How to Set ANPR Solution

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I. What is ANPR

ANPR(Automatic Number Plate Recognition) is a technology that uses optical character recognition on images to read vehicle registration plates. For Milesight, the ANPR algorithm is embedded in cameras, which allows the cameras to recognize, capture and upload license plate images all alone and intelligently.

II. Why Milesight ANPR Solution

Quick Capture & Accurate Recognition

• Accurate License Plate Identification Under all kinds of conditions

• High-reliability License Plate Recognition with more than 95% high performance accuracy

  1. Up to 4 Detection Regions

  2. Reliable Confidence Level

  3. Vehicle Direction Recognition

  4. Detection Regions of PTZ

  5. DACH Region Recognition

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Intelligent Analysis & Efficient Management

• White and Black List Management

• A Stand-alone ANPR Solution

• Fully Integrated with Milesight NVR/CMS

• 3rd Integration: CGI

Adaptable to Most Operation Requirements

• Max recognition speed 120 km/h

• Over 70 countries and regions

• Various options

    LPR 12X H.265⁺ AF Motorized Pro Bullet Network Camera

    LPR 12X H.265⁺ Mini PTZ Bullet Network Camera

    LPR 12X H.265⁺ ABF Pro Box Network Camera

    LPR 12X H.265⁺ Mini Bullet Network Camera

    LPR 12X H.265⁺ Vandal-proof Motorized Mini Bullet Network Camera

    LPR 12X H.265⁺ Motorized Pro Bullet Network Camera

Notes:

Installation Angle Considerations

To increase the accuracy of license plate recognition, be sure to install the LPR cameras properly to capture the license plates with the correct image size, lighting conditions and camera angle. The following highlights is the precautions of installation angle：

A: Installing the camera in front of the vehicle (Recommended):

The captured image should be filled with a full width of the vehicle.

B: Installing the camera slightly to the side:

To avoid capturing unnecessary contents in the image, the camera should be installed in a higher position(Vertical angle is less than 30°; Horizontal angle is no more than 30°; Tile angle is less than 5°) to capture the front part of the vehicle.

III. Countries/Regions that support ANPR

Currently, we have three kinds of LPR, including LPR1, LPR2 and LPR3. LPR1 is used in Asian region, LPR2 is for European region, and LPR3 is for Korea. It covers over 70 countries and regions.

LPR1:

LPR2:

CIS (former Soviet Union)

IV. How to set ANPR with Milesight Network Cameras

1. Settings

Step1: Go to “Advanced Settings” → “LPR” → “Settings” after log in the web. Check the checkbox “Enable License Plate Recognition”, and you can draw the screen to select the areas interested. There will be shown in the blue box as below.

[License]: A license will be automatically assigned to each device.

[License Status]: This column is used to display the status of the license, “Valid” or “Invalid”.

[Processing Resolution]: Default resolution selected is 1280*720. You can choose different resolution according to the network environment.

[Set LPR Detection Region]: You can set up to 4 ROI areas by drawing the screen. If you choose Normal Mode, it supports configuring the LPR detection regions for the current area. If you choose Advanced Mode(Only for PTZ series), it supports configuring different LPR detection regions for different PTZ presets(Only support Preset 1~4 so far).

Note:

• The optimal interval of Milesight LPR cameras to recognize license plates width is within 100-200 PX.

• For better performance, please choose the appropriate resolution in advance.

[LPR Night Mode]: Achieve the best effect of LPR night recognition by adjusting different parameter levels. You can also schedule the Start Time and End Time, and adjusting the level according to the environment.

Step2: Schedule Settings. You can draw the schedule by clicking [Edit] button. And then click [Save] or [Reset] after finishing the setting.

Step3: Detection Settings and LPR Message Post Settings.

[Detection Trigger]: If you choose “Always”, camera will always detect the license plate. If you choose “Alarm input”, camera will only detect the license plate when Alarm Input is being triggered.

[Confidence Level]: You can set the confidence level from 1 to 10. When the confidence level of the license plate is higher than the set confidence level, it will push the license plate image to the logs interface..

[Repeat Plate Checktime]: Set the time interval for repeatedly reading license plates to effectively avoid duplicate identification of parking vehicles.

[License Plate Serial Format]: Formulate identification rules and automatically filter wrong license plate information to achieve more intelligent and accurate license plate recognition.

[Feature Identification]: Check Region, Direction, ROI_ID or All to enable Features Identification, it will display the corresponding information on the logs interface.

Note: Region detection only supports DACH region.

[LPR Message Post Settings]: Check the checkbox to enable LPR Message Post. It will push information to some third-party devices or software that are compatible with ours. Information can be pushed by RTSP, TCP or HTTP.

More information about LPR Message Post, please refer to Milesight-Troubleshooting-Integration between LPR Camera and NVR(VMS).

Step4: Don’t forget to click [Save] after finishing all settings.

2. List Management

Add the license plates to this interface as Black or White type (Black/White List), and then you can set the alarm action for these license plates in the corresponding black list mode or white list mode interface. When these license plates are detected, the camera will respond to your settings accordingly.

[Add License Plate]: Select the license plate type as black or white, enter the license plate number, click the “Add” button, the license plate number will be added successfully.

[Batch Upload]: You can add a csv file of the license plates you want to add, click the “Browse” button to import the form to this interface, click the “Upload” button, the license plates will be added successfully.

