Check the camera menus
Look for Event / Alarm Setting / Alarm Server or the equivalent Road Traffic linkage settings.
Check your Hikvision ANPR camera before you buy
Ruby ANPR receives ANPR events directly from compatible Hikvision cameras. The quickest compatibility check is whether your camera can send Hikvision ANPR Alarm Server events over HTTP or HTTPS.
Production tested
Hikvision iDS-2CD7A26G0/P-IZHSY
Ruby ANPR has been developed and production-tested with the Hikvision iDS-2CD7A26G0/P-IZHSY ANPR camera, including live HTTPS event delivery, three-image captures, IN / OUT direction and the 60-second positioning heartbeat.
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ANPR event deliveryCamera sends registration metadata to the Ruby ANPR ingest endpoint.
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Three-image evidencePlate crop, vehicle image and detection scene are accepted when supplied by the camera.
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HTTPS / port 443Recommended configuration on compatible firmware.
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60-second heartbeatGPS / Positioning Upload provides reliable Online / Offline health monitoring.
Compatibility checklist
Your camera should provide
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Hikvision ANPR / Road Traffic capabilityA standard CCTV camera without ANPR analytics is not sufficient.
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Alarm Server destinationHostname, URL, protocol and port fields for event delivery.
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HIKVISION ANPR protocol optionThe event output needs to include registration metadata.
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Forward / Reverse linkageRequired if you want both IN and OUT direction events.
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GPS / Positioning UploadRecommended for the 60-second Ruby ANPR camera heartbeat.
Other Hikvision ANPR models
Compatibility depends on the event interface, not just the model name
Other Hikvision ANPR cameras may work when they expose the same Alarm Server event workflow, but Ruby Systems only claims a model as tested after it has been verified end to end.
Use the camera Test button
A successful synthetic test proves camera → HTTPS → Ruby ANPR → image storage → database → dashboard.
Ask before purchase
Send the exact Hikvision model and firmware version if you want us to check the expected configuration path.
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The public demo uses 10 fictional cameras and no customer data.