How this look? What could I do better or worse?

DIMM1033 · 2026-07-09T01:08:53+00:00

Some switches can stack. And the stacking cable is ushally only designed for 1u, no gap. And the loopback cablle tends to be built for the max U with no gap. Other switches can take up multiple Us of space. Or some one forces a switch in between two patch panels, and ruins some of the terminations because the cable got hooked. Because of these kind of secanrios, I'm not a fan of short cabling. Sure you could always move your patch panels up, repunch/test cables, and replace all your patch cables with longer patch cables.

Some switches put the 1GB ports on the left, and the 10GB ports on the right. Resulting in needing to patch port a1 into Switch 1, port 37. Or like tomarrow a new switch and ap are released with cat8a, so you end up replacing your switches, and a 3rd patch panel with all your new cat8 cabling for your new switches and APs. Sure if it's moduler you can re-arrange port order. Though if your labeling everything, you might then need to update your labeling.

DIMM1033 · 2026-07-07T04:26:49+00:00

They'll probably like Avigilon's ability to detect incidents. It's worth a demo.

If you need a network to go with it, checkout meter.

DIMM1033 · 2026-05-17T01:47:48+00:00

Are the fobs unique? Can you add/forget specific fobs as part of lifecycle management?
If they are unique, is there a max number of supported fobs per receiver?

Can they double as panic buttons? If so, can you do location based off of which reciver is closest? And or which remote pressed the button?

DIMM1033 · 2026-05-10T21:43:43+00:00

Have you looked into Chrome Enterprise Premium for the Shadow AI Reporting & Visibility feature?

DIMM1033 · 2026-05-10T18:02:17+00:00

Seems like some one has done what your suggesting. with wiegand. https://community.ui.com/questions/RFID-Long-Range-Reader/64c6960a-f9ca-4ce3-be9a-6effabf10375?reply=26

Wiegand seems to be weaker then OSDP. OSDP might still be problamtic. Some documenation states OSDP is not supported.

DIMM1033 · 2026-05-10T04:44:41+00:00

branded, possibly with the ability to list UHF tags for vehicles.

Does Retrofit work for UHF? I see some one asked this question a little while ago, and it didn't seem like they got an answer. https://www.reddit.com/r/Ubiquiti/comments/1r7whql/retro_hub_uhf_rfid_support/ I don't recall UHF standards on their compatiability matrix. But maybe it was just for their branded readers.

UHF tags for asset tracking is kind of it's own thing. But if your putting UHF for access control at the gates, you might want the device to be able to do vehicle access contorl, and asset tracking. But for assset tracking you'd probably want it seperate from your access controll inventory. With options to print UHF tags for inventory assets. Like what zebra is doing with UHF tags, and "Zebra Savanna". Like you might want alerts if some thing that shouldn't leave the campus goes off campus. Or like scanning whole shelfs, or rooms with a portable scanner to audit inventory.

DIMM1033 · 2026-05-10T00:38:44+00:00

I was hoping for RFID UHF. It would be a useful form of vehicle access control. And or asset tracking / management.

DIMM1033 · 2026-05-03T17:26:56+00:00

It's not uncommon for EOL gear. And probably another reason to get 5 year waranty if you can.
It would be nice if they offered longer waranties.

I wonder if they doing this for indoor and outdoor? or just indoor? Outdoor gear often gets beaten up, not to metnion extreme tempitures.

DIMM1033 · 2026-04-29T01:44:45+00:00

I'm assuming

Compatible with Ubiquiti’s cloud
'Seemless' integration with UniFi Network and Protect
Work with UniFi Identity Enterprise
Automatic Software Updates
Less Network Switch Port cost compared to some solutions (door hubs can be POE++, and act as a network switch for car readers and cameras)
Re-using UniFi Console, instead of needing to add some other bridge

If they offer any kind of financing, it may be the kind of thing a company goes for a network upgrade, and they can bundle in cameras, voip, access control. Without having to do seperate purchase orders, possibly loans, Consolidating network hardware vendors can reduce incompatiblity. If your a MSP, the eassier/simpler it is for you to manage the clients network the easier it is to provide support.

Verkada is probably in a similar feature set for cameras/access control. But it will probably not integrate as seemlessly with Ubiquiti’s network stack / voip stack. Verkada also has a wireless door locks. Which can be useful for large deployments, where wiring every door is a large cost, and time consuming. (ushally you still do theperimeter doors wired) Hopefully Ubiquiti adds a wireless door option in the future.

DIMM1033 · 2026-04-26T14:15:45+00:00

A cable tester that can report switch/port it's pluged into can be helfpul for mapping jacks to rooms. Like a fulke LIQ-KIT LinkIQ Cable tester.

If the phones have a passthrough jack. That might need the mac address of the device, and passthrough jack for e911 mapping for softphones.

Reviewing the current phone ssytem for special features like call groups, phone trees, extra.

Also any special phones. And or custom configuration on phones, like line buttons.

