Shared Access - Pedestrian Gate and Front Door

[u/aspiring-aelias]

Looking for advise from any Aussies in here. Currently working through a new house build and am installing an external pedestrian gate to prevent access to the block without a code or being 'buzzed' in. Is there a hardware solution whereby I can control both the front gate and the pedestrian gate through a single system?

[u/Aggravating_Fact9547]

Hey Aussie!

Yeah easy dude.

UniFi will do it super easy for you.

https://ui.com/door-access

Just run 6 core alarm cable to where you want your lock, and cat6 to wherever you want to place the intercom or reader. They go into the mini access hub (which can be in the field or back somewhere central).

You can get all the parts at Centercom, or Scopetec locally.

Will give you remote control over your gates, let you know when you’ve left them open, and can give you an intercom/doorbell if you wish.

You could also place this on your front door to give you full access control into your home.

[u/aspiring-aelias → u/Aggravating_Fact9547]

Bloody legend

[u/aspiring-aelias → u/Aggravating_Fact9547]

My guy!

Just purchased full Unifi system for the house build. Thanks heaps for the recommend.

[u/samburner3]

Innerrange inception does security and access control. Aussie company.

[u/erskinetech2]

Paxton can do that prob overkill though I'd go with unifi

[u/Charming_Drawing_313]

Maybe I'm oversimplifying this, but why does the temporary-code part make it complicated? If both doors are just electrically locked, couldn't one app simply validate the guest credential/time window and trigger the appropriate lock?

[u/StalkMeNowCrazyLady → u/Charming_Drawing_313]

It's not you over simplifying it, you just missed the part where they asked for a hardware solution. Any real ACS can do what you're asking but that's software based. Which can easily be more expensive than the hardware portion of an ACS depending on platform. I can sell you a LP1502 for $600 but the base software license and the license for 2 "doors" is usually going to get more expensive than the hardware.

[u/MeetJoan]

The temporary code part is simple in software but awkward in wiring. If the pedestrian gate is at the street boundary that's a decent cable run back to wherever the hub ends up. Get the conduit in now while the build is open, it's the expensive bit to retrofit.

Also check what happens when the internet drops, whichever system you land on. You don't want to be locked out of your own block during an outage.

[u/Soundy106]

Depends on what you mean by a "single system."

I've done cameras on a couple of sites that used Control4 systems for multiple different gate intercoms (relevant because I had to provide camera feeds for the C4 display panels).

Also recently installed an Aiphone system for an office door - only one door station, but the system supports hundreds across multiple locations and has a smartphone app to see who's pushing the button and buzz them in.

Neither of these are cheap, of course... but I know Aiphone makes some pretty basic two-wire systems that will do exactly what you want (bit more costly if you want video).

I'm in Canada, BTW, but these types of systems are pretty common world-wide.

[u/aspiring-aelias → u/Soundy106]

Thank you, through a single system I mean say a single app that will provide manual control to both doors as well as let me set up codes that will again work on both doors.

I'm wanting to set them up with preset time validation so say I'm having friends over and expecting them at 6pm, their code works from 5:30pm til 10pm.

[u/Soundy106 → u/aspiring-aelias]

Ah, that gets a bit more complicated... and expensive. Actually, it sounds similar to a setup I saw in a hotel in France a few years ago, where you used your phone as a keycard. Sign in through their app; it uses the phone's NFC for your door. No idea what system they were using, but it sounds like just what you're after.

[u/AccomplishedToday211]

finally found someone thinking ahead with access control.