Thanks for this! I have just adapted my three Tapo C110 wireless IP camera’s that I use to monitor my 3d Printers within Protect! Had to first setup a local user account on each camera and then use that to authenticate when adapting but works a treat. Also I did all this offsite while at work via the Protect app on my phone. A
I've got my Tapo camera working. Need to enable it in the Tapo app and set a user/password - it looks like they've got a Tuya based app. No PTZ control, and a few drop outs over wifi, however it works! I wonder what other cheap Tuya cameras will work. The fact I can pick up a $40 wireless tapo camera from Jb Hi fi and it work with Protect is amazing. Great use case for something not as urgent, I've put one in my garden shed
thank you so much for this video. This is what I have been waiting for for a long time. I am yet to pull the trigger but everyone was saying that unifi has the nicer interface but was a locked down system with lower quality cameras.....now I hope to get the best of both worlds! already have udm pro but yet to buy cameras....was going to get the red cx810.....not in the ovif list but is onvif compatible.. you legend...thank you!
You are most welcome. Unifi was definitely locked down, but not sure about lower quality. I have been very happy with all mine. That isn't to say I am not welcoming this update, so I can use other great cameras from Reolink.
Oh, fantastic! I had clicked on the icon before, but missed the "advanced options" and just read it as another "have you tried the obvious" list of things. Thanks mate, I will try that with the Tapo camera.
Yes, it is in Protect on the Unifi Devices tab (second option down) click question mark and select Try Advanced Adoption. This allows you to enter the IP address and credentials of your ONVIF camera if it is on a different VLAN / subnet to your PRotect system or if it is not detected properly.
That’s great, thanks. I was looking for how to add cameras manually as none of my Reolink cameras (all on dedicated CCTV vlan) showed up. Will try this later today.
@@carlnakamura4861 I have my cameras all on a separate VLAN also as I have a mix of dahua and ubiquiti cameras, and I don't want any of them "phoning home" so to speak. :) Suggestion: Give your cameras a static IP on your CCTV VLAN. That will make it easier as if the camera IP changes, it will lose connection to Protect
This is sooo good and perfectly timed for me. I can justify spending a little bit more on networking equipment, but when the cameras cost sooo much more I was sad to not justify using protect. Now for £38 I can buy a reolink camera that has the same performance as their £150 camera :D :D
@@LarsKlintTech Onvif has different profiles that encapsulate various features. It is up to Unifi to implement all of said features though. To be fully Onvif compliant just requires them to fully support a minimum of 1 profile unfortunately. The base profile is 'Onvif S', which should give access to PTZ functions as well as video and 1 way audio streaming. Onvif T should give access to H264 and H265 as well as record on motion events and 2 way audio. Onvif G enables edge recording and Onvif M enables the NVR to read Camera notifications for things like line cross, LPR, facial recognition, area entrance, and other events (Motion tends to be a separate situation and is generally handled by T but some cameras vary. Few systems handle Onvif M, and, from what I've seen, really only Axis, Pelco, and some Hanwha cameras support M. But even then, its not uncommon to have to do a bit of script writing to fully implement M in recorders that assert support for it. M embeds the event type in the stream metadata and you need to pull out the event type from that meta data to differentiate it from other event types: thus the scripting. I've had to do that for Genetec and Axis cameras... but I haven't worked with many other systems that handle M. I'm not expecting too much from Unifi in this regard. Perhaps they will do a Synology and support S, T, and G but I'm not holding my breath. I suspect they will only do S and maybe some of T. But they did surprise me with not charging licensing to add Onvif cameras so who knows.
Absolutely waiting for solar/battery powered wifi cameras to work. Got a couple of more distant locations that I really, really do not want to run outdoor/burial cat6 cable to ...
Not for the Reolink. Someone mentioned they got it working by enabling RTSP but it didn't work for me. I got the Tapo camera working by adding it manually.
