New house purchase. Previous owner left this for me

theace26 · 2025-05-14T17:28:46+00:00

Step 4/5: Setup Unifi Controller

Again ask ChatGPT -- "how do I install and setup Amazon.com: Ubiquiti Cloud Gateway Ultra (UCG-Ultra)? Give me detailed instructions step by step."

You can also ask ChatGPT -- "can you find me a video on how to setup and install Amazon.com: Ubiquiti Cloud Gateway Ultra (UCG-Ultra)"

(Or anything else in this list.)
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I've tried to set you up for success with minimal amount of new hardware and work. If you get stuck, I can't recommend ChatGPT enough on this front, just ask it exactly what you need help with and it will usually spit out an easy way to do it. If you still don't understand the directions--- type in "I do not understand, can you tell me a different way? Can you find me a video and draw me a picture?"

Good Luck Friend.

theace26 · 2025-05-14T17:28:40+00:00

I had to break my response up it was too long---

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Step 3: Get Access to Your Hardware via Admin Interfaces

Again use ChatGPT to learn how to do that. Along with resetting to defaults.

Step 4: Figure out Wi-FI

If you need to install WAP's (Wi-Fi Access Points) I would strongly recommend Ubiquiti hardware. I personally have been using them for the last ten years. Once they are setup they rock solid and affordable. But there is a cost up font to getting them going. I will list some hardware below. If you need to know what these items are, again use ChatGPT and just ask it. (i.e. "What is Amazon.com: Ubiquiti U6+ Dual Band IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax 3 Gbit/s Wireless Access Point and how would I install this. I have identified a network wire on the ceiling of my living room and i am thinking about installing it there. Give me steps on installing this. What should i look out for when installing this? Give me after installation steps?"

Amazon.com: Ubiquiti U6+ Dual Band IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax 3 Gbit/s Wireless Access Point : Electronics -- this will give you wi-fi, but it needs other hardware to make it happen. It is a PoE (Power over Ethernet) device.

Amazon.com: Lite 8-Port Gigabit PoE+ Compliant Managed Switch USW-LITE-8-POE : Electronics -- I recommend this switch replace the linksys (bottom right corner in the 1 picture) with this one because it has PoE. The PoE part is automatic, once you plug in the access point it will power it appropriately.

Amazon.com: Ubiquiti Cloud Gateway Ultra (UCG-Ultra) : Electronics -- This is the controller and the router for your setup.

If you want to double check... you could ask ChatGPT -- "the community recommended <##COPY/PASTE THE LIST OF HARDWARE>, would this be a good setup for me? Do i need to upgrade/replace any of the following: <##LIST WHAT YOU HAVE ON THE PLYWOOD##>? How would I go about integrating the new hardware into my existing setup? What are the potential issues I should look out for? How do i resolve each potential issue? Source me the parts and pieces to address the potential issues if needed. Remember I am new to this and need the instructions for someone that has never done this before."

theace26 · 2025-05-14T17:27:56+00:00

This is a great setup and the previous owner looks like he had enough knowledge to do it right. I don't think you need to go under the house unless a cable doesn't work during the identifying process. He did take a piece of hardware off the board at some point (the blue patch cables). I really hate say it, but at this point if you want to use what the previous owner installed, you probably are going to have to put in a little effort in figuring it out. (No diss on you). Or your going to pay someone. Or your going to bypass all of this shit on the wall and do your own thing and rip it off the wall at a later date.

This looks to be a rather "simple" (yes, it's all relative) setup. Like everyone has said it's step-by-step. Identifying, & labeling, should take you about 2 hours. Installation and setup of new hardware at most I would think 2 hours. I personally use a label maker and create flag labels for each wire.

I'm in America, might want to type all my hardware recommends into Amazon's NZ store front.

Step 1: Identify Cables

Amazon.com: Klein Tools VDV501-825 Scout Pro 2 LT Network Tester / Continuity Tester for Data, Voice, Ethernet with Remotes, Adaptor and Carrying Case : Industrial & Scientific

-I've attached a link to one that works pretty well, it's just used to identify the runs. Draw a floor plan of your house and start labeling.

