User Manual
Table Of Contents
- 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
- DW Spectrum Quick Start
- Obtaining and Activating DW Spectrum Licenses
- Obtaining and Configuring Media Server’s Additional Settings (Admin Only)
- Cameras and Encoders Management
- Viewing Full Camera List
- Adding Cameras and Encoders
- Setting Up Cameras
- Setting up Analog Cameras
- Renaming Cameras
- Obtaining Camera’s IP, MAC, Firmware 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
- Adjusting Secondary Stream Quality
- Setting Same Parameters for Multiple Cameras
- Swapping Cameras between Media Servers (Admin Only)
- Diagnosing Offline Cameras
- Deleting Cameras (Admin Only)
- Configuring 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
- Default Rules
- Viewing Events Log
- Tracked Events
- User Management
- Layout Management
- Creating New Layout
- Setting up Layouts
- Assigning Layouts to Users (Admin Only)
- Deleting Layouts (Admin Only)
- Opening and Closing Saved Layouts
- Backing up and Restoring DW Spectrum Database
- Playback in DW Spectrum
- Screen Recording (Windows Only)
- Upgrading DW Spectrum
- Troubleshooting and Contacting Support
- Glossary
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DW Spectrum User Manual
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DW Spectrum User Interface Overview
DW Spectrum User Interface (UI) includes the following main controls:
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.