Thanks for watching. Creating videos is an expression of style, and I have always created videos I would enjoy to watch myself. I experiment with different styles, techniques, and formats, including audio. Part of what I think makes an engaging experience is the frame of the image (what is in it, how does it look), the information provided (is it helpful/useful/somewhat accurate), and what it sounds like (microphone quality, and music to emphasise emotions and points). Without the "noise" as you call it, the experience can be flat and less engaging. I am aware I can't please everyone, so I don't try to do so. I create videos in my style and with elements I enjoy.
@@pabloescobar9337 Thanks for chiming in. I agree, it isn't for everyone, but the videos with music has better stats, so some people like it. I will keep working to find the right balance.
ONVIF compatibility is a roll of the dice. I've had excellent success with the TP-Link Tapo C120 Wi-Fi camera, some generic older ONVIF cameras, and even a IPTV 4K encoder (HDMI in, IP video out). If a specific ONVIF device doesn't work, it could be the device, it could be UniFi Protect problems, or both. Since UniFi doesn't allow selecting frame rate, resolution, or selecting a specific sub stream, nor is PT PTZ, or camera motion detections supported, ONVIF support is useful, but only for basic live (when it works) and recorded camera feeds. But it shouldn't be overlooked - excellent consumer ONVIF cameras with 4K resolution and night vision cost as little as $25, while the cheapest UniFi cameras are still much more expensive.
This is really helpful, and useful info about ONVIF. Thank you. I only just learnt that I can try adding it manually as well using the IP of the Tapo C210 camera. That option is hidden away under the otherwise not helpful "?" icon.
Waiting on monday for my first onvif cam, ill use them for 3d printer/cnc supervision and dog house/bowl check at night or while im away. Even if they die ill live anyway, planning on having them like a comfort and not a security feature
@@LarsKlintTech ONVIF is a discovery protocol that "wraps" RTSP IP cameras. If the camera is not being discovered with ONVIF, I usually don't have any better luck with manual configuration, but always worth a try. Manual configuration would be a lot more useful if UniFi supported RTSP cameras. Many cameras only have RTSP and do not have ONVIF. (Ironically, if you have noticed, when you export a UniFi hardware camera as a virtual camera stream FROM UniFi Protect for use with other systems, UniFi only supports exporting RTSP, not ONVIF.) Clearly, UniFi has implemented RTSP and really should support it by itself in a future update. A good first step for using any ONVIF/RTSP camera is to use it with the free VLC app. If you can get it working with VLC, you have at least verified the camera is putting out ONVIF/RTSP. Then move on to the quirks of UniFi Protect detecting/configuring use of the camera.
I am using ONVIF as a stepping stone really. It doesn't have the same feature set first party cameras have, but it is reliable for 24/7 recording. ONVIF support means I can move to protect fully, without needing to immediately change all my cameras to UI cameras. So I have a few Dahua cameras that I use to have in Synology, as well has a few Unifi Protect cameras, until I can be bothered replacing the Dahua's I think there are still some bugs in live feeds from ONVIF cameras for certain cameras. Reolink are particularly troublesome from what I have found in expereince ( I have a few Reolink cameras that I retired but they still work) and some reports on the web have had issues with Reolink. Guessing these bugs will be fixed over time
@@EsotericArctos Reolink is the one I've seen used most with Protect. And you are right about the use case. It allows people to move across slowly and not a huge expense upfront.
@@LarsKlintTech Most likely why most reports are Reolinkl lol. Reolink do push to a LOT of youtubers with their cameras. They are not bad for the pricepoint. Protect, like many others, detects multiple streams on ONVIF, and I think the issue with Reolink is using different codecs for low res and high res. Their high res is always H265, but low res is usually H264. This upsets the Synology system too, and Synology will only pick up one stream, not multiple ones, with Reolink.
