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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Glossary
Administrator – a user that configures DW Spectrum.
Archive – video and audio data recorded from cameras.
Aspect Ratio (AR) – video dimensions. Most commonly used are: 4:3 and 16:9.
Bitrate – number of bytes per second. Used to measure video stream.
Client – the software used to connect to servers and view video streams.
Codec – video or audio compression.
Dual Streaming – enables a camera to provide two separate streams simultaneously, yielding bandwidth
and processor savings on Client (see RADASS).
Export – allows to export a video footage from archive. Exported video can be viewed on any device.
FPS – Frames per Second. Used to measure video stream.
GPU – Graphic Processing Unit. The processor installed on the video card.
DW Spectrum Server Components – DW Spectrum Media Server and Enterprise Controller.
Item – video or image on Scene.
Layout – saved video items and their position, size and orientation.Used to present surveillance
information to DW Spectrum user.
Live – ability to view cameras live in real-time mode.
Media Server Port – used by Media Server to process requests for recorded fragments and video data
from DW Spectrum Client.
Motion Detection – indicates whether or not any motion occurred within camera's viewing zone.
Motion Mask – the area in viewing zone that does not trigger Motion Detection.
Multi-Video Export – an ability to backup several videos in a proprietary format or executable bundle.
Onvif – a unified protocol used for communication with cameras. See http://www.onvif.org/.
OS – Operating System.
Private (cameras) Network – the network used to transmit data from cameras to Media Server. It is not
accessible from outside.
Public (Intranet) Network – the network used to connect to Media Server from outside. It can be used for
either connecting Media Server to Enterprise Controller or configuring Server Components. It may or may