ViRDI Software: UNIS, UBio Alpeta and Which One You Need

October 9, 2026
Deep Insights

What ViRDI Software Does

ViRDI software is the server side of a ViRDI or UBio installation. The terminal on the wall reads a fingerprint, face, iris, card or phone, and the software stores the users, sets who can open which door and when, and keeps every event log in one place. Union Biometrics, the maker of ViRDI, UBio and NITGEN devices, offers two main platforms: UNIS for the ViRDI AC series and UBio Alpeta for the UBio-X range.

This guide explains what each platform does, which terminals on ubio.ae run on which one, and how to choose. Terminal figures are the manufacturer specifications listed on the ubio.ae product pages.

Which Terminal Uses Which Software

The server software is set by the terminal family, so the choice of hardware decides the platform.

Terminal	Type	Server software
ViRDI AC-2000	Fingerprint and card, IP65	UNIS
ViRDI AC-2100 PLUS	Fingerprint and card, IP65	UNIS
ViRDI AC-2200 IP65	Fingerprint and card, camera, IP65	UNIS
ViRDI AC-5100	Fingerprint and card, camera	UNIS
ViRDI AC-1200	Card and Bluetooth mobile key	UNIS
ViRDI AC-1100	Card, camera, VoIP door phone	UNIS
UBio-X Slim	Fingerprint and card	UBio Alpeta
UBio-X Pro	Face and fingerprint	UBio Alpeta
UBio-X Pro Lite	Face and fingerprint	UBio Alpeta
UBio-X Face Premium	Walk-through face, fingerprint, QR	UBio Alpeta
NITGEN eNBioAccess-T1	Fingerprint and card, outdoor	AccessManager Pro

Mixing families on one site is common, for example ViRDI AC terminals on outdoor gates and UBio-X face terminals in the lobby. In that case each family is managed from its own platform.

UNIS for ViRDI AC Terminals

UNIS is the integrated management software for ViRDI AC terminals. It covers access control, time and attendance, and meal management, and it runs on an IP network, so many terminals can be managed at the same time from one server.

Terminal management: register terminals, assign administrators, change terminal settings and control terminals and doors remotely.
User management: employees and visitors are managed separately, with authority levels for users and administrators.
Real-time monitoring: live events, site monitoring and an e-Map that shows each terminal’s location and error status, with a pop-up alert per error.
Door rules: time zones, anti-passback and automatic email alarms.
Log management: access history for a set period, change history and terminal event history.
Attendance data: work types, shift rotations, extra hours and weekly or monthly reports.
Integration: links with ERP and groupware systems.

Staff can check UNIS from a phone through the i-UNIS mobile app. A browser version, Web UNIS, needs no client program, supports mobile devices and does not limit the number of administrators.

UBio Alpeta for UBio-X Terminals

UBio Alpeta is the web-based integrated security platform for the UBio-X range. One Alpeta server manages users, terminals, access logs, time and attendance, meal records and visitors.

Access control: users, access rights and authentication and event logs for every UBio-X door.
Time and attendance and meals: attendance and meal results come from the same terminals and the same user list.
Visitors: visitor records and details sit alongside staff records.
Mobile app: the UBio Alpeta app for iOS and Android lets administrators look up users, terminals, logs, attendance, meals and visitors from a phone.

UBio-X terminals connect to Alpeta over TCP/IP. The UBio-X Slim and UBio-X Face Pro also accept mobile access cards on NFC phones, secured with AES-256 encryption and Azure Key Vault on an on-premise or cloud server. The UBio-X Face Premium can enrol a user from a photo taken on a smartphone.

AccessManager Pro for NITGEN eNBioAccess-T1

The NITGEN eNBioAccess-T1 is an outdoor fingerprint and card terminal that runs on AccessManager ProIt stores 20,000 fingerprint templates for 1:1 and 1:N matching and 100,000 logs, and it connects over TCP/IP, Wiegand IN and OUT and RS-485 with OSDP.

How Terminals Connect to the Software

Every terminal reports to its server over TCP/IP. The other connections link the terminal to door hardware and third-party systems.

Connection	ViRDI AC series	UBio-X range
Server link	TCP/IP	TCP/IP
Wiegand	IN and OUT	IN and OUT
RS-485	OSDP	O
Wi-Fi	Optional on AC-1100 and AC-1200	O
Mobile credential	Bluetooth on AC-1100, AC-1200, AC-2000, AC-2200 IP65, AC-5100	NFC and BLE on UBio-X Slim and UBio-X Face Pro

Wiegand output lets a terminal pass a verified ID to a third-party access controller. The ViRDI VS-R20D secondary card reader connects over OSDP RS-485 or Wiegand for the exit side of a door.

Choosing Between UNIS and UBio Alpeta

Situation	Platform	Why
Outdoor gates with fingerprint and card	UNIS	Runs the IP65 AC-2000, AC-2100 PLUS and AC-2200 IP65
Card or phone-only internal doors	UNIS	Runs the AC-1100 and AC-1200 card terminals
Face recognition lobbies	UBio Alpeta	Runs the UBio-X Pro, Pro Lite and Face Premium
Slim fingerprint doors in offices	UBio Alpeta	Runs the UBio-X Slim
Admins working from a browser	Web UNIS or UBio Alpeta	Both are browser-based
Admins checking from a phone	i-UNIS or UBio Alpeta app	Mobile apps for both platforms

For help matching terminals to each door, read the ViRDI access control guide.

ViRDI Software FAQs

What software do ViRDI terminals use?

ViRDI AC series terminals such as the AC-1100, AC-1200, AC-2000, AC-2100 PLUS, AC-2200 IP65 and AC-5100 use UNIS. UBio-X terminals such as the UBio-X Slim, UBio-X Pro, UBio-X Pro Lite and UBio-X Face Premium use UBio Alpeta.

Is UBio Alpeta web-based?

Yes. UBio Alpeta is a web-based platform, and the UBio Alpeta app for iOS and Android gives administrators mobile access to users, terminals, logs, attendance, meals and visitors.