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Ubiquiti UP-AI-Port UniFi Protect AI Appliance – Adds AI to Any ONVIF Camera

Product "Ubiquiti UP-AI-Port UniFi Protect AI Appliance – Adds AI to Any ONVIF Camera"

Ubiquiti UP-AI-Port is a small appliance that brings AI to a camera that does not have it, inside a UniFi Protect system. It sits between the camera and the network: it takes PoE in on one port and passes power to the camera on the other. Works with UniFi and third-party ONVIF cameras.

Key Advantages and Features:

  • Makes an existing camera smart: the unit sits between the camera and the network and gives UniFi Protect people detection, object classification and license plate recognition even when the camera itself cannot do it. Works with UniFi and third-party ONVIF cameras.
  • Cable through, power onward: one port is PoE IN, the other PoE OUT — the AI Port takes power from the network and passes it on to the camera. No separate adapter and no second cable run.
  • Up to 4K input: processes camera video up to 3840 × 2160, so an 8 MP camera does not have to drop quality.
  • Goes where the camera is: a 150 × 64 × 38.4 mm polycarbonate housing for a wall, a pole (over 45 mm diameter) or a rack. Rated −20 °C to +40 °C.
  • Managed in one place: the unit appears in UniFi Protect and is managed from the same web interface and mobile app as the rest of the cameras. NDAA compliant.

Technical Specifications:

ParameterSpecification
Purposeadds UniFi Protect AI detection to a camera that lacks it
Camera compatibilityUniFi and third-party ONVIF cameras
AI functionspeople detection, object classification, license plate recognition
Max. input resolution3840 × 2160 pixels
Network portsPoE IN (GbE, PoE+/PoE++) and PoE OUT (GbE, PoE/PoE+)
Power and pass-throughPoE+ in gives PoE out (12.95 W); PoE++ in gives PoE+ out (25.5 W)
Buttonfactory reset
Mountingwall, pole (over 45 mm diameter) or rack (rack mount sold separately)
Housingpolycarbonate, black
Dimensions150 × 64 × 38.4 mm (with mount 152.7 × 69 × 47.8 mm)
Weight258 g (294 g with mount)
Operating temperature−20 °C to +40 °C, humidity 20–90% non-condensing
RequiresUniFi Protect version 5.1 or later
ManagementUniFi Protect web interface and mobile app (iOS, Android)
CertificationsFCC, IC, CE; NDAA compliant

⚠️ The unit does not work on its own — a UniFi Protect system (version 5.1 or later) is required. The housing also has a memory card slot, but the manufacturer notes that card support is still to come, so local recording should not be expected from it yet.

Properties "Ubiquiti UP-AI-Port UniFi Protect AI Appliance – Adds AI to Any ONVIF Camera"
Camera network: RJ-45
Camera power: PoE
Manufacturer "Ubiquiti"

Ubiquiti – radio links and UniFi networks

Ubiquiti is best known for its wireless products: airMAX and airFiber links take the network where cable cannot go. The UniFi line applies the same logic to wired networking and Wi-Fi.

Why Ubiquiti?

  • A radio link instead of cable – you can connect two buildings or yards without digging. In surveillance this is often the only sensible way to get a distant camera back to the recorder.

  • Unified UniFi management – access points, switches and routers in one controller, with a network map and monitoring.

  • Built for outdoors – most of the radio hardware is designed for a mast or a wall and copes with a Nordic climate.

We stock both point-to-point links and UniFi network gear. With any radio link, remember it needs line of sight — if there is forest or a building in the way, a stronger antenna will not fix it.

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