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Thanks all.

Thanks all, seems like folks are still using fiber. Assume no one is having any HDMI handshake occasional issues with above? Thanks again. I have ethernet run to the projector as well but think its Cat 5e...

Hi, I'm curious what folks are installing nowadays for long HDMI projector runs (eg 25-30') where you need to get full 4K HDR transmission? When I set up my projector 7 years ago, I had a tough time getting a solid full resolution signal / HDMI handshake that distance and finally landed with a fiber optic cable with baluns but its starting to get a little glitchy. Are there new HDMI extenders via Ethernet that really do a good job? Or new fiber options? Thx

Ubiquiti Unifi is butt simple.... Only if you try and manually optimize wifi, it can tricky or if you do advance networking.... but still relatively easy vs alternatives. If you have trouble with Unifi, suggest not worrying about posting and hire someone.

I'm sure you will not have a problem there getting a great dealer!

where are you located?

Have you got a Control4 dealer relationship established yet?

Good to hear a few customers being contacted. There have been other threads hitting this topic and the efforts of c4 going direct to the consumer (eg the real customer :)) for input seem to be very limited. I've been a C4 customer for a long time on two different continents with more than one installation and cant recall a single survey to my recollection. I still think C4 gets the overwhelming input from the dealer as a marketing strategy.

Check pricing on Cradlepoint... It's not cheap and more of an enterprise solution. For the price of one of their modems, you could change your entire system to Unifi and pay monthly fees for a year on their LTE modem Point taken though.

Sorry, their site said speed test results through OVRC was capped at 300... Seems like the router can do full gig speeds but not sure its throughput capability with full firewall enabled. Some entry routers loose throughput (USG included) with full firewall features enabled. As another mentioned, I think the UDM Pro is a step up in feature set and capability than the 310 as a comp. Yes agree but some routers with dual WAN capability do not have the ability in the router OS to enable Failover WAN easily (or maybe at all) so was asking the question. I mean automatic WAN failover not the user redirects direct to a secondary WAN. I have a Mikrotik router that has dual WAN but requires a MIT PHD to code the failover to work in the Router OS. Unifi is pretty simple with a menu selection. My first router with Unifi was a USG which I had for 3-4 years with no issues, that same USG is at friends house for a year with no issues. You probably have more deployments to pull your opinion from but my experience has been solid. Lots of comments on USG reliability here so I'm sure valid but then Araknis as had comments as well.

Ok, thanks for correction. Does it offer dual wan with failover? FYI, speed is max at 300Mbps per website so that is probably more of a comp to the USG Gateway at $110 speed wise. Both have dual WAN with failover.

If you switch to Unifi, you would have a router that was easy to configure in a failover mode as @Dueport mentioned above plus Unifi sells there own LTE backup modem that can used for cellular backup... Probably would have both for less than the price you paid for your Araknis setup. Don't think your araknis gear gives that type of flexibility but maybe it does.

Thanks, I have a z2io in my garage and it is always weak signal strength. It has C4 lights within 10 ft of it. Not sure why its not meshing more reliably.

I have a corner of my home and garage that is very weak... Any cheap options to extend coverage? I have a couple of old HC250's lying around but not sure if that will do work with the latest OS in this capacity. Thanks.

Ditto Audioengines.. If you get the A2's, get the small stand that pivots them up slightly. In that price range they cant be beat. If you want to step up in cost and size there are additional options..

My point was is it "reliant" on a more advanced network than most home owners have the competency to manage themselves...

above post seems to assert otherwise unless I'm reading it wrong....

@Andrew luecke was just reflecting that your list really is all about networking for the most part…. And the items you list are really beyond most people I know capability (and probably many dealers). So really what you are saying is to have a stable and resilient HA system, you really need to relinquish control and management of the home networking function?

The best way to ensure this is for C4 to develop some relationship directly with their customers, eg through surveys, focus groups, follow-up calls, etc. My sense is they don't do anywhere near enough of this (many of us have been C4 customers for years without a single survey, call etc). This is often a problem with 100% dealer / distributor models where companies confuse their channel partners as the customer.

If the DoorBird was connected via POE , you would not have the antenna installed if I’m not mistaken.

Agree. Sounds like a thread asking what can go wrong in a HA system vs how can a system be resilient to some of these issues would have been an easier thread

I was kind of hoping that this thread would yield a few base system designs that C4 new customers could build with a credible sales pitch that the dealer intimacy is very low... There are a lot of customers out there that dont mind paying someone else a reasonable service fee but absolutely hate having someone else be in "control" of their home functioning or enjoyment and hate having to chase down folks multiple times in a year to achieve this. And as systems get more extensive, cross more types of devices, requires more third party elements, then the dealer involvement goes up but in those cases it would be far more likely for the customer to understand this and accept it.

I think everyone has their own definition, but several friends that I know who are not tech savvy and have a C4 system, my sense was that anything more than 1-2 times/yr that had to call a dealer would frustrate them to no end. Some may be mitigated with a more transparent sales call on the front end.... Eg This basic system of x is very stable and only needs my intervention in these scenarios.. If later you want to expand with these things, then more frequent dealer involvement is needed unless I manage turn key these elements (eg network)...

I wasn't assuming all parties aren't being paid for services rendered...

good point, but C4 updates and C4 driver updates can be done by the dealer at some interval behind the scenes and invisible to the customer I would think...