DIGITAL WATCHDOG DW-BJT71xxT/LX Blackjack Tower Server with Intel Core i7 Processor with RAID and UL Listed User Guide

DIGITAL WATCHDOG DW-BJT71xxT/LX Blackjack Tower Server with Intel Core i7

Processor with RAID and UL Listed

State of the art hyper-optimized video management platform designed for ease, speed and efficiency. Blackjack® Tower™ full-size servers — Up to 600Mbps

DW-BJT71xxT/LX
DW-BJTR715xxT/LX/S
DW-BJTR716xxT/LX/S

Default Login Information for DW Spectrum® IPVMS

Username: admin
Password: admin12345

Default login information for the server’s OS

Username: dwuser
Password: Dw5pectrum

WHAT’S IN THE BOX

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Technical Support Hours: 9:00AM – 8:00PM EST, Monday through Friday

BLACKJACK® TOWER™ FULL-SIZE

Front Panel

1. F5Audioinputand output
   F1| Power button
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   F2| Power LED
   F3| Internal power button
   F4| Drive status LED

F5      Audio input and output
F7           2x USB 2.0 ports

Back Panel

SPECIFICATIONS

PART NUMBER| DW-BJT71xxT/LX| D W – B J TR 7 1 5 x x T / L X / S D W – B J TR 7 1 6 x x T / L X / S
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Included IP licenses| 4| 4
Form factor| Full Tower| Full Tower

Operating system

| Windows®10| DW-BJT71xxT| DW-BJTR715xxT/ DW-BJTR716xxT
Linux Ubuntu® 18.04 LTS| DW-BJT71xxTLX| DW-BJTR715xxTLX/ DW-BJTR716xxTLX
Windows Server®| —| DW-BJTR715xxTS/ DW-BJTR716xxTS
OS on SSD| 240GB SSD
CPU| 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i7 processor
Memory| 16GB
Ethernet port| 2x 1G Ethernet
System| Max video storage| 600Mbps| RAID5: 600Mbps RAID6: 420Mbps

Storage

| Max SSD and HDD| 7 x 3.5 SATA HDD, Hot-Swappable
Max storage| Maximum 112TB| Maximum raw 112TB
RAID options| —| RAID5, RAID6

Video

| Outputs| 1x true HD, 1x DVI, 1x DisplayPort, for system configuration. Maximum 1 display output at a time.
Max resolution| 1920 x 1200
Video card| On-board Intel Graphics
Preloaded VMS software| DW Spectrum® IPVMS
Remote clients and mobile apps| Cross platform – Windows®, Linux Ubuntu® and Mac®, iOS® and Android®
Keyboard and mouse| Included
Power supply| 500W**
Operating temperature and humidity| 41°F~104°F (5°C~40°C), 20~90% RH
Dimension (WxDxH)| 8.6” x 19.12” x 16.83” (218.6 x 485.8 x 427.5 mm)
Other certification| UL listed, ONVIF, NDAA/TAA, CE, FCC
Warranty| 5 year limited

SETTING UP THE SERVER

STEP 1: Connect external devices, power and network. ****

1. Connect a monitor, USB keyboard, USB mouse and network cable to one of the Ethernet ports (B9 on the diagram). Configure the camera’s network first, then configure the server’s local
2. Connect the server to an appropriate power It is recommended to use a UPS system.
   • 3000VA or higher is
3. Power up the server if the server does not turn on automatically by pressing the power button on the front of the server. (F1 on the diagram).
   • Connecting the power   cable   to   the live power source may turn on the server

STEP 2: Configure date and time

Windows®

1. Double-click on the date and time icon on the

2. Change time zone if it is not correct (default is UTC-08:00 Pacific Time).
   

3. Press OK after selecting the correct time

4. Click “Change date and time…” to update the date and time if they are not
   

5. Press OK after adjusting to the correct date and/or Press OK to close the date and time when done.

Linux®

1. 1. Open Settings  

   

2. Click Details

3. Click Date &Time

4. Turn OFF Automatic Date & Time and Automatic Time Zone

5. Click Date & Time and set correct date and time

6. Click Time Zone and set to correct Time (type one of the largest cities in the time zone)

7. Close settings

STEP 3:      Configure network

Please have the following information ready before starting the network configuration.

| Camera network| Local network (LAN)
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IP address| |
Subnet mask / Netmask| |
Default gateway / Gateway| Not applicable|
DNS servers| Not applicable|

• The camera network and local network cannot be on the same network.

