Working with DW Spectrum > DW Spectrum User Interface

The Resource Panel contains the Resource Tree, which displays all servers, cameras and devices, layouts, Showreels, Video Walls, web pages, users and User Roles, local files and other Systems available to the current user. What is shown in the Resource Tree depends on the user's permission level.

Resource Tree display

Levels can be expanded to show additional information. For example, Servers at the top-level expands to show each server in the System, and expanding a server shows all of the devices connected to it. Expanding Users shows both User Roles and individuals, each of which expands to show the devices and layouts that person or role has access to, and all layouts expand to show which devices and web pages they contain. Use the control arrows or shortcut keys + and - to expand/collapse tree display.

Note: It is possible to share cameras between users via drag-and-drop in the Resource Tree.

Resources that are placed in the active layout are bolded in the Resource Tree list. The currently selected resource is shown in blue in the Resource Tree. Display of server and device IP addresses can be toggled on or off in the Look and Feel dialog.

Each resource and resource type has a related context menu. You can highlight the name and click F2 as a shortcut to rename a resource.

– Servers: Lists the servers registered in the System. A server may have several network interfaces, so it is possible for different IP addresses to be displayed for the same server. Server icons indicate the following statuses:

Client is connected to this server

Server is offline

Server version is incompatible with other Servers in the System (see "Updating DW Spectrum")

Server is unauthorized. In this very rare situation, the password for the user Admin does not coincide with other servers so this server is not able connect to the System. To fix this issue, open the Server Web Page, click on Restore factory defaults, and then reconnect to the System (see "Using a Server's Web Interface")

Devices (various icons): Each server shows a list of the attached devices. When a mouse cursor hovers over a device icon in the Resource Tree, a thumbnail of a frame taken by that device will open. Devices attached to a server can include:

Cameras

Virtual Cameras

I/O Modules

Multi-Channel Cameras

Recorders

Device icons indicate the following statuses:

or – Device is offline (see "Diagnosing Offline Devices")

or – Device is unauthorized (see "Configuring Device's Authentication")

Icons to the left of a device name indicate the following:

– Device is currently in recording mode

– Device is configured for recording but is not recording at the moment

! – Device is experiencing network issues (see "Device Disconnection/Malfunction" or "Working Around Device Issues (Expert Settings)")

– Layouts: Contains resources (devices and local files). Owned by users and displayed under each user

Shared Layouts are layouts created by an administrator and made available to a User Role or other set of users

Locked Layouts are layouts that cannot be changed (see "Locking Layouts")

– Showreels: Cycle display through a sequence of layouts (see "Showreel (Tour Cycle)")

– Web Pages: Show the viewing cells containing a web page (see "Adding a Web Page as an Item")

– Users: Lists Users and User Roles

– Video Walls: Control multiple displays remotely (see "Video Wall Management")

– Other Systems: Shows servers in local network that belong to different Systems, and the available Cloud Systems (see "Configuring Multi-Server Environment")

– Local Files: Displays the following file types:

•Local Video files (see"Playing Local Video Files in DW Spectrum")

•Exported Video Files (see "Exporting Video")

•Exported Multi-Video Files (see "Multi-Video Export")

•Screen Recordings (see "Screen Recording")

•Images

•Screenshots (see “Taking Screenshots”)