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1. 8 DW Spectrum User Manual Main Menu Main Menu allows users to gain access to various DW Spectrum features quickly and intuitively Main Menu can be opened by clicking on the logo at the upper left corner Main Menu contains the following items DW Newkyout6 x e Connect to Another Server allows Connect to Another Server connecting disconnecting to from Loaout Enterprise Controller see Connecting to g Enterprise Controller and Working Start Panic Recording Offline New e Start Stop Panic Recording see Panic Recording Open o New Save Current Layout e Tab creates an empty tab in Tab Save Current Layout As Navigator see Tabs Start Screen Recording Go to Fullscreen System Settings e Window opens a new window of DW Spectrum see Working with Several DW Spectrum Windows e User creates a new user see Users About Management Exit e Open opens and plays back Local Files see Playing Back Local Files in DW Spectrum e File opens Local Video File e Folder opens all Local Video Files in the selected folder and plays them back simultaneously max 24 files for x86 and max 64 files for x64 e Save Current Layout and Save Current Layout as the currently displayed on the scene layout Saving Layouts Admin Only e Start Stop Screen recording see Screen Recording Windows Only e Go to Exit Fullscreen see Full Screen and Windowed Mode e System Se
2. Fullscreen Application Window Disable Aero X Capture Cursor Quality Resolution Quater Native Recording Quality Average Audio Grabbing V Primary Device External Device Digital Watchdog e Main Media Folder the folder that stores temporary files Flles are stored during recording then are copied to a specified folder to be saved IMPORTANT This folder should be accessible and writable e Select Screen to capture when dealing with more than one display a user can select the display that needs to be captured Capture mode Fullscreen or DW Spectrum Window Disable Aero select this option to enhance performance If chosen once Screen Recording is in progress Windows Aero will be turned off Capture Cursor select this checkbox if a mouse cursor needs to be visible during recording Resolution select screen resolution The lower the resolution the higher the performance Encoder Quality select Performance for best performance Select Best for best quality Primary and Secondary device select sound devices to enable audio Audio will get mixed from both devices The best practice is to select master from the sound card as primary and microphone as secondary In this case both sounds from DW Spectrum i e video clips and microphone will be recorded simultaneously 4 Click OK when done or Cancel to discard changes Performing Screen Recording To run Screen Recording
3. aspect ratio must be the same as Cameras one To select aspect ratio use Change Cell Aspect Ratio Context Menu item Fit in View Open Save Current Layout Save Current Layout As Change Cell Aspect Ratio Change Cell Spacing N Start Tour Digital Watchdog Working with Several DW Spectrum Windows It is possible to set up Layouts on several DW Spectrum windows in a multi monitor environment To open anew window click on Main Menu gt New gt Window or press Ctrl N Also selected Items may be opened in a new window 1 Select desired Items in Resource Tree or on Scene Multi Selection can be applied see Selecting items 2 Invoke Context Menu and select Open in New Window Open Open in a New Tab Open in a New WindowN Camera Settings Finally it is possible to drag Items from one window to another only Administrators can drag Items to predefined Layouts 1 Select desired Items in Resource Tree or on Scene Multi Selection can be applied see Selecting items 2 Hold Ctrl and Drag selected Items to a new window Saving Layouts Admin Only To retain any changes made to Layout User must save it Note current playback position and selection is saved for Layout as well After DW Spectrum is closed all saved layouts that were opened in Tabs prior to closing will be restored Layout should always be saved in case of any changes If any changes are made
4. 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 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 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 co
5. 2 Note if Recording is not enabled for Camera Panic Recording will not be activated To activate Panic Recording press located in the top right corner Current Panic Recording status can be viewed e onthe Panic button becomes red if panic recording is on BN e on Recording Schedule see Editing Recording Schedule e in server s settings see Obtaining and Configuring Media Server s Additional Settings Admin Only To stop panic recording press PANIC again The recording settings will reset to the values previously specified 44 DW Spectrum User Manual Copying Recording Schedule from one Camera to Others If Recording Schedule is already set up on Camera it may be needed to copy the settings to a different one DW Spectrum For instance if anew camera is plugged in it is much more convenient than set up a schedule separately To copy Recording Schedule 1 Open Camera the schedule should be copied from go to Camera Settings gt Recording 2 Click on the Copy Schedule button The following form will be opened Linux x64 192 168 0 100 2105M 192 168 0 137 amp 3105 192 168 0 80 se DCS 3710B1 192 168 0 62 gp DCS 3716 192 168 0 4 a 9 Linux x86 192 168 0 12 10005 192 168 0 135 3100 192 168 0 55 lt e 5105DN 192 168 0 3 Server 206 10 0 2 237 gt teneam 192 1468057 80 license s will be used out of 265 SSD cancel 3 Tick desired Cameras the schedule s
6. Resource Tree is displayed on the left Panel and may contain different elements depending on a user level see Introducing User Roles For Administrators Resource Tree is displayed as follows e Servers admin only a list of servers e Users Administrator can view several users in Resource Tree registered in the system Server IP addresses are also displayed if the corresponding setting is enabled Note Media Server can have several network interfaces so different IP addresses may be displayed Cameras Cameras are displayed under Servers admin only and Layouts If a camera appears on more than one layout the camera will be listed multiple times in Resource Tree The following indicators are displayed on the left e a camera is in recording mode o recording is set up for the camera but not recording at the moment Additionally Cameras IP addresses are displayed if the setting is enabled see below 4 amp Users 4 o admin P c Main Entrance N oc P 00 1C A6 01 21 A1 avi 4 1111 nov e Layouts Contains resources cameras and local files Owned by users and displayed under each user e Local Files Contains the following Video files Images Exported Video Files see Exporting Exported Multi Video Files and their contents Cameras or Local Files see Exporting the Layout in Multi Video Format Screen Recordings see Screen Recording Screensho
7. Vv Remove 3 To add Storage click Add and enter the following parameters e Path path to Storage folder on the local or network drive IMPORTANT Windows symbol should be changed to UNIX i e C recording folder should be specified as C recording folder e Space Limit indicates the remaining space left on the target drive To create more free space oldest records should be deleted IMPORTANT Storage should have at least 10 Gb of free space in order to perform recording 4 Click OK At this point all Storages will be checked for validity and ability to write to If the drive has insufficient space a warning will appear Digital Watchdog The Storage structure on the file system is as follows Resolution MAC S YYYY MM S DD HH e Resolution e hi_quality full resolution streams e lo_quality low resolution streams mac MAC address of the recorded device yyyy Recorded Year e mm Recorded Month e SDD Day e SHH Hour IMPORTANT If a storage is renamed recording will be performed from scratch again and old data will become unavailable Deleting Media Server Admin Only In some instances it may be necessary to delete Media Server from the system Note Media Server can only be deleted when offline To delete Media Server locate it in Resource Tree Right Click for Context Menu and select Delete IMPORTANT All cameras that are hosted on thi
8. 8 19 20 21 22 23 Copy Schedule IMPORTANT If Media Server and Client are in different time zones the schedile displays Server Time 2 Click Enable Recording Check the number of licenses used If the number is insufficient click Get More Licenses and proceed with activation Click on Display FPS on Grid and Display Quality on Grid to show or hide FPS and quality in grid cells Digital Watchdog DW Spectrum User Manual 41 3 Select Recording Mode e Record Always e Motion Only recording will start if motion occurs To specify a range for motion recording use Record before motion and Record after motion selectors Motion detection must be supported by the camera Software or Hardware Motion Low Quality Always low quality stream is recorded always and is switched to high quality streaming once in case of any motion To use this recording setting make sure the camera supports dual streaming If not the following will be displayed A Dual Streaming and Motion Detection is not available for this camera Fees wei e Do not Record 4 Select Recording Quality 5 Select FPS 6 As soon as all the parameters are selected click on Schedule Grid e Click and Drag to select multiple cells e Click on hour to select an entire column e Click on weekday to select an entire row e Click Schedule Grid s top left corner to select all cells Note to select same values hold Alt and click on the cell to choose a recording
9. Cameras Firmware upgrade from within the application These settings are available for Digital Watchdog cameras only E Note It is possible to configure Cameras for Administrators and Viewers with an appropriate permission level IMPORTANT To enable this feature Camera must have Internet Access To go to proprietary camera settings 1 Open Camera settings and select Advanced 2 Go to Maintenance gt Firmware Upgrade Note If the list is empty Camera does not support configuring not Onvif Compliant 3 Click on Check Upgrade The coordinates of Digital Watchdog FTP Server Address Port Login and Password are predefined Category Lens ftp dwec tv Server Address gt Imaging 4 Maintenance 21 Port md421id User ID bWQOMjFk Password FTP firmware_MD421D Directory Check Upgrade 4 If a camera has Internet access the application will check for any available upgrades automatically 5 If a newer version of firmware is found click OK to run upgrades The application will automatically reboot once upgrades are completed It is possible to upgrade Camera Firmware from its Web Page See Configuring Proprietary Camera Parameters for details Digital Watchdog Setting up Recording Schedule To record Camera Recording Schedule must be set up first 2 Note It is possible to configure Cameras for Administrators and Viewers with an appropriate permission level E Note To record one camera Li
10. In this instance cameras are switched to a Low Resolution stream As a result CPU will yield a much smoother playback Note this feature requires support of camera dual streaming Navigating through Archive and Live It is very easy to navigate through Live and Archive in DW Spectrum Here are some tips and shortcuts IMPORTANT It is only possible to navigate through recorded fragments chunks Position Slider to the dark area will jump to the next available recorded fragment displayed in green on Time Line By default all Cameras are set to display Live if opened for the first time Note all Users are allowed to view cameras Live However to view Archive Viewers must have the appropriate permissions Search Archive e Click on any desired position on Time Line or Time Scale e Drag Time Slider to the desired position The picture will refresh while dragging Time Scale navigation e Zoom Time Scale using Mouse Wheel for finer selection e Move Time Scale Scrollbar e Double Click on Time Scale Scrollbar to zoom out Go to Live e Press SS orl e Move Position Slider all the way to the right Play Pause Press Gor Space Fast Forward or Rewind e e Press Bor Ctrl Left Arrow to decrease speed Press or Ctrl Right Arrow to increase speed e Available speeds on play 16x 8x 4x 2x 1x 2x 4x 8x 16x e Available speeds op pause 2x 1x 0 5x 0 25x Ox 0 25x 0 5x 1x 2x
11. Scene The selected items are outlined or filled with a color See also how to select Item s in Resource Tree Digital Watchdog Moving and Swapping Items within Scene Scene consists of cells Each cell may contain one Item The initial aspect ratio of a cell is 16 9 but it can be changed to 4 3 see Changing Aspect Ratio of Scene Cells In order to move Item Click on it and Drag it to a new position grid cell borders are visible while in motion Multiple items can also be moved If the desired position is already occupied Items will be swapped if possible 64 DW Spectrum User Manual If swapping is not possible the target cell will be marked red If bigger Item is being replaced by a smaller one they will swap sizes as well as positions Digital Watchdog DW Spectrum User Manual 65 Resizing Items within Scene Resizing items is an easy operation in DW Spectrum To resize select the edge on Item Click and Drag the mouse to resize Item is resized according to its proportions so it can occupy 1 4 9 cells etc If resizing is possible the new cells are highlighted in green DWC MD421D fa 192041 060 30 00fpe E Mbps H264 Digital Watchdog 66 DW Spectrum User Manual If resizing is not possible the cells will appear red DWC MD421D Poi x KW 4 In this case the best practice is 1 Move the entire Scene using a Right Click Drag 2 Resize an Item to occupy
12. See Configuring Camera Authentication IMPORTANT Most camera parameters can only be configured by Advanced Viewer permission level is required A basic viewer can access camera configuration but cannot make any changes See the Users Management section for more The section describes the following functions related to Cameras e Adding Cameras e Setting Up Cameras e Setting Same Parameters for Multiple Cameras e Swapping Cameras between Media Servers Admin Only e Deleting Cameras Admin Only Adding Cameras This section provides information on how to add cameras to the DW Spectrum resource list Choose one of the following methods e Discovering Cameras Automatically e Adding Cameras Manually Admin Only Discovering Cameras Automatically DW Spectrum provides a powerful and easy to use mechanism for automatic camera discovery It is required that a camera should be accessible via Broadcast As soon as Media Server is started and connected to EC it automatically performs camera discovery in its network Once a camera is discovered its parameters will be displayed in Resource Tree automatically If a camera does not transmit media data it is marked as Offline If Media Server is offline all Cameras the server is hosting are switched to the offline status automatically DW Spectrum User Manual 27 Adding Cameras Manually Admin Only If Camera is not accessible via broadcast usually if it is located in a di
