The Unifi Camera’s are a really good choice. They are priced really nice and deliver high-quality video recordings. But you need a device to record the videos on, an NVR. Now you could buy the Unifi NVR, but they are pretty expensive if you only want to record a couple of cameras at home or at … Read moreAdding UniFi Video Camera to Synology Surveillance Station
If you have Unifi network gear you also need the Unifi Controller. And it is best to keep the controller running 24/7, so where are you going to install it? If you have a Synology Nas then you could use a Docker Image to run the Unifi Controller. In this article, I will guide you … Read moreInstalling the Unifi Controller on a Synology Nas in 5 minutes
Our home networks are getting bigger every year. Almost every device these days require an internet connection. But while expanding your home network, how do you monitor everything? And even more, how do you find a problem in your network? Like which device is using all the bandwidth? In this article, I will help you … Read moreMonitoring your Home Network for Free
It is almost the best weekend of the year. With Black Friday and Cyber Monday coming up it’s time to find the best Smart Home deals for this year. Your Smart Home is never finished, so this weekend is the best time to buy some new Smart Home gear for your house with a huge … Read moreSmart Home Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals (Best of 2019)
If you have read my blog before you probably know that I have a decent amount of smart products in and around my house. Pretty much all the indoor lights are Smart, but one thing still on my todo list was Smart Outdoor Landscape Lighting. The “problem” with outdoor landscape lighting is that, with the … Read moreHowto make your Outdoor Landscape Lighting Smart
Once you start with automating your home and you see the benefits of it you quickly want to do more, but what? The possibilities with home automation are pretty much endless so to help you get started I put together a list with some of the best home automation ideas. This list is created based on … Read moreBest Home Automation Ideas
Building your Smart Home is fun, every week I add new functions, making it smarter. Now our Smart Home behaviour is really based on the presence me and my wife. Which is working great and also saved me already a lot of money on the energy bill. But the problem with automation or programming, in … Read moreHow I scared my babysitter with my Smart Home
A smart thermostat, the only smart device that can earn it’s purchase back with saving money on your energy bill. It’s 2019 and I can’t imagine that people still buy dumb thermostats. These thermostats maybe cheap when you buy them, but you will lose money every year while heating your house when you are not … Read moreBest Smart Thermostat on Amazon (2019 review)
So you want to factory reset your Unifi AP, but probably the reset button doesn’t seem to work. Luckily there is another option to reset the access point. In this article, I will walk you through the step that is necessary to reset your access point. Using the Reset Button First, the simple way, using the reset … Read moreReset Unifi AP to factory Defaults
If you start creating your Smart Home one thing you probably want to add are Smart Motion Sensors. If you already have a controller then adding motion sensors is a really easy way to create a security system. But you can do so much more with them besides triggering an alarm when they detect motion. … Read moreUsing Z Wave Motion Sensors in and around your house
