Digital Watchdog Blackjack Ai Quick Start Guide

Product Overview

This document provides a quick start guide for the Digital Watchdog Blackjack Ai servers. It covers initial setup, hardware overview, network configuration, DW Spectrum setup, and DW Ai Server configuration.

Default Login Information:

• DW Spectrum® IPVMS: Username: admin, Password: admin12345
• Server OS: Username: dwuser, Password: DwSpectrum

What's in the Box

Note: Download all support materials and tools from digital-watchdog.com/support-download/. Search by part number for applicable materials.

Hardware Overview

Front Panel

• F1: Power button
• F2: Power LED
• F3: Internal power button
• F4: Drive status LED
• F5: Audio input and output
• F7: 2x USB 2.0 ports

Back Panel

• B1: Power - SMPS
• B2: Line in
• B3: Line out
• B4: Mic in
• B5: SPDIF out
• B6: Surround out
• B7: Center/LFE out
• B8: USB Type C port
• B9: USB 3.0 ports
• B10: 1x Mini DisplayPort
• B11: 1x USB port
• B12: 2x network ports

Specifications

* For 10TB HDD - RAID5 Configuration reduces raw storage size by the equivalent of one (1) HDD size.

** For 10TB HDD - RAID6 Configuration reduces raw storage size by the equivalent of two (2) HDD size.

*** UPS recommended

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. Configure the camera's network first, then configure the server's local network.
2. Connect the server to an appropriate power source. A UPS system (3000VA or higher) is recommended.
3. Power up the server. If it does not turn on automatically, press the power button on the front of the server. Connecting the power cable to the live power source may turn on the server automatically.

STEP 2: Configure date and time

1. Double-click on the date and time icon on the desktop.
2. Change the time zone if it is not correct. (Default is UTC-08:00 Pacific Time).
3. Click "Change date and time..." to update the date and time if they are not correct. Verify the time zone before updating. Time may show 2 or 3 hours off due to an incorrect time zone.
4. Press OK after adjusting to the correct date and/or time.
5. Press OK to close the date and time window when done.

Configure Network

STEP 3: Configure network

Have the following information ready before starting the network configuration:

* Camera network and local network cannot be on the same network.

Note: The Blackjack® server's network settings are set to DHCP as default.

Note: If unsure about information, contact your Network Administrator or Internet Service Provider.

1. Double-click on "Network Connections" on the desktop.
2. Right-click on the Ethernet with the cable connected and click "Properties".
3. Select "Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4)" and click "Properties".
4. Select "Use the following IP address".
5. Enter the IP address and Subnet mask of the camera network. Do not enter anything for the default gateway, preferred DNS server, and alternate DNS server. It must be the same network as the cameras and not the same network as the local network.
6. Click OK to close, then click close to go back to network connections.

Local Network Configuration

1. Right-click on the other Ethernet (the one with the network cable unplugged) and click "Properties".
2. Select "Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4)" and click "Properties".
3. Select "Use the following IP address".
4. Enter the IP address and subnet mask of the camera network.
5. Click OK to close, then click close to go back to network connections.
6. Connect a network cable to the Ethernet port B7 on the diagram (page 2) to the switch on the local network.
7. Close the network connections dialog.

Setting Up DW Spectrum® Media Server

STEP 1: Initial run from the Blackjack server

1. Open the DW Spectrum client by double-clicking the DW Spectrum icon.
2. Click on the pre-configured server.
3. 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 in 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 icon ☰, then click "System Administration".
2. Go to the updates tab. If the system requires updating, click the "Update System" button.
3. Click OK when the update is completed.

Enter and Activate Licenses

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 when the license key is activated.

Configure Recording

STEP 5: Configure recording

1. Right-click on a camera in the resource tree to set up recording. Click on camera settings from the context menu.
2. Go to the recordings tab.
3. Click ▶ Recording to turn on recording.
4. Configure the camera's schedule settings for quality, FPS, and recording type.
5. Click and drag the mouse over the recording schedule to apply the settings to multiple days and times. Click "All" to apply the recording settings to the entire schedule.
6. A red dot will appear next to the camera in the resource tree once recording is started.

Backup Database

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 where you want to save the database and enter a name for the backup file. Click save.

It is strongly recommended to back up your data to an external storage media as well.

Note: More information and instructions are available in the DW Spectrum IPVMS user manual.