Note:

• You can first download the template as a reference in this interface.

• It allows to add 1000 license plates to Black and White List.

[List Search]: Select Plate Type or directly enter the license plate number, click the “Search” button, the corresponding license plate will be displayed in the list as below.

[Export List]: Click the “Export List” button to export the license plates in the current list as a csv file locally.

[Delete List]: Click the “Delete List” button to delete all the license plate in the current list.

3. Black/ White/ Visitor List Mode

Step1: Check the checkbox to enable Black List Mode.

Step2: Schedule Settings. You can draw the schedule by clicking Edit button.

Step3: Set Alarm Action.

Step4: Set Alarm Settings.

After that, when a license plate marked as “Black”, “White”, “Visitor” is detected, the camera will respond accordingly to your settings.

4. Professional LPR Liveview Interface

Milesight LPR camera supports professional LPR Live View interface. You can see the real-time license plate recognition results.

Note:

(1) Upgrade your device to corresponded firmware version.

Camera: V4X.7.0.74 or above.

Firmware download link: http://www.milesight.com/support/download#firmware

(2) If there is no SD card or NAS as the storage space, the snapshots of license plate will be temporarily stored locally on the PC, cleared after logging out, and do not support Smart Search which will be introduced in the next part.

5. Smart Search

Step1: Select Plate Type or directly enter the license plate number.

Step2: Select Start Time and End Time, click the “Search” button to achieve fuzzy search, then the corresponding license plates or license plates containing search keywords will be shown on the logs while the complete video and license plate information will be shown on the left of the interface.

Step3: Set Alarm Action.

There are two methods to backup LPR logs.

(1) Backup license plates you want.

Step1: Tick license plates you want to backup and click “Backup” button ;

Step2: Select the export file type, video stream type and video file format, then click “Export” button.

(2) Backup all.

Step1: Click “Export All” button;

Step2: Select the export file type, video stream type and video file format, then click “Export” button.

You can also click the “Auto Export” button to automatically export the logs to FTP, SMTP or Storage.

Note:

(1) Insert available SD card or add NAS to camera as storage. Otherwise, you can’t check the LPR recording and snapshots.

(2) Upgrade your device to corresponded firmware version.

Camera: V4X.7.0.74 or above.

Firmware download link: http://www.milesight.com/support/download#firmware

V. How to set ANPR with Milesight NVRs

1. Preparation

Here are some notes you should notice before using ANPR function.

(1) Insert available HDD or add NAS to NVR as storage. (Otherwise, you can’t check the recording and logs.)

(2) Upgrade your device to corresponded firmware version.

Camera: V4X.7.0.72-r16 or above.

NVR: V7X.9.0.7-r7 or above.

Firmware download link: http://www.milesight.com/support/download#firmware

(3) Ensure your device support LPR/ANPR function.

Model of NVR:

• MS-N1009-UT / MS-N1009-UNT

• MS-N5008-UT / MS-N5016-UT

• MS-N7016-UH / MS-N7032-UH (16 ANPR Channels)

• MS-N8032-UH / MS-N8064-UH (16 ANPR Channels)

• MS-N1009-UPT

• MS-N5008-UPT / MS-N5016-UPT

• MS-N7016-UPH / MS-N7032-UPH (16 ANPR Channels)

Name of LPR Camera:

• LPR H.265⁺ Mini Bullet Camera

• LPR H.265⁺ Vandal-proof Motorized Mini Bullet Camera

• LPR H.265⁺ Pro Box Camera

• LPR H.265⁺ Motorized Pro Bullet Camera

• LPR H.265⁺ AF Motorized Pro Bullet Camera

• LPR H.265⁺ Mini PTZ Bullet Camera

(4) Ensure that NVR can get license plate information. Please set TCP as Post Type which is the default mode. It can be set in Camera web page -> Advanced Settings -> ANPR -> Settings interface.

2. Settings

Step1: Go to “Event”->“ANPR”, select a channel and enable ANPR function.

[License]: A license will be automatically assigned to each device.

[License Status]: This column is used to display the status of the license, “Valid” or “Invalid”.

[Processing Resolution]: Default resolution selected is 1280*720. You can choose different resolution according to the network environment.

Step2: Set ANPR function effective time. You can draw the schedule by clicking “Edit” button. Draw the schedule and then click “OK” or “Apply” after finishing setting.

Step3: Set detection parameters including Detection Trigger, Repeat Plate Checktime and Features identification.

[Detection Trigger]: Always and Alarm Input are available. It will only detect when alarm input is triggered if you select Alarm Input.

[Confidence Level]: You can set the confidence level from 1 to 10. When the confidence level of the license plate is higher than the set confidence level, it will push the license plate image to the logs interface..

[Repeat Plate Checktime]: The same license plate information won’t be received on NVR within the time you set.

[Feature Identification]: Check Region, Direction, ROI_ID or All to enable Features Identification, it will display the corresponding information on the logs interface.

Notes: Region detection only supports DACH region.

Step4: Set the detected ROI region which can be up to 4 regions. License plate will only be detected in the ROI regions.

3. List Management

Make a license plate list for your own NVR ANPR system.

Upload license plates and set them with different license type here. 10000 License plates can be added at most.

Kindly note that the list is exclusive for NVR, working with all LPR cameras you add. It won’t synchronize with the list on camera side.

There are two methods to add license plates:

(1) Add one by one.

