IT EXPERT EXPLAINS: Building the Ultimate Home Network

They can't harm you, if they can't find you! Use code PETE at the link below and get 60% off an annual plan: https://incogni.com/pete The complete UniFi buyer's guide for 2026 – everything you need to build a home network from scratch, including routers, switches, Wi-Fi access points, security cameras, NAS storage and more. Covers the Cloud Gateway Fiber, Dream Machine Pro Max, U7 Pro XG, G6 cameras, UNAS Pro 8 and the UniFi Travel Router, with my recommendations on what to buy and why. 🛒 ROUTERS ▸ Cloud Gateway Ultra https://geni.us/ucg-ultra ▸ Cloud Gateway Max https://geni.us/ucg-max-ns ▸ Cloud Gateway Fiber https://geni.us/ucg-fiber ▸ Dream Machine Pro https://geni.us/udm-pro ▸ Dream Machine Pro Max https://geni.us/udm-pro-max ▸ Dream Router 7 https://geni.us/udr7 🎚️SWITCHES ▸ Flex 2.5G PoE switch https://geni.us/usw-flex-2-5g-5 ▸ USW Pro XG PoE https://geni.us/usw-pro-xg-8-poe ▸ USW 16 Pro Max https://geni.us/usw-pro-max-16-poe ▸ Pro XG24 PoE https://geni.us/usw-pro-xg-24-poe 🛜 ACCESS POINTS ▸ U7 Pro XG https://geni.us/u7-pro-xg ▸ U7 Pro https://geni.us/u7-pro ▸ U7 Lite https://geni.us/u7-lite ▸ U7 Outdoor https://geni.us/u7-outdoor 📸 CAMERAS ▸ Network Video Recorder Instant https://geni.us/unvr-instant ▸ Network Video Recorder Pro https://geni.us/unvr-pro ▸ G6 Instant https://geni.us/uvc-g6-ins ▸ G6 Turret https://geni.us/uvc-g6-turret ▸ G6 Pro Turret https://geni.us/uvc-g6-pro-turret ▸ G6 Dome https://geni.us/uvc-g6-dome ▸ G6 PTZ https://geni.us/uvc-g6-ptz 📀 STORAGE ▸ UNAS 2 https://geni.us/unas-2 ▸ UNAS 4 https://geni.us/unas-pro-4 ▸ UNAS Pro 8 https://geni.us/unas-pro-8 🪛 RACK ▸ Toolless Mini Rack https://geni.us/toolless-mini-rack ⚙️ Go behind-the-scenes with my free newsletter! https://www.experimentsinprogress.com ⚡️ 🍿 Related Videos ▸    • Upgrading to the UK's FASTEST Internet... ...   00:00 Intro 01:20 A bit of background 02:08 Routers and Cloud Gateways 05:21 Setting up your first gateway 06:13 Sponsor 07:29 Switches: how to choose 10:46 PoE explained 11:51 My switch recommendations 13:13 Adopting new devices 14:08 Wi-Fi access points 16:04 UniFi Protect: cameras and NVRs 18:21 Camera recommendations 20:24 UniFi NAS 22:42 UPS units 23:00 UniFi Travel Router 24:08 Mini Rack and accessories 25:47 Etherlighting and patch cables 26:53 Outro 🎶 Track: 1685 by Zedd, Muse, https://t.lickd.co/l/adAgEk7Jnjm Disclosures: All opinions are my own. Some links in the descriptions are affiliate links that if you click on, I’ll receive a commission at no additional cost to you. CORRECTION: 10:00 Jump to 11.00