This isn't hard for me. Who cares about the angle if it doesn't record.
Setup other cameras as needed to cover your whole property, and buy the doorbell with the best experience. I'm getting the g6 pro the moment it's released. G6 standard is very good too and is already out.
This isn't hard for me. Who cares about the angle if it doesn't record.
Setup other cameras as needed to cover your whole property, and buy the doorbell with the best experience. I'm getting the g6 pro the moment it's released. G6 standard is very good too and is already out.
I’m using both. The NFC isn’t as frequent, but is most reliable. The kids are setup with fingerprints, works 75-80% of the time first try. Sometimes needs a 2nd or 3rd scan. Once it accepts it, Protect calls a Home Assistant webhook to unlock the door.
I’m using both. The NFC isn’t as frequent, but is most reliable. The kids are setup with fingerprints, works 75-80% of the time first try. Sometimes needs a 2nd or 3rd scan. Once it accepts it, Protect calls a Home Assistant webhook to unlock the door.
I've got the UniFi G6 Pro Entry. I use it along with the Hub mini to have facial recognition for door unlocking (Yale Assure 2 Z-Wave deadbolt) through HA. It also has NFC and PIN code access as well
I couldn't be happier with it. I have a UniFi stack and it also works flawlessly with Protect and Access.
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I’ve had the G4 Pro for over a year now and that works great. I expose it to HomeKit using Homebridge for alerts, door chimes etc, live streams etc. I also have the Nuki ultra lock. At the moment the two aren’t linked, I use Nuki’s geofencing for auto unlocking and I lock the door using Apple Home\Siri. It would be a neat feature to link the fingerprint reader as another unlock/lock method, so I would be interested in any tips in achieving this.
Regarding the G6 range, I’ve not really seen anything that’s made me feel like I need to change device.
We use the G6 pro with a gatehub which also controls the garage. The door has an electrified Ferco multipoint lock with European cylinder. That connects to the hub and the G6 opens that lock with a PIN, tap or through the intercom. Works perfectly. I have not used FaceID yet.
I just bought the G6 Entry last week and installed it over the weekend. In order to use the NFC or Face ID on the G6 you MUST also buy a door hub (130 or 200). The G4 Doorbell does NOT use UniFi Access and does NOT need a hub for NFC/fingerprint, that is provided in UniFi Protect (but only for the G4).
Also I do not believe Face ID detection is on the G4. It can find faces but not decide if it is a “known” person, while the G6 can (assuming you have a door hub)
The camera in the G6 is a higher resolution too
I installed a G6 entry (not pro) about a month ago. It generally works out of the box. But there’s some caveats. It is POE only. It only works with doorbells that Unifi sells (the Poe or the WiFi chime). Also not all features (face unlock, nfc unlock) are available unless you get the door hub or door hub mini and install Unifi Access along with Unifi Protect.
It is worth noting that the G4 is sold as a doorbell and the G6 is sold as a commercial entry device (not as a doorbell).
Edit: I did not have a G4 before.
I meant without having to do anything complicated. I have the hooks into Home Assistant and an esp to do the same thing with a relay (haven’t wired it cause I’m lazy). Yes, you can Jerry rig stuff to work, but not out of the box
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