Step1: Click the “Add” button.

Step2: Input the license plate and select license type.

Step3: Click OK and then the license plate will be added into the list.

(2) Batch upload by importing template.

Step1: Click Download Template button, select USB device folder and click OK to download Template.

Step2: Input all license type and license plate number as Template shows.

Step3: Click Import button, select the file and click OK to add all license plates into list.

4. Black/White/Visitor List Mode

We provide you three modes for better event management.

Black List Mode: Manage event for license plates in black list.

White List Mode: Manage event for license plates in white list.

Visitor Mode: Manage event for those license plates do not have license type.

Steps for settings:

Step1: Enable Black List Mode/White List Mode/Visitor Mode as your demand.

Step2: Set effective time for the mode to work.

Step3: Set actions you need including Audible Warning, Email Linkage, Event Popup, PTZ Action, Alarm Output and Trigger Channels Record.

Notes:

Do not forget to enable these modes, set effective time and record action for corresponded mode, so that you can get real-time video when license plate is detected (Effective time and record action is enabled by default.). You can refer to How to check ANPR record part for detailed record settings.

5. Professional LPR Liveview Interface

At the beginning, you need to switch the preview mode to ANPR mode.

There are two methods to enter live view ANPR Mode:

(1) Right click the mouse and select ANPR Mode as preview mode.

(2) Select ANPR Mode on live view bottom tool bar.

After entering ANPR mode, the real-time license plate information will be shown on the left of the interface once it get detected.

License plate information includes Plate Snapshot, Channel Name, License Plate Number, Detected Time and Plate Type.

Two License types:

No License plates type will be shown if the license plate does not exist in Black/White list. However, you can right click the license plate information to quick add it to Black/White list or delete it from Black/White list.

Besides, you can click the license plate information to check the latest X seconds (10s~20s) video.

Notes:

• X = 10 + Pre Record Time

   You can set Pre Record Time in Storage -> Video Record -> Record Settings interface.

• Make sure that HDD is available on NVR and correct record settings is made, so that you can check the record on live view. Please refer to How to check ANPR record part for detailed record settings.

• Make sure that NVR can get the license plate information. Please set TCP as Post Type which is the default mode. It can be set in Camera web page -> Advanced Settings -> ANPR -> Settings interface.

6. Set/Check ANPR Record

Before checking recording files, please make sure that you have proceed correct settings to make record action work.

(1) Set Recording

Step1: Set Smart Analysis as Record Type in Storage -> Video Record -> Record Schedule interface.

Step2: Enable Black List Mode / White List Mode / Visitor Mode as your demand.

Step3: Set Effective time and Trigger Channels Record action of your selected mode (Full effective time and trigger channel record are set by default).

Then NVR will record when license plate is detected.

Notes:

Generally, record action is triggered by event. If you just enable ANPR function without enabling Black List/White List/Visitor modes nor setting record action, it means you just enable the function while record action is not set. Then no record will be triggered. So it is necessary to do all above three steps if you want to trigger record action.

(2) Check recording

In Playback

Step1: Entering Playback -> Event Playback -> Smart Analysis interface.

Step2: Input corresponded information and click search button to search.

Step3: Click record to play the video searched out.

In Live View

Click the license plate information to check the latest X seconds (10s~20s) video.

Notes:

• X = 10 + Pre Record Time

   You can set Pre Record Time in Storage -> Video Record -> Record Settings interface.

• Make sure that HDD is available on NVR and correct record settings is made, so that you can check the record on live view. Please refer to How to check ANPR record part for detailed record settings.

7. Check/Backup ANPR Logs

(1) Check ANPR logs

Step1: Search on Smart Analysis interface.

Step2: Input corresponded information and click search button to search.

Then you will get a whole ANPR logs list.

License plate snapshot will be shown on the logs list while the complete image video and license plate information will be shown on the left of the interface.

Step3: Click the Play button to play the video

(2) Backup ANPR logs

Two methods are available after searching ANPR logs out.

Backup license plates you want.

Step1: Tick license plates you want to backup and click backup button.

Step2: Select the export file type, video stream type and video file format, then click export button.

Backup all.

Step1: Click backup all button.

Step2: Select the export file type, video stream type and video file format, then click export button.

Then you will get corresponded file as selected export file type.

VI. How to set ANPR with Milesight CMS

1. Preparation

(1) Refer to the NVR section

(2) Upgrade your CMS to corresponded version.

CMS: V2.4.0.7 or above

Download link: http://www.milesight.com/support/download#software

2. Settings

Step1: Add NVR to CMS.

Step2: Go to “Device Config”, select a NVR and the channel, then enable ANPR function.

[License]: A license will be automatically assigned to each device.

[License Status]: This column is used to display the status of the license, “Valid” or “Invalid”.

[Set LPR Detection Region]: You can set up to 4 ROI areas by drawing the screen. License plate will only be detected in the ROI regions.

[Processing Resolution]: Default resolution selected is 1280*720. You can choose different resolution according to the network environment.

Step2: Set ANPR function effective time. You can draw the schedule by clicking “Edit” button. Draw the schedule and then click “OK” or “Apply” after finishing setting.

Step3: Set detection parameters including Detection Trigger, Repeat Plate Checktime and Features identification.

[Detection Trigger]: Always and Alarm Input are available. It will only detect when alarm input is triggered if you select Alarm Input.