13. Synchronously DW Spectrum provides a powerful engine that enables users to navigate through multiple cameras if several Cameras are displaying at the same time they can be synchronized If User performs search fast forward rewind or search by frame each camera will be synchronized However recording may be set up differently If no recording took place over a certain period of time NO DATA will appear on the camera view AXISP3344 e The upper row displays fragments for Camera selected on Scene e The lower row for all Cameras displayed on Scene It is possible to disable Synchronization press Gi button If no Item is selected the selection will move to the previously selected item which will become the only item affected by playback controls seek speed etc Thus if Synchronization is disabled it is possible to seek each Camera in a different position If User selects Camera on Scene and enables Synchronization again all other cameras will get synchronized with the selected Camera Position and Speed will be synchronized Digital Watchdog DW Spectrum User Manual 77 Searching through Archive DW Spectrum provides many features that make archive search faster more convenient and intuitive Since archive may contain significant video data taken over several months it is crucial to minimize the time spent by a user on searching a particular event The following search methods are introduced e Calen
14. all available actions as they relate to the selected element Context Menu will appear by right clicking on the desired element or on empty space Open Open in a New Tab Open in a New Window Rename Camera Settings 12 DW Spectrum User Manual Items on Layouts and Scene Video Item represents video recorded by a camera that can be played back within DW Spectrum Items displayed on Scene offer total video manipulation a variety of features streaming data and other related information Local videos are displayed as follows The file name is displayed in the upper left corner of Local Video Item The following buttons are displayed in the upper right corner of Local Video Item e RJ Rotation see Rotate e El Information displays additional information about the current stream see below e Close removes the item from the current layout Streams from cameras are displayed as follows we 272 Mg6fps 0 28Mbps H264 Lo Res LIVE Digital Watchdog The following information is display in the upper left corner of the camera item e Camera Name e Current Recording Mode Camera may be recording differently depending on its schedule e Recording Always green circle e Motion Recording red circle e Low Resolution always High Resolution only while in motion red circle crossed green e Not Recording grey circle For more information on recording settings see Setting up R
15. also take several minutes to complete Do you want to continue Se vo 4 Choose the desired file name format and location and click Save Cancel will close the dialog and no exported data will be saved Look in D D video test 7 Se a e Ri E r Root B 2mp Traffic Wide Angle Transportation avi File name export Save Fies of type C ce Matroska mkv AVI with Timestamps Transcoding avi Matroska with Times Transcoding X mkv Executable Digital Wa ia File x64 File and folder operations are performed in the same manner as in Windows Explorer Digital Watchdog The following formats are supported e AVI is more widely used but the codec remains intact H264 To view exported videos in other players may require additional codecs Additionally some codecs are not allowed in AVI format A warning message will appear This is a default format AVI with Timestamps Ability to export with timestamps rendered on video Requires transcoding on client so may take a long slightly decrease quality and increase processor load up to 100 during export e MKV is amore advanced format but may not be played back on some devices ex home media players It does not restrict video and audio content MKV with Timestamps Same as AVI with Timestamps but the format will be MKV EXE is used for distributing videos to the users who do not have any codecs or media players installed As soon
16. arrow is shown over the video Use the red arrow to change point Use fas and E icons to zoom in out Channel 1 Real After all settings are configured press Vi once again Digital Watchdog DW Spectrum User Manual 35 Configuring Proprietary Camera Parameters DW Spectrum allows configuring basic image settings inside the software These settings are available for Onvif compliant cameras only 7 Note It is possible to configure Cameras for Administrators and for Viewers that have the appropriate permissions To go to proprietary camera settings 1 Open Camera settings and select Advanced 2 Configure desired Camera Parameters General Recording Motion Moue Category Lens Chroma 8 4 Imaging Exposure White Balance Si amp Ve 4 Maintenance Firmware Upgrade Sharpness 5 Mirror X Flip Digital Noise Reduction OFF LOW MIDDLE HIGH amp Note If the list is empty Camera does not support configuring not Onvif Compliant All settings are applied immediately Best practice is to leave a video Item on the Scene while configuring its parameters Digital Watchdog 36 DW Spectrum User Manual Other proprietary camera parameters such as Authorization Network Settings etc can be configured directly from camera s web page 1 Open Camera settings and select General 2 Enter Authentication Parameters if the camera requires authentication Admin only 3 Click on Web Page The browser w
17. e ECis not available e specified IP Address is incorrect or inaccessible e specified port is incorrect e ECis stopped e login and or password are incorrect e EC and Client are incompatible with each other different versions To save and restore connection details e f the 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 e To delete details of a stored connection select it from the drop down list and press Delete e f the last connection was not properly saved the software will still use its connection data during the next launch Last Used Connection 2 Note passwords are not stored in the saved connection details To log out go to Main Menu and choose Logout u If Client is not connected to Enterprise Controller a user can only access Local Files see Playing Back Local Files in DW Spectrum To connect to a different EC under a different user open the login window and enter new EC coordinates or login credentials If canceled the current user will still be connected to Enterprise Controller Introducing User Roles There are three user roles in DW Spectrum e Owner user with admin login Unlimited control This user cannot be deleted e Administrator Full control except e Change Super Administrator admin settings e Delete or change own role e Viewer Limited control A viewer
18. proceed with one of the following e Open Main Menu and select Start Screen Recording or press Alt R e Open Context Menu on Scene on empty space and select Start Screen Recording e Click on the icon in the top right corner Screen recording will start in 3 seconds When finished proceed with one of the following e Open Main Menu and select Stop Screen Recording or press Alt R e Open Context Menu on Scene on empty space and choose Stop Screen Recording e Click on the icon again in the top right corner DW Spectrum User Manual 107 2 IMPORTANT If audio parameters are set up incorrectly Screen Recording may fire the error prior to start A Can t start recording due to the following error Can t initialize audio device Microphone High Definition Audio Device 2 OK In this case it is necessary to do the following 1 Set up audio card parameters in Windows check and select default recording devices Then try to record sound in Windows Recorder 2 Set up Screen Recorder Parameters see Setting up Screen Recording Choose the desired file name and location and click Save Cancel will close the dialog and data will not be saved Look in n D Server Media KS My Computer E Root File name video_recording avi Save Fies of type CEEA Cancel File and folder operations are performed in the same manner as in Windows Explorer As soon as the file is saved it will be available in
19. results will disappear from the scene once all characters are removed from the search box Digital Watchdog DW Spectrum User Manual 17 Playback Panel DW Spectrum provides powerful and intuitive playback system It includes seamless transition from live to archived footage smooth archive playback extensive search capabilities local files playback etc All playback operations can be performed within the Playback Panel The following elements are displayed e Playback Buttons used for playing back selected Item s e Speed Slider controls the playback speed of selected Item s e Pan Temporal Time Line represents the archived data for selected Item s e Volume Control used to adjust volume for the selected Item e Additional Buttons H aal switches selected camera s to a live playback mode or indicates that they are playing live See Navigating through Archive and Live H CB performs time synchronization of all cameras displayed on Scene See Navigating through Several Cameras Synchronously H E opens calendar to help navigate through archive see Using Calendar H GD expands Time Une and shows small previews called Thumbnails See Using Thumbnails for Better Navigation Digital Watchdog Full Screen and Windowed Mode DW Spectrum is recommended to be operated in full screen To toggle full screen or bring the application to a window mode e sand x buttons e Main Menu items Go to Fullscreen Exit F
20. 8 0 255 Password admin X Subnet scan Discovery Port Discovered Cameras Add Manuf Name Address ISDcam ISDcam 192 168 0 52 Digital Digital Watchdog p 192 168 0 124 onvif Watchdog DWC MV421D http 192 168 0 124 8032 onvif device service DAHUA IPC ONVIF HDB3200C Add selected 9 Select desired cameras and click Add selected Cameras should be added to Resource Tree Digital Watchdog DW Spectrum User Manual 29 Setting Up Cameras It is possible to configure Cameras for Administrators and Viewers that have the appropriate access Permission Administrators can configure all cameras and Viewers can only use the ones that are assigned to them by Administrators A user can locate Camera Settings from Camera s Context Menu From Resource Tree From Scene ISDcam 192 168 0 52 2105M 251 X Open Open in a New Tab Open in a New Window Rename Camera Settings Kipen in a New Tab Open in a New Window Maximize Item Show Info Show Motion Smart Search Take Screenshot Rotate to Remove from Layout Camera Settings The following actions can be performed when configuring Camera Parameters e Renaming Camera e Obtaining Camera s IP MAC and Model e Configuring Audio for the Camera e Configuring Camera s Authentication e Setting up PTZ e Configuring Proprietary Camera Parameters e Setting up Recording Schedule e Setting up Motion Mask and Motion Sensitivity Digital Wat
21. DIGITAL WATCHDOG spectrum User Manual www dwec tv Table of Contents Working with DW Spectrum 1 Launching and Closing DW Spectrum Client ccccceceeeeeee eens eeeeeeee ee eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeenees 1 Connecting to Enterprise Controller and Working Offline cccceeeseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeenenees 2 Introducing User Role S vcsiisscvccsccscevsvtiesvertenegsuvie ede pisnesteeat dea EEGENEN 5 DW Spectrum User Interface Overview ENEE 6 Main MON OT 8 Showing and Hiding Side Panels eneen 9 Tabs and Layouts KA G RAN den neuaceusisecsusensbkusiusecssinususiscdeuseateedusesecreseensvuseasusuususeudseensutussesesssscvussuoussiseusadcneetsincssdasesnsvsccnes 9 Context Menu seess Ge essdh epeegbe ebe eEESEEKRENEEEEREESEEEEREEKER EEN e i a i B a G B A B i N B RE a R N A S S A A Ed kepgeen 11 Items on Layouts AN SCONE E 12 Working With Resource Tree seesesnesessseesEeSSEESEEEEREEEEEEEREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEn 14 Search see eeberg KE tsasevsadscscacccsnstescssessesesvssacsoeiescsncstentuessacsscnusawansuivssccisanusssussnesucssisnueeiendesenaedsendsasaiasbenbenaneneess 16 Playback Bapnel seseisegsedspepresgekEbSEESEEEAREEEEEEE KREE KEEN EENEEER ER m a Na B S ENER RENE EE beEeKRShERCEEKEE KREE SE EEE NES EEhR EK ERC E egeege 17 Full Screen and Windowed Mode vsesssssssssseeeeecneeeeeeeceeeeeeeeneeueeeeeeeneeeueeeeeeenaeeeneeeaeeneeuenaaeeeusesaneeneeseoae
22. SS Some Recording Parameters may need Motion to be supported by the Camera Motion Low Quality Always recording requires Dual Streaming to be supported by Camera If Dual Streaming is supported the second stream settings are set automatically based on the main recording settings e 2to7FPS e 320p to 480p Not only is the second stream used for recording it is also used for Software Motion Detection and bandwidth and CPU saving during playback See Setting up Motion Mask and Motion Sensitivity and CPU and Bandwidth Saving during Playback RADASS Editing Recording Schedule DW Spectrum provides a powerful and flexible schedule for configuring recording parameters A specific date and time can be set in the recording schedule as well Examples e Workdays 8AM 8PM record Always 24 FPS high quality e Weekends and Workdays SDM SAM record motion only 10 fps low quality The cameras recorded by Media Servers are marked with a small red circle in Resource Tree e camerain recording mode o camera recording is setup though not recording at the moment a license is still being used 7 Note It is possible to configure Cameras for Administrators and Viewers that have appropriate permissions 40 DW Spectrum User Manual To set up Recording Schedule 1 Open Camera Settings and go to Recording General WEITEN 1 license s will be used 4 license s are used out of 27 Get More Licenses E Enable Recording
