plan their systems and store recorded data more accurately. This data is displayed per Server and broken down by individual camera.
DW Spectrum 3.0 To anticipate the storage capacity it is necessary to check the Forecast for full storage(s) usage box and select the amount of storage to be added (in the screenshot above 37.9 Gb is considered to be added). The software will display the amount of time Camera(s) will be recorded with the added capacity (notice Calendar Days and Space). The data might have been changed since the form is opened. To update it click Refresh.
DW Spectrum 3.0 Hard disk partitions usage (C: and D: in this case) Network Interfaces Usage To enable/disable graphs check/uncheck them. If hover with a mouse cursor on a check, the corresponding graph will be clearly visible, the rest-ones will be faded. User can perform standard manipulations with Monitoring Item: move, resize, swap, duplicate etc (see "Items on Layouts"). To stop monitoring, remove the corresponding item from Scene. Multiple Server s can be monitored simultaneously.
DW Spectrum 3.0 Configuring Multi-Server Environment (Admin Only) DW Spectrum is a very scalable solution and it allows many Servers to work together in a single System.
DW Spectrum 3.0 Client: 1. Expand Other Systems under Resource Tree and locate the desired System 2. Expand the desired System and locate Server to connect to the current System. 3. Open Context Menu and choose Merge to Currently Connected System... 4. Enter the admin password of the other System. Web Interface: 1. Log in to web-interface of Server that should be connected to the current System 2. Change System Name to the desired value and click Save. After some time the desired Server will be joined.
DW Spectrum 3.0 3. Enter Server URL (any server of System B or remote Server). To find Systems in local network use drop-down menu. For Remote Server type Error! Hyperlink reference not valid.: – IP address of Server (the current computer should be able to connect to this Server) – network port of Server (default 7001). 4. Enter Password to System B (or to remote Server) and click Find System. 5. Select the new System Name (System A or System B).
DW Spectrum 3.0 Configuring Routing within Multi-Server Environment DW Spectrum provides built-in automatic routing mechanism that enables users to seamlessly work with the large sites as a single cluster. However there may be custom network configurations that may require custom routing settings. For instance, Servers may have several IP addresses (Public and Private) and it may be necessary to allow or restrict traffic flow for some of them.
DW Spectrum 3.0 The following Device Settings are crucial for the application to function properly: Recording schedule (see "Setting up Recording Schedule") Authentication (the default password has been changed for devices). See "Configuring Device Authentication". IMPORTANT. Most device parameters can only be configured by Advanced Viewer (permission level is required). A basic viewer can access configuration, but cannot make any changes. See the "User and Roles Management" section for more.
DW Spectrum 3.0 MAC Address – Device's MAC address. It is not possible at times to determine the MAC address. In this instance, a unique identifier is shown (i.e. urn_uuid_207f19b2-d5a6-407f-8fec-6265a311058b) Server – the Server where Device is hosted on. The following tools are available to manage Device List: Sort data by column. Left Click on column's header. Filter data. Type the filter sub-string into the Search String field (on the top). The results will be refresh as typing.
DW Spectrum 3.0 If a device does not transmit media data, it is marked as Offline. If Server is offline, all Devices the server is hosting are switched to the offline status automatically. Once Device is discovered, DW Spectrum tries to configure the following settings on Camera: the best possible image settings for the main video stream (best possible resolution and FPS) and optimal ones for the secondary stream (240p to 320p, 2 to 7 FPS).
DW Spectrum 3.0 IMPORTANT.DW Spectrum allows adding Devices by IP Address, Host Name or Generic RTSP/HTTP Link (advanced). See "Adding RTSP or HTTP Streams as Cameras (Admin Only)". To add several Devices at once, select Subnet Scan: 4. Enter the desired IP range to start scanning. By default, addresses 0-255 of the same subnet are suggested. As a result, the entire specified network will get scanned for Devices. (Only scan C-Class subnet) 6.
DW Spectrum 3.0 First, Make sure Subnet Scan is unchecked, then enter RTSP or HTTP URL (i.e. rtsp://:554/hi_stream) instead of Camera IP. Once added, Camera will be displayed in Resource Tree as follows: It can now be configured as any regular IP Camera (see "Setting Up Devices"). Note: only one stream can be added per Camera, so Dual-Streaming benefits will not be available (see "Dual Stream Recording Specifics (RADASS)").
DW Spectrum 3.0 Configuring Proprietary Device Parameters Working Around Device Issues (Expert Settings). Additionally, there is some specifics while working with Analog Encoders and Cameras. See "Setting up Analog Cameras" for details. Setting up Analog Cameras Typically, Analog Cameras are connected via Analog Recorders. Each Recorder has a number of channels that indicates the number of Analog Cameras it can handle.
DW Spectrum 3.0 To get I/O Module working it is necessary to perform additional setup: 1. Open Device Settings and go to IO Ports. 2. Set Up the following I/O Connectors' configuration and apply the changes: Type – Input or Output Default State – Open or Grounded (depending on I/O Module) Name of the port Pulse time (output only) – the amount of time the signal will be generated for (in milliseconds) After the I/O module is configured, it will be displayed as following: Rev.
DW Spectrum 3.0 The following actions can be performed: Record Audio from I/O Module (if a microphone is connected). See Setting up Recording Schedule for details. Playback Audio Archive Recorded from I/O Module (if a microphone is connected). This is similar to viewing archive from Cameras (see "Navigating through Archive and Live") View Inputs State. When the circuit is grounded, the appropriate sensor turns green Trigger Output.
DW Spectrum 3.0 Note: this information is available for Administrators and Viewers with an appropriate permission level. It may be useful to go to Device's web page by clicking on the appropriate hyperlink to check or set up Device's parameters. See "Configuring Proprietary Device Parameters" for details. It is possible to check if a device is accessible by pressing the Ping button.
DW Spectrum 3.0 To specify Aspect Ratio: 1. Open Camera Settings and go to General. 2. Enable Force aspect ratio flag and select the desired ratio. The following AR are available: 1:1, 4:3, 16:9. 3. Disable the flag to restore the original Aspect Ratio. 4. The settings are applied once Apply or OK are clicked. Setting up Camera Orientation Sometimes Cameras can be mounted rotated by 90 degrees or upside down. In such instance, DW Spectrum can display proper orientation.
DW Spectrum 3.0 Setting Up Fish-Eye Cameras DW Spectrum provides advanced capabilities to operate with fish-eye cameras. Such cameras use a specific type of lens that can cover a much larger viewing area. This particular type of lens warps a picture and a de-warping algorithm must be enabled to display the picture correctly: Note: It is possible to configure Cameras for Administrators and Viewers with an appropriate permission level.
DW Spectrum 3.0 3. Go to the Fisheye tab to select the following parameters: Camera's orientation - type of de-warping algorithms based on orientation. Calibration - to avoid de-warping artifacts, it is important to position the calibration circle within the Camera's view as accurately as possible.
DW Spectrum 3.0 This feature is available for PTZ Cameras if: It is supported by the Camera model (Onvif Cameras only) Camera is in Live mode If the requirements are met, clicking will display PTZ control on the corresponding camera. These restrictions do not apply to Fish-Eye Cameras and Screenshots. The following PTZ modes are available: Simple (Zoom only). Refer to the following image: Use + and - buttons to zoom in/out. Regular (Zoom and Point).
DW Spectrum 3.0 Setting Up Home Positions or Tours (see "Home Positions and Tours for PTZ and Fish-Eye Cameras") Extended (Zoom, Point and additional features).
