The Digital Watchdog DW-SPECTRUMLSC020 is a 20-channel license pack for the DW Spectrum® IPVMS platform, designed for mid-to-large scale surveillance deployments. It provides a cost-effective, professional video management solution with a one-time charge per channel, no annual renewal fees, and lifetime software upgrades included. These licenses are fully transferable, allowing users to reassign them between cameras or encoders as hardware is upgraded or replaced.
This VMS features a Server Hive Architecture for automatic failover and seamless multi-server management. The client includes advanced forensic tools like Smart Motion Search, universal fisheye dewarping, and an integrated Chromium browser. It supports an extensive Event Rules Engine, text-to-speech notifications, and integrations with Control4® and IP intercoms. DW Cloud™ accessibility allows for secure remote connection without complex network configuration.
The software supports versatile recording modes, including continuous, motion, and dual-stream, and offers rapid footage retrieval through thumbnail, calendar, and bookmark searches. It provides deep camera-level control, allowing for firmware upgrades and image adjustments directly from the interface. Security is prioritized through audit trails, secure video exporting with watermarks, and automated archive integrity checks.
DW Spectrum offers true cross-platform flexibility with server support for Windows and Linux, and client support for Windows, Linux, and Mac. The "Store Anywhere" capability allows for flexible storage allocation across the network. System management is handled via an intuitive drag-and-drop interface or a web admin portal, while mobile apps for iOS and Android provide low-latency streaming and real-time push notifications.
Network | |
| IP Protocols | Static, DHCP, wireless |
| Mobile applications | Apple iOS devices: iPad, iPad mini, iPhone, iPod Touch Android devices: all smartphones and tablets |
| ONVIF conformant | |
| Network connection | 1000 Mbps |
Performance | |
| Camera image control | Brightness, contrast, saturation, hue, 3D-DNR, WDR, camera firmware upgrade and reboot |
| Firmware upgrade | USB drive, network upgrade, FTP remote upgrade |
| Playback resolution | Based on recording parameter |
| Recording mode | Continuous, motion, motion + low resolution always |
| Search modes | Instant motion-based smart search, advanced thumbnail search, calendar search, preview search, bookmarks, frame-by-frame search |
| Special features | Fully customizable layouts, easy drag-n-drop camera management and recording |
| Compression type | H.265, H.264, MJPEG, MPEG4 |
| Pre-alarm recording | Yes |
| External export devices | Micro SD card, USB flash drive, USB HDD |
Video | |
| Dual-stream recording | |
| Maximum supported cameras | |
| Operating system | Linux, Windows, Mac (client only) |
| Maximum recommended elements in a single system | |