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  • Page 1 AXIS P1445-LE-3 License Plate Verifier Kit User Manual...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    For users of AXIS Camera Station ........

  • Page 3: About The Product

    AXIS P1445-LE-3 License Plate Verifier Kit consists of an AXIS P1445-LE Network Camera and pre-installed AXIS License Plate Verifier application, making it a kit for automated vehicle entry and exit management. AXIS P1445-LE-3 uses an allowlist and a blocklist to verify access to controlled areas such as parking lots.

  • Page 4: Get Started

    The mounting height for camera in a Free flow (slow traffic license plate recognition) scenario should be less than half of the distance of that between the vehicle and the camera. Access control capture distance: 2–7 m (6.6–23 ft). This example is based on the AXIS P3245–LVE-3 License Plate Verifier kit. Capture distance: (x) Mounting height (y) 2.0 m (6.6 ft)
  • Page 5 2.5 m (8.2 ft) 7.0 m (23 ft) 3.5 m (11 ft) Free flow capture distance: 7–20m (23–65 ft). This example is based on the AXIS P1455–LE-3 License Plate Verifier kit. Capture distance (x) Mounting height (y) 7.0 m (23 ft) 3.0 m (9.8 ft)

  • Page 6: Step-By-Step Guide

    AXIS P1445-LE-3 License Plate Verifier Kit Get started Mounting angle from above. • The image of the license plate should not tilt more than 5° horizontally. If the image is tilted more than 5°, we recommended that you adjust the camera so that the license plate is displayed horizontally in the live stream.
  • Page 7 AXIS P1445-LE-3 License Plate Verifier Kit Get started 2. Select the image rotation that corresponds to how your camera is mounted. 3. Select the number of areas of interest. Note that one area can detect plates in both directions. 4. Select the region where the camera is located.
  • Page 8 AXIS P1445-LE-3 License Plate Verifier Kit Get started Relay if you want to connect to a relay module. See Open a barrier for known vehicles using a relay module on page 18. 3. In the Barrier mode drop-down list, under Open from lists, select Allowlist.

  • Page 9: How To Access The Product's Webpage

    How to access the product's webpage If you do not know the IP address of your product, use AXIS IP Utility or AXIS Device Manager to locate the product on the network. Both applications are free and can be downloaded from axis.com/support We recommend the following browsers: •...

  • Page 10: Adjust The Area Of Interest

    3. Click Add to upload the application file (.eap) to the camera. To activate the license, you need a license key that is generated by the license code and the Axis device serial number. If you don’t have a license key on the computer, do the following: 1.

  • Page 11: Select Region

    AXIS P1445-LE-3 License Plate Verifier Kit Get started Example with one area of interest. Note For performance reasons, keep the area of interest as small as possible. Select region 1. Go to Settings > Image. 2. In the Region drop-down list, select your region.
  • Page 12 SD card as the default storage. AXIS License Plate Verifier uses the cameras internal memory to save up to 1,000 events, using license plate crops as the frame. If you use larger frames, it will vary the amount of events you can save.

  • Page 13: Manage Lists

    AXIS P1445-LE-3 License Plate Verifier Kit Manage lists Manage lists Add detected license plate to list A license plate can be added directly to a list after being detected by the application. 1. Click the Event log tab. 2. Go to Latest Event.

  • Page 14: Schedule Lists

    AXIS P1445-LE-3 License Plate Verifier Kit Manage lists 3. Browse to select a .csv file on the computer. 4. Click OK. 5. Check that the imported license plate numbers appear in the Allowlist. Share license plate lists with other cameras You can share the license plate lists with other cameras on the network.

  • Page 15: Additional Settings

    AXIS P1445-LE-3 License Plate Verifier Kit Additional settings Additional settings Configure text overlay A text overlay shows the following event information in the live view: weekday, month, time, year, license plate number. 1. Go to Settings > Image. 2. Activate Text overlay.

  • Page 16: Give Limited Access To Operators

    Virtual ports can be used together with access control to trigger any kind of action. This example explains how to set up AXIS License Plate Verifier together with the camera’s I/O port to display a text overlay using a virtual port.
  • Page 17 AXIS P1445-LE-3 License Plate Verifier Kit Additional settings 6. In the Barrier mode drop-down list, select Open to all. 7. In the Vehicle direction drop-down list, select any. 8. In the ROI drop-down-list, select the area of interest you would like to use, or if you would like to use all.

  • Page 18: Vehicle Entry And Exit Scenario

    Open a barrier for known vehicles using a relay module This example use case explains how to set up AXIS License Plate Verifier together with a relay module to open a barrier for a known vehicle driving through a specific region of interest (ROI) into, let’s say a parking area.