Setting Up the DW Ai Server Configuration Tool

While some camera settings can be configured through the DW Spectrum IPVMS Client, the DW Ai Server Configuration Tool can be used to provide a complete analytic user experience during the configuration process of the DW Ai Server.

STEP 1: Logging in with the DW Ai Server Configuration Tool

1. Launch the DW Ai Server Configuration Tool. There is an application shortcut on the desktop.
2. Select the DW Ai Server that you want to connect with and log in with the local 'admin' user profile.

Note: If connecting the DW Ai Server Configuration Tool to the DW Spectrum Server is hindered by the message "Unauthorized. Please check the access credentials and try again," after changing the user password, enable the Digest Authentication setting of the user profile in the DW Spectrum Client.

DW Ai Server List

STEP 2: DW Ai Server List

If multiple DW Ai Servers will be used, the additional DW Ai Server will need to be added. You can define up to four (4) DW Ai Servers at a time.

To add an additional DW Ai Server:

1. Open the DW Ai Server Configuration Tool and log in as the admin.
2. Click on the menu icon ☰ in the top left, then select DW Ai Server List.
3. Click Add.
4. Enter the IP address of the DW Ai Server.
5. Leave the port set to 3030.
6. Click OK to return to the previous menu.
7. Click Apply to save your changes.
8. Click Close to close and return to the previous menu.

STEP 3: DW Ai Server Licenses

To use the analytic features of a DW Ai Server, a license is required. Licenses can be managed through the DW Ai Server Configuration Tool program. To view the licenses, select "Licenses" from the Main Menu in the DW Ai Server Configuration Tool.

Active Licenses: The Active Licenses list shows all licenses of the DW Ai Server and how the licenses are currently allocated.

New Licenses

The New Licenses area of the menu, server tabs (Server #) are created for each DW Ai Server. Select a server tab to view the license activation interface.

• Type: Specifies the activation method that will be used for your license activation request.
  • Internet Activation: Select to enter the license activation key to add additional DW Ai licenses.
  • License Key: Enter the alphanumeric DW Ai license key then click "Activate" to add a license. An Internet connection is needed for the DW Ai Server to use this feature.
  • Manual Activation: Select to copy the server's HW GUID and manually add a DW Ai license. This option is intended for use if the DW Ai Server does not have access to the Internet.
  • HWGUID: This is the unique code for the system. Copy the HWGUID and submit a request for a manual activation code to licenses@digital-watchdog.com. The email should include the server's HWGUID and the license key that you are trying to activate.
  • Copy to clipboard: Copies the HWGUID to the clipboard.
  • License Key: Type or paste the activation code into the space provided then click "Activate".
  • Activate: Click this button to validate the entered Code. The license will then be applied to the selected DW Ai Server.
  • Close: Click this button to close the Licenses page and return to the previous screen.

Enable Tab - DW Ai Server Plugin

STEP 4: Enable Tab - DW Ai Server Plugin

To set up analytics on the DW Ai Server, select a camera from the left-side panel. The Enable tab shows the status of the plug-in for the selected camera. From here you can check license status and select the preferred deep-learning feature.

• DW Ai Server Plugin: Toggle to enable/disable the plug-in for the selected camera.
• Tracker Engine: Defines the tracking engine that will be used for analytics. The tracker engine will need to 'learn the scene' to determine background from moving foreground objects. While initially learning the scene, a message will be displayed in the live view, and no objects will be tracked during this time.
• DL Object Tracker: When selected, the analytic engine will use the GPU to detect, categorize, and track objects as they move through the camera's detection areas. When set to use Object Tracker, the objects can be classified using either deep learning models or by using properties extracted from an object in a calibrated scene. If the Deep Learning Filter is not used, camera calibration is required to detect the object class.
• DL People Tracker: When selected, the tracker uses the GPU to detect and track people as they move through the camera's detection areas.
• Apply: Apply changes to the selected camera.

The calibration and classification features are not displayed when using the Deep Learning filter, DL Object Tracker, or DL People Tracker. When first selected, the DL trackers will run a model generation process. This optimizes the DL models to run on the available GPU hardware. Regardless of which tracker is selected, the DL People tracker model, DL Object Tracker model, and the DL Filter model will all be optimized together. This process can take up to 10 minutes per model and may increase with different GPU configurations. The process will not need to be run again unless the GPU hardware is changed. While optimization is performed, a message will be displayed in the live view, and no objects will be tracked during this time.

Note: This product is covered by one or more claims of the HEVC Patents listed at patentlist.accessadvance.com.