Reddit reviews Ubiquiti Networks UniFi G3 Series 2MP Outdoor Day & Night IP Surveillance IR 3rd Gen Bullet Camera, 3.6mm Fixed Lens, 1920x1080, 30fps, H.264, PoE

Ubiquiti UVC-G3 I just set this one up a couple weeks ago, and I'm glad I did.

Wire it. Designate a central location as your network hub, the ideal location is in the basement. Run all your Ethernet drops there.

For your wire, use Cat6 for any runs of 55 meters or less, and Cat6a for anything longer (you really shouldn't have anything this long). This will future-proof you for 10 gigabit. Use pure copper, solid-conductor cable. If you need to save money you can go for Cat5e instead, it'll still support gigabit.

Your main entertainment center location should have five Ethernet drops. Every other TV and desk location should have two. This will avoid any need for secondary switches, you could alternatively just run one drop to each location. Run one drop to the ceiling at the center of each floor for an AP (consider two per floor if the house is long and narrow, or four if it's HUGE), and if you're planning on installing surveillance cameras, run one drop to each one's planned location. Also, run a Coaxial cable drop to each TV location including the main entertainment center.

At your wiring hub, all the Ethernet drops will terminate at a patch panel. Make sure to get one matching the category rating of your cable. Your AP and camera drops will get a RJ45 plug, make sure to get ones made for solid conductor cable. All your other runs will terminate in keystone jacks. Again, the plugs and jacks need to match the category rating. Label each jack with the corresponding number from the patch panel. For the Coaxial cables, use keystone inserts.

For the Coaxial cables at the hub, just terminate them and leave them loose, then connect any ones you're using to a splitter. Label these with letters, so they won't be confused with your numbered Ethernet lines.

For your APs, these are your best bet. Get one for each ceiling drop you've installed. If you'll be doing surveillance cameras, these are the ones to get.

Your modem/ONT, router, and switch will all go at the wiring hub. A big PoE switch would be really expensive, and unnecessary since the UniFi APs and cameras come with PoE injectors. Just get an unmanaged gigabit switch, ideally with as many ports as you have installed drops, plus one for the router. Ideally get a rackmountable one, as your patch panel will likely be rackmountable as well.

To wire the APs and cameras, connect the PoE port on the PoE injector to the appropriate port on the patch panel, and the LAN port on the injector to the switch. Don't mix these up, connecting the PoE port to a device not designed to accept PoE will damage or fry it. For everything else, just connect each patch panel port to a switch port.

This will be your router. Simply connect the WAN port to your modem or ONT and the LAN port to your main switch.

A modem really only applies if you're getting cable internet. SB6183 for DOCSIS 3.0 or SB8200 for DOCSIS 3.1. Check which your ISP supports, and don't get something with built-in routing/Wi-Fi.

To set everything up, install the UniFi Controller on an Ethernet-connected PC and run it. Set up your Wi-Fi settings, adopt all the devices, update any firmware, and go through and configure anything that needs configuring. When you're done, you can exit it. You only need to run it in the future to change configuration or update firmware.

Yeah, the uncompressed image is 1080p. The cameras are Ubiquiti G3 bullet cameras.

I can pm you a link to a night vision if you want.

Friendly comment here that you may want to lower your price a bit.:

https://www.amazon.com/Ubiquiti-Unifi-UVC-G3-Surveillance-Weatherproof/dp/B01EZYTYLC

Not sure what you mean, but Amazon has them in stock slightly below MSRP: https://www.amazon.com/Ubiquiti-UVC-G3-UniFi-Video-Camera/dp/B01EZYTYLC

They are also in stock at the Ubnt store: https://store.ubnt.com/collections/surveillance/products/unifi-video-camera-g3

I literally just bought one to eval/test: this one. But it came with a traditional wall-wart PoE injector, no inline converter.

6 of these will cost less and perform (and look) much much better. As for the NVR, Unifi cameras can run with their NVR software installed on basically anything. If you've got a TB or two free on your desktop, that'll work. Have an old Core2 system you can toss a 1-2TB HDD in? That'll work too.

More pixels does NOT mean better picture.

I use UniFi cameras. Got a couple UVC-Micro's, and recently bought 2 of the new UVC-G3's that I haven't gotten around to using yet. I really like the software.

The Micro's are wireless, so no need for PoE.
UVC-G3 only works with 24V Passive PoE (injector included), but the UVC-G3-DOMEalso supports 802.3af PoE (or 24V Passive). Not sure why the UVC-G3 can't do 802.3af, but either way, injectors are included or you can get one of the 24/48 port switches that support PoE, or their Switch 8. If you're only looking at 1-3 cameras, I'd just use the injectors and keep them close to your switch (i.e., in your rack or whatever you have).

No idea what the IR range is with the UVC-G3, but they do have a range extender (UVC-G3-LED) that is rated for up to 82ft. Ring is kinda pricy, IMO. Most of my Micro's are indoors, but I do have one on the porch that does pretty decent at night, but will soon be replaced with a UVC-G3.

Overall I'm happy with them. I have several Ubiquiti products, and never really had any showstopper issues with any of them.

https://www.amazon.com/Ubiquiti-UVC-G3-Unifi-Camera-G3perp/dp/B01EZYTYLC

I have ALL parts of my property under video surveillance. I think all pet owners should. You never know when some twisted individual will go out of their way to take "revenge" on your beloved pet.

I started doing this since I found a few suspicious pieces of cheese on my side of the property near the fence. Luckily my dog is extremely shy and won't accept food from people she doesn't know well.

It's easy to setup even if you're not tech savvy.

You need one of these: https://www.amazon.com/Ubiquiti-Networks-Network-Recorder-UVC-NVR/dp/B00LSNM1DM/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1494653840&sr=1-1&keywords=unifi+nvr

And one or more of these: https://www.amazon.com/Ubiquiti-UVC-G3-UniFi-Video-Camera/dp/B01EZYTYLC/ref=sr_1_2?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1494653840&sr=1-2&keywords=unifi+nvr

The cameras are fully weatherproof (I've got mine mounted under sidings, on poles and on trees outside my property) and they've been working well for 2+ years.

Don't take the risk - protect yourself.

You'll find that people's demeanour changes once they find out they're being watched as well.

I use Ubiquity cameras and an old PC as the DVR ubiquity gives you the software for free on their website.
they are all POE
https://www.amazon.com/Ubiquiti-UVC-G3-UniFi-Video-Camera/dp/B01EZYTYLC/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1509974059&sr=8-1&keywords=ubiquiti+uvc

That's a tough one. Our top-recommended outdoor camera is the Nest Cam Outdoor, with the Netgear Arlo Pro as our best value (details: https://www.reviewed.com/smarthome/best-right-now/best-smart-outdoor-security-cameras). But as to where they're sending data, that was not part of our original rubric. (Taking notes on what we can do for the next update, though.)

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We don't have any experience with Ubiquiti. It looks like the Ubiquiti Unifi UVC-G3 is not on sale today, but it has legit positive reviews. And if you're up for it, there's a tool called IoT Inspector that can track what your smart home devices are sending.