23. Use Speed Slider very left position is 16x 2x on pause very right one 16x 2x on Pause Click on Speed Slider to change speed temporarily and then revert to 1x 0x on Pause Drag Speed Slider to change speed permanently or use Mouse Wheel on Speed Slider If Rewinding while in Live mode the position will be switched to Archive If Fast Forwarding while viewing archive camera s will be switched to Live if the very right position is reached Previous Next Frame Pause only e Press E or Ctrl Right Arrow to skip to the next frame e Press Bor Ctrl Left Arrow to skip to the previous frame e Use Mouse Wheel on Speed Slider when on Pause Previous Next Recorded Fragment e Press EJ or Ctrl Right Arrow to skip to the next frame e Press Bor Ctrl Left Arrow to skip to the previous frame Useful sections e Pan Temporal Time Line e Navigating through Several Cameras Synchronously DW Spectrum User Manual 75 Pan Temporal Time Line Pan Temporal Time Line is a convenient way to navigate through Live and Archive footage below 19 Oxts6pt 2012 12 am The current time is indicated by Position Slider The very right position indicates that Live video is currently played back If slider is moved to the left the playback automatically is switched to the Archive Time Scale is displayed on the bottom of the Time Line It contains marks indicating the time Time Scale can be zoomed in and out by mouse wheel or butt
24. an Windows systems To do Export in proprietary format 1 Place the desired Items on Scene A user can export either Cameras or Local Video Files but cannot mix the two 2 Select the export region on Time Scale e Use Right Click Drag e Open Context Menu on Time Scale and click Mark Selection Start or press TL then Mark Selection End or press J e Toclear selection use the corresponding Context Menu item e Adjust the export region by dragging edges e For easier zoom scroll the Mouse Wheel on Time Line 3 Open Context Menu and choose Export Multi Video Clear Selection Export Selected Area Export Multi Video N Preview Search Show Thumbnails Show Calendar 12 Hide Timeline If the selection contains empty archive on Camera it will be exported and NO DATA will be shown when viewing the exported clip Digital Watchdog 96 DW Spectrum User Manual IMPORTANT If a long period of time is selected for export it may cause delays In this case the following warning message will appear You are about to export a video sequence that is longer than 30 minutes It may require oger a gigabyte of HDD space and depending on your connection speed may also take several minutes to complete Do you want to continue Se vo File and folder operations are performed in the same manner as in Windows Explorer The following formats are supported e NOV a proprietary format Can be opened by DW Spec
25. an asterisk will appear in the corresponding Tab and in Resource Tree To save Layout e Open Context Menu on Scene on empty space and select Save Current Layout or press Ctrl Layout will be saved to the previously assigned file name the Tab s caption e Open Context Menu on Scene on empty space and select Save Current Layout As or press Ctrl Alt S Layout will be saved as specified by User Enter layout name Main Entrance e Find the desired Layout in Resource Tree invoke for Context Menu and select Save Layout IMPORTANT Saved Layout is activated immediately if running on multi machines all saved changes dd to Layout will reflect on all machines identically Refer to Opening and Closing Saved Layouts for more information Assigning Layouts to Users Admin Only To duplicate Layout for another User s Drag and Drop Layouts within Resources Tree Users admin guest Main Entrance 5105DN 192 168 DAHUA IPC HDB DWC MD421D 1 DWC MD421D 1 4 vie Ham BE AXIS D AXISM1 Administrator can then modify Layouts as needed Deleting Layouts Admin Only To delete Layout from Resource Tree 1 Find and select desired Layout s in Resource Tree 2 Invoke on Context Menu and choose Delete Layout or press Del 3 Accept deletion by clicking on Yes or press Cancel to discard all changes If the layout that is opened on another computer is deleted all it
26. archive may take 3 5 such iterations for initial period of several months To perform Preview Search 1 Select the desired camera on Scene 2 Select the region to export on Time Scale e Use Right Click Drag e Open Context Menu on Time Scale and click Mark Selection Start or press PL then Mark Selection End or press J Clear Selection Export Selected Area Export Multi Video Preview Search Show Thumbnails Show Calendar Hide Timeline e To clear selection use the corresponding Context Menu item e Adjust the region by dragging edges to export e To make zooming easier zoom on Time Line using a Mouse Wheel 82 DW Spectrum User Manual 3 Invoke Context Menu and choose Preview Search New Tab will be opened The Tab contains several Items representing the selected Camera in different periods DWC MD421D 2012 Dec 19 06 00 00 O P ER DWC MD421D 2012 Dec 19 07 00 00 0 2 T Tua E o onu If click on Items the selection on Time Line will display the particular period in archive related to the selected Item If the selection does not contain archive data this feature is not available 4 Locate the period of time the desired event took place and select appropriate Tab 5 Repeat steps 1 3 on the desired Item on Preview Search Tab to refine search It is also possible to perform the following actions in Preview Search Tab e Navigate through archive e Thumbnail Navigation e Smart Mot
27. arly archive only takes a few seconds IMPORTANT Smart Motion Search in DW Spectrum assumes the selected Camera supports Motion Detection It is important to perform motion setup as well See Setting up Motion Mask and Motion Sensitivity To perform Smart Motion Search 1 Open Motion Grid on the camera e use Camera s Quick Button BQ e open Camera s Context Menu and choose Motion Grid or select it and press Alt G Motion Grid will appear Note if red fragments appears in motion zones Motion Detection is supported by Camera 2 Select the region the motion should be searched on e Hold Shift Left Click and Drag e Ctrl Click and Drag to add another region e Click and Hold Left Mouse Button or use Context Menu Clear Motion Selection to clear all regions IMPORTANT Motion will not be visible and detected ona region marked as Motion Mask DW Spectrum User Manual 79 As soon as the region is selected Time Line will be populated with red bars Each bar indicates recording period that contains motion fee 0 00fps 0 00Mbps H264 HQ arr 26 Oxtabpb 2012 4 pm Cl 2012 5 pm 55m SWC MD421D 17 All Cameras KS IMPORTANT Navigation in Time Line is possible by red fragments only until Smart Motion Search is off To disable Smart Motion Search clear all regions in Motion Grid or disable pressing the Ed button or use Context Menu Hide Motion Grid or Alt G Digital Watchdog Using Thumbnails f
28. as this executable is started new Client instance is run and plays back the exported video In this case the data on motion and recorded fragments is also exported Q IMPORTANT Files produced with the x64 version of software will only be viewable on Windows x64 however x86 can be viewed on any architecture As soon as export is finished the video will be available in Local Files in Resource Tree IMPORTANT This resource will be available until Client restarts To make it available permanently save the exported video to DW Spectrum Media Folder see Configuring Media Folders or create and save a Layout that would contain this video Also see the Viewing Videos Exported from a Single Camera section for more information DW Spectrum User Manual 93 Viewing Videos Exported from Single Camera As soon as export is finished the extracted video clip will be available in Local Files in Resource Tree Note that AVI and MKV files are shown as a single record and EXE file as Folder containing exported Camera 4 amp Local E O0 1A4 07 00 FF F8 exe 1 mkv 123 avi 2 mkv i Elephants_Dream_HD avi e t aw Eer f5 video_record eiis 2 Itis possible to open either an EXE file it will be displayed in new Tab or open a camera it will be displayed as single Item When the exported file is opened Time Line will display the exported time range If EXE bundle is opened then the recorded fragments a
29. ave a Layout that would contain this video Digital Watchdog Toure If several Items are opened on Scene this feature will provide the ability to automatically switch to the next Item in a Fullscreen mode like slide show To start Tour 1 Select several Items see Adding Items to Layouts 2 Open Context Menu and select Start Tour or press Alt T To stop Tour Double Click or press ESC To change sequence speed the frequency in between Items during Tour 1 Open Main Menu and go to System Settings 2 Specify the desired delay in seconds in Sequence Cycle Time Screen Recording Windows Only This is an extremely useful feature in DW Spectrum for presentations It is possible to record from several displays with sound select different quality etc Screen can be recorded in the following formats e Video MPEG4 Part 2 e Audio Stereo Lame Audio Codec e Container AVI Q IMPORTANT It is necessary to have a powerful processor and video adapter to do screen recording See recommended configuration in the installation guide 104 DW Spectrum User Manual Setting up Screen Recording To set up Screen Recording 1 Open Main Menu and choose System Settings 2 Go to the Screen Recording tab 3 Configure Screen Recording parameters 21x General rr WEE Main Media Folder C Users Root AppData Local Temp Browse Screen Select screen to capture Screen 1 1366x768 Primary Capture Mode
30. blished Layouts can be created and assigned to this User See Creating New Layout Admin Only Digital Watchdog Changing User Settings The following User Settings can be modified e Login Admin only can be changed for all users except Super Administrator admin Also a user cannot change own login name The login name can be set in Resource Tree e Password can be changed for all users except Super Administrator admin Viewer can only change own password e Role and Permissions Admin only can be changed for all users except Super Administrator admin Also User cannot change own role To change User Details 1 Select any User in Resource Tree Right Click on Context Menu and choose User Settings 2 Change the desired fields and click OK or Cancel to close the form Deleting User Admin Only It is possible to delete any User except Super Administrator A User cannot delete own profile To delete locate the desired User in Resource Tree Right Click for Context Menu and choose Delete or press DEL IMPORTANT All associated Layouts will automatically be deleted along with the User Layouts Management Layouts are a powerful and flexible way to represent video data in DW Spectrum Layout can contain an unlimited number of videos Cameras Local videos or Images which are not restricted in terms of location size or orientation Initially Layout is created and configured by Ad
31. cal Files e Time Line is not colored no recorded or motion regions e Band buttons move position to the beginning or to the end of the file All other operations seek play pause ff rew etc are described in details in Navigating through Archive and Live IMPORTANT If Scene contains both Cameras and Local Files Cameras are played back synchronously and Local Files independently Adjusting Volume while Viewing Local Files If several Local Files are opened simultaneously no sound is played In order to hear sound from a video a user must first select it To adjust Volume use one of the following e Use Volume Slider at the right of the Time Line e Use a Mouse Wheel above the slider Use Ctrl Up Down Use button or use P key to mute unmute Forensic Analysis DW Spectrum provides a wide number of features for forensic analysis of recorded streams This section explains how to perform forensic analysis in the application e Expanding Items to Fullscreen e Zoom e Rotate Expanding Items to Fullscreen In order to perform forensic analysis it is recommended to switch the desired Item to Fullscreen To toggle Fullscreen proceed with one of the following e Double Click on the desired Item on Scene e Open Context Menu and select Maximize Item Restore Item or press Enter When in Fullscreen mode all Side Panels are hidden Use D icons for panels to appear If several Cameras are displayed
32. cannot e Manage users except for changing their own password e See servers and all connected cameras Only the cameras assigned by the administrator are visible e Change predefined layouts layouts can be changed but cannot be saved however it is possible to configure and save own layouts based on available resources assigned cameras and local files Additional permissions can be assigned to users to be able to operate with available cameras assigned by Administrator e View archive perform search and forensic analysis e Perform export from archives e Set up cameras e Set up PTZ on cameras If none of these permissions are assigned a user can only view live videos on available cameras IMPORTANT If any action or graphical element described in this document is not available to a specific user level the following will apply Admin only If the action described in this document is unavailable to certain roles it will be indicated in the corresponding topic The following represents a standard flow 1 Super Administrator creates and configures all layouts for own use 2 Super Administrator creates several users with a Viewer role 3 Super Administrator creates and configures layouts for each Viewer 4 Viewer logs into DW Spectrum and is only able to work with assigned layouts and cameras 6 DW Spectrum User Manual DW Spectrum User Interface Overview DW Spectrum User Interface UI includes the followin
33. cense is required See Obtaining and Activating DW Spectrum Licenses Admin Only Even if recording is not performed immediately the License will still be considered as used The recording schedule specifies the following recording parameters e Recording Type e Record Always e Motion Only records only when motion occurs Motion recording may require for the camera to support motion detection THE PREVIOUS SENTENCE WAS A BIT UNCLEAR SO I REVISED e Motion Lo Res Always by default a camera is set to record at low resolution unless motion occurs at which point it switches recording to high resolution automatically High resolution recording requires dual streaming if supported by camera See Dual Stream Recording Specifics RADASS Motion Mask and Motion Sensitivity may need to be configured as well See Setting up Motion Mask and Motion Sensitivity see Setting up Motion Mask and Motion Sensitivity e FPS e Quality Note FPS and Quality recording settings will affect live stream viewing as well For example if 1 FPS and Low Quality are set in the recording schedule DW Spectrum will stream live as per selected settings even if the camera is capable of more If recording is not set DW Spectrum will stream live at Maximum FPS and Quality Those settings are applied to Recording Schedule See Editing Recording Schedule for details See also Panic Recording Dual Stream Recording Specifics RADA
