User Manual

DW Spectrum 3.0
Rev. 072017 Page | 131
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.
 Open Context Menu and choose Open Layouts.
Layouts will be opened in separate Tabs. If Tab already contains this Layout, it will not be opened again. Sometimes
Alarm Layout may pop up if configured. See "Showing Cameras on Alarm Layout" for details.
Note: after DW Spectrum is closed, all saved Layouts opened in Tabs will be restored when User logs back in.
Backing up and Restoring DW Spectrum Database
DW Spectrum provides simple mechanism to perform backup and restore of system settings. It is done by backing up
the DW Spectrum database as a single file. Database contains all system configuration.
IMPORTANT. It is recommended to perform restore operation on the same computer backup has been saved.
To back up DW Spectrum database:
1. Open Main Menu and go to System Administration. Locate Backup and Restore section.
2. Click Create Backup... The window will open. Choose the desired location on the local file system to save the
backup then click Save.
To restore DW Spectrum settings from backup:
1. Open Main Menu and go to System Administration -> General.
Locate Backup and Restore section.
2. Click Restore from Backup... The window will open. Choose the backup file then click Open.
3. If click OK, database will be restored.
IMPORTANT. It may be necessary to restart Server s and DW Spectrum Clients after restore.