ANPR : Automatic Number Plate Recognition
ANPR (Automated Number Plate Recognition) is video recognition of vehicle number plates. ANPR is used to provide access to a building or a facility without having to use a special access key or virtual credits. In fact, the ANPR allows access to a defined place by recognizing the license plate of the vehicle of the user authorized to enter it.
How does ANPR work?
To operate, ANPR requires the installation of a camera at the entrance. ANPR is used for:
- Read the license plate number through a video surveillance system,
- Recognize the license plate number,
- Authorize access to the vehicle based on prior registration of the license plate number.
To enable access control by license plate reading, a dedicated activation card must be affiliated with your access control center in charge of regulating access to the vehicle fleet.
What are the benefits of ANPR?
The key advantage of ANPR is that it manages access to enclosed spaces. It is also used for securing and restricting access to these defined places by tailoring the number of credits allocated to the vehicle fleet. The ANPR is very secure because it allows to authorize the access of :
- Residents, permanently
- Employees, on a continuous or temporary basis
- Visitors, temporarily
ANPR also real-time monitors users present on the site and the type of access chosen.
Moreover, the speed of the process for reading the number plates reduces wait time and traffic at car park entrances.
In a more operational way, the management of accesses and access authorizations is simplified because it is done upstream:
- The programming of the accesses can be done beforehand,
- The user accesses are carried out without contact and according to the programming made beforehand.
What FDI products work with ANPR?
The iPassan FDI products are designed to integrate your ANPR applications.
Dahua ITC237
The Dahua ITC237 camera is associated with an access control unit for sending and reading the license plate.
No additional software to install.
No additional input option required.
Suitable for residential and/or commercial buildings for parking access.
Innova OCR
The OCR software is associated with iPassan Manager on the same network.
Allows for more accurate license plate recognition.
No additional input option required
Suitable for residential and/or commercial buildings for parking access.
Configuration with the Dahua ANPR camera system
- The vehicle arrives in front of the gate
- Configuration with the Dahua ANPR camera system
- The number plate is sent by TCP/IP frequency
- The iPassan controller recognizes the number
- The iPassan controller opens the gate
Configuration with the Innova OCR camera system (Axis camera)
- The vehicle arrives in front of the gate
- The number plate is read by axis camera video surveillance
- The number plate is sent by TCP/IP frequency
- The iPassan server receives the plate number
- The plate number is transmitted by the server to the TCP/IP iPassan controller
- The iPassan controller recognizes the number
- The iPassan controller opens the gate
Configuration with the Innova OCR camera system (Onvif camera)
- The vehicle arrives in front of the gate
- Detection of the vehicle by the barrier and activation of the iPassan control unit
- Activation of the recognition system on the server
- Reading of the plate by video surveillance onvif camera
- The number plate is sent by TCP/IP frequency
- The iPassan server receives the plate number
- The plate number is transmitted by the server to the TCP/IP iPassan controller
- The iPassan controller recognizes the number
- The iPassan controller opens the gate
How to program iPassan Manager?
Access control type settings
Select the type of credits linked to the plant and select “Plate number”.
Reader settings
Select “ANPR” for the player type
Enter the IP address of the dedicated camera
Enter the communication port number of the dedicated camera
Access profiles
Add access profiles and select the barrier as a door or a standard reader
User management
Select “Plate number” as credit type
Enter the plate number to be accessed
Additional information about the vehicle can be entered to enable more detailed access management: color, make, model, etc.
To enable access control by license plate reading, a dedicated activation card must be affiliated with your access control center in charge of regulating access to the vehicle fleet.
