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How To: Home Network 5.0 with Ubiquiti WiFi 6 Long Range & Protect G4 Review & Calibration

Mike ConnellyConnected Home, Technology

Building a fully integrated smart home spans at least seven distinct technology categories, each with its own ecosystem and trade-offs. This installment recaps the full smart home series: managed UniFi networking, Lutron Caséta lighting, Synology NAS storage, UniFi Protect cameras, NextGen TV tuners, and a multi-room AV setup built around LG OLEDs, Sonos, and Apple TV 4K. Continue reading How To: Home Network 5.0 with Ubiquiti WiFi 6 Long Range & Protect G4 Review & Calibration

How To: Home Network 4.0 with Ubiquiti Unifi Dream Machine Pro, Switch Pro, Flex Mini, Smart Power Plug & UPS Review & Calibration

Mike ConnellyConnected Home

We are now on our fourth-generation home network build-out, including Ubiquiti’s UniFi Dream Machine Pro, a 48-port PoE switch, managed Flex Mini switches, and Protect camera system. Ubiquiti’s UDM Pro consolidates a network firewall, IDS/IPS, controller, and security camera NVR into a single rack-mounted appliance. Also covered are two smaller additions: the Flex Mini and Smart Power Plug, which handle edge cases like last-drop switching and WAN recovery. Continue reading How To: Home Network 4.0 with Ubiquiti Unifi Dream Machine Pro, Switch Pro, Flex Mini, Smart Power Plug & UPS Review & Calibration

How To: Ubiquiti Unifi Protect Video Security System Review

Mike ConnellyConnected Home

According to InterNACHI, 34 percent of residential burglars enter through the front door and 81 percent through the first floor. Planning, sizing, and deploying Ubiquiti’s Unifi Protect camera system for whole-home coverage including hardware selection, local versus cloud storage trade-offs, and network configuration are the focuses here. Continue reading How To: Ubiquiti Unifi Protect Video Security System Review

How To: Ubiquiti Cloud Key Gen2 Plus Review & Migration

Mike ConnellyConnected Home

The Ubiquiti UniFi Cloud Key Gen2 Plus consolidates two separate appliances into one: it runs the UniFi SDN controller and serves as a network video recorder for UniFi Protect. The hardware upgrade from our original Cloud Key, the migration process, and the internal hard drive swap are all documented. With only a $20 price gap between the standard Gen2 and the Plus model, we recommend buying the Plus model.
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