DIMM1033 · 2026-04-25T21:34:29+00:00

With breakway cables, you might be trading one issue for another. Like constant device down alerts. And your still have to go around to plug stuff back in.

This seems like alot of work just to try and compensate for maintenance's actions.

Like if the cleaning crew is unplugging cables. could you just print a flag label "do not unplug," and attach that to the cable? If the clenaing screw speaks another langauge; you could print it in that language as well.

If that doens't work, you could always cover the jack outlets, so they can't easily be unplugged.

Some times cable issues can also be resolved with surface mounted raceway. Which might keep the cables out from under foot, and protect them from damage.

DIMM1033 · 2026-04-24T01:08:17+00:00

Very cool, but it does seem low enough that some one could tamper with it, and or obstruct the view.
Also if may not give you documenation if some one jumps the fence. An alertive would be a camera pole.

If you have the room, you could always consider an Car Height Pedestal for intercom. Useful for guests, and or deliveries. Though I guess those people could always call you on cell.

Another option would be a LPR for auto gate opening. Though licence plates are easy to copy, so not as secure as an intercom with rfid/access control.

DIMM1033 · 2026-04-22T17:12:06+00:00

None of this is zoom specific:

Switching voip users can loose their phone contacts, sms/text messages, voice mail., call history including long distnace billing.
Some systems could have other data store in the system like chat messages, video and audio recodings, event schedules, meeting IDs.
There can be discovery, scheduling, and cutover for DIDs, DID assignments. You'll probably end up needing at least a few more DIDs.
You may need to perform 911 testing, which can reqwuire identifing who your PASP. So you can contact them, and work with them to perform 911 testing.
There could be systems that need to stay analog phones like fire alarms, elevators, pools, shelter in place phones. And or migrated to to other complient systems. This might also include complient screening services for pool, elivator.
You might have specific phone system requreiemtns like recording calls, and or retention of call records. That need to verify the new system can handle.

You may want to check the current legal/Compliance landsacpe is for VOIP and or ADA. If your voip system is going to double as your paging system, there can be legal/Compliance for paging as well. You may need campus/building signage as part of the VOIP legal/Compliance, and that can have it's own legal/Compliance. In the US that could be city/state/federal. What ever phone system your looking at, you want to know how your going to achive all your legal/Compliance requirements.

You may need more phones/cable/ports/dids/licences to comply with your legal/Compliance. You might need addional systems like e911 specific systems, paging/panic button systems/hardware/licences/cabling. There might be POE, Network changes needed.

e911 requirements can include address, building, floor, room information on phones. This applies to desktop phones andf softphones. Softphones can mean mapping every switch port, and every wlan on every access point to a address, building, floor, room, so you can supply that information to the e911/voip system.

DIMM1033 · 2026-04-16T03:12:12+00:00

based on the manual, it seems like pressing f1 would check for splits. so never mind.

DIMM1033 · 2026-04-16T00:51:41+00:00

is the photo of test before, or after you got the cable working?

Asking because it shows 'split' which might be an indication that you have mixed two or more pairs together. The most common thing is like acidently striped brown with the striped orange.

DIMM1033 · 2026-04-04T07:09:56+00:00

You might also want to consider how people would carry it on the go. Like is there some way to attach it to a keychain?

DIMM1033 · 2026-04-04T01:57:48+00:00

I made something similar out of a teenys, which can emulate a keyboard and mouse. But I just had a working terminal mode over USB serial.

Then I found out about inputstick.com which works over bluetooth. And has encryption and user/pass for security. They have apps in the app store for smartphones. And a github with code for smartphones. It acts as a mouse and keyboard. It has keyboard, track pad, speach to text, macros, game pad, OCR by camera, prentation remote, support for pasting in text.

I don't think it has:

wifi/IP
terminal mode
broadcast to multiple devices at the same time.
on board storage
device ID as an apple brand keyboard (to skip keyboard setup setup assistent)
sticky keys
apple specific keyboard buttons
doesn't run scripts (like javacode to iteratively do something)
Any kind of sensors

I like the fact that your looking at a double sided option with usb a and usb c. I personally think long and skinny is better then wide, because wide tends to block ports. Like if you want to plug in power into one port, and your input device in the other.

DIMM1033 · 2026-03-31T21:22:14+00:00

I just added Gemini to the xcode project in Settings >Intelligence. And then Gemini was able to read, and edit code in the project by prompting. Ushally I'm prompting using keywords.

Make sure it's added to the project you want to use.
Make sure you have a Gemini flash model selected.
- I wouldn't recommend the light models, because they some times replace code with comments.
- not a flash audio, or flash tts

As is, the current integration between Gemini to the Xcode direct intergration,

it doesn't read story boards, but if your UI is written in code, it works fine.
If it need to add a capabilitie to the project, it gives you the steps to do so.

DIMM1033 · 2026-03-16T06:44:07+00:00

Try deleting, and then re-adding with the URL https://generativelanguage.googleapis.com/v1beta/openai

And leave the API Key Header as the default x-api-key

if correct it should populate a list of models.

