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Quick Start Guide

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11. Click OK to close then click Close to go back to Network Connections. 

12. 

Connect a network cable to the Ethernet port B7 on the diagram (page 2) to the switch on the local network.

  

13. Close the Network Connections by clicking X on the upper right corner of Network Connections. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Configure Cameras using DW IP Finder 

Refer to the camera’s QSG to configure Digital Watchdog camera’s IP address using DW IP finder. 

 

Spectrum Client 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SETTING UP DW SPECTRUM

® 

MEDIA SERVER

 

 

 

STEP 1: 

Initial run from Blackjack

® 

server

 

1.  Open DW Spectrum

® 

Client by double click on the DW Spectrum icon 

 

2.  Click on the preconfigured server.

 

 

 

 

NOTE 

If you are not connecting to the Blackjack

® 

from within the same network, you may be required to perform port forwarding on your 

router to access the server. Contact your Network Administrator or Installer for additional information

 

OPTION 2: Go to ‘Start’ on 
the bottom left and select 
DW Spectrum

® 

 in the 

Digital Watchdog folder

 

OR

 

WINDOWS-BASED SOFTWARE MANUAL LAUNCH

 

To launch the DW Spectrum

® 

Software on the Windows-Based Cube:

 

 

Windows  

OPTION 1: Double-click the DW Spectrum

® 

desktop icon.

 

NOTE

 

If you are not connecting to the Blackjack® from within the same network, you may be required to perform 

port forwarding on your router to access the server. Contact your Network Administrator or Installer for 

additional information

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9. Select Use the following IP address (Use the following DNS server addresses will be selected automatically) 

10. Enter IP address and Subnet mask of the camera network.  

* 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 B7 on the diagram (page 2) to the switch on the local network.

 

13. Close the Network Connections dialog.

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Summary of Contents for Blackjack C2P

Page 1: ...nitial setup See the DW Spectrum IPVMS full manual for more information on features and functionality NOTE Download all you support materials and tools in one place 1 Go to http www digital watchdog com support download 2 Search your product by entering the part number in the Search by Product search bar Results for applicable part numbers will populate automatically based on the part number you e...

Page 2: ...mmended that a UPS Uninterrupted Power Supply be used to power the setup Dual monitors are not recommended due to CPU performance To connect two monitors to the server go to the display setup to activate the second monitor Servers Powered by DW Spectrum IPVMS Specifications Form factor Desktop Cube Operating system Windows 10 OS on SSD 240GB SSD CPU Intel i7 processor Memory 16GB Ethernet port 2x ...

Page 3: ...diagram Connecting the power cable to the live power source may turn on the serverautomatically 3 STEP 1 Connect external devices power and network 1 Connect a monitor USB keyboard USB mouse and network cable to one of the Ethernet ports B14 on the diagram Configure the camera s network first then configure the server s local network 2 Connect the server to an appropriate power source It is recomm...

Page 4: ...ate and Time icon on the Desktop 2 Change Time zone if not correct default is UTC 08 00 Pacific Time Press OK after selecting the correct Time zone Click Change date and time to update the date and time if they are not correct Verify the Time zone before updating the date and time Time may show 2 or 3 hours off due to incorrect Time zone Press OK after adjusting to the correct date and or time 4 P...

Page 5: ...rnate 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 3 Select Internet Protocol Version 4 TCP IPv4 and click Properties 3 Click Internet Protocol Version 4 TCP IPv4 and click Properties 4 Select Use the following IP address Use the following DNS server addresses will be selecte...

Page 6: ...llowing DNS server addresses will be selected automatically 10 Enter IP address and Subnet mask of the camera network Consult with your IT department if you do not know what IP address to use 9 Select Use the following IP address Use the following DNS server addresses will be selected automatically 10 Enter IP address and Subnet mask of the camera network Consult with your IT department if you do ...

Page 7: ...E MANUAL LAUNCH To launch the DW Spectrum Software on the Windows Based Cube Windows OPTION 1 Double click the DW Spectrum desktop icon NOTE If you are not connecting to the Blackjack from within the same network you may be required to perform port forwarding on your router to access the server Contact your Network Administrator or Installer for additional information 7 9 Select Use the following ...

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