[Confidence Level]: You can set the confidence level from 1 to 10. When the confidence level of the license plate is higher than the set confidence level, it will push the license plate image to the logs interface..

[Repeat Plate Checktime]: The same license plate information won’t be received on NVR within the time you set.

[Feature Identification]: Check Region, Direction, ROI_ID or All to enable Features Identification, it will display the corresponding information on the logs interface.

3. List Management

Make a license plate list for your own NVR ANPR system.

Upload license plates and set them with different license type here. 10000 plates can be added at most.

Kindly note that the list is exclusive for NVR, working with all LPR cameras you added. It won’t synchronize with the list on camera side.

There are two methods to add license plates:

(1) Add one by one.

Step1: Click the “Add” button.

Step2: Input the license plate and select license type.

Step3: Click OK and then the license plate will be added into the list.

(2) Batch uploadadding by importing template.

Step1: Click Download Template, select folder and click OK to download Template.

Step2: Input all license type and license plate number as Template shows.

Step3: Click Import button, select the file and click OK to add all license plates into list.

4. Black/White/Visitor List Mode

We provide you three modes for better event management, which is based on two license types.

Black List Mode: Manage event for license plates in black list.

White List Mode: Manage event for license plates in white list.

Visitor Mode: Manage event for those license plates do not have license type.

Steps for settings:

Step1: Enable Black List Mode/White List Mode/Visitor Mode as your demand.

Step2: Set effective time which means Mode works during that.

Step3: Set actions you need including Audible Warning, Email Linkage, Event Popup, PTZ Action, Alarm Output.

5. Set ANPR Record

Step1: Set Smart Analysis as Record Type in Device -> Select NVR -> Record Schedule interface.

Step2: Enable Black List Mode / White List Mode / Visitor Mode as your demand.

Step3: Set Effective time and Trigger Channels Record action of your selected mode(Full effective time and trigger channel record are set by default).

Then NVR will record when license plate is detected.

Notes:

Generally, record action is triggered by event. If you just enable ANPR function without enabling Black List/White List/Visitor modes nor setting record action, that means you just enable the function while record action is not set. Then no record will be triggered. So it is necessary to do all above three steps if you want to trigger record action.

6. Check/Backup ANPR Logs

(1) Check ANPR logs

Step1: Search on Smart Analysis interface.

Step2: Input corresponded information and click search button to search. Then you will get a whole ANPR logs list.

License plate snapshot will be shown on the logs list while the complete image video and license plate information will be shown on the left of the interface.

Step3: Click Play button to play the video.

(2) Backup ANPR logs

Two methods are available after searching ANPR logs out.

Backup license plates you want.

Step1: Tick license plates you want to backup and click backup button

Step2: Select the Export File Path, File Type, Video stream type and Video file format, then click export button.

Backup all.

Step1: Click backup all button

Step2: Select the export file type, video stream type and video file format, then click export button.

Then you will get corresponded file as selected export file type.

VII. How to set ANPR with Milesight VMS Enterprise

1. Preparation

① Refer to the NVR section

② Upgrade your VMS Enterprise to corresponded version.

VMS Enterprise: V1.3.0.0 or above

③ Only the LPR cameras added by MSSP protocol support ANPR function for VMS Enterprise.

④ Make sure that VMS Enterprise can get the license plate information. Please set TCP as Post Type which is the default mode. It can be set in the Smart Analysis -> ANPR Settings -> Detection Settings interface.

2. Detection Setting

Here the configuration of the camera web side will be automatically obtained. If the camera web side is not configured, you can configure it in the interface of VMS. After the configuration is completed, it will be synchronized to the camera web side.

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Step1: Select a camera in the devices list tree, then click  button to enable Detection.

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[License]: Only LPR2 and LPR3 need to enter the license to activate the LPR function.

[License Status]: Show present license status, including Valid and Invalid. When the license status changes to be valid, the camera can start detecting the license plates.

[Process Resolution]: Resolution of the stream for LPR analysis, including 1920*1280, 1280*720.

Step2: You can click  button to enable LPR Night Mode. The LPR Night Mode supports the optimal LPR night recognition effect by adjusting different parameter levels. You can choose Auto Mode which can automatically switch to night mode according to illumination intensity, or choose Customize Mode to set effective time manually.

Auto Mode

Customize Mode

Step3: You can set up to 4 ROI areas by drawing the screen. If you choose Normal Mode, it supports configuring the LPR detection regions for the current area. If you choose Advanced Mode(Only for PTZ series), it supports configuring different LPR detection regions for different PTZ presets(Only support Preset 1~4 so far).   

Normal Mode

Advanced Mode (For PTZ camera)

Step4: Schedule Settings. You can draw the schedule by clicking  button, and then click  button after finishing the settings. 

Step5: Set Detection Settings and LPR Message Post Settings.

Detection Settings

LPR Message Post Settings

[Detection Trigger]: If you choose “Always”, camera will always detect the license plates. If you choose “Alarm Input”, camera will only detect the license plates during Alarm Input is being triggered.

[Confidence Level]: You can set the confidence level from 1 to 10. When the confidence level of the license plate is higher than the set confidence level, it will push the license plate image to the ANPR Search interface.

[Repeat Plate Checktime]: Set the time interval for repeatedly reading the license plates to effectively avoid duplicate identification of parking vehicles.

