Unifi Access Ultra Setup Guide

In this video we give you a real world example of installing the new Unifi Access Ultra door access device on a door in our office and getting it set up inside Unifi Access. We cover the installation of the door sticke into a metal door jam and running Cat 6 and 2 wire cable to the Door access hub/reader. We had to modify the door jam using a jigsaw and a multitool. See how aprofessional low voltage installer deals with issuse that arise along the way.

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00:00 - Project overview
00:28 - All in one product
00:58 - First step
02:11 - Stuck in a door jam
03:01 - Fishing for wires
04:35 - The hole in the wall
06:48 - Setting up the UI
08:46 - Opening the door with a phone (crazy)
10:09 - Who is Unifi Access Ultra for?
11:03 - Tamper resistance

[MactelecomNetworks]

Great video! getting ours setup this weekend

[DominicRusso]

I greatly appreciate the real-life install videos. It shows the common issues you run into and how you overcame them which is honestly helpful for most of us DIY-ers out here! It's often frustrating to watch a "perfect install" video or a "let's just set this up on a table for a demo" video and it looks all super easy and then you go to do it and end up spending 3 days and 4 trips to Home Depot. Also, one question I couldn't readily find an answer to: What is the maximum distance for running the low volt wires from the Access Ultra (or the Access Hub) to the actual lock? Thanks again for all the great videos!

[matthodgson]

Great video! Your Protect videos have helped me tremendously and these Access videos are giving me the confidence to try what has been a daunting and complex endeavor until now.

[rpetty]

Great video. I always thought a hub was required.

[switz]

As I have stated in previous videos, yours are some of the best on YouTube. My only comment on this product would be it would be perfect if there was a keypad on this too. I could see this being used at Air BnB's as well as most of the entry doors on my house.

[AlexGompper]

Thanks for sharing, appreciate sharing the installation process

[switz]

Hey Clay, you are my go-to for anything Ubiquiti. I can't find one but have you done a video on the Ubiquiti EV Station Pro? An in-depth video on setting up accounts and how to track usage would be helpful. Thanks!

[marklyon]

Can the lock output be used as a NC dry contact, or is it always powered? Not insurmountable, but we have several doors that are held locked by power from a separate system, it would be nice to easily add access to them by interrupting that power feed vs installing an extra strike, etc. Could be accomplished with a relay powered by the Unifi gear, but would be nice if it's really as simple as running a wire and splicing it in series.

[lqjikbz]

Fantastic video; What electric Striker you are using or prefer. It will be interesting to hear base on your expertise which strikers (brand) work best and why same with Cables and wires ...

[dw-djii]

So I'm a little confused now with the electric lock option. We have a metal frame glass door out front that doesn't have a latch (like the little thingy that you'd turn a door knob to unhook the door from the plate/frame to open it). It's just a handle and you pull or push to open the door, and it has a lock that latches when we close up for the day. We want to do an electric lock but not sure if that would work in our door situation. Would the electric lock make the lock itself turn to lock/unlock as we push the Exit button (or swipe to enter), if that makes sense..? Or would we have to use the magnetic lock option since there's no door latch thingy?

[gthorpe]

Just tried to install one of these today, we used the slim plate and for some reason, we cant get it to latch in place. even by hand with the bracket just resting on the back of it!

[brandonreidy]

Does the reader require security screws to remove it from the wall or does it just pop off with a tug?

[waynenocton]

This is great and a fair price finally, but, one problem, anyone can now yank that out and put power to the strike plate with something like a battery and they’re in.. So, good for convenience, security, not so much.

[will]

I was thinking to use this for a house side gate, noting that it's IP rated, unlike the lite, and comes with a inbuilt hub unlike the g2 reader.

Then a g2 reader pro for the front door, and a g2 reader for the back door to both run off the same hub.

I'm trying to think of an elegant solution to not need 2 of these on the gate (one on each side)?

[nicholaslacovara]

I would respect this video a lot more if he was using anything but Ryobi tools.