New Install - Dahua Cameras, HTD Whole Home Audio, Ubiquiti Networking, and Smart Home Automation

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New construction project finally wrapping up.

Video Security:
12 Dahua Starvis/Starlight cameras - mixture of 2mp, 4mp, and 8mp.
16 Channel LTS/Sapphire (Dahua) NVR

Networking:
Ubiquiti Dream Machine - Security Gateway and Cloud Key in one with 8 port switch
Ubiquiti 24 Port POE Gen2 Switch (With Touch Screen)
3x Ubiquiti Nano HD's for Wireless

Video Distribution:
Black Bird HDMI Matrix Switch 4x4 with HDMI over Ethernet
Using this to send NVR footage to 4 primary room's, as well as an Apple TV, and Cable Box.

Whole Home Audio:
HTD Lynx 12 System with Touch Screens - This is a 12 Zone 16 source audio Distribution System
Nuvo Multi Tuner Receiver - Am/FM/XM - has two independent tuners feeding 2 sources of the whole home audio system.
32 Speakers
3x In Ceiling Echo Dots

Smart Home:
Hubitat Controller - Local controller with no reliance on the cloud or internet connection
42 Inovelli Smart Switches (30 Red Series Switches, 8 Black Series, and 4 Dimmers)
4 Inovelli Motion/Temp/Humidity Monitors
3 Ecobee Thermostats for 3 independent zones

Odds and Ends
Open Frame rack from Racksolutions.com
Keystone Jack patch panels from monoprice - color coded keystone jacks from amazon
patch cables from monoprice
Tripp Lite Surge Protector
Tripp Lite Battery Backup (65min run time for cameras and NVR)
ADJ Power Distribution Panel for none critical items (Like POE line injectors for the Eco Dots in the ceiling)

Few pictures of process over the course of several months. Home Construction started in Sept, wire pulling started in late January, Cable termination and racking started in late March, powering up and configuration started in Early May as well as lighting control programming etc. Everything should be fully live and ready for move in in another 2 weeks.

Before anyone asks "What's the patch panel to patch panel connections. This keeps you from digging around in the back of the rack at the NVR and the Audio Controller. For example - the top 1U patch in blue is all the cameras coming into the rack - the bottom is the back of the NVR coming up to the front of the rack - including the USB port - there is NEVER a reason to need to dig into the back side of the rack, all ports are on the front to trouble shoot and test. Before anyone says "But it's another failure point", the likely hood of that is almost ZERO. I have terminated cables for longer than I care to admit, I test and certify each line after termination and outlet box close up, and I don't use cheap cables or connectors. Cables and Connectors don't "fail" unless there quality if poor from the start. Could I do without this - yes, however, it makes life easier, cleaner, and allows "tinkering" a lot easier.

Enjoy the wiring/rack porn :)
 

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