[License Plate Serial Format]: Formulate identification rules and automatically filter wrong license plates information to achieve more intelligent and accurate license plate recognition.

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[Features Identification]: Check All, Direction, Direction Region or Region(Only for LPR2) to enable Features Identification, and the corresponding information will be displayed in the ANPR Search interface.

[Enable LPR Message Post]: Click  button to enable LPR Message Post. It will push information to some third-party devices or software that are compatible with ours. 

[Post Type]: Information can be pushed by RTSP, TCP or HTTP.

[HTTP Method]: There are two HTTP push methods: Post and Get.

[Snapshot Type]: Three kinds of snapshot can be chosen: All, License Plate and Full Snapshot. When you choose All, License Plate Snapshot and Full Snapshot will be pushed.

Note: This option is available just for Post HTTP Method.

[HTTP Notification URL]: The camera can use the API URL to send LPR information to other devices when the license plate is recognized. The API URL format is defined by the HTTP Server.

[User Name]: User name for HTTP Server.

[Password]: Password for HTTP Server.

[Camera LPR Port]: This option is available for TCP Post type.

Step6: Click  button to apply all settings.

3.ANPR Preview

After enabling Detection in the ANPR Settings -> Detection Setting interface, you can click  button in the right Function Panel, and the real-time license plate information will be shown on the right of the interface once it is detected.

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The license plate information includes Plate Snapshot, Device Name, IP, License Plate Number, Detected Time and Plate Type. 

Two License types: 

—- License plate from Black List

 —- License plate from White List

No License plate type will be shown if the license plate does not exist in Black/White list.

You can right click on the ANPR notification push window to pop up a menu, and choose to add the license plate to White or Black List in the VMS system. If the license plate has already existed in the White or Black List of VMS system, then you can choose to change its type or delete the license plate from White or Black List.

Besides, you can click the license plate information to check the 20s video. (20s = the pre 10s + the post 10s of the license plate event)

Note:

Make sure that correct record schedule settings is made or the ANPR event rules are set to trigger recording, so that you can check the record in the ANPR Preview Panel. You can refer to 7(1) for operation steps.

4. List Management

Add the license plates as Black/White List as needed in the interface, and the license plates without the set types are the visitors. After enabling license plate recognition, VMS Enterprise will automatically receive the recognition result sent by the Milesight cameras and compare it with the black and white list added in VMS Enterprise.

1) Add license plates

You can choose either of the below two ways to add the license plates. 

a. Add license plates one by one 

Step1: Click  button to pop up a Add Plate window, then input the license plate and select the license plate type as black or white list, and click 

  button.

Step2: Repeat the Step1 to add other license plates manually.

b. Batch import license plates 

Step1: Click  button to pop up a Import Plates window. The imported file must be filled in according to the specified format. You can click  button to download the template.

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Step2: After filling in, click  button to import the plates file, then click 

  button.

After successful import, you can click  button to modify the corresponding license plate and plate type.

Note: 

The format of the imported license plates file must be csv. 

The CSV must be saved in UTF-8 encoding format.

A license plate can’t be repeatedly added to the plate list. 

Maximum quantity of license plates added in the list is 10000. 

2) Search license plates

You can select the plate types including All, Black List and White List, or directly enter the license plate number, and click the “Search” button, then the corresponding license plates will be displayed in the list below. 

Note: The text searched is a case-insensitive contiguous string.

In addition, you can click  button to refresh the license plate list. And click  button to cancel the filter for the license plate list.

3) Export license plates

You can click  button to export the license plates in the current list to a csv form locally. If you filter the license plate list, only the filtered list will be exported.

4) Delete license plates

Click  button to delete all the license plates in the current list. If you filter the license plate list, only the filtered list will be deleted. You can also click  button to delete the corresponding license plate.

5. Black List/White List/Visitor Detection

Here you can set effective detection schedules for different detection modes, including Black List Detection, White List Detection and Visitor Detection. Only when the detection is enabled and the corresponding schedule is set, the corresponding detection results will be saved and can be viewed in the ANPR Search interface.

Step1: Click  button to enable the function, and then click  button to edit the schedule.

Step2: Click  button to apply the settings.

Step3: If you want to set related actions for ANPR trigger, you can refer to Method2 of 7(1) for operation steps. Then the set actions will be triggered once the corresponding license plate type is detected.

Step4: Once the ANPR event rules which you set take effect, you can check the ANPR event information in the Logs -> Event Logs interface. The event logs contain the event information about Date/Time, Event, Source, Action, Target and Details.

You can set filter condition as you need. In addition, if there is a recording video information about event, then you can click  button to check the event video.

6.ANPR Search

When the Black List/White List/Visitor Detection is enabled and the corresponding schedule is set, and the storage disk is enabled, you can view the corresponding detection results in the ANPR Search interface.

Step1: Check the cameras in the devices list tree, and select the plate type or directly enter the license plate number. 

Step2: Select Start Time and End Time, and click  button. Then the related license plate information will be displayed as below.

Click  button to show Thumbnail Mode.

Click  button to switch to List Mode.

Step3: Click on the thumbnail photo in Thumbnail Mode or license plate row in List Mode under the searched results, then the license plate details will be shown as below. If there is a recording video about the license plate recognition, then you can click  button to play the video or click 

  button to play the video in the playback interface.

Note:

Make sure that correct record schedule settings is made or the ANPR event rules are set to trigger recording, so that you can check the record in the ANPR Search interface. You can refer to 7(1) for operation steps.

