Connect any gate or barrier to parking and access control software
Barriers, sliding gates, pedestrian doors and elevators from any manufacturer. Four ways to connect — a LAN relay, a GSM controller, a full gate controller or the manufacturer's API — so you keep the hardware and it becomes a smart gate, opened from the app or by number plate.
Can I connect my existing gate to parking software?
Yes, whatever the brand. Any electric gate, barrier or pedestrian door that can be opened with a button, a remote or a phone call can also be opened by software, because software only has to give the gate the same opening signal those already give it. The gate's motor, safety sensors and closing logic stay as they are.
The question is never whether a gate can be connected, only which of four methods it needs, and that is what decides the cost. A gate with a network cable gets a KMTronic LAN relay; one without gets a GSM controller on a roaming SIM. A gate that cannot close itself safely, or a site that needs to know exactly what the gate is doing, gets a full gate controller. A site already running a parking system with an open API needs no extra hardware at all.
Autlo is a software company and does not sell barriers, which is exactly why we have had to learn to work with everyone else's. We also do not install hardware by default: for each device you get a clear wiring guide and our support until it works correctly and safely, and the device is fitted by you or a specialised installation partner.
Four ways to connect a gate
Same result in every case: the gate becomes a smart gate that opens from a tap in the Autlo app, automatically for permitted plates once a camera is added, or from your own system. What changes is the device at the gate, and therefore the price. Each device comes with a wiring guide and is installed by you or an installation partner, with Autlo's support.
1. A LAN relay (KMTronic)
When: a network cable reaches the gate and the gate already handles its own closing — it has induction loops, photo-sensors and a working control board, which most modern gates and barriers do. Also the usual choice for underground garages with poor mobile reception.
What goes in: a small KMTronic relay wired to the gate's opening input, the same terminal a push-button or radio receiver uses.
Cost: the lowest of the hardware options, and the one most sites end up on.
2. A GSM controller (such as Eldes)
When: there is no network cable at the gate — sliding gates, remote sites and larger garages.
What goes in: a GSM controller such as Eldes on the gate's opening input, running on a roaming SIM. If an Eldes controller is already installed, Autlo connects to it and brings it into the same smart access and parking system.
Connection: the roaming SIM switches between mobile networks, so it almost never loses connection. At worst it takes a few seconds to connect through another provider.
3. A full gate controller (Fennix FMC)
When: an older gate has no loop logic of its own, or the site needs to know the gate's state — whether a car is on the loop, whether the arm is up, whether the photo-sensor is clear.
What goes in: a Fennix FMC gate controller that reads the loops, the arm and the sensors and runs the opening and closing sequence itself.
Cost: higher than a relay, in exchange for full control — including refusing to open or start a session when no vehicle is actually there.
4. The manufacturer's API
When: the site already runs a parking or access system that exposes an API, typically on larger parking installations.
What goes in: nothing at the gate. Autlo opens it through a software call to the system that is already there.
Cost: no hardware, but it depends on the manufacturer's cooperation, so cost and timeline are agreed case by case. Where a vendor is closed, one of the first three methods still works.
Any of them. Autlo connects to gates, barriers and doors regardless of manufacturer; what varies from site to site is which of the four methods applies. These are the most widely installed brands, and Autlo works with all of them.
Gate and barrier automation
- FAAC and Magnetic Autocontrol
- CAME
- BFT
- Nice
- Hörmann
- SOMMER
- Beninca
- Ditec
- Fadini
- Motorline
- ELKA
- Roger Technology
- Key Automation
- King Gates
- Marantec
- Automatic Systems
- LiftMaster and Chamberlain
- HySecurity
- DoorKing
Parking systems
- SKIDATA
- Designa
- Scheidt & Bachmann
- Amano
- HUB Parking
- ZEAG
- WPS
- Softra
- Parklio
Access control and GSM controllers
- SALTO
- Eldes
On parking systems the barrier and the payment side are separate questions. Autlo drives SKIDATA barriers, for example, but SKIDATA's payment machines are closed, so on those sites payment is normally replaced rather than integrated.
If your brand is not on the list, it still almost certainly connects. Send us the gate's model number and we will tell you which method applies.
Gate, barrier and parking brands Autlo connects to
A selection of the manufacturers whose gates, barriers and parking systems Autlo connects to. Names and logos belong to their owners; Autlo is independent and not a partner of any of them.