  • Page 19: Open A Barrier For Known Vehicles Using The Camera's I/O

    Open a barrier for known vehicles using the camera's I/O This example explains how to set up AXIS License Plate Verifier together with the camera’s I/O port to open a barrier for a known vehicle entering, for example, a parking area.

  • Page 20: Get Notified About An Unauthorized Vehicle

    AXIS P1445-LE-3 License Plate Verifier Kit Vehicle entry and exit scenario To watch this video, go to the web version of this document. www.axis.com/products/online-manual/45019#t10124267 Open a barrier for known vehicles using the camera's I/O 1. Go to the application’s webpage and select the Event log tab and add detected license plates to a list. See Add detected license plate to list on page 13 2.

  • Page 21: Vehicle Access Control Scenario

    Vehicle access control scenario In the scenario for vehicle access control, the application can be connected to an Axis network door controller to configure access rules, create schedules for access times, and handle vehicle access not only for employees, but also, for example, visitors and suppliers.
  • Page 22 How to get the application up and running with AXIS A1001 Door Controller. Hardware configuration in AXIS Entry Manager 1. Go to AXIS Entry Manager and start a new hardware configuration under Setup. 2. In the hardware configuration, rename the network door controller to “Gate controller”.
  • Page 23 AXIS P1445-LE-3 License Plate Verifier Kit Vehicle access control scenario 4. In the Credentials needed drop-down list, select License plate only. 5. To set limits for when the identification type can be used, drag and drop a Schedule to the door.

  • Page 24: Integration

    The camera must be physically installed and connected to the network. • AXIS License Plate Verifier must up and running on the camera. 1. Go to Integration > Push events. 2. In the Protocol drop-down list, select one of the following protocols: HTTP POST Type the user name and password.

  • Page 25: Direct Integration With 2N

    • The camera must be physically installed and connected to the network. • AXIS License Plate Verifier must up and running on the camera. 1. Go to Integration > Push events. 2. In the Protocol drop-down list, select FTP 3. In the Server URL field, type the server address in the following format: ftp://10.21.65.77/LPR 4.

  • Page 26: Integrate With Genetec Security Center

    AXIS P1445-LE-3 License Plate Verifier Kit Integration 3. Select Enable account. 4. Select Camera access. 5. Select License plate recognition. 6. Copy the IP address. In the AXIS License Plate Verifier app: 1. Go to Integration > Direct integration 2. Add the IP address or URL to the 2N device.
  • Page 27 AXIS P1445-LE-3 License Plate Verifier Kit Integration 14. In WebSDK host, type: localhost 15. In WebSDK port, select 443 16. Check Allow self signed certificates. Under Security Center events data source: 17. Check Enabled 18. In Name, type Security Center Lpr Events 19.
  • Page 28 AXIS P1445-LE-3 License Plate Verifier Kit Integration 7. Under Security > HTTPS 8. Select Self-signed, or CA-signed depending on the settings in Genetec Security Center. 1. Go to Genetec Security desk 2. Under Investigation, click Reads. 3. Go to the Reads tab.

  • Page 29: The Device Interface

    AXIS P1445-LE-3 License Plate Verifier Kit The device interface The device interface To reach the device interface, enter the device’s IP address in a web browser. Note Support for the features and settings described in this section varies between devices.

  • Page 30: Video

    AXIS P1445-LE-3 License Plate Verifier Kit The device interface RAM use: Percentage of RAM that’s used. CPU use: Percentage of CPU that’s used. GPU use: Percentage of GPU that’s used. GPU bus use: Percentage of GPU bus that’s used. Decoding process: Current status of the decoding process, Running or Stopped.
  • Page 31 AXIS P1445-LE-3 License Plate Verifier Kit The device interface and it comes from the browser. Both values cover only the raw video stream and not the additional bandwidth generated when it’s transported over the network through UDP/TCP/HTTP. • Adaptive stream: Turn on to adapt the image resolution to the viewing client’s actual display resolution, to increase the user experience and help prevent a possible overload of the client’s hardware.
  • Page 32 AXIS P1445-LE-3 License Plate Verifier Kit The device interface Important We recommend you not to use multiple image correction features at the same time, since it can lead to performance issues. Barrel distortion correction (BDC) : Turn on to get a straighter image if it suffers from barrel distortion. Barrel distortion is a lens effect that makes the image appear curved and bent outwards.
  • Page 33 AXIS P1445-LE-3 License Plate Verifier Kit The device interface Image Appearance Scene profile : Select a scene profile that suits your surveillance scenario. A scene profile optimizes image settings, including color level, brightness, sharpness, contrast, and local contrast, for a specific environment or purpose.
  • Page 34 AXIS P1445-LE-3 License Plate Verifier Kit The device interface Wide dynamic range WDR: Turn on to make both bright and dark areas of the image visible. Local contrast : Use the slider to adjust the contrast of the image. A higher value makes the contrast higher between dark and light areas.
  • Page 35 • Move the slider towards Dark to increase the threshold for the IR-cut filter. The camera changes to night mode later. IR light If your device doesn’t have built-in illumination, these controls are only available when you have connected a supporting Axis accessory.
  • Page 36 AXIS P1445-LE-3 License Plate Verifier Kit The device interface Exposure mode: Select an exposure mode to reduce rapidly changing irregular effects in the image, for example flicker produced by different types of light sources. We recommend you to use the automatic exposure mode, or the same frequency as your power network.
  • Page 37 AXIS P1445-LE-3 License Plate Verifier Kit The device interface Motion-adaptive exposure : Select to reduce motion blur in low-light conditions. Blur-noise trade-off: Use the slider to adjust the priority between motion blur and noise. If you want to prioritize low bandwidth and have less noise at the expense of details in moving objects, move the slider towards Low noise.
  • Page 38 Zipstream: A bitrate reduction technology, optimized for video surveillance, that reduces the average bitrate in an H.264 or H.265 stream in real time. Axis Zipstream applies a high bitrate in scenes where there are multiple regions of interest, for example in scenes with moving objects.
  • Page 39 AXIS P1445-LE-3 License Plate Verifier Kit The device interface Include: Turn on to use audio in the video stream. Source : Select what audio source to use. Stereo : Turn on to include built-in audio as well as audio from an external microphone.

