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Originally Posted by jrref
Yes, thank you.
So, if you want to use the Unify Fiber gateway in a rack in another room you will have to move the fiber drop. But, again, you loose nothing by putting the Centric router in transparent bypass mode so all it's doing is terminating the fiber with their router turned OFF and you will have full control of the ethernet feed from Centric with your Unify equipment. You don't need any extra bandwidth from the fiber since your maximum data rate from Centric is 1Gbs. If you use the Unify fiber gateway you will need to make sure it's compatible with the Centric fiber feed. I know Centric disables some options in it's wifi router so I wouldn't be surprised if they limit your ability to connect their fiber to third parts devices but I might be wrong. If you decide to use the ethernet feed from Centric then all you need to do is plug it into your Unify gateway in your new rack and it will work. There won't be any difference in performance feeding the Unify equipment with fiber or etherner with any speed that Centric is providing to you home in the Villages.
Hope this helps.
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Yes, thanks.
The speed is 1Gbps for now, but I want to future proof (insane, I know) so would prefer DAC cable from the UGF-F to the switch. The fiber doesn't terminate into the UCG-F to my knowledge, unless an SFP+ port can accept it so, yes, I'll still need Centric's Gigaspire box which I'll put in bypass.
And the UNVR would not only service Unifi Protect, but also possibly other media - I would run Plex off another server.
I'm still trying to figure all this out, but the long-short of it is I would prefer to have all this kit in a more accessible and cooler location instead of above the kitchen cabinets. If I can't reroute the Gigaspire, I'll probably need to drill into the top cabinet and store everything in there - including a fan!