Adding a SharpV camera to the ALPR Manager - SharpV | SharpOS 13.6

AutoVu™ SharpV Deployment Guide 13.6

Applies to
SharpV | SharpOS 13.6
Last updated
2022-07-19
Content type
Guides > User guides
Language
English
Product
SharpOS
SharpV
Version
13.6

To send ALPR data from the camera to Security Center, you must add the camera to an ALPR Manager.

Before you begin

  • To add a camera in Security Center, you must first configure an ALPR Manager role.
  • If your SharpV was shipped with SharpOS 12.7 or later and you are manually adding the SharpV to Security Center, you do not need to upgrade it to use the LPM protocol. If your SharpV camera is running an earlier SharpOS 12.x version, it is recommended that you upgrade the camera and enable the LPM protocol to take advantage of this secure and reliable connection to Security Center.
    NOTE: If a camera uses the LPM protocol to connect to Security Center, the Active extension in the Sharp Portal is set to Security Center (LPM protocol).

What you should know

  • The steps for adding the camera to the ALPR Manager depend on the SharpOS version running on the camera. For more information, see SharpV camera connections to the ALPR Manager role.
  • If the SharpOS running on the camera is 12.6 or earlier, you can still connect by configuring the Security Center, HTTP, or FTP extensions in the Sharp Portal.

Procedure

To manually add a camera running SharpOS 12.7 or later:

  1. From the Config Tool home page, click the ALPR task and select Roles and units.
  2. Select the ALPR Manager role from the drop-down list.
  3. Click ALPR unit.
    The Creating a unit dialog box opens.
  4. Enter a Name for the camera.
  5. Enter the camera's IPv4 or IPv6 IP address.
    NOTE: If the camera is behind a NAT, enter the IP address of the NAT, and the port of the NAT which has been associated to port 443 of the camera.
  6. This SharpOS version requires HTTPS communication. Enter Port 443.
    NOTE: If the camera is behind a NAT, enter the IP address of the NAT, and the port of the NAT which has been associated to port 443 of the camera.
  7. From the Location list, assign the camera to an area entity.
  8. Click Next.
  9. Enter the Username and Password used to log onto the Sharp Portal and click Next.
  10. Review the settings and click Create.

To manually add a camera running SharpOS 12.6 or earlier:

  1. From the Config Tool home page, click the ALPR task and select Roles and units.
  2. Select the ALPR Manager role from the drop-down list.
  3. Click ALPR unit.
    The Creating a unit dialog box opens.
  4. Enter a Name for the camera.
  5. Enter the Sharp unit's IPv4 or IPv6 IP address.
  6. Enter Port 443 for HTTPS or 80 for HTTP, according to the Sharp unit's configuration.
  7. From the Location list, assign the camera to an area entity.
  8. Click Next.
  9. Enter the camera's Control port (default: 8001).
    This information should match what is displayed in the Sharp Portal configuration page.
  10. Click Next.
  11. Review the settings and click Create.
    IMPORTANT: When using the LPM protocol, the Extension in the Sharp Portal is automatically set to None. Do not change the extension.

Results

  • The new camera is added under the selected ALPR Manager.
  • In the following image, the https:// address prefix indicates that the unit is connected to Security Center using the LPM protocol.