2023 Complete unifi network (Home Lab) tour

2023 Ubiquiti Unifi Home Network Upgrade
Ubiquiti Networks WiFi 6 Pro Dual-Band Access Point
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Ubiquiti Networks UniFi USW Flex Mini 5-Port Gigabit Managed Switch
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Ubiquiti Networks UniFi Dream Machine Pro
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Ubiquiti Networks UniFi 24-Port Managed Gigabit PoE Switch with SFP
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Rackstuds R20 Rack Mount
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RACKIDEA 24 Port Keystone Patch Panel
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RJ45 Coupler Keystone Jack
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Female to Female Cat6 Keystone RJ45 Couplers
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RackPath 9U Wall Mount Rack Open Frame
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Tripp Lite SMART1500LCD 1500VA Smart UPS Battery Back
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Camera G5 Pro
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Unifi Protect G3 Instant Camera
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Ubiquiti outdoor UniFi Protect G4 Instant
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Monoprice Right Angle Power Cord - 2 Feet
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Timecodes
0:00 - Intro
0:10 - Items
2:00 - Past Present Future Planning
5:45 - Unboxing components
7:58 - Punch-down Keystones
8:20 - Wall mount 9-U Rack
9:01 - Install components to Rack
10:06 - Rack Studs
11:35 - Built montage
12:07 - Assembly Overview
15:30 - Convince Tips
18:35 - In Conclusion
Equipment Used to Make Video
Microphone
Rode Wireless GO II
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Studio Lights
Godox
Godox VL150
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Neewer 3 Packs 660 LED Video Light Photography Lighting Kit
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Camera
Sony A7 MIII
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Lens
Tamron 28-75mm F/2.8 for Sony Mirrorless
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Field Monitor
FEELWORLD FW568 5.5 inch
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#Unifi #network #ubiquiti #homelab #UnifiProtect #homenetwork

[@bradcampbell261]

Beautiful Setup!

[@jphomebrew]

This is epic! Thank you for sharing

[@ronm6585]

Looks good. Thank you.

[@c0nsaw]

Pretty cool, thanks

[@SecondChanceGaming13]

Looking good amigo! Home labbing is a life long journey. I wish I could have documented my first home network back in 2002. You will look back at all these nerd memories fondly one day! Lab on!

[@MartinHiggs84]

I agree my first network 10baseT 10mb LAN.

[@fst1973]

Nice work!!! Thank you for sharing.

[@cloudmover]

Nice! I just set up my small Network rack in my basement. I've gone from Apple AirPort Extreme to Eero to Ubiquity Unifi. Each ecosystem had it's own plusses and minuses and were perfect for the time I used them. I can hardly wait to see what the future holds.

[@waretechnologies6845]

Sir, excellent video. Thank you for your content. Over the last couple of years I have had to update components of my 14 U rack at home. You have reminded me that there are a couple of things I want to upgrade currently. I run Unifi for my home wireless, but have yet to make the leap over to the switches or routers. pFSense is what I am currently using for my routing/firewall needs. I run Synology for my NAS and my NVR camera recording (since 2014). Since you mentioned home assistant, I'm going to do more research on that since that is something I've been curious about for a minute. Big ups from DFW, Texas.

[@teckinmylifebyeuanhenry1353]

Good luck keep me updated

[@zadekeys2194]

Great vid! Some tips if i may: 1. When mounting equipment using those plastic cabinet screws (have them aswell, cant recall the name) , support the device from the bottom, allowing you to tighten the screws to the max , by hand. .

[@cmarley69]

That setup is so satisfying. You just gained a subscriber.

[@greglopez8206]

Excellent work!

[@LexMachina-ch8rb]

Nice work! Fellow Rack Studs enthusiast here. Great video.

[@user-kw3hm1qi7q]

Great video - enjoyed the descriptions and your overview. Very helpful - thank you and keep it up 👍

[@VikingElitePC]

Great video, thank you!!!

[@tdegler]

Nice video man, good job! :)

[@brentwilson5069]

Thanks for making the video and the tips. Will go back and watch this right before I do the same.

[@JohnSawtell]

Nice Job. I'll join the others that mentioned that there is advantage to putting the patch panels above and below the switch. I did notice that your equipment doesn't actually have a 10gb upgrade path. The SFP+ ports on the UDM Pro are only useful for an uplink and downlink and that switch only has 1gb/s SPF ports. I think you would probably find that if you wanted to upgrade a few devices to the higher speed you likely will be purchasing Unifi's aggregation switch to get there in the ecosystem without it costing an arm and a leg. Although if you only needed to connect a Synology NAS high speed to a single computer there is the option of using a crossover cable and directly attaching a PC directly to the high speed port while connecting the other NIC to the network which would allow the high speed connection on that one device without any switch purchase at all.

