Agents & Camera Configuration

LPR Cameras are the backbone of data collection for Rekor Scout. These cameras and the software installed on them are referred to as Agents. To easily access the list of Agents, click View Details on this panel will redirect you to the Agents page where you can configure and rename your agents.

A list of all active and inactive agents is shown in the detailed view of the Cameras menu. A green thumbs up represents active status and a red thumbs down depicts inactive status. This is the easiest way to check whether your cameras are actively reading plates.

Agent Name

The agent name can be changed to customize the order of cameras. Examples of naming schemes include specific location, cross streets, or an address. To change the name of the agent, click the agent name and a new window will open.

Click the “X” (gray circle background) inside the box to clear the current name and enter the new name. Click the checkmark to save.

Agent Configuration

On the Agents screen you can view the current video stream and agent status. Additional functionalities include adding a new video stream, changing agent parameter settings, and reviewing the current live agent log by clicking the Configure button for a specific agent. Unused agents can be removed with the Delete button in the same box.

If you encounter an error with the agent connection, restart the system and check the connection shortly after. If the error persists, contact Rekor Support by opening a support ticket: https://help.rekor.ai/kb-tickets/new

Clicking Configure on a connected agent opens the configuration screen shown below.

Status

The Status section shows the current state of a specific agent, agent version, CPU usage, agent and system uptime, and hard drive capacity.

Video Streams

This section of the agent configuration screen shows all related configuration details of the camera.

The Stream URL sub-section lists the video stream URL, camera name, status, frames per second (FPS), and location of the camera. Additional video streams can be added if needed.

Video Stream Configuration

Click Configure next to the Stream URL to set the detection zone and direction of travel.

Detection Zone

This panel will allow users to apply detection masks on the parts of the image that is of interest. After these parameters are set, click Save Mask.

· The Green Inclusion box serves as the zone of interest.

· Red Exclusion box Serves as a disregarded detection zone.

Direction of Travel

In this tab users can define a Direction, Angle, Tolerance and even give system the ability to delete the data captured moving in the unwanted direction. Once these parameters are set, click Save.

Test Connection

The Camera Stream Config sub-section allows users to customize the stream for specific camera brands or use a generic URL.

Once a camera stream information is filled in, test the connection to make sure it is configured correctly before saving the configuration.

If the configuration checks fail, a Test Failed popup window will appear.

If the configuration check passes, a Test Successful window will appear.

Agent Parameters

The Agent Parameters section allows you to specify Country, Processing Cores, Image Disk Quota, the Video Recording Enabled option, and Video Disk Quota.

Agent Log

The Agent Log provides detailed, real-time information about agent activities and status. It records events that occur in the system. The “Agent Start” and “Agent Stop” controls are included at the bottom of the Agent Log sub-section.