Last update: Nov, 2024

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 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.

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1. Installation of VaxALPR

1-1. Download

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

 

1-3. Installation

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

 

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.

 

To activate using 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. 

 

Licenses can be redeemed in 2 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.

 

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

 

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

 

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.

 

 

2. Installation of i-PRO Active Guard

Refer to the "Genetec" - "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 Genetec
• 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 configuration

3-1. Creating a Watch List

Select [Security Desk] - [Task] - [i-PRO Active Guard Search].

 

Select "Setup watchlists".

 

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

 

Click "Manage groups".

 

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

 

Click "New license plate".

 

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

 

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

 

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.
 

 

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

 

3-2.Action setting
Select [Config Tool] - [System] - [General settings] - [Actions].
Click “+” button.

 

In the "When" field, select the target event based on the trigger you chose when creating the watchlist.
Choose the action you want to perform when the event occurs in Action; for example, select "Play sound".
Click "Save" button.

Events in "When" field	Trigger in watchlist
Registered License plate Detection (i-PRO)	When license plate which is not in the selected group was detected
Unegistered License plate Detection (i-PRO)	When other license plate which is not in the selected group was detected
Registered Advanced Vehicle Detection (i-PRO)	Detect by vehicle appearance only

 

 

4 Monitoring and searching watchlist events

4-1. Monitoring watchlist events
Select [Security Desk] - [Tasks] - [Monitoring].
Click "Monitoring" in the bottom left menu. Click "+" button to add the target camera.
When a registered license plate is detected, it will display "Registered License Plate Detection (i-PRO)" and the camera feed will be shown.

Note: If you created a watchlist with "When other license plate which is not in the selected group was detected", it will display "Unregistered License Plate Detection (i-PRO)".

4-2. Searching watchlist events
Select [Security Desk] - [Tasks] - [i-PRO Active Guard Event].
Select conditions such as "Entities", "Event", "Time range", and click "Generate report" to display the reports. In LPR, filtering is possible using the created watchlists. A list of events that match the conditions will be displayed.

 

5. Search for license plates by plate number, MMC, etc

5-1. Select [Security Desk] - [Tasks] - [i-PRO Active Guard Search].

 

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

 

The filter options are as follows

Features and controls	Description
License plate	Secify a License plate number. Note:  Use '%' for wild card 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 Truch, Motercycle
Color	Black, Gray, White, Beige, Brown, Orange, Golden, Yellow, Green, Blue, Purple, Red
Brand	Specify the brand
Model *2	Specify the model
Additonal 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.

 

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

 

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".

 

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

 

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

 

 

 

Genetec Security Center 5.12 / Driver Pack 12.5