HUGE RUMOR: Unifi Protect will support ONVIF cameras (like from HIK/Dahua)
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How?
Did you create the vlan using the UDM?
There would be a firewall rule or traffic rule in there somewhere.
If the vlan is create by some other device you'll need to look at the configuration on there.
EDIT: maybe something like this...
Or it might need to be in both directions.
There would be a firewall rule or traffic rule in there somewhere.
If the vlan is create by some other device you'll need to look at the configuration on there.
EDIT: maybe something like this...
- Action: Allow
- Source: <UDM Device>
- Destination: Local Network
- Select network: Camera VLAN
- Traffic Direction: Source to Destination
- Schedule: Always
Or it might need to be in both directions.
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jpc-s4
Getting comfortable
Good question. Not sure exactly, I just know that it allowed me. IIRC, I went into the app settings and it was offered as an option to me. I've had my UDM-P for a few years now, so maybe there is some minimum amount of time with an account that is required?
jpc-s4
Getting comfortable
For me, it just worked. I have my main network on 10.x.x.x, with the cameras on 192.168.50.x. On the "Unifi Devices" page of Protect, you have to hit the help question mark in the upper right, and then you'll see this:
Choose the "try advanced adoption". I typed in the IP address of each camera and it found them. For a couple, I hadn't set an ONVIF user/password, so it initially failed, but got it once I did that.
Dudleydogg
Young grasshopper
No longer a rumor its there but does not work, if anyone has got it working with Unifi please reply back to me thanks
Dudleydogg
Young grasshopper
Known issue opened ticket with unifi yesterday, just they can't give me an answer on when it will be fixed. make sure all your devices have a specific "Onvif Login" configured
Working fine for me, though with out Onvif alerting from my AI cameras, its rather worthless. I did replace my standalone amcrest nvr with it though. Smart alerting is still handled by Frigate.
Dudleydogg
Young grasshopper
so is it kind of a transition to get you to replace with unifi not a usable position? when I try to add Hikvision camera I get "invalid login" any tricks you may have done differently?
there are separate list of ONVIF users, both on HIK & Dahua...
You must go to ONVIF users (not normal users) and add/setup proper user & password which You will use in Unifi Protect to login to Dahua / HIK cam..
Dudleydogg
Young grasshopper
yep did that still says "invalid Login" did you get any hik cameras to work maybe I'm still doing something wrong
there are hundreds reports of working HIK cams...
invalid Login is displayed with wrong ONVIF user&pass but also if there is simply connection problem between Unifi Protect and ONVIF cam...
Does HIK cam is in VLAN visible to Unifi Protect directly?
Or You try some manual adding over entering directly IP?
Dudleydogg
Young grasshopper
so in my case here my Cameras as on Vlan 20 and my console is vlan 1 but routed across the Vlans, I opened a ticket with unifi and they said they were aware of the problem that's why I came here to see if anyone didn't have the problem. I have to do the Manual Adopt option.
Dudleydogg
Young grasshopper
another thing I notice the Failure is Instant not like it tried to authenticate, just instant Fail.
Have you allowed traffic between the vlans in both directions?
Are there any log entries that show the camera being blocked?
Dudleydogg
Young grasshopper
all the cameras communicate with vlan 1 because all my viewers are on vlan 1, I can ping the camera from the Unifi ssh console, The error is instantaneous. like its didn't even try to authenticate just instant "invalid credentials" ill put a camera on same vlan as uniif and see if anything kicks
Dudleydogg
Young grasshopper
OK i put a couple cameras on same vlan and sure enough the populated clicked adopt and failed till I enabled the username&token option. i have only 2 cameras that have that feature in onvif so I either need all new HIK LOL or switch to UI and be done with it.
Dudleydogg
Young grasshopper
Ok so i got the Hikvision camers to work but I realize there are no detections whatsoever its just constant record, is what also same for everyone?
Dudleydogg
Young grasshopper
so for those who ran into my issue where I could not "Manually adopt" always failed, I put the cloudkey on same vlan as the cameras, meaning I lose all my other network gear, Ignore that adopt all the cameras, then change the IP back to original cloud key vlan and all the HIK cameras re connected and my network was also reconnected. there is some bug where you can't authenticate across vlans for some reason.