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Alarms based on LPR
You can base some types of alarms on LPR recognitions. Do the following:
As soon as you have created a license plate list (see "Working with license plate lists" on page 21), it
becomes visible in the License Plate List and on the Lists tab of your LPR camera (see "Add new
LPR camera" on page 12).
1. Create the license plate list (see "Add new license plate list" on page 21) you want to match
license plates against.
2. Add and configure the LPR camera(s) (see "Add new LPR camera" on page 12) you want to
use.
3. In the Management Client's Site Navigation Pane or Management Application's navigation
pane, expand Alarms, right-click Alarm Definitions. Select to create a new alarm.
4. The Alarm Definition Information window appears. Fill in the relevant properties (see "Alarm
properties" on page 25).
5. If prompted when done, confirm to save changes.
Alarm properties
Set the following properties when creating an LPR alarm:
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Enable: Lets you enable the Alarms feature.
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Name: Lets you type a name for the LPR alarm. The alarm's name appears whenever the
alarm is listed.
Tip: Alarm names do not have to be unique, but using unique and descriptive alarm names
are advantageous in many situations.
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Description: Lets you type a description text (optional).
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Triggering event: Lets you select the (event) message that triggers the alarm:
a) In the top drop-down, decide what type of event to use for the alarm. When you run LPR,
beside system-related events and plug-ins, the list offers License Plate Lists events (see
"Working with license plate lists" on page 21) and LPR Server events (see "View LPR server
information" on page 11). Select one or the other, depending on your needs.