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 VaxALPR Integration with i-PRO Active Guard for Video Insight

Last update: January 2025

Scenario: This page explains how to integrate VaxALPR with i-PRO Active Guard to identify and manage vehicle events through detection of license plates and attributes such as make, model, and color. By following this guide, users will be able to:

  1. Installation of VaxALPR
    1-1. Download
    1-2. Camera Configuration before Installation
    1-3. Installation
    1-4. Activate License
    1-5. Other Configuration
    1-6. Check the Detection
  2. Installation of i-PRO Active Guard
  3. Watchlist and Action Configuration
  4. Monitoring and Searching Watchlist Events
  5. Search for License Plates by Plate Number, MMC, etc

The integration enables the identification of three types of events:

  • Registered License Plate Detection: Identifies vehicles with license plates that are registered in the system’s watchlist.
  • Unregistered License Plate Detection: Identifies vehicles with license plates that are not registered in the system’s watchlist.
  • Registered Advanced Vehicle Detection: Identifies vehicles with specific attributes set in the watchlist (e.g., make, model, and color).

When these events occur, users can execute actions, monitor, and search watchlist events.
 

 

 1. Installation of VaxALPR

1-1. Download

Download the application from the Download Center. To download, an account is required.

VaxALPR integration with i-PRO Active Guard for Genetec

 

Choose the application based on the type of camera SoC.

  • CV2x : VaxALRP-MMC On Camera - i-PRO CV2x
  • CV52 : VaxALRP-MMC On Camera - i-PRO CV5x

Select the area and download it.
If the camera's SoC is unknown, refer to the following page.
Available camera resource for application

Note:

The combination requirements for the camera firmware version and VaxALPR version.

Camera SoC Camera FW Version VaxALPR Version Note
CV2x V2.60 or later V1.3.34 or later  Cameras with the CV25m SoC require RAM expansion mode to be enabled in the camera browser.
CV52 V3.20 or later V1.3.34 or later  -

*VaxALPR is pre-installed in the following models. If you want to use the latest version, please download and update it.
  WV-X15701-Z3L, WV-X15501-Z3L, WV-X15502-Z1L, WV-X15501-Z1L, WV-X15302-Z1L, WV-X15301-Z1L
 

1-2. Camera Configuration before Installation

  • Resolution
    To use Vaxtor's recommended resolution of 1280x720 or 1920x1080, set the resolution to either JPEG or Stream in the camera firmware settings. Make sure to configure this resolution setting before installing the Vaxtor app.
  • (CV25m camera only) RAM capacity expansion mode
    For "RAM capacity expansion mode," select "On" and then click "Set."
RAM capacity expansion mode

 

1-3. Installation

Check the "Install new Ext. software", click "Choose File", select the downloaded application, and then click the "Execute".

Install new Ext. software

 

1-4. Activate License

For pre-installed models, you can use a 30-day trial license by selecting "Activate trial license". Only online activation is available, so please check network configuration in advance. If you have a product key, clicking the "Show licensing options" button will display the same license screen as other models.

Activate license

 

To activate using a product key, contact i-PRO regional representative to purchase a software license. You will be sent a Product Key which looks something like: a13c5eb4-a962-406c-99e0-93f8fdfd9ae7. 

License

 

Licenses can be redeemed in two ways: 

  1. Online (Camera must have access to https://licensing.vaxtor.com) 
    Type or copy in the provided Product Key and select the Disk icon to submit the Product Key
     
  2. Offline
    Select Get C2V. This saves a c2v file to your computer’s Download Directory. 
    Upload and generate the V2C at https://licensing.vaxtor.com using your product key to login 
    Select Upload V2C and browse to the V2C file to upload it

 

1-5. Other Configuration

Set the countries in [Setting].
Enable "Extended Analytics" to use vehicles brand, model, class and color information on Active Guard.

Settings

 

Ensure that the resolution is set to 1920x1080 or 1280x720 (Vaxtor's recommended resolution).

Resolution

 

To work with Active Guard, check "Active" and select "i-PRO Active Guard" for the "Destination" on [Reports] - [ONVIF].

VaxALPR integration with i-PRO Active Guard for Genetec

 

1-6. Check the Detection

The most recent plate reads are stored in the camera’s internal memory and can be viewed by selecting the Plates menu.

Plates

 

2.Installation of i-PRO Active Guard

Refer to the "Video Insight" - "1. i-PRO Active Guard" manual on the following page to perform the installation.
Useful links for i-PRO Active Guard system configuration | i-PRO Products

You can also download the software from this page.

  • i-PRO Active Guard Plug-in for Video Insight
  • i-PRO Active Guard Server Software for VMS

For new installation of i-PRO Active Guard server, required configuration will be done by installer.
For adding new camera or app on existing Active Guard server,  refer to the manual, "Register Cameras".

