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UniFi Lab 22 Access to a Z-Wave deadbolt

Front door: granted, bolt stays thrown

Access says granted, but the deadbolt stays locked

The door has a deadbolt and no strike, so has to do the unlocking. Get it talking to Access, fix the automation so only granted opens the door, then get the unlock to the lock.

Front door with a Z-Wave deadbolt, LOCK1, and no strike in the frame. ENTRY1, a G6 Pro Entry, on the wall beside it. In the rack: the console running Access, SW1 a PoE++ switch, and HUB1 a Door Hub with nothing wired to its lock terminal. Home Assistant on a Raspberry Pi with a Z-Wave stick. ENTRY1 shows granted, but LOCK1's bolt is thrown and Home Assistant is idle.LAB 22What the visitor seesAccess · Home Assistant · Z-WaveDOORLOCK1Z-WaveZ-Wave deadbolt onlybolt thrownENTRY1G6 Pro EntrygrantedRACKAccess eventsZ-WavecableUDM Pro MaxAccessSW1PoE++HUB1Door HubHAPi + Z-Wave stickLOCK: emptyHA AUTOMATIONtriggeraction12345Access says granted. The door stays locked.ENTRY1: grantedLOCK1: bolt thrownHA: idle
Front door with a Z-Wave deadbolt, LOCK1, and no strike in the frame. ENTRY1, a G6 Pro Entry, on the wall beside it. In the rack: the console running Access, SW1 a PoE++ switch, and HUB1 a Door Hub with nothing wired to its lock terminal. Home Assistant on a Raspberry Pi with a Z-Wave stick. ENTRY1 shows granted, but LOCK1's bolt is thrown and Home Assistant is idle.LAB 22What the visitor seesDOORLOCK1Z-WaveZ-Wave deadbolt onlybolt thrownENTRY1G6 Pro EntrygrantedRACKAccesseventsZ-WaveUDM Pro Max · AccessSW1PoE++HUB1HALOCK: emptyHA AUTOMATIONtriggeraction12345Access says granted. The doorstays locked.ENTRY1: grantedLOCK1: bolt thrownHA: idle

This run: all five at once. Get Home Assistant talking to Access, fix the automation, then get the unlock to the lock.

Front door

Home Assistant says "Could not connect"

Goal: granted opens the bolt

Chain Controls

What do you see?

The chain

ENTRY1, Access, Home Assistant, LOCK1

Adding UniFi Access in Home Assistant stops at "Could not connect". Access itself works fine at the door.

  1. 1Home Assistant to AccessNo connection
  2. 2Access keyKey rejected
  3. 3AutomationBolt never moves
  4. 4Who it opens forDenied card opens
  5. 5Z-Wave to LOCK1Never reaches LOCK1

Common causes · Home Assistant says "Could not connect"

Test the door

Check the lock, not just the Access log
  1. Access never sees the bolt. Its log says granted even when the bolt didn't move.
  2. Check the lock state in Home Assistant after each tap.
  3. Test a card that should fail, too.

Tap a face Access grants, or a card Access denies, and watch what reaches the lock.

At the door and in the rack

  • ENTRY1 G6 Pro Entry, reads faces and cards
  • HUB1 Door Hub, nothing wired to its lock terminal
  • SW1 PoE++ switch, powers HUB1
  • Console runs UniFi Access
  • Home Assistant on a Raspberry Pi, with a Z-Wave USB stick
  • LOCK1 Z-Wave deadbolt on the door, no strike in the frame

Controls

Raspberry Pi network

How the Pi reaches the console

Home Assistant setup

API Token

Setup also asks for Host, the console's address, and Verify SSL.

Home Assistant automation

What it does when Access lets someone in

Trigger event type

Z-Wave

Z-Wave stick and the path to LOCK1

Safety · optional

These don't change the win. They keep the door safe.

Evacuation and Lockdown switches

The lock's auto-lock

Safety: 1 of 2 set. It does not change the win.

Hints

Good to know · info only

Out of scope for this lab

Wiring a strike to HUB1 Z-Wave range numbers Lock brands and models

Gear in this lab

  • 1 G6 Pro Entry, ENTRY1
  • 1 Door Hub, HUB1
  • 1 PoE++ switch, SW1
  • 1 Console running UniFi Access
  • 1 Raspberry Pi with Home Assistant and a Z-Wave USB stick
  • 1 Z-Wave deadbolt, LOCK1
Change on win: none yet

Counts only, no prices.

Home Assistant UniFi Access Could not connect

UniFi Access API token Invalid authentication

UniFi Access granted but Z-Wave lock does not unlock

A teaching lab, not a quote and not a design for your site. Steps follow the Home Assistant UniFi Access integration docs and Ubiquiti's UniFi Access API reference. Menu names move between UniFi Access versions. Z-Wave range depends on the building, so no distances are shown. The status lines are lab labels.