Accessing DW Spectrum® Server Configuration Documentation
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Affected Roles: Administrator, Owner
Related Digital Watchdog VMS Apps: DW Spectrum® IPVMS
Complexity: Medium
Last Edit: August 7, 2024
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Spectrum Configuration Options
The DW Spectrum® IPVMS Server has certain options that require a restart in order to apply changes. When the Server application runs on a Windows system, these parameters are stored within the registry. When run on Linux, the mediaserver.conf file is used.
This article will outline how to access the DW Spectrum® IPVMS Server Configuration Option Documentation, found within the DW Spectrum® web interface.
Supported/Affected Devices:
- DW Blackjack® Server Series
Parameter Storage Locations
Windows
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Digital Watchdog\Digital Watchdog Media Server
Ubuntu/Linux
/opt/digitalwatchdog/mediaserver/etc/mediaserver.conf
Locating Configuration Documentation
Some parameters will be shown by default within the above locations, while other parameters are hidden. The parameters that are hidden must be added manually in some cases.
To apply changes, the Server application will need to be restarted. After doing so, a user can get a description of the parameters that are supported by the current Server application version through the Server’s web interface.
http://<server_ip>:7001/static/index.html#/developers/serverDocumentation
The documentation will display as follows:
