This is the quickest path. You keep everything you are already using - we simply add intelligence, risk and alerts.
Configure your existing ANPR cameras to send their hit data to WatchGrid alongside your current workflow. No disruption to your NVR or recording.
Do it yourself or ask your CCTV installer. It usually takes minutes. We provide clear instructions and can commission remotely.
As soon as hits arrive, WatchGrid enriches, scores risk and enables alerts and watchlists so your camera investment works harder.
Start from scratch with pre-selected components that just work for gates and lanes.
A ready to fit kit per entrance: ANPR tuned camera, PoE, mounts and signage. Buy multiple kits to cover more entrances.
Cameras run power and data over a single Ethernet cable back to a broadband router or your structured cabling.
Self install or bring in a local professional. We can commission remotely and help you tune for day and night capture.
EdgeGrid will let you use standard CCTV cameras for ANPR when dedicated hardware isn’t available.
A small local unit monitors the video feed and detects number plates in real time, sending hits straight into WatchGrid.
Position, lighting and camera settings matter - especially a fast shutter and IR at night. Dedicated ANPR cameras still offer the best results when reliability is critical.
EdgeGrid can coordinate with the cloud service or run as part of a local, on‑site install.
All hits are sent over a secure, encrypted connection to the WatchGrid cloud, stored in a UK/EU data region, and accessible from any web browser. It’s the easiest way to start and requires no local server to maintain.
Store hits on a small local device (supplied) and access them within your network. Your IT team can safely expose it externally if needed. The device still needs internet access to pull in external data sources for enrichment.
Still images are great for recognition, but clips give context - and context helps decisions.
We capture a few seconds either side of a hit so you can understand behaviour and identify occupants or accomplices more easily.
A local rolling buffer ingests the stream and trims the relevant segment into a video file when the hit occurs.
For practical reasons the buffer runs on the local network. Our EdgeGrid device coordinates clip capture and syncs with the cloud or sits entirely on‑prem.