@@LarsKlintTech I find not many WiFi cameras properly support ONVIF. I am not sure why other than maybe the connection needed for ONVIF may cause excessive battery drain. I guess it is just the use case. I might try ONVIF camera with the Unifi Device Bridge. I imagine that should work well given what the device is. I have a couple of older Reolink RL-520's and a Reolink RL-822A. The 822 is identical to the 820, but has 3 times optical zoom. These are not in prod use, so make good test units for ONVIF compatibility.
4:12 to do this on desktop/web page (not app, I don't have it, at least not yet) go to the ip of the camera, then the settings cog in the top right, then under network expand the advanced field, then click on server settings. The rtsp and onvif is at the bottom of that page.
Yes, I am just providing the exact steps (from accessing the camera itself on) for someone who didn't "rtfm" that is trying to set it up themselves without the app as I was. Note: for some reason I can't get my cameras (rlc-820a) to show in my protect, I don't know ow if it's because I have them on my camera vlan and trying to connect them to my udm-pro on the "default" vlan, but even with specifying the ip it still gives an error and won't connect them.
The Tapo C210 WiFi camera works great for me, i did have to add it manually as others have said using the hidden question mark option to add the IP address. From what I understand the ONVIF cameras only automatically show up to adopt if they are on the default network that the NVR is on. Also for Tapo you have to add a username/password first via the cameras advanced settings and create a ‘camera account’. This is the account used to add it in UniFi. I have found its slow with live but does record. Also none of the PTZ works, but i expected that. For me I’m just happy that I now get the recordings all in UniFi Protect.
My C210 was automatically detected by my CK2+ (now sporting their metal stand for improved thermals, and cool looks). Biggest headache was finding the camera username creation, different from Tapo main account. And there's no way to change the tilt yet, and there's a "max 1 viewer" limit so can't connect to it with the Tapo app after adoption. PS. Just got my USG replaced with a UXG-Max Lars, it's bloody awesome.
@@JSmith73 I can't get the C210 to be adopted no matter what I do. I have done the udername and password for the camera account, but I just get a "Unsupported camera response. Please check the camera configuration." error message.
@@dh-net IT WORKED!! Holy crap! Thanks for your help mate, that is kinda cool. It is very simple, and only shows the livestream. The NVR is not recording even though the camera is set to "always" for recording.
@@LarsKlintTech i think 100% Ubiquiti being picky about onvif setting . On a Note - with very low quality setting i can live stream using direct connect to UDM pro LOCALLY only Using site manager , In my testing , the same cameras that don't live stream on UDM Pro , Do live stream on third party nvr's, home assistant , and rtsp on vlc . (they all do record on UDM pro) i have tried : Bosch , Axis, Tp-link VIGI , Kasa, tapo, Dahua, hikvision, Uniview , HiLook , Milestone and Hanwha. I believe we can view recording because they are streamed from UDM pro with the correct setting that Ubiquiti allow for streaming , If they share those setting we can modify the Onvif stream to match and should work🤞🏻
I bought an nvr pro to test. I've been using a pc with blue iris. I had hoped to slowly begin the transition to unifi cameras, but right now, it's not looking great. #1 no audio #2 When I open the app, it goes into a camera view and not the page where it shows all the cams. A bit frustrating. #3 More importantly, when you look at the multi camera view, cameras are out of focus. When I select a camera, it tries to bring the focus in but never does. There have been multiple times when I needed to see something and could not because the nvr never brought ut up. According to unifi, camera connection is "excellent" so not sure what is going wrong. #4 Issues with retrieving incidents. For instance ,I select a time a few hours ago, and it bugs out and switches to yesterday's video. I will scroll back to the time I want, and it will do it again. I'm also disappointed that the nvr pro doesn't have an hdmi output. I bought a viewport to display cameras onto a 65" public view monitor, but the viewport runs out of resources when you try to display more than 1x 4k camera.
ONVIF is certainly not a perfect transition, but it is a start. It sounds like it isn't quite ready for your requirements yet. In my case the camera also behaves weirdly, such as not showing a livestream image, and there is still no audio. Fingers crossed future updates will enhance all of this.
