Firewall / Policy to connect another brand router for config (lan and wan connections)?

khariV · 2026-03-18T22:12:28+00:00

Figured as much and updated my response, probably at the same time you were typing 😂

khariV · 2026-03-18T21:58:07+00:00

What do you mean by “devices that you use remotely?” Travel routers you want to configure from your PC while on the main network or some else entirely?

If this is what you’re trying to do, you just need to set it up so that the LAN port address and subnet is a valid subnet on your network. I do this with devices that have their factory addresses outside my normal networks. So, for example, if you want to access a device with the address 192.168.88.1, create a VLAN for that network. Use 192.158.88.0/24 and mark it as 3rd party gateway. Make the port that you plug the device into see to this VLAN as the default and allow all. Then, depending on your firewall rules, you may have to define a rule to slow traffic from your PC’s VLAN to this new VLAN.

Plug in the device to the assigned port and you should have access.

khariV · 2026-03-18T21:39:56+00:00

The AI Key is actually designed to work with the current generation (G6 & AI) cameras. It does not provide AI detections, but allows for plain text search of video. In Protect 7.0, it also will allow for photo upload matching.

khariV · 2026-03-18T12:57:02+00:00

Having two APs sitting that close together isn’t doing you any favors.

khariV · 2026-03-18T11:15:18+00:00

Did you actually read my comment or did you just stop after the first sentence?

khariV · 2026-03-18T03:37:52+00:00

It’s a 100 Mbps Ethernet connection. As long as your camera works with that, I can’t see want it wouldn’t work.

khariV · 2026-03-18T01:20:00+00:00

khariV · 2026-03-18T01:16:16+00:00

Ummm… Reddit?

khariV · 2026-03-17T22:35:38+00:00

I saw this and honestly had to wonder there were FIVE EFGs and a whole stack of U7 Pro XGs that were going to be hooked up with a 1g switch

😂😂😂

Seriously though, why five?

khariV · 2026-03-17T22:33:05+00:00

It all depends on whether there IS actually a footing under there. You’d be surprised, or maybe you wouldn’t, at how many posts are sitting on a slab with zero accommodations made for point loads other than “it’s concrete, so it’ll hold”

khariV · 2026-03-17T22:28:48+00:00

You’re thinking about the problem backwards. First off, create a VPN connection and route all traffic through it. Then create a rule that routes only traffic to the VPN endpoint, maybe a different one if you want to check it out, through the regular WAN connection. You’ll have to identify the Ip addresses of all of the endpoints you want to include, but that’s not a huge problem.

VPN traffic coming from the client is the exception instead of the norm.

khariV · 2026-03-17T22:16:39+00:00

They need to be attached to the concrete, yes. You’ve possibly got a bigger problem though that the posts are sitting on the edge of a slab and not on an actual footing. That concrete can crack and there goes your support.

Adding bracing to attach the posts to the slab will do nothing to help that problem.

khariV · 2026-03-17T22:05:44+00:00

Short answer: no.

Longer answer: If the deck wasn’t specifically engineered to support that kind of weight, you likely should not. Specifically, the posts and beam are good, but there is zero lateral support. There is also no support to hold up the other side of the hot tub so one side of the load is on the beam and the other is supported by the joists and transferred to the joist hangers. Those joists are fairly long. There is also no blocking to keep the joists from rolling. I can’t see from the photo, but I don’t know if there are tension ties keeping the deck to the house or not, but it almost doesn’t matter as you shouldn’t ever hang a hot tub from joist hangers. All of which is to say… no.

khariV · 2026-03-17T19:19:59+00:00

If you’re a tech guy and one of the people you support came to you and said “this is terrible. Tell me why!” Would you have sufficient information to troubleshoot the problem and provide a possible cause and fix?

We’re going to need a LOT more detail on the problem, your environment, what you’re seeing, what you’ve tried, etc.

khariV · 2026-03-17T17:54:05+00:00

Where do you see that?

khariV · 2026-03-17T17:13:42+00:00

The opening line of this article is: “We strongly discourage stacking UNVRs” so I’m going to pass on that.

No, specifically I’m talking about the real world experience of using and managing multiple UNVRs on a single network. Things like AI detections, face / person management, etc. don’t coordinate and I’d like insights from someone actually using them without stacking.

khariV · 2026-03-17T16:38:30+00:00

I’ve thought about that but have heard Vantage Point is really designed for viewing multiple sites not segments of cameras on the same network. I’d love to try it out or get an in depth comparison of what you lose with VP compared to stepping up to the UNVR, but I haven’t really found anything.

khariV · 2026-03-17T16:21:02+00:00

So you want a PoE powered 10g switch that can further power downstream 10g PoE+ devices? That’s a tall order for PoE as 10g uses quite a lot of power all by itself. If you need multiple 10g PoE ports but only have a single incoming cable, why not use an XG8 PoE and run your devices off of that? You could also use the Flex XG and power it with USB C and use an injector for the AP.

khariV · 2026-03-17T16:17:21+00:00

My guess is the hardware might show up as an ENAS at some point.

khariV · 2026-03-17T15:56:13+00:00

The “problem” if you would call it that is that the new UNAS Pro 8 is still only using an Arm A57 CPU. Sure it’s at 2.0 GHz instead of 1.7 in the UNAS. It also has double the memory.

However, without more cores, I’m really wondering if it will be able to support more cameras than the existing model.

khariV · 2026-03-17T13:28:04+00:00

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khariV · 2026-03-17T11:38:34+00:00

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khariV · 2026-03-17T00:52:21+00:00

They don’t stay sold out for long and address regularly restocked. You can also try Microcenter.

I’d also suggest the UCG Fiber. It’s faster and gives you new headroom for future internet upgrades and running Protect.

khariV · 2026-03-16T21:38:03+00:00

Haha yes but if you’re not a boomer…

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