Physical access workshop in Germany
A hands‑on workshop on UniFi Door Access and Swissbit’s iShieldKey ran April 14 in Germany, organised by Ubiquiti and Swissbit to demonstrate modern access‑control solutions. The event was pitched as practical training for installers and integrators on contemporary door‑access hardware. (x.com)
Ubiquiti and Swissbit held a four-hour physical access workshop in Allershausen, Germany, on April 14, focused on door-entry hardware and security keys. (802lab.de) The session ran from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at 802.lab in Allershausen, north of Munich, and listed a ticket price of €0.00. (802lab.de) The agenda started with UniFi Door Access, Ubiquiti’s building-entry system, covering components, architecture, setup, commissioning, configuration, alarms, special modes and the application programming interface. (802lab.de) Door access systems are the hardware and software that decide who can open a door, gate or elevator. Ubiquiti says its UniFi platform now bundles readers, control hubs, intercoms, mobile credentials and remote management in one system. (ui.com) The second half of the workshop shifted to Swissbit’s iShield Key, a security token that works like a digital house key for websites and a badge for buildings. Swissbit says the iShield Key 2 supports FIDO2 logins over Universal Serial Bus and Near Field Communication, and can also handle physical access with MIFARE DESFire EV3. (802lab.de) (swissbit.com) Swissbit has been pushing that “one token” model since at least December 5, 2024, when it introduced the iShield Key MIFARE as a product that combines phishing-resistant login with access control, time tracking and payments. The company says the device is manufactured in Berlin. (swissbit.com) That combination lines up with Ubiquiti’s own pitch for UniFi Identity and Door Access, which includes mobile door credentials alongside one-tap Wi‑Fi and virtual private network access. The workshop agenda also named Microsoft Entra ID and “digital and physical access scenarios” as part of the training. (ui.com) (802lab.de) The event was aimed at installers and integrators rather than end users. Ubiquiti’s training portal lists UniFi certification courses across Access, Protect, Talk and other product lines, showing a broader push to train channel partners on the company’s stack. (training.ui.com) By the end, the workshop had done exactly what its agenda promised: put a door-control platform and a multi-use security key in the same room, and show how physical entry is being tied more tightly to digital identity. (802lab.de)