Step4: You can click  button to backup the ANPR files you want to a local folder.

Step5: After setting the backup file destination, type and format, click  button to start the file backup. You can click  button to check task backup situation as below.

Note: 

The backup file of Plate List is csv format.

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7. Set/Check ANPR Record

Before checking recording files, please make sure that you have proceed correct settings to make record action work.

Note: 

In the Settings -> System & Servers -> Server Settings -> Storage Management interface, make sure you enable the storage disk you are interested in to store recordings and images of VMS system.

(1) Set Recording

There are two methods to set the ANPR record.

Method1: The record schedule settings.

Step1: Select a camera in the devices list tree in the Settings -> Devices -> Camera Record Schedule -> Schedule interface, then click  button to enable Continuous Recording.

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Step2: Set the Schedule, and then click  button to apply the settings.

Method2: Set the ANPR event rules to trigger recording.

Step1: Click  button to add the ANPR event rules in the Settings -> System & Servers -> Event Rule Settings interface.

Step2: Then select the trigger type as ANPR, set the source of trigger, and select the detection mode as your demand. And set the schedule and the Do Recording action. After setting the event rules, click  button.

Step3: Then the event rules will be added to the event rule list. Click   button to apply the event rules. The recording is triggered when the corresponding license plate type is detected. 

Note:

Make sure the corresponding detection mode is enabled and the detection schedule is set. You can refer to 5 for operation steps.

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(2) Check Recording

a. Playback 

Step1: Select the camera in the Playback interface, click  button to select the time. 

Step2: You can check Show Event Mask to select the ANPR event, then the ANPR event videos will be displayed in the corresponding color.

Step3: Select the continuous recording or ANPR event recordings searched out on the time bar to play.

b. ANPR Preview

Click the license plate information to check the 20s video. (20s = the pre 10s + the post 10s of the license plate event)

c. ANPR Search

Click  button to check the latest 20 seconds video or click 

  button to play the video in the playback interface. (20s = the pre 10s + the post 10s of the license plate event)

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Introduction of 5G AI Camera
Milesight 5G AI Pro Bullet Plus Network Camera is our newest member of the 5G Series. Featuring cutting-edge 5G technology, the 5G AI Pro Bullet Plus Network Camera provides a fresh experience of UHD image quality, low latency and fast transmission speed to some scenarios where network wiring is inconvenient. Offering AI deep learning, compact structure and more, Milesight 5G AI Pro Bullet Plus Network Camera builds a whole new world by combining high-tech with high-performance.

This article will introduce the basic configuration of 5G AI Camera, so that you can quickly learn to use our 5G AI Camera.

Read Next : How to use VPN on Milesight Network Camera

Note: For more information about how to set IoT, please refer to Milesight-Troubleshooting-AIoT Camera

2．How to Use 5G AI Camer

1) How to Connect 5G AI Camera

1. If you need to use the 5G network, you can use a SIM card to connect to Cellular for your camera.

Note: 

1) As long as the SIM card is inserted and cellular is enabled, it will consume the data of the SIM card. If there is live video streaming, it will consume more data.

2) 5G AI Camera support 5G, 4G and 3G networks.

2. If you don’t need to use the 5G network, you can connect to the camera through LAN. And PoE are supported for 5G AI Camera.

3. After completing the basic settings of 5G AI Camera, you can access the camera through the Milesight P2P or VPN using 5G network without connecting the network cable.

Note: 

1) If you use the 5G camera for the first time, it is necessary to connect the camera through the network port to access the web page of the camera for basic configurations.

2) For Milesight CMS, M-Sight Pro and Milesight VMS Enterprise, we recommend to add 5G AI Camera through P2P when using 5G networks, which is more convenient and simple.

3) What’s P2P?

P2P technology is convenient, simple, stable and reliable. It does not require a fixed IP address, and the connection of camera through MAC address won’t change because of the network environment. P2P technology is very convenient and practical for the wireless network transmission of 5G AI Camera.

4. Coming Soon: 5G AI Camera can be added and managed on Milesight back-end or Third-party via VPN.

2) Easy Deployment and Compact Structure of 5G AI Camera

3．Compatibility with Milesight Back-end

1) Accessing from Milesight Back-end Software

About Milesight Back-end Software:

² Milesight CMS is a central management system for Milesight cameras and Milesight NVR. It is mainly used to manage and configure multiple devices. With high-efficient management performance, Milesight CMS software offers users a superior administration experience in such centralized system.

² Milesight VMS Enterprise is a professional and intelligent video management software for medium-to-large business projects. Together with Milesight cameras and third-party cameras, it can simplify your video surveillance and fulfill your demands and expectations with rich core functions including Live View, Playback, Recording Export, E-Map, Event Alarm, Smart Search, Al Analytics, and more.

² Milesight M-Sight Pro, a security camera app both for iOS and android, enhances security by providing administrators the flexibility to monitor the the live video from network cameras and NVRs via wireless network.

Note: 

1) For Milesight NVR, it does not support adding or managing 5G camera when using 5G network.

2) Videos from the SD card of the 5G camera can be viewed on the Milesight CMS and M-Sight Pro.

3) VMS Enterprise supports recording surveillance video from 5G cameras to the VMS system.

① Milesight CMS

For Milesight CMS, it supports adding 5G camera via P2P using 5G network, and then the parameter of 5G can be configured.

