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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4. To add External Storage, click Add and enter the storage Samba path:
IMPORTANT. If using Network Storage, the computer Media Server is installed on must have non-
password read-write access to the Samba share. The most convenient way is to mount it as local disk
(via Samba).
5. Click OK. At this point, all Storages will be checked for validity and ability to write to. If the drive has
insufficient space, a warning will appear.
The Storage structure on the partition is as follows: <drive>/DW Spectrum
Media/$Resolution/$MAC/$YYYY/$MM/$DD/$HH:
$Resolution:
hi_quality – full resolution streams
lo_quality – low resolution streams
$MAC – MAC address of the recorded device
$YYYY – Recorded Year
$MM – Recorded Month
$DD – Day
$HH – Hour
IMPORTANT. 5 GB of free space is always preserved on Storage.
Deleting Media Server (Admin Only)
In some instances, it may be necessary to delete Media Server from the system.
Note: Media Server can only be deleted when offline.
To delete Media Server, locate it in Resource Tree, Right-Click for Context Menu and select Delete.
IMPORTANT. All cameras that are hosted on this specific server will be deleted as well. Recorded data
will be kept in server’s storages.
Media Server will automatically be registered in EC, discover all Cameras and start operating once it is
back online. The deleted camera's archive will remain available. It will be required to perform all storage
settings and configure all discovered Cameras again.