Unifi Access G2 Reader Pro - Upgrading from G1

um hello access can I come in please access but I have to get in the office why not oh come on can I get in right just going to have to replace you [Music] then so this is my existing UniFi access Pro reader now called a G1 because there's also a G2 yeah I know I'm going to upgrade it um I've had this for a while it was one of my first videos on the channel if you missed that go and check it out because it shows all about installing UniFi access from scratch um but there's a new version and this is now as unifo tells me this is now a uh a device that looks vastly different you can see it's all long compared to this teardrop shape because they've listened to how people want to use it and this is now completely redesigned so I'm going to give that a go um it should best be Plug and Play I can reuse all the existing equipment the access Hub uh and my access light reader that I put up as well um so I can just plug and play this now however there's a problem this is much longer much much longer in fact it's so long it wouldn't fit here so I'm going to have to do a bit of construction work before we can install it but that's okay we'll uh we'll get we'll gloss over that kind of um but first let's have a look what's in the box and what we actually get and what it looks like well let's let's get it out the box so this typical UNIF for packaging so this come on ow get out is the G2 professional maybe okay there we go as always it's presented lovely straight up front uh there's the quick start guide in the lid and there's some foamy material anyway um so as you can tell it's very different from the G1 so it has this um oh bit of for packaging only oh okay so that's just to protect a bit oh fair enough so this is the device so it obviously sits in the wall there there's a camera up here which is a 4k camera it is looking my notes Here 4,000 by 3000 12 map 30 frames per second it's pretty decent upgrade on the camera um I'll show you a bit later the the other differences uh there's two microphones and there is an sensor there which I think that's the proximity sensor sitting there and then obviously the display which we'll see and then here is where you connect it in with Poe in that's the same as the old one so that should be fine so that's the device then there is a mounting bracket here all made from aluminium or aluminum if you're from the land of cheese and that is what we'll probably mounted on with I'm not sure if I need both I probably do anyway we'll find that out then here is the level so we can actually put it up straight which is Handy here's a little grommet which goes on the back of this in here so that oh maybe not there does it go here but it sits nicely in there so the cable goes through that uh there's some screws for mounting it different ways of mounting it I suspect um then we have some oh bits for depending on how we you want to screw it in to the wall and here is the tool for getting it off the mount I'm assuming and what else we got is there anything else in here hello installation gu you scan that it's all o this is all silver can you see that look at that that's nice print we' gone all out on this um here is the Gang Box Mount cover come on get out there we go um and that's it for the box here is ah so if you have a gang box and you install in that here is the cover that you can put over it so that it sits nicely there I guess something like that um there another level thing oh this is aluminium as well and that is for I guess mounting it as well yeah mount and cover so this is for the Gang Box if you have a gang box you need to install it on there's a cover for it and you put it on there Etc or something like that maybe anyway there's all the bits let's put it on the wall which requires a little bit of [Music] construction [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] n [Music] [Music] n [Music] [Music] [Music] right so that was a bit of a construction job we did have to modify bits but I think it looks all right maybe there's a few touch-ups that can be done let me know in the comments if you would have done another way I probably won't but anyway um all left to do now is to go into UniFi access on my udm and adopt the new G2 uh Pro reader and then set it up and see what it looks like so um yeah let's do that I'm especially keen on seeing that camera quality so 4K hopefully should be good let's let's do that so we are now in UniFi access which is on my udm and let's go and find the new uh Pro reader so it should be under here under device there you go UA G2 Pro 0963 great name uh we're going to click to adopt that and then we're going to try and get all of the cards and profiles onto that reader so that I can use my card like normal so let's let's click adopt and see what happens all right that was really quick um that only took us a second I am guessing that this oh it even says office door entry that's clever so it must know that it's been connected to the same Hub which is just above here which is office door and then it says office door entry so I didn't have to rename it and access methods already got those so they're set on The Hub which access methods all right let's try and see device version 0.1.19 I'm guessing there's an update for this very soon uh I always have to update devices but well let's have a look let's see what we got okay the device is ready to be updated updating as I said it's updating all right uh let's just do that and I'll be right [Music] back right so that's now updated that's done so let's have a look um see if we can play this here we should see the camera out there ready to go there it is there's the camera oh that's much clearer isn't it remember the start the image that we got that you know the opening of the video here it is again just have a look at the the difference in in quality all right here it goes um hello can I come in please right this is so much clearer let's see if we made it full screen oh dear that's very full screen uh settings what we got there's the entry that's correct that's because I put it into it is an entry by default but I also it's using the same um Poe or same cat six as before I want to use NFC card that's right want to