34. chdog 20 DW Spectrum User Manual Renaming Camera If a camera is discovered automatically see Discovering Cameras Automatically it is displayed in Resource Tree as a predefined sequence model or manufacturer model For instance 10005 for Arecont Vision cameras or DWC MD421D for Digital Watchdog 7 Note It is possible to configure Cameras for Administrators and for Viewers that have an appropriate permission level It is recommended to rename same camera models for easier identification Cameras can be renamed directly from Resource Tree using Context Menu or in camera settings Recording Motion Advanced Name DMEM Model DWC MPA20M Address IP Address 192 168 0 123 Web Page http 192 168 0 123 MAC Address 00 1C A6 01 1F C4 Authentication Login admin EE Password P addresses are added to a camera name automatically and are non editable It is possible to deactivate displaying IP addresses in Resource Tree Digital Watchdog DW Spectrum User Manual 31 Obtaining Camera s IP MAC and Model To obtain Camera s IP and MAC open camera settings and go to General Recording Motion Advanced Name DMEM Model DWC MPA20M Address IP Address 192 168 0 123 Web Page http 192 168 0 123 MAC Address 00 1C A6 01 1F C4 Authentication Login admin Password Ei Note the fields are non editable It may be useful to go to Camera s web page by clicking on the appro
35. configure Media Server parameters 1 Open the desired Media Server in Resource Tree 2 Open server s Context Menu and choose Server Settings Name Server IP Address 192 168 1 149 Port 7012 Panic mode On Storages Reserved free storage space Gb Add Remove Cancel The following Media Server parameters can be checked and configured e Name can be changed here or in Resource Tree e IP Address cannot be changed Displayed in Resource Tree as well if the corresponding setting is enabled see Working with Resource Tree e Port cannot be changed from the client Panic Mode indicates whether or not Panic Recording is being performed e Storages see Configuring Media Server Storages Admin Only Digital Watchdog DW Spectrum User Manual 23 Configuring Media Server Storages Admin Only DW Spectrum provides an easy and flexible storage management policy Each Media Server can use unlimited number of local and network Storages If more than one Storage is used Media Server will automatically balance the space consumption The more free space the storage has the higher the usage intensity will be Important If using Network Storage it is necessary to mount it as local disk via Samba To configure Media Server Storages 1 Open the Server Settings 2 Go to Storages Name Server IP Address 192 168 1 149 Port 7012 Panic mode On Storages Reserved free storage space Gb
36. cted Item s from Resource Tree and drop them onto Tab Navigator New yout 8 x SSES S fi wmd 192 168 0 137 Ze 3100 192 168 0 55 rver 10 0 2 103 10005 192 168 0 135 2105M 192 168 0 137 _ 2110DN 192 168 0 8 3100 192 168 0 55 3105 192 168 0 80 e Ctrl Drag and Drop items from Scene to Tab Navigator Multi Selection can be applied To prevent duplication release Ctrl and hit Esc while holding the left mouse button IMPORTANT It may be difficult to locate and add each item manually Search may be very useful in configuring a new layout see Search Digital Watchdog 60 DW Spectrum User Manual How to configure a layout using Search 1 Create a new Layout 2 Enter keywords into the Search box The search results will appear on Scene automatically 3 By adding or deleting keywords from the search box the items on Scene will vary 4 Do not forget to save configured Layout Removing Item s from Layouts IMPORTANT Viewers cannot remove Items from predefined Layouts They can only open new Tabs and add remove Items but cannot save To remove Item s from Layout on Scene 1 Select desired item s on Scene 2 Proceed with one of the following e Click Zi to remove single Item e Open Context Menu and select Remove from Layout or hit Del to remove all selected Items To remove Item s from Layout in Resource Tree 1 Expand Users and locate the desired Layout in Resource Tree 2 Select desi
37. dar pan temporal time line can zoom in on selected date to make search easier see Using Calendar e Smart Motion Search select a region on video and allow for the application to automatically refine the archive and highlight the fragments that involved motion See Performing Smart Motion Search e Thumbnail Navigation small previews are displayed on top of the Time Line to help locate a particular scene See Using Thumbnails for Better Navigation e Preview Search select a region and allow for the application to provide videos that represent atime period based on time stamps See Preview Search Using Calendar This type of search helps the user to locate an event that took place on a particular date To perform a calendar search 1 Open Camera that contains the archived event 2 Press e Calendar will appear above Time Line The dates that are displayed on Time Line are highlighted in green 26 27 3 Select a desired date in Calendar Time Line zoom will be changed only the selected date will be visible If the archive contains data outside the visible bounds it will appear in shadowed green Digital Watchdog Performing Smart Motion Search Smart Motion Search enables User to perform fast and intuitive archived motion search To perform Smart Motion Search select the desired region and DW Spectrum will display all fragments that contain motion throughout the archive scanning through a ye
38. displayed in Resource Tree until DW Spectrum is restarted When saving or restoring Layout that contains Items located outside the media folders they will get restored in Resource Tree as well 84 DW Spectrum User Manual Configuring Media Folders When DW Spectrum starts it automatically indexes local media folders in order to find and display local files in Resource Tree By default the current user s video folder C Users SUser Videos is configured as media folder To configure unlimited number of media folders 1 Open Main Menu and choose System Settings 2 Go to General Main Media Folder D video Browse Extra Media Folders D torrents completed 3 If needed to change Main Media Folder click Browse and choose the desired path Digital Watchdog DW Spectrum User Manual 85 4 Configure Extra Media Folders To add extra media folder click Add and choose the desired path Look in z gz e H E BR My Computer pic4a Be Root games soft mp3 temp msys torrents mydocs video Tect_content nvision vm Directory DW Spectrum Choose Files of type Cancel It is possible to perform standard files and folders operations in this form similar to Windows Explorer To delete an extra media folder select the folder from the list and click Remove 5 Click OK when finished or Cancel to discard changes As soon as media folders are configured DW Spectrum should be restarted Then file
39. ditional codecs may be required for playback Export can also be done for Local Video Files To Export 1 Select the desired Item on Scene Camera or Local Video File 2 Select the region to export on Time Scale e Use Right Click Drag e Open Context Menu on Time Scale and click Mark Selection Start or press TL then Mark Selection End or press PI e To clear selection use the corresponding Context Menu item e Adjust the region to export by dragging edges e To make zooming easier zoom Time Line using a Mouse Wheel 3 Invoke Context Menu and choose Export Selected Range Clear Selection Export Selected Area N Export Multi Video Preview Search Show Thumbnails Show Calendar Hide Timeline If the selection does not contain archive data this feature is not available If the selection starts with empty archive see the screenshot above the exported footage will start from the first available frame empty archive will not be exported If the selection contains empty archive in the middle it will still be exported and NO DATA will be shown when viewing the exported footage DW Spectrum User Manual 91 IMPORTANT If a long period of time is selected for export export may be slightly delayed In this case the following warning will appear You are about to export a video sequence that is longer than 30 minutes It may require oger a gigabyte of HDD space and depending on your connection speed may
40. ecording Schedule The following buttons are displayed in the upper right corner of Camera in addition to those displayed for local video e prz if camera supports see Setting up PTZ e D Smart Search see Performing Smart Motion Search The following information can be useful during camera setup to help adjust to the desired FPS and bitrate It may also be useful for monitoring local files To view item information click on H located in the top right corner of the item To view information on multiple items at a time select Items see Selecting Items open Context Menu and choose Show Info Alt i The following data will appear on the bottom e Current Resolution of the stream Current FPS of the stream Current Bitrate e Current stream Codec H264 or MJPEG Current Resolution if Dual Streaming is enabled for the camera Hi Res or Lo Res e Current Time of video playback or LIVE if viewing live from a camera Additionally the following messages may appear for camera items e NO SIGNAL camera is offline e NO DATA no recording was performed No data available e Loading awaiting data from Media Server e Unauthorized incorrect missing login or password 14 Working with Resource Tree DW Spectrum User Manual Resource Tree is a convenient tool to display search and manage available resources within the application The format of Resource Tree depends on the current user s permission level
41. ected to the Internet then licenses can be activated offline To activate a license free or commercial offline 1 Go to Licenses tab in System Settings 2 Click Manual Activation New License Manual Activation Please send E Mail with the Serial Key and the Hardware ID provided to support dwec tv Then we ll send you an Activation Key which should be filled in the field below License Key 123 4567 8901 2345 Hardware ID 96faa2842ae8bbd3e51eb6a653dcc29e Activation Key sef sov vns dhohsehS8ehpw9eywfiewfhewpihpewhf _0980 9u_ euf ewjfsea svinfoseyOs__ _ _ 9 iefiwefewkfwegqwegwew ihpefi ouhers ghs oiehfhfnviueeienveif epsergou9u4i4h4 spvjs Activation Key File Browse 3 Copy Hardware ID and email to http dwcc tv e License Key paste License key received from reseller e Hardware ID paste Hardware ID here An activation key will be provided upon request 4 As soon as the activation key is received proceed with one of the following e Paste it into the Activation Key field and click Activate License e Save it as a text file i e key txt move to the target computer browse the file and click OK Digital Watchdog 22 DW Spectrum User Manual Obtaining and Configuring Media Server s Additional Settings Admin Only In addition to the basic Media Server configuration that are setup during installation and configuration an Admin also performs the following e Change Name e Configure Storages To
42. ee Introducing User Roles for details Watching Cameras in DW Spectrum DW Spectrum provides a powerful and easy camera playback engine that enables users to quickly find a video fragment perform forensic analysis capture screenshots and export video in just a few clicks This section provides a detailed description on camera playback The following operations can be performed e Navigating through Archive and Live e Searching through Archive Note It it recommended to read the following section prior to moving on to the next step CPU and Bandwidth Saving during Playback RADASS CPU and Bandwidth Saving during Playback RADASS Lastly videos can be displayed in a slide show mode See Tours for more details CPU and Bandwidth Saving during Playback RADASS DW Spectrum s architectures provides significant CPU and network bandwidth savings by acquiring multiple streams from a single camera High Resolution regular and Low Resolution approximately 10 times less bandwidth If there is not enough bandwidth between Client and Media Server to display the High Resolution stream while viewing a camera then the camera is automatically switched to Low Resolution mode In case of insufficient CPU a user may experience difficulties with displaying too many videos simultaneously examples running over 20 full high resolution videos at the same time fast forwarding multiple full high definition videos at the x16 speed etc
43. eeusesnenesoaes 18 Changing Interface Language N EE Eege Ee EES 18 Getting Conte xt Help ssecccecessesesesseseseenensnsseenensseaceneneaeaneneneaeseaneensaeeseneneseaneneaensaneneneaeaneeaeaeaneneeaeaeaneneaeaeeneneas 18 DW Spectrum Quick Start bk 19 Obtaining and Activating DW Spectrum Licenses AER 19 Obtaining and Configuring Media Server s Additional Settings Admin Only ees 22 Configuring Media Server Storages Admin Only IKEA EEE EENEG ENEE ENER KEES Ee 23 Deleting Media Server Admin Only sssessesssseeseesssesnnseeteseseeeeeseieaeennneeneneeeseeaesneaceneatennsnennaneansenaeeneatennaceans Monitoring Media Servers Admin Only Idee ege EENS CamerasNausggemegtzgegegegeiet geen geees Adding CAMEL AS A E Discovering Cameras Automat al Adding Cameras Manually Admin On Setting Up CAIN CLAS E E E REENEN ENEE R ENEE REER E REENEN RER REE EE EEEE REENEN E REENEN REENEN SEENEN Renaming Camera Obtaining Camera s IP MAC and Model Configuring Audio for the Camera Configuring Camera s Autbenteatlon tennan mEnE Setting Up Pl Lisiticcicaiccccccissasctan raaka ana an Ea EEEa AE ania arid AREAN EOAR iN A AT ARETA RA KRAE ERNEA ERARA ANKE KEA Configuring Proprietary Camera Forameters tn nnn nnne Resetting el D EE Hppradlpe Camera s FIMW afe sdicsriisgiden iaeei ninaninata bakdanira aaneen da aai kaain aiaa Setting up Recording Schedules siscisci cccceccsssssivscsacseciassassccssentesesscnesiesssisecenntaatsseeesseuacsiasstersensddend
