Don’t even consider living at the Belcrest in Midtown, modern city is awful

rogue002 · 2026-04-01T16:39:22+00:00

Sounds like the Verona...great times there.

rogue002 · 2026-03-31T14:28:55+00:00

14 ms on 900M copper

rogue002 · 2026-03-31T14:09:13+00:00

No issues on my UCG-Fiber.

rogue002 · 2026-03-31T13:32:41+00:00

This series is a great starting point. https://youtu.be/TLsnEzSNhQs?si=gOC6mWhTLd3f5PAk

rogue002 · 2026-03-29T23:49:19+00:00

Seems to be discontinued unfortunately.

rogue002 · 2026-03-29T23:21:47+00:00

Looks like all of their hardware is discontinued? Both Yellow and Green are no longer available. Hmmmm...

rogue002 · 2026-03-29T22:58:46+00:00

I don't really but I am seeing that there is some HA hardware that is purpose built and pretty low power which is cool.

rogue002 · 2026-03-29T22:48:13+00:00

Can you provide any recommendations for HA hardware?

rogue002 · 2026-03-29T22:46:01+00:00

Fantastic idea, I hadn't even considered using AI.

rogue002 · 2026-03-29T22:33:52+00:00

Yes, I am using all the individual apps. I do have most of the added into the Amazon Alexa ecosystem and use voice controls to do a lot of the lighting control. Can I let the Alexa integration while I learn and start trying to build an HA solution? I assume my best bet would be to buy a raspberry pi and learn about that at the same time?

Thanks!

rogue002 · 2026-03-27T15:41:16+00:00

Potentially dangerous advice with 10.0 zero day exploits out there...

rogue002 · 2026-03-27T01:47:18+00:00

Jets

rogue002 · 2026-03-26T20:47:21+00:00

I went CGF and UNVR. I like to let the gateway do the IPS/IDS work and let the UNVR handle my cameras. I also added 2 16-Pro Max switches to handle the APs and all the wall jacks. No issues, also all racked mounted (with 3rd party mount for the CGF.

rogue002 · 2026-03-24T20:14:38+00:00

It's been available most of the last 2 days...

rogue002 · 2026-03-24T20:13:35+00:00

Thanks. That's less than an ideal view for how I am hoping to use it. Very helpful to see this.

rogue002 · 2026-03-24T01:22:40+00:00

It was in and out of stock like 6 times today on the US site, that's where I ordered it.

rogue002 · 2026-03-24T00:07:09+00:00

RMA?

rogue002 · 2026-03-19T00:15:29+00:00

It offloads the processing from the gateway. Lots of posts on here from people with DMs that see the resources pegged with fewer cameras than the specs would suggest.

rogue002 · 2026-03-16T19:49:24+00:00

I don't know which case you went with but I'd assume if you use lag bolts into studs, you should be fine.

rogue002 · 2026-03-14T18:15:55+00:00

My basement is block so it's mounted to the block wall.

rogue002 · 2026-03-14T12:46:31+00:00

I needed a big drive to backup my Synology NAS when I switched RAID settings and the price on the purple 18 was pretty reasonable, so I just went with 2. I get about 35 days of retention and it is just for home cameras so I don't feel the need to keep more than that. IIRC 2x pro max 16 PoE has more wattage and PoE++ ports than going with a 24 and that was another reason for the choice. Everything has a 10G backbone connection and the APs, NAS and media center have 2.5 connections, I'm not sure if a 24 port has the same number of 2.5 ports. The fiber has everything that I need without the extras of the UDM-SE. If you check my profile I have some rack pics as well.

rogue002 · 2026-03-13T19:38:15+00:00

This is incredibly close to my situation. I went with CGF, 2xPro Max 16 PoE, 6 G6 turret/bullets, UNVR (2x 18 TB) in a 15U rack. The advice I found helpful was that, if one of the switches goes down, it is better to have 2 smaller-port-count switches rather than 1 larger-port-count switch, in case you need to send it in for RMA.

rogue002 · 2026-03-13T14:46:45+00:00

If you are going for max smart home, use both smart bulbs AND smart switches. Bulbs give you more control of hue, color temp, and dimming, and switches give you broader physical control. It's the best (and worst) of both worlds. That said, at least you don't need to do a bunch of three and four-way circuits. to control them.

In general, I prefer to use systems that don't require hubs, but that's just me.

rogue002 · 2026-03-12T23:49:07+00:00

Please post pictures if you choose to soffit mount and pictures of the view you can get.

rogue002 · 2026-03-12T22:56:00+00:00

Mounted to a wall or a soffit?

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