@@LarsKlintTech Ubiquity has a history of starting projects and then getting bored and leaving them with no further updates. That worries me in this case.
Thanks for this! I have just adapted my three Tapo C110 wireless IP camera’s that I use to monitor my 3d Printers within Protect! Had to first setup a local user account on each camera and then use that to authenticate when adapting but works a treat.
Also I did all this offsite while at work via the Protect app on my phone.
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Haha, that is awesome. I got mine on the network too. There is no audio though for me.
How did you setup a local user account for the TAPO camera?
@@marklamport9140 Camera settings -> Advanced settings -> Camera Account
Yeah I figured already. Just need to figure out how to view the feed in Home Assistant@@LarsKlintTech
I've got my Tapo camera working. Need to enable it in the Tapo app and set a user/password - it looks like they've got a Tuya based app.
No PTZ control, and a few drop outs over wifi, however it works! I wonder what other cheap Tuya cameras will work.
The fact I can pick up a $40 wireless tapo camera from Jb Hi fi and it work with Protect is amazing. Great use case for something not as urgent, I've put one in my garden shed
I still can't get mine to work with Protect. Yes, agree it's kinda cool we have a lot of options now for non-critical scenarios.
thank you so much for this video. This is what I have been waiting for for a long time. I am yet to pull the trigger but everyone was saying that unifi has the nicer interface but was a locked down system with lower quality cameras.....now I hope to get the best of both worlds! already have udm pro but yet to buy cameras....was going to get the red cx810.....not in the ovif list but is onvif compatible.. you legend...thank you!
You are most welcome. Unifi was definitely locked down, but not sure about lower quality. I have been very happy with all mine. That isn't to say I am not welcoming this update, so I can use other great cameras from Reolink.
If the camera doesnt show up on the device list, click on the question mark in the top right and there is a option to manually add the camera.
Oh, fantastic! I had clicked on the icon before, but missed the "advanced options" and just read it as another "have you tried the obvious" list of things. Thanks mate, I will try that with the Tapo camera.
Yes, it is in Protect on the Unifi Devices tab (second option down) click question mark and select Try Advanced Adoption.
This allows you to enter the IP address and credentials of your ONVIF camera if it is on a different VLAN / subnet to your PRotect system or if it is not detected properly.
@@EsotericArctos yep, found it 👍 now to see if it will actually work.
That’s great, thanks. I was looking for how to add cameras manually as none of my Reolink cameras (all on dedicated CCTV vlan) showed up. Will try this later today.
@@carlnakamura4861 I have my cameras all on a separate VLAN also as I have a mix of dahua and ubiquiti cameras, and I don't want any of them "phoning home" so to speak. :) Suggestion: Give your cameras a static IP on your CCTV VLAN. That will make it easier as if the camera IP changes, it will lose connection to Protect
This is sooo good and perfectly timed for me.
I can justify spending a little bit more on networking equipment, but when the cameras cost sooo much more I was sad to not justify using protect.
Now for £38 I can buy a reolink camera that has the same performance as their £150 camera :D :D
Definitely. Be aware you won't get all the features across on ONVIF, but over time that might change. So good to have options though 😊
@@LarsKlintTech Onvif has different profiles that encapsulate various features. It is up to Unifi to implement all of said features though. To be fully Onvif compliant just requires them to fully support a minimum of 1 profile unfortunately. The base profile is 'Onvif S', which should give access to PTZ functions as well as video and 1 way audio streaming. Onvif T should give access to H264 and H265 as well as record on motion events and 2 way audio. Onvif G enables edge recording and Onvif M enables the NVR to read Camera notifications for things like line cross, LPR, facial recognition, area entrance, and other events (Motion tends to be a separate situation and is generally handled by T but some cameras vary. Few systems handle Onvif M, and, from what I've seen, really only Axis, Pelco, and some Hanwha cameras support M. But even then, its not uncommon to have to do a bit of script writing to fully implement M in recorders that assert support for it. M embeds the event type in the stream metadata and you need to pull out the event type from that meta data to differentiate it from other event types: thus the scripting. I've had to do that for Genetec and Axis cameras... but I haven't worked with many other systems that handle M.
