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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