44. ems will disappear 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 e Drag it onto Scene e 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 e Drag selection to Scene e 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 Note after DW Spectrum is closed all saved Layouts opened in Tabs will be restored when User logs back in Playback in DW Spectrum DW Spectrum offers a smooth playback feature See Playback Panel for more information on Playback interface The following can be played back e Cameras see Watching Cameras in DW Spectrum It is possible to view archive and live in Time Line among other features helping User to perform search archived footage e Local files Video Files Images see Playing Back Local Files in DW Spectrum The following operations can be performed in addition to playback e Forensic Analysis e Exporting e Taking a Screenshot e Tours All operations described in this section do not require administrative privileges However some operations may require certain permissions S
45. enasiivecessabastaen Dual Stream Recording Specifics RADASS Editing Recording Schedles iiiiicsivcsscccscoctcsceacecchatgessecesstcescesashevscnacsessssavsdsensesdasnsatescses saa seavasetscasesscnsanesies Panic Recording eens ee ene ASC EEeCnEE ESSE ESS GEE CnEEE SSAA ASCadEe Cede ESSAeeSCaaeeCeaeeeeaeeeeaaee Copying Recording Schedule from one Camera to Oters 44 Setting up Motion Mask and Motion SGeneftviiy naen 45 Setting Same Parameters for Multiple CAIN CLAS r E REENEN RER REE REENEN REES ERREE REENEN SESCH 48 Swapping Cameras between Media Servers Admin Only s s s esr rerrersrsrrsererstnnsnennnrnnnennnnnnnnnnennnnnnnennnnne 50 Deleting Cameras Admin Only s sessssessesesseeeseeesseenssesnnseensesiesneasenseeeeseneeneateneaeensetennanensanennaneeeneaesnnetennatents 51 Users EE e E E LEET 52 Creating New User Adm te UE 52 Changing User Settings Deleting User Admin Only o s sesseecesesseseeeseetestenssseenensaeananeneasaeaneneseseaneneneseaneneaeaeaneneneaeeneneneseaneneneasneeneneaeanenes 53 Layouts Manageme nt cccccccceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeseaeeeeeeeaeeeeeeeeeeeeesaueeeesauseeesaogseeesannees 54 Creating New Layout Admin Only SEENEN EE 55 Setting up Layout ieancausuueusdsccsnsessencisssssintassssesesecsadsassucsscsechstacsssasesesssiscsenssecrecsssssstsecessssscssdusssucescescisssususssersssesesseu 57 Adding tems to Lay outs is issicvciscs cctsceccsecicscccssecscsastcsccsacsaystae
46. eos nenene nanea Taking Screenshot rsssssssssssesssesssesssssseeeseeeeesesaeeseessseeaessseeasecsaseasecsaeesseesaeesseenaeeaseesaeesseeaaeesueeaaeeeaeenaeesaeeaaeesaeeaae CTT Screen Recording Windows Only ue EEEE RRE EEEE RRE EE ENER EE ENER EEEEERRREEEEERRR REENEN Setting up Screen Recording Performing Screen Recording Fee O EPEC EEE EC EET EEE CE CECE CECE TEEPE EE RSSRREEEREEK T 106 Troubleshooting and Contacting Support 108 Glossary 110 Working with DW Spectrum Launching and Closing DW Spectrum Client A few different ways to launch the application e From desktop DW Spectrum shortcut icon e From Start Menu Start gt Programs gt Digital Watchdog gt DW Spectrum e Directly from the installed folder e For x86 default isC Program Files x86 Digital Watchdog DW Spectrum Client DW Spectrum exe e For x64defaultisc Program Files Digital Watchdog DW Spectrum Client DW Spectrum exe To close DW Spectrum Client e Click on the el button located in the top right corner e Go to Main Menu gt Exit or press Alt F4 2 DW Spectrum User Manual Connecting to Enterprise Controller and Working Offline In order to gain access to Media Server and Cameras the user must be connected to Enterprise Controller EC The connection to Enterprise Controller can be established by pressing the Connect button Wor or via Main Menu gt Connect to Another Server The current connectio
47. estdarcctacies scndeaessecdass esatesesssicestnensaceteestaretiedeatenataes 58 Removing Item s from Lay Outs ceccecceceeseeseeseeseeneeeeceeeeeceeeeeeeseeeeseeseseseeseeseeeseecaecaecsecaesaesesnesseeeeeseeaeeeeaes 60 Adjusting the Layout Look and Feel 61 Ee 62 Moving and Sw apping Items w ithin Scene 63 ee RRE 65 Using Fit I KI EE 66 Changing Distance betw een Weg ccsecccceseecssesssseeseeeeeeesseceseecessecsecessessseesaneessnseseesansassesaseesineaseasanees 67 Changing Aspect Ratio of Scene Cell EE 67 Working w ith Several DW Spectrum VWWindow S E 68 Saving Layouts Admin Only E 69 Assigning Layouts to Users Admin Only A E A E TET 70 Deleting Layouts Admin Only esesseceeeseesesteesesseeteestestenenensasaeenensseanenenenenseneaeaeaneneneaeeneneneseananensaeaeeneneneanenes 70 Opening and Closing Saved Layouts s s s rsersersesssssrsrrsrnsrnsrnnennenrnnnnnnunnnnnennnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnennnnnennnnnennnnnnnnnnnnnennnnn enne 70 Playback in DW Spechrum ee SEEEEEEEEEESEEEEEEREREEEEEEEEEEEEEREEEEEEEESEEEEEEEEREEEEEESEEEEEESEEREENEEESS EEN 71 Watching Cameras in DW Spectrum vrsessessssesesseessseesssseseseeseenseenseensaeeneseeeseeassnsaneneacsneesensasensecennaenseeseeananeas 72 CPU and Bandw idth Saving during Payback DADASS L aen 72 Navigating through Archive and Le 73 Pan Temporal Time Une 75 Navigating through Several Cameras Gvpnchtronoush en 76 Searching through ArChie eseina inroad ini aaia Sarai roueni intarirea ridin
48. fferent network it will not be discovered automatically In this case DW Spectrum provides an ability to add Camera manually For instance it can be useful if Camera is located in a different network or can even be accessed via Internet only It is also possible to add several Cameras simultaneously The following camera models that can be added manually e Arecont Vision e D Link e ISD e All ONVIF compliant cameras To add one or more Cameras 1 Right Click on server in Resource Tree and open Context Menu 2 Choose Add Camera s The following view will appear Camera IP 127 0 0 1 Login Password Subnet scan Discovery Port Discovered Cameras Close Digital Watchdog 28 DW Spectrum User Manual 3 Choose one of the following e To add single Camera enter camera s IP e To add several Cameras at once select Subnet Scan Start IP 192 168 1 0 End IP 192 168 1 255 X Subnet scan 4 Enter the desired IP range to start scanning By default addresses 0 255 of the same subnet are suggested As a result the entire specified network will get scanned for Cameras 6 Specify authentication parameters in Login and Password fields if needed 7 Specify Discovery Port if needed Most Cameras are discovered on port 80 so it is better to leave on Auto setting 8 Press Scan to initiate search If cameras are located they will be displayed in order Start IP 192 168 0 1 Login admin End IP 192 16
49. g and drop from Resource Tree erver 192 168 0 AXISP3344 192 168 0 18 DAHUA IPC HDB32000 1 DCS 3710B1 192 168 0 62 _ DWC MD421D 192 168 0 E E 2 lt amp DWCMD421D 192 168 0 IQD315 192 168 0 28 ISDcam 192 168 Sony SNT EX101E 192 1 networkcamera FD8162 e Ctrl Drag and Drop items onto Scene duplicates Item s To avoid duplication release Ctrl and hit Esc while holding the left mouse button IMPORTANT Hold Ctrl or use the mouse to draw a selection of multiple Items on Scene To select all Items on Scene use Ctrl A Refer to Selecting items for more information e Open Local file s or Folder they will be added to the current layout see Opening Local Files Outside of Media Folders Digital Watchdog DW Spectrum User Manual 59 e Drag and Drop Layout from Resource Tree a iy Jsers gt o admin E Ouest 4 Main Entrance 2105M 192 168 0 e 2105M 192 168 0 gt o os r amp Local e Ctrl Drag and Drop from Scene to Resource Tree dropped Items will automatically be added to Layout use Multi Selection to selection more than one item To prevent duplication release Ctrl and hit Esc while holding the left mouse button New Items will automatically occupy any available space To open items directly from new Tab e Select desired Item s from Resource Tree and select Open in New Tab from Context Menu e Drag sele
50. g main controls Ww ETETE panic OO uX r 192 168 0 11 10005 192 168 0 135 2105M 192 168 0 137 2110DN 192 168 0 8 3105 192 168 0 80 5105DN 192 168 0 3 8365 192 168 0 138 DWC MPA20M 192 16 FD8162 192 168 0 31 1QD31S 192 168 0 28 amp 190428 192 168 0 30 cording avi 06 Hos6ps 2012 11 am 06 Hoa6ps 2012 12 pm 12h k All Cameras e Scene main view Displays video items from cameras or local files e Tab Navigator dropdown at the top left It contains main menu tabs and the following buttons e Connect Disconnect button This button indicates the current connection status and allows to connect or disconnect from EC e Window Buttons go exit fullscreen minimize close window e Panic Recording button Starts stops panic recording e Screen Recording button Starts stops screen recording e Playback Panel located on the bottom Used for playing back local videos and live streams e Resource Tree sliding menu on the left Contains all servers cameras local files users and layouts available to the current user Scene represents space for video Items can be placed on DW Spectrum allows viewing streams from Cameras as well as Local Video Files Digital Watchdog DW Spectrum User Manual 7 Items are placed on Scene and can be saved as Layouts If several Tabs are opened then each Tab contains its own Layout with Items New layout X ITEMS ON SCENE Digital Watchdog
51. hould be copied to To select all Cameras on specific Server tick it To filter search use the Filter box Filter criteria is the same as search see Search Note additional Licenses may be needed One license is used for recording single Camera See Obtaining and Activating HD Witness Licenses for details 4 Click Apply or OK when finished To discard changes click Cancel Digital Watchdog Setting up Motion Mask and Motion Sensitivity In order to detect motion more properly and accurately DW Spectrum provides a powerful and flexible Motion Detection configuration For example if a camera is pointed at a parking lot motion mask can be set on all the surrounding areas that are not targeted for recording In this case any motion appearing in the areas surrounding the main target area will not trigger motion detection and recording IMPORTANT This particular feature in DW Spectrum works only if the selected camera supports Motion Detection The following Motion Detection types are supported e Hardware Motion Detection implemented on Cameras directly In this case only motion mask can be configured To configure additional parameters it may be necessary to go to Camera Settings web page see Configuring Proprietary Camera Parameters e Software Motion Detection is performed on Media Server It consumes more resources though it provides better and more flexible motion detection In this case it is possible to
52. i 77 Using e EE 77 Performing Smart Motion S archi icscidcdvied cveddivetices seddveegvedvecvedacctesnestanes adean dd doaia 78 Using Thumbnails for Better Navigation 80 Preview SCOP DEET 81 Playing Back Local Files in DW Spectrum ovesssssesssssssssessseessssnssenessssnesesensneceneeeceneuenecececneeseneceneveneneeesenscenenenennsans 83 Local files Structure iin Resource Tree sis teaceeeenerisii ada eevdnaaee an niate si salene vines aneitieaiaads 83 Configunng Media TEE 84 Opening Local Files Outside of Media Folderg ne nenena naen 86 Navigating Through Local Files ccccccccsccsecsscseessenscsssescnsceseesecsacsacsacsacsseseeseessesecaecsecseesessaseaceseeseesessaenaenas Adjusting Volume w hile View ing Local Files Forensic Amalysis s sssssessesessesesesssesseesessseesessessenssnessscestensansesaneneensnenssusnsassnssuscsesssonsausneassnenteneotscansatensanensans Expanding ltems toFulls Gre incicsesacciech cctisasceectetecseedediv dts ctececabetvantvvetieck isetivides sth east eateen ctin dette ratasteeneagers ZOOM EE Ee Exporting RT Single Camera Exports goot cevedvedegessnssdtcavaciduetinst aca shedvatactessnaisecadtastedhsstadtedeadssacnaeucntzedies Exporting Recorded Region from Single Camera 90 View ing Videos Exported from Single Camera 93 Multi Video Export Exporting Layout in Multi Video Format View ing Mul Videoe EENAA NnNEnEEn E Ennan aenean EnEn Changing Multi Videos after Export Checking the Validity of Exported Vid
53. ill open camera s web page Web page may be inaccessible because it can be located on a different network To check camera accessibility press the Ping button prior to opening the web page Additionally the following can also be performed e Resetting Camera e Upgrading Camera s Firmware Resetting Camera DW Spectrum allows for cameras to be reset to factory defaults These settings are available for Onvif compliant cameras only amp Note It is possible to configure Cameras for Administrators and Viewers with an appropriate permission level To go to proprietary camera settings 1 Open Camera settings and select Advanced 2 Go to Maintenance Note If the list is empty Camera does not support configuring not Onvif Compliant 3 Choose one of the following e System Reboot reboot Camera and save settings e Soft System Factory Default reboot Camera and restore all settings related to the image e Hard System Factory Default reboot Camera and restore all settings Network Authorization etc Category Lens System Reboot 4 Imaging Exposure n White Balance Soft System Factory Default Day amp Night Extra Settin o oe Firmware Upgrade The reboot is performed instantly once selected It is also possible to reboot Camera from its Web Page See Configuring Proprietary Camera Parameters Digital Watchdog DW Spectrum User Manual Upgrading Camera s Firmware DW Spectrum allows for
54. ion Search e Calendar Search e Tours e Screenshot e Export Digital Watchdog Playing Back Local Files in DW Spectrum In addition to powerful camera playback engine DW Spectrum can also act as Media Center it can play back almost any file Most major codecs and most major containers are supported This section contains detailed description of Local Files playback e Local files structure in Resource Tree e Configuring Media Folders e Opening Local Files Outside of Media Folders e Navigating Through Local Files e Adjusting Volume while Viewing Local Files Additionally it is possible to export fragments from video files see Exporting and to take screenshots see Taking Screenshot IMPORTANT Some video files may contain 5 1 sound stream In order to play back those files on stereo speakers 1 Open Main Menu and choose System Settings in the General tab 2 Check Downmix Audio from 5 1 to 2 1 Channels 3 Restart Client Local files structure in Resource Tree All local files are displayed in Resource Tree under the Local node which include Files that are located in DW Spectrum Media Folders see Configuring Media Folders A Recently opened local files see Opening Local Files Outside of Media Folders Exported files see Exporting e Screen Recordings see Screen Recording e Screenshots see Taking Screenshot Q IMPORTANT All files except the ones in media folders are
