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X-RACK — Up to 200 2.1MP Cameras (1080p True HD Resolution)
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- Page 1 Quick Start Guide State of the art hyper-optimized video management platform designed for ease, speed and efficiency. Blackjack X-RACK — Up to 200 2.1MP Cameras (1080p True HD Resolution) ® X-RACK DW-BJX2U DW-BJX2U Default Login Information for DW Spectrum IPVMS ®...
- Page 2 BLACKJACK X-RACK HARDWARE F2 F3 2x USB 2.0 Ports Power Button HDD Status LED Removable SSDs Power Input Serial Port 2 x USB 2.0 Ports 2 x USB 3.0 Ports 10Gbps Ethernet Port (LAN1) 10Gbps Ethernet Port (LAN2) LAN 1...
- Page 3 Quick Start Guide SETTING UP THE X-RACK STEP 1: Connect Peripherals, power and network 1. Connect a monitor, USB keyboard, USB mouse and network cables as illustrated in the diagram below. Connect LAN1(B6) first to configure NAS devices and cameras first. Then configure local network later. * LAN1 should be connected to a 10Gigabit switch port.
- Page 4 STEP 2: Configure Date and Time STEP 2: Configure Date and Time Windows Windows 1. Double click Date and Time icon on the Desktop. 1. Double click Date and Time icon on the Desktop. 2. Change Time zone if not correct (default is UTC-08:00 Pacific Time) 2.
- Page 5 Not Applicable * NAS & Camera Network and Local Network cannot be on the same network. NOTE The Blackjack X-RACK’s network settings are set to DHCP as default. NOTE If you are not sure what information to enter, contact your Network Administrator or Internet Service Provider for the information.
- Page 6 4. Select Use the following IP address (Use the following DNS server addresses will be selected automatically) 4. Select “Use the following IP address” (Use the following DNS server addresses will be selected automatically). 5. Enter IP address and Subnet mask of the camera network. (do not enter anything for the Default gateway, Preferred DNS server and A DNS server.
- Page 7 Quick Start Guide 6. Click OK to close then click Close to go back to Network Connections. 6. Click OK to close then click Close to go back to Network Connections. Local Network Local Network 7. Right click on the other Ethernet, the one with network cable unplugged, and click Properties. 7.
- Page 8 11. Click OK to close then click Close to go back to Network Connections. 12. Connect a network cable to the Ethernet port B7 on the diagram (page 2) to the switch on the local network” please change B7 to B6. 13.
- Page 9 Quick Start Guide 1. From the Windows based Blackjack server or Client or any Windows PC, open DW IP Finder™ by double ® ® clicking on the DW IP Finder™ icon on the Desktop or click on DW IP Finder™ from Start Menu >...
- Page 10 6. From the Device Settings, enter IP Address, Netmask and Gateway then click Apply to save changes. 6. From the Device Settings, enter IP Address, Netmask and Gateway then click Apply to save changes. NOTE The DW-BJNAS should be configured using a Static IP address. If the IP Address will be obtained using a DHCP service, confirm the address has been reserved and will not expire.
- Page 11 CMD window. Configure Cameras using DW IP Finder Refer to the camera’s QSG to configure Digital Watchdog camera’s IP address using DW IP finder. If you have another Blackjack NAS Rack, repeat 5 ~ 9. Spectrum Client 10. Close DW IP Finder if no other devices to configure.
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Page 12: Media Server
SETTING UP DW SPECTRUM MEDIA SERVER ® Login : admin Password : admin1234 STEP 1: Initial run from Blackjack server ® 1. Open DW Spectrum Client by double click on the DW Spectrum icon ® 2. Click on the preconfigured server. 3. - Page 13 Quick Start Guide STEP 2: Mange Storage Location 1. Right click the server name listed on the Resources then click Server Settings. Mange Storage Location STEP 2: 1. Right click the server name listed on the Resources then click Server Settings. Mange Storage Location STEP 2: 1.
- Page 14 STEP 3: To rename the server 1. Right click on the server name listed on the Resources then click Server Settings. 2. Go to General tab, then type in the new server name in the Name field and click OK. * Available at time of initial order only / ** UPS Recommended...
- Page 15 Quick Start Guide STEP 4: To check for update 1. Click on the menubutton on the top left of the screen, then click System Administration. 2. Go to Updates tab. Click Update System if turned orange. If you are on the latest version, it will say “You have the latest version installed” and the Update System button will be greyed out.
- Page 16 STEP 5: Enter License 1. Go to System Administration then click License tab. 2. Enter License Key then click Activate License button. (Internet connection required) * Click on Activate Trial License if you have not purchased the valid license. 3. Click OK to when the License is activated. STEP 6: Configure recording * cameras will be automatically populated under the server’s resource tree if the cameras and the server’s IP...
- Page 17 Quick Start Guide 2. Go to Recordings tab. 3. Click to turn on recording. 4. Configure Schedule Settings for Quality, FPS and Recording Type. 5. Click and drag mouse over the Recording Schedule to assign the recording setting.
- Page 18 Click on All to apply to the all schedules. 6. Red dot will appear next to the camera when the recording is started.
- Page 19 Quick Start Guide STEP 6: Backuping Database 1. Go to System Administration and click General tab. 2. Click Create Backup… button. 3. Navigate to the folder where to save and enter name of the backup file then click save. Strongly recommend to also backup to the external storage media. NOTE: More information and instructions are available in the Spectrum 3.0 Manual.
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Page 20: Troubleshooting Tips
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