ANPR on TetherX // READ // DECIDE // ACT // DISPLAY
Read the plate. Drive the barrier. Show it on the sign.
A plate read is just a number until something acts on it. TetherX reads the licence plate on every lane, decides the barrier on a whitelist, blacklist or watchlist, lifts the gate through an IP relay, and shows the plate on an LED matrix display - every read tied to the camera that saw the car, on one timeline, across every site.
Whitelist, blacklist and watchlist driving the barrier - not a clipboard.
LED matrix displays show the live plate read at the lane.
Native Hikvision and Dahua, plus ONVIF - keep the cameras you have.
Quote routed direct to a TetherX-accredited local installer who knows ANPR cameras, barriers, relays and matrix displays. No central sales call.
One plate read, four actions
Accreditations across the TetherX installer network
TetherX partners hold the accreditations security-procurement buyers and insurers filter on. Coverage varies by partner.
Counts reflect partners currently in the TetherX directory holding each accreditation.
Reading the plate is the easy part. Acting on it is the product.
Plenty of cameras read a plate. TetherX is the platform that decides what happens next - lifts the barrier, holds the cloner, pings the duty manager, shows the plate on the sign, logs the read against the footage and counts the vehicles. Plate, event, camera angle and action sit on one timeline, across every site, on one login.
Every read tied to the camera that saw the car
Each entry and exit gets a plate read linked to the event and the overview camera that caught the vehicle. When a dispute, a barrier-jump or a cloned-plate claim lands, the plate, the time and the angle are already lined up - no scrubbing hours of a deck or yard recorder.
Whitelist, blacklist and watchlist
A whitelist plate lifts the barrier; a blacklist plate holds cloners, non-payers and trespassers; a watchlist plate pings the duty manager with the read, the time and the camera angle. The same read drives the action - the decision is data, not a laminated list in the gatehouse.
Vehicle counts and flow analytics
Live and historic plate counts per lane, site and day - which entrances fill first, when the rush hits, how long the average stay runs. Plan staffing, pricing and gate cover on the read data, not a manual headcount.
Multi-site oversight from one login
Car parks, dealership compounds, logistics yards and gated estates on one dashboard. A duty manager sees every lane across the estate without a VPN per site or a separate login per recorder.
From the lane camera to the barrier and the sign.
ANPR on TetherX is a closed loop: the camera reads the plate, the TetherBox matches it against your lists, an IP relay drives the barrier or gate, and an LED matrix display shows the plate and a message to the driver - all on the same timeline as the cameras.
Barrier and gate automation via IP relay
A whitelisted plate drives the barrier, rising bollard or access-controlled gate directly through an IP relay - ControlByWeb, Robot Electronics, KMtronic, Denkovi, Moxa or a generic REST board. The TetherBox sends the ON command on a match, then the OFF command after your set duration. Tailgates and ticketless exits surface as named events beside the footage that caught them.
LED matrix displays at the lane
Show the live plate read on an LED matrix sign over serial or TCP/IP - Spectra Displays and any board using the SDHX, HX and HXE sign protocol. A default message such as "ANPR IN USE" sits idle, the detected plate shows for your chosen duration, then an after-message like "IMAGES RECORDED" reassures the driver the read landed.
Occupancy and flow analytics
Plate counts per lane, site and day feed live and historic occupancy and flow. See which entrances fill first, when the peak hits and how long the average vehicle stays - the data behind staffing, pricing and gate cover, with no manual headcount.
Keep your lane cameras. Add the platform that acts on the read.
TetherX is open by design: the plate-reading cameras and overview cameras your last installer fitted keep working, and one platform drives the barrier, the matrix display and the analytics across every site - not a separate ANPR box and recorder login per lane.
Works With The Cameras You Already Have
TetherX supports most cameras with built-in number-plate recognition. Native API support for Hikvision DS and iDS ranges and for Dahua from 2018 firmware onward, plus ONVIF Profile S cameras including Axis and Milesight. The TetherBox bridge supports 1,000+ integrations and any ONVIF device, so the lane cameras already on your gantry keep working - no rip-and-replace, no capital write-off. It needs a dedicated ANPR camera, not a repurposed CCTV camera: a general camera exposes for the whole scene, so a headlit, reflective plate blows out to a white rectangle - a dedicated ANPR camera exposes for the plate itself, so the number stays legible in headlights, low sun, rain or full dark.
- Native Hikvision (DS and iDS) and Dahua plate reading, plus ONVIF cameras
- Dedicated ANPR cameras - tuned to keep the plate readable in any light, not blown out
- TetherBox bridge installs in 5 min per site - no lane closure for a rip-and-replace
The Plate Read Drives The Barrier, The Gate And The Sign
A whitelisted plate lifts the barrier through an IP relay; a blacklisted plate holds it and notifies; a watchlisted plate pings the duty manager with the read and the angle. The same read shows the plate on an LED matrix display at the lane. One detection, every downstream action - barrier, bollard, staff gate, notification and sign - on one platform.
- IP relay barrier and gate control - ControlByWeb, Robot Electronics, KMtronic, Moxa, generic REST
- LED matrix displays over serial or TCP/IP - Spectra and any SDHX, HX or HXE protocol board
- Per-plate expiry dates and a resync-to-TetherBox control so the lists stay in step
The questions after the lane read works
Once the plate read is solid, operations and IT want the rest: how do we drive the barrier, what board can we put at the lane, how do we find a plate across a month of footage, what cameras are supported, where does the plate data sit, and can we tighten retention when an insurer or a DPA review asks.
Drive barriers, bollards and staff gates
A whitelisted plate sends an ON command to an IP relay - ControlByWeb, Robot Electronics, KMtronic, Denkovi, Moxa or a generic REST board - and an OFF command after your set duration. The relay lifts the barrier, drops the bollard or releases the gate. Test buttons in the dashboard pulse the relay so you can prove the wiring before a single car arrives.
Show the plate on an LED matrix display
Drive a Spectra or any SDHX, HX or HXE protocol matrix sign over serial or TCP/IP. A default message sits idle, the detected plate shows for your chosen duration, then an after-message reassures the driver. One matrix display per TetherBox, configured and test-fired from the dashboard.
Find a plate or a car across a month of footage
Smart video search filters every lane and site by plate, object, colour, zone and time - a silver van at the east gate after midnight last week - instead of scrubbing recorders. The audit log captures the query and the named user who ran it.
Blacklist alerts and watchlist pings
A blacklisted plate - a known cloner, non-payer or trespasser - notifies every user with notifications enabled. A watchlisted plate pings the duty manager quietly with the read, the time and the camera angle, so a flagged vehicle is handled before it reaches the front of the queue.
Cloud, on-prem or hybrid - your choice
Store on the TetherBox at the lane, in UK-region cloud, or both for redundancy. The bridge keeps reading and recording locally if site broadband drops, then syncs once it returns - so a link outage never costs you the plate read. AES-256 at rest, TLS 1.2+ in transit; cloud infrastructure is ISO 27001 / SOC 2 attested at the infra level via Wasabi.
Change retention and lists when policy changes
An insurer asking for more retention on the entry lane, a DPA stance on plate data, a new tenant joining the whitelist - update retention windows, resolution and the plate lists from the dashboard. Per-plate expiry dates deactivate a visitor or contractor automatically; no engineer visit to the lane.
One ANPR platform, every site that reads plates
The read-decide-act-display loop is the same whether it is a multi-storey barrier, a dealership compound or a logistics yard gate. Each site scopes its own lanes and lists; operations sees the estate.
ANPR from forecourt to action
Camera reads the plate, the TetherBox matches the lists, the relay drives the barrier and the matrix display shows the read - one loop, on the same timeline as the cameras.
ANPR platform brief
Get the ANPR platform brief by email.
What TetherX ANPR does, how the read-decide-act-display loop is wired, which cameras, relays and matrix displays are supported, and what a per-site rollout looks like. PDF, in your inbox before you go.
No sales call; your email stays with us. We route serious enquiries through accredited local TetherX installers.
How TetherX ANPR stands out
Plate reading, barrier control, matrix displays, video and alerts on one platform - across every site.
One platform, one bill
ANPR, video, access control, relays and intruder alerts on one dashboard, one app, one bill - not separate systems per lane.
Reads through any outage
The TetherBox reads and records on-site. A site 4G or broadband drop never loses the plate or the footage - it syncs when the link returns.
Your retention, full 4K
Set retention per camera at full 4K - long on ANPR and entry lanes, short elsewhere. No pricing-band retention cap.
Open relay and display kit
Drive any standard IP relay and any SDHX, HX or HXE matrix display - no locked-in barrier controller, no proprietary sign.
Built in the UK and Australia
Built in the UK and Australia. Local representatives in Canada and India. EU, North America and APAC supported. Your data stays in your region (UK, AU, CA, IN, EU, NA, APAC).
Ringfence legacy cameras
Existing plate cameras (including Hikvision and Dahua) stay reachable behind the TetherBox, off the public Internet - phase NDAA-compliant replacement on your budget cycle. NDAA-ready options include Hanwha Vision, Axis, Avigilon, Pelco, Bosch.
What operators ask before they wire up ANPR
Still running ANPR as a standalone box that reads a plate and does nothing with it?
The read lifts the barrier, shows the plate on the sign, logs against the footage and counts the cars - automatically.
A TetherX-accredited local installer scopes your lanes, relays and displays and quotes one project price.
Ready to wire up ANPR that acts?
Tell us roughly how many lanes and sites you have, and whether you need barrier control or a matrix display. We route your enquiry direct to a TetherX-accredited installer who knows ANPR cameras, relays and signs - no central sales call.
We reply by email, usually within within 1 business day.