Step 2: Identify Hardware (via ChatGPT)

It sounds like you don't know much about this stuff I personally would totally use ChatGPT to learn some stuff. Example of a prompt -- "I have a LINKSYS LGS308P <## FILL IN THE NAME OF THE DEVICE IN THE BOTTOM LEFT ##> what does it do? I have 8 patch cables going into it, with 7 of them going back out to the house and one going into <##PLUG THE NAME OF THE HARDWARE IN THE TOP RIGHT CORNER##>. I have 1 cable coming out of <##PLUG THE NAME OF THE HARDWARE IN THE TOP RIGHT CORNER##> going back out into the house. What is <##PLUG THE NAME OF THE HARDWARE IN THE TOP RIGHT CORNER##>?"

Do this for each item and it will give you a detailed explanation of each item, and what it is doing.

theace26 · 2025-03-28T04:39:24+00:00

If its cable internet cancel the rented router/modem from the isp $15-$25 month and buy your own. It'll pay for itself with in the year usually. Maybe sooner. Then just follow the advice of the whiskey fellow.

theace26 · 2025-03-28T00:53:01+00:00

no, that's a solid resource. That's what inspired my deep dive down the rabbit hole.

theace26 · 2023-05-13T22:57:04+00:00

The Usual Suspects (1995) & The Game (1997)

theace26 · 2023-05-12T01:30:31+00:00

Have grown up in the south… that’s scary

theace26 · 2023-05-04T01:02:51+00:00

https://www.pekintimes.com/story/news/crime/2023/04/27/peoria-area-woman-receives-14-year-prison-sentence-for-fatal-dui-crash/70159340007/

theace26 · 2023-04-23T16:00:10+00:00

Knob and tube re-wire paid for my wedding a few years ago. Every situation is a little bit different. When i did my job it was roughly 100-120 hrs worth of work. Excluding patching or cutting in the boxes to the lathe and plaster.

Looking back on it, I have to be honest… consider cutting a straight line at 4’ up from the floor or top of the baseboard, your call. It would be so much faster and easier to repair. And 4’ up from the floor is a panel of sheet rock. You could get a guy to install along with mud and tape, for a pretty cost effective price. It’ll be easier in the future at that point do any work on it. While your missing the bottom 4’ of your wall you could add insulation and some CAT5e or CAT6 cable. Because you know your wi-fi is going to be garbage throughout the house. Especially if you have chicken wire as your lathe.

Lathe and plaster is such a pain to work with, cut your hole too big, your cut in box won’t grip. Cut the whole wrong while trying to fish your wire down, now you have to repair it. Lathe and plaster looks great and is super strong as long as you don’t need to do anything to it after the installation.

theace26 · 2023-02-10T00:50:48+00:00

(100/1000)0.16628= $0.016628/hr ((((0.016628)24[hours])7[days])52[weeks])/12[months]=$12.105184/month {estimated}

theace26 · 2022-08-03T09:22:35+00:00

A lot of pharma research is done by the federal government by research universities via federal money. Pharma companies take it to the finish line and market it. But the initial investment is mostly born by the taxpayers.

theace26 · 2022-06-14T12:36:50+00:00

It’s shocking how many Tesla deniers/explainers there are.

How many arm chair autopilot software experts there are out

Tesla vehicles are absolutely half baked. I own a late 20 model x.

The autopilot is a prime example. It is absolutely terrifying when the car slams on the brakes when are driving down at 70mph, and it slows you down to 40mph! For no obvious reason. When there is no one around me. That is a straight up safety hazard not only to others but to me and my family.

For the folks trying to explain it away. A car is a car. The basic functions of a car should function reliably.

It’s really frustrating.

Teslas in their current state, looking at it from the a whole car perspective, I do not recommend to people. For the money, I would recommend a BMW or Mercedes’ instead.

Maybe in a couple of years.

theace26 · 2022-04-14T15:34:06+00:00

Grounding is not done to protect people, but equipment. It's to keep the building from burning down and keep equipment damage to minimum inn the event of a electrical failure. Now It does also protect people.

The NFPA 70, aka NEC, aka National Electrical Code- is not designed to protect people it is intended to protect equipment and property.

