Parking and vehicle entrance

Small sites can run without a PC. The ZKTeco LRM300 stores 1,000 allowlisted and 1,000 blocklisted plates and keeps entry and exit records with pictures. A UHF reader with a relay output can open a barrier for valid tags, and the MORX RFG-CR32 is described as connecting directly to a boom barrier.

For central rules, reports and several lanes on one screen, the catalogue lists ZKBio CVSecurity as compatible with the ZKTeco BGM100 barrier and the LPRS1000 recognition system (supported plate regions differ between the two cameras and are listed on each product page). For Wiegand readers, check that your controller accepts the reader’s format.

• Civil work first. Barriers bolt to a level concrete plinth, and loop cable goes in a sealed saw-cut slot. Lay conduits to the guard room before the road is finished.
• Power and backup. The ZKTeco barriers here take a 110 or 220 V AC supply and drive a 24 V DC brushless motor. Give each barrier its own protected circuit and put lane equipment on a UPS.
• Earthing and surge. Earth every outdoor cabinet and add surge protection on long cable runs.
• Reader and camera position. The LRM300 recommends 3 to 5 metres between camera and plate; a straight approach and a speed breaker help. Keep metal surfaces out of a UHF reader’s read zone.
• Safety and emergencies. Never commission a barrier without a working loop or radar sensor, keep a separate pedestrian path, and plan how ambulances and fire tenders get through.
• Network. Run wired Ethernet from ANPR cameras and networked readers to the guard room rather than relying on Wi-Fi.

Installation is carried out by your own installer or electrical contractor. SecurityGearHub supplies the hardware and can advise on lane layout and wiring through installation advice. The boom barrier buying guide covers barrier selection in more detail.

• More lanes. Add a barrier, reader and loop detector per lane.
• A second credential. Add ANPR to a tag system, or tags to an ANPR system, so residents and visitors are handled differently.
• Two-wheelers. Bike windshield paper tags read at 3 to 5 metres, so scooters can join the same system.
• Visitor and paid parking. The ZKTeco TBM 01-02 ticket dispenser issues tickets on loop detection.
• Higher security. Hydraulic bollards block a lane, and the Plock 2 parking lock reserves a bay.
• Central software such as ZKBio CVSecurity as the site grows.

Tags suit vehicles registered in advance, such as residents and staff, and do not depend on a legible plate (windscreen, tag position and radio conditions still matter). ANPR needs no tag, which suits visitors and fleets, but depends on a clean plate and a slow approach (the LRM300 is specified up to 10 km/h). Many sites use tags for regulars and ANPR or the guard for everyone else.

It depends on reader and tag. The MORX RFG-CR06 is a 6 m reader, the RFG-CR32 lists 12 to 15 m depending on the tag, and the tamper-proof tag is listed at 8 to 10 m inside a windshield. Metallised glass can cut range sharply, so test a few vehicles first.

Measure the clear lane width. The ZKTeco BGM100 takes a boom up to 3 metres; the BGM300, BGM400 and MORX MB100 cover 3 to 6 metres.

Yes. The reader only tells the barrier to open; the presence sensor stops the boom closing on a car, a two-wheeler or a person. A buried loop suits new roads, and a radar sensor such as the ZKTeco VR30 suits finished paving.

The barriers run on mains power, so put the barrier, reader and camera on a UPS. The BGM300 and BGM400 can be raised and lowered by hand without power, and the MORX MB100 has a hand wheel and accepts an external 12 V, 1 Ah battery. Decide in advance whether the boom stays raised or lowered in a long outage.