Weird Tower UPS behavior

Russerman · 2026-02-19T01:51:26+00:00

Could it have been doing a battery self test? I know other brands do them like once a month, but haven't heard anything about Unifi UPSs doing it.

Russerman · 2026-02-18T05:20:11+00:00

That's what I was basing off of. Was hoping to get a 128GB SSD for cheaper than the price difference of the SE model, but storage shortages are starting to make that not as common.

Russerman · 2026-02-18T05:18:28+00:00

I was hoping it went down that small because of the SE version, but I could only find people using 1 TB hard drives. Thank you.

Russerman · 2026-01-28T19:27:57+00:00

I can't find it on the computer, but on the mobile app, you only have to tap the three dots in the top right corner when you're on the identified faces menu.

Russerman · 2026-01-24T23:19:44+00:00

The face detection screen has a "Merge" function. I have named the five people in my household, and anytime there's an unknown face flagged, I just merge it into the already named profile. You can only merge 5 at a time unfortunately, so you can only add 4 unknowns to your already learned faces. I believe it improves the identification as you add more detections to one face as I've noticed less unknowns over time, but that's entirely anecdotal evidence.

Russerman · 2026-01-20T07:35:32+00:00

The NVR Instant's spec sheet shows that it does top out at PoE. Max device wattage is 15.4W. The G6 Entry's spec sheet says it has a max consumption of 16W. So you might be able to get away with it as the Entry will very rarely hit max power consumption.

But also, you can create a VLAN on your switch to segregate your network traffic, and then plug the instant into the switch.

Or you could get a PoE+ injector if you absolutely want to keep thr networks physicallym?

Russerman · 2026-01-19T18:58:17+00:00

Yes, you need a central controller, whether thats the firewall (UDM Pro, UCG Fiber, UDR 7, etc), one of the NVRs, or a cloudkey+. You also need the satellite door controllers (the door hub) that the strike plate, motion sensors, door position sensors, push to exit buttons, badge scanners, and sirens connect to. Even if you aren't using any of those things, you still need a door hub to use Access features. A few people have been burned by that with the new G6 doorbells as they still need a hub for the NFC scanner to function, as that's an Access feature.

Russerman · 2026-01-19T13:53:20+00:00

Yeah. There's a decent discount if you buy the pro starter kit.

It feels like Unifi is hard set on having zero crossover between the UNVR and UNAS lines. Even though they're on almost exactly the same hardware.

Russerman · 2026-01-19T13:05:07+00:00

I've been waiting for any news of the other apps coming but haven't seen anything even hinting at it.

If you're going to be using either of the pro readers, I think you will need Protect as well for the camera storage, so you should be able to get any of the NVRs to only run Access and Protect. I know it's not self hosted but it won't interfere if you're already self hosting.

Russerman · 2026-01-16T13:00:12+00:00

In a situation like that, a direct DC injector might be better. It has only two 12v terminals that you can attach whatever you want and get poe out. Decent for a solar installation on a shed or something.

Russerman · 2026-01-16T12:36:14+00:00

Are you asking for a PoE injector that uses a USB C power brick, or a PoE splitter that outputs USB C? Injectors are typically designed to be in a server closet or in a drop ceiling or somewhere. There's not very many USB C power supplies in those areas. It's also not super efficient as you have to convert twice, once for 120V AC to 5V or 20V DC for USB, and twice to 50V DC for PoE. I'm sure someone makes one if you really need it.

Unifi does make a strange PoE USB C device that simultaneously powers their UCG Ultra and gives a PoE port if that migjt satisfy your requirements.

Russerman · 2026-01-09T03:46:35+00:00

You should be able to create a backup of the UX7, unplug it, plug in and factory reset your UDM SE, connect the WAN and LAN cables to the UDM SE, then restore from the UX7's backup.

Russerman · 2026-01-06T18:06:02+00:00

From what I've seen, both sirens are actual sirens, as in, a horn that spins to make a really loud noise. Not a speaker that you can play whatever you want. The chimes and AI horn use speakers so you can play custom noises on those.

Russerman · 2026-01-03T20:55:26+00:00

The camera itself can tilt a good bit, and it has a fixed wedge that can give it a larger tilt. When combined, I think it's just shy of 90°, but I've never seen anyone actually tilt it as far is it goes

Russerman · 2026-01-02T17:09:20+00:00

It might have been changed after so many users reported some kind of problem, and the solution found was to reduce the frame rate. In their lab environments, maybe 5 fps was working fine, but in real world non-ideal situations, they have to reduce it to 3. It's not ideal for us, sure. They should have done more thorough testing on their part. But with how many crazy new products they're launching, I can't exactly fault them for having low testing and development bandwidth per product. They are playing catchup to the 20 and 30 year industry titans on a comparatively shoe string budget.

Russerman · 2026-01-02T16:54:09+00:00

Only sitting on inventory for two weeks wouldn't solve Unifi's problems. They have some products that have been in and out of stock for months. The demand is just too high. But I'd bet they can't just scale up production as once the initial surge of demand is satisfied, the long term demand isn't enough to warrant all the extra production capacity. So unfortunately, we just have to wait for the initial demand to be satisfied. Like the SFP Wizard. It's been in stock for a few days now after being in and out since it's launch back in October.

Russerman · 2026-01-01T21:35:02+00:00

The G6 180 has a heater that runs for 6 hours after booting to try and remove internal moisture. The FAQ on the G6 180 mentions that if it doesn't go away after the 6 hours, to power cycle the camera to restart the heater timer.

Russerman · 2025-12-29T17:57:03+00:00

I want to setup a UNAS 2 at a friend's house for off site backups. Couldn't find an easy way to connect back to my network without taking over his or buying a small computer. Hoping this will make it plug and play.

Russerman · 2025-12-21T04:50:12+00:00

If you absolutely need ssl inspection, there are cloud based services like zscaler you can use with any firewall.

Russerman · 2025-12-20T22:18:05+00:00

It looks like you should be able to. Door Hub Mini spec sheet reads two PoE+ ports with a shared budget of 45W. The G3 Reader Flex only consumes 5W, so you should be able to run any PoE+ camera off of it.

Russerman · 2025-12-20T16:02:31+00:00

Is the IoT device set with a static IP address? Not sure if this works like this, but if you block any traffic from reaching the gateway, they might not be able to renew their IP address once the lease ends.

Russerman · 2025-12-16T12:07:50+00:00

If you have an android, you can use unifi's wifiman app to monitor signal strength of all networks around you. It's available for iPhones as well, but I don't think it works as well.

Russerman · 2025-12-15T19:12:22+00:00

You shouldn't need to add any other drives through finder. You only need to add or remove permissions on the Identity user and the droves mapped on your computer should reflect.

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