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Screen to run it all
Managed IT · VanuatuIndustrial deployment · Unified infrastructure
Two islands.
One system.
Zero complexity.
How ODC designed and deployed a complete Ubiquiti infrastructure for a major industrial client — network, AI video and facial-recognition access control — spanning Port Vila and Santo, run from a single screen.
74
UniFi devices
36+
AI cameras
2
Sites · islands
1
Dashboard
01 The challenge
Secure a large industrial site — without making it hard to run.
A major industrial client operating across two islands needed something simple to state but demanding to deliver: complete security and a solid network backbone, from the loading dock to the server room, without stacking up separate systems and