55. itivity 5 Repeat for each desired sensitivity Use Reset Motion Regions to start over The above picture illustrates the following e the area marked in grey will not capture motion Motion Mask e the green area will capture motion with very low sensitivity e top right and bottom left corners will capture motion with standard sensitivity e for other regions the sensitivity will be high 6 Click Apply or OK when finished To discard any changes click Cancel It is possible to set up motion directly from camera s web page For this purpose use Camera Motion Web Page link on the Motion tab Digital Watchdog 48 DW Spectrum User Manual Setting Same Parameters for Multiple Cameras In order to simplify the configuration process DW Spectrum enables users to apply same parameters to more than one camera at atime The following can be performed as a batch e Authentication setup e Schedule configuration To set the same parameters for multiple Cameras 1 Use Multi Selection to select desired cameras e In Resource Tree hold Ctrl or Shift and Click e On Scene use Ctrl and Click 2 Open Context Menu and go to Camera Settings From Resource Tree From Scene x64 192 168 0 100 Kipen in a New Tab Open in a New Window DCS 3716 192 168 0 4 Show Info Open Show Motion Smart Search Open in a New Tab Rotate to d Remove from Layout Open in a New Window Camera Settings Camera Settings g
56. local files a amp Local video_recording avi IMPORTANT This resource will be available until Client restarts To make it available permanently save the exported video to DW Spectrum Media Folder see Configuring Media Folders or create and save a Layout that would contain this video Digital Watchdog 108 DW Spectrum User Manual Troubleshooting and Contacting Support To contact support use the following link support dwcc tv When posting an issue it is necessary to describe the problem as detailed as possible It is useful to provide additional information such as log files network configuration etc Required information e Hardware used e DW Spectrum components and drivers versions e External Libraries versions To obtain this information open Main Menu and select About or press F1 The following form will appear DN About Digital Watchdog DW Spectrum Client Information Digital Watchdog DW Spectrum Client version 0 9 9 0 902160192017 Engine version 1 3 9 0 Built for windows x86 with msvc2008 Credits Digital Watchdog tm Digital Watchdog DW Spectrum Client uses the following external libraries Qt v 4 7 4 Copyright c 2012 Nokia Corporation FFMpeg N 39672 g40b7a27 faac Copyright c 2000 2012 FFmpeg developers Color Picker v2 6 Qt Solution Copyright c 2009 Nokia Corporation LAME 3 99 0 Copyright c 1998 2012 LAME developers OpenAL 1 1 Copyright c 2000 2006 OpenAL Comm
57. m 192 168 0 52 Open Open in a New Tab Open in a New Window Rename Camera Settings Digital Watchdog 16 DW Spectrum User Manual Search DW Spectrum provides fast powerful and flexible search engine that enables users to quickly locate the desired items on demand To perform search click on the Search tab in Resource Tree next to Resources Type any three consecutive characters from a resource name MAC or IP into the box to activate search Search results are displayed as follows Resources GEES Any Type MPC proi gt Local La Proie 2011 720p BluRay AC H Servers d Server 192 168 1 149 MPC 20A 192 168 1 149 MPC 421D 192 168 1 149 IMPORTANT Search results will appear on Scene immediately If the search comes back with a high number of found items only the first 24 will be displayed for x86 architecture and 64 results for x64 architecture Search results are automatically added to the current scene To refine search use the following tips e Specify the resource type Any Type Video Files Image Files or Live Cameras e Use special symbols to combine several search criteria e to add a new criteria to the search Example out 100 will pull in all files containing out and 100 in file description e to avoid files containing certain characters Example out hdtv will pull in all files containing out but no hdtv All
58. ministrator It can then be assigned to Viewers Viewers can create its own Layouts based on the available Resources Cameras and Local files but cannot save them The following Layouts management actions are described in this section e Creating New Layout Admin Only e Setting up Layout e Assigning Layouts to Users Admin Only e Deleting Layouts Admin Only e Opening and Closing Saved Layouts Creating New Layout Admin Only The simplest way to create new Layout is to open a new Tab see Tabs and Layouts However in this case Layout will be created locally and will not be saved on Enterprise Controller and will not be restored after next login It is necessary to save Layout for further using Viewer cannot create a layout on Enterprise Controller However he can open a new Tab and drag any available video onto a Scene Such Layouts cannot be saved and will remain local To create new Layout for specific User 1 Find User in Resource Tree Right Click on Context Menu and choose New Layout Users admin e New Layout s Delete Rename User Settings 2 Enter Layout s Name and click OK Cancel will discard all changes Enter the name of the layout to create Main Entrance Cancel 3 New Layout will be created and displayed in Resource Tree A new Tab will automatically appear There are several ways to set up Layouts Set Up Own Layouts 1 Open anew Tab config
59. mode FPS and values 7 Repeat to set another recording for different cells 8 If Motion Recording is set it is possible to adjust Pre recording and Post Recording intervals the time range between the start and end of motion recording 9 Click Apply or OK when finished To discard changes click Cancel In case of insufficient licenses the following warning will appear A Licenses limit exceeded 19 of 1 used Your schedule will be saved but will not take effect Enable Recording flag will be disabled however all schedule settings will be saved Digital Watchdog 42 DW Spectrum User Manual Example e Workdays 8AM 8PM Record Always 24 FPS High e Workdays 8PM 8AM Motion Low Quality Always 24 FPS Medium e Weekends record motion only 10 fps Low G74 WZAWA AWA WAWA WEVA WA WAWA WAWA WAWAWAWAVAWAWAWAWA TA WAWAWAWA VA VAVA VAATA VAVA VA VAVA VAVA VAVA VA VAVA VAVA GE IMPORTANT Make sure to apply all recording selections to the schedule once selected recording type FPS and quality The following message will appear in case the selection is not applied ording ear have not been saved Pick desired Recording Type FPS Beer ity and mark the changes on the schedule Press APPLY to save changes _tonore Digital Watchdog Panic Recording This feature allows switching Recording Settings for all Cameras to highest available FPS and Quality This feature can be activated by any User
60. n status is indicated by the color of the Connect button connected disconnected The connection dialog is displayed as follows DN Connect to Enterprise Controller spectrum Connect to Enterprise Controller Last used connection 7 Save Delete Connection options Host demo digitalwatchdog com Login admin Password anid DW Spectrum provides a powerful mechanism that can auto discover Enterprise Controllers in local network The easiest way to connect to EC is to use one of the auto discovered EC Digital Watchdog It is possible to use saved connections as well To use predefined connections click on the drop down list By default Last Used Connection is advised admin at demo digitalwatchdog com N ae Note the computer EC is installed on may have several network interfaces In this case any available is displayed in the Auto Discovered ECs list Connection details can be typed in manually as well The following values must be entered e Host P Address or name of the computer EC is installed on localhost or 127 0 0 1 for All in One installation e Port IP Port for access to EC 7001 by default e Login and Password to connect to EC 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 EC press Test If ok access is granted The following may cause connection errors
61. nd motion will be displayed on the Time Line as well Note start and end time points differ from a regular Local File It is the start and end time of the exported fragment When viewing information the time will be displayed in Item s bottom right corner Digital Watchdog Multi Video Export This section provides detailed information on how to export video from a single Camera s archive or Local Video File e Exporting the Layout in Multi Video Format e Viewing Multi Videos e Changing Multi Videos after Export Also see the Single Camera Export section for information on exporting video from a single Camera or Local File DW Spectrum User Manual 95 Exporting Layout in Multi Video Format DW Spectrum provides a powerful feature to perform Export in a proprietary format which has many benefits in comparison to standard Export see Exporting Recorded Region from Camera e It is possible to export several videos simultaneously for instance it is possible to export the last hour of recording from five cameras The exported files are saved as regular Layout and can be opened in I4 PRODUCT NAME gt The exported Multi Video can be navigated through as any other layout see Navigating through several cameras synchronously perform Smart Motion Search etc e It is possible to export additional information recorded chunks and motion e It is possible to prepare a bundled version that can be run and viewed on cle
62. nnecting Media Server to Enterprise Controller or configuring Server Components It may or may 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 U
63. og Viewing Multi Videos After performing Multi Video Export the exported file is displayed in local files as follows The following operations can be performed e View a single camera from Multi Video Perform actions described in Adding Items to Layouts e Open entire Multi Video It will be opened as a regular Layout on a separate Tab Perform actions described in Opening and Closing Saved Layouts e Delete items from Multi Video See Changing Multi Video after Export When Multi Video is opened the following standard features can be performed e Navigation through archive e Thumbnail Navigation e Preview Search e Smart Motion Search e Calendar Search e Tours e Screenshots e Single Camera Export e Export incl Multi Video Export e Checking the Validity of Exported Videos e Layout Reconfiguration e Forensic Analysis Any capabilities possible with Cameras can also be performed with Multi Videos in DW Spectrum Changing Multi Videos after Export DW Spectrum offers many possibilities when working with Multi Videos A user can do almost everything as with regular Layout e Add or remove Items For instance if Multi Video was exported from 10PM to 11PM and a new camera was added it would get synchronized with other cameras and be displaying in the same archive 10PM 11PM See Adding Items to Layouts and Removing Item s from Layouts e Adjusting Layout Look and Feel move swap resi
64. ons at the left This is extremely useful when trying to find a particular event navigating through a long period of time Double Click on Time Line Scroller the very bottom to fully zoom out Time Line can display Local or Server time specified in System Settings To change the setting 1 Open Main Menu and choose System Settings 2 Use the Timeline Mode setting in Look and Feel Look and Feel Sequence Cycle Time 4 seconds Show IP in Tree x Timeline Mode Gent time Client Time d Misc Language English 7 Downmix the Audio from 5 1 to 2 1 Channels Restart Required 3 Click OK when done or Cancel to discard changes 2 Note Export and Preview Search features will depend on this settings as well This setting does not affect Recording Schedule it is always based on Media Server Time Time Line s color indicators e Black empty space no recording took place in this period of time e Green represent recorded fragments H motion regions Displayed only if Smart Search is active See Performing Smart Search It is possible to navigate through recorded fragments only When moving Position Slider to the black area no recording it will jump to the next available recorded fragment If several live Cameras are currently displayed all recorded fragments are combined on Time Line in the lower All Cameras line Digital Watchdog 76 DW Spectrum User Manual Navigating through Several Cameras
65. or Better Navigation The Thumbnail feature is a fast and convenient way to navigate through archive Thumbnails are single snapshots taken from archived video footage that are displayed on the Time Line This feature serves as another useful forensic tool for analyzing video To open Thumbnails 1 Click on the desired Camera 2 Click on Gs button or point a mouse cursor over the top of Time Line click and pull it up 55m VC MD421D H r DV All Cameras If no Thumbnails are displayed then there is no archive available for this particular Camera Thumbnails panel can be re sized To re size point a mouse cursor over Time Line click and pull it up or down The white dots under the pictures point on the exact archive place where the shot has been taken When clicking on Thumbnail the current playback position will jump to the corresponding spotin the archive To close Thumbnails press Gi again or pull the Thumbnails Panel down See also Preview Search Preview Search This feature helps to search data through large archives It breaks the selected range of time into smaller time increments and displays these increments as separate Items For instance it breaks a month period into ten 3 days periods displaying them as separate Items which makes it possible to locate a specific event in one of these periods then breaking this period into nine 8 hour periods and so on Finally location of a specific event in
66. ple A single License allows recording of one camera only The application has no camera count restrictions An unlimited number of cameras can be connected and viewed live E Note If recording is enabled for a camera the license is considered used even if recording is not performed For instance the following screenshot illustrates the situation that all cameras are offline and not recording However recording is enabled on four cameras marked by o yer 192 168 1 149 10005 192 168 1 149 Axis 1031W 192 168 1 14 DCS 3670 192 168 1 149 1 Entrance 192 168 1 149 1QD31S 192 168 1 149 ISDCam 192 168 1 149 Lift 192 168 1 149 MPC 20A 192 168 1 149 MPC 421D 192 168 1 149 Stairs 192 168 1 149 In this case 4 Licenses are being used To get additional Licenses contact the local Digital Watchdog customer service at http dwcc tv Digital Watchdog 20 DW Spectrum User Manual To activate a License Key over the Internet 1 Select the Licenses tab in System Settings General Screen Recorder Active Licenses Cameras Serial 0000 0000 0000 0001 The software is licensed to 14 cameras Currently using 3 Selected License Details New License Automatic Activation via Internet Licens Activate License Cancel 2 Automatic activation via Internet must be selected 3 Enter License Key and click Activate License Digital Watchdog DW Spectrum User Manual 21 If DW Spectrum is not conn
