The Annual CCTV at home thread.

[SiH]

rxe said:

s1962a said:

You do need to buy some of their other kit, and those have record functions

For example I have this, which is a router/firewall/switch in one, but also records (8tb hard drive)

https://eu.store.ui.com/products/udm-pro

You can also do the same thing (record) with this

https://eu.store.ui.com/collections/unifi-protect/...

And if you have a POE switch you can power all cameras from there.

The software is pretty decent too.

Did i mention it's an expensive setup?

I have the Cloudkey V2. As an all in one DVR that runs on POE, it's a bargain. I have my POE switch on UPS, and everything stays up when the power goes off (frequent, we are off the beaten track).

The Protect App is what swings it for me - it is absolutely brilliant on iThings, and just works.

I've gone down the Unifi route too, and all I'll say is that it's like crack. Another access point here, another camera there...
I had a problem with my network going down on a regular basis and tracking down the root cause was something of a pain. I know the batteries in the Cloud Key can be ropey leaving them to run purely on the POE input so I didn't know if it was a duff switch or a duff Cloud Key. I spent a long time on the chat with Unifi who were really good about trying to help out but in the end I just bought another switch, thinking that if that wasn't the problem then the worst outcome would be that I'd end up with another big switch to expand the network. As it turns out it was the switch that was duff so now all's well again.
I would definitely agree about the Protect App, it's really good and does indeed just 'work'.

[rxe]

Crack is a good description. I started off with a single AP, now I've got the whole lot - currently eyeing up 48 port POE switches. My 16 port one is full, and 24 isn't enough of a jump, so 48 is the answer. Other than cost of course...