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    Experience with Unifi Protect and UNVR Pro

    Definitely seems to do well even against the AI Pro, certainly something to consider going forward.
  2. M

    Experience with Unifi Protect and UNVR Pro

    Says in the specs it should be able to handle a max of one single 4K camera, are you at least able to do this with an AI Port?
  3. M

    Experience with Unifi Protect and UNVR Pro

    Not just price, there’s still too many limitations to them (versus native AI in Unifi cameras) IMHO to really make a good case for adding them to say 10-20 ($2,000-4,000) or more 3rd party cameras and really getting the most out of your investment. It will definitely give you more AI...
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    Experience with Unifi Protect and UNVR Pro

    I agree with pretty much everything @quest100 said above in terms of what to expect with Protect and integrating 3rd party cameras with AI triggers. The AI Ports are good but not great so I think they are developing something to replace this in the not too distant future. I use Protect either on...
  5. M

    Experience with Unifi Protect and UNVR Pro

    Ah ok, so primarily watching animals along with the occasional person and you need Home Assistant integration. That's not a huge ask as all really, very doable. I think if I were you there's definitely a few options to consider. Besides status quo, the first option is as you suggested would be...
  6. M

    Experience with Unifi Protect and UNVR Pro

    What kind of alerts do you normally see or need on Blue Iris? Are they usually in the day or at night? Just thinking what might be the best setup for your specific situation. I have a big rural property but really I only need to know when folks come by the doors (guests, packages, workers...
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    Experience with Unifi Protect and UNVR Pro

    I have the exact same setup and use external IR illuminators while turning off the onboard camera’s IR. Totally agree it works way better and I find it also cuts down on bugs in front of my cameras on summer nights. I have 10 of those IPC-T54IR-ZE-S3 cams running through Protect and I have no...
  8. M

    Experience with Unifi Protect and UNVR Pro

    Yes the UNVR was released in mid 2020 and the UNVR Pro was released in mid 2021. That said they are definitely still well in production and I don’t think there’s any indication they will be phasing them out anytime soon. I have older Edge Switches from Ubiquiti that aren’t even made anymore and...
  9. M

    Experience with Unifi Protect and UNVR Pro

    No, Unifi has its own servers that create the encrypted remote connection for you in Protect. So unlike BI you don’t need port forwarding or any 3rd party services whatsoever to make it work. All you need is an internet connection that’s it.
  10. M

    Experience with Unifi Protect and UNVR Pro

    You can use Zerotier but Unifi has it’s own encrypted setup that works great so unlike Blue Iris you shouldn’t need to use any 3rd party services to make Protect accessible remotely. Yes Protect has apps for both Apple and Android.
  11. M

    Experience with Unifi Protect and UNVR Pro

    Honestly Protect absolutely blows away Blue Iris on a phone (both UI3 and the BI app). The web interface is also amazing if you want to use it that way too. So my suggestion was for you to be able to try it and the point is you can use them both at the same time while you figure things out...
  12. M

    Experience with Unifi Protect and UNVR Pro

    The searching "kid with blue backack riding a scooter" is what the AI Key does, you don't need that IMHO. The AI port can do the AI detections you're talking about (facial, LPR, person of interest, etc) but again you'd need one per 3rd party camera you want to add that function or you can just...
  13. M

    Experience with Unifi Protect and UNVR Pro

    I agree and I think they are in the process of developing exactly what you're describing right now. The only part missing on 3rd party cameras IMHO is the ability to adjust the images and add AI capability (AI port is just a bit too clunky of a solution for me). The rest of Protect works...
  14. M

    Experience with Unifi Protect and UNVR Pro

    You can see in my signature what cams I use (mostly EmpireTech turrets and 1 LPR cam) with it and no, I don't use any AI on Protect except with my G6 Instant and the doorbells (Reolink phone app). I record everything 24/7 anyway so no difference there at all for me. If I did want to do facial...
  15. M

    Experience with Unifi Protect and UNVR Pro

    I ran Blue Iris for a bit and it was just way too cluncky and cumbersome for my liking. Yes there's millions of adjustments you can make with it but it reminds me of a Y2K era program with way too many issues and unnecessary complexities. The BI phone app was terrible by comparison and that...
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    Experience with Unifi Protect and UNVR Pro

    Honestly I would spend a couple bucks and pick up a UNVR or UNVR Pro if I had that many Empire Tech and Topo cams and wanted to access them on a cell phone. Just add a drive and you can stream all your cams to both Blue Iris and Protect at the same time. I really think you'll be blown away by...
  17. M

