The External Plates Database module should be set to return a certain amount of LP numbers found in the database. This amount of numbers will be returned in case of partial search or wildcard search methods. This parameter is required for a more flexible setup of Auto-Intellect using the internal programming tools.

For setting the plates number to be returned while searching via a wildcard or a number's part, do the following:

1. Go to Hardware tab of System settings dialog window (1).
2. Select the External Plates Database in the objects tree (2).
   
3. Select the value Partial match or Wildcards match from the list Search method (3).

4. Enter the maximum plates number to be returned while searching via a wildcard or a number's part in the external DB in the Partial LP match and template search return no more than … license plate numbers field (4).

   This parameter is also influence to the number of returned records in the Event viewer window while the template or partial LP search.

5. Click Apply (5).

Setting the plates number to be returned while searching via a wildcard or a number's part is completed.