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  1. M

    Experience with Unifi Protect and UNVR Pro

    My hats off to you, sounds like you really went above and beyond for her. Funny how it’s often the rich folks that cheap out and sometimes end up spending much more than if they had just done it right from the start.
  2. M

    Experience with Unifi Protect and UNVR Pro

    I have no time for that stuff, that would have received a huge PITA charge for sure. Folks like that are never happy no matter how good your install was.
  3. M

    Experience with Unifi Protect and UNVR Pro

    Yeah it’s expensive to go all in on the Ubiquiti ecosystem, especially for a homeowner. The Cloud Keys are just a fancy term for Ubiquiti’s controller. That Dream Machine she had should also have a controller too. Sounds like she had several generations of equipment in there.
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    Experience with Unifi Protect and UNVR Pro

    I’ve been using their networking equipment for a long time (mainly switches, APs) because you’re right, the stuff just works and you don’t need any crazy licensing like Meraki. I prefer using PFsense or OPNsense on the front end unless it’s a very small install or it’s for someone that just...
  5. M

    Experience with Unifi Protect and UNVR Pro

    Can’t disagree with any of that, I’ll just have to see how it actually does under normal operating conditions. I suspect that improvements to AI and integration with 3rd party ONVIF cameras will bridge much of this in the not too distant future.
  6. M

    Experience with Unifi Protect and UNVR Pro

    Yeah 3x isn’t great for an LPR but the AI DSLR has a 45mm fixed focal length so I’ll be curious to see what that looks like at distance. I know it doesn’t have true IR night vision but it’s supposed to have exceptional low light performance so a well lit parking lot should be a good test for it.
  7. M

    Experience with Unifi Protect and UNVR Pro

    I have a bar owner I’m helping to set up a full Protect system (full rack Enterprise NVR) and I haven’t really played much with their higher end AI Pro cameras. He wants all the facial recognition stuff as well as the ability for nighttime LPR so we may try the AI Pro, AI LPR and the DSLR Pro to...
  8. M

    Experience with Unifi Protect and UNVR Pro

    I totally agree their AI stuff needs work but honestly the way it integrates with 3rd party stuff already is just fantastic, absolutely blew me away how well it performed especially mobile access. You can’t get sound or motion/AI events (incl night LPR) yet but that is definitely coming. Yes...
  9. M

    Experience with Unifi Protect and UNVR Pro

    Yes it definitely wasn’t cheap to do it all at once but you can start piecing together a system over time and buying used stuff off eBay, FB marketplace, etc. If you want to start playing around with Protect then just get yourself a Cloudkey Gen 2 plus first (you can run 2-3 cameras on that) and...
  10. M

    Experience with Unifi Protect and UNVR Pro

    I got almost everything straight from Ubiquiti in Canada (their canadian website ca.store.ui.com ). The hard drives came from B&H photo in the US (cheapest price I could find on them). The 3rd party cameras were from Empiretech on Amazon.com and got the doorbells there too.
  11. M

    Adoption issue with NVR pro Ubiquiti

    Can you see all the cameras on the switch and do they all have their assigned static IPs or is there an issue with one of them (ex a 169.x.x.x address)?
  12. M

    Adoption issue with NVR pro Ubiquiti

    Depends on the type of cameras, I believe the Pro can handle up to (35) 2K or (24) 4K cameras.
  13. M

    Experience with Unifi Protect and UNVR Pro

    Its been a while since I last posted on here but since getting Blue Iris up and running the way I wanted was giving me fits I had decided to try Unifi Protect since it recently allowed 3rd party camera adoption. The result just blew me away. I ended up purchasing a Cloud Key Gen 2 Plus...
  14. M

    Long outdoors netwok cable run

    Fiber is so much better, I think you’ll be very happy you went that route.
  15. M

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

    Yeah my concern was the software limiting the number of cameras that can be added. I thought there weren't any software limits (only hardware limits) but wasn't sure.
  16. M

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

    Is this a Dream Machine limit or is that the Protect software itself. I'd have a hard time believing that the UNVR Pro limits to just 8 ONVIF streams but I haven't looked into it enough to verify this yet.
  17. M

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

    Got a bit sidetracked but wanted to continue the conversation. No, haven’t been reading all your other posts and yes, I did see the FAQ. I guess my issue is if I have 15 Dahua cameras I want to add, then either the AI Ports go inline or you need another 15 ports on a switch somewhere to accept...
  18. M

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

    AI Key pairs with all Protect cameras that support smart detections, including: G4 Series G5 Series AI Series Cameras connected via AI Port Sadly it looks like the AI key only works with Unifi cameras and not ONVIF (unlike AI Port) The AI Key deployment is good though...
  19. M

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

    The AI ports are like $200 each plus they look clunky as heck and they seem to be constantly sold out. I may try that for a few cameras (if the AI ports come back in stock) just to see how well it performs but I can’t see selling that as a solution to someone. Hopefully they will polish up the...
  20. M

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

    This is exactly what I've been recommending to the "spare no expense" folks because it's a ton of setup time and I really don't want to be babysitting their VPN and Blue Iris setup everytime they have an issue. The Unify stuff does just work and they love to be able to get alerts on their cell...
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    HUGE RUMOR: Unifi Protect will support ONVIF cameras (like from HIK/Dahua)

    I hear you both @dt-cam and @wittaj you're absolutely right. For now we just have to take it at face value and assume that could be the total extent of their ONVIF integration. I have tons of folks asking me for security system recommendations and it's really hard because there's no real clear...
  22. M

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

    I'm not even sure Unify knows where they are going in the future with the Protect system. Obviously they are trying their best to monitize it but sometimes those efforts can backfire if you try to hem people into an ecosystem that's too expensive/restrictive (early Apple was a good example of...
  23. M

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

    This is exactly what we are all hoping they add to Protect that would make it a serious contender to Blue Iris. Unfortunately for now you can’t do ONVIF triggers just yet.
  24. M

    Emergency Power/Storms/Prepping etc

    Why not just install frost free hose bib connections like we use up north? Something like this. https://www.amazon.com/Eastman-80222-Frost-Free-Sill/dp/B00LGZHTGQ We never drain them or have any issues in sub zero weather.
  25. M

    How insecure is port forwarding for Blue Iris if you have an incredibly strong password?

    Exactly, you can think of the hackers like the Eye of Sauron and every time you port forward you are putting on the ring. The longer you wear it, the higher the probability of them getting to you. Much easier to just never put it on or at least know what you’re doing if you must.
  26. M

    Why doesn't Blue Iris sell hourly consulting services?

    Had trouble getting time booked too and finally had to drop it for now because I don't have time to chase that stuff. Ideally there really should be multiple consultants set up to be able to handle the work so if one can't do a job another can take over the booked session. This also helps if a...
  27. M

    Looking to purchase cameras and nvr system

    Empiretech = Andy (owner)
  28. M

    Looking to purchase cameras and nvr system

    X2 on everything @wittaj said above with the exception of the Reolink POE doorbell cams, those are good but everything else I'd get from Empiretech (Black Friday sale soon!)
  29. M

    Pre-wiring Help

    Dude, stop digging, you’re halfway to China on this one. :lol:
  30. M

    Pre-wiring Help

    OP is talking about adding cat 6 everywhere to put in more smart POE cameras and you're talking about dumb doorbells as the best option? :lol: Wouldn't it make more sense for a disabled individual to be able to have a smart doorbell where they can see and even talk to the person at any door...
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