HOMELAB: Adding a badge reader to my homelab! (Ubiquiti Access)

[@romayojr]

"not really needed but cool!" i agree 100%

[@jeffsponaugle6339]

Like many things in life..

[@cameronadams8126]

Super cool! I know it's more for fun than security, but a big security upgrade would be to use an external rated door instead of internal.

[@cidadaoPPT]

My favorite videos of yours! Combination of house stuff + IT!

[@DPCTechnology]

It's a great little device. Love the homelab, it's next level, next level....

[@Johnnie-nn8by]

Jeff’s home lab is turning into “The Red Queen” and his home lab room “The Hive”….. I absolutely love it. There should be a speaker that plays “Welcome Jeff” when he scans in to the lab. Next thing you know there will be pressure plates installed in the floor and lasers that will detect intruders.

[@iuriemihalachi3592]

at such moments when I am watching such videos I am just about to start my youtube chanel just cause I want to have some cool stuff at my place like this!!! So amazing! loving it!

[@neilbradley]

So when's the retinal scanner going in? That's the obvious next step! ;-)

[@jeffsponaugle6339]

Obviously! Funny I had the exact same thought last night.

[@philarmishaw3730]

An AI Theta mounted in the door with facial recognition would be the easiest.

[@Doran_Krotan]

Jeff, I'd like to apply for TS/SCI/CTO Clearance please.

[@unvjustintime1]

12 month process if not longer

[@Johnnie-nn8by]

Absolutely amazing

[@corypechon]

I contemplated doing this for a while, but decided it was much easier to put an NFC tag on the wall and scan the tag with my phone, which then opens a deadbolt or lever lock.

[@84swoodworth]

Hinges are on the outside of the door You can still get in

[@juri14111996]

you can get in any way. just take out the reader (that for some stupide reason controlls the maglock. it should be a seperate device for security reasons). Ot just take out the override switch.

[@l0gic23]

Wonder how close we are to "i am legend"... Jeff seems to be getting ready...

[@LethalBB]

Hinge bolts on the outside. Deviant would be in in a flash.

[@Diesel2530]

Before you can blink he'll already have the door open 😂

[@strob5657]

😂 it's not like that door is stopping anyone serious about getting in

[@daelitehbh514]

Love it. out of ceuriosity, why dont you add a motion sensor to turn on your light? or even mm wave sensor would be better

[@tunacuma]

Hi jeff, I will graduate my CS major next May and I want to be like you one day. I love how you have a good career and excellent hobbies. Do you have content about advice to youth anywhere? Thanks :)

[@jackc451]

Cool stuff. How did you run the Ethernet wire over to the door to power the switch?

[@xVertigo101]

I want to do this for my home server room, which is also my game room lol

[@Nosjamesmenzer]

How hard would it be to integrate it into home assistant and make it to were you can use that to trigger things or even have control from home assistant

[@jeffsponaugle6339]

Pretty easy since there is an API - And I"m just about to do that. I want the home assistant to know when it is opened to the lights can be controlled.

[@Nosjamesmenzer]

Yeah I was just curious because I been thinking about creating careasel like what that had in smart house the movie but automating it and having a way to restrict a certain level on it from the kids for adult snacks

[@Nathan15038]

Just to reinforce the fact that this is a professional server room for a small business 😂

[@sinoperture]

How can you cut a hole on your wall? Is it made of cardboard?

[@davidd7226]

Do you happen to have a parts list?

[@RiehlFrancois-lo2cn]

hello Jeff, I am French and I also have a homelab at home that I would like to monetize, what are you running on your server that brings in money? THANKS

[@Cloud1202]

I need to date a nerdy homelab boy :3

[@accountthrowaway1561]

Why not use the electric strike on this door? - no visible lock - override mechanically without needing the override switch - keep locked when there is a power outage Also keep in mind if you use a third party card then it may only verify the card UID which is a significant downgrade in security. Official card is a mifare desfire card AFAIK.

[@jeffsponaugle6339]

The strike would be better, but harder to install in a door frame like this. Keep in mind this is an internal door with exposed hinges, so it is just for 'access' not for absolute security. You could take the door off, or pull the panel and disconnect the mag lock.

[@matthewhedge8955]

i wonder if you could make it so that scanning the thing turns on the lights automatically

[@l0gic23]

Home Assistant...

[@c.m.7037]

Can I get a badge? So badass!

[@Adamrashwan407]

but you need a override inside

[@maxmustermann194]

Ok cool, but don't forget to have a backDOOR (pun intended), if the door control server goes down and you can't open the door to fix it. Cuz that's what facebook did during their DNS outage 😂

[@collodionpositive554]

That's what the key is for.

[@Haijuken]

software ? on udm ?

[@jeffsponaugle6339]

Ubiquiti software - in particular you can run their access software on the UDMs (or the NVRs).

[@enayet123]

You use Unifi products other computing related stuff and cars this is the perfect channel

[@AdamDahdah.]

4:50 iam not that technical but what is that jeff

[@kxpz1375]

./showdisks.sh, shell/bash script, to show disks :-)

[@ElmokillaXDK]

this isnt a homelab its a enterprise datacenter in your home lol

[@Nothinglastsforever]

/r/HomeDataCenter

[@tedev]

there is no point into having the key backup. if anything goes wrong just remove the unifi reader and join the two cables together. that will force it to open the door

[@zeeshanghazanfar95]

That’s not how modern digital lock systems work. The reader most probably sends authentication data to the main control which is located inside and that controller decides wether to unlock the door or not.

[@philarmishaw3730]

@@zeeshanghazanfar95 not on this model. It’s the cheap version and only has dry contacts. No hub.

[@xendemic]

Or you know… just take the hinge pins out and pull the door off but I think the point here was just to do something fun.

[@jeffsponaugle6339]

There would be multiple ways to disable, including pulling the reader and just unplugging the POE power since this is the single device model. However the key was fun to add, and if I do eventually switch to the real enterprise version it will be nice to have.

[@zeeshanghazanfar95]

@@philarmishaw3730 hmm, LockPickingLawer would never approve this then 😀

[@Dextermorga]

I have heard. If you have enough time and equipment you can copy any RFID key ☹️

[@ecu8r]

If you can then why not I always say.

[@halveiga9990]

“Hodor”

[@Mesrop109]

more of a cave than a lab.