Step 1: After logging into the Milesight CMS, go to “Management“→ “Devices“→ “Add Devide Manually“, and you can add 5G AI Camera by Mac Address when selecting P2P connection type.

Step 2: Go to “Devices Config“ → “5G Camera“ → “System“ → “Network“ → “Cellular“, You can set the cellular settings and check the cellular status and on CMS as shown below.

② Milesight VMS Enterprise

For Milesight VMS Enterprise, it supports adding 5G camera via P2P using 5G network.

Step 1: After logging into the Milesight VMS Enterprise, go to “Settings“→ “Devices Management“→ “Add Device“→ “Add Manually“, and you can add 5G AI Camera by Mac Address when selecting P2P protocol.

Note: VMS Enterprise does not support 5G and IoT configuration currently.

③ M-Sight Pro

For M-sight Pro APP, it supports adding 5G camera via P2P using 5G network.

Step 1: After logging into the M-Sight Pro, go to “Device Manager“→ “Add Camera“, and you can add 5G AI Camera by Mac Address when selecting P2P protocol. Or you can connect the 5G AI Camera by P2P QR Code.

Note: The P2P QR Code of the 5G AI Camera is activated on the camera Web by default.

4．How to Configure 5G AI Camera

Step 1: Insert the SIM card into the SIM card slot at the bottom of the camera, as shown below:

Note:

① It supports Nano SIM for SIM card slot.

② For 5G camera, the SD card slot is inside the camera, as shown below:

Step 2: After logging into the web, go to “Settings“→ “Network“→ “Basic“→ “Cellular“, you can check the cellular status and set the cellular settings here, as shown below.

Step3: Fill in the information provided by your Internet Service Provider (ISP) to Cellular Settings interface, then click “Save” to access the network successfully.

Note: 

①For some Internet Service Providers, users can access the 5G network by simply inserting the SIM card directly, without additional configuration.

②As long as the SIM card is inserted and cellular is enabled, it will consume the data of the SIM card. If there is live video streaming, it will consume more data.

Please refer to the meaning of the options as follows：

Step4: After connecting to the network successfully, you can check the cellular status information on Cellular Status interface, as shown below.

Please refer to the meaning of the options as follows：

Step 5: Set the schedule, the 5G network will take effect according to the schedule you set.

Step 6: After configuring the cellular settings, you also need to complete other basic configurations of the camera if needed, such as events, recordings, etc.

Note: About How to configure other function, please refer to Milesight Network Camera User Manual.

Step 7: After completing the basic settings of the camera, you can access the camera using 5G network without connecting the network cable.

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(1) Milesight Smart Remote Management Solution

By deploying it in practical CCTV projects, Milesight CCTV Router UR32S can achieve a stable and secure connection between on-site surveillance devices and remote side professional installers or technicians. In this way, Milesight cameras and NVRs can be managed easily and remotely in a more secure and efficient way.

As it’s tailored for optimizing work efficiency, the key of Milesight Smart Remote Management Solution is simplicity. With its powerful product combination and simplified workflow, the solution enables speedy on-site problem solving remotely which greatly saves your cost and time while also enhances the quality of support service.

• For End Users: One-click Search & Easy Operation

1. Automatically search for devices connected with router on one-click
2. Configure device permissions for higher security and convenience

• For Installers or Technicians: Reduce On-site Visits & Solve Site Issues Efficiently

1. Remote access to the router and bulk configuration of devices connected to router
2. Reduce on-site visits, greatly saving time and cost

(2) Related Products

• Milesight CCTV Router UR32S
• M-Sight Pro APP V3.1.0.6 or above
• Milesight CMS V2.4.0.13 or above

Note: Here is the link to download the software.

http://www.milesight.com/support/download#software

2. Router connection

(1) Hardware Introduction

You can check the router’s interface in the picture below:

(2) Router Installation

Step 1: Insert the SIM card into the device according to the arrow icon on the device.

Step 2: Rotate antennas into the antenna connectors. Antennas should be installed vertically and the device should be placed always on a site with a good signal.

Note: If needed, you can install the router on the wall. Drill four holes on the wall by using your drill and insert four wall plugs into the holes respectively, and then use 4 pcs of M3 × 6 flat head Phillips screws to fix the router on the wall.

(3) Router Deployment

Connect the WAN port of the router to the same LAN as the devices (including cameras and NVRs) to deploy the router to your CCTV project.

• Here are two general deployment methods for your reference.

① If your project has been connected to the Internet, you can directly connect the router to the LAN port of the switch in the project, as shown below.

② If your project is not connected to the Internet, you can connect the router to the UPLINK port of the switch in the project, and insert a SIM card into the router to provide network services to the project, as shown below.

Note: If some of the devices in your project have been connected to the Internet, and the others are not connected to the Internet, it is recommended to follow method 2 to reconnect the devices that need to be configured with Milesight Router.

(4) Web GUI Access

UR32S provides web-based configuration interface for management.

Step 1: Check the LAN IP address of the router on M-Sight Pro APP.

Step 2: Enable Wireless Network Connection on your computer and search for access point “Router_******”(last 6 bits of MAC address) to connect it. Or you can connect your computer

directly to the router’s LAN port.

Step 3: After it is connected, type the LAN IP of the router to your Internet browser to log in the web GUI of routers.