 

3. Watchlist and Action Configuration

3-1. Creating a Watch List

Start [VI MonitorPlus] and select [i-PRO Active Guard Event] or  [i-PRO Active Guard Search].

Select Plug-in

 

Select the "Setup watchlists".

Select "Setup watchlists"

 

Choose [LPR].
Click "Manage license plate" in the top right corner.

VaxALPR integration with i-PRO Active Guard for Genetec

 

Click "Manage groups".

VaxALPR integration with i-PRO Active Guard for Genetec

 

Enter the group name and click the "Add" button.
Click the "Save group" button, then click the "×" button in the top right corner to close.

VaxALPR integration with i-PRO Active Guard for Genetec

 

Click "New license plate".

VaxALPR integration with i-PRO Active Guard for Genetec

 

Enter the license plate, select the group and country, then click the "Save" button.
Click "×" button in the top right corner to close.

VaxALPR integration with i-PRO Active Guard for Genetec

 

Click "×" button in the top right corner to close.

VaxALPR integration with i-PRO Active Guard for Genetec

 

Click "Create New watchlists".
Disable "Detect by vehicle appearance only".
In the group section, select the group you created earlier.
Under Trigger, choose "When license plate in the selected group is detected".
Click "Save watchlist", then click "×" button in the top right corner to close.

Note: If you want to "detect license plates that are not registered", select "When other license plate which is not in the selected group is detected" under Trigger.

VaxALPR integration with i-PRO Active Guard for Genetec

 

When using "Registered Advanced Vehicle Detection," enable "Detect by vehicle appearance only" and select conditions such as "Vehicle type", "Vehicle color", and "Vehicle brand".

VaxALPR integration with i-PRO Active Guard for Genetec

 

3-2. Rules Configuration (optional)

To use Registered or Unregistered license plate detection as Rules,  open [Administration] -  [Servers] - [Rules] - [Add Event].

Open "Add Event"

 

Select [Enhanced System Input], check cameras with Vaxtor LPR, and input group strings registered as LPR watch list (ex. VIP, Student, Employee and so on.) for Category. 
Actions can be set for specific category. 

Add Event

 

4. Monitoring and Searching Watchlist Events

4-1. Monitoring Watchlist Events

Start [VI MonitorPlus] and select [i-PRO Active Guard Event] - [Live events] tab.
When an alarm that matches the watchlist occurs, it will be displayed in the list.The "Event" column displays the alarm types (Registered license plate detection, Unregistered license plate detection, Registered advanced vehicle detection), "Registered" column shows watchlist name, and the "Details" column shows the license number and group name.

Live events

 

4-2. Searching Watchlist Events

Open [VI MonitorPlus] and select [i-PRO Active Guard Event] - [Past events] tab.
Select conditions such as "Time range", "Cameras", "LPR", and click "Search". In the LPR filter, it is possible to filter events by watchlist name.

Past events

 

A list of events that match the conditions will be displayed.

A List of Events

 

You can play it by clicking on the thumbnail.

Play by clicking

 

5. Search for License Plates by Plate Number, MMC, etc

5-1. Start [VI MonitorPlus] and select [i-PRO Active Guard Search].

Start i-PRO Active Guard Search

 

5-2. Select the date, camera, and LPR filter options, then click Search.

Select Search Filter

 

The filter options are as follows

Features and controls Description
License plate Specify a license plate number.
Note:
 Use '%' for wildcard search
(Example : for plates starting with 'A', enter 'A%'
Country Specify the country or ADR
State *1 Specify the state
Moving Direction Towards/in, Away/out, Stopped
Type Car, Van, Mini-Van, SUV, Truck, Bus, Pickup Truck, Motorcycle 
Color Black, Gray, White, Beige, Brown, Orange, Golden, Yellow, Green, Blue, Purple, Red
Brand Specify the brand
Model *2 Specify the model
Additional filters Color image only
Note:
Black & white images may show in the search results even if only Color image only is specified.

*1 : State is displayed when Country is set to "United States" or "Australia"
*2 : Model is displayed after setting Brand.

 

5-3. The search results matching the criteria will be displayed in a list.

Search Result

 

5-4. You can play it by clicking on the thumbnail.

Play by clicking

 

5-5. Change the Thumbnail Display Option to "Show only license plate" (optional)

As an option, it is possible to display only the license plate as a thumbnail.
Click the gear icon in the top right corner and select "Preferences".

Preferences

 

Choose "Show only license plate" and click "Save."

Show only license plate

 

The search results will display thumbnails showing only the license plates.

Display thumbnails showing only the license plates

 

 

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