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It's a great camera. I used POE version and it's extremely reliable. It has a package cam that looks down that is surprisingly nice to have. My biggest reason to get unifi is that I have an NVR and records it all locally - so no more dealing with ring and subscriptions too.
If you are already into the Ubiquiti ecosystem the camera is a no-brainer.
If you aren't no point in getting one.
just FYI, just plan on buying an upgraded transformer for your doorbell. They are cheap on Amazon.
I wanted to get into the ecosystem. I have the access points and plan on getting the cameras and this doorbell. All will be POE. Any guidance on what else I would need (NVR etc)?
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I wanted to get into the ecosystem. I have the access points and plan on getting the cameras and this doorbell. All will be POE. Any guidance on what else I would need (NVR etc)?
It really depends on your budget, how many cameras you will have (and long you want to record), and if you have space for a network rack.
You need a gateway that will run the Unifi software:
You could get away with a Dream Machine SE that has a built in NVR (1 drive) and has POE ports.
The Dream Machine Pro Max has dual drive bays but doesn't have POE so you would need to add a POE switch...most likely 2, one for cameras and one for AP's
If you dont have a place to put a rack, You could go with a Cloud Gateway. It has a slot for a m.2 ssd for NVR, so if you aren't running a lot of cameras you could probably get away with adding a 2 or 4tb drive. If not, add the NVR/NVR Pro and add a POE switch or two.
Personally i run the Dream Wall since i dont have a place to put a network rack and it has a built in AP and a large POE switch. I recently added 2.5g ports using the new Flex 2.5 8 port POE switch and uplinked using a 10g DAC SFP+ cable.
I only have the ubiquiti doorbell and the included 512gb ssd is plenty, the rest of my cameras are on a Blue Iris system, not sure if/when i'll switch over to Ubiquiti cameras.
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If you are already into the Ubiquiti ecosystem the camera is a no-brainer.
If you aren't no point in getting one.
just FYI, just plan on buying an upgraded transformer for your doorbell. They are cheap on Amazon.
If you are already into the Ubiquiti ecosystem the camera is a no-brainer.
If you aren't no point in getting one.
just FYI, just plan on buying an upgraded transformer for your doorbell. They are cheap on Amazon.
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You need a gateway that will run the Unifi software:
You could get away with a Dream Machine SE that has a built in NVR (1 drive) and has POE ports.
The Dream Machine Pro Max has dual drive bays but doesn't have POE so you would need to add a POE switch...most likely 2, one for cameras and one for AP's
If you dont have a place to put a rack, You could go with a Cloud Gateway. It has a slot for a m.2 ssd for NVR, so if you aren't running a lot of cameras you could probably get away with adding a 2 or 4tb drive. If not, add the NVR/NVR Pro and add a POE switch or two.
Personally i run the Dream Wall since i dont have a place to put a network rack and it has a built in AP and a large POE switch. I recently added 2.5g ports using the new Flex 2.5 8 port POE switch and uplinked using a 10g DAC SFP+ cable.
I only have the ubiquiti doorbell and the included 512gb ssd is plenty, the rest of my cameras are on a Blue Iris system, not sure if/when i'll switch over to Ubiquiti cameras.
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