VMAX® Home Maintenance and Upkeep ----------------------------------- Affected Roles: Administrator Complexity: Medium Last Edit: August 7, 2024 ----------------------------------- Home Maintenance Similar to owning a vehicle, a cell phone, or a computer, the VMAX® recording unit series requires regu…
Troubleshooting Missing Virtual Camera Video ----------------------------------- Affected Roles: Administrator Related Digital Watchdog VMS Apps: DW Spectrum, C2P Last Edit: January 22, 2020 ----------------------------------- Issue Description Users who have connected their IP device to the C2P integra…
Virus Infected Systems ----------------------------------- Affected Roles: Administrator Related Digital Watchdog VMS Apps: DW Spectrum Last Edit: May 5, 2025 ----------------------------------- Virus Compromised Systems If your computer hosting the DW Spectrum Server becomes compromised by a computer v…
Bandwidth Limit Error – VMAX® IP Plus ----------------------------------- Affected Roles: Administrator Last Edit: August 14, 2024 ----------------------------------- Bandwidth Limitation The maximum bandwidth throughput capacity is 80 Mbps for the VMAX IP® Plus NVR and 160 Mbps for the 3rd and 4th gen…
Flowchart: Troubleshooting Audio For A DVR/NVR ----------------------------------- Affected Roles: Administrator Complexity: Low to Medium Last Edit: February 19, 2020 ----------------------------------- Live Audio When setting up audio for a VMAX standalone unit, the use of an external, amplified m…
Flowchart: Troubleshooting DVR Backup Issues ----------------------------------- Affected Roles: Administrator Related Digital Watchdog VMS Apps: Pivot CMS Complexity: Low to Medium Last Edit: April 23, 2020 ----------------------------------- Video Export/Backup When exporting video from a DVR, …
DW VMAX IP® Plus Video Latency Troubleshooting ----------------------------------- Affected Roles: Administrator Last Edit: August 13, 2024 ----------------------------------- Live Stream Latency If you are encountering considerable video latency with an IP camera that is connected directly to the integ…
Known Issue: Pre-Alarm Clips Do Not Display in Email Notifications (DW Spectrum) ----------------------------------- Affected Roles: Administrator, Owner Related Digital Watchdog VMS Apps: DW Spectrum® IPVMS Complexity: Medium Software Version: v4.1.31401 or newer Last Edit: May 26, 2021 ---------…
Flowchart: Troubleshooting Monitor Output Issues ----------------------------------- Affected Roles: Administrator Complexity: Low Last Edit: April 1, 2020 ----------------------------------- Monitor Output Issues The use of a directly connected display monitor (VGA or HDMI) is recommended for the s…
Reporting DW Cloud Issues ----------------------------------- Affected Roles: Owner, Administrator Related Digital Watchdog VMS Apps: DW Spectrum Software Version: DW Spectrum v3.0 or newer Last Edit: April 16, 2020 ----------------------------------- DW Cloud Issues This article will outline how …