DW Spectrum 3.0 1. Set up a desired PTZ Position on Camera using PTZ Controls (see "Setting up and Controlling PTZ on PTZ and Fish-Eye Cameras") 2. Open Context Menu by right –click on the PTZ icon and select PTZ... -> Save Current Position... 3. Type a desired preset name. 4. If needed, select a hot key for preset (0-9). Saving and Editing PTZ positions (advanced): 1. Open Context Menu right –click on the PTZ icon and select PTZ... -> Manage. The following form will appear: 2.
DW Spectrum 3.0 Setting Up PTZ Tours DW Spectrum allows to create PTZ Tours. PTZ Tour is a sequence of PTZ Positions. It may be useful to move from one position to another automatically in a cycle to observe large locations by a single Camera. The following parameters can be configured for PTZ Tours: Positions. Tour can contain an unlimited number of PTZ Positions. Stay Time - the duration of time for Camera to stay on PTZ Positions. Speed - the speed of Camera moving between PTZ Positions.
DW Spectrum 3.0 5. Select PTZ Positions to include in Tour: To add Position click on "+" button To change, click on the desired Position and select another one: To change the order of Positions, select desired Position and use arrows on the right to move it up and down the list. To delete Position select the desired Position and click on "-" button. Note: the following restrictions are applied to Tours: Tour should contain at least two Positions.
DW Spectrum 3.0 6. Set Stay Time and Speed for each Position. 7. Test Tour by clicking Start Tour in the upper table. 8. Rename Tour if necessary (in the upper table) or set it as Home Tour (see "Home Positions and Tours for PTZ and Fish-Eye Cameras"). 9. Click Apply or OK when finished. To discard changes, click Cancel. Home Positions and Tours for PTZ and Fish-Eye Cameras DW Spectrum allows setting Home Position or Tour for any PTZ or Fisheye Camera.
DW Spectrum 3.0 FPS Quality Note: FPS and Quality recording settings will affect live stream viewing as well. For example, if 1 FPS and Low Quality are set in the recording schedule, DW Spectrum will stream live as per selected settings even if the camera is capable of more. If recording is not set, DW Spectrum will stream live at Maximum FPS and Quality. Those settings are applied to Recording Schedule. See "Modifying Recording Schedule" for details.
DW Spectrum 3.0 1. Select the desired Camera(s) in Resource Tree (use SHIFT or CTRL to select several) or on Scene, open Camera Settings and go to Recording: IMPORTANT. If Server and Client are in different time zones the schedule displays Server Time. 2. Click to enable. ( : enabled) . Check the number of licenses used. If the number is insufficient, click Get More Licenses and proceed with activation.
DW Spectrum 3.0 8. If Motion Recording is set, it is possible to adjust Pre-recording and Post-Recording intervals (the time range between the start and end of motion recording). 9. Click Apply or OK when finished. To discard changes, click Cancel. In case of insufficient licenses, the following warning will appear: License limit exceeded (X of Y used). Your schedule will be saved, but will not take efect Enable Recording flag will be disabled; however, all schedule settings will be saved.
DW Spectrum 3.0 3. Check desired Cameras the schedule should be copied to. To select all Cameras on specific Server check it. To filter search use the Filter box. Filter criteria is the same as search (see "Search"). If hover with a mouse cursor on Camera, the actual picture from this Camera will be displayed on the right. Note: additional Licenses may be needed. See "Obtaining and Activating DW Spectrum Licenses" for details. 4. Click Apply or OK when finished. To discard changes, click Cancel.
DW Spectrum 3.0 IMPORTANT. This particular feature in DW Spectrum works only if the selected camera supports Motion Detection. The following Motion Detection types are supported: Hardware Motion Detection – implemented on Cameras directly. In this case only motion mask can be configured. To configure additional parameters it may be necessary to go to Camera Settings web page (see "Configuring Proprietary Device Parameters"). Software Motion Detection is performed on Server .
DW Spectrum 3.0 The above picture illustrates the following: the area marked in grey will not capture motion (Motion Mask) the green area will capture motion with very low sensitivity top right and bottom left corners will capture motion with standard sensitivity for other regions, the sensitivity will be high. 6. Click Apply or OK when finished. To discard any changes, click Cancel. It is possible to set up motion directly from camera’s web page.
DW Spectrum 3.0 If DW Spectrum supports the specific Device, it displays Device Web Page inside this tab. Rev.
DW Spectrum 3.0 Note: If the list is empty, Device does not support configuring (not Onvif-Compliant). Other proprietary device parameters such as Authorization, Network Settings etc. can be configured directly from device’s web page. 1. Open Camera settings and select General tab. 2. Enter Authentication Parameters if the device requires authentication (Admin only). 3. Click on Web Page. The browser will open device’s web page. Web page may be inaccessible because it can be located on a different network.
DW Spectrum 3.0 2. Go to Maintenance –> Firmware Upgrade Note: If the list is empty, Camera does not support configuring (not Onvif-Compliant). 3. Click on Check Upgrade. The coordinates of Digital Watchdog FTP Server (Address, Port, Login and Password) are predefined. 4. If a camera has Internet access, the application will check for any available upgrades automatically. 5. If a newer version of firmware is found, click OK to run upgrades.
DW Spectrum 3.0 To disable automatic adjustment for all Cameras: 1. Disable recording for all cameras and close them (if opened for viewing). 2. For each Camera go to its Web Page and set desired image settings. 3. Open Main Menu and go to System Administration –> General tab. 4. Remove Allow system to optimize cameras settings flag. 5. Click OK when done or Cancel to discard changes.
DW Spectrum 3.0 Adjusting Average Bitrate on Device When the software tries to configure target bitrate on some camera models it can be set up incorrectly. This may result in poor image quality. To workaround this issue it is possible to adjust Average Bitrate on Device: 1. Open Camera Settings and go to Expert. 2. Check I have read the manual and understand the risks. 3. Choose Calculate Bitrate per GOP instead of bitrate per second. 4. Restart the camera. IMPORTANT.
DW Spectrum 3.0 3. Click Override secondary stream quality. 4. Use slider to adjust quality. 4. Click Apply or OK when finished. To discard changes, click Cancel. Note: If Camera does not support dual-streaming, the above settings are unavailable. This setting is ignored if DW Spectrum is configured to not change Camera Streaming Settings.
DW Spectrum 3.0 To move device(s) from one server to another: 1. Hold Ctrl or Shift to select the desired devices in Resource Tree 2. Drag and drop the selected devices to the desired server IMPORTANT. In order to be able to see video from Device on a new Server, the devices must be accessible and discovered by this server. Otherwise it will be displayed offline. Also devices may be swapped automatically during failover. If Server failure occurs, all Cameras can be moved to other Servers automatically.
DW Spectrum 3.0 Servers Conflict Play Sound Server Connection LostX Speak License Issue Notifications E-mail address is not set(Sys) E-Mail Server is not Set(SYS) Error while Sending E-Mail Storage is not Configured Visual Event Indication Showing Cameras on Alarm Layout Mail Notifications Server Started Configuring Mail Server for E-Mail Notifications Archive Backup Finished Start Recording on Camera Generic Event.
DW Spectrum 3.0 2. To add a new Rule, click Add. To delete an existing-one, click Delete. 3. Once added, Rule should be configured. Select Event on the left-hand side that needs to be monitored. See "Tracked Events" for more information Select Action on the right-hand side that needs to be performed once Event occurs. Refer to "Actions" for details Specify basic parameters for Event and Action. Click on Source or Target column in the Rule row and choose the desired value. IMPORTANT.