I'm not expecting too much from Unifi in this regard. Perhaps they will do a Synology and support S, T, and G but I'm not holding my breath. I suspect they will only do S and maybe some of T. But they did surprise me with not charging licensing to add Onvif cameras so who knows.
Protect subscription incoming
That's the beauty. There is no subscription costs 😊
Absolutely waiting for solar/battery powered wifi cameras to work. Got a couple of more distant locations that I really, really do not want to run outdoor/burial cat6 cable to ...
I'm with you there 100%.
reolink has a couple
@@VARPYGAMERI've reviewed a couple of them on the channel too. Unfortunately Reolink WiFi cameras don't support ONVIF.
@@LarsKlintTech The Reolink Altus Ultra sort of works with UniFi Protect as ONVIF if you have their "Home Base" (base station) for it.
@@DoItForMeSolutions Oh really? I haven't got their Home Base thing. Could be worth trying with that?
Did you get Live footage working in the end?
Not for the Reolink. Someone mentioned they got it working by enabling RTSP but it didn't work for me. I got the Tapo camera working by adding it manually.
Very useful information, but I find your background noise (music) extremely distracting. Why do you add it?
Thanks for watching. Creating videos is an expression of style, and I have always created videos I would enjoy to watch myself. I experiment with different styles, techniques, and formats, including audio. Part of what I think makes an engaging experience is the frame of the image (what is in it, how does it look), the information provided (is it helpful/useful/somewhat accurate), and what it sounds like (microphone quality, and music to emphasise emotions and points). Without the "noise" as you call it, the experience can be flat and less engaging.
I am aware I can't please everyone, so I don't try to do so. I create videos in my style and with elements I enjoy.
@@WA9NNN I agree, music isn't nessasacy
I like the music
@@pabloescobar9337 Thanks for chiming in. I agree, it isn't for everyone, but the videos with music has better stats, so some people like it. I will keep working to find the right balance.
@@LarsKlintTech maybe just make it a bit softer when you speak? Then people hopefully won't complain
If you enable http in the streaming setting, screenshots should start working as well. By default only https is enabled.
@@slepix alright, thanks a lot. I'll give that a go.
Hmmmm, that didn't make any difference. 🤔
@@LarsKlintTech not sure then; that solved it for me for my reolink doorbell camera.
ONVIF compatibility is a roll of the dice. I've had excellent success with the TP-Link Tapo C120 Wi-Fi camera, some generic older ONVIF cameras, and even a IPTV 4K encoder (HDMI in, IP video out).
If a specific ONVIF device doesn't work, it could be the device, it could be UniFi Protect problems, or both.
Since UniFi doesn't allow selecting frame rate, resolution, or selecting a specific sub stream, nor is PT PTZ, or camera motion detections supported, ONVIF support is useful, but only for basic live (when it works) and recorded camera feeds.
But it shouldn't be overlooked - excellent consumer ONVIF cameras with 4K resolution and night vision cost as little as $25, while the cheapest UniFi cameras are still much more expensive.
This is really helpful, and useful info about ONVIF. Thank you. I only just learnt that I can try adding it manually as well using the IP of the Tapo C210 camera. That option is hidden away under the otherwise not helpful "?" icon.
Waiting on monday for my first onvif cam, ill use them for 3d printer/cnc supervision and dog house/bowl check at night or while im away. Even if they die ill live anyway, planning on having them like a comfort and not a security feature
@@VARPYGAMER that makes sense. Definitely a use case for lower priority cameras.
@@LarsKlintTech ONVIF is a discovery protocol that "wraps" RTSP IP cameras. If the camera is not being discovered with ONVIF, I usually don't have any better luck with manual configuration, but always worth a try.
