External Video Monitoring (Security System) #130
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The UniFi Protect G3 FLEX Camera is the cheapest security camera they make. The Crosstalk video has a good side-by-side comparison with the G3 Bullet Camera, the have the same quality.
I think this is a good starting point along with the #169 |
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We have 5 external entrance points:
I think we can justify buying the 3-pack of G3 Flex Cameras. 💭 it's only a €10 discount, but ultimately, I think we will have at least 6 cameras to cover the exterior of the house. |
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After reviewing the location of the network ports at the front, kitchen and basement doors I've noticed that the previous electricians did not follow our instructions for their placement. This means we will need to make significant holes in the walls in order to run the Cat5 cables to the desired locations. 🤦 This will take several days work to make the "rasgos", place the cables and then patch up the walls again. There is a work-around: the UniFi Protect G3 Micro Camera can connect via Wifi and power via 220V (using an adapter) https://store.ui.com/collections/unifi-protect/products/unifi-video-g3-micro Cheapest in PT is €200: https://www.senetic.pt/product/UVC-G3-MICRO Bit annoyed at this ... 😕 |
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Ubiquiti just released the G3 Instant which is a $29 Wifi/USB-C Camera (less than half the price of G3 Flex!): Obviously it's immediately sold out. And when it was available it was limited to 1 per retail customer ... 🙄 Crosstalk has a good review/comparison: The best thing about this new camera is the wider angle (field of view) 133 Degrees:
It's very much an indoor camera (no IP rating or weather protection). I think this camera is perfect in the instances where the original electricians did not follow our instructions/plan for the placement of Cat6 (network) cable and therefore we would still need to extend the cable if we use an IP camera. I'm very glad I didn't pony up for the G3 Micro ... waiting for CES has paid off! 🙌 |
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Excellent news! Let's hope they become available to us soon 🤞 |
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@iteles yeah, I have signed up for notifications and will buy as soon as they are available, but not holding my breath. ⏳ |
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Shopping cart:
This includes:
@iteles all these items are in-stock right now. The total is I estimate that I can get the Dream Machine and Camera installed quite quickly (e.g: |
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After watching a few more videos, I decided we definitely didn't need the Dream Machine We need something to record the video, so I got the "basic" Cloud Key Gen2 Plus https://eu.store.ui.com/collections/unifi-accessories-cloud-key/products/unifi-cloudkey-gen2-plus
Review: Cloud Key Gen2 Plus https://youtu.be/H_a1BCf1jH0 Order placed:
The advantage of buying it directly from Ubiquiti is that they don't charge us the VAT. Included the Doorbell #201 and Basic G3 Camera (which works over WIFI) in the order. See above for product detail. Additionally, added a "Access Point WiFi 6 Long-range" This should boost the network signal/range/bandwidth.
The Wifi is usually reliable in most of the house. But signal strength is poor in the garden. |
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You have done infinite amounts more research on this so I trust your judgement 👍 Good call also on the long range AP for the garden/front door wifi range. |
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Yeah, used the PT Co NIF & paid from the account. Can forward you the invoice once the equipment arrives. ⏳ |
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The This is the reader with built-in camera and intercom that I want on the front door. I have a watcher for this on ebay and one is available at a slight premium but we could get it installed like ASAP!! @iteles given that this is quite a lot of cash for a glorified card access reader |
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For reference, there are other sellers charging a substantially higher premium for these due to out-of-stock ... |
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Yes, I think £30-40 premium is totally worth it to get it done 👌🏻 |
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I just have no idea when these will be back in-stock. 🤷♂️ This is the ultra-basic access reader we will be using at the back of the house for the two less-frequently used doors. This is suggested network diagram/config:
Having the UA-Pro adds polish to the system but it's definitely not neeeeeded. 💭 |
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Still sold out: Checked ebay and there are a couple of reasonably priced units:
But when I try to checkout the cost jumps: Think it might be adding |
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@nelsonic Please send me the invoice for this. |
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@iteles you have the login. But yes, I will dig it out when I'm next at my desk. 👌 |
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Side-by-side comparison of the G3 instant and G4 instant: 
I don't think it's worth paying the €20 extra for the higher resolution. https://eu.store.ui.com/eu/en/category/all-cameras-nvrs/products/uvc-g3-ins |
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Other products we are considering: Access Ultra UA-Ultra 
Really happy Ubiquiti has created this product! 🎉 Electric Lock UA-Lock-Electric 
Pocket Keyfob, 10-Pack UA-Pocket 
Access Button UA-Button 
Verrrry easy to burn a lot of cash on this company!! 
But these products aren't for "consumers", they are for biz! |
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Black Friday Promo for the next 5 days: 
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Got: Half price. 🎉 Sadly, none of the door access stuff was on And splurged on an 
The new router will be mounted in the |
Why? (Context)
Currently our front [external] gate uses a simple latch (lock) which can be opened by anyone.
e.g. the postman (person) opens the gate to enter the property and place mail in the box.
This has been OK while the house has been in development, but it's not "secure".
It means anyone can enter the front gate and access the garden/outside of the house.
Once we have the door entry system dwyl/smart-home-security-system#1 working,
we will implement secure access for the front gate by upgrading the existing latch to be electronic.
However having a more secure access system on the external gate is merely a deterrent.
It discourages unwanted access to the property, but it does not prevent it.
The only way to prevent access is higher walls covered in razor blade wire, but that would make our house a prison! 🤦
Obviously none of us wants to have high walls or razor wire. We don't want to live in a dystopian "walled garden".
So instead we want to monitor if people attempt to access the property using a camera system.
What?
A security camera and recording system for the outside of the property so we can monitor attempted access.
A basic alerting system that should send a message to the house master and display the captured images on "info" screens in the house. If nobody attends to the intrusion/alert within 30 seconds, sound a loud alarm both inside and outside the house.
We can approach this in two ways:
https://youtu.be/og-zI0CozLs
The company/products I would considering is UniFi Protect from Ubiquiti: https://unifi-network.ui.com/video-security
We have already invested in UniFi Switches and Access Points (APs) so I think this is a fairly logical choice. 💭
I would never consider a "Cloud" based camera system because (a) I don't want my movements tracked by a random Faceless corporation (and neither should you!!) and (b) I don't want to pay anyone a monthly rent for my security. I want a one-off payment and then to own the system even if that one-off up-front payment seems higher on the surface. I consider the useful life of the system to be 5 years. There's no reason it should not continue working for longer than that.
Further research required. 🔍
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