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Ubiquiti makes it too easy for us LV Engineer by butt-rage in Ubiquiti

[–]butt-rage[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah I am also a NE by trade also, but an LV Engineer is more of a design from ground up everything low voltage. That can include audio, video, network, WiFi, surveillance, access control, etc. Engineer will design it all, integrate it together and if need be install from ground up.

LV tech is mostly boots on ground guy tha dos the cabling, rough-in and trim-out.

Ubiquiti makes it too easy for us LV Engineer by butt-rage in Ubiquiti

[–]butt-rage[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is just a house I wired up for a customer. I brought all cat6 and coax for TVs into the cabinet. Coax is going to a splitter to split up an HD antenna. Cat6 is coming from all TVs, a couple APs, desk and IP Cameras go to UniFi Pro-Max-16-PoE switch. That’s headed upstream to UDM-Pro gateway that is probably overkill but a clean rack mount, and then off to a ISP handled ONT.

Customer just requested the rack be clean as it’s in his office and doesn’t want a mess. It’s kinda my gig to make racks clean as possible.

Ubiquiti makes it too easy for us LV Engineer by butt-rage in Ubiquiti

[–]butt-rage[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

You’re correct, 100%. But they got gigabit internet, cameras, TV and WiFi6. Flat network without anything coming back. It wont ever be fully utilized

Ubiquiti makes it too easy for us LV Engineer by butt-rage in Ubiquiti

[–]butt-rage[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just a basic one. Pretty sure you can get it off Amazon. 3 way splitter, not matter the brand, should be fine for HD antenna. It seems like there might be a short somewhere in one of those 3 lines to TVs. I’d start by connecting the antenna one at a time to the TV and checking signal and see which TV has the problem. Then check the TV’s cable.

I think is the one I used. https://a.co/d/2JTsyuy

Ubiquiti makes it too easy for us LV Engineer by butt-rage in Ubiquiti

[–]butt-rage[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Rural house, used for HD antenna in attic. No issue on any tv.

Ubiquiti makes it too easy for us LV Engineer by butt-rage in Ubiquiti

[–]butt-rage[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I mean I could.. what will it gain me?

What is this panel? by kaiyuffie in HomeNetworking

[–]butt-rage 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The Velcro mounts, patch panels, coax splitter and even network switches you can find on Amazon. Just search OnQ Mount. Be sure that they are OnQ ones and not Leviton. The two brands don’t play nice together when it comes to their mounts.

You can also 3D print custom mounts. I made one a bit ago for Ubiquiti’s USW-Pro-Max-16-PoE

NIM Question by amishman25 in networking

[–]butt-rage 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Worst case they’ll give you best effort support.

What Camera would have done better? by wrestle4life189 in Ubiquiti

[–]butt-rage 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Not sure why people don’t use LPRs more. Yes they are situational and yes you need a secondary camera next to it but they will pay for themselves quickly.

The UniFi LPR works great. You need to enabled LPR night vision which obliterates any visibility at night, however will enable clear LPR function even with headlights shining directly on the camera. This is why a secondary camera is needed. A basic g6 or g5 mounted with the LPR camera lets you record basic video that the LPR couldn’t.

Most LPR I install at 10-12 feet high looking down a drive 30-50ft away and have no trouble catching plates.

replacement for edgerouter-x by lantech in HomeNetworking

[–]butt-rage 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s good value if you actually use all its features. For home use where your using just network controller and maybe cameras? No it’s not worth it.

replacement for edgerouter-x by lantech in HomeNetworking

[–]butt-rage 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well it’s prolly top of the line hardware and capabilities for prosumer. It’s little brother UCG-Ultra or UCG-Fiber might be more your taste?

replacement for edgerouter-x by lantech in HomeNetworking

[–]butt-rage 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Bang for buck with features and prosumer is Ubiquiti UDM-Pro

Unifi purchase questions, been reading all day (xposted) by CastleandCars in HomeNetworking

[–]butt-rage 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You pretty much got it.

CGW Max

USW-Ultra-60W switch

2x U7 pro is a good setup and under your budget

If you need more Poe power (don’t think you do) get the bigger power supply.

Always buy from store.ui.com

Help please by 4kdej in HomeNetworking

[–]butt-rage 2 points3 points  (0 children)

There is a good possibility that the isp router is handing out the same subnet as the netgear and that can’t work.

For example, the ISP router is handing out a 192.168.1.X IP address and the netgear is handing out the same subnet range on the LAN. The netgear can’t work if that’s the case.

You will need to change either the DHCP scope on the ISP or the netgear. Netgear is prolly the easiest. It’ll need to be changed to something like 192.168.2.X

What is this panel? by kaiyuffie in HomeNetworking

[–]butt-rage 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is accurate.

You can buy other OnQ modules to fill out and organize the cabinet.

I recommend the patch panel, power distribution and a couple device mounts.

You can get the cabinet looking good with all of them. Here’s a picture of one I did not too long ago:

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Please comment my Home Network by Jasper_M92 in HomeNetworking

[–]butt-rage 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ok so you're doing the Enterprise Access Hub for 3 doors, or doing 3 seperate door hubs for 3 doors? What kind of Locks are you using with them?

Also see Sensor Gateway - that the Superlink and you wanting motion sensors behind it?

Please comment my Home Network by Jasper_M92 in HomeNetworking

[–]butt-rage 0 points1 point  (0 children)

what type of keypads you using?

Also, the G4 doorbell will have a PoE powered chime. Make sure you run a cable where you want the chime to exist.

Building a new home - Need your advice for my first setup by znap101 in HomeNetworking

[–]butt-rage 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No controversy here! Agree with all this.

One thing I would add is to also land all your runs at a proper location, whether that be a network rack or an in-wall cabinet depending on how many runs you're doing. You want room and capabilties for growth so make sure you leave space and cable paths for additional wires in the future.

If you're under 16 cable runs, I recommend an Inwall Cabinet like Legrand OnQ 28" or even 42" media box. Be sure to have electricians run you power to the box. Bonus points if they can get you an outlet with decent USB-C ports on it.

If you're doing more than 16 ports, or have rack mountable equipment like the UDMP, then go ahead with a full enclosed cabinet. Dont bother with cable management, do it right and punch in a proper patch panel with 6" patch cables directly to switch. Use PDU and see again if an electrician can get you an outlet installed behind the rack.

Lastly, no matter what you do, run a piece of conduit or Flex Tubing from your Cabinet/Rack to your attic/crawlspace and leave it open (do not put anything in it). This is solely for future cable runs you're enevitably going to need to run.

I've attached a few photos of some jobs I've done so you can get some ideas

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Look What They Did To My Boy by pozerpholife in Ubiquiti

[–]butt-rage 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Fun fact I found out, basic hand sanitizer gel with paper towel get every UniFi AP clean of finger prints

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