To receive automoatic license plate recognition (ALPR) data in Security Center with a fixed AutoVu™ system, you must configure the ALPR Manager role so that
it can connect to the Sharp camera.
Before you begin
- You must know the IP address of the computer that is hosting the ALPR Manager role.
- If you change any of the ports used to detect Sharp cameras, make sure you also update the firewall
rule.
IMPORTANT:
- Each ALPR Manager must use a unique discovery port.
- When setting the discovery port, do not use port 5050 because it is reserved for
the logger service.
What you should know
There might be more than one way of adding a
Sharp camera, depending on the
SharpOS version and the network topology. Use the
methods described here if the
Sharp and
Security Center are on the same subnet. If the
Sharp and
Security Center are not on the same subnet, or if they must
communicate across the Internet where the network topology includes NATs, you might have to
use a different connection method. For more information, see
SharpV camera connections to the ALPR Manager role.
Procedure
To configure an ALPR Manager for cameras running SharpOS 12.7 and later:
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From the Config
Tool home page, click , and then select the ALPR Manager you want to configure.
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Click the Properties tab, and then click the LPM
protocol setting.
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Confirm the Listening port to be used when adding Sharp cameras. If you change the port, click
Apply to confirm the change.
- LPM protocol - Listening port
- Port used to listen for connection requests coming
from fixed Sharp cameras and patrol
vehicles. After the connection is established, the ALPR Manager can receive updates
from the Sharp it manages. The
default listening port is 9001.
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Click the Live setting and under Send on read (fixed
Sharp only), configure the
following:
- License plate image
- Include the high resolution close-up image of the license plate along with the
plate read data.
- Context image
- Include the wide angle context image of the vehicle along with the plate read
data.
These images are displayed in Security
Desk when monitoring ALPR events.
NOTE: This Live setting also applies when using the LPM protocol.
To configure an ALPR Manager for cameras running SharpOS 12.6 and earlier:
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From the Config
Tool home page, click , and then select the ALPR Manager you want to configure.
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Click the Properties tab, and then click the
Live setting.
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Under Network, configure the following ports:
- Listening port
- Port used to listen for connection requests coming
from fixed Sharp cameras and patrol
vehicles. After the connection is established, the ALPR Manager can receive updates
from the Sharp it manages. The default
listening port is 8731.
- Sharp discovery port
- Port used by the ALPR Manager to find fixed Sharp units on the network.
-
Under Send on read (fixed Sharp
only), configure the following:
- License plate image
- Include the high resolution close-up image of the license plate along with the
plate read data.
- Context image
- Include the wide angle context image of the vehicle along with the plate read
data.
These images are displayed in Security
Desk when monitoring ALPR events.
NOTE: This Live setting also applies when using the LPM protocol.