Unifi Protect Setup

[Rienks]

Not sure if I'm in the right place but need some advice on my Unifi Protect Setup. I am planning on installing a G3 Flex and an AI 360 camera and connecting it via a Cloud Key Gen 2. I understand that both cameras use PoE and that is okay but I believe they also need to be directly hardwired back into the network in for it to be able to be adopted and used. If this is the case all my cameras will be very far away from the Cloud Key and I don't feel like running many meters of ethernet cable so I was wondering if there is a work around to this? 

 

Cheers

[Falcon1986]

42 minutes ago, Rienks said:

Not sure if I'm in the right place but need some advice on my Unifi Protect Setup. I am planning on installing a G3 Flex and an AI 360 camera and connecting it via a Cloud Key Gen 2. I understand that both cameras use PoE and that is okay but I believe they also need to be directly hardwired back into the network in for it to be able to be adopted and used. If this is the case all my cameras will be very far away from the Cloud Key and I don't feel like running many meters of ethernet cable so I was wondering if there is a work around to this? 

 

Cheers

They're both PoE cameras, so will need to be powered by ethernet.

 

What's the issue with running ethernet?

[seanondemand]

Not really, short of just using some G3 Instants but that might be more basic than you're looking for. 

[Rienks]

On 12/14/2022 at 10:43 PM, Falcon1986 said:

They're both PoE cameras, so will need to be powered by ethernet.

 

What's the issue with running ethernet?

I don't have easy access to the roof so any sort of long runs will be very visible. I just don't know how to run ethernet internally while making the runs look nice.