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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not be connected to the Internet.
PTZ – Point, Tilt, Zoom (a camera must support PTZ for the feature to be used)
Resources – cameras, Media Servers, local video files, users and layouts.
RADASS – Resolution and Algorithmic Data Adaptive Scaling System. Enables dynamic switching of
resolution to yield bandwidth savings and optimize processor load. Requires Dual-Streaming to be
supported by the Cameras used.
RTSP Port – the port used by Media Server to process requests for media streams from DW Spectrum
Client.
Server – the computer that DW Spectrum Media server is installed on.
Smart Motion Search – an ability to search by motion within the selected range. DW Spectrum will
provide fragments with motion occurred in the specified region.
Super Administrator – an initial user with full access to DW Spectrum (his login is admin). This user cannot
be deleted.
Sync – ability to play back several cameras simultaneously.
Preview Search – breaks down a period of time into smaller video segments. Example: a month broken
into ten 3-day periods displaying them as separate video segments. Eases search of large archives.
Thumbnails – small snapshots of recorded footage. Used in searching for specific scenes.
URL – Uniform Resource Locator is a specific character string that constitutes a reference to an Internet/
Intranet resource. Used to establish connection to Enterprise Controller.
Viewer – a user with a limited access to DW Spectrum (not permitted to change configuration).
Watermark – used to check validity of exported files. If a file was modified or altered in any way,
watermark will fail.