DW Spectrum 3.0 Tracked Events DW Spectrum can react as soon as a particular Event occurs. There are 2 types of Events: Continuous – occur continuously (for instance, Motion) Instant – occur once (for instance, Server Failure or Network Issue). Depending of Event Types there are different algorithms to handle them. Certain Actions can be bound to a certain types of Events. Every tracked event may have its own parameters.
DW Spectrum 3.0 Setting up Schedule for Tracking Events Events can be tracked based on the schedule. For instance, Motion can be tracked only on weekends and Input Signal – at 8PM-8AM. The schedule can be configured as advanced parameters for the desired Event: 1. Open Event Advanced Parameters by clicking on Advanced on the Alarm/Event Rules form. The advanced settings will be displayed on the bottom. 2. Click on Schedule... The following form will be displayed: 3.
DW Spectrum 3.0 1. Click on Any Camera at the desired row on the Alarm/Event Rules form (see "Configuring Events and Actions (Admin Only)"). The following form will appear: 2. Check the cameras to detect motion, then click OK (Cancel will discard changes). To select all Cameras on a specific Server, set the flag on it. To filter search, use the Filter box. Filter criterias are the same as search (see "Search").
DW Spectrum 3.0 Send Mail. Show Notification. Camera Output. These actions will be performed if motion is detected on at least one camera out of the selected. Why Event may work incorrectly Recording is disabled for Camera(s) that are being monitored. Refer to "Modifying Recording Schedule" for information on how to enable recording for Camera. Motion Mask is not set properly. See "Setting up Motion Mask and Motion Sensitivity". Too many Cameras are monitored and too many Events occur.
DW Spectrum 3.0 2. Check the devices to track, then click OK (Cancel will discard changes). To select all Devices on a specific Server, set the flag on it. To filter search, use the Filter box. Filter criteria are the same as search (see "Search"). It is possible to Drag'n'Drop the selected Devices from Resource Tree onto the Event's advanced settings form. If Devices are not specified, all Devices will be monitored. Advanced Parameters Schedule (see "Setting up Schedule for Tracking Events").
DW Spectrum 3.0 Storage Failure Occurs if Server is unable to write data on one or more Storage. This may be caused by the following: Hard disk malfunction. Insufficient rights. The permission to write on disk or recorded folder may be restricted by the computer Administrator. Hard disk is too slow: too many cameras are recorded and hard disk cannot record on such speed. It may be useful to add another hard disk drive. Disk is full.
DW Spectrum 3.0 None Advanced Parameters Schedule (see "Setting up Schedule for Tracking Events"). Why Event may work incorrectly Notifications for this type of Event is hidden in system settings. See "Notifications" for more details. Input Signal on Device Occurs if input signal is detected on Device(s). DW Spectrum may detect input signals on the following Devices: ONVIF-compliant (input support via ONVIF may vary from Device to Device) Axis.
DW Spectrum 3.0 To select all Devices on a specific Server, click on the check box. To filter search, use the Filter box. Filter criteria are the same as search (see "Search"). It is possible to Drag'n'Drop the selected Devices from Resource Tree onto the Event's advanced settings form. IMPORTANT. To detect input signals, input must be supported on Device. If the selected Device does not support input, then the corresponding message will be displayed (see above).
DW Spectrum 3.0 Servers Conflict Occurs if a new Server is connected to another Server on the same network and pulls data from same Devices. In this case, some Devices may drop offline because they may not provide several streams simultaneously. This results in Device Disconnection/Malfunction Event. Message contains the specific list of devices that are used by both servers. Basic Parameters None Advanced Parameters Schedule (see "Setting up Schedule for Tracking Events").
DW Spectrum 3.0 If User clicks on the notification, then license dialog will automatically open. See "Obtaining and Activating DW Spectrum Licenses". This notification will hide automatically as soon as one License is activated. Why Event may work incorrectly Notifications for this type of Event is hidden in system settings. See "Notifications" for more details. E-mail is not Set for Users Occurs if E-Mail address is not set up: Viewer is notified if an email address is not configured.
DW Spectrum 3.0 If click on the notification, Mail Server settings dialog will open. See "Mail Notifications" for details. Storage is not Configured Occurs if no Storage are selected (recording flag might have been removed accidentally). In this case, Notification is displayed. If Storage are not configured, it is not possible to record Cameras. If click on the notification, storage configuration dialog will open. See "Configuring Server Storage/NAS".
DW Spectrum 3.0 Generic Event Occurs when Server receives a special HTTP Request from an external system. For instance, it may be access control system or alarm/monitoring system. Each request contains the following fields: Source Caption Description. Also HTTP Request may contain the "State" field. If specified, the event is considered as continuous. For instance, it is possible to set up the following Rule: while Generic Event occurs, Camera 1 is recording.
DW Spectrum 3.0 Schedule (see "Setting up Schedule for Tracking Events"). Why Event may work incorrectly HTTP request is malformed. Check Server API Request is filtered out. Try to clear all fields (Source, Caption, Description) and trigger HTTP request once more HTTP Request does not contains the "State" field and a continuous type of Action is bound to it (Camera Recording, Camera Output, Panic Recording or Repeat Sound) Notifications for this type of Event are hidden in system settings.
DW Spectrum 3.0 Notifications DW Spectrum provides a powerful notification mechanism for notifying Users of Events that occur. When Event occurs, right Panel starts blinking (the color varies depending on the importance of the notification). Notification Types: System Messages (red) – something is not properly configured. Can be fixed. Warnings (orange) – critical event (Device disconnected, Server failure, etc). Notifications (green) – non-critical events (motion, input signal, etc).
DW Spectrum 3.0 License Issue – License Form will be opened Connection is Lost – connection dialog will be opened Server Conflict – no action Generic Event – no action Close the notification. Either Right Click or hover over with a mouse cursor to obtain additional information and click on the cross sign in the top right corner. Green and yellow notifications will eventually disappear. View Event Log. Click on Go to Event Settings. Click on . .
DW Spectrum 3.0 Type of Users notifications are displayed to: All users Administrators only. Advanced Parameters Aggregation (Interval of action): no more than once per certain amount of time (to reduce the amount of events), or instant. May be caused by All Events. Why Action may work incorrectly Some notifications are disabled. Event is not configured properly. See Event description for details Too long interval of action is set. Try "instant".
DW Spectrum 3.0 Showing Cameras on Alarm Layout DW Spectrum provides the ability to dynamically create Alarm Layouts. They allow bringing specific Cameras to User's attention when a specific Event occurs. In this case a dynamic layout is created and the corresponding cameras are placed on it. This layout is displayed in the following way: For instance, Rule can be configured as follows: if motion occurs on cameras 1 or 2, cameras 2, 3 and 4 will be placed on Alarm Layout.
DW Spectrum 3.0 Aggregation (Interval of action): no more than once per certain amount of time (to reduce the amount of events), or instant. Users to show alarm to – it is possible to show Alarm Layout to certain Users. If several Events are configured to show different Cameras on alarm layout for the same User, the corresponding Cameras will be added upon the Event occurrence.
