User Manual

DW Spectrum 3.0
Rev. 072017 Page | 41
The following Device Settings are crucial for the application to function properly:
 Recording schedule (see "Setting up Recording Schedule")
 Authentication (the default password has been changed for devices). See "Configuring Device Authentication".
IMPORTANT. Most device parameters can only be configured by Advanced Viewer (permission level is required). A
basic viewer can access configuration, but cannot make any changes. See the "User and Roles Management" section
for more.
The section describes the following functions related to devices:
 Viewing Full Device List
 Adding Devices (Cameras, Encoders and I/O Modules)
 Setting Up Devices
 Setting Same Parameters for Multiple Devices
 Swapping Devices between Servers (Admin Only)
 Deleting Devices (Admin Only)
Viewing Full Device List
All Devices registered in DW Spectrum are displayed in Resource Tree. It may be problematic to find a particular device
when too many Devices appear in Tree. It is possible to use Search to locate Cameras on Scene.
To use a more organized list, open System Administration dialog and select Device List(Cameras List)... (or press CTRL +
M).
The information is broken down by the following columns:
 Recording – recording type of Device (Not recording, Continuous, Motion only, Motion + Lo-Res). See "Setting up
Recording Schedule".
Note: this is not an indication on how Device is being recorded.
 Name – Device name.
 Vendor – Device's manufacturer/maker. When interacting with a 3rd party Devices via Onvif protocol,
OnvifDevice is displayed.
 Model of Device.
 Firmware – the current firmware version.
 IP/Name – Device's IP address.