67. priate hyperlink to check or set up Camera s parameters See Configuring Proprietary Camera Parameters for details It is possible to check if a camera is accessible by pressing Ping button Digital Watchdog 32 DW Spectrum User Manual Configuring Audio for the Camera DW Spectrum allows to record audio from Cameras if camera has this feature and the microphone is connected to it To set up audio recording for the camera open camera settings and go to General o Recording Motion Advanced Name Main Entrance Model DWC MV421D Address IP Address 10 0 2 13 Web Page http 10 0 2 13 MAC Address 00 1C A6 01 21 A1 Authentication Login admin Password Enable audio To enable disable audio enable or disable the corresponding flag The settings are applied right after Apply or OK are clicked It may be useful to go to Camera s web page by clicking on the hyperlink See Configuring Proprietary Camera Parameters for details Digital Watchdog DW Spectrum User Manual 33 Configuring Camera s Authentication All Cameras come with a predefined login and password combination During the discovery process DW Spectrum attempts to use manufacturer s default credentials to access a camera However default login and passwords may vary between models lines or can be changed deliberately which prevents DW Spectrum from accessing Cameras and acquiring media streams As a result Camera is shown as Unau
68. red Item s under specified Layout Multi Selection can be applied see Working with a Resource Tree 3 Open Context Menu and select Remove from Layout or hit Del 4 pn Users gt admin 4 guest 4 Main Entrance 2105M 192 168 0 amp 2105M 192 168 0 hpen Open in a New Tab Open in a New Window Remove from Layout Camera Settings 4 Confirm deletion by clicking OK Digital Watchdog Adjusting the Layout Look and Feel Any video manipulation can be performed in the application to customize Layout e Selecting items e Moving and Swapping Items within Scene e Resizing Items within Scene e Using Fit In View e Changing Distance between Items e Changing Aspect Ratio of Scene Cells It s recommended to first make an item selection and configure the look on Scene IMPORTANT Viewer is allowed to perform any operations except to save Layouts 62 DW Spectrum User Manual Selecting items Click on Item s to select The selected Items will expand on the screen To bring it back to normal click again Arrow keys may be used to scroll through Items To select more than one Item Click and Drag over Items with a mouse to draw a selection Hold Ctrl and Click on several Items Click again to remove selection Click without Ctrl to discard the current selection Use Ctrl A to select all Items on Scene Click and Drag mouse holding Shift to bring the selected items to
69. rform coarse rotation hold Ctrl while rotating with Alt or RJ Release when finished Digital Watchdog Exporting PRODUCT NAME gt provides powerful and flexible Export capabilities It is possible to perform Export in different formats Export several videos simultaneously and perform synchronous playback of such videos add metadata to exported videos etc Existing Export options e Single Camera Export Allows exporting to AVI and MKV formats Adds time stamps to exported video start and end time e Multi Video Export Allows exporting to proprietary format should be played by DW Spectrum as well as executable bundle can be viewed on every WIndows computer Export is performed with additional metadata time stamps recorded fragments data motion etc e Checking the Validity of Exported Videos 2 Note Export are available to Administrators and Viewers that have appropriate permissions Single Camera Export This section provides detailed information on how to export video from a single Camera s archive or Local Video File e Exporting Recorded Region from a Single Camera e Viewing Videos Exported from a Single Camera See the Multi Video Export section for more information on exporting video from several Cameras or Local Files simultaneously Exporting Recorded Region from Single Camera DW Spectrum supports Export in two media formats Matroska mkv and avi These formats are supported by most players ad
70. s DWc mD421D If Camera is back online it will start working immediately Recorded archive will be available as well however a user will need to reconfigure Camera as its settings have been erased Digital Watchdog 52 DW Spectrum User Manual Users Management DW Spectrum provides a simple way to manage Users there are only three roles in the System Super Administrator Administrator and Viewer See Introducing User Roles for details The following options are provided for users management e Creating New User Admin Only e Changing User Settings e Deleting User Admin Only Creating New User Admin Only To create User 1 Do one of the following Gar Opes e Open Main Menu and go to New gt User e EE Login guest e Right Click on Users in Resources Tree and choose New Password Confirm Password 2 Enter user settings Access Rights Live Viewer e Login and Password user credentials SO Awanced IMPORTANT login and password are case sensitive Cancel e Access Rights Administrator or Viewer See ntroducing User Roles for more details By default Viewer can only view live video To setup additional permissions click Advanced The following Permissions can be assigned Access rights Administrator Can adjust camera settings Can use PTZ controls xX Can view video archives Can export video 3 Click OK to create a user Once User is esta
71. s eboney Ove Spectro Cee 8 5 0 Hitaus O m ng att chimes kA Vestormerk SPMCCM SSCI AALL FSE See Invalid watermark Digital Watchdog DW Spectrum User Manual 101 Taking Screenshot Screenshot can be taken from both Cameras and Local Video Files to PNG or JPG output formats To take Screenshot from a video 1 Select the desired Item on Scene 2 Seek to the desired position frame seek will help See Navigating through Archive and Live 3 Open Context Menu and choose Take Screenshot or use Alt S 4 Choose the desired file name and location and click Save Cancel will close the dialog and data will not be saved Look in n C develop docs maven projects n n n WB python27 n n n KS My Computer E Root Qt qt integration scripts_1 5 tests File name test shot vm Files of type PNG Image png S Cancel File and folder operations are performed in the same manner as in Windows Explorer Once saved Screenshot will be available in Local Files within Resource Tree a Local 00 40 8C BE B0 A6 avi 00 40 8C BE B0 A61 mkv 00 40 8C BE B0 A7 avi 00 40 8C BE B0 A8 avi 00 40 8C BE B0 A8 avi_08 AXISM1031W_2012 Sep 25 High FPS flv test shot png h test exe test shot png IMPORTANT This resource will be available until Client restarts To make it available permanently save the exported video in the DW Spectrum Media Folder see Configuring Media Folders or create and s
72. s As soon Cameras are discovered their MAC Addresses are checked If Camera is registered on Media Server it will not appear in the Client and a Disabled flag is set in the database 3 Once Camera is moved to another Media Server it becomes Enabled in the second Media Server and automatically disables itself in the first one C IMPORTANT When moving Camera from one Media Server to another recording will be restarted automatically with predefined parameters Also Archive is seamlessly combined from all servers To move camera s from one server to another 1 Hold Ctrl or Shift to select the desired cameras in Resource Tree 2 Drag and drop the selected cameras to the desired server IMPORTANT In order to move Camera from one Media Server to another the cameras must be discovered by both servers If not the following warning will appear Camera s cannot be moved to server Server 206 It might have been offline since the server is up 10005 Digital Watchdog DW Spectrum User Manual 51 Deleting Cameras Admin Only IMPORTANT Camera must be offline unplugged from the network to be deleted To delete Camera s 1 Expand the Media Server hosting the desired server in Resource Tree 2 Find and select Camera 3 Right Click for Context Menu and choose Delete or the Del button on a keyboard 4 Click Yes to confirm DN Delete Resources f 2 xi Do you really want to delete the following 1 item
73. s from the specified media folders will be visible in Resources Tree under the Local node It is possible to place such resources in Layouts Search is also available for Local Files See also Opening Local Files Outside of Media Folders Digital Watchdog Opening Local Files Outside of Media Folders It is possible to open Local Files outside Media Folders and thus are not visible in Resource Tree Use one of the following e Drag n Drop one or several video files from Windows Explorer to DW Spectrum window e Drag n drop a folder containing video files from Windows Explorer to DW Spectrum window e Open Main Menu and choose Open gt File s or use Ctrl O then choose the file s to be opened e Open Main Menu and choose Open gt Folder then choose a folder to be opened e Invoke Context Menu on Scene on empty space and choose Open gt File s or use Ctrl O then choose the file s to be opened e Invoke Context Menu on Scene on empty space and choose Open gt Folder then choose a folder to be opened Any opened files will be shown in Resource Tree until DW Spectrum is restarted If restore Layout that contains Items located outside of Media Folders they will be restored in Resource Tree as well Navigating Through Local Files Navigation through Local Files very similar to the navigation through Camera archive except e Allitems are not synchronized Sync is always disabled e No Live for Lo
74. s specific server will be deleted as well Recorded data will be kept in server s storages Media Server will automatically be registered in EC discover all Cameras and start operating once it is back online The deleted camera s archive will remain available It will be required to perform all storage settings and configure all discovered Cameras again DW Spectrum User Manual 25 Monitoring Media Servers Admin Only DW Spectrum enables users to perform monitoring the health of Media Servers in the real time mode To proceed perform one of the following e Drag Media Server from Resource Tree to Scene e Open Media Server s Context Menu and choose Monitor Monitor in a New Tab or Window The information is displayed as follows Sa ees A oe E E Kerg eege kp a 1 EE FS LEE Ge d e CPU Load e Memory Usage RAM e Hard disk partitions usage C and D in this case User can perform standard manipulations with Monitoring Item move resize swap duplicate etc see Items on Layouts To stop monitoring remove the corresponding item from Scene Multiple Media Servers can be monitored simultaneously Digital Watchdog Cameras Management It is extremely easy to configure Cameras in DW Spectrum The following Camera Settings are crucial for the application to function properly e Recording schedule see Setting up Recording Schedule e Authentication the default password has been changed for cameras
75. sed 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 i Ka Spectrum e ctrum
76. set up unlimited number of motion regions and adjust its sensitivity Software Motion Detection requires Dual Streaming supported by Camera If supported Software Motion Detection is set automatically excluding Arecont Vision cameras 46 DW Spectrum User Manual To set up Motion Detection 1 Open Camera Settings and go to Motion General Recording Advanced Motion settings Do not record motion Motion detection Software On media server max fps may be slightly decreased Sensitivity 7 8 9 Maximum sensitivity 9 1 Motion mask 0 Camera motion web page http 192 168 0 125 Reset motion regions ooy S If red zones appear on the grid during motion Motion Detection is supported Red cells indicate the level of motion the higher the motion level the brighter the cells 2 Select the type of motion detection Hardware or Software If none are active the camera does not support Motion Detection at all 3 Select Sensitivity on the slider 0 is motion mask minimal sensitivity motion will not be detected on the selected region 9 is the highest sensitivity Digital Watchdog DW Spectrum User Manual 47 4 Select the desired regions the sensitivity will be applied to e Click and Drag to select a single region e Ctrl Click and Drag to add another region e Click on a region to fill it with desired sensitivity To set Motion Mask just Click and Drag There is no need to adjust Motion Sens
77. simultaneously then the recorded fragments are combined on Time Line If User switches Item to Fullscreen only recorded fragments related to the selected Item are visible 7 Note it is possible to expand Items to Fullscreen sequentially like slide show See Tours for more information Zoom Zoom is extremely useful when it comes to working with high resolution Cameras It is possible to Zoom in on single Item in Fullscreen or whole Layout if needed To Zoom in out e use a Mouse Wheel which will only Zoom on the area that has a cursor over it e use keys zoom relatively to the center of the Scene To move the zoomed Item use either Left or Right Mouse Button If Layout is zoomed Left Mouse Button is reserved for Item drag In this case use Right Mouse Button To restore the initial size of an item use Double Click 88 DW Spectrum User Manual Rotate Rotation can be performed using Item s Quick Button J Just Click and Hold Item and Drag the Mouse to rotate Item on Scene ow lt _ AXIS wo Pe It is possible to use Item s Context Menu Rotate to Open in a New Tab Open in a New Window Maximize Item Show Info Show Motion Smart Search Take Screenshot Rotate to O degrees Remove from Layout 90 degrees 180 degrees 270 degrees Camera Settings Finally it is possible to rotate Item while holding Alt Left Click and Drag mouse Release when finished To pe