DW Spectrum 3.0 Additional Recipients – additional E-Mail addresses to send notifications to. Several recipients must be separated by the ";" symbol. Aggregation (Interval of action): no more than once per certain amount of time (to reduce the amount of events), or instant. Note: Click on Global Email Settings to configure E-Mail Server parameters. As soon as event occurs, a mail notification is sent as follows: May be caused by All Events. Why Action may work incorrectly E-Mail Server is not configured.
DW Spectrum 3.0 Configuring Mail Server for E-Mail Notifications In order to send Mail Notifications on Events, E-Mail Server should be configured. To configure E-Mail Server: 1. Open Main Menu –> System Administration (CTRL+ALT+A) and swith to the Email tab. 2. Choose quick or advanced E-Mail Server setup (see below for reference). 3. When finished, press OK to apply or Cancel to discard settings.
DW Spectrum 3.0 The parameters are the same as in Simple Setup plus: SMTP Server: E-Mail server address Port – SMTP Port Connection type: (Secure (TLS), Secure (SSL), Unsecure). Note: click Test to ensure that the settings are correct. If test fails: Try a different SMTP Port Try a different connection type. Start Recording on Camera Starts recording on Camera(s) when Event occurs. For instance, if Motion is detected on Cameras 1, 2 or 4, recording on Cameras 4, 5 and 6 will start.
DW Spectrum 3.0 2. Check the cameras to record, then click OK (Cancel will discard changes). To select all Cameras on a specific Server, check the corresponding box. To filter search, use the Filter box. Filter criteria is the same as search (see "Search"). It is possible to Drag'n'Drop the selected Cameras from Resource Tree onto the Action's advanced settings form. IMPORTANT. To record Camera on Event, recording must be enabled on Camera.
DW Spectrum 3.0 Why Action may work incorrectly Recording is not enabled on Camera. Refer to "Modifying Recording Schedule" for information on how to enable recording. Event is not configured properly. See the Event description for details. Start Panic Recording Starts Panic Recording when Event occurs. Panic Recording mode switches Recording Settings for all Cameras to maximum FPS and Quality. Note: if Recording is not enabled for Camera, Panic Recording will not be activated.
DW Spectrum 3.0 2. Check the cameras to record, then click OK (Cancel will discard changes). Advanced Parameters Fixed Duration – the duration of the bookmark. If checked, Pre-Recording can be set as well. It specifies the amount of time to bookmark before the event. Can be unchecked for the following continuous events: Motion on Camera, Input Signal on Device, Generic Event. If unchecked, Bookmark will continue until the event stops. Additionally Pre-Recording and Post-Recording can be set.
DW Spectrum 3.0 1. Click on Select at least one Device in the desired row on the Alarm/Event Rules form (see "Configuring Events and Actions (Admin Only)"). The following form will appear: 2. Check the Devices to trigger output, then click OK (Cancel will discard changes). To select all Devices on a specific Server, check the corresponding box. To filter search, use the Filter box. Filter criteria is the same as search (see "Search").
DW Spectrum 3.0 Event is not configured properly. See Event description for details. Play Sound Plays the specific sound when Event occurs. Basic Parameters Sound to be played. It is possible to select any sound from the available options: Camera to play the sound on. Camera should support 2-way audio. Right now 2-way audio is supported on Axis devices with firmware 5.x or higher. See "Using 2-Way Audio". Play to user. If checked, the sound will be played in client application. IMPORTANT.
DW Spectrum 3.0 To add sound: 1. Click Add... and select the desired audio file. 2. Choose the duration and set it to Clip sound up to. The audio file will be cut to the specified duration. 3. Choose Custom Title for the selected sound. If not specified, the file name will be used as the title by default. 4. Click Open to add the sound or Cancel to discard changes. To rename the selected sound, click Rename... and enter a new title To test the chosen sample, click Play...
DW Spectrum 3.0 Too long interval of action is set. Try "instant". Either Play to user should be checked or Camera for 2-way audio should be selected. Repeat Sound Plays a specific sound while Event occurs. Basic Parameters Sound to be played. It is possible to select any sound from the available options: Camera to play the sound on. Camera should support 2-way audio. Right now 2-way audio is supported on Axis devices with firmware 5.x or higher. See "Using 2-Way Audio". Play to user.
DW Spectrum 3.0 To add a sound: 1. Click Add... and select the desired audio file. 2. Choose the duration and set it to Clip sound up to. The audio file will be cut to the specified duration. 3. Choose Custom Title for the selected sound. If not specified, the file name will be used as the title by default. 4. Click Open to add the sound or Cancel to discard changes. To rename the selected sound, click Rename... and enter a new title To test the chosen sample, click Play...
DW Spectrum 3.0 Event is not configured properly. See Event description for details. Sound is muted. Open any item on Scene and check if the sound is muted. Volume settings are applied globally. See "Adjusting Volume". Either Play to user should be checked or Camera for 2-way audio should be selected. Speak Pronounces specific text when Event occurs. Basic Parameters Text to pronounce: Camera to pronounce the text on. Camera should support 2-way audio.
DW Spectrum 3.0 Execute PTZ Preset Activates PTZ Preset on a specific Camera. See "Saving and Restoring PTZ Positions" for more information on how to setup PTZ presets. PTZ Tours cannot be activated by Event. Basic Parameters Camera to activate preset on. Advanced Parameters PTZ Preset on this Camera. If no presets are configured, it is necessary to set them up first. Aggregation (Interval of action): no more than once per certain amount of time (to reduce the amount of events), or instant.
DW Spectrum 3.0 1. Click on Select at least one camera in the desired row on the Alarm/Event Rules form (see "Configuring Events and Actions (Admin Only)"). The following form will appear: 2. Check the cameras to display, then click OK (Cancel will discard changes). To select all Cameras on a specific Server, check the corresponding box. To filter search, use the Filter box. Filter criteria is the same as search (see "Search").
DW Spectrum 3.0 May be caused by All Events. Why Action may work incorrectly Event is not configured properly. See the Event description for details. Perform HTTP Request Sends a special HTTP Request to an external system when the specific event occurs. For instance, external system may be access control system or alarm/monitoring system. DW Spectrum can also receive the HTTP request as events. See "Generic Event".
DW Spectrum 3.0 Default Rules As soon as DW Spectrum is installed, default Rules are set up. The following Events Device Disconnection/Malfunction Storage Failure (including "Disk Is Full") Network Issue Device IP Conflict Server Failure Servers Conflict Server Started. will result in Notifications to all Users (no more than once per 30 seconds). Mail Notifications for admin.
DW Spectrum 3.0 Date/Time – date and time the event occurred Event – the name of the event Source – the resource that initiates the event: Device (Motion Detection, Input Signal, etc) or Server (Storage Failure, Server Failure, etc). The Action that is performed when Event occurs. Target – the recipient of the action: Users or Devices. Description – any additional information. If Motion is detected, then hyperlink is provided.
DW Spectrum 3.0 Event type – displays a specific type of events only Source – displays events on a particular device only (applies to Motion, Input and Device Issues) Action type – specific events caused by certain types of actions are displayed To remove all filter conditions, click Clear Filter or open Context Menu and select Clear Filter. To show events that are related to a particular source, locate the actual event, open Context Menu and select Filter Similar Rows.
DW Spectrum 3.0 Changing User Settings Disabling/Enabling Users (Admin Only) Deleting User (Admin Only). All user operations may be performed from the single User Management Form. To simplify User and Roles Management in large corporate systems it is possible to import users from the corporate network directory (LDAP). After import users will be able to login to DW Spectrum using their domain username and password. See "Adding Users from LDAP Server (Admin Only)" for details.