    Experience with Unifi Protect and UNVR Pro

    Best way IMHO to compare them is by the total size of the camera streams they can handle (you can see there's a big jump between the UNVR instant and the UNVR). UCK G2 Plus - 15-16Mb/s UNVR Instant - 18-19Mb/s UNVR - 55-56Mb/s UNVR Pro - 74-75Mb/s ENVR - 217Mb/s
  18. M

    Experience with Unifi Protect and UNVR Pro

    Yeah can't say I'm a huge fan of the kit using G5 2K cameras but if someone is just looking to have something up and still get full use of Protect (by using Ubiquiti cameras) and doesn't want to spend alot it's a option anyway. To me the UNVR Instant is more interesting as a stand alone device...
  19. M

    Experience with Unifi Protect and UNVR Pro

    Looks like a pretty slick setup especially if you only need a few cameras (seems it can handle up to 6 of the 4K cameras which would be great for most folks). The UNVR and UNVR Pro still certainly have their place but this setup fills that lower price point (competing with "NVR in a box"...
  20. M

    Experience with Unifi Protect and UNVR Pro

    No, I don't use them like that. I record every camera 24/7 so nothing ever gets missed. Then I have motion alerts on both doorbells which basically hits if anything aproaches a door to my house so I can look if I want to. Obviously other folks situations are different so you could add an AI...
  21. M

    Experience with Unifi Protect and UNVR Pro

    Yeah it's just provides a slick way to access everything on my network all in a single device (Protect runs off my UNVR Pro). If you just want cameras and an NVR then obviously you can just stick to those and run Protect right off the NVR and be done with it. When you get alot of cameras and...
  22. M

    Experience with Unifi Protect and UNVR Pro

    Remember the NVR needs to process all the incoming camera streams to record them which can be around 3-4MB/s each on a 4k camera (double that if using 8K). So yes the UCK G2 Plus has Protect but hardware wise it's really only good for recording like maybe 3-4 (4K) cameras so you need to upgrade...
  23. M

    Experience with Unifi Protect and UNVR Pro

    You can view UniFi Protect on a laptop by navigating to unifi.ui.com in your web browser, or by accessing the local IP address of your UniFi console with the specific Protect port (e.g., https: / ip-address / protect/ ) if you are on the same local network. After logging in and selecting your...
  24. M

    HUGE RUMOR: Unifi Protect will support ONVIF cameras (like from HIK/Dahua)

    This is the part that’s got the most development going on right now. Short answer is both. The Ubiquiti G6 and AI Pro cameras do the AI processing right on the camera (AI Pro line definitely being the more capable of the two) similar in the way the Dahua 5442-S3 do processing onboard as well...
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    HUGE RUMOR: Unifi Protect will support ONVIF cameras (like from HIK/Dahua)

    You can run 3rd party cameras now on the Protect platform. So I can go in and set all the parameters on my Dahua 5442 S3 cameras then they stream 24/7 to the UNVR Pro (never misses any footage) and it’s been absolutely flawless. The only thing missing with 3rd party stuff is the AI (events...
  26. M

    Experience with Unifi Protect and UNVR Pro

    I’m actually still waiting to install the security camera system at the bar. The owner has had a few issues come up personally which delayed the start so it sounds like that should likely happen later this summer. I have a bunch of things I want to try so I’ll try to post up on this as well when...
  27. M

    Experience with Unifi Protect and UNVR Pro

    Just a quick update. Still loving the Unifi Protect system. So easy to use and absolutely hassle free (even my wife can use it which says alot). The Unifi G6 Instant camera for watching the dogs inside has been working great (and covers the back door entrance). I did test out the Protect...
  28. M

    Emergency Power/Storms/Prepping etc

    Yeah 1000 grit is really fine for cutting paint, at least drop down to 600 for wet sanding and be careful not to burn through the edges. Then work your way back up to 1500 (600, 800, 1000, 1500) and finally buff it all shiny again. Definitely looking much better.
  29. M

    Emergency Power/Storms/Prepping etc

    They are very hard to find used and in good condition, especially fully set up with all that stuff. It definitely wouldn’t last long before someone snatched it up. Again that’s really a pro setup but makes the job so much easier/faster.
  30. M

    Emergency Power/Storms/Prepping etc

    Yes very likely it will be quite expensive to sand blast and powder coat it all again. If you have cars that get dinged, bumped, lightly scratched, etc then that buffer setup I linked to will make short work of that and this generator job too. Again there is an investment but the compound lasts...
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