Ubiquiti Networks
I wanted a surveillance system that didn't require a cloud subscription nor any intricate setup. This NVR was extremely easy to set up, I got two… Read more
outdoor cameras, a smart doorbell and a wifi chime with it, and my 1TB hard drive can store up to 6 days of footage. You can also set it up to record only events detected by the cameras. It archives videos to my Google Drive account automatically. I can access my system from anywhere (phone or computer) and this is all included without any monthly fees.
The whole set up is done using PoE cables which handles both power and data.
From the moment someone presses the button on my doorbell to me getting a notification on my phone it takes less than 2 seconds, it's incredible. Pretty smooth audio and video.
It's also very straightforward to invite people to your system and manage permissions.
The NVR itself was 350AUD and the whole system 1100AUD (bought from the EU store).
Now we can watch cats and dogs passing by *-*
Protest quality wifi and network equipment available . Major - BEWARE – Looked great - however continual issues until I died after 13 months. There is no warranty support at all - and if you purchase through anyone -… Read more
reseller or wholesaler - your warranty is halved to just 12 months . Do not buy this equipment - it is not quality , and you have no support and no warranty at all . Even purchased 5 year warranty upgrades are rejected - and are invalid . Do not buy the product or the upgraded warranties . They are all a scam designed to take your money .
So Bad – Quality router, cabling and installation cannot save the poor performance of this WAP. Poor range within house, continual network drop out. I have 2 and my old router is better.
Great Router - With some limitations – Purchased this via Amazon arrived within a couple of days. It was more expensive on amazon but I had gift cards to use. It took a bit to setup as the… Read more
mobile setup did not work for me. I had to borrow friends computer which had an ethernet port to be able to setup. Once setup the online controller is easy to use. Having this router allows me to expand my network eventually in to the protect side of things with cameras and doorbells. There is a Maximum throughput of 700mbps which I didn't realise before ordering which was quite frustrating when having a 1000/50 plan but still more than enough speed for what im doing!
Do not buy this device – I've had problems since I purchased this in June 2020. Early issues were a general lack of assistance from Amplify support. A simple resolution in… Read more
the end took three weeks to resolve due to support being North America based and only over email. If you never touch this product and don't make any configuration updates then it is stable. Recently I've relocated the router to a more appropriate location and have had nothing but problems since. The issue is mainly with the afi-mesh units. The handshaking between these and the AmpliFi is so poor that it continuously force the Amplify to reboot and the only way to fix this is to factory reset the afi-mesh to disconnect them from the AmpliFi. The problem is to bring these back online when apply fixes, you need to factory reset the AmpliFi. This is a product that can't even get the basics right and should be avoided.
This Is A Perfect Network Switch – This is all that you need for a general household - 16 ports is generally enough to cover most systems. As a bonus, 8 of the ports are also POE+ so… Read more
you can power a device on the other end of the ethernet cable from the switch itself - so handy. Even if all of the 8 POE ports are powering devices it would probably handle it because it can output up to 45 watts to those POE devices.
This is a managed switch which means that you can look at it on a webpage and see what is connected, connection speed, status etc. I have found that it was very handy to label all of the ports in software rather than having physical labels on ethernet cables. You can also have a mobile phone app to interrogate the switch / network if you want. Having said all of that, if you just want to plug and play, you can do that too. Frankly though, if you just wanted a dumb switch you probably wouldn't spend the money on this switch.
The switch is small and good looking, and it comes with a wall mounting bracket if you want to do that.
Overall, a solid 5 star piece of kit.
Ok but will not work on DFS frequencies in AU – Access points work ok but will not work on DFS frequencies here in AU. If you try to force them to use a DFS frequency they revert to channel 36. … Read more
Have had a ticket open with Ubiquiti support for 3 months now and they have provided nothing useful. For the cost, I would have expected better.
An Older Model But So Reliable – This is a WiFi Access Point which means that it connects (via an ethernet cable) to your modem, and then your wireless devices (mobile phones etc)… Read more
can connect to it for you to access the internet.
These AP's are an older model which uses the 802.11 b/g/n standard. What this means is that it only uses the 2.4GHz frequency, no 5GHz available. 2.4GHz is still usable by most devices - in fact there are many devices that ONLY use 2.4GHz so it's certainly not a dead technology. The 2.5GHz frequency is more capable of penetrating obstacles however it does not have the same transfer speed as does 5GHz. That's why there is now a WiFi 6 which uses both 2.4 and 5 GHz frequencies at the same time for faster throughput.
These access points are exclusively powered with POE (consuming only 6 Watts) so you will need a switch which supports this, and then the screw to the wall where your previous ethernet output jack was located. These wall plates then have 2 ethernet outputs (one of which will supply POE power) and one of which is non powered ethernet - the speed is only 10 / 100 though, no gigabit. In addition to the wired outputs, there is of course WiFi output which will handle 150Mbps and over 100 clients.
Ubiquity now make the U6-IW which is a similar product but using the WiFi 6 standard and 4 ethernet output ports - however they are $400 ish for each AP which seems too much considering the performance of the older spec units.
They have stood the test of time and have never failed me, the only reason to change them out is to keep up with technology, not because they have failed.
Overall, a 4 Star WiFi Access Point - even after a few years