Digital Watchdog Blackjack X-Rack Quick Start Manual

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State of the art hyper-optimized video management platform designed for ease,
Blackjack® X-Rack™ — Up to 200 2.1MP/1080p IP cameras (true HD resolution)
X-Rack™
server
Quick start
guide
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Attention: This document is intended to serve as a quick reference for initial set up.
See the DW Spectrum® full manual for more information on features and functionality.
Tel: +1 (866) 446-3595 / (813) 888-9555
Technical Support Hours: 9:00AM – 8:00PM EST, Monday through Friday
speed and efficiency.
DW-BJX2U
Default login information for DW Spectrum
Username: admin
WHAT'S IN THE BOX
1
Power cable
1
IPVMS
®
Password: admin12345
Keyboard and
2 sets
mouse
Quick Start Guide
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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/1080p IP cameras (true HD resolution) DW-BJX2U Default login information for DW Spectrum IPVMS ® Username: admin Password: admin12345 WHAT’S IN THE BOX X-Rack™...
  • Page 2: Specifications

    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 LAN 2 HDMI port, DVI port* RAID controller...
  • Page 3: Setting Up The Server

    Quick Start Guide SETTING UP THE SERVER STEP 1: Connect external devices, 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 the NAS devices and cameras. Configure the 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: Configure Network

    Quick Start Guide STEP 3: Configure Network Have the following information ready before starting the network configuration. NAS and Camera Network Local Network (LAN) IP Address Subnet Mask / Netmask Default Gateway / Gateway Not Applicable DNS Servers Not Applicable * NAS and camera network and local network cannot be on the same network.
  • 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 B6 on the diagram (page 2) to the switch on the local network. 13. Close the network connections dialog. 11.
  • Page 9 Quick Start Guide 1. From the Windows-based Blackjack® server, 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 the Start Menu > All Programs >...
  • Page 10 6. From the “Device Settings” window, enter IP address, netmask and gateway. Click “Apply” to save changes. 6. From the Device Settings, enter IP Address, Netmask and Gateway then click Apply to save changes. NOTE The Blackjack® NAS™ 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 When completed, “Success” will be displayed for Disk 1 and Disk 2. Click any key on the keyboard to close the 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. Spectrum Client LINUX-BASED SOFTWARE MANUAL LAUNCH...
  • Page 12 SETTING UP THE DW SPECTRUM® MEDIA SERVER STEP 1: Initial run from the DW Spectrum® client. 1. Open DW Spectrum® client by double click on the DW Spectrum® icon 2. Click on the pre-configured Blackjack® MINI™. 3. Enter the server’s password and click connect. * Default password: admin12345 (case sensitive).
  • Page 13 Quick Start Guide STEP 2: To rename the server 1. Right click on the server name listed on the resources then click server settings. 2. Go to general tab, type in the new server name in the name field and click OK.
  • Page 14 STEP 3: To check for update 1. Go to the menu on the top left and click system administration from the drop down list. 2. Go to the updates tab. * Available at time of initial order only / ** UPS Recommended...
  • Page 15 Quick Start Guide * If you are on the latest version, the dialog will say “You have the latest version installed” and the update system button will be disabled. STEP 4: Enter and activate licenses 1. Go to the system administration dialog from the top menu’s drop-down options and click on the license tab.
  • Page 16 STEP 5: Configure recording * Supported cameras and devices on the same network as the server will be added automatically under the server’s resource tree. The cameras and other network devices must have the same network settings as the server. If the cameras are not listed, follow the steps below to add the cameras manually.
  • Page 17 Quick Start Guide 2. Go to the recordings tab. 3. Click to turn on recording. (Recording enabled 4. Configure the schedule settings for quality, FPS and recording type. 5. Click and drag the mouse over the recording schedule to apply the recording setting to multiple days and hours.
  • Page 18 * Click on “All” to apply to the entire schedules. 6. A red dot will appear next to the camera in the resource tree once recording is started.
  • Page 19 Quick Start Guide STEP 6: Backup database 1. Click on the menu on the top left of the screen and click on “System Administration” from the drop-down list. 2. Click on 3. Navigate to the folder where you want to save and enter the name of the backup file. Click Save. * It is strongly recommended to backup your data to an external storage media.
  • Page 20: Troubleshooting Tips

    Important: OS not listed will be not be supported by DW® Tech Support Tel: +1 (866) 446-3595 www.digital-watchdog.com Fax: (813) 888-9262 sales@dwcc.tv Copyright © Digital Watchdog. All rights reserved. Rev Date: 10/19 Specifications and pricing are subject to change without notice.

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