DW Spectrum 3.0 Filtering Users. Type any symbols in the Filter box and the form will only display users that contain such symbols in name, permissions, E-Mail addresses etc. For instance if type "PTZ", the only users that will be displayed is those who have PTZ permissions. Creating New User (Admin Only) Changing User Settings Deleting User (Admin Only) Disabling/Enabling Users (Admin Only) Setting Up LDAP Integration Importing Users from LDAP Server.
DW Spectrum 3.0 Devices that have this icon included in this Role. , are available for these Roles because layouts that contain such devices are 4. Click Apply or OK. Now Role may be assigned to Users as any predefined-one. All Users that have this role will be displayed in the Role Info tab. Creating New User (Admin Only) To create User: 1. Do one of the following: Open Main Menu and go to New –> User Right-Click on Users in Resources Tree and choose New.
DW Spectrum 3.0 Login (Admin only) – can be changed for all users except Super Administrator (admin). Also, a user cannot change own login name. The login name can be set in Resource Tree. Password – can be changed for all users, except Super Administrator (admin). Viewer can only change own password. Super Administrator can change his password as well. Enabled – can be changed for all users, except Super Administrator (admin). Also, a user cannot disable himself.
DW Spectrum 3.0 Adding Users from LDAP Server (Admin Only) To simplify User and Roles Management in large corporate systems it is possible to import users from the corporate network directory (LDAP). The following LDAP Servers are available: Microsoft Active Directory Open LDAP Server. This process consists of the following steps: Setting Up LDAP Integration Importing Users from LDAP Server.
DW Spectrum 3.0 3. Click Test. If test is successful, the server will return the number of LDAP users found (Search Filter will be pre-applied). Now it is possible to Import Users from LDAP Server. IMPORTANT. If LDAP Server is not available, LDAP users won't be able to log in. Importing Users from LDAP Server After Setting Up LDAP Integration it is possible to import LDAP Users to DW Spectrum. Imported users will be able to log in to DW Spectrum using their domain usernames and passwords.
DW Spectrum 3.0 After LDAP users are added, the users are able to log in to DW Spectrum using his domain usernames and passwords. IMPORTANT. If LDAP Server is not available, LDAP users won't be able to log in. Viewing Users' Actions Log (Audit Trail) DW Spectrum tracks all User actions and records them to log. Note: This feature is available for Administrators only (see “Introducing User Roles”). To enable/disable this feature (enabled by default): 1.
DW Spectrum 3.0 use checkboxes on the left. If no sessions are selected, all details will be displayed. The following detailed information is provided: Date and Time of action User that performed the operation IP address the user was logged from Activity – the action performed Description – the details of action performed View it – ability to view the action performed.
DW Spectrum 3.0 Creating New Layout The simplest way to create new Layout is to open a new Tab (see “Tabs and Layouts”). However in this case Layout will be created locally and will not be saved on Server and will not be restored after next login. Layouts should be saved for future use. IMPORTANT. Sometimes Alarm Layout may pop up if configured. See "Showing Cameras on Alarm Layout" for details. To create new Layout for specific User: 1.
DW Spectrum 3.0 IMPORTANT. Viewers cannot add Items to predefined Layouts. They can only open and add Items to new Tabs. Also it is not possible to add cameras to Locked Layouts. To add Item(s) to Layout, choose from one of the following: Double-Click on the Item in Resource Tree Invoke Context Menu in Resource Tree and select Open. Multiple items can be selected and added (Ctrl + Shift and select the desired Items).
DW Spectrum 3.0 Ctrl + Drag and Drop items from Scene to Tab Navigator (Multi-Selection can be applied). To prevent duplication, release Ctrl and hit Esc while holding the left mouse button. IMPORTANT. It may be difficult to locate and add each item manually. Search may be very useful in configuring a new layout (see "Search"). How to configure a layout using Search: 1. Create a new Layout. 2. Enter keywords into the Search box. The search results will appear on Scene automatically. 3.
DW Spectrum 3.0 IMPORTANT. Viewers cannot change Layouts. It is also not possible to change Locked Layouts. Rev.
DW Spectrum 3.0 To set background for Layout (simple): 1. Open the desired picture on Scene. 2. Right-Click on the image to open Context Menu and select Set as Layout Background: To set background for Layout (advanced): 3. Expand Users to locate the desired Layout in Resource Tree. 4. Open Context Menu (by clicking on any empty space within Layout) and select Layout Settings... Rev.
DW Spectrum 3.0 5. Click Browse... and select a desired image file to set as background. 6. Configure additional parameters: Crop to monitor aspect ratio – if selected, then aspect ratio of the image will be adjusted according to the monitor. For instance, if monitor resolution is 1920x1080 (16:9) and image resolution is 1920x1200 (16:10), then the image will be cropped from both top and bottom. Width and Height – image dimensions within cells.
DW Spectrum 3.0 Using Fit-In-View Changing Distance between Items Changing Cell Aspect Ratio It’s recommended to first make an item selection and configure the look on Scene. IMPORTANT. Viewer is allowed to perform any operations, except changing Locked Layouts. Selecting Items Click on Item(s) to select. The selected Items will expand on the screen. To bring it back to normal, click again. Arrow keys may be used to scroll through Items.
DW Spectrum 3.0 PTZ/Fisheye Zoom - use "+" and "-" buttons on Item (see "Setting up and Controlling PTZ on PTZ and Fish-Eye Cameras"). Moving and Swapping Items within Scene Scene consists of cells. Each cell may contain one Item. The initial aspect ratio of a cell is 16:9 but it can be changed to 4:3 (see "Changing Cell Aspect Ratio"). IMPORTANT.It is not possible to change Locked Layouts. In order to move Item, Click on it and Drag it to a new position (grid cell borders are visible while in motion).
DW Spectrum 3.0 If bigger Item is being replaced by a smaller one, they will swap sizes as well as positions. Resizing Items within Scene IMPORTANT. It is not possible to change Locked Layouts. Resizing items is an easy operation in DW Spectrum. To resize, select the edge on Item, Click and Drag the mouse to resize. Item is resized according to its proportions, so it can occupy 1, 4, 9 cells etc.
DW Spectrum 3.0 1. Move the entire Scene using a Right-Click Drag. 2. Resize an Item to occupy the available space. OR 3. Move the desired Item away from the rest of Items 4. Resize the Item to occupy the available space. Using Fit In View This feature allows users to revert the view to maximum in order to view all Items conveniently. This can also be used when zooming or moving the entire Scene.
DW Spectrum 3.0 Changing Cell Aspect Ratio Cameras provide video in 4:3, 16:9 or custom format. Grid cells aspect ratio is changed dynamically per item's aspect ratio to occupy Scene space. This feature is used to occupy Scene space efficiently: cell aspect ratio should be equal (or similar) to Camera aspect ratio. Additionally, the aspect ratio of cells can be changed manually. To proceed, use Change Cell Aspect Ratio Context Menu item (invoke Context Menu on any empty space on Scene).
DW Spectrum 3.0 Locking Layouts To prevent accidental changes to Layouts, DW Spectrum offers a locking capability. Once locked, the following cannot be performed: Adding or Removing items Change Background Moving and Swapping Items within Scene Resizing Items within Scene Deleting Layouts. To lock Layout: 1. Open Context Menu (click on any empty space wtihin Layout) and select Layout Settings... 2. Check Layout is locked. 3. Click Apply or OK when finished. To discard changes, click Cancel.
