ANPR · Number plate recognition · Car parks
ANPR cameras that open the gate for the right vehicles.
Axis number plate recognition reads each plate on the camera itself, checks it against your lists and opens the barrier for the vehicles you expect. Installed on your network and supported by the same team that runs your IT.
- On cameraplates are read inside the camera, with no separate ANPR server
- 200 km/htop speed for plate capture on the AXIS Q1686-DLE
- ±2 km/hspeed accuracy with Axis radar
What it does
Number plate recognition, built into the camera.
- Reads plates on the camera and checks them against allow and block lists.
- Opens barriers and gates for listed vehicles, from the camera itself or through an Axis door controller.
- Flags vehicles on a block list as soon as they arrive.
- Logs vehicle type, colour and make with each plate, so a vehicle can be found later.
- Turns the plate into an access credential, alongside cards, PINs and phones, in AXIS Camera Station Secure Entry.
Typical sites are staff and visitor car parks, yard and depot gates, and private roads. For doors and barriers across the whole site, see access control.
Speed
Plates and speeds on faster roads.
On site roads and private estates, Axis radar measures each vehicle’s speed to within 2 km/h. AXIS Speed Monitor shows speeds of up to 200 km/h on the live view, exports the readings as a spreadsheet and can drive a speed sign. The AXIS Q1686-DLE puts radar and camera in one housing and captures a plate and a speed for each vehicle at up to 200 km/h.
Why Axis
What to ask before you buy a cheaper ANPR camera.
| Ask | Why it matters | With Axis |
|---|---|---|
| Where are plates read? | A camera that only sends video needs a separate server to read plates. | AXIS License Plate Verifier reads them on the camera. |
| What else is logged? | A plate alone is hard to search if it is dirty, false or obscured. | Vehicle type, colour and make are logged with each plate. |
| How long will it get security updates? | A camera at the gate is a networked computer facing the road. | Typically 8 to 12 years, with the end date published for each model. |
| Can you prove a recording is genuine? | Evidence of a vehicle on site may be challenged. | Signed video shows a recording has not been edited since the camera made it. |
Number plates can identify people, so ANPR needs a clear purpose, signage and a set retention period under UK GDPR and ICO guidance.
Secure by design
A camera at the gate shouldn’t be a way into your network.
Axis Edge Vault, the security chip in Axis cameras, checks the software at start-up and keeps encryption keys in protected hardware. We put ANPR cameras on their own network segment and keep their firmware patched with the rest of your IT. Read more about cyber-secure CCTV.
How it works
From survey to a working barrier.
- 01
Survey
We look at where vehicles approach and stop, the lighting, and how gates and barriers are controlled today.
- 02
Design
Camera positions, vehicle lists, barrier connections and network design, with a fixed price.
- 03
Install
Cameras, cabling and barrier connections installed and tested by our own engineers.
- 04
Support
Firmware updates, list changes and health monitoring from the same team afterwards.
ANPR questions
What people ask before switching.
What is ANPR?
Can ANPR open our barrier or gate?
Do ANPR cameras need a server?
Is ANPR allowed under GDPR?
Can ANPR also measure speed?
Free ANPR survey
Tell us which vehicles you want to let in.
A PC1 engineer checks your gates and car park and sends a fixed-price plan.
- Reply within one working day
- Fixed prices, in writing
- A senior engineer, not a salesperson