Ubiquiti rebuilt Protect intrusion around SuperLink: a long-range, low-latency radio from the SuperLink Gateway (USL-Gateway) to battery sensors with multi-year life. Entry and recessed entry cover doors and windows. Motion and glass break cover interiors and storefronts. Environmental and UP-AirQuality cover leaks, climate, and vape detection. Relays and key fobs handle third-party I/O and portable arming. One gateway supports up to 96 SuperLink clients — high-gain antenna when the campus stretches.
When the site wants traditional hardwire, the Alarm Hub Kit (UP-AlarmHub-Kit) is the panel: 32 supervised sensor inputs plus an emergency input, EOL resistors, wet/dry relays, aux 12V for powered sensors, and PoE++/PoE+++ with optional SLA battery backup. We schedule surface, recessed, and overhead contacts onto those zones the same way we schedule SuperLink devices onto a gateway.
Notification closes the loop. PoE and SuperLink sirens at 110 dB with emergency LED, indoor AI Speaker and outdoor AI Horn Speaker for Alarm Manager talk-down, and rules that also fire from camera analytics — person of interest, line cross, or after-hours motion. Smoke/CO (USL-Smoke) when the region carries it.
This is design work, not a multi-state licensed alarm-company install. You are primarily buying consulting: drawings, zone maps, Gateway coverage notes, and an orderable bill of materials. Install stays with your electrician, locksmith, integrator, or DIY path — same model as our camera and door-access packages.
We do not design competing proprietary alarm clouds or dealer-only panels as the default. If the site already has a monitored central-station contract that must stay, we say so and keep UniFi sensors as a Protect-native layer — or we decline the intrusion line when it would fight the existing monitoring agreement.
UniFi Protect sensors & alarms
UniFi Protect sensors & alarms — SuperLink on the drawing
Ubiquiti overhauled Protect intrusion around SuperLink — long-range, low-latency wireless sensors that pair with a SuperLink Gateway — plus a hardwired Alarm Hub Kit for traditional zone contacts. We design both paths with orderable Ubiquiti part numbers: door and window contacts, motion, glass break, environmental, sirens, and AI speakers.
This is consulting and design work, not a licensed alarm-company install in every state. You (or your electrician / locksmith / integrator) buy and land the hardware from the UniFi store, CDW, or your rep. We put the right SKUs on the plan — SuperLink wireless where cable is painful, Alarm Hub zones where hardwire is already in the walls.
SuperLink Gateway (USL-Gateway) is the wireless head-end: up to 96 SuperLink sensors per gateway, up to ~2 km line-of-sight range, PoE or USB-C power. Entry, recessed entry, motion, glass break, environmental, relay, key fob, and SuperLink siren all ride that radio. Legacy UP-Sense still talks BLE to the same gateway (small client count).
Alarm Hub Kit (UP-AlarmHub-Kit) is the hardwire path: 32 supervised sensor inputs plus one emergency input, EOL resistors, wet/dry relays, aux 12V for sensors, PoE++/PoE+++ with optional SLA battery backup. Use it when the site wants traditional door and window contacts home-run to a panel — still managed in UniFi Protect alongside cameras.
Sirens and AI speakers close the loop: PoE or SuperLink sirens at 110 dB with emergency LED, indoor AI Speaker and all-weather AI Horn Speaker for Alarm Manager talk-down and deterrence. Smoke/CO (USL-Smoke) and air-quality (UP-AirQuality) round out life-safety and vape detection where the site needs them.
By property type
Retail & boardwalk
- Entry sensors on stockroom and after-hours doors
- Glass break on storefront; motion on back room
- PoE siren or AI Horn at the rear alley
Schools & daycares
- Recessed entry on classroom and vestibule doors
- UP-AirQuality for restrooms and lounges when policy calls for vape detection
- Indoor AI Speaker for lockdown announcements tied to Alarm Manager
Warehouses & yards
- Overhead hardwire contacts into Alarm Hub on roll-up doors
- Motion on interior aisles; SuperLink when cable runs are long
- AI Horn Speaker on the yard pole with Protect cameras
Gated & remote sites
- SuperLink Gateway + high-gain antenna across the compound
- Entry and motion without pulling new copper to every shed
- USL-Siren or PoE siren on the same head-end as Starlink / Cambium
Wireless SuperLink path
Place a SuperLink Gateway, then land battery sensors where cable would cost more than the device.
- USL-Gateway — PoE or USB-C; up to 96 SuperLink sensors; high-gain antenna when the campus is large
- USL-Entry / USL-Entry-R — door and window open/closed (surface or recessed)
- USL-Motion — interior motion with pet-immunity path
- USL-GlassBreak — storefront and classroom glass
- USL-Environmental — leaks and climate; UP-AirQuality when vape detection matters
- USL-Relay / USL-FOB — third-party I/O and portable arming
Hardwired Alarm Hub path
When the site already has (or wants) home-run contacts, the Alarm Hub Kit is the Protect panel.
- UP-AlarmHub-Kit — 32 supervised zones + emergency input
- EOL resistors (1–5.6 kΩ; 1 kΩ included) on each zone
- Wet/dry output relays for sirens, strobes, or unlock-on-alarm coordination
- Aux 12V for powered sensors; PoE++/PoE+++ input with optional SLA backup
- Generic surface/recessed/overhead contacts on the BOM when SuperLink is not the fit
Notification & deterrence
Alarm Manager ties camera analytics and sensor events to audible output and staff push.
- UP-Siren-PoE or USL-Siren — 110 dB with emergency LED
- UP-AI-Speaker / UP-AI-Horn-Speaker — talk-down and AI alert tones
- Protect Alarm Manager rules — arming schedules, multi-condition logic, webhook options
Orderable Ubiquiti SKUs
Part numbers we place in Design Studio and on the bill of materials — from the current UniFi Protect Sensors & Alarms catalog.
| SKU | Product | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| USL-Gateway | SuperLink Gateway | Long-range SuperLink + BLE gateway for Protect sensors — up to 96 SuperLink clients, Thread border router capable.Design PoE budget: 3.4 W |
| USL-Entry | Entry Sensor | Surface door/window open-closed contact — reed switch, up to 6-year battery, SuperLink required.Battery / non-PoE |
| USL-Entry-R | Recessed Entry Sensor | Recessed door open-closed contact — cleaner finish in new or retrofit frames, up to 3-year battery.Battery / non-PoE |
| USL-Motion | Motion Sensor | Dual-PIR SuperLink motion — wall or corner mount, pet-immunity path on vertical sensor, up to 6-year battery.Battery / non-PoE |
| USL-GlassBreak | Glass Break Sensor | Acoustic glass-break detection plus PIR — plate, tempered, laminated, and coated glass families.Battery / non-PoE |
| USL-Environmental | Environmental Sensor | Water leak, temperature, humidity, and ambient light on SuperLink — battery powered.Battery / non-PoE |
| UP-AirQuality | Vape Detection & Air Quality | PoE air-quality and vape detection for schools, workplaces, hospitality, and commercial spaces.Design PoE budget: 8 W |
| UP-Sense | All-In-One Sensor | Legacy BLE multi-sensor — motion, magnetic entry, temp/humidity/light, alarm-sound detect; pairs via gateway BLE.Battery / non-PoE |
| USL-Relay | Relay | Compact SuperLink I/O relay for third-party sensors and signaling devices.Battery / non-PoE |
| USL-FOB | Remote Control KeyFob | Programmable SuperLink key fob for arm/disarm and custom Protect actions — up to 10-year battery.Battery / non-PoE |
| UP-AlarmHub-Kit | Alarm Hub Kit | 32-zone hardwire intrusion hub — PoE++/PoE+++, EOL supervision, wet/dry relays, aux 12V, optional SLA battery.Design PoE budget: 90 W |
| UP-Siren-PoE | Siren PoE | All-weather 110 dB siren with emergency LED — PoE powered for outdoor and perimeter posts.Design PoE budget: 15 W |
| USL-Siren | Siren (SuperLink) | All-weather 110 dB SuperLink siren — battery or DC when a PoE drop is not available.Battery / non-PoE |
| UP-AI-Speaker | AI Speaker | Indoor 100 dB PoE++ speaker — AI alerts, surface or flush mount, Alarm Manager talk-down.Design PoE budget: 33 W |
| UP-AI-Horn-Speaker | AI Horn Speaker | All-weather 120 dB PoE horn — wall or pole mount for yards, lots, and gated sites.Design PoE budget: 40 W |
| UACC-USL-ANT-HG | SuperLink High-Gain Antenna | IP67 omnidirectional high-gain antenna to extend SuperLink coverage outdoors.Battery / non-PoE |
| USL-Smoke | Smoke and CO Alarm | Battery smoke and CO with SuperLink — up to 10-year battery life when available in region.Battery / non-PoE |
Catalog reference: UniFi Sensors & Alarms. SKUs move — we quote what is orderable when the design ships.
Design deliverables
- Sensor and zone schedule with Ubiquiti SKUs (USL-* / UP-*) and quantities
- SuperLink Gateway coverage notes — or Alarm Hub zone map for hardwire
- Door, window, motion, glass-break, and environmental placements on the plan
- Siren / AI speaker locations and Alarm Manager rule outline
- PoE budget for gateway, hub, PoE sirens, and AI speakers
- Commissioning checklist for whoever installs
Pair with camera systems when Alarm Manager should also fire from Protect analytics, or door access when unlock-on-alarm or intercom is in scope.
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SuperLink door, window & motion
USL-Entry, USL-Entry-R, USL-Motion, and USL-GlassBreak on a Gateway — multi-year battery, up to ~2 km LOS range when the site is open.
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Alarm Hub hardwire zones
UP-AlarmHub-Kit — 32 EOL-supervised inputs for classic door/window/overhead contacts when copper is already in the wall.
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Sirens & AI speakers
UP-Siren-PoE, USL-Siren, UP-AI-Speaker, and UP-AI-Horn-Speaker tied into Protect Alarm Manager with the camera stack.
What you leave with
- Sensor and zone schedule with Ubiquiti SKUs (USL-* / UP-*) and quantities
- SuperLink Gateway coverage notes — or Alarm Hub zone map for hardwire
- Door, window, motion, glass-break, and environmental placements on the plan
- Siren / AI speaker locations and Alarm Manager rule outline
- PoE budget for gateway, hub, PoE sirens, and AI speakers
- Commissioning checklist for whoever installs
Licensed central-station monitoring contracts are out of scope unless you ask us to leave them untouched. Camera and door-access lines are scoped separately when the site needs them.