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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Digital Watchdog
IMPORTANT. If Image Enhancement and/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). Additionally, it is also
possible to render date and time on the video (check Include Timestamps to activate). However, these
settings will require transcoding on client, so may take a longer period of time with slightly decreased
quality and increased processor load up to 100% during export. These settings are not applied for the
EXE format.
File and folder operations are performed in the same manner as in Windows Explorer.
The following formats are supported:
AVI is more widely used, but the codec remains intact (H264). To view exported videos in other
players may require additional codecs. Additionally some codecs are not allowed in AVI format. A
warning message will appear. This is a default format.
MKV is a more advanced format, but may not be played back on some devices (ex: home media
players). It does not restrict video and audio content.
EXE is used for distributing videos to the users who do not have any codecs or media players installed.
As soon as this executable is started, new Client instance is run and 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, the video will be available in Local Files in Resource Tree:
IMPORTANT. This resource will be available until Client restarts. To make it available permanently,
save the exported video to DW Spectrum Media Folder (see “Configuring Media Folders”) or create and
save a Layout that would contain this video.
Also, see the "Viewing Videos Exported from a Single Camera" section for more information.