use my NFC and mobile access that's a UniFi identity if you don't know what UniFi identity is I've made a video on that which is linked there um and pin I don't use a pin but you can uh display is swiped to call yes that's like before what else we got uh or disabled oh okay doorbell trigger we can oh even have that on or off right we're just going to have that on I use that motion detection so if there's motion detection then it'll um Record 5 seconds before 5 seconds after for unlocking and detection sensitivity oh that's if the screen comes on or off um fast so if we walk up to the screen it comes on very nice status light welcome flashlight oh welcome flashlight that's a new one display brightness volume and manage this the usual restart and remove Etc all right okay that looks pretty straightforward forward um if you don't know UniFi access in detail I've also made a video on that which is link there uh go and check that out on how to set it up and how to use it as well as the install which I link to at the beginning of the video um but here we got so the same users yeah on here so they should now all work let's have a look at me uh Insight settings yeah I still have that card and that is in that group and it's on the office door okay so I think my cartridges work without me doing anything um let's just have a look okay so let's try and go and open the door all right door entry here all right let's try that we'll be right back all right so let's see that should have worked let's just try and refresh that right you unlocked the office door 39 seconds ago all right fantastic with the n and there's a little recording here you can see very good so yeah that worked so that's that's neat so because I connected it to the same hub the upgrade path from G1 to G2 of the the the pro reader was super simple what took me by far the longer actually the install which was only a bit in the video but that's cool and obviously I still have to remove the old reader that's fine U what else visitors I mean none of this has changed because I haven't changed the actual access here they're still the same policy Etc all right so let's just go back to the welcome flashlight so this is as I'm showing you here when you walk up to the door or to the reader rather then the motion sensor if it's dark will actually turn on that welcome flashlight so you can see a little bit of you know below kind of it's it's quite neat it's a nice light I don't know if it comes across in the photo or the video but it is a really Pleasant light so that's kind of neat I I like that um yeah so that's the welcome flashlight I'm going to just leave that on that's kind of cool so um let me just show you the difference now between the Gen one and the Gen 2 reader because they seem to do more or less the same things but there are some significant differences so let me just bring those up uh and I'll be right back so on the left I have the new G2 Reader Pro and on the right I have the G1 now I had to use the way back machine because um yeah it's completely gone from the UniFi website but U here we are let's just look at it anyway so you can't actually buy it anymore but just so you know what's been updated um they're both Poe power that's fine they both have it says here high resolution touchcreen I can't actually find any um specs on the touch screen as such because it says down here there is no actual data on the touch screen on the Gen one don't think there is on the Gen 2 either um but they're vastly different design one's round one's you know rectangular so um but the G1 um is made was made from sort of a plasticky type thing and the new one is polycarbonate and aluminium it just feels much better build quality I must say um so I have high hopes for that as you can see it also now has an IP rating a weatherproofing rating of 55 where the uh old one has a 54 so it's slightly better but the main thing is this camera for me so uh let's just scroll down here a little bit now there's a lot more detail on actually I should mention here that you can mount this in a gang box if you have this in your electrical box if you have that you can actually Mount that in there if you don't know what a gang box is one of these here um those there I'm not sure why would you put it in there but anyway you can so I'm not an electrician I don't understand that exactly put it down in the comments uh if you know so that is another option that they've added and there's a full mounting bracket for it as you saw at the start of the video um it runs on Bluetooth and ethernet just as the other one so all the NFC stuff is the same probably the same chip I'd imagine same NFC Reader in there but the camera is now 4,000 by 3,000 12 megap 30 Fram per second that is pretty incredible um that's a massive upgrade from it doesn't even say here but the video is 800 by 600 the one that I downloaded from the camera uh that you saw at the start of the video it feels studia um it has more information here about I don't know what all these things are ul2 294 UL 294 level statement I'm not sure um if you know put it in the comments it might be important I'm not sure but um one thing I do know is that this one is now $359 where the old one was $299 um I think the the up the higher cost is probably warranted because it does feel better better build quality has a little light in it Etc um is it too expensive as it is I'm not sure it feels a little bit expensive but maybe not I don't have much experience with other products in this range uh let me know what you think so I really like it it's it's a much improvement over the old one I hope the display is more durable because I did have to replace one on the warranty for the old one for the G1 um so yeah super simple to set up super simple to adopt and upgrade from G1 to G2 it just kind of just worked like the old one um and that's it any questions put them down in the comments and as always if you enjoy the content on the Channel please consider subscribing um that is the best way that you can support me doing um all the videos so other than that that's it I've got nothing else um H okay bye

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Length: 16min 10sec (970 seconds)

Published: Tue Mar 12 2024