How to connect your gate and pair it with an ANPR camera
Most sites start with a gate that is already installed. Connecting it takes one message from you, and adding plate recognition is optional: once connected, the gate already opens from a tap in the Autlo app.
1. Send us your gate or barrier model
Tell us the model of the gate or barrier you have installed, or the one you plan to install. We reply with the exact method for connecting it — a KMTronic LAN relay, a GSM controller such as Eldes, a Fennix FMC gate controller, or the manufacturer's API — and the wiring guide for it.
2. Position the camera with our guide
Any IP camera that streams H.264 video works, because Autlo's own ANPR computer on site reads the stream — the camera needs no plate recognition of its own, and one already at the gate can usually stay. Set its position and angle with our guide, built on 13 years of experience. Once it is running, we add masks and rules that maximise its recognition rate. See how ANPR works for placement in detail.
3. Set the rules for who gets in
In the Autlo software, add the permits and rules for which vehicles may always park for free. Then choose how the lot works: closed to everyone except permitted vehicles, or open to anyone, who enters, parks and pays through the webshop, the app or another payment method. See payment methods.
How we choose the method for a site
Four questions decide it, and we ask them before anything is ordered:
- Is there a network cable at the gate? If yes, a KMTronic LAN relay is usually the simplest and fastest. If not, a GSM controller on a roaming SIM — or the Eldes controller that is already there.
- Does the gate close itself safely today? If it has working loops and a control board, a relay or GSM controller is enough. If not, it needs a full gate controller.
- Do you need to know the gate actually opened, or that a car is really there? The LAN relay and GSM data controllers confirm the opening; the full gate controller also reads the loop and the arm.
- Is a parking system with an API already installed? Then the API route may need no hardware at all.
Then we send the wiring guide for that device. You or your installation partner fit it, and we support you until the gate opens correctly and safely.
What stays the same when you connect
Connecting a gate to Autlo adds a way to open it. It does not take any of the existing ones away.
Existing remotes keep working
The relay or controller is wired in alongside the gate's own receiver, so remotes already in use keep opening the gate. People can move to the app or to plate recognition at their own pace rather than on a cut-over date.
The gate keeps working without internet
With plate recognition on site, the gate opens for every plate on the list even when the internet connection is down. Only opening from the phone app needs a connection.
The gate's own safety logic is untouched
With a relay, the motor, the photo-sensors and the closing sequence belong to the gate and stay that way. Autlo sends the same opening signal a button would, and the gate decides how to close safely.
What you can do once the gate is connected
The connection is the first step. These are what the software adds on top, and each is a setting rather than a project.
Open from the app
Drivers and residents open the gate, pedestrian doors and even the lift from one app, with one account the administrator controls.
Visitor and contractor passes
Access for a set period instead of permanently, sent by SMS or email, or tied to a visitor's plate so they press nothing at all.
Instant removal
A person, their phone and their plates removed from access in one step. No remote to collect back, no receiver to reprogramme.
Space quotas per tenant
When a tenant's spaces are all in use, the gate stays closed, opens and notifies the administrator, or starts a paid session — your choice per site.
Full opening history
Every opening logged with the person, the tenant and the plate, so an incident can be traced to who was on site and when.
Paid parking and EV charging
The same connected gate can start a paid session, bill a monthly permit, or sit in front of chargers billed on the same account. See parking operator software.
Common questions
Yes, whatever the brand. With four methods Autlo can connect to any electric gate, barrier or door in the world and make it a smart gate: a KMTronic LAN relay on the gate's opening input; a GSM controller such as Eldes on a roaming SIM where there is no cable, or the Eldes controller already installed; a Fennix FMC full gate controller for older gates or where the gate's state matters; or the manufacturer's API. Once connected, the gate opens from the Autlo app and, with a camera, automatically for permitted plates. The gate's motor and safety sensors stay as they are.
All of them, including FAAC and Magnetic Autocontrol, CAME, BFT, Nice, Hörmann, SOMMER, Beninca, Ditec, Fadini, Motorline, ELKA, Roger Technology, Key Automation, King Gates, Marantec, Automatic Systems, LiftMaster, Chamberlain, HySecurity and DoorKing; parking systems from SKIDATA, Designa, Scheidt & Bachmann, Amano, HUB Parking, ZEAG, WPS, Softra and Parklio; SALTO smart locks; and Eldes GSM controllers. Brand affects which connection method applies, not whether the gate can be connected.