Manual configuration would be a lot more useful if UniFi supported RTSP cameras. Many cameras only have RTSP and do not have ONVIF. (Ironically, if you have noticed, when you export a UniFi hardware camera as a virtual camera stream FROM UniFi Protect for use with other systems, UniFi only supports exporting RTSP, not ONVIF.)
Clearly, UniFi has implemented RTSP and really should support it by itself in a future update.
A good first step for using any ONVIF/RTSP camera is to use it with the free VLC app. If you can get it working with VLC, you have at least verified the camera is putting out ONVIF/RTSP. Then move on to the quirks of UniFi Protect detecting/configuring use of the camera.
@@DoItForMeSolutions Ah, good tips. I can't get the Tapo C210 to work at all, whether automatically or manually. I might try the VLC route then.
I am using ONVIF as a stepping stone really. It doesn't have the same feature set first party cameras have, but it is reliable for 24/7 recording. ONVIF support means I can move to protect fully, without needing to immediately change all my cameras to UI cameras. So I have a few Dahua cameras that I use to have in Synology, as well has a few Unifi Protect cameras, until I can be bothered replacing the Dahua's
I think there are still some bugs in live feeds from ONVIF cameras for certain cameras. Reolink are particularly troublesome from what I have found in expereince ( I have a few Reolink cameras that I retired but they still work) and some reports on the web have had issues with Reolink. Guessing these bugs will be fixed over time
@@EsotericArctos Reolink is the one I've seen used most with Protect. And you are right about the use case. It allows people to move across slowly and not a huge expense upfront.
@@LarsKlintTech Most likely why most reports are Reolinkl lol.
Reolink do push to a LOT of youtubers with their cameras. They are not bad for the pricepoint. Protect, like many others, detects multiple streams on ONVIF, and I think the issue with Reolink is using different codecs for low res and high res. Their high res is always H265, but low res is usually H264. This upsets the Synology system too, and Synology will only pick up one stream, not multiple ones, with Reolink.
@@EsotericArctosright, that makes sense. Reolink WiFi cameras don't support ONVIF though.
@@LarsKlintTech I find not many WiFi cameras properly support ONVIF. I am not sure why other than maybe the connection needed for ONVIF may cause excessive battery drain. I guess it is just the use case.
I might try ONVIF camera with the Unifi Device Bridge. I imagine that should work well given what the device is. I have a couple of older Reolink RL-520's and a Reolink RL-822A. The 822 is identical to the 820, but has 3 times optical zoom. These are not in prod use, so make good test units for ONVIF compatibility.
4:12 to do this on desktop/web page (not app, I don't have it, at least not yet) go to the ip of the camera, then the settings cog in the top right, then under network expand the advanced field, then click on server settings. The rtsp and onvif is at the bottom of that page.
But isn't that what I do on the phone just then?
Yes, I am just providing the exact steps (from accessing the camera itself on) for someone who didn't "rtfm" that is trying to set it up themselves without the app as I was.
Note: for some reason I can't get my cameras (rlc-820a) to show in my protect, I don't know ow if it's because I have them on my camera vlan and trying to connect them to my udm-pro on the "default" vlan, but even with specifying the ip it still gives an error and won't connect them.
@@AceBoy2099 Apparently being on different VLANs can cause issues.
The Tapo C210 WiFi camera works great for me, i did have to add it manually as others have said using the hidden question mark option to add the IP address. From what I understand the ONVIF cameras only automatically show up to adopt if they are on the default network that the NVR is on. Also for Tapo you have to add a username/password first via the cameras advanced settings and create a ‘camera account’. This is the account used to add it in UniFi.
I have found its slow with live but does record. Also none of the PTZ works, but i expected that. For me I’m just happy that I now get the recordings all in UniFi Protect.
