Getting Started with Unifi Protect
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- Опубликовано: 11 июл 2024
- There are some important items you will need to know in order to get started with a Unifi Protect camera system. This video outlines important things to consider like NVR Type, Cameras, POE and Data Retention. Dive in and learn about Unifi Protect to see if it is the right system for you.
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URLs mentioned in the video:
DPC Technology Unifi Camera comparison: • COMPARING EVERY UNIFI ...
Unifi Capacity Planning Guide: help.ui.com/hc/en-us/articles...
Links to Products: (Not Affilliate Links)
UDM Pro: store.ui.com/us/en/pro/catego...
UDM SE: store.ui.com/us/en/pro/catego...
UDM Pro Max: store.ui.com/us/en/pro/catego...
UDR: store.ui.com/us/en/pro/catego...
Dream Wall: store.ui.com/us/en/pro/catego...
Cloud Key+: store.ui.com/us/en/pro/catego...
UNVR: store.ui.com/us/en/pro/catego...
UNVR Pro: store.ui.com/us/en/pro/catego...
AI Pro Camera: store.ui.com/us/en/pro/catego...
G5 Turrent Ultra: store.ui.com/us/en/pro/catego...
G4 Doorbell Pro: store.ui.com/us/en/pro/catego...
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Chapters:
0:00 Intro
1:54 Unifi NVR Options
3:36 Stand Alone NVRs
7:00 Router/Gateway NVRs
12:23 Different Camera Options
16:47 Importance of POE
20:02 Data Retention
24:23 My System Recommendations
Great video !
Thanks for sharing your knowledge and your own experience with us.
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I enjoy this. Happy to help!
One thing I would also add here in the camera options and POE Switching aspect is understanding the wattage each camera is going to take and what kind of switch to get. For example 4K Cameras take if I’m not mistaken 15-20w per camera, so if you get a 100W maximum switch this means you have a the capacity of 5 camera. You kinda touched on it with the power rating comment but it doesn’t matter as much if it’s Poe + or ++ but that’ll impact your CCTV implementation dramatically. My CCTV, switching, and actual cameras took the maximum Poe capacity and ended up having to replace my initial unmanaged switch with a dedicated ubiquiti switch.
Yes, this is something that you definately want to keep an eye on. It is one of the reasons I like to use UDM SE's for cameras because there is 180W of total power on them that you can use for cameras. I will add that I have a G4 Pro and it is pulling around 6W of power most of the time, so 60W will go pretty far until you get in to larger deployments. Thanks for watching and commenting!
Great video, good level of detail, well presented.
Wow... Thanks. And thanks for watching.
Great video!
As mentioned in one of your previous videos, pre-planning is really important. In my case I started with 1 AP (thinking that it would be enough) and I am now up to 4, unless you do not want to count the one in our RV parked next to the house where the 7 year old grand daughters love GLAMPING on the weekends and they would really complain. I believe the only only thing I would say is that if there is any possible way to bypass the Ultra Series switch and go straight to maybe a Pro 24 PoE switch or the Promax Series that would be my choice, as the Ultra Series does not have a 10G SFP port on it. This means that all the processing is done by the UDMPro or SE where as I believe that the Pro 24 Switch handles all the camera data processing and sends it directly to the UNVR via the 10G SPF port. Not totally sure, but I believe that is how it is handled, leaving the UDMPro to do its normal things. Agreed, the SE is the way to go as I have the UDMPro that does not have PoE on the 8 ports. Camera wise started with a few and now have 13.
You have fallen into the "Unifi Trap"... Setups always start out small and grow and grow... Sounds like a good setup over there! Thanks for taking the time to share and comment! Much appreciated!
Great video, just ran I to your channel while I was doing some research for my homes network and security camera options.
I am curious to know if I can reboot a camera from an Ultra switch? Or is that feature only available on the higher end switches like the Pro 16?
Thanks. Hope the video was helpful. To answer your question, any UniFi POE switch can power cycle a camera.
@@ethernetblueprint awesome thank you for the info and keep up the great job.
Great video! Thank you. Helped sort some things out. I'm going from a Lorex WiFi system (not super reliable) to Unifi. I'm will run 3 G5 Turret Ultras for now. I think I'm going with the Dream Machine Pro (UDM Pro) and the Ultra (USW-Ultra (42W)) switch. With this setup I am good to go, correct? Also, are there any advantages going with the Unifi switch over a less expensive Netgear?
Without knowing anything about your netgear switch, all Unifi Switches are managed and give you the ability to reboot cameras remotely by power cycling a port. If your netgear isn't managed, you would have to physically pull the cable to do the same thing... That 42W Unifi switch should do the job just fine. They are nice switches.
One thing to think about with the G5 Turret Cameras is if you are mounting them flush on a wall, they have a waterproof connection on them that requires either a larger 1-1/4" hole in your wall OR, you will need one of their mounting boxes so you can hide the bulky connection. I think if they are going to be mounted in an eve, you should be fine, but most don't like that big of a hole in the side of their house. Maybe look into that a little....
Unifi vs Netgear. My assumption is this would be an unmanaged Netgear switch??? I will say that being able to see your client connections on the network is a valuable troubleshooting tool. Plus you can incorporate VLANing and see your whole network in a single pane of glass which is great too... for the money, I think you will like the Ultra 42W more. If you are looking for a cheap "set it and forget it" then you can definately make a POE Netgear switch work for you... Just my 2 Cents...
@@ethernetblueprint Rebooting remotely is huge. And yes, an unmanaged Netgear switch. Seems like the Unifi switch is the way to go. Thanks and thanks for the tip on mounting the cameras. I will look into that!
Follow on comment and request, I’d be interested in a video on linking the system to Google Drive or One Drive. I hope they’ll add sending real time recordings to another NVR or CKGen2 in the future.
At this time, I am fairly certain you can save Unifi recordings to synology, however, in doing some quick research, it seems to be something that isn't officially supported. I haven't looked into this much and would need some more testing to create a video around it. Thanks for watching!
Does adding a 2nd NVR unit increase the number of cameras or just expand storage? BTW, The NVR runs Protect App but not the Network app. I’m hoping they’ll add loitering detection in the future.
Just expands the storage capacity which helps increase the number of cameras but ultimately just storage since you can’t connect the NVR to the camera directly
I found that if you just want Unifi Protect, the NVR is almost always going to be better than the Cloudkey+. Extra $100 and no hard drive yes, however the included 1TB HDD in the Cloudkey+ really doesn't last long if you record 24/7 and you'll need to throw it away for something higher capacity anyways, which to find in a 2.5" size compared to 3.5", is usually $100 more expensive, so the NVR is just cheaper and better at that point, the only reason for the Cloudkey+ for pure Unifi Protect is either the NVR is too big, or you really care about $100 so much that you're willing to set it to record motion only, which doesn't make sense since Unifi Protect cameras are already expensive enough anyways.
I agree with alot of what you are saying, however, I do think there is a market and customer for the cloudkey+. I used one for years and never had any issues with it. Only reason I don't have it still is because I moved to a UDM Pro and have my strorage that way... I do agree that there isn't much of a difference in cost to just upgrade, but there would be an increase, plus space might be a factor too... Lots to consider when choosing what is best for your needs. Thanks for the comment... Always love hearing other perspective on the matter.
In Australia the NVR IS $300 (around US$200) more than the CloudKey+. So it’s essentially double the price with no drive.
@@mynameisben123 But then even a 4TB 2.5" HDD that's just for general computers is about $349, whilst I can get a 6TB 3.5" HDD that's meant for constant writing for about $239. That included 1TB is just a waste of money since you will have to throw it out anyways if you use more than 1 camera and care about recording for longer than a week.
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