A lane linked with a capture unit or card-swiping device is used for controlling the barrier. A capture unit linked to a lane can recognize a vehicle at the lane, and compare the vehicle information with vehicles in a vehicle list. Then, the capture unit opens the barrier automatically to allow the vehicle to enter/exit according to entry and exit rule of the vehicle list if the vehicle has been added to a vehicle list. An access control device/video intercom device opens the barrier when a vehicle owner swipes card on it to open the barrier to allow the vehicle to enter or exit the parking lot. Meanwhile, the capture unit does not open the barrier for the recognized license plate number which is added to the blocklist; the access control device/video intercom device cannot control the barrier without swiping a card specialized for the parking lot. You can also relate a camera with the lane. The camera will capture a picture (it can be a vehicle, human face, or other) which will be displayed on the Control Client. You can view the pictures captured by the related camera on the Control Client if needed.

1. On the Home page, click Vehicle > Parking Lot > to enter the Add Lane page.
2. Select the lane type as Entrance or Exit.
3. Enter the lane name.
   Figure 1. Add Lane Page
4. Optional: Configure linked devices for the lane.
   1. Select a capture unit in the drop-down list.
      Note:

      A capture unit is used for capturing and recognizing license plate number. For example, the capture unit will open the barrier to allow the vehicle to enter the parking lot when recognizing a license plate number in the vehicle list, and will not open the barrier to prevent the vehicle from entering the parking lot when recognizing a license plate number in the blocklist. See Manage Entry & Exit Rule for details about setting an entry & exit rule.

   2. Select Access Control Device or Video Intercom Device as the Device Type.
   3. Select a device for swiping card or video intercom from the Select Device drop-down list, or click Add New to add a device to the system.

      Access Control

      If you selected a card (already issued to the owner for card authentication) for the owner when adding a vehicle, you actually bind the card with the vehicle license plate number. So the barrier will open when you swipe the card at the lane with an access control/video intercom device. In this circumstance, a capture unit is not needed.

      Figure 2. Opening Barrier by Card Swiping

      Video Intercom

      1. The vehicle owner calls the security guard by the video intercom device (some access control devices can also be used for video intercom).

      2. The security guard verifies the owner's identity by viewing her/him by the video intercom device or license plate number captured by a capture unit.

      3. The security guard opens the barrier manually if the vehicle owner is authenticated.

      Figure 3. Opening Barrier by Video Intercom

   4. Select a display screen for the lane.
      Note:

      A display screen is used for displaying information such as free parking space amount, vehicle expiration date. See Set Contents Displayed on Display Screen for details.

   5. Select either Capture Unit or Access Control /Video Intercom Device selected by the above step as the device for barrier control.
5. Relate the lane with camera(s).
   Note:

   • Make sure you have enabled picture storage for the camera. Otherwise, you cannot see the captured pictures on the Control Client. See Manage Area for details about how to enable picture storage for a camera.

   • Up to three different cameras can be related with the lane.

   • One camera can be related with multiple lanes.

   • You can view the pictures captured by the related camera in the passing vehicle information on the Control Client.

   1. Click Add to open the resource list.
   2. Select a camera from the resource list.
   3. Click Add to save the related camera.
6. Click Add.