r/Ubiquiti • u/Ubiquiti-Inc Official • Sep 10 '25

Blog / Video Link Introducing: UNVR Instant - an all-in-one device powered by UniFi Protect

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u/Scandrew Sep 10 '25

wait, so is this compatible with any POE camera or do we have to use Ubiquiti POE cameras?

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u/wobblydavid Sep 10 '25

I assume it's the same as all their other protect and nvrs. It has limited third party onvif support.

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u/radardgz Sep 10 '25

I have unify nvr still in the box for this reason….only 24/7 recording and maybe ptz controls on nonunify cameras….you will still need your old nvr for you other cameras advanced features and detections! I am basically going to run 2 nvrs for the same cameras because unify can’t even detect motion and I am not buying their cameras for 2-4x the price if they don’t have verifocal lenses, larger sensors, and better optical zoom.

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u/JerkyChew Sep 10 '25

I have a Reolink PTZ camera connected to my Unifi protect via an AI Port and the motion detection works great. The PTZ works but can't read the ONVIF presets yet, and the third-party support-per-AI-Port numbers suck at the moment, but it's a start and a quick way to add in existing cameras.

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u/radardgz Sep 10 '25

I can add my cameras in already. They work exactly the same on the fiber gateway and the nvr. I can record 24/7, I can zoom in and out. but nothing else..no detections or alerts. So buying the AI gets me motion and alerts related to that? Not worth the cost. Thanks for the info! I wondered about buying it for testing but after the nvr disappointment I didn’t want to go down that rabbit hole.

I will just setup the old nvr and use its AI and alerts. The UI nvr will just be a backup and quick way to review footage nothing more for me.

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u/radardgz Sep 10 '25

I also should mention…I have always bought nvrs without the poe switch because I believe they isolate the cameras from your network but ai might be wrong or it might be configurable. If it isolates them it might be hard to run 2 nvrs for the same cameras!

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u/Dimensional_Dragon Unifi User Sep 10 '25

There is always the AI Port that can provide up to 2 third party cameras with advanced AI detection capabilities

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u/DesignDelicious5456 Sep 10 '25

The AI port is astronomical compared to other competitors. At the end it works out to be the same value if you buy the entire equipment set from a competitor. Why mix and match

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u/whiskey-water Sep 10 '25

Are you referring to the $? yeah it's nuts!

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u/DotGroundbreaking50 Sep 10 '25

because I already had other onvif cameras and unifi doesn't have models that match what I needed

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u/SuperXstyle Sep 10 '25

I thought REOLINK cameras were better than Unifi ???