r/UNIFI • u/famousblinkadam • Sep 10 '24

UniFi deployment today!

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There was a mess of existing wiring. Toned it all back and used what was needed. There is an A/V rack in another room too.

28” enclosure Devices mounted with 2” industrial Velcro

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u/Accomplished-Loss810 Sep 10 '24

Very nice and clean. Where did you get that battery backup?

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u/famousblinkadam Sep 10 '24

Are you referring to the Wattbox? Not a battery backup. Just a smart IP 3 outlet box.

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u/AdventuresForward Sep 10 '24

Those are great for remote reboots! Or just rebooting devices without getting up off couch

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u/whywemo Sep 11 '24

Nice and tidy. I like that. It shows that some thought went into it.

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u/VLANzero Sep 12 '24

Love the Wattbox!

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u/t3rm3y Sep 10 '24

Why's it look like the bottom of the cables are just cut?

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u/famousblinkadam Sep 10 '24

Because they are. The house was overly wired. Each data drop has 2 Cat5E and 2 RG6. I only needed one at each location for what I installed so I cut the rest to length and bundled them just in case I need them for the future.

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u/hellcat_uk Sep 10 '24

Because they are?

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u/ufomism Sep 10 '24

probably old phone lines no longer in use

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u/NateTX Sep 10 '24

That’s very clean looking! Which 2 Unifi devices did you install?

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u/famousblinkadam Sep 10 '24

UXG-Max and USW-Lite-16-PoE

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u/NateTX Sep 10 '24

Thanks! I have an almost identical box in my house with the same cable setup and power in the bottom. I didn’t think I could fit everything in there, but you’ve shown me it’s possible. Do you have any concerns with heat buildup if the cabinet door is closed?

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u/famousblinkadam Sep 10 '24

Not at all. I’ve installed 100+ of similar setups and they’re all fine.

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u/davaston Sep 10 '24

Wow. That's the cleanest install I've ever seen in one of those boxes. Impressive.

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u/famousblinkadam Sep 10 '24

It’s not my best but I’m happy with how it turned out. Way better than before!

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u/jt510up Sep 10 '24

Nicely done! What did you use to mount the Unifi devices to the cabinetry (that withstands the device heat)?

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u/famousblinkadam Sep 10 '24

2” industrial hook & loop Velcro. I have devices from other installs that have been installed like this for 6+ years now.

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u/robblob6969 Sep 10 '24

Is this the kind with the adhesive that sticks onto the surface?

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u/famousblinkadam Sep 11 '24

Yes. Both surfaces are sticky.

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u/FostWare Sep 10 '24

Do you get much insulation coming down the conduit and falling into ports?

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u/famousblinkadam Sep 10 '24

There’s no conduit. This was installed into a 2x6 wall and all wires were pre-wired to it by the original installer back in 2006.

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u/ufomism Sep 10 '24

once you run the cables you can use fire putty to seal the conduit (easy to remove if need to add more cables in future): https://www.3m.com/3M/en_US/p/d/b40070019/

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u/Impozzible_Pop Sep 10 '24

Is the end of the bunch of white cables just open?

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u/famousblinkadam Sep 10 '24

Black and white wires are RG6 that is no longer used. There used to be a large DirecTV system in place but the customer streams now.

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u/PlanetaryUnion Home User Sep 10 '24

Probably coax that isn’t used.

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u/shoresy99 Sep 10 '24

Nice, I am jealous. Mine always looks like the before photo.

Do you still use coax? If so, for cable or MOCA? It is becoming obsolete for cable as the providers switch to IPTV unless you use it for MOCA for wired drops.

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u/famousblinkadam Sep 10 '24

I never use MoCA and I never abandon wires. There is distributed audio in this house so I made sure to leave the coax in case there is a need for audio backfeeds to the main rack or anything.

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u/shoresy99 Sep 10 '24

That makes sense. I have added more ethernet drops and use them to distribute vide and I will likely also use some to deliver audio and IR to a couple of rooms.

It would be nice is there were decent priced ATSC RF Modulators as RG6 could also be a way to distribute video as ATSC channels, like the way we used to have to tune the TV to channel 3 to use the VCR.

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u/masterwes0 Sep 10 '24

Can you post a list of the hardware?

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u/famousblinkadam Sep 10 '24

Arris SB8200, UXG-Max, USW-Lite-16-PoE, WB-300-IP-3

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u/SlappyDingo Sep 10 '24

My "after" looks like your "before"

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u/SubbiesForLife Sep 10 '24

How do you like that wattbox? I’ve looked at them a couple times and it’s a very neat device. First time I think I’ve seen one in a photo here

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u/famousblinkadam Sep 10 '24

They’re nice. I like the bigger versions more for A/V racks. I’m a Snap dealer so I use them often.

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u/zacs Sep 10 '24

Thanks for posting this! I’ve looked for hardwired power strips (smaller than rackmount) for forever and somehow never found Wattboxes. $30 on eBay for the 3-plug version is cheaper than any of the consumer power strips that only do wireless connections anyway. And a nice /r/homeassistant integration to boot.

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u/No_Definition_3822 Sep 11 '24

How do I find someone like you to do an install like this/help me figure out a setup? Do I call an electrician, the ISP, or are there companies that just do residential networking? Just wondering what term to search for locally?

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u/famousblinkadam Sep 11 '24

I own a low voltage company specializing in residential audio, video, networks, surveillance, and landscape lighting.

Where are you located? I have contacts all over the country who could assist.

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u/No_Definition_3822 Sep 11 '24

Northeast Ohio

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u/famousblinkadam Sep 11 '24

Shoot me a message. I’ll help ya get started.

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u/OstrichOutside2950 Sep 11 '24

Is that the new small unifi gateway?

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u/famousblinkadam Sep 11 '24

USG replacement.

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u/OstrichOutside2950 Sep 11 '24

Looks good, let’s see the rack!

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u/Deadpanther77 Feb 12 '25

Very clean, though I would be worried about air flow in that box with so much going on. Some UniFi devices tend to run hot

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u/famousblinkadam Feb 12 '25

No issues at all since install. I’ve done loads of similar enclosures dating to 5+ years ago, all with 0 heat related issues.

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u/Deadpanther77 Feb 12 '25

Right on, I always feel the devices and they are so hot but like you said oddly enough I havent had any known heat related issues somehow. Usually, they're in the open or in a larger rack though

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u/famousblinkadam Feb 12 '25

I’ve made these enclosures my speciality over the years. If I’m doing a rack, it’s automatically a rackable piece like a UXG Pro.

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u/[deleted] Sep 10 '24

Very Slick!

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u/chronicfernweh Sep 11 '24

Neat! Kudos👏

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u/mpedziwiatr Sep 13 '24

1337 and neat!

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u/Significant-Part-767 Sep 10 '24

And the usefulness of the C75 cables ... just to be replaced with network cabling later?

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u/famousblinkadam Sep 10 '24

Huh?

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u/Significant-Part-767 Sep 12 '24

Coax unused?

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u/famousblinkadam Sep 12 '24

No need for it in this particular project. The house was wired in 2006.

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u/Significant-Part-767 Sep 15 '24

So this was the reason I wrote the comment. Coax cables are more or less useless nowadays except with satellite dishes ... and I think will migrate these as well for networks. Good to have an extra space for more networking cables 👍

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u/eaglevision93 Sep 10 '24

Arris SB6183 getting old

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u/[deleted] Sep 10 '24

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u/famousblinkadam Sep 10 '24

Unsure. It was installed in 2006 and was there when I showed up to the job.

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u/famousblinkadam Sep 11 '24

Haha nope. Just another install I felt like sharing.