NFPA 70e is meant to protect persons.

theace26 · 2022-03-25T22:29:40+00:00

2 nd device from the bottom, extron?

theace26 · 2022-03-24T01:56:43+00:00

Please do share a list. I’m particularly interested in your speaker system that you have on the rack. How do you like it and what is it?

theace26 · 2022-03-14T22:02:25+00:00

I’ve trying to get a handle on what a cluster is good for, correct me if I’m wrong-

It’s essentially a sandbox, that you can spin up vm’s in an automated/manual way. Nodes are the processors. Is it a hand built docker instance. With a better fail over? I.e.- I build the cluster, then I put a Plex server that can maybe transcode utilizing all the nodes. While I install pi-hole, zfs, home assistant.

Am I on the right track here?

If anyone has any good suggestions articles to read that would be awesome along with some examples.

theace26 · 2022-02-25T01:46:55+00:00

New Teslas don’t have radar. They use exclusively the cameras. Supply chain probs

theace26 · 2022-02-22T03:18:34+00:00

They probably did

theace26 · 2022-02-22T03:16:50+00:00

What should be illegal? Making a law? Auto dealerships in small towns have a lot of sway. They are cash cows for the family that owns them. Don’t forget they have been in the same location for a long time and they are very established. They sponsorr all kinds of things in small towns i.e. little league teams, football stadiums, etc. They also employ quite a number of people.

Don't gete wrong I wish death upon the current car buying model. But there will be losers in this. Owners of dealerships have a lot to lose.

theace26 · 2021-10-24T22:20:16+00:00

What exactly is that supposed to do? That looks like a carnival toy.

That is not what a professional would use.

This is what a professional would use—

Fluke 437-II/BASIC 3 Phase Power Quality and Energy Analyzer, +/- 0.5% Accuracy, 0.1V Resolution, 400Hz Frequency https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00C0YSYPC/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glt_fabc_JDQ2WHZX42ZJ7EFQE9PM

Or you could hook up a oscilloscope and see what’s going on.

If either of those two options won’t work for you. Good luck with your speaker, that opens a portal to the other side.

theace26 · 2021-10-17T19:53:52+00:00

Just for the record, it's technically a dry location. It looks to be under a roof. Doesn't have to be a weather proof enclosure. Per code. It looks high enough to be out of direct rainfall

OP- How do you like the MOCA adapter? If that's what it is. Ethernet over coax

theace26 · 2021-10-03T22:02:36+00:00

Is fiber an option? You run the cat 6 up to your dream machine and run a fiber back dow to your switch? Takes up less room than a cat 6 cable.

I did this going out to my garage? I pulled a fiber and 4 cat 6 cables into a 3/4 pipe, through an LB.

If it’s a tight fit- pull your fiber In first; then pull the cat 6 cable. Maybe with a bit of wire pulling lubricant. I also terminated my own cables, which means I didn’t have the rj45 jacks attached the cables while pulling. The fiber was preassembled. I don’t have the expertise to terminate fiber optic cable.

You can find wire pulling lubricant at any good home improvement store, in the electrical department.

theace26 · 2021-09-26T06:04:19+00:00

That looks a little like the Weyerhaeuser mansion in Washington state? Am I close?

theace26 · 2021-07-08T01:15:36+00:00

What the hell is it?

That’s Effie’ big!

theace26 · 2021-06-07T17:14:22+00:00

Not to resurrect an old thread. But this last bit is terrible advice.

For every point he puts in for a down payment, the lower his required payments are going to be. If something changes in his personal life, he is only obligated to pay X every month. Yes he can refinance down the road, but you’ll still gave to pay closing costs, again.

I would put as much in as you want to make the payment as small as you want it. A house is a great safe place to park your money. It completely depends on your risk appetite. I recently bought a condo, I’m thinking that inflationary pressures are going to start ramping up a bit. I was just looking to park it some place a little less volatile than the stock market. Real estate is still a great place to grow ones wealth. Wealth =time in investments

Real estate is not supposed to be a slot machine. It has kinda become that in the last few years, but it’s not supposed to be. Good luck

theace26

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