DW Spectrum Integration

We have two approaches to integrate ALPR with Digital Watchdog Spectrum:

Approach #1

Stream On Premise. Run Stream on-premise and forward ALPR results straight into DW Spectrum.

Result: Search and view vehicle plates and video footage inside DW Spectrum. Manage site with ParkPow.

Approach #2

Stream Cloud. DW Spectrum alerts Plate Recognizer of motion events. We then grab a short video clip to analyze for ALPR.

Result: See bookmark of plates inside DW Spectrum. Manage site with ParkPow.

Plate-Recognizer-DW Spectrum Integration Approach1b

Plate Recognizer DW Spectrum Integration Approach 2

Approach #1: Stream to DW Spectrum

See instructions on how to Install Stream on a Linux, Windows, Jetson or Raspberry Pi machine.

Then, run our Stream – DW Spectrum integration software to forward Stream Webhook Events to DW Spectrum as Alerts.

With our Stream-DW integration, you can send Stream detection events to your DW server via a webhook.

This way, a bookmark with detection information is saved on the DW timeline.

Later, you can search for the detections and locate the timeline where the detection occurred, view, or download the detection video.

Now, you can skip to Step 3.1 below to forward ALPR results over to ParkPow.

Hanwha Wisenet Wave LPR ALPR ANPR Results

Approach #2: DW Spectrum to Plate Rec Cloud

Step 1.1. After you sign up on Plate Recognizer, go to Apps > VMS Integrations > DW Spectrum and click Yes to request for a free trial with DW Spectrum.

Step 1.2. Once the Free Trial is approved (typically within 1-2 hours California time), go to Apps > VMS Integrations and click on Settings in the DW Spectrum row.

Step 1.3. Enter your DW Spectrum Server username and password of the local server account. This account must have the option “Allow digest authentication for this user“ activated. (Refer to second screenshot).

Step 1.4. Enter the Server URL and also the Country Code(s), such as us-fl for Florida or gb for the United Kingdom. Full Country Codes can be found here.

If your server is not directly accessible via the Internet, then proceed to Step 1.5. Otherwise, go to Step 2.1.

NOTE: Please do Steps 1.5-1.9 if your server is not directly accessible via the internet.

Step 1.5. Connect your server to the DW Spectrum cloud then use the cloud proxy URL which is in this format:
[system id].relay.vmsproxy.com

Step 1.6. Check the next screenshot for where the system id is located. So like in this case the URL to use is (just an example):
de36beaa-d1c2-477d-bd8e-0c5f06e3afa3.relay.vmsproxy.com.

DW Spectrum Automatic License Plate Recognition

Step 1.7. Go to System Administration Settings. Right click to popup the menu.

Step 1.8. Click on the Cloud tab then enter your cloud credentials and connect.

DW Spectrum Automatic Number Plate Recognition

Step 1.9. Login to the Cloud Portal to verify and get your System ID.

Digital Watchdog Camera ALPR ANPR Plate Recognizer

Configure Cameras

Step 2.1. To add your Cameras to Plate Recognizer, click on the + sign under Action.

Digital Watchdog Camera Configuration ALPR ANPR

Step 2.2. Select your Camera then click Submit.

Step 2.3. In DW Spectrum, identify that camera. Right click on that Camera Name and select Camera Settings.

Step 2.4. Turn on Recording for that selected camera.

Step 2.5. Turn on Motion Detection for that selected camera.

Step 2.6. You will need to configure 2 Rules for each of the cameras added to Plate Recognizer. To do so, left click on the Server and select Camera Rules.

Step 2.7. You will need to configure 2 Rules for each of the cameras added to Plate Recognizer.

For the Bookmark Rule:

Select When on Camera,
At Recording,
Do Bookmark,
At that selected camera.

For pre- and post-recording, you can leave it at 5 seconds.

Step 2.8. For the Motion Detection Rule:

Select When on Camera,
At Recording,
Do HTTP Request,
Check No more than 1 per second,
In Interval of action, Set No More Than Once Per 60 Seconds,
For HTTP URL: app.platerecognizer.com/integration/receive_dx_event/
For HTTP Content: Enter the Camera_UID. See example (remember the quotes):
{"camera_uid":"12345678-****-****-****-****-**********"}
For Content Type: Enter application/json

Then click OK.

NOTE: Please make sure that the Camera_UID is entered in correctly.

See ALPR Results

The best way to view the ALPR results is on ParkPow! Our sister company, ParkPow provides a full ALPR Dashboard and Parking Management solution so you can:

Search vehicles by plate, timeframe, site, type, color, etc.
Enforce parking policies (e.g. 3 hour limit for guests).
Create custom alerts and get notified when specific vehicles (e.g. denied, visitor) arrive.
See and track full vehicle details with Vehicle CRM.
Easily integrate data from other systems.

You can optionally use webhooks to forward the ALPR results with your existing application or system.

ALPR Dashboard Overview Chart for license plate recognition

Step 3.1. Go to ParkPow.

Step 3.2. Click to sign in with your Plate Recognizer account.

That’s it! You’re done!

Some Good Tips

Able to see LPR results in ParkPow? If not, then make sure to:

Set up the camera correctly for LPR. See Camera Setup for Best ALPR.
Set motion detection appropriately.

If you are still stuck, then Contact Us and include a screenshot of a vehicle passing through the camera.

Need Help with LPR?

Let us know and we’d be happy to assist.