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Cameras & security · 5 min read
UniFi Protect 7.3: What's New for Camera Owners
UniFi Protect 7.3 adds tiered footage retention, remote cameras that record to a central NVR, and Time Machine on the dashboard. Here is what it means.
How-to & troubleshooting · 1 min read
Why your cameras reboot at night: PoE budgets explained
The most common fault in camera systems installed by someone else is not the cameras. It is the switch that powers them.
UniFi · 3 min read
UniFi Protect 7.1 and 7.2: tamper-proof video, fewer false alerts, and what a shop owner should care about
Two Protect releases this summer added cryptographic evidence verification, a second-pass AI that cuts false positives, PPE detection and a POS hook. Here is what is useful at small scale.
Cameras & security · 2 min read
Security cameras without a monthly subscription: what you actually give up
Local recording costs more up front and nothing after. Here is an honest comparison with the subscription brands, including the things local systems do worse.
For business · 3 min read
The real cost of free cloud camera storage
Free camera cloud tiers are teasers. How per-camera subscriptions compound, who really owns your footage, and the math on local storage.
How-to & troubleshooting · 3 min read
Renting? Cameras and Wi-Fi without drilling
Renter-friendly ways to get solid Wi-Fi and cameras: freestanding mounts, flat cable, adhesive tricks, and what to actually ask a landlord.
Cameras & security · 3 min read
Night vision explained: IR, colour and marketing
IR range claims, colour night vision, and spotlight cameras explained plainly, and why camera placement matters more than any spec sheet.
Networks & Wi-Fi · 3 min read
Why your camera system needs its own VLAN
Cheap cameras phone home, chatter constantly and age badly. A VLAN puts them in their own lane. Here is what that means in plain language.
Smart home & automation · 4 min read
Cottage monitoring without monthly fees
How to watch temperature, water and cameras at a cottage with local recording and no subscriptions, and what happens when the power fails.