AI Vehicle Detection Integration with i-PRO Active Guard for Genetec
Last update: February 2025
Scenario:
This page explains how to integrate AI Vehicle Detection with i-PRO Active Guard, enabling quick searches for detected objects by filtering them using various attributes:
1. Camera Settings
2. Installation of i-PRO Active Guard
3. Watchlist and Action Configuration
4. Monitoring and Searching Watchlist Events
5. Searching for Vehicles by Attribute
About AI Vehicle Detection:
AI Vehicle Detection is an AI application provided by i-PRO.
AI Vehicle Detection extracts and classifies vehicle characteristics into useful categories, such as type and color.
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1. Camera Settings
1-1. Camera Registration
Register the camera to VMS.
1-2. Log in to the Configuration Tool
Access the camera using Genetec credentials.
Open Genetec's i-PRO Configuration Tool.
Select [Config Tool] - [Task] - [i-PRO Configuration Tool for Genetec] - [i-PRO Settings].
*i-PRO Configuration Tool Plugin for Genetec must be installed beforehand.

Click the [Log in] button.
*Log in with the Username/Password you used when you logged in to the Security Center.

Select the target device and enter the [Username] and [Password] to access the device.
Click the [Start] button.

Click the gear icon to open camera setup.

1-3. Adjust Camera Angle
Select [Ext. software] - [Application] - [AI Vehicle Detection].
Adjust the camera angle using "Best shot confirmation" to check the best shot images.
For more details, refer to Section 2-2 "Adjust the camera" of AI Vehicle Detection in the manual below.
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1-4. Schedule Settings
Select [Ext. software] - [Operation sched.].
In the Extension software field, select AI Vehicle Detection, and check that the schedule is enabled.

2. Installation of i-PRO Active Guard
Refer to the i-PRO Active Guard Setup Instructions for Genetec to complete the installation.
3. Watchlist and Action Configuration
3-1. Creating a Watch List
Select [Security Desk] - [Task] - [i-PRO Active Guard Search].

Select "Setup watchlists".

Select [Vehicles] and click "Create a new watchlist".

Select the attributes you want to add to the watchlist.
You can also register an image and automatically select attributes from the image.
To select attributes from a vehicle image, select the image to be registered from the "Search by photo" field.
After selecting the attributes, click "Save watchlist".

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

Under "When," select "Registered Vehicle Detection(i-PRO)".
Under "Action," select the action to be performed when the event occurs. In this example, "Play sound" is selected.
Click "Save".

4. Monitoring and Searching Watchlist Events
4-1. Monitoring Watchlist Events
Select [Security Desk] - [Tasks] - [Monitoring].
Click "Monitoring" in the bottom left menu. Click the + button to add the target camera.

When a registered watchlist is detected, "Registered Vehicle Detection(i-PRO)" will be displayed.

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 the "Registered vehicle detection" filter, filtering is possible using the created watchlists.

4-2-3. Registered Vehicle Detection Filter
With this filter enabled, all vehicles matching the vehicle watchlist are shown.
Also, using the filter panel, you can select specific registered items from the vehicle watchlist.

4-2-4. Display Search Result
After clicking "Generate report" to display the reports, a list of events that match the conditions will be shown.

You can play it by clicking on the thumbnail.

5. Searching for Vehicles by Attribute
Select [Security Desk] - [Tasks] - [i-PRO Active Guard Search].

Select the date, cameras, and Vehicle filter options, then click Search.

With the Vehicle filter enabled, only the thumbnails of vehicles detected by the AI camera with the vehicle detection app are shown.
Also, using the filter panel, you can apply the search condition.

Features and Controls | Description |
---|---|
Uploading vehicle picture | If a picture is uploaded, features are automatically detected. |
Type | Truck, Bus, SUV, Van, Sedan, Pickup Truck, Two-Wheel |
Color | Black, Brown, White, Gray, Red, Blue, Yellow, Green, Purple, Pink |
Moving Direction | Up, Up right, Right, Down right, Down, Down left, Left, Up left |
Additional filters | Color image only Note: Black & white images may show in the search results even if only "Color image only" is specified. |
Threshold | Low, Average, High |
Include similar color | If selected, the color similar to the specified color will be automatically selected. |
You can also search by photo. Click "Detect object".

Upload a photo and select a detected vehicle from the list.
Click "OK". Features are automatically detected.

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

You can play it by clicking on the thumbnail.

Genetec Security Center 5.12 / Driver Pack 12.5