DW Spectrum 3.0 To save Layout: Open Context Menu on Scene (on empty space) and select Save Current Layout (or press Ctrl + S). Layout will be saved to the previously assigned file name (the Tab’s caption). Open Context Menu on Scene (on empty space) and select Save Current Layout As (or press Ctrl + Alt + S). Layout will be saved as specified by User: Find the desired Layout in Resource Tree, invoke for Context Menu and select Save Layout. IMPORTANT.
DW Spectrum 3.0 Opening and Closing Saved Layouts As User logs into DW Spectrum, all existing Layouts are listed in Resource Tree. To open an existing Layout, find the desired layout in Resource Tree and perform one of the following: Drag and Drop Layout from Resource Tree to Scene: Open Context Menu and choose Open Layout (or press Enter). To open multiple Layouts, select the desired layouts in Resource Tree (using Multi-Selection) and do one of the following: Drag selection to Scene.
DW Spectrum 3.0 Video Wall Management (Windows Only) DW Spectrum provides the unique feature to control multiple displays from a single workplace called Video Wall. To enable Video Wall feature it is necessary to obtain and activate Video Wall Licenses (see "Obtaining and Activating DW Spectrum Licenses"). Each one allows controlling video wall from a single computer (one session) or extend Video Wall on 2 displays.
DW Spectrum 3.0 Video Wall Server is the computer that hosts the main database of Video Wall Cluster. So far it is recommended that only one server is installed in Video Wall Cluster. Video Wall Displays can be connected to this computer and it can act as Video Wall Processor as well. Video Wall Processor is the computer Video Wall Displays are connected to. Depending on its configuration it can handle one or several displays.
DW Spectrum 3.0 If all components are installed on one computer, choose Full installation. Configuring Video Walls Initial Video Wall configuration is performed in several steps: Configuring Video Wall Configuring Layout of Video Wall Displays Configuring Video Wall on Several Computers Switching to Video Wall Mode Deleting Video Wall and its Elements. Since a single computer has a limited number of available video outputs, it can handle limited number of displays.
DW Spectrum 3.0 To remove screen click on "X": To resize Screen drag the edges: To move Screen click at center and drag: Rev.
DW Spectrum 3.0 The following scenarios are available: Most common – one virtual Screen represents one physical Display. Just click on every single Screen. one virtual Screen is stretched on several physical Displays: one physical Display contains several virtual Screens in various combinations: 3. After the screens are configured, VIdeo Wall Layout will be opened: Rev.
DW Spectrum 3.0 Note: It is not possible to open videos in this Layout. 4. Rename Displays in Tree. 5. Calibrate Video Wall. This means the position and size of virtual Displays should coincide with the physical-ones: To move/swap Displays click on their header and drag To resize Displays drag their edges. Rev.
DW Spectrum 3.0 To simplify the calibration process it is possible to display identification information on a particular physical Display. To do so right click on the desired Virtual Display and select Identify (it is necessary to attach to video wall first - see above). This initiates displaying identification information on the corresponding physical Display. 5. Fill up Screens.
DW Spectrum 3.0 1. Right Click on Video Wall in Resource Tree and choose Video Wall Settings. 2. Click on Launch video wall when Windows starts and click OK. To switch to Video Wall Mode right Click on Video Wall in Resource Tree and choose Switch to Video Wall Mode and click Yes on the dialog window. Several inctances of Client will be launched. The client will be switched to Video Wall mode and will become inoperable.
DW Spectrum 3.0 Layout. It is possible to change layout, seek into archive, perform search etc. In the meantime all changes made on Video Wall Controller will be immediately displayed on Video Wall itself. See "Controlling Video Wall Displays". Also it is possible to push the desktop view from Video Wall Controller to Video Wall. See "Pushing Operator's Screen on Video Wall". Controlling Video Wall Displays To control Video Wall: 1.
DW Spectrum 3.0 2. Right-click on the desired Screen and choose Push my Screen. Everything that displayed on the operator's desktop will be send to Video Wall Screen (including sound). 3. To stop broadcast locate the desired Screen in Resource Tree, or on VIdeo Wall Layout, Right-click and choose Detach Layout. Playback in DW Spectrum DW Spectrum offers a smooth playback feature. See "Playback Panel" for more information on Playback interface.
DW Spectrum 3.0 CPU and Bandwidth Saving during Playback (RADASS) DW Spectrum's architectures provides significant CPU and network bandwidth savings by acquiring multiple streams from a single camera: High Resolution (regular) and Low Resolution (approximately 10 times less bandwidth). If there is not enough bandwidth between Client and Server to display the High Resolution stream while viewing a camera, then the camera is automatically switched to Low Resolution mode.
DW Spectrum 3.0 Note: Sometimes Live playback may stutter or there is too much time between actual action and action shown on Live view. In this case it is necessary to adjust Live buffer size. Play/Pause: Press or Space Fast Forward or Rewind: Press or Ctrl + Right Arrow to increase speed Press or Ctrl + Left Arrow to decrease speed Available speeds on play: -16x, -8x, -4x, -2x, 1x, 2x, 4x, 8x, 16x Available speeds op pause: -2x, -1x, -0.5x, -0.25x, 0x, 0.25x, 0.
DW Spectrum 3.0 Time Scale is displayed on the bottom of the Time Line. It contains marks indicating the time. Time Scale can be zoomed in and out by mouse wheel or / buttons at the left. This is extremely useful when trying to find a particular event navigating through a long period of time. Double Click on Time Line Scroller (the very bottom) to fully zoom out.
DW Spectrum 3.0 If User performs search, fast forward, rewind or search by frame – each cam However, recording may be set up differently. If no recording took place ov appear on the camera view. Recorded fragments are displayed on the Time Line in two rows: The upper row displays fragments for Camera selected on Scene The lower row – for all Cameras displayed on Scene It is possible to disable Synchronization (press SYNC button).
DW Spectrum 3.0 Searching through Archive DW Spectrum provides many features that make archive search faster, more convenient and intuitive. Since archive may contain significant video data (taken over several months), it is crucial to minimize the time spent by a user on searching a particular event. The following search methods are introduced: Calendar – pan temporal time line can zoom in on selected date to make search easier (see "Using Calendar").
DW Spectrum 3.0 4. Select a desired hour in the upper part Calendar. To select multiple hours, use CTRL. Time Line zoom will automatically adjust to display the selected hour(s) only. Performing Smart Motion Search Smart Motion Search enables User to perform fast and intuitive archived motion search. To perform Smart Motion Search, select the desired region and DW Spectrum will display all fragments that contain motion throughout the archive (scanning through a yearly archive only takes a few seconds).
DW Spectrum 3.0 Note: if red fragments appears in motion zones, Motion Detection is supported by Camera. 2. Select the region the motion should be searched on: Hold Shift, Left Click and Drag: Ctrl + Click and Drag to add another region Click and Hold Left Mouse Button or use Context Menu (Clear Motion Selection) to clear all regions. IMPORTANT. Motion will not be visible and detected on a region marked as Motion Mask. As soon as the region is selected, Time Line will be populated with red bars.
DW Spectrum 3.0 IMPORTANT. Navigation in Time Line is possible by red fragments only until Smart Motion Search is off. To disable Smart Motion Search, clear all regions in Motion Grid or disable pressing the Menu Hide Motion Grid or Alt + G). button (or use Context Using Thumbnails for Better Navigation The Thumbnail feature is a fast and convenient way to navigate through archive. Thumbnails are single snapshots taken from archived video footage that are displayed on the Time Line.
