User Manual

DW Spectrum 3.0
Rev. 072017 Page | 14
 Login and Password to connect to Server. If connecting for the first time, "admin" should be used as a login name.
Use the same password that was set up during the initial installation.
To check connectivity to Server, press Test. The following may cause connection errors:
 Server is not available:
 specified IP Address is incorrect or inaccessible
 specified port is incorrect
 Server is stopped
 login and/or password are incorrect
 Server and Client are incompatible with each other (different versions). In this case the compatibility mode will be
suggested (see "Launching DW Spectrum in Compatibility Mode").
 Server and Client are incompatible with each other (different customizations).
To save login details, select the Auto-Login option on the bottom. When Client is launched again, it will connect to the
Server automatically through the pre-established login and password combination.
To save and restore connection details:
 If current connection details are used, press Save and create a connection name to store, which will appear in the
drop-down list next time a user logs in.
 To delete details of a stored connection, select it from the drop-down list and press Delete.
 If the last connection was not properly saved, the software will use its connection data from the next launch (* Last
Used Connection *).
Note: passwords are not stored in saved connection details unless the Auto-Login option is enabled.
To log out, go to Main Menu and choose Disconnect from Server.
If Client is not connected to Server, a user can only access Local Files (see “Playing Back Local Files in DW Spectrum”).
To connect to a different Server under a different user, open the login window and enter new Server coordinates or
login credentials. If canceled, the current user will still be connected to Server.
Launching DW Spectrum in Compatibility Mode
It is necessary sometimes to connect to Server with different versions. A good example would be when DW Spectrum
is installed at multiple sites (home, work, etc.) and only one installation is upgraded. In this particular case, Systems
will have different versions and one Client should connect to another System (Client at home connects to System at
work). Systems of different versions are highlighted in red in login dialog and in yellow in the main page.
In this case, the following message will appear:
You are about to connect to Server which has a different version.
Would you like to restart client in compatibility mode?
By clicking OK, the application will restart in compatibility mode.
In some instances, it may be necessary to download additional files for compatibility pack. In this particular instance,
the following message will be displayed: