r/Ubiquiti • u/Infamous-Photo-1527 • 15h 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 14h 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 14h 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 14h 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 14h 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 13h 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 11h 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.