  • Page 40: Audio

    AXIS P1445-LE-3 License Plate Verifier Kit The device interface Privacy masks : Click to create a new privacy mask. The maximum number of masks depend on the complexity of all masks combined. Each mask can have maximum 10 anchor points.

  • Page 41: Recordings

    • Activate license with a key: If the app requires a license, you need to activate it. Use this option if your device doesn’t have internet access. If you don’t have a license key, go to axis.com/applications. You need a license code and the Axis product serial number to generate a license key.

  • Page 42: System

    AXIS P1445-LE-3 License Plate Verifier Kit The device interface Note The device’s performance might be affected if you run several apps at the same time. Start: Start or stop the app. Open: Click to access the app’s settings. The available settings depend on the application. Some applications don’t have any settings.
  • Page 43 One-click cloud connection One-click cloud connection (O3C) together with an O3C service provides easy and secure internet access to live and recorded video from any location. For more information, see axis.com/end-to-end-solutions/hosted-services. Allow O3C: • One-click: The default setting. Press and hold the control button on the device to connect to an O3C service over the internet.
  • Page 44 Authentication failed: Sends a trap message when an authentication attempt fails. Note All Axis Video MIB traps are enabled when you turn on SNMP v1 and v2c traps. For more information, see AXIS OS Portal > SNMP. • v3: SNMP v3 is a more secure version, which provides encryption and secure passwords. To use SNMP v3, we recommend you to activate HTTPS, as the password is then sent through HTTPS.
  • Page 45 When configured without a CA certificate, server certificate validation is disabled and the device tries to authenticate itself regardless of what network it is connected to. When using a certificate, in Axis' implementation, the device and the authentication server authenticate themselves with digital certificates using EAP-TLS (Extensible Authentication Protocol - Transport Layer Security).
  • Page 46 To install test firmware or other custom firmware from Axis on the device, you need a custom-signed firmware certificate. The certificate verifies that the firmware is approved by both the device owner and Axis. The firmware can only run on a specific device which is identified by its unique serial number and chip ID.
  • Page 47 AXIS P1445-LE-3 License Plate Verifier Kit The device interface Events Rules A rule defines the conditions that must be met for the product to perform an action. The list shows all the currently configured rules in the product. Note You can create up to 256 action rules.
  • Page 48 AXIS P1445-LE-3 License Plate Verifier Kit The device interface Use temporary file name: Select to upload files with temporary, automatically generated filenames. The files get renamed to the desired names when the upload completes. If the upload is aborted/interrupted, you don’t get any corrupt files. However, you probably still get the temporary files. This way you know that all files that have the desired name, are correct.
  • Page 49 IoT integration and is used in a wide variety of industries to connect remote devices with a small code footprint and minimal network bandwidth. The MQTT client in Axis device firmware can simplify integration of data and events produced in the device to systems which are not video management systems (VMS).
  • Page 50 AXIS P1445-LE-3 License Plate Verifier Kit The device interface Connect: Turn on or off the MQTT client. Status: Shows the current status of the MQTT client. Broker Host: Enter the hostname or IP address of the MQTT server. Protocol: Select which protocol to use.
  • Page 51 DNS. Windows SMB/CIFS names are not supported. • Network share: Enter the name of the shared location on the host server. Several Axis devices can use the same network share, since each device gets its own folder.
  • Page 52 AXIS P1445-LE-3 License Plate Verifier Kit The device interface Write protect: Turn on to stop writing to the network share and protect recordings from being removed. You can’t format a write-protected network share. Ignore: Turn on to stop storing recordings on the network share.
  • Page 53 AXIS P1445-LE-3 License Plate Verifier Kit The device interface Hard drive • Free: The amount of free disk space. • Status: If the disk is mounted or not. • File system: The file system that is used by the disk.
  • Page 54 AXIS P1445-LE-3 License Plate Verifier Kit The device interface • ICE: The ICE (Interactive Connectivity Establishment) protocol increases the chances of finding the most efficient path to successful communication between peer devices. If you also enable STUN and TURN, you improve the ICE protocol’s chances.
  • Page 55 AXIS P1445-LE-3 License Plate Verifier Kit The device interface • Media encryption (only with transport mode TLS): Select the type of encryption for media (audio and video) in SIP calls. • Certificate (only with transport mode TLS): Select a certificate.
  • Page 56 Delete user: Delete the user. You can’t delete the root user. By creating an ONVIF user, you automatically enable ONVIF communication. Use the username and password for all ONVIF communication with the device. For more information see the Axis Developer Community at axis.com. ONVIF media profiles An ONVIF media profile consists of a set of configurations that you can use to change media stream settings.
  • Page 57 Network speaker pairing Network speaker pairing allows you to use a compatible Axis network speaker as if it is connected directly to the camera. Once paired, the speaker acts as an audio out device where you can play audio clips and transmit sound through the camera.
  • Page 58 AXIS P1445-LE-3 License Plate Verifier Kit The device interface Connect: Click to establish connection to the network speaker. I/O ports Use digital input to connect external devices that can toggle between an open and closed circuit, for example PIR sensors, door or window contacts, and glass break detectors.