You do not need a dedicated ANPR camera. Connect the gate to Autlo first, with one of the four methods. Then add any IP camera that streams H.264 video at the lane, or use one already there. Autlo's own ANPR computer runs Autlo's recognition software on site and reads the plates from the video feed, so the camera needs no plate recognition of its own; cameras that do have it, such as Tattile, can also send their reads directly. Autlo checks each plate against the site's permits and the gate opens. The barrier itself does not need replacing.
A LAN relay sends the gate its opening signal over a network cable and leaves closing to the gate itself — the lowest-cost method and the most common. A GSM controller does the same over a roaming SIM where there is no cable. A full gate controller also reads the induction loop, the barrier arm and the photo-sensor and can run the whole sequence, which is needed for older gates without loop logic or where a session depends on a car really being there. An API connection needs no hardware but depends on the manufacturer exposing one.
It depends on which of the four methods the gate needs. A LAN relay is the lowest hardware cost; a GSM controller adds a SIM; a full gate controller costs more because it does more; an API connection has no hardware cost but depends on the manufacturer's terms. Send us the gate's model number and we will tell you which applies, and the price.
Not by default. Autlo provides a clear guide for connecting each device and supports you until everything is installed correctly and safely. The hardware itself is installed by you or by a specialised installation partner.
No. The barrier stays, and a camera is not required either. Once one of the four connection methods is in place, the gate opens from a tap in the Autlo app. If a camera is installed at the lane — any IP camera that streams H.264 video — Autlo makes the gate fully automatic for every permitted plate.
Connect the gate to Autlo with any of the four methods, and it can then be opened from the Autlo app by anyone the administrator has given access. Visitors can be sent a time-limited pass by SMS or email instead of being added permanently, and access can be removed instantly.
Use a GSM controller such as Eldes on a roaming SIM. The SIM switches between mobile networks, so it almost never loses connection; at worst it takes a few seconds to connect through another provider. If an Eldes controller is already installed, Autlo connects to it.
With plate recognition on site, yes: the gate opens for every plate on the list without an internet connection. Only opening from the phone app needs a connection. With a GSM controller on a roaming SIM, the gate side almost never loses connection — if one mobile network is unavailable, it may take a few seconds to connect through another provider.
Yes. The relay or controller is connected alongside the gate's own receiver rather than replacing it, so remotes already in use keep opening the gate.
With the KMTronic LAN relay, a GSM data controller and the Fennix FMC gate controller, yes. The Fennix controller also reports the loop, the barrier arm and the photo-sensor.
The barrier itself, yes — Autlo drives SKIDATA barriers by connecting to the gate rather than through SKIDATA's own controller. SKIDATA's payment machines are a different matter: their payment side is closed, so on those sites payment is normally replaced rather than integrated.
Yes. Mandoors and side gates use the same connection methods as a car barrier, and elevators can be called from the same app, so a resident's garage, door and lift access sit on one account. Smart-lock systems such as SALTO can be connected over their API.
All Autlo servers are in the EU and GDPR compliant, with the main server in the Netherlands. The cloud can be set up in your own country or region, or run as a fully local installation. Images and recognition results are deleted automatically after four months.
FAAC, Magnetic Autocontrol, CAME, BFT, Nice, Hörmann, SOMMER, Beninca, Ditec, Fadini, Motorline, ELKA, Roger Technology, Key Automation, King Gates, Marantec, Automatic Systems, LiftMaster, Chamberlain, HySecurity, DoorKing, SKIDATA, Designa, Scheidt & Bachmann, Amano, HUB Parking, ZEAG, WPS, Softra, Parklio, SALTO, Eldes, Tattile, KMTronic and Fennix are trademarks of their respective owners. Autlo is an independent software vendor and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or a certified partner of any hardware manufacturer. These names are listed only to describe equipment Autlo can connect to.
Send us your gate's model number
The model of the gate you have or plan to install, and whether there is a network cable near it. That is usually enough for us to tell you which of the four methods fits and what it costs.
Questions about connecting your gate?
Tell us the gate's model number — installed or planned — how many gates, and whether there is a cable or only mobile signal. We will tell you which method fits.