Quick Start Guide

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State of the art hyper-optimized video management platform designed for ease, speed and eciency.

Blackjack® Rack™ servers — Up to 600Mbps

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Default Login Information for DW Spectrum® IPVMS

Username: admin Password: admin12345

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Quick Start Guide

WHAT’S IN THE BOX

Rack™ Server 1

Keyboard and

Mouse

1 set Rail Kit 1 set

Quick Start

Guide

1 Power Cable 2

Mini-DP to

True HD

Adapter

Summary of content (16 pages)

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Quick Start Guide State of the art hyper-optimized video management platform designed for ease, speed and efficiency.
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BLACKJACK® RACK™ HARDWARE OVERVIEW F4 FRONT F3 F1 F2 F7 F5 F6 F8 F9 F1 F2 F3 F4 F5 F6 F7 F8 F9 F10 System health LED Lock LCD panel cursor left LCD panel menu item select LCD panel cursor right LCD display Power button VGA port (not used) USB 2.
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. Turn on the server if the server does not turn on automatically. (Press the Power Button on the front of the P-RACK. F2 on the diagram). * Connecting the power cable to the live power source may turn on the server automatically SETTING THE E-RACK SETTING UPUP THE E-RACK Quick Start Guide 1: Connect Peripherals, and network STEPSTEP 1: Connect Peripherals, powerpower and network 1. Connect a monitor, USB keyboard, USB mouse and network cable of the ethernet ports the diagram) Configure the 1.
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Press OK after adjusting to the correct date and/or time. 4. Press OK to close Date and Time when done. Linux Linux® 1. Date and Time by clicking the timein onthe the time upperon right-hand corner then click “Time & Date 1. Update Update the date and time byonclicking the upper right-hand corner thensettings…” click “Time & Date settings…” 2. the server will be to the Internet, Set the Timethe to “Automatically from the Internet” from and update the Location to the correct 2.
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Please have the following information ready before starting the network configuration. Camera Network IP Address STEP 3: Local Network (LAN) Quick Start Guide Subnet Mask / Netmask Configure network Please have the following information ready before starting the network configuration. Default Gateway / Not Applicable Gateway Camera network Local network (LAN) DNS Servers Not Applicable IP address * Camera Network and Local Network cannot be on the same network.
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4. Select “Use the following IP address” (Use the following DNS server addresses will be selected automatically). 5. Enter the IP address and Subnet mask of the camera network. (Do not enter anything for the default gateway, preferred DNS server and alternate DNS server. NOTE It must be the same network as the cameras and must not be the same network as the local network. Contact your network administrator for more information. 6. Click OK to close then click Close to go back to Network Connections.
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* Consult with your IT department if you do not know what IP address to use. Quick Start Guide * Consult with your IT department if you do not know what IP address to use. * Consult with your IT department if you do not know what IP address to use. 11. Click OK to close then click Close to go back to Network Connections. 12. Connect a network cable to the Ethernet port B8 on the diagram (page 2) to the switch on the local network. 13.
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7. Enter IP Address then press Tab on the keyboard to move to Netmask. 7. Enter IP Address then press Tab on the keyboard to move to Netmask. 7. Enter IP Address then press Tab on the keyboard to move to Netmask. 7. Enter IP Address thenthen press TabTab on the keyboard to move to Netmask. 7. Enter IP Address press on the keyboard to move to Netmask. 8. Ignore any populated values and enter the valid netmask value, then press the tab on the keyboard to move to the gateway. 8.
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Quick Start Guide CONFIGURE CAMERAS USING DW® IP FINDER™ Refer to the camera’s QSG to configure any DW® IP camera’s IP address using DW® IP finder™. Configure Cameras using DW IP Finder Refer toclient the camera’s QSG to configure Digital Watchdog camera’s IP address using DW IP finder.
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3. Enter the password and click connect. * Default password: admin12345 (case sensitive). STEP 2: To rename the server 1. Right-click on the server name listed on the resources then click server settings. 2. Go to the general tab and enter the new server name in the name field. Click OK.
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Quick Start Guide STEP 3: To check for updates 1. Click on the menu then click “System Administration”. 2. Go to the updates tab. If the system requires updating, click on the update system button. * If you are on the latest version, it will say “You have the latest version installed” and the Update System button will be disabled.
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3. Click OK when the update is completed. STEP 4: Enter and activate licenses 1. Go to the system administration window and click on the license tab. 2. Enter the license key and click “Activate License”. An Internet connection is required. The license text file will be placed on the desktop and located on a sticker on the top of the server. * Click on “Activate Trial License” if you have not purchased a valid license key. 3. Click OK when the license key is activated.
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Quick Start Guide STEP 5: Configure recording 1. Right-click on a camera in the resource tree to setup a recording schedule for it. Click on camera settings from the context menu. 2. Go to the recordings tab. 3. Click to turn on the recording. 4. Configure the camera’s schedule settings for quality, FPS and the recording type. 5. Click and drag the mouse over the recording schedule to apply the settings to multiple days and times.
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* Click “All” to apply the recording settings to the entire schedule. 6. A red dot will appear next to the camera in the resource tree once the recording is started.
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Quick Start Guide STEP 6: Backup database 1. Go to the system administration window and click on the general tab. 2. Click “Create Backup…”. 3. Navigate to the folder you want to save the database and enter a name for the backup file. Click “Save”. * It is strongly recommended to backup your data to external storage media as well. NOTE More information and instructions are available in the DW Spectrum® IPVMS user manual.
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TROUBLESHOOTING TIPS Problem Possible solutions My camera does not auto-discover Videos are slow My camera appears disconnected 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Is the camera in the same LAN network as the media server? Is your camera compatible with DW Spectrum®? (Refer to our website for a full list of supported cameras.) Is the camera updated to its latest firmware? If your camera is integrated with DW Spectrum® via ONVIF, make sure ONVIF is enabled on your camera. Try adding the camera manually.