ANPR questions & answers
Answers for the systems around number-plate recognition.
Practical, vendor-neutral guidance for cameras, NVRs, VMS platforms, access control and metadata integrations.
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8 answersin UniFi
Why does UniFi recognize a plate but fail to unlock my gate?
Check the complete Protect-to-Access pairing and permission chain.
Ubiquiti: Configure License Plate Unlock
Why can a UniFi plate unlock the gate again sooner than its cooldown suggests?
Another unlock method can reset the relevant cooldown behaviour.
Ubiquiti: Configure License Plate Unlock
Why do UniFi AI Key results arrive minutes after the vehicle has passed?
The AI Key processes queued detection events.
Ubiquiti: AI Key setup and FAQs
Why are UniFi AI Key results missing during very busy periods?
Its event queue can reach capacity.
Ubiquiti: AI Key setup and FAQs
Why does changing a third-party camera’s stream resolution not change the streams used by UniFi AI Port?
The AI Port selects streams during adoption.
Ubiquiti: Protect AI Port FAQs
Why can’t I pair more third-party ANPR cameras with one UniFi AI Port?
Capacity depends on camera type and resolution.
Ubiquiti: Protect AI Port FAQs
Why does a G4 or G5 camera show vehicle detections but no plate recognition in Protect?
Vehicle detection and LPR have different hardware requirements.
Ubiquiti: Protect AI detections and recognition
Why does my UniFi AI 360 camera lack the plate-recognition option shown for other AI cameras?
The capability table excludes 360 models from that recognition feature.
Ubiquiti: Protect AI detections and recognition
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