If this is the first time you configure the router, please use the default settings below:

Username: admin 

Password: password

Browser: Chrome (recommended)

Note: After you login in, a window will pop up asking you to change the default password for better security.

You can also go to System – User Management – Account interface to change the password.

Step 4: go to Network – Interface – WAN interface, assign a static IP address for the router as shown below.

Then go to Network – Firewall – Security interface to enable remote access service of HTTP port.

Then Configure the IP address of computer manually or automatically.

• Go to “Control Panel” → “Network and Sharing Center”, then click “Ethernet” (It may have different names).
  
• Go to “Properties” → “Internet Protocol Version4 (TCP/IPv4) Properties”, select “Obtain IP address automatically” or “Use the following IP address” to assign a static IP manually within the same subnet of router.
  
  
• You can access the router’s web GUI via this static IP address directly.
  

Note: If you need to remotely manage devices through this router, please make sure

that the property of LAN1/WAN port is set to ”wan” and the connection type of WAN port is

set to ”Static IP” or ”DHCP Client”.

3. Configure device permissions on APP

Step 1: Enable Wireless Network Connection on your mobile phone and search for access point “Router_******”(last 6 bits of MAC address) to connect it.

Note: The router’s Wi-Fi will be automatically turned on after you install the Wi-Fi antenna and power on the router.

Step 2: Open the M-Sight Pro APP, search for and bind the router as shown below.

Username: admin

Password: password

Note: If the router cannot be found, we recommend clicking the help button to solve the problem.

If your project is not connected to the Internet, after logging into the router, you need to select the network access mode to complete the network settings.

• There are two network access modes are available as shown below.
  

Step 3: Select the devices you want to share with installers or technicians from the list of detected devices.

Step 4: Go to My Devices interface to modify sharing permissions and router configuration.

It supports to enable or disable device sharing with one click.

You can also click ‘’ button to check the status of the WAN port or the SIM card interface as shown below.

Or you can click ‘’  button to modify the network configurations of the router.

Note: The default connection type of the router’s WAN port is DHCP Client. You can manually switch to the Static IP type on the WAN settings interface, and configure the router and the device to share the same network segment to manage these devices remotely from Milesight CMS side.

4. Remote management on Milesight CMS

Step 1: Open Milesight CMS, go to Remote Maintenance interface.

Note: In User interface, you can configure Remote Maintenance permission for the user as shown below.

Step 2: Click “Add Router” button, enter the SN code, Router Name, User Name and Password, and then click “Add” button to add the router.

Note: You can check the SN code on the sticker or web GUI of the router.

After the router is successfully added, it will be displayed in the list on the left side, you can click the ‘’ button to delete it, or you can click the ‘’ button to configure the router.

Step 3: The devices shared by the end user will be listed here. Select the device type, check the device you need to configure, then enter the user name and password, and you can modify the device parameters on the right side.

Currently the following configurations are supported:

• Maintenance: Device Upgrade/Reboot/Reset/Configuration File/Diagnose File/Time Syn
• Network: Device Activation/Network Settings/DDNS Setup/UPnP Setup
• Camera Configuration: Video/Audio/Image parameters in detail
• NVR Management: Channel Status

Click the apply button, it will display “Modified successfully” in the status column.

Note:

①If the configuration fails, you can also check the reason in the status column.

②It also supports batch configuration, just check multiple devices that need to be configured, and then enter the same username and password.

Step 4: Click the ‘’ button to access the web GUI of the device for further configuration.

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Please plug DVR or NVR into the router with network cable if you wanna use a computer or phone to connect the recorder locally or remotely.

You can judge whether the recorder was connected to the internet by the status of a network like a picture below.

If the status is not connected, it means the recorder did not connect to the cloud successfully.

Here are the methods:

1. Please check the yellow and green light on the ethernet port of the recorder. One should be blinking which indicates the recorder has connected to the router successfully. If not, please change the ethernet port of the router or another reticle to have a try.

3. Go to the Main menu—-System—Network to confirm DHCP is ticked.

4. Please reset the recorder to the factory default setting.

5. If you can, please change the router to have a try.

Here is new CMS software:

for Mac:

http://www.sanncegroup.com/document/Computer%20software/General_VMS_Beta_Mac_En_V1.20.0.14_20191012.dmg

for windows computer:

https://download.annke.com/document/Computer_Software/General_Bate_CMS_V3.1.0.9.T.20190306.exe

Then you can follow the steps below to add NVR/DVR to your CMS.

1 Download CMS and install it on your computer according to the instruction in the download file.

2 Double click the icon  to open CMS, the default User Name is super, the password is blank (no password).

3 For the first time login, you will see the interface as below.

4 To add DVR/NVR, you can click the System menu on the bottom right corner. Then go to Device Manager, click ADD AREA to create a zone.

Name the zone yourself and click OK.

5 After adding an area, click the area name you created then click on to add your DVR/NVR.

Device Name: name it yourself

Login type: choose Cloud

Serial ID: Here is a method to find Serial ID

User Name/Password: default is admin and no password, same as your DVR

Click “ OK” after you have done the above parameters, you could double click to open this device.

6 After you add your DVR successfully, you can view and manage your DVR on CMS.

7 Here is the introduction to the CMS interface.

Note: If you have a problem adding DVR/NVR to CMS, please double-check the connection between

your DVR/NVR and the Internet and upgrade your CMS to the latest version.

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