DW Spectrum 3.0 The white dots under the pictures point on the exact archive place where the shot has been taken. When clicking on Thumbnail, the current playback position will jump to the corresponding spot in the archive. To close Thumbnails, pull Thumbnails Panel down. See also "Preview Search". Preview Search This feature helps to search data through large archives. It breaks the selected range of time into smaller time increments and displays these increments as separate Items.
DW Spectrum 3.0 If click on Items, the selection on Time Line will display the particular period in archive related to the selected Item. If the selection does not contain archive data this feature is not available. 4. Locate the period of time the desired event took place and select appropriate Tab. 5. Repeat steps 1-3 on the desired Item on Preview Search Tab to refine search.
DW Spectrum 3.0 Using Bookmarks DW Spectrum provides Bookmarks – a way to mark specific parts of the archive to simplify further search. Bookmark belongs to a specific Camera and has the following parameters: Start time in the archive End time in the archive Name Description Tags. Bookmarks can be created manually or automatically. The following sections describe how to create Bookmarks manually: Creating and Setting Up Bookmarks Search using Bookmarks Deleting Bookmarks.
DW Spectrum 3.0 – Play Bookmark. Cursor will be moved to the beginning of Bookmark. – Edit Bookmark. – Delete Bookmark. Bookmarks will be visible if BOOK button is enabled on Time Line. Bookmarks are displayed for a specific Camera. If there are several Cameras opened on Scene, Bookmarks will be visible for selected Camera. Finally DW Spectrum provides convenient way to search for a specific footage in the archive using Bookmarks. See "Search using Bookmarks". IMPORTANT.
DW Spectrum 3.0 The following operations are available: Filter. It is possible to specify Dates and Cameras to and display bookmarks on. Edit Bookmark: change Name, Description and Tags. Search. Type in the string. If Bookmark contain such string in Name, Description or Tags, it will be displayed. If Filter of Search conditions have been changed, it is necessary to click Refresh to pull up changes. IMPORTANT. There is a limit of 1000 bookmarks that can be displayed on this form. Play Bookmark.
DW Spectrum 3.0 1. Open Main Menu and choose Bookmark Search... or press Ctrl+B 2. Using Filter and Search select desired Bookmarks (it is possible to use mouse drag, Ctrl and Shift to select multiple rows), open Context Menu and choose Remove Bookmarks... IMPORTANT. Since the storage space is limited, archive is stored for a limited amount of time. When the storage runs out of space, DW Spectrum erases the oldest footage and records a new data.
DW Spectrum 3.0 Local files structure in Resource Tree All local files are displayed in Resource Tree under the Local node, which include: Files that are located in DW Spectrum Media Folders (see “Configuring Media Folders”) Recently opened local files (see “Opening Local Files Outside of Media Folders”) Exported files (see “Exporting”) Screen Recordings (see “Screen Recording”) Screenshots (see "Taking Screenshot"). IMPORTANT.
DW Spectrum 3.0 Invoke Context Menu on Scene (on empty space) and choose Open –> Folder…, then choose a folder to be opened. Any opened files will be shown in Resource Tree until DW Spectrum is restarted. If restore Layout that contains Items located outside of Media Folders they will be restored in Resource Tree as well.
DW Spectrum 3.0 Zoom Zoom is extremely useful when it comes to working with high resolution Cameras. It is possible to Zoom in on single Item in Fullscreen or whole Layout if needed. To Zoom in/out: use a Mouse Wheel which will only Zoom on the area that has a cursor over it use “+”/”-” keys (zoom relatively to the center of the Scene). To move the zoomed Item, use either Left or Right Mouse Button. If Layout is zoomed, Left Mouse Button is reserved for Item drag.
DW Spectrum 3.0 Finally it is possible to rotate Item while holding Alt (Left Click and Drag mouse). Release when finished. To perform incremental rotation (using 30 degrees step), hold Ctrl while rotating (with Alt or finished. ). Release when De-warping Fish-Eye Cameras DW Spectrum provides a dewarping feature to be able to view fish-eye cameras. To activate this feature on Cameras, dewarping must be configured for Camera. See "Setting Up Fish-Eye Cameras".
DW Spectrum 3.0 Left-Click on the item, Hold Left Mouse Button and move the cursor to move Camera on the desired position. Use + and - buttons to zoom in/out Move to a certain position – Left Click on the desired position. DW Spectrum does not perform any dewarping when taking screenshots from FIsh-Eye Lens Cameras. However, the image can be dewarped later. See "De-warping Screenshots Taken from Fish-Eye Cameras". It is possible to select Dewarping Panoramic Mode (the circle on the right).
DW Spectrum 3.0 Note: Export and Taking Screenshots features will depend on this setting as well: if dewarping is enabled, the screenshot will be dewarped automatically and the Export dialog will suggest this feature (can be disabled). It is important to place Zoom Windows on the originally warped camera: As displayed above, all zoom windows are dewarped automatically. Configure the zoom windows and Save Layout. Note: this feature can be applied to images as well.
DW Spectrum 3.0 2. Move to Fisheye tab and click Fisheye Dewarping to enable : Rev.
DW Spectrum 3.0 3. Set the following parameters: Camera's orientation - type of de-warping algorithms based on orientation. Calibration - to avoid de-warping artifacts, it is important to position the calibration circle within the Camera's view as accurately as possible.
DW Spectrum 3.0 Note: Export and Taking Screenshots features will depend on this setting as well: if dewarping is enabled, the screenshot will be dewarped automatically and the Export dialog will suggest this feature (can be disabled). To adjust additional settings: 1. Invoke Context Menu and select Image Enhancement… (or use Alt + J). The following dialog will open: 2. Click Enable enhancement and configure desired parameters: Gamma – the lesser the value, the lighter the image will be.
DW Spectrum 3.0 Using 2-Way Audio DW Spectrum allows playing sound directly on devices (Cameras or I/O Modules). It can be initiated manually or automatically. Currently this feature is supported on Axis devices with firmware 5.x or higher. If the device supports 2-way audio, the following button appears: To manually say something on camera press the button and hold while speaking. It is necessary to have a microphone connected and set up.
DW Spectrum 3.0 Single Camera Export. Allows exporting to AVI and MKV formats. Adds time stamps to exported video (start and end time). Multi-Video Export. Allows exporting to proprietary format (should be played by DW Spectrum) as well as executable bundle (can be viewed on every WIndows computer). Export is performed with additional metadata (time stamps, recorded fragments data, motion etc). Rapid Review Export. Checking the Validity of Exported Videos Taking Screenshots.
DW Spectrum 3.0 You are about to export a long video. It may require over a gigabyte of HDD space and take several minutes to complete. In this case, it is possible to continue working with DW Spectrum while exporting. 4. Choose the desired file name, format and location and click Save: Note: if Image Enhancement, Forcing Aspect Ratio, Camera Orientation or De-warping were applied to the exported source, it will be suggested to the user to keep these settings (may be disabled if needed).
DW Spectrum 3.0 Exporting Bookmarks DW Spectrum provides Bookmarks – a way to mark specific parts of the archive to simplify further search (see "Using Bookmarks"). Since Bookmark is a part of archive, it can be exported as well. To export Bookmark: 1. Open Main Menu and choose Bookmark Search... or press CTRL+B 2. Using Filter and Search select desired Bookmark (it is possible to use mouse drag, CTRL and SHIFT to select multiple rows).
