Unifi Access Ultra [Review]: Quick Setup and Features

[@RaduIvanus]

How about adding an emergency switch that should cut power to the magnetic lock so that the door is always open?

[@UXDiogenes]

So you can run the mini headless and still manage to connect the Vision Pro?

[@AJaytheCEO]

I think you are commenting on the wrong video

[@TheRevRobWilson]

This is definately a game changer...

[@macm3086]

Your channel has provided me with many valuable insights. Our company plans to install five Unifi wireless access points linked together through a Poe switch. Do we need to configure each access point separately? Is there an option for setting up a master and a slave, so you can configure one master and it will replicate all others, similar to an Aruba AP?

[@AJaytheCEO]

If you get a controller it will handle the configuration. You can buy a controller and connect it to the Poe or run the software version on a computer

[@hsaudio8964]

Quick question: I see that this is Adopted in the Unifi Access software. With Unifi Protect, where do you Adopt the cameras? With Protect software installed on the UDM Pro or installed on the NVR?

[@marksushinskiy]

To use protect, in your console settings you have to install the protect application, keep in mind if you want to link protect with Access, to get video recording of the unlock, both applications have to be installed on one device, either the unvr or the udm. There are rumors of console merging but that is not out yet

[@AJaytheCEO]

I'm only using the udmpro at home so all apps are on the same device. At churches when I do installs with the NVR the cameras and access are installed on that device only

[@hsaudio8964]

Cool. I have installed on the NVR and everything is working fine. I did notice that with two 6TB drives, the RAID setup only shows 6TB available. No way to not use raid. With 8 cameras, I get one month backup.

[@endain3933]

What stops someone from removing the Access Ultra from the wall, then disconnecting and powering the door strike directly?

[@AJaytheCEO]

FOr my install, it is bolted into the wall and there is a setting that I missed that flags tampering with the reader. In these type of installs, I would add a go between battery backup to keep power on even if this was tampered with.

[@murderbymusic12]

@@AJaytheCEO How would a better backup keep it from being tampered with. The strike is tied into the reader. Rip the reader off the wall, pull the strike cable and if it's configured to fail-safe the door is open or if it's configured fail-secure just use a little jump box and bam the door is open. The tamper flat doesn't really help either. What if no one is onsite and they get a tamper alert whoever set it off would be in and out before anyone could get here.

[@endain3933]

@@AJaytheCEO The plate is what's bolted to the wall, the ejection tool, which is just a generic slim piece of metal allows popping the Access Ultra off without any visible damage. Yes, there is a tamper switch, but other than a log, what does it do? You can still just simply push the wire eject buttons for the lock wires, bridge them (assuming that's the correct unlock action) and then re-install everything with no physically visible break-in damage. With a separate controller, access to the back of the reader grants you nothing. With this, the best you can hope for is a log message? How does a battery make this any safer?

[@murderbymusic12]

@@endain3933 DING DING DING

[@ApexOneTech]

Thanks for the overview! What Anker backup device do you use exactly?

[@AJaytheCEO]

Anker f1200

[@murderbymusic12]

UI is doing some great things in the access control market but until their equipment is UL listed it's not going to guard anything buy a broom closet for us. What everyone seems to forget is Access Control is life safety. It's against code in main places to install these on certain doors since it's not UL listed.

[@AJaytheCEO]

The original hub is but yeah I wish they would get everything certified so they can offer more functionality with access and their other products

[@Tanuki-infosec]

in sorry the cable management in that room