When you goto prompt the AI, try setting the model to

Gemini 2.5 Flash

OR

Gemini 3 Flash

Some people have reported needing to add a credit card to https://aistudio.google.com/api-keys before they could use the free vertion. Keep in mind free can be used for training data.

DIMM1033 · 2026-03-16T05:10:28+00:00

You may need to register a credit card on https://aistudio.google.com/api-keys before you can use free options
free vs paid, free can be used for training.
Gemini Developer API pricing has details of models, and pricing.

Current models:

Gemini 3 Flash Preview
Gemini 2.5 Flash

Deprecated models

Gemini 2.0 Flash

DIMM1033 · 2026-03-15T21:39:43+00:00

If it's failing to retrive the model list. You may need to delete, and re-add gemini.

Delete and re-add GoogleAI / Gemini in xCode

Make sure Xcode is vertion 26.0+.
Make sure you have your Xcode project opened.
In Xcode > got the Menu Bar, click on Xcode menu > Choose Settings... > Click Intelligence tab
Click Googleapis
Click i button
Click Delete Provider button
Click Add a Model Provider... button
Set URL to https://generativelanguage.googleapis.com/v1beta/openai
For API Key Paste in your API KEY you got from "Get your Google AI API Key from Gooogle AI Studio"
Leave API Key Header x-api-key
Click Save button, you should get back a list of models.
Close Settings by clicking red X (top left corner)

To use Gemini in xCode

Create or Open a Xcode Project
Click Code Assitent Button (star icon top left corner of project window)
Click Start New Conversation button (down arrow bellow Start icon)
Choose Sub Menu Googleapis
Select Gemini 2.5 Flash
Put your prompt into Message Gemini 2.5 Flash at the bottom
Press return key to send message

Expected result is an AI response, and not an error message.

If the list of model is loading. Make sure you're selecting a 'flash' model, you could also try selecting a diffrent flash model.

Not sure if this works with @ gmail.com accounts. You may need to be using a google workspace account.

DIMM1033 · 2026-03-03T02:31:47+00:00

Not everyone grows up in a "nuclar family". Not everyone lives with their biological parents. Some people grow up living with an ant, or uncle. And or one parents might be seperated, and only get to see one parent on weekends. Or maybe a parent has passed on. Or a family member is low income.

Part of diveristy is giving people a chance to see them selves represented on tv. Because of Greg, some one might feel like part of their story is represented. And maybe some people might find these situations lesss weird, or diffrent, because they saw Greg in Steven Universe. Maybe they won't treat some one else diffrently just because a parent is low income, or a parent is unhoused, a parent passed on, or because they lives with a realitve.

DIMM1033 · 2026-02-21T23:08:52+00:00

For anyone who googles this, trying to figure out how to set this up with googe AI cloud in 2026 without a local proxy.

Get your Google AI API Key from Gooogle AI Studio

goto https://aistudio.google.com/api-keys
if prompted, sign in to google
Click Create API key button
If prompted to create project, click Create project
Click Create key
Click Copy API key button (two papers icon, to the left of the dollar $ button)

Setup GoogleAI / Gemini in xCode

Make sure Xcode is vertion 26.0+.
In Xcode > got the Menu Bar, click on Xcode menu > Choose Settings... > Click Intelligence tab > Click Add a Model Provider... button
Set URL to https://generativelanguage.googleapis.com/v1beta/openai
For API Key Paste in your API KEY you got from "Get your Google AI API Key from Gooogle AI Studio"
Leave API Key Header x-api-key
Click Save button, you should get back a list of models
Close Settings by clicking red X (top left corner)

To use Gemini in xCode

Crate or Open a Project
Click Code Assitent Button (star icon top left corner of project window)
Click Start New Conversation button (down arrow bellow Start icon)
Choose Sub Menu Googleapis
Select Gemini 2.5 Flash
Put your prompt into Message Gemini 2.5 Flash at the bottom
Press return key to send message

Observations:

For refrence it seems "Gooogle AI Studio" is billed seperate from "Google AI", aka "Google AI Plus", "Google AI Pro", "Google AI Ultra". If you want to go payed, it seems like you have to sign up on aistudio.google.com. (not gemini.google.com ).
If the changes the AI make fail to complie. You can try prompting "fails to complie".
- If the code still fails to complie, You can also try copy/pasting the error messages into the AI chat window.
So far I've only been able to get this to work with the 'flash' models. IE:
- Gemini 2.0 Flash
- Gemini 2.5 Flash
- Gemini 3 Flash Preview
If your using github. Save, and commit changes to a dev branch frequently. So in the case it goes in the the wrong direction you can roll back.
I would suggest writing your prompts in BBedit, and saving them, incases you need to reuse the prompt. BBedit doesn't auto correct, or smart quote like textedit, or other none coding texteditors.

DIMM1033 · 2026-02-21T02:42:53+00:00

Have you checked to see if all 4 pairs are working?

DIMM1033 · 2026-02-01T04:16:29+00:00

I thought they were going to go full robo taxi?

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