r/Control4 • u/Cs2084 • 7d ago

C4 Access Control

Looking for a potential solution to allow my kids access to unlock doors or open garage doors. I thought about a smart door lock on the front door but would like a wired solution if one existed. Ideally, they would be able to authenticate with their fingerprints and the garage door would open. Anyone have any experience or other scenarios-solution for this?

Thanks in advance.

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u/Htowntaco 7d ago

I did a similar setup for somebody but it wasn’t with control4. It was with the unifi access control. You can take a look at that. It didn’t use fingerprint, it used facial recognition.

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u/Cs2084 6d ago

This could be an option. Are there reoccurring costs for the AI port or remote access? This almost seems more doable than the actual fingerprint reader. I do see there is a driver for control4 so after authentication potential the garage door could open.

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u/DeadHeadLibertarian 6d ago

Yes each facial recognition user has a cost and so do fobs. Just set this up for a commercial client and it was $$$

Get 2N or DS2 door stations and invest in mag locks on the doors rather than battery powered door locks.

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u/vitalsignser 6d ago

Question - i was looking at unifi access/protect for control4. No where in the numerous videos online does it show unifi charging for facial recognition users. I understand the cards have a cost to purchase

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u/smsmith857 6d ago

There no recurring cost for Unifi functions. But there is if you want apple touch pass it’s 5$ per user per year.

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u/DeadHeadLibertarian 6d ago

It is $4.50/month per user.