DW Spectrum User Manual
DW Cloud is a cloud service hosted on the Internet that extends the access to DW Spectrum Systems. See "Working with DW Spectrum" for more information about DW Cloud.
The cloud icon 
in the Navigation Panel opens a dialog where you can log in or log out of DW Cloud, or create a DW Cloud account.
To obtain all benefits of Cloud connectivity, the system should be linked to DW Cloud. See "Connect your Systems to DW Cloud" for more details.
To Log In to DW Cloud from the Desktop Client
1.Click the icon in the Navigation Panel.
2.Enter your Email and DW Cloud password, then click on the Log In button.
Once connected, your Email address will be displayed next to the cloud icon, and you can click on it to open the DW Cloud portal, log out from DW Cloud, or change your Cloud account settings.
Note: It is possible to connect to a Server using the DW Cloud login even if the internet connection is temporarily unavailable. After several unsuccessful attempts to log in, connect to, or disconnect from a Cloud account, all log in attempts will be denied for 1 minute.
To log in to the DW Cloud Portal Interface
1.Open the DW Cloud portal homepage and click Log In.
2.Enter your DW Cloud account credentials and click Log In.
3.Click on a tile to access the following web pages for the selected system:
•View – Use the Resource Panel to view live and archive footage.
•Settings – Manage users, system and security settings, activate Licenses or Services, enable recording, create a motion mask, etc.
•Information – Use the Health Monitoring tool to check to see if the system is in good shape and displays information such as the performance of the system and if any errors have occurred.
The DW Cloud portal homepage displays tiles, and each tile represents a cloud-connected system to which the User has access.
When a System administrator or power user adds a Cloud User who does not have an established Cloud account, the User will receive instructions to create their Cloud account.
1.Do one of the following:
•Open the Cloud Account Creation dialog from the Desktop Client using the icon in the Navigation Panel
•Open the DW Cloud Website and find the Create Account button in the upper, right-hand corner of the page
•Open the link provided in the invitation Emailed to Cloud Users who do not have am established Cloud Account
2.Enter your registration information and click Create Account.
3.An activation Email will be sent to the Email address specified.