78. t e If the selected cameras share the same Authentication Credentials they will be displayed e If the selected cameras share the same Recording Settings they will be displayed e If the selected cameras have different Enable recording field values the field will be displayed as follows Enable recording Digital Watchdog 3 Set the desired parameters and click Apply e f needed a user can add a camera to the selection by holding the Ctrl button and clicking on the desired camera in Resource Tree e To set up another camera s select the desired camera in Resource Tree It is not necessary to close the settings dialog e f the changes are not applied the following warning message will appear ave changes to the following 3 camera s Q 8365 AXISP3344 DAHUA IPC HDB3200C 4 When finished press OK to apply or Cancel to discard settings 50 DW Spectrum User Manual Swapping Cameras between Media Servers Admin Only If too many cameras are used on the network it may be helpful to set up an additional server for load balancing and redundancy purposes If several servers are set up on the same network it is possible to perform manual load balancing This is how camera swapping works 1 Step 1 Media Server is connected to EC and starts discovering Cameras As soon as Cameras are discovered they will appear in the Client 2 Step 2 Media Server is connected to EC and starts discovering Camera
79. the available space OR 3 Move the desired Item away from the rest of Items 4 Resize the Item to occupy the available space Using Fit In View This feature allows users to revert the view to maximum in order to view all Items conveniently This can also be used when zooming or moving the entire Scene Fit In View can be performed by Double Clicking on any empty space on Scene or by Right Clicking on Context Menu and selecting Fit in View Also Fit In View is performed automatically if e Change in view mode Window or Fullscreen see Full Screen and Windowed Mode e Change in DW Spectrum window size Digital Watchdog DW Spectrum User Manual 67 Changing Distance between Items This feature is used when multiple Items need to be stitched together or positioned closer to each other A good example is a panoramic view derived from four individual single sensor cameras to compose a 180 degree view To adjust the distance between Items use Change Cells Spacing Context Menu item or Ctrl Mouse Wheel on Scene Fit in View Open Save Current Layout Save Current Layout As Change Cell Aspect Ratio Change Cell Spacing N Start Tour Small Medium Large None IMPORTANT If aspect ratio of an item is not 4 3 or 16 9 the extra space will remain Changing Aspect Ratio of Scene Cells Some Cameras provide video in 4 3 or 16 9 format This feature is used in order to occupy Scene space efficiently cells
80. thorized BI in Resource Tree The following message will appear if a user attempts to view alive stream UNAUTHORIZED Please check authentication information in camera settings 2 Note It is possible to configure Cameras for Administrators and Viewers that have the appropriate permission level To get Camera working it is necessary to setup Authorization Parameters 1 Open Camera Settings and go to Network 2 Enter Login and Password in the Authentication section and click Apply or OK To discard changes click Cancel o Recording Motion Advanced Name Main Entrance Model DWC MV421D Address IP Address 10 0 2 13 Web Page http 10 0 2 13 MAC Address 00 1C A6 01 21 A1 Authentication Login admin Password Enable audio bh IMPORTANT It is possible to configure same authentication credentials for several cameras simultaneously See Setting Same Parameters for Multiple Cameras Digital Watchdog 34 DW Spectrum User Manual Setting up PTZ DW Spectrum provides a smart and intuitive way for setting up PTZ on Cameras PTZ can be set by either Administrator or Viewer a corresponding permission level is required see Users Management The feature is available if e itis supported by the Camera model Onvif Cameras only e Camera is in Live mode If these requirements are met Wis displayed on the corresponding camera item To set up PTZ press Wl is and ke buttons are displayed red
81. trum Client only Can be changed if needed see Changing Multi Video after Export e NOV Read Only a proprietary format Should be opened by DW Spectrum Cannot be changed e EXE an executable bundle platform dependent x86 or x64 Can be opened without DW Spectrum installed on the computer Can be changed in the future if needed see Changing Multi Video after Export e EXE Read Only a proprietary format platform dependent x86 or x64 An executable bundle Can be opened without DW Spectrum installed on the computer Should be opened by DW Spectrum Cannot be changed EXE is used for distributing videos to the users who do not have any codecs or media players installed As soon as the bundle is started the Client is run and it plays back the exported video In this case the data on motion and recorded fragments is also exported IMPORTANT Files produced with the x64 version of software will only be viewable on Windows x64 however x86 can be viewed on any architecture As soon as export is finished Multi Video will be available in local files 4 amp Local P 123 avi 4 export exe P 123 avi pr 3100 video_recording avi_00 01 png video_recording avi_00 02 16 The following operations can be performed e View videos see Viewing Multi Videos as Layouts e View single Items from the videos e Edit Multi Videos if not read only see Changing Multi Video after Export Digital Watchd
82. ts see Taking a Screenshot Digital Watchdog DW Spectrum User Manual 15 Items that are currently placed on Scene are highlighted in bold in Resource Tree A selected focused Item it has the gt mark in both Server and Layout sections To enable disable displaying IP addresses in Resource Tree 1 Open Main Menu and go to System Settings 2 Select clear the flag in Show IP in Tree option Look and Feel section Viewer s Resource Tree is shown as the following see picture at the right hand side If Client is not connected to Enterprise Controller only Local File names are visible The following actions can be performed in Resource Tree gt Local 00 1C A6 01 21 Al1 avi 4 em 1111 n0v e Expanding collapsing a tree node on keypad 4 e Scrolling if the tree contains multiple elements e Multi Selection Shift to select multiple items and hold Ctrl to select deselect items individually Drag and drop An efficient way to organize and 18bru jpa configure resources in the tree The following 3 VIDEO TSV chapters will further explain the drag and drop VTS 01 DA VIS_U1_ DN capabilities VTS 01 1 e Search VTS_01_2 VTS_01 3 Almost any resource except Local Files can be renamed by Administrator in Resource Tree To rename a resource simply select it and e Left Click on it again like Windows Explorer e Right Click for Context Menu and choose Rename or press F2 ISDca
83. ttings setup DW Spectrum e Exit Digital Watchdog Showing and Hiding Side Panels Side Panels are extremely useful though may be hidden by a user if needed The H buttons show hide Panels as well as Hide Panel Context Menu item If an item is expanded to fullscreen see Expanding Items to Fullscreen all Panels slide off the screen and disappear To bring Panel back click on H Additionally both left and right sliding menu panels can be pinned d i e f Pinned side Panels are always visible If a panel is hidden manually it will not reappear automatically e If Unpinned Panel is only visible when the cursor is on As soon as a user clicks off the Panel the panel will disappear Panel can reappear if a user points or clicks on H F11 hides all Panels To undo press F11 again or use Esc toggle Fullscreen will also apply if hit Esc Tabs and Layouts Tabs are used to make layout navigation easier Each Tab hosts a separate Layout Tabs function very similar to any Internet browser The following actions can be performed with Tabs e Open anew tab e Tab Navigator s Context Menu gt New Tab CtrI T e Main Menu New Tab e e Close a specific Tab Tab s Context Menu gt Close Ctrl W e Keep one Tab open Tab s Context Menu gt Close All but This e Change the tab order switch position by dragging and dropping a tab in the desired order IMPORTANT A warning message will appear e
84. ullscreen or Alt Enter e Esc e F11 all side panels will be hidden Moreover it is possible to expand a single item on fullscreen See Expanding Items to Fullscreen Changing Interface Language To change DW Spectrum interface language 1 Open Main Menu and go to System Settings 2 Select desired language in Language drop down list Misc section 3 Click OK when done or Cancel to discard changes 4 Restart Client Getting Context Help DW Spectrum provides intuitive context help system on each interface element To invoke help 1 Press button 2 Left Click on the desired interface elements Context Help contains links to other topics that can be useful as well DW Spectrum User Manual 19 DW Spectrum Quick Start This section provides recommendations on system settings for DW Spectrum to be configured properly First a sufficient number of Licenses should be obtained and activated see Obtaining and Activating DW Spectrum Licenses Admin Only Then Storages on each Media Server should be configured see Configuring Media Server Storages Admin Only All Cameras should be properly set up see Camera Managemnent Same with Recording Settings see Setting up Recording Schedule Admin Only Once completed it becomes possible to create multiple Users configure Layouts for them and more Obtaining and Activating DW Spectrum Licenses DW Spectrum s license policy is quite sim
85. unity SIGAR 1 6 Copyright c 2004 2011 VMware Inc Boost 1 51 0 Copyright c 2000 2012 Boost developers Bespin style Copyright c 2007 2010 Thomas Luebking GPU Information OpenGL version 2 1 8787 OpenGL renderer ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4500 Series OpenGL vendor ATI Technologies Inc OpenGL max texture size 8192 Connected servers Enterprise controller mono 7000 version 1 3 9 790 Media Server Server 192 168 0 100 version 1 3 9 790 Media Server Server 10 0 2 237 version 1 3 9 818 Topy to Cipboard y Digital Watchdog The information on network configuration is also important and should be provided to Support Team in addition to other details This information can be acquired by standard Windows tools i e ipconfig but DW Spectrum provides a much more simple and intuitive way To obtain network configuration open Main Menu and choose System Settings Network configuration is displayed the Network Interfaces section of the General tab Network Interfaces IP Address 10 0 2 242 Network Mask 255 255 255 0 Lastly Client Log Files may also be required and can be accessed from the following folder SUSER AppData Local Network Optix Network Optix DW Spectrum Client log 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
86. ure Layout and save 2 Locate own User in Resource Tree create new Layout using Context Menu and save Setting up Layouts for other Users 1 Find the desired User in Resource Tree create new Layout using Context Menu and save 2 Open anew Tab configure and save Layout then associate with the desired User See Assigning Layouts to Users Admin Only Setting up Layout This section provides detailed instructions on how to configure layouts e Adding Items to Layouts e Removing Item s from Layouts e Working with Several DW Spectrum Windows e Saving Layouts Admin Only 58 DW Spectrum User Manual Adding Items to Layouts More than one Item can be added to Layout at a time regardless of their source live cameras local video images etc DW Spectrum allows 24 Items to be displayed on the x86 architecture and 64 Items on x64 IMPORTANT Viewers cannot add Items to predefined Layouts They can only open and add Items to new Tabs To add Item s to Layout choose from one of the following e Double Click on the Item in Resource Tree e Invoke Context Menu in Resource Tree and select Open Multiple items can be selected and added Ctrl Shift and select the desired Items ux x64 192 168 0 100 2105M 192 168 0 137 3105 192 168 0 80 8365 192 168 0 138 DCS 3710B1 192 168 DCS 3716 192 168 0 4 Open N Open in a New Tab Open in a New Window Camera Settings e Dra
87. very time Tab is modified suggesting to the user to save changes See Saving Layouts Admin Only If too many Tabs are opened at the same time scrolling arrows will appear X Thumbnail Search for AXISP1344 X These arrows can be used to scroll Tabs left and right To navigate to a specific Tab or open a saved layout use the button located on the right next to HP New layoutl X Main Entrance New layout 1 New layout Additionally a single Layout can be opened multiple times in several Tabs if needed Initially no Layouts are configured in the system An empty default Tab is shown New Layout If User tries to configure Layout in this Tab asterisk will automatically be added to the caption indicating a Layout change The Layout will remain local The layout information is automatically passed to Enterprise Controller once Layout is saved See Saving Layouts Admin Only If Layout is saved successfully it will be displayed in Resource Tree under the current User When closing all Layouts the default blank Tab will still appear If the current Layout is saved as New Layout the blank Tab located next to it will be renamed New Layout 1 automatically Any saved Layouts that were previously opened will appear automatically once User logs in See Layouts Management and specifically Setting up Layout sections for more details Context Menu Context Menu displays
88. ze rotate See Adjusting the Layout Look and Feel e Save modified Multi Video One restriction is applied it is not possible to mix Local Videos and Cameras in a single Multi Video Same as Layouts see Saving Layouts Admin Only but can be performed by Viewers Note Multi Video can be saved witha read only flag modifications will not be saved DW Spectrum User Manual 99 Checking the Validity of Exported Videos Watermark allows Users to check for validity of footage to determine whether or not any modifications were ever performed to the native footage Any videos exported by DW Spectrum either single Cameras or Multi Videos can be checked for validity To check the validity of exported videos 1 Bring the desired video onto the scene 2 Open Context Menu and select Check File Watermark or press Ctrl C 100 40 8C BE BO A6 avi hOpen in a New Tab Open in a New Window Open Containing Folder Maximize Item Show Info Check File Watermark Rotate to Remove from Layout Digital Watchdog 100 DW Spectrum User Manual 3 If the file is in its original state the check will succeed DAN Watermark check of xj Checked file Check result Dyra Aubrecy D i San Hiert 40 3 49 Hitaua M aAa khs leader Use pet bs 129 120 Westosmers WES eega Wea Y Watermark matched 4 If any modifications took place the check will fail DN Watermark check Checked file Check result Dyr

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