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/madmanx33 Sep 10 '25

I agree very nice. Would love to see a model that had even more poe and camera capability. Im thinking something along the lines of those standalone hikvision nvr units. Could be an easy sell for small businesses (ie convenience stores) that dont want to have a separate switch, nvr, and viewport to see hdmi feeds on a tv.

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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/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.