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
Swapping Cameras between Media Servers (Admin Only)
If too many cameras are used on the network, it may be helpful to set up an additional server for load
balancing and redundancy purposes. If several servers are set up on the same network, it is possible to
perform manual load-balancing.
This is how camera swapping works:
1. Step 1: Media Server is connected to EC and starts discovering Cameras. As soon as Cameras are
discovered, they will appear in the Client.
2. Step 2: Media Server is connected to EC and starts discovering Cameras. As soon Cameras are
discovered, their MAC Addresses are checked. If Camera is registered on Media Server, it will not
appear in the Client and a “Disabled” flag is set in the database.
3. Once Camera is moved to another Media Server, it becomes Enabled in the second Media Server and
automatically disables itself in the first one.
IMPORTANT. When moving Camera from one Media Server to another, recording will be restarted
automatically (with predefined parameters). Also, Archive is seamlessly combined from all servers.
To move camera(s) from one server to another:
1. Hold Ctrl or Shift to select the desired cameras in Resource Tree
2. Drag and drop the selected cameras to the desired server
IMPORTANT. In order to move Camera from one Media Server to another, the cameras must be
discovered by both servers. If not, the following warning will appear: