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DW Spectrum Professional  (Cloud-Managed Video Management Services )
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Features
  • Open architecture / cross-platform
  • Interface is dramatically easier to use.
  • Advanced features are standard
  • Cloud connectivity.
  • Future-proof infrastructure
  • AI-driven solution.
  • Server
  • Remote log download
  • ONVIF profile selection
  • Camera replacement
  • Archive encryption
  • SSL/TLS for server connections
  • Session-based and multi-factor authentication
  • ZFS support
  • Intel® quick sync video
  • C2P integration
  • Dual Stream RTSP/HTTP
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Part Numbers

Model Number

Description

DW Spectrum® Licenses
DW-SPECTRUMLSC001Single DW Spectrum® Recording License
DW-SPECTRUMLSC004Four (4) DW Spectrum® Recording Licenses
DW-SPECTRUMLSC010Ten (10) DW Spectrum® Recording Licenses
DW-SPECTRUMLSC020Twenty (20) DW Spectrum® Recording Licenses
DW-SPECTRUMLSC050Fifty (50) DW Spectrum® Recording Licenses
DW-SPECTRUMLSC100One Hundred (100) DW Spectrum® Recording Licenses
DW Spectrum® Analog Encoder Licenses
DW-SPCP04LSC004 Four (4) DW Spectrum® Analog Encoder Licenses
DW-SPCP16LSC016
 Sixteen (16) DW Spectrum® Analog Encoder Licenses
DW Spectrum® I/O Module Licenses
DW-SPIOLSC001 Single DW Spectrum® I/O Module License
DW Spectrum® Video Wall Licenses
DW-SPVWALL1X2 Single DW Spectrum® Video Wall License
NOTE: Custom-ordered licenses are available by request.
NOTE: Lifetime upgrades are included with no annual renewal fees.

System Requirements

Details
OS Support Supported Computer Operating Systems
Microsoft Windows OS

Microsoft Windows is supported by both DW Spectrum® Server and DW Spectrum® Client.
  • Windows 10 – Released: July 2015 | EoS:  10/2025
  • Windows 11 – Released: October 2021
  • 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® for Windows can be installed as a software bundle or the Server and Client software can be installed separately.

Installing DW Spectrum (Windows)

Ubuntu (Debian-based Linux) OS

Ubuntu/Linux is supported by both DW Spectrum® Server and DW Spectrum® Client.
  • Ubuntu 18.04 LTS “Bionic Beaver” – Released: April 2018 | EoS: 04/2030
  • Ubuntu 20.04 LTS “Focal Fossa” – Released: April 2020 | EoS: 04/2032
  • Ubuntu 22.04 LTS “Jammy Jellyfish” – Released: April 2022 | EoS: 04/2034

**NOTE: DW Spectrum® for Ubuntu is only available for separate installations (not bundled).

Installing DW Spectrum (Ubuntu)

Macintosh OS

macOS is supported only by the DW Spectrum® Client. DW Spectrum® Server is not available for macOS.
  • macOS 11.0, 11.1, 11.2 “Big Sur” – Released: November 2020
  • macOS 12 “Monterey” – Released: October 2021
  • macOS 13 “Ventura” – Released: October 2022
  • macOS 14 “Sonoma” – Released: October 2023

**NOTE: Mobile app 22.4 is incompatible with DW Spectrum v5.1. **NOTE: Support for Windows 8.1 will be discontinued in DW Spectrum 6.0. Systems on Windows 8.1 may not be able to update to the next release.

Installing DW Spectrum (Macintosh)

Supported Mobile Operating Systems
Android Mobile

Android is supported only by the DW Spectrum® 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® Mobile application.
  • iOS 11 – Released:  September 2017
  • iOS 12 – Released:  September 2018
  • iOS 13 – Released:  September 2019
  • iOS 14 – Released:  September 2020

**NOTE: DW Spectrum® for Ubuntu is only available for separate installations (not bundled).

Available on the App Store

Videos

DW Spectrum® IPVMS Feature Tutorials: Sync
DW Spectrum® IPVMS Feature Tutorials: Video Export Sequence
DW Spectrum® IPVMS Feature Tutorials: Video Export
DW Spectrum® IPVMS Feature Tutorials: Web Pages
DW Spectrum® IPVMS Feature Tutorials: Forensic Spyglass
DW Spectrum® IPVMS Feature Tutorials: Minimum Grid Size
DW Spectrum® IPVMS Feature Tutorials: Notification Panel
DW Spectrum® IPVMS Feature Tutorials: Smart Motion Search
DW Spectrum® IPVMS Feature Tutorials: Thumbnail Search
DW Spectrum® IPVMS Feature Tutorials: Open and Close the UI
DW Spectrum® IPVMS Feature Tutorials: Preview Search
DW Spectrum® IPVMS Feature Tutorials: Storage Analytics
DW Spectrum® IPVMS Feature Tutorials: Storage Backup
DW Spectrum® IPVMS Feature Tutorials: Storage
DW Spectrum® IPVMS Feature Tutorials: Screen Recording
DW Spectrum® IPVMS Feature Tutorials: User Interface Overview
DW Spectrum® IPVMS Feature Tutorials: Virtual Cameras
May 5, 2020 Works with DW Spectrum® IPVMS Webinar Recording: VisionLabs
May 5, 2020 Works with DW Spectrum® IPVMS Webinar Recording: Thermal Radar
May 8, 2020 Works with DW Spectrum® IPVMS Webinar Recording: C2P
May 19, 2020 Works with DW Spectrum® IPVMS Webinar Recording: HALO Smart Sensors
June 26, 2020 Customer Webinar Recording: Analog to IP Encoders and DW Spectrum® IPVMS
August 13, 2020 Customer Webinar Recording: New Features in DW Spectrum® IPVMS Version 4.1
DW Spectrum® IPVMS Feature Tutorials: Adaptive Timeline
DW Spectrum® IPVMS Feature Tutorials: Mapping
DW Spectrum® IPVMS Feature Tutorials: Add Device Panel
DW Spectrum® IPVMS Feature Tutorials: Admin Rules
DW Spectrum® IPVMS Feature Tutorials: Backup and Restore
DW Spectrum® IPVMS Feature Tutorials: Camera Discovery
DW Spectrum® IPVMS Feature Tutorials: Event Log Reports
May 12, 2020 Works with DW Spectrum® IPVMS Webinar Recording: CHeKT
May 15, 2020 Works with DW Spectrum® IPVMS Webinar Recording: PDK
May 12, 2020 Works with DW Spectrum® IPVMS Webinar Recording: iRONYUN
May 19, 2020 Works with DW Spectrum® IPVMS Webinar Recording: Ai-RGUS
May 26, 2020 Works with DW Spectrum® IPVMS Webinar Recording: BriefCam
May 26, 2020 Works with DW Spectrum® IPVMS Webinar Recording: DoorBird
June 2, 2020 New DW Spectrum® IPVMS Version 4.1 Sneak Peek Webinar Recording
June 2, 2020 Works with DW Spectrum® IPVMS Webinar Recording: Cambium Networks
June 4, 2020 Works with DW Spectrum® IPVMS Webinar Recording: Actuate AI
June 9, 2020 Works with DW Spectrum® IPVMS Webinar Recording: Neural Labs
June 9, 2020 Works with DW Spectrum® IPVMS Webinar Recording: Neural Labs
June 9, 2020 Works with DW Spectrum® IPVMS Webinar Recording: Nirovision
June 25, 2020 Works with DW Spectrum® IPVMS Webinar Recording: Senturian Solutions
July 2, 2020 Works with DW Spectrum® IPVMS Webinar Recording: Linux
DW Spectrum® IPVMS Feature Tutorials: Analytics
DW Spectrum® IPVMS Feature Tutorials: Bitrate Throttling
DW Spectrum® IPVMS Feature Tutorials: Archive Integity
DW Spectrum® IPVMS Feature Tutorials: Camera Website Tab
DW Spectrum® IPVMS Feature Tutorials: Camera Export
DW Spectrum® IPVMS Feature Tutorials: Bookmark Export
DW Spectrum® IPVMS Feature Tutorials: Layout-as-an-action
DW Spectrum® IPVMS Feature Tutorials: Spectrum Layouts
DW Spectrum® IPVMS Feature Tutorials: Calendar Search
DW Spectrum® IPVMS Feature Tutorials: How to Demo
DW Spectrum® IPVMS Feature Tutorials: Video Wall License
DW Spectrum® IPVMS Feature Tutorials: DW Cloud
DW Spectrum® IPVMS Feature Tutorials: DW Cloud Add Users How To
DW Spectrum® IPVMS Feature Tutorials: Partner - SecureSound
DW Spectrum® IPVMS Feature Tutorials: Partner - DW Spectrum POS Integration
DW Spectrum® IPVMS Feature Tutorials: Events and Actions
DW Spectrum® IPVMS Feature Tutorials: Image Enhancement
DW Spectrum® IPVMS Feature Tutorials: audit trail
DW Spectrum® IPVMS Feature Tutorials: Motion detection
DW Spectrum® IPVMS Feature Tutorials: Partner - DW Spectrum Video Briefcam Analytics Sample
May 22, 2020 Works with DW Spectrum® IPVMS Webinar Recording: DW® Illuminators and Motion Detectors
Works with DW Spectrum® IPVMS Webinar Recording: PDK (ProdataKey)
DW® Rapid Review™ -- DW Spectrum Mobile App
DW® Rapid Review™ — Layouts in DW Spectrum IPVMS
DW Rapid Review DW Spectrum IPVMS Search Episode
DW® Rapid Review™ Best Ways to Update DW Spectrum IPVMS Episode
DW Insider Webinar: New DW Spectrum Professional
DW Spectrum Professional New Features
DW Insider Webinar: DW Cloud Updates
DW Spectrum® IPVMS Feature Tutorials: Logical ID
DW Spectrum® IPVMS Feature Tutorials: Health Monitoring
DW Spectrum® IPVMS Feature Tutorials: Server Merge
DW Spectrum® IPVMS Feature Tutorials: Recording set up-v-2
DW Spectrum® IPVMS Feature Tutorials: DW Spectrum Promo Video
DW Spectrum® IPVMS Feature Tutorials: Device list
DW Spectrum® IPVMS Feature Tutorials: LDAP
DW Spectrum® IPVMS Feature Tutorials: USERS

Videos

DW Spectrum® IPVMS Feature Tutorials: Sync
DW Spectrum® IPVMS Feature Tutorials: Video Export Sequence
DW Spectrum® IPVMS Feature Tutorials: Video Export
DW Spectrum® IPVMS Feature Tutorials: Web Pages
DW Spectrum® IPVMS Feature Tutorials: Forensic Spyglass
DW Spectrum® IPVMS Feature Tutorials: Minimum Grid Size
DW Spectrum® IPVMS Feature Tutorials: Notification Panel
DW Spectrum® IPVMS Feature Tutorials: Smart Motion Search
DW Spectrum® IPVMS Feature Tutorials: Thumbnail Search
DW Spectrum® IPVMS Feature Tutorials: Open and Close the UI
DW Spectrum® IPVMS Feature Tutorials: Preview Search
DW Spectrum® IPVMS Feature Tutorials: Storage Analytics
DW Spectrum® IPVMS Feature Tutorials: Storage Backup
DW Spectrum® IPVMS Feature Tutorials: Storage
DW Spectrum® IPVMS Feature Tutorials: Screen Recording
DW Spectrum® IPVMS Feature Tutorials: User Interface Overview
DW Spectrum® IPVMS Feature Tutorials: Virtual Cameras
May 5, 2020 Works with DW Spectrum® IPVMS Webinar Recording: VisionLabs
May 5, 2020 Works with DW Spectrum® IPVMS Webinar Recording: Thermal Radar
May 8, 2020 Works with DW Spectrum® IPVMS Webinar Recording: C2P
May 19, 2020 Works with DW Spectrum® IPVMS Webinar Recording: HALO Smart Sensors
June 26, 2020 Customer Webinar Recording: Analog to IP Encoders and DW Spectrum® IPVMS
August 13, 2020 Customer Webinar Recording: New Features in DW Spectrum® IPVMS Version 4.1
DW Spectrum® IPVMS Feature Tutorials: Adaptive Timeline
DW Spectrum® IPVMS Feature Tutorials: Mapping
DW Spectrum® IPVMS Feature Tutorials: Add Device Panel
DW Spectrum® IPVMS Feature Tutorials: Admin Rules
DW Spectrum® IPVMS Feature Tutorials: Backup and Restore
DW Spectrum® IPVMS Feature Tutorials: Camera Discovery
DW Spectrum® IPVMS Feature Tutorials: Event Log Reports
May 12, 2020 Works with DW Spectrum® IPVMS Webinar Recording: CHeKT
May 15, 2020 Works with DW Spectrum® IPVMS Webinar Recording: PDK
May 12, 2020 Works with DW Spectrum® IPVMS Webinar Recording: iRONYUN
May 19, 2020 Works with DW Spectrum® IPVMS Webinar Recording: Ai-RGUS
May 26, 2020 Works with DW Spectrum® IPVMS Webinar Recording: BriefCam
May 26, 2020 Works with DW Spectrum® IPVMS Webinar Recording: DoorBird
June 2, 2020 New DW Spectrum® IPVMS Version 4.1 Sneak Peek Webinar Recording
June 2, 2020 Works with DW Spectrum® IPVMS Webinar Recording: Cambium Networks
June 4, 2020 Works with DW Spectrum® IPVMS Webinar Recording: Actuate AI
June 9, 2020 Works with DW Spectrum® IPVMS Webinar Recording: Neural Labs
June 9, 2020 Works with DW Spectrum® IPVMS Webinar Recording: Neural Labs
June 9, 2020 Works with DW Spectrum® IPVMS Webinar Recording: Nirovision
June 25, 2020 Works with DW Spectrum® IPVMS Webinar Recording: Senturian Solutions
July 2, 2020 Works with DW Spectrum® IPVMS Webinar Recording: Linux
DW Spectrum® IPVMS Feature Tutorials: Analytics
DW Spectrum® IPVMS Feature Tutorials: Bitrate Throttling
DW Spectrum® IPVMS Feature Tutorials: Archive Integity
DW Spectrum® IPVMS Feature Tutorials: Camera Website Tab
DW Spectrum® IPVMS Feature Tutorials: Camera Export
DW Spectrum® IPVMS Feature Tutorials: Bookmark Export
DW Spectrum® IPVMS Feature Tutorials: Layout-as-an-action
DW Spectrum® IPVMS Feature Tutorials: Spectrum Layouts
DW Spectrum® IPVMS Feature Tutorials: Calendar Search
DW Spectrum® IPVMS Feature Tutorials: How to Demo
DW Spectrum® IPVMS Feature Tutorials: Video Wall License
DW Spectrum® IPVMS Feature Tutorials: DW Cloud
DW Spectrum® IPVMS Feature Tutorials: DW Cloud Add Users How To
DW Spectrum® IPVMS Feature Tutorials: Partner - SecureSound
DW Spectrum® IPVMS Feature Tutorials: Partner - DW Spectrum POS Integration
DW Spectrum® IPVMS Feature Tutorials: Events and Actions
DW Spectrum® IPVMS Feature Tutorials: Image Enhancement
DW Spectrum® IPVMS Feature Tutorials: audit trail
DW Spectrum® IPVMS Feature Tutorials: Motion detection
DW Spectrum® IPVMS Feature Tutorials: Partner - DW Spectrum Video Briefcam Analytics Sample
May 22, 2020 Works with DW Spectrum® IPVMS Webinar Recording: DW® Illuminators and Motion Detectors
Works with DW Spectrum® IPVMS Webinar Recording: PDK (ProdataKey)
DW® Rapid Review™ -- DW Spectrum Mobile App
DW® Rapid Review™ — Layouts in DW Spectrum IPVMS
DW Rapid Review DW Spectrum IPVMS Search Episode
DW® Rapid Review™ Best Ways to Update DW Spectrum IPVMS Episode
DW Insider Webinar: New DW Spectrum Professional
DW Spectrum Professional New Features
DW Insider Webinar: DW Cloud Updates
DW Spectrum® IPVMS Feature Tutorials: Logical ID
DW Spectrum® IPVMS Feature Tutorials: Health Monitoring
DW Spectrum® IPVMS Feature Tutorials: Server Merge
DW Spectrum® IPVMS Feature Tutorials: Recording set up-v-2
DW Spectrum® IPVMS Feature Tutorials: DW Spectrum Promo Video
DW Spectrum® IPVMS Feature Tutorials: Device list
DW Spectrum® IPVMS Feature Tutorials: LDAP
DW Spectrum® IPVMS Feature Tutorials: USERS

Documents

Title Type
DW Spectrum IPVMS Previous Software
Ext. URL Download
DW Spectrum Flyer
pdf Download
DW Spectrum license agreement
pdf Download
DW Spectrum® Video Wall Brochure
pdf Download
DW Spectrum IPVMS Datasheet
pdf Download
DW Spectrum® quick user guide
pdf Download
DW Spectrum® IPVMS Cloud™ Quick Start Guide
pdf Download
DW Spectrum® IPVMS Cloud™ Quick Start Guide - Single Page
pdf Download
DW Spectrum IPVMS Brochure
pdf Download
DW Spectrum® media server quick setup guide
pdf Download
DW Spectrum® User Manual
pdf Download
DW Spectrum® IPVMS A&E Specifications
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Software

Title Type Release Notes Version Update Date Compatibility Size
DW Spectrum Latest Software Ext. URL v6.0.5.41290 05/06/2025 N/A Download
DW Spectrum IPVMS ARM v6.0.5.41290 for Ai CaaS enc - v6.0.5.41290 07/08/2025 167.03 MB Download
DW Spectrum IPVMS Paxton Plug-in v6.0.5.41290-Net2v5 exe - v6.0.5.41290 07/08/2025 1.24 MB Download
DW Spectrum IPVMS Paxton Plug-in v6.0.5.41290-Net2v6 exe - v6.0.5.41290 07/08/2025 1.28 MB Download
DW Spectrum DWC-XPZA AI plugin v1.0.2 for Linux zip v1.0.2 06/30/2025 0.34 MB Download
DW Spectrum DWC-XPZA AI plugin v1.0.2 for Windows zip v1.0.2 06/30/2025 0.41 MB Download
DW Spectrum IPVMS ARM v5.1.5.39242 for CaaS zip v5.1.5.39242 08/26/2024 78.75 MB Download
DW Spectrum IPVMS Paxton Plug-in v5.1.2.37996-Net2v6 exe v5.1.2.37996 01/15/2024 1.28 MB Download
DW Spectrum IPVMS C•CURE 9000 Plug-in v5.0 zip - 5.0 11/16/2022 DW Spectrum 25.77 MB Download
DW Witness Plugin for Linux v5.0.0.35746 so v5.0.0.35746 10/21/2022 0.21 MB Download
DW Witness Plugin for Windows v5.0.0.35746 dll v5.0.0.35746 10/21/2022 0.09 MB Download
DW Viewer plug-in for DW Spectrum Keyscan Aurora integration zip - v4.2 05/06/2021 26.23 MB Download
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