What Operating Systems Are Supported by DW Spectrum® IPVMS and DW Spectrum Mobile?
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Affected Roles: Administrator, Owner
Related Digital Watchdog VMS Apps: DW Spectrum® IPVMS
Software Version: DW Spectrum® IPVMS v5.1, DW Spectrum® Mobile v23.2
Last Edit: October 27, 2023
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OS Support
DW Spectrum® IPVMS is a cross-platform software and is supported on all major operating systems. The advantage of cross-platform functionality is that computers that are using different operating systems can work with other computers that are using a different OS. For example, a Windows instance of the DW Spectrum® Client software can work and communicate with an Ubuntu instance of the DW Spectrum® Server software.
Official releases of DW Spectrum IPVMS and DW Spectrum Mobile ends support for operating systems in accordance with the estimated end-of-support (EoS) dates that have been set by the OS manufacturer.
The EoS dates for operating systems as determined by the OS manufacturer are listed below.
**NOTE: This article applies to the current release versions of DW Spectrum IPVMS and DW Spectrum Mobile. Prior versions of DW Spectrum® IPVMS (4.2 and older) are now considered as outdated.
Supported Computer Operating Systems
Microsoft Windows OS
Microsoft Windows is supported by both DW Spectrum® Server and DW Spectrum® Client.
- Windows 8 – Released: October 2012 | EoS: 01/2023
- Windows 8.1 – Released: October 2013 | EoS: 01/2023
- Windows 10 – Released: July 2015 | EoS: 10/2025
- Windows 11 – Released: October 2021 | EoS: In Support
- Windows Server 2012 – Released: August 2012 | EoS: 10/2023
- Windows Server 2012 R2 – Released: October 2013 | EoS: 10/2023
- Windows Server 2016 – Released: October 2016 | EoS: 01/2027
- Windows Server 2019 – Released: October 2018 | EoS: 01/2029
- Windows Server 2022 – Released: August 2021 | EoS: 10/2031
**NOTE: DW Spectrum® IPVMS for Windows can be installed as a single software bundle or the Server and Client software can be installed as individual programs.
DW Spectrum - Installing DW Spectrum for Windows
Ubuntu (Debian-based Linux) OS
Ubuntu/Linux is supported by both DW Spectrum® Server and DW Spectrum® Client.
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS “Xenial Xerus” – Released: April 2016 | EoS: 04/2024
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS “Bionic Beaver” – Released: April 2018 | EoS: 04/2028
- Ubuntu 20.04 LTS: “Focal Fossa” – Released: April 2018 | EoS: 04/2030
**NOTE: DW Spectrum® IPVMS for Ubuntu is only available for separate installations (not bundled).
DW Spectrum - Installing DW Spectrum for Ubuntu
Macintosh OS
macOS is supported only by the DW Spectrum® Client. DW Spectrum® Server is not available for macOS.
- macOS 10.15 “Catalina” – Released: October 2019
- macOS 11.0, 11.1, 11.2 “Big Sur” – Released: November 2020
- macOS 12 “Monterey” – Released: October 2021
**NOTE: DW Spectrum® IPVMS for macOS is only supported by the DW Spectrum® Client.
DW Spectrum - Installing DW Spectrum for Macintosh
Supported Mobile Operating Systems
Android Mobile
Android is supported only by the DW Spectrum® IPVMS Mobile application.
- Android 5.0 “Lollipop” – Released: November 2014
- Android 6.0 “Marshmallow” – Released: October 2015
- Android 7.0, 7.1 “Nougat” – Released: August 2016
- Android 8.0, 8.1 “Oreo” – Released: August 2017
- Android 9.0 “Pie” – August 2018
- Android 10.0 – August 2019
- Android 11.0 – August 2020
Available on the Google Play Store
iOS Mobile
iOS is supported only by the DW Spectrum® IPVMS Mobile application.
- iOS 11 – Released: September 2017
- iOS 12 – Released: September 2018
- iOS 13 – Released: September 2019
- iOS 14 – Released: September 2020
Available on the App Store
For More Information or Technical Support
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