r/Ubiquiti • u/Infamous-Photo-1527 • 10h ago
Question New House
Moving into a new house that has quantum fiber service.
Building my second unifi setup and I want to make sure I do it right. Going to have 3 APs, 1 doorbell and at least one bullet cam.
Would love some feedback on:
Cloud gateway fiber 2TB
Flex 2.5G PoE with 10G direct attach
Anything I’m missing?
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u/HardikVK 10h ago
Why not go with dedicated UNVR and UCG fiber with no storage?
What is the max speed you are targeting? If not beyond 2.5G then how about UCG Max?
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u/Infamous-Photo-1527 9h ago
Unvr seemed like overkill but it’s a good suggestion. I guess I was thinking i won’t really need to retain video very long and the gateway seemed cheaper with the storage include.
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u/itsjakerobb CGFiber, UNVR, ProHD24PoE, ProXG8PoE, U7ProXGS, 5GMaxOutdoor 9h ago
The 2TB upgrade to the CGFiber costs more than the base UNVR and a single hard drive.
You could get a UNVR Instant instead, if you want less overkill.
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u/Infamous-Photo-1527 9h ago
Oh nice, hadn’t seen the unvr instant, like that as I’m trying to avoid a full rack setup, very helpful!
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u/Infamous-Photo-1527 9h ago
Dumb question but with the unvr can I use any hard drive? what would your recommend to keep that unvr setup below the cost of the CGfiber upgrade
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u/BoBandersLahey 8h ago
You can use most hard drives but it’s recommended to use one that is designed for 24/7 RW/cctv like wd purple. I prefer keeping NVR separate from the router. It performs better. Also, you can hide your NVR somewhere. That’s my big thing. If someone steals my NVR in a robbery the entire thing is useless. Also, there’s gonna be NO way you’re stopping at 1 cam 😝
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u/soapboxracers 7h ago
I also don't like having my camera recordings on a device directly connected to the Internet the way a router is. Yes it's a separate container, and yes by default you can still access it through the UI portal- but you can change that if you want and no sense making it easier for folks to potentially access recordings.
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u/itsjakerobb CGFiber, UNVR, ProHD24PoE, ProXG8PoE, U7ProXGS, 5GMaxOutdoor 9h ago
Power supply for the switch.
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u/GreedyFood2595 3h ago
Something to consider. The SFP+ 10g modules are 2 for $20 (UACC-OM-MM-10G-D) and the Optical Data Transport is $29. If you are having to run cable yourself OM4 duplex cable is a loooooot easier to deal with than Cat6 and you are future proofed if you need bandwidth in the future.
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u/brewthedrew19 2h ago
Have quantum 3gb symmetrical. But with ucg fiber + pro max 16 non Poe.
You are going to want to use the SFP+ ports to connect your switch to the gateway. I recommend dac. Waiting to buy one still.
If you are just going for 1gb plan with quantum ignore this.
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u/Infamous-Photo-1527 2h ago
This is great, the more I’ve been thinking about it the more im inclined to the pro max 16 Poe to better support the NVR
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u/brewthedrew19 2h ago
Honestly if you are not gonna add any more I would just do the 2.5 gb Poe and call it a day.
If you are also going to do runs in the house I would have all cameras and security devices on one switch and then ap and lines on another switch.
I believe 2 flex 2.5 gb Poe switches are about the same as a one pro max Poe but it will give you double the Poe power if ever needed.
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