DW Spectrum 3.0 Exporting Layout in Multi-Video Format DW Spectrum provides a powerful feature to perform Export in a proprietary format, which has many benefits in comparison to standard Export (see "Exporting Recorded Region from Camera"): It is possible to export several videos simultaneously (for instance, it is possible to export the last hour of recording from five cameras). The exported files are saved as regular Layout and can be opened in DW Spectrum.
DW Spectrum 3.0 EXE is used for distributing videos to the users who do not have any codecs or media players installed. As soon as the bundle is started, the Client is run and it plays back the exported video. In this case, the data on motion and recorded fragments is also exported. IMPORTANT. Files produced with the x64 version of software will only be viewable on Windows x64; however, x86 can be viewed on any architecture. As soon as export is finished, Multi-Video will be available in local files.
DW Spectrum 3.0 Forensic Analysis. Any capabilities possible with Cameras can also be performed with Multi-Videos in DW Spectrum. Changing Multi-Videos after Export DW Spectrum offers many possibilities when working with Multi-Videos. A user can do almost everything as with regular Layout: Add or remove Items. For instance, if Multi-Video was exported from 10PM to 11PM and a new camera was added, it would get synchronized with other cameras and be displaying in the same archive (10PM – 11PM).
DW Spectrum 3.0 Specify the desired settings and click OK. It is possible either specify the target speed or target video length. See Initial Video Length and Frames Interval for reference as well. 4. Choose the desired file name, format and location and click Save: IMPORTANT. If Image Enhancement, Forcing Aspect Ratio, Camera Orientation or De-warping were applied to the exported source, it will be suggested to the user to keep these settings (may be disabled if needed).
DW Spectrum 3.0 3. If the file is in its original state, the check will succeed: 4. If any modifications took place, the check will fail: Rev.
DW Spectrum 3.0 Taking Screenshots Screenshot can be taken from both Cameras and Local Video Files to PNG or JPG output formats. IMPORTANT. If Image Enhancement and/or De-warping capabilities were initially applied to the exported source, they will be retained while rendering the screenshot. To take Screenshot from a video: 1. Select the desired Item on Scene. 2. Seek to the desired position (frame seek will help). See "Navigating through Archive and Live". 3. Click the button on the item. 4.
DW Spectrum 3.0 Use Volume Slider (at the right of the Time Line) Use a Mouse Wheel above the slider Use Ctrl + Up/Down Use button or use “M” key to mute/unmute. IMPORTANT. The volume level will affect the following system Actions: Speak, Play Sound and Repeat Sound. Note: notifications will not be heard if on mute. Tours If several Items are opened on Scene, this feature will provide the ability to automatically switch to the next Item in a Fullscreen mode (like slide show).
DW Spectrum 3.0 Toggle Fullscreen Show/hide URL (info button) Refresh page. Screen Recording (Windows Only) This is an extremely useful feature in DW Spectrum for presentations. It is possible to record from several displays with sound, select different quality, etc. Screen can be recorded in the following formats: Video: MPEG4 Part 2 Audio: Stereo (Lame Audio Codec) Container: AVI IMPORTANT. It is necessary to have a powerful processor and video adapter to do screen recording.
DW Spectrum 3.0 Performing Screen Recording To run Screen Recording, open Main Menu and select Start Screen Recording (or press Alt + R). Screen recording will start in 3 seconds. IMPORTANT. If audio parameters are setup incorrectly, Screen Recording will not start: In this case it is necessary to do the following: 1. Set up audio card parameters in Windows, check and select default recording devices. Then try to record sound in Windows Recorder. 2.
DW Spectrum 3.0 If new build that fixes a particular issue is released, the support team recommends to upgrade to a particular version. To go to upgrade dialog open Main Menu –> System Administration (CTRL+ALT+A) –> Updates tab. Online Upgrade The latest available version is displayed next to Available Update. To upgrade to the latest version click Update.
DW Spectrum 3.0 Upgrade process can take some time. Issues may occur during the upgrade process for various reasons (most common one is if one Server goes offline or becomes inaccessible). In this case try to repeat the upgrade. IMPORTANT. Ensure that all servers in the system are upgraded. Troubleshooting and Contacting Support The following issues can be resolved manually: If Camera is not working properly, a user should always diagnose it. See "Diagnosing Offline Devices" for more information.
DW Spectrum 3.0 Once complete, reasons and recommended actions will be displayed: Follow instructions to resolve the issue. If unsuccessful, contact support (see "Troubleshooting and Contacting Support"). Click Copy to Clipboard and paste the data into the message prior to sending it to support. Sometimes cameras are displayed in Resource Tree, but are marked with a sign. When opening such camera, it will display UNAUTHORIZED. This is when the credential entered in the camera setting in invalid.
DW Spectrum 3.0 Double Buffering On some graphic cards drivers may have problems with OpenGL drawing. This may result in 100% CPU load. In this case the issue may be resolved by enabling Double Buffering. To do so, open Main Menu, choose Local Settings (General tab), then toggle Double Buffering and restart Client. Restoring Broken Archive DW Spectrum uses a specific directory on each network drive.
DW Spectrum 3.0 Providing Remote Access The best possible way to help investigate an issue is to provide remote access via one of the following applications: Team Viewer (http://www.teamviewer.com) VNC: RealVNC (https://www.realvnc.com/), TightVNC (http://www.tightvnc.com/), Finally Public IP is necessary for the following investigations: Ability to connect remotely to the system and debug issue on the client side (Server should be accessible via Internet) Camera issues investigations.
DW Spectrum 3.0 Collecting Logs The following logs must be provided as part of a support ticket: System Logs Server Logs Client Logs. To obtain System Logs: 1. Open Event Log form (see "Viewing Events Log"). 2. Choose , , filters. 3. Open Context Menu and choose Select All (or press Ctrl+A). 4. Open Context Menu and choose Export Selection to Flie. 5. Save the file and attach to the support ticket. To obtain Server Logs: 1.
DW Spectrum 3.0 Sending Anonymous Usage and Crash Statistics DW Spectrum helps developers support and enhance the product by sending anonymous statistics.
DW Spectrum 3.0 Type of licenses License key Country OS CPU type RAM Number of network interfaces Bandwidth Total storage size Storage' size NAS/DAS System info Country Customization Rules Is NAT traversal used? Client info OS Video cards Skin CPU Physical memory. The statistics reports are sent once a months. This feature is enabled by default. To disable it: 1. Open System-Wide Configurations and go to the General tab. 2.
DW Spectrum 3.0 Glossary DW Spectrum Server Components – DW Spectrum Server and Server. Administrator – a user that configures DW Spectrum. Archive – video and audio data recorded from cameras. Aspect Ratio (AR) – video dimensions. Most commonly used are: 4:3 and 16:9. Bitrate – number of bytes per second. Used to measure video stream. Client – the software used to connect to servers and view video streams. Codec – video or audio compression.
DW Spectrum 3.0 Public IP – IP Address that can be accessed from the Internet. PTZ – Point, Tilt, Zoom (a camera must support PTZ for the feature to be used) Resources – cameras, Server s, local video files, users and layouts. RADASS – Resolution and Algorithmic Data Adaptive Scaling System. Enables dynamic switching of resolution to yield bandwidth savings and optimize processor load. Requires Dual-Streaming to be supported by the Cameras used. RTSP – Real Time Streaming Protocol.
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