DW Blackjack - Operating Systems Overview
DW Blackjack Operating Systems Overview ----------------------------------- Affected Roles: All Users Last Edit: July 12, 2024 ----------------------------------- Operating System Management Customers using DW Blackjack products will often ask about upgrading the operating system on their servers. Custo…
DW Blackjack - Disabling Automatic Windows Updates
Disabling Automatic WinOS Updates ----------------------------------- Affected Roles: Administrator Last Edit: April 18, 2025 ----------------------------------- Automatic Windows Updates By default, DW Blackjack Servers have operating system updated disabled to prevent unexpected operating issues that ma…
SMB Protocol and DW Spectrum
SMB Protocol and DW Spectrum® ----------------------------------- Affected Roles: Administrator, Owner Related Digital Watchdog VMS Apps: DW Spectrum® IPVMS Last Edit: February 11, 2021 ----------------------------------- SMB Protocol Server Message Block (SMB) is a communication protocol used to pro…
Enabling Auto-Restart for DW Blackjack Units
Adjusting DW Blackjack® BIOS for Auto-Restart ----------------------------------- Affected Roles: Admin, Owner Complexity: Medium Last Edit: January 21, 2022 ----------------------------------- DW Blackjack® Auto-Restart Function By default, DW Blackjack® Servers are set to use an automatic restart f…
Mounting A New Drive (Windows)
Mounting A New Drive (Windows) ----------------------------------- Affected Roles: Administrator, Owner Related Digital Watchdog VMS Apps: DW Spectrum® IPVMS Last Edit: November 25, 2024 ----------------------------------- Drive Setup After adding a hard drive to a DW Blackjack® computer, the new sto…
Applying DW Spectrum v4.1 DLL Plugin for MEGApix IVA/IVA+ Cameras (Windows)
How to Apply DW Spectrum v4.1 DLL Plugin for MEGApix® IVA/IVA+™ Cameras (Windows) ----------------------------------- Affected Roles: Administrator, Owner Related Digital Watchdog VMS Apps: DW Spectrum® IPVMS (Windows) Complexity: Low Software Version: DW Spectrum IPVMS® v4.1.0.31401 or newer Last Edi…
DW Spectrum - Desktop Client Crashing on Windows
DW Spectrum Desktop Client Crash on Windows ----------------------------------- Affected Roles: Administrator, Power Users Related Digital Watchdog VMS Apps: DW Spectrum Software Version: 6.0 Last Edit: May 1, 2025 ----------------------------------- Issue Description Some users on Windows 10 and Wind…
DW Spectrum - HWID Not Found and WMI Issue
Windows Management Instrumentation Troubleshooting ----------------------------------- Affected Roles: Owner, Administrator Related Digital Watchdog VMS Apps: DW Spectrum IPVMS Last Edit: August 24, 2023 ----------------------------------- WMI and “HWID Not Found” Issue Customers will sometimes chang…
Task Scheduler Reboot Function (WinOS)
Task Scheduler Reboot Function (WinOS) ----------------------------------- Affected Roles: Administrator, Owner Related Digital Watchdog VMS Apps: DW Spectrum® IPVMS Complexity: Medium Last Edit: March 11, 2021 ----------------------------------- Automatic Reboot By default, DW Blackjack® units us…
DW Spectrum - Automatic Startup for DW Spectrum
Automatically Run DW Spectrum Server at System Startup ----------------------------------- Affected Roles: Owner, Administrator Related Digital Watchdog VMS Apps: DW Spectrum® IPVMS Last Edit: August 13, 2024 ----------------------------------- Automatic Startup By default, DW Blackjack Servers are m…
