DW Spectrum User Manual
Click on the DW Spectrum shortcut icon on your PC or mobile device interface to launch the Welcome Screen.
To launch the latest version of DW Spectrum Desktop Client using other methods
If for some reason you need to use an executable file, locate the applauncher executable which launches the newest installed version of the Desktop Client.
•Windows
oOpen the Windows Desktop and double-click the DW Spectrum shortcut icon.
oOpen the Windows Start Menu > Programs > Digital Watchdog > DW Spectrum
oOpen the DW Spectrum installation folder (the default location is C:\Program Files\Digital Watchdog\DW Spectrum\Client\<VERSION>\DW Spectrum Launcher.exe) and open the DW Spectrum executable file.
oAutomatically launch DW Spectrum when a computer starts up:
a.Open Main Menu > Local Settings > General.
b.Check the Run Application when PC boots up checkbox.
c.Click Apply to accept changes, OK to save changes and close the dialog, or Cancel to discard changes.
NOTE: This option is only available on Windows.
•Linux
oClick on DW Spectrum shortcut icon
oFrom the installation folder: /opt/digitalwatchdog/client/<VERSION>/bin/applauncher
•macOS
oUse the DW Spectrum shortcut icon located in Applications or Launchpad
oFrom the installation folder: /Applications/DW Spectrum.app/Contents/MacOS/applauncher
NOTE: In order to display video and graphics properly, it is important to have the video drivers installed. If compatible video drivers are not installed, a warning will display prompting you to update your installation. Windows based installations may be prompted with an option to use Microsoft DirectX in place of the default rendering engine.
Launching in Configuration Mode
The DW Spectrum Client detects the configuration of the host platform and if the CPU and/or GPU are insufficient to render all graphics, the Client will launch in configuration mode. This mode restricts functionality as follows to limit CPU load and graphics usage:
•Only one video can be viewed at a time
•Notifications are disabled in the client
•Movement of interface elements is disabled
To Close DW Spectrum Desktop Client
•Click on the "X" button in the top corner of the application window.
•Go to Main Menu > Exit.
You can set the Desktop and Web Admins to automatically close a User session after a specified amount of time. All User sessions will close automatically after the specified amount of time regardless of activity level or interaction status within the application.
The full log in and authentication process must be completed after a session time has been reached.
Desktop Client
1.Open Main Menu > Site Administration > Security.
2.Check the Limit session duration checkbox.
3.Enter a timeout length of up to 99, and select days, minutes or hours.
4.Apply changes.
1.Open Settings > Site Administration > Security.
2.Check the Limit session duration checkbox
3.Enter a timeout length of up to 99, and select the unit of days, minutes or hours.
4.Apply changes.
NOTE: Cloud users can also be subject to the same session duration limit as local users by selecting the "Apply the session duration limit to Cloud users" checkbox. If this option is enabled, Cloud users will be disconnected from the Site when they reach the session duration limit. However, reaching the session duration limit will not log users out of other active Cloud sessions or other Sites connections.
Launching from command line interface
The Desktop Client can be launched with a command line parameter to define an initial layout. Please contact Support to learn more about launching the Desktop Client from the command line interface.
Retained settings are restored automatically. To turn off this feature, disable Main Menu > Local Settings > Automatically restore saved windows configuration.
The following values are saved locally and restored when the Desktop Client is relaunched:
•Layouts and tabs opened in the main window
•Stream resolution of items on a layout
•Visibility and pin state of the Timeline and Navigation Panel
•Current tab in the Notification Panel
By default, automatically retained settings are only applicable to a single active Desktop Client window at a time. To manually save the settings for multiple Desktop Client windows, when no saved configuration is saved, open Main Menu > Save Windows Configuration.
When there is already a Desktop Client window configuration saved, the following sub-menu options will show in the Main Menu > Windows Configuration >
•Save Current State will update the saved state with the current window configuration.
•Restore Saved State will replace the current window configuration with the saved window configuration.
•Delete Saved State will remove the saved window configuration and hide the Window Configuration sub-menu until an Window Configuration is saved again.