  • Page 59: Maintenance

    Severity: Select which messages to send when triggered. CA certificate set: See the current settings or add a certificate. Plain config Plain config is for advanced users with experience of Axis device configuration. Most parameters can be set and edited from this page. SSH server Secure Shell (SSH): Turn on to allow a user to securely log on and perform shell and network services over the network.
  • Page 60 Note All Axis device firmware is digitally signed to ensure that you only install verified firmware on your device. This further increases the overall minimum cybersecurity level of Axis devices. For more information, see the white paper “Signed firmware, secure boot, and security of private keys” at axis.com.

  • Page 61: Specifications

    AXIS P1445-LE-3 License Plate Verifier Kit Specifications Specifications Product overview I/O connector Audio connector Status LED indicator Control button microSD card slot Network connector Part number (P/N) & Serial number (S/N) LED Indicators Status LED Indication Unlit Connection and normal operation.

  • Page 62: Buttons

    AXIS P1445-LE-3 License Plate Verifier Kit Specifications This product supports microSD/microSDHC/microSDXC cards. For SD card recommendations, see axis.com. microSD, microSDHC, and microSDXC Logos are trademarks of SD-3C LLC. microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC are trademarks or registered trademarks of SD-3C, LLC in the United States, other countries or both.
  • Page 63 AXIS P1445-LE-3 License Plate Verifier Kit Specifications Example DC ground DC output 12 V, max 25 mA Digital input Digital output...

  • Page 64: Troubleshooting

    Set up AXIS License Plate Verifier When a device is configured with AXIS License Plate Verifier, it is considered as an external data source in AXIS Camera Station. You can connect a view to the data source, search for the license plates that are captured by the device, and view the image of the license plates.

  • Page 65: Technical Issues, Clues, And Solutions

    Troubleshooting Note For other event recordings, we recommend that you set up action rules with AXIS License Plate Verifier device event as trigger. See Create device event triggers. 5.4 When the first event is received, a data source is automatically added under Configuration > Devices >...
  • Page 66 Axis device. Check all cabling and reinstall the device. Possible IP address conflict The static IP address in the Axis device is used before the DHCP server sets a dynamic address. with another device on the...

  • Page 67: Reset To Factory Default Settings

    Note The camera has been preconfigured with AXIS License Plate Verifier. If you reset to factory default, you need to reinstall the license key. See Install the application on page 9 . To reset the product to the factory default settings: 1.
  • Page 68 Heavy network utilization due to poor infrastructure affects the bandwidth. • Viewing on poorly performing client computers lowers perceived performance and affects frame rate. • Running multiple AXIS Camera Application Platform (ACAP) applications simultaneously may affect the frame rate and the general performance.
  • Page 69 User Manual Ver. M18.2 AXIS P1445-LE-3 License Plate Verifier Kit Date: July 2022 © Axis Communications AB, 2018 - 2022 Part No. T10126900...

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