Customers with Axis cameras can easily get Plate Recognizer LPR! Just follow the steps below:
Before you begin, please make sure that the Axis camera clock is set up properly to the current time.
We recommend reading about AXIS Object Analytics.
Step 1.1. Find the IP address for the Axis camera using this IP Utility Tool.
Step 1.2. Log in to the Axis camera web server page with the IP address.
Step 1.3. Go to the Apps tab and click to open Axis Object Analytics app. If this is not already installed, you can download and install the app from the Axis website using the +Add app option.
Step 1.4. Click the Open button. This window appears:
Step 1.5. Create a New scenario. Choose Object in Area (you may also try Line crossing or other) and then select all vehicle types.
Step 1.6. Set the detection area of interest and exclusions. Object analytics sends an image as soon as the car enters the detection area, so make sure it is set up correctly.
Step 1.7. Once the scenario is set up, give it a descriptive name, like Cars Only, and close the new tab.
NOTE: If your camera does not support Object Analytics App, you may try using AXIS Video Motion Detection instead. However, this will greatly increase the amount of images sent to the Plate Recognizer
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Now that you have set up Object Analytics on your Axis camera, you can now configure the camera to send the image over to Plate Recognizer when a vehicle is detected.
Step 2.1. Click on the System tab and select Events.
USING SNAPSHOT CLOUD
NOTE: The Free Trial Snapshot Cloud has a 1 lookup per second limit. If you send more than 1 lookup per second, the other image(s) within that second will be ignored by our Snapshot Cloud.
Step 2.2.1. Click on Recipients and add a new Recipient. This is the endpoint that will receive the image when a vehicle is detected. Choose Type: HTTPS.
Copy/paste the code below into URL field. Make sure to change the blue terms below with your information.
Leave Account/Password sections blank.
USING SNAPSHOT SDK
Step 2.2.2. Click on Recipients and add a new Recipient. This is the endpoint that will receive the image when a vehicle is detected. Choose Type: HTTP.
Copy/paste the code below into URL field. Make sure to change the blue terms below with your information.
URL: sdk_ip_address:8080/v1/plate-reader/?camera_id=YOUR_CAMERA_ID®ions=XX&mmc=true
Leave Account/Password sections blank.
Step 2.3. Click on Events and create a new Rule. Select Object Analytics: Cars Only as a Condition.
Step 2.4. Select Send images through HTTP (for SDK) or Send images through HTTPS (for Cloud).
Step 2.5. Select the Recipient you’ve created.
Step 2.6. Set Maximum images (0 = ∞) to 1. Save the Rule.
Step 2.7. Activate the new trigger by checking the switch next to the Rule created.
You’re done! Go here to see some helpful Tips on Camera Setup for ALPR.
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Step 3.1. View the ALPR results in your Plate Recognizer Dashboard. To access the Dashboard, just sign in to your Plate Recognizer Account
You can also easily forward the ALPR results over to ParkPow! Our sister company, ParkPow provides a full ALPR Dashboard and Parking Management solution so you can:
See the simple steps to integrate with ParkPow in under 5 seconds!
Alternatively, you can forward the ALPR results via webhooks to your system.
Let us know and we’d be happy to assist.
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