ODC Case Study · Networking · Security · Two islands

Two islands. One screen. No headaches.

A major industrial client across Port Vila and Santo needed everything — network, cameras and door access — to feel like one building. So that's what we built: 74 UniFi devices working as a single system, run from one screen, from anywhere.

Two islands connected as one secure network — Port Vila and Santo
The brief

Secure a big industrial site — without making it hard to run.

Our client runs a large operation spread across two islands — production floors, warehouses, a laboratory, offices and outdoor yards, each with its own cameras and doors to think about. They needed solid security and a rock-steady network from the loading dock to the server room.

But the real ask wasn't technical. It was human: they had to be able to run it all themselves, simply. No fat manuals. No juggling five different apps. One screen, one clear picture — whether they're standing in Vila or Santo.

Production & warehouses Laboratory Offices Outdoor yards Server room Two islands
What we built

One technology family, designed as a whole

Instead of bolting together mismatched brands, we built the lot on one ecosystem — UniFi Network, Protect and Access — so every part speaks the same language. One console. Every camera, door and switch in the same place.

📹

Eyes on everything

36+ AI cameras in crisp 2K — domes, industrial PTZs and 360° views covering entrances, work areas and perimeters, recording around the clock.

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Cameras that think

Smart detection knows a person from a passing forklift or animal — so alerts mean something, and the night footage stays sharp.

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The right person, the right door

Access control with facial recognition on the sensitive points. Staff walk through without fuss; every entry and exit is quietly logged.

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A backbone built to last

A UDM Pro core, professional PoE switches and 10 Gigabit fibre between nodes — with spare capacity built in, so growth means plugging in, not recabling.

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Light that follows the camera

Security floodlights paired to the PTZs — the light swings on with the camera, so even the darkest yard turns up clear.

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Two islands, one place

Vila and Santo share the same management. No separate team on each site — monitoring is remote, real-time, across the whole estate.

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Recorded and kept on-site

Every stream lands on a dedicated UNVR Pro recorder, archived locally — the footage stays yours, on your island.

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All on one screen

Network, cameras and doors in a single console. Add a device, check an event or open a door — all from the same place, on a phone or a laptop.

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Built for Vanuatu

Weatherproof gear, tidy cabling and a design made for heat, salt and distance — and a client who can actually run it.

The proof

74 devices. One view.

Every camera is named by job and place — "Main Entrance", "Warehouse 360", "Loading Dock" — so the right feed is one glance away. Network, cameras and doors all sit in the same map: you can see which device hangs off which port, how it's performing, whether it's up to date. Powerful underneath, simple on top.

A UniFi network rack installed by ODC — professional switching, fibre and tidy cabling

The backbone, done properly

This is the heart of it — professional switching, 10 Gigabit fibre and cabling dressed so cleanly you could read it like a map. Tidy work isn't vanity; it's what makes a system easy to grow, quick to fix and reliable for years.

UniFi console managing all 74 devices across two islands — client details blurred for privacy
The real console — all 74 devices on one screen. Names and IP addresses blurred for the client’s privacy.

And it's all run from a single UniFi console — every one of the 74 devices on one screen. Client details kept private.

The gear that does the work

Professional UniFi — the real thing

No cheap gear. The whole estate runs on Ubiquiti's professional UniFi line — the same kit trusted to protect serious industrial sites worldwide.

UniFi AI 360 camera

AI 360

One camera, a full 360° view — it replaces four ordinary cameras and follows movement on its own across a whole yard.

UniFi industrial PTZ 4K zoom camera

Industrial PTZ

4K with long-range zoom — reads a face or a number-plate right across a loading dock, day or night.

UniFi AI Dome 4K camera

AI Dome

Vandal-proof, all-weather 4K with smart detection — the workhorse over doors, aisles and entrances.

Plus the brains behind them: UDM Pro gateways, UNVR Pro recording, professional PoE switching and UniFi Access with facial recognition. Product images: Ubiquiti.

The scope

A genuinely big build

74

UniFi devices, one console

36+

AI cameras in 2K

2

islands, one network

10G

fibre backbone

1

screen runs it all

Network core, switching, fibre, AI video, recording and facial-recognition access — designed, cabled, installed, programmed and tested by the ODC crew, then handed over running properly across both islands.

The ODC crew planning the network and security layout on a whiteboard
The ODC way

We don't leave until it actually works

No good fisherman leaves without reading the tides first. On a build this size, across two islands, that means designing around how the client actually works — then explaining it in plain language, naming every camera so it makes sense, and staying until one screen really does run the lot.

Quick to respond No jargon One system, done properly We become your IT team

Technology should make life simpler. The client opens one screen — and sees everything.

Olaf De Ceuster

Founder, ODC Ltd

No pressure, ever

Got a big site — or two?

Whether it's one building or a whole operation across islands, we'll have a relaxed storian about what would actually help — in plain language, with no pushy sales. We design it, build it, and become your IT team. Whenever you're ready.

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