N O T E **** The Blackjack® server’s network settings are set to DHCP as default.

N O T E **** If you are not sure what information to enter, contact your Network Administrator or Internet Service Provider for the information.

Windows®

Double click on the “Network Connections” on the

Right-click on “Ethernet with cable connected” and click “Properties”.

1. Select “Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4)” and click “Properties”.

Select “Use the following IP address” (Use the following DNS server addresses will be selected automatically).

Enter the IP address and Subnet mask of the camera (Do not enter anything for the default gateway, preferred DNS server and alternate DNS server.

Click OK to close then click close to go back to network

Local Network

Right-click on the other Ethernet, the one with network cable unplugged, and click “Properties”.

Select “Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4)” and click “Properties”.

Select “Use the following IP address” (Use the following DNS server addresses will be selected automatically).

Enter IP address and subnet mask of the camera

Click OK to close then click close to go back to network

Connect a network cable to the Ethernet port B10 on the diagram (page 2) to the switch on the local

Close the network connections

Linux®

Open Settings > Network

Click Setting of the Ethernet that is Connected   **Change to Manual then enter Address, Netmask , Gateway.

• Do not enter Gateway information if there is no Gateway in this network.   Click Apply to save Restart the connection by switching OFF then turn ON.**

Click Settings of the Ethernet not connected.
Change to Manual then enter Address, Netmask, Gateway then DNS. Click Apply to save

Connect the network cable and verify the connection .

NOTE If you are not connecting to the Blackjack® from the same network, you may be required to perform  port forwarding on your router to access the server. Contact your Network Administrator or Installer for additional information

CONFIGURE CAMERAS USING DW® IP FINDER™

Refer to the camera’s QSG to configure any DW® IP camera’s IP address using DW® IP finder™.

DW Spectrum® IPVMS client

LINUX-BASED SOFTWARE MANUAL LAUNCH
To launch the DW Spectrum® software on the Linux-based server:

SETTING UP DW SPECTRUM® MEDIA SERVER

Login: admin Password: admin12345

STEP 1: Initial run from the Blackjack® server

Open the DW Spectrum® client by double click on the DW Spectrum® icon.
Clic k on the pre-configured server.
Enter the password and click connect.

• Default password: admin12345 (case sensitive).

STEP 2: To rename the server
1. Right-click on the server name listed on the resources then click server settings.

  2. Go to the general tab and enter the new server name in the name field. Click OK. STEP 3: To check for updates
1. Click on the menu then click “System Administration”.
2. Go to the updates tab. If the system requires updating, click on the update system button. * If you are on the latest version, it will say “You have the latest version installed” and the Update System button will be disabled.
3. Click OK when the update is completed.   **STEP 4: Enter and activate licenses
1. Go to the system administration window and click on the license tab.
2. Enter the license key and click “Activate License”. An Internet connection is required.

• Click on “Activate Trial License” if you have not purchased a valid license key.
    3. Click OK to when the license key is activated.   STEP 5: Configure recording
  1. Right-click on a camera in the resource tree to setup recording. Click on camera settings from the context menu.
  2. Go to the recordings tab.
  3. Click recording to turn on recording.**

6. A red dot will appear next to the camera in the resource tree once recording is started.   STEP 6: Backup database
1. Go to the system administration window and click on the general tab.
2. Click “Create Backup…”.
3. Navigate to the folder you want to save the database and enter a name for the backup file. Click save.