[@teckinmylifebyeuanhenry1353]

I already have a 5 port unifi 10gbps switch the is attached to a ugreen nas

[@davidsonboy]

top !!!!

[@aurvaroy6670]

I definitely agree that rack studs are awesome. I only use them for switches and lighter devices. For heavy devices or devices that I don't plan to replace, like shelves, UPS, PDU, or drawers, I still use cage nuts. I don't trust rackstuds holding those heavy devices in place

[@FrankEstremera]

Nice job!

[@teckinmylifebyeuanhenry1353]

Thanks!

[@NickMach007]

Really nicely done. About to build something similar. Feeling more inspired now :)

[@teckinmylifebyeuanhenry1353]

Good luck, enjoy the process.

[@ParcoUpchurch]

@@teckinmylifebyeuanhenry1353 I am so new and green. I will keep watching this video to learn and do my best to duplicate...so clean. I was wondering what I do with all the cables coming from the house in the closet to cleanly plug them in the Unifi switch. So I need to get a patch panel and the couplers you posted to connect all the Cat6 into in the back of the panel...correct. NowI have an Unifi USG gateway. Unless I missed it, where do I get the shelf to mount in the rack so I can sat my USG on that shelf in the rack?

[@zadekeys2194]

2. Install patch panels between switches. You couldve has u1 empty, as it could use u2 as a shelf, or be moved up, giving you 1 free 1 i guess.

[@mr_DIY]

Would look better if you changed placing of switch and nvr. But I never had time to do it in my rack 😂

[@CapsLock33]

thank you for sharing. I subscribed to see follow your journey. Hope to see the setup.

[@teckinmylifebyeuanhenry1353]

Working on the unifi Protect setup now!

[@davidzahav6842]

Nice DIY setup. Looks Great. I noticed on the topology a Ring doorbell. I would get the G4 Doorbell if I were you. If you're running Protect and have a AP already then it's worth it in my opinion.

[@teckinmylifebyeuanhenry1353]

Trust me I constipated it for a while, the main reason I decided against it was the terrible audio, both versions have lousy audio. I'm hoping the update the original G4 Doorbell and address the poor speaker proformance

[@armaanroshani]

@@teckinmylifebyeuanhenry1353 Huh. Thanks for mentioning that. I had no idea they had poor audio.

[@MartinHiggs84]

Great video, I'd have put patch panel either side of the switch at top with udm se underneath them.

[@teckinmylifebyeuanhenry1353]

Thanks for the tip!

[@georgecondoyannis5371]

Nice job with the video and rack. I totally agree on the Rackstuds, they are so much easier to work with than rack nuts and screws. I'm guessing you're connecting your editing computer with a 10 gig connection?

[@teckinmylifebyeuanhenry1353]

The plan is to get a DS923 and connect it via 10gds

[@davidv7403]

I would have swapped the switch and the UDM and had the switch in between the patch panels.

[@renaatdemeerleer1171]

Nice setup. However, the top patch panel should have been placed at the bottom to keep the space in front of the disk tray free. There is now also no way retracting the udm pro without disconnecting all patches...

[@teckinmylifebyeuanhenry1353]

Thanks, good point!

[@dbcooper7326]

Great video. I have a very similar setup to you. My wife objected to me getting a new 10Gb capable NAS though. She said it was her or the NAS. I really miss her.

[@teckinmylifebyeuanhenry1353]

😅😅😅😅😅😅😅

[@chadrichter]

Thanks for the video! I just bought the regular Dream Machine Pro. How do you like the special edition?

[@teckinmylifebyeuanhenry1353]

I am very satisfied with the purchase, kinda set it and forget it. That is the mark of good tech.

[@USER-Doc2506]

dre6machinepro 4:22

[@USER-Doc2506]

5:13

[@realramo]

wow. thanks for the video. how much did it cost you (overall)?

[@teckinmylifebyeuanhenry1353]

The fun things is I haven't done the math, but approximately 1500

[@Platoface]

Make sure you run all Sonos speakers wireless as otherwise it will create a loop in the network. I thank UniFi support for helping me figure that one out. Now you need the 4 bay UNVR. I run 13 cameras about half 2k and 4K. I really like my UniFi home network.

[@kevinbracey1612]

every run should have a label

[@fps_purple9556]

you mentioned plex, are you running virtual machines on the synology?

[@teckinmylifebyeuanhenry1353]

Nope

[@jeredferrin6406]

Pls for the love of God; use a noise gate. This will get rid of the swallowing sounds and lip smacking.

[@alreadynuked]

Constant swallowing noise! Move the mic!

[@v8hemi06]

Nice vid, somewhat similar to mine...whats your social that i can send a pic?

[@teckinmylifebyeuanhenry1353]

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