@@dh-net perfect, thanks for that info. I've set up the username and password, but it is indeed on a different vlan. I'll test it shortly 👌
My C210 was automatically detected by my CK2+ (now sporting their metal stand for improved thermals, and cool looks). Biggest headache was finding the camera username creation, different from Tapo main account. And there's no way to change the tilt yet, and there's a "max 1 viewer" limit so can't connect to it with the Tapo app after adoption.
PS. Just got my USG replaced with a UXG-Max Lars, it's bloody awesome.
@@JSmith73 I can't get the C210 to be adopted no matter what I do. I have done the udername and password for the camera account, but I just get a "Unsupported camera response. Please check the camera configuration." error message.
@@LarsKlintTech Ah yeah I forgot you have to add the port to the IP address as well xx.xx.xx.xx:2020 (port 2020 i believe)
@@dh-net IT WORKED!! Holy crap! Thanks for your help mate, that is kinda cool. It is very simple, and only shows the livestream. The NVR is not recording even though the camera is set to "always" for recording.
Tried with the Reolink PT Ultra but later found that ONVIF is only supported when using their hub or their NVR. Returned.
I am kinda interested in testing their Hub and see if it would make a difference to my existing Reolink cameras.
I have been running from EA version been pretty stable now 5.0.45
same problem here , tried over 10 different camera brand, get recording but not live view even dropping my bitrate below 100kbit
I am not sure where the issue lies either. Is it Unifi, is it ONVIF, is it the network, is it the camera?
@@LarsKlintTech i think 100% Ubiquiti being picky about onvif setting .
On a Note - with very low quality setting i can live stream using direct connect to UDM pro LOCALLY only
Using site manager , In my testing , the same cameras that don't live stream on UDM Pro , Do live stream on third party nvr's, home assistant , and rtsp on vlc . (they all do record on UDM pro)
i have tried : Bosch , Axis, Tp-link VIGI , Kasa, tapo, Dahua, hikvision, Uniview , HiLook , Milestone and Hanwha.
I believe we can view recording because they are streamed from UDM pro with the correct setting that Ubiquiti allow for streaming , If they share those setting we can modify the Onvif stream to match and should work🤞🏻
@@PAFFO Right, nothing is simple then 😂
aside from events, audio is still not supported
Hopefully that'll come in an update. Would be very useful.
With my Trendnet cameras still no recording and no settings in Unifi Protect.
@@ArnoSchmidt70 which model?
@@LarsKlintTech TV-IP314P
@@ArnoSchmidt70 Have you tried adding it manually in Protect, including the port number?
Reolink cameras suck
All of them? Why? Can you be more specific?
I have a reolink wifi doorbell that works well with my nvr pro.
Oh, so Wifi might work in some cases. I was told none of their Wifi products support ONVIF.
I bought an nvr pro to test. I've been using a pc with blue iris. I had hoped to slowly begin the transition to unifi cameras, but right now, it's not looking great.
#1 no audio
#2 When I open the app, it goes into a camera view and not the page where it shows all the cams. A bit frustrating.
#3 More importantly, when you look at the multi camera view, cameras are out of focus. When I select a camera, it tries to bring the focus in but never does. There have been multiple times when I needed to see something and could not because the nvr never brought ut up. According to unifi, camera connection is "excellent" so not sure what is going wrong.
#4 Issues with retrieving incidents. For instance ,I select a time a few hours ago, and it bugs out and switches to yesterday's video. I will scroll back to the time I want, and it will do it again.
I'm also disappointed that the nvr pro doesn't have an hdmi output. I bought a viewport to display cameras onto a 65" public view monitor, but the viewport runs out of resources when you try to display more than 1x 4k camera.
ONVIF is certainly not a perfect transition, but it is a start. It sounds like it isn't quite ready for your requirements yet. In my case the camera also behaves weirdly, such as not showing a livestream image, and there is still no audio. Fingers crossed future updates will enhance all of this.
@@LarsKlintTech Ubiquity has a history of starting projects and then getting bored and leaving them with no further updates. That worries me in this case.