Technical Bulletin

To: DW Spectrum Users

Date: October 7, 2025

Re: DW Spectrum Release Notes 6.0.6.41837

DW Spectrum Software Update 6.0.6.41837

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Affected Software: DW Spectrum Professional

New Software Version: 6.0.6.41837

Previous Software Version: 6.0.5.41290

Release Date: October 7, 2025

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In-Client Upgrade Information

Build Number: 41837
Password: tqzzq6

New Software Notes

Breaking Changes

Cloud support for VMS versions 4.2 and 5.0 will officially cease by the end of October 2025.
DW Spectrum Mobile (v25.2) app support for DW Spectrum Server versions 5.0 and older will officially cease by the end of October 2025.
Support for Raspberry Pi 3 has been discontinued.
Support for Ubuntu 18.04 will be discontinued in the next major software release (v6.1).
Support for MacOS 11 will be discontinued in the next major software release (v6.1).
Support for Raspberry OS 10 will be discontinued in the next major software release (v6.1).

General Improvements

Enhanced performance while communicating with Cloud through optimized request handling.
A Galician location option has been introduced.
Users can now select the desired UI that is used for generating the “Play from local network” email link.
Bitrate level calculations and suggestions are now being logged under DEBUG log level

CameraBitrateCalculator::suggestBitrateForQualityKbps

Bug Fixes & Improvements

General Fixes

User profiles could be duplicated in the database if the username contained letters in different cases. Fixed.
Server could stall if SMB connection to the storage was lost. Fixed.
Server could perform unplanned self-update after restoration using an automatic (update) backup file. Fixed.
If using the “Remember me” function, the system administrator password was not erased after session timeout. Fixed.
Server could stop archiving data to the main storage when a backup storage went offline. Fixed.
Video could export with errors if camera audio settings had been changed during recording. Fixed.
When a URL is entered to the “Do HTTPS Request” field, it would change to the URL encoding and did not work (Error 422). Fixed.
In some cases, a cloud-connected site could not be accessed from the desktop or mobile clients but worked through the DW Cloud web portal. Fixed.
Sites could not be accessed after conversion to DW Spectrum Enterprise if they had been previously merged. Fixed.
The ISRG Root X1 certificate was showing as self-signed in the desktop client. Fixed.

UI Fixes

Time discrepancy could occur when users switched between Hotspots while viewing cameras in full-screen mode. Fixed.
Hotspot previews did not resize together, when resizing the layout, and would remain on top. Fixed.
Changing any settings of the I/O module would trigger a warning icon in the resource tree. Fixed.
Some windows (i.e. System Administration > Licenses > Manual Activation) could not be resized. Fixed.
The desktop client did not open the last used layout after session timeout. Fixed.
In the Desktop Client, dialog windows containing notifications/banners could unexpectedly zoom when trying to resize or move the window. Fixed.
The Desktop Client could crash when opening the User Management tab. Fixed.
Low-res portions of the archive could be omitted when exporting the archive with the transcoding option enabled and the archive contained both Hi-res and Low-res chunks. Fixed.

Web Admin Fixes

The yellow banner did not disappear after a merge was performed in the Web Admin. Fixed.

API/SDK Fixes

The parameter, "rotated=N" for “/rest/v3/servers/this/logArchive” did not work. Fixed.
In custom JavaScript API implementations in the Desktop Client, the "LIVE" button did not work until the Desktop Client window was altered. Fixed.
The Desktop Client sent extra characters in analytics API requests to Server causing inaccurate search results. Fixed.

Analytics Fixes

Only the first object was detected on Dahua ITC413-PW4D-IZ1. Fixed.

Device Support and Fixes

Server was crashing when accessing the DWC-XSBA camera (ANPR+MMCR). Fixed.
Fixed streaming issues with OnCam Grandeye cameras.
Axis Q1785-LE could change mode to an Audio-only device after being added to the system. Fixed.
Hikvision DS-2CD2367G3-LIS2UY/SL could unexpectedly go offline. Fixed.
Fixed streaming issues with Cisco CIVS-IPC-6000P and CIVS-IPC-6400.
Fixed stream duplication on Vivotek MA9312-EHTV.
Pelco camera IMM12018 did not initialize. Fixed.
The "Enable audio" option was not available on Axis M5014. Fixed.
Added alarm input event support for HikVision DS-2DE4225IWx and DS-2CD2523G2x.
Hanwha speakers W, C, D, H, and P series are now working via ONVIF.
Hikvision Analog PTZ cameras did not show PTZ controls in Hikvision Encoder. Fixed.

Newly Supported Devices

Vivotek MA9312
Dahua DH-SDT3E410-8P-MB-A-PV1

Encoders Added to the Analog List

Hikvision DVR iDS-7332HUHI
Dahua DH-XVR5116 and DH-XVR5232, N82B5P
Bolin EX1030H8 and EX1030Nx, SD530Nx, SD503Hx, SD530NX
Axis F9114R mkII

Multi-sensor Cameras

Digital Watchdog DWC-PVX20WATX
Hikvision iDS-2CD8A86G2-XZHSY, DS-2SE7C425MWG-EB/26
Avigilon 20C-H5A-4MH
Axis P3748-PLVE
Vivotek MA9312-EHTV, MA9311-EHTV, TB9333
Pelco SMLE1-9V5-3H
Advanced PTZ:
Dahua 6C3425XBPV

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