• I t is strongly recommend to backup your data to an external storage media as well.
  

TROUBLESHOOTING TIPS

My camera does not auto-discover

| 1.    Is the camera in the same LAN network as the media server?

2.    Is your camera compatible with DW Spectrum®? (Refer to our website for a full list of supported cameras.)

3.    Is the camera updated to its latest firmware?

4.    If your camera is integrated with DW Spectrum® via ONVIF, make sure ONVIF is enabled on your camera.

5.    Try adding the camera manually.

6.    Try rebooting the server after installation. Allow up to 2 minutes for the server to map your network and detect all supported devices.

Videos are slow

| 1.    Are you accessing the same cameras from multiple clients? (LAN and WAN)

2.    Do you have a Gigabit network? Check your network speed.

My camera appears disconnected

| 1.    Under camera settings, make sure the username and password are correct.

2.    Under the camera settings, use the ‘Ping’ button to make sure the camera is connected to the network properly.

3.    If you can connect to the camera’s web viewer, try rebooting the camera and/or restore it to factory default.

4.    Make sure your camera is using the latest firmware available.

5.    Make sure that the camera is connected to the same network as the server.

6.    If you are connecting to a camera that is integrated with DW Spectrum® via the ONVIF protocol (see list), make sure ONVIF is enabled.

7.    Make sure your user has permission to view that specific camera.

I cannot get playback video from my camera

| 1.    Do you have a network connection between client and server (in case the server and client are not on the same machine)?

2.    Make sure your user has playback viewing permissions for the selected channel.

3.    Make sure the camera is set to a recording mode that would provide recorded video for the selected time and environment.

4.    On the server-side, check the media server log to make sure the camera you are trying to watch has not been unexpectedly disconnected.

I get an ‘unauthorized’ message on my camera| 1.    Make sure the camera’s username and password are properly entered in the camera’s general information under the camera settings menu.

2.    If necessary, try rebooting the camera to apply the camera’s username and password.

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

| Single-monitor DW Spectrum workstation| Dual-monitor DW Spectrum workstation| Quad-monitor DW Spectrum workstation
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Processor

| Intel i5 8th gen or AMD Ryzen 5 3000 Quad-Core or better| Intel i7 8th gen or AMD Ryzen 7 3000 Quad-Core or better| Intel i9 or AMD Ryzen 9 Quad-Core or better

Video card

| Intel HD Graphics onboard GPU or better| Intel HD Graphics onboard GPU or better| ****

GeForce GTX 1650 or better

RAM| 8 GB DDR3 1600 MHz or better| 16 GB DDR3 1600 MHz or better| 32 GB or better
NIC| 1Gbps or better| 2 x 1 Gbit or better| 2 x 1 Gbit or better

Storage

| Dedicated SSD or NVME disk for the OS, 128 GB or larger| Dedicated SSD or NVME disk for the OS, 128 GB or larger| Dedicated SSD or NVME disk for the OS, 128 GB or larger

OS

supported

| ****

Tested operating systems

| ****

•    Windows: 7 Home, 7 Standard, 7 Pro, 7 Ultimate, 8/8.1 Standard, 8/8.1 Pro, 8.1 Enterprise, 10 Home/Pro/Enterprise1.

•   Windows Server 2008 R2, 2012, 2012 R2, 2016 v1607.

• Ubuntu LTS: 16.04, 18.04, 20.04.

•    MAC OS X 10.14: “Mojave”, 10.15 “Catalina”.

1  For Windows 10, recommend i5/i7 processors with 16GB RAM and video card with 4GB or higher RAM.

Operating system no longer

supported

| •    32 Bit operating system (both Windows and Ubuntu Linux).

•    Ubuntu 14.04 is no longer supported (See the reference for upgrade instruction).

•    Windows Server 2008 is no longer supported (Only 2008 R2 is supported).

•    MAC OS X 10.11, 10.12, 10.13 support dropped. The client will not work.

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