Clay, thanks for another in-depth, and informative video. Watching your videos has educated me enough successfully to build an all Unifi network with 1-UDM SE, 1-UNVR, 1-USW-Aggregation, 2-Pro48 POE, 1-Pro24 POE, 11-APs, 2-4K cameras, 21-2K cameras, and much more on my 5-acre property. Unifi Access will be coming soon.

@DPCTechnology

Ай бұрын

Glad to help! Sounds like an awesome setup!

Excellent video, thank you for this! 🙌🏼

@DPCTechnology

Ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

Thank you for this informative project .. I learned a lot being that I am also trying to decide which cameras and storage since I am currently using a cloud gen 2 plus ….

@DPCTechnology

Ай бұрын

Thanks for the kind feedback!

Note that there really isn’t a compatible surveillance grade 2.5” larger than 1TB. You can certainly use any but I would be very surprised if they last longer than 2 years. Heat is potentially a factor as well. While those 1TB drives are cheap ($35) they still may only last 2-4 years or less. I did put a good quality SSD in a mobile one that has worked for a year now with no issues.

@DPCTechnology

Ай бұрын

Great points. I typically feel like CKG2+ footage shouldnt be mission critical. If a drive fails a few days downtime should be tolerable. but a very solid post and thanks for taking the time!

Hi clay great videos as always! I was just wondering if you are looking for installer in the state of Florida . I’m a structural cabling technician and a Ubiquiti enthusiast . Thanks for the great content

@DPCTechnology

13 күн бұрын

Always looking, where in Florida are you?

@wturruellas

13 күн бұрын

Orlando

When adding additional drives in the nvr do they need to be identical? If i have 2 do choose if they are mirroring data or expanding storage capacity. Also, do you notice a difference in any of them for notifying the smartphone app of a detention on a camera? Thanks!

@DPCTechnology

Ай бұрын

they do need to be identical OR it will use the amount of space of the SMALLER drive.

Hi Clay. Love the content. I’m a little confused. I want to run a single G4 PTZ and that ONLY. I don’t have a Mac or PC - just iPads/iPhone , and have no real intention of expanding the protect system. Would the dreamwall be the best solution for me? Or will I need additional equipment beyond the PTZ and the dreamwall? I also know the dreamwall is a router, but plan to use my existing Amplifi alien as my home network. Thanks in advance!!

@DPCTechnology

14 күн бұрын

I would probably go with a dream machine for home.. And check out the new G5PTZ they released today, it is a killer little camera!

@daveling2734

5 күн бұрын

Thank you!

They need to come up with a cost effective kit, 2 or 4 cameras and a unvr with Poe and compete with other brands targeting everyday people.

@DPCTechnology

Ай бұрын

Great idea! They have the UNVR deal but a "kit" would be awesome

@LBarouf

Ай бұрын

The small, medium and large bundles. Out of stock the moment it gets announced.

UniFi Protect on the UDR/Drea Wall is a "Forget It" thing. SD cards for storage, money is on it being the same tool who use a USB thumb drive in the UNVR's (used to be UNVR Pro's in those days before being renamed). You need big HDD's if you want storage. UCK G2 Plus, ditch the crappy laptop HDD and use a big SSD to keep heat down and have decent camera performance and up to half-dozen cameras. Be careful with the camera count calculators, drop 20-25% off the claims for more realistic real-world use. Maxxing out the units makes them really suck.

@DPCTechnology

Ай бұрын

Great feedback, thanks for posting!

If you have two Dream Machine Pro Max devices (one in shadow mode) can the two Pro Max's be stacked to double the NVR recording capacity?

@DPCTechnology

Ай бұрын

They cannot.

Stacking should also work between UNVR and UNVR Pro. Same devices is a bit limiting imo

@DPCTechnology

Ай бұрын

Yeah, I'm not sure what the technical issue is but they cannot.. I would love it because i have them both, but alas, i cannot...

Any way to offload footage to an AWS S3 bucket or equivalent?

@DPCTechnology

Ай бұрын

You can to OneDrive and GoogleDrive..

@mtnsolutions

Ай бұрын

@@DPCTechnology I’m new to it. How’s that work?

@DPCTechnology

Ай бұрын

@@mtnsolutions you just add it with ur credentials. I demo it on my protect 4.0 review

@mtnsolutions

Ай бұрын

@@DPCTechnology thanks. I’d like to check that out. Have you got the link handy for me or anyone else reading this thread?

Nice video, really good info! Quite the crime we cant run Unifi Video/ now protect on our own hardware anymore.. In my opinion it was a Huge Middle finger to users. My experience with the CK Plus is like you say, its better not to run multiple 4k on it, its a hot and slow device, plus you cant exchange the battery when dead which makes it a waste product.. In my personal view its better to separate cloud controllers from NVR´s and maybe run the controller from AWS. For home use the CK plus is awesome but i think Dream Machine Special Edition is a bang for the Buck with the Poe ports for home /semi pro use:)

@DPCTechnology

Ай бұрын

All good points. Yeah if u dont have offboard PoE the SE is a great deal.