State of the art hyper-optimized video management platform designed for ease, speed and efficiency, servers powered by dw spectrum ipvms, up to 128 2.1mp cameras 1080p true hd resolution (16 pages)
Summary of Contents for Digital Watchdog BLACKJACK P-RACK DW-BJP1U-LX
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Quick Start Guide State of the art hyper-optimized video management platform designed for ease, speed and efficiency. Blackjack P-Rack™ — Up to 600Mbps. ® Linux OS Windows OS DW-BJP1U-LX DW-BJP2U-LX DW-BJPR2U-LX DW-BJP1U DW-BJP2U DW-BJPR2U DW-BJP1U-LX DW-BJP1U DW-BJP2U-LX DW-BJP2U DW-BJPR2U-LX DW-BJPR2U Default Login Information for DW Spectrum®...
BLACKJACK® P-RACK™ HARDWARE Front 1U models 2x USB 2.0 ports F2 F3 Power button HDD status LED Front 2U models Power output Keyboard port (PS2 type) USB 2.0 ports VGA output (disabled) Back 1U models DVI-D output (disabled) True HD output (disabled) Network ports USB 3.0 ports Optical digital audio output...
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 cable to one of the Ethernet ports (B7 on the diagram). Configure the camera’s network first, then configure the server’s local network. 2.
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STEP 2: Configure Date and Time Windows 1. Double click Date and Time icon on the Desktop. 2. Change Time zone if not correct (default is UTC-08:00 Pacific Time) 1. Double click Date and Time icon on the Desktop. 2. Change Time zone if not correct (default is UTC-08:00 Pacific Time) Press OK after selecting the correct Time zone.
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Quick Start Guide 2. Click Details 3. Click Date &Time 4. Turn OFF Automatic Date & Time and Automatic Time Zone 5. Click Date & Time and set correct date and time 6. Click Time Zone and set to correct Time zone. (type one of the largest cities in the time zone) 7.
STEP 3: Configure network Please have the following information ready before starting the network configuration. Camera network Local network (LAN) IP address Subnet mask / Netmask Default gateway / Gateway Not applicable DNS servers Not applicable * Camera network and local network cannot be on the same network. NOTE The Blackjack®...
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Quick Start Guide 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 alternate DNS server.
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* Consult with your IT department if you do not know what IP address to use. * Consult with your IT department if you do not know what IP address to use. 11. Click OK to close then click Close to go back to Network Connections. Connect a network cable to the Ethernet port B8 on the diagram (page 2) to the switch on the local network.
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Quick Start Guide 3. Click Setting of the Ethernet that is Connected 4. Change to Manual then enter Address, Netmask , Gateway. * Do not enter Gateway information if there is no Gateway in this network. 5. Click Apply to save 6.
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Refer to the camera’s QSG to configure any DW® IP camera’s IP address using DW® IP finder™. Configure Cameras using DW IP Finder Refer to the camera’s QSG to configure Digital Watchdog camera’s IP address using DW IP finder. DW Spectrum® IPVMS client...
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Quick Start Guide STEP 1: Initial run from the Blackjack server ® Open the DW Spectrum client by double click on the DW Spectrum icon. ® ® 2. Click on the pre-configured server. 3. Enter the password and click connect. Default password: admin12345 (case sensitive).
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2. Go to the general tab and enter the new server name in the name field. Click OK. STEP 3: To check for updates Click on the menu then click “System Administration”. 2. Go to the updates tab. If the system requires updating, click on the update system button. If you are on the latest version, it will say “You have the latest version installed”...
Quick Start Guide 3. Click OK when the update is completed. STEP 4: Enter and activate licenses Go to the system administration window and click on the license tab. 2. Enter the license key and click “Activate License”. An Internet connection is required. Click on “Activate Trial License”...
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2. Go to the recordings tab. 3. Click to turn on recording. 4. Configure the camera’s schedule settings for quality, FPS and recording type. 5. Click and drag the mouse over the recording schedule to apply the settings to multiple days and times. Click “All”...
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Quick Start Guide 6. A red dot will appear next to the camera in the resource tree once recording is started. STEP 6: Backup database Go to the system administration window and click on the general tab. 2. Click “Create Backup…”. 3.
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