Software Features of Blackjack
The DW Spectrum media server application is a lightweight, powerful media server responsible for discovering, connecting to, and managing DW Spectrum system devices and data. The application is pre-loaded on all Blackjack® servers.
IP Camera Auto Discovery
Automatically discovers, populates and configures all supported devices on the network and allows you to seamlessly drag and drop them to their corresponding servers.
Manually Add Streams
Every DW Spectrum® servers let users add any RTSP, HTTP, or UDP stream from any device (IP camera, drone, etc) or 3rd party system (DVR, NVR, etc).
Server Hive Architecture
Every server in an DW Spectrum® system synchronizes user and configuration data in real-time ensuring no single point of failure in any size system.
Store Anywhere
The DW Spectrum® server allows users to capture and store video pretty much anywhere – local drives, SD cards, NAS devices or even cloud locations.
Web Admin
A web-based interface that is accessed by directly connecting to a Server IP Address.
PTZ Control
Event Rules Engines
Event Rules Engines
Every DW Spectrum® Server has an IFTT events rules engine that lets operators configure simple or advanced rules based on System-generated or integrated 3rd party events.
Built-in Developer Tools
DW Spectrum’s open Built-in Developer Tools are accessible at any time through the server web admin page
Incredibly Lightweight
Bring DW Spectrum into the Control4 home automation system with a simple integration.
Notifications
Send any combination of notifications – built-in desktop notifications, email, or even via SMS or 3rd party systems using HTTP actions.
Failover on Storage Failure
Automatic camera failover will be activated when all storage on a server has failed.
Encrypted Connections and Videos
Administrators can require all connections in a system to utilize HTTPS with SSL/TLS encryption and encrypt video between servers and client/mobile/web clients.
ZFS Support
Added support for ZFS (Zettabyte File System) to the Server.
Built-in Database
DW Spectrum servers include the SQLite Database, with no need for prerequisite technologies.
Metadata SDK
Develop plugins to integrate DW Spectrum and 3rd party AI-powered video analytics.
Storage SDK
A C++ SDK for integrating with non-standard storage devices and/or cloud technologies.
Video Source SDK
A C++ SDK for integrating 3rd party video devices, including NVRs, DVRs, IoT devices and audio-video equipment.
Codecs
Supports all major video codecs including H.265, H.264, MJPEG, RTSP, MJPEG, WebM, and HLS.
Transcoding
Transcoded streams for mobile and web clients. Also available to pull via the server API for 3rd party interfaces.
Server API
A comprehensively documented HTTP API that allows instant and seamless integrations with DW Spectrum .
Archive Encryption
Archives can be encrypted and viewable only on the clients.
SSL/TLS Internet Requests
All Internet requests use OS SSL/TLS Certificate Validation to prevent MITM (man-in-the-middle) attacks.
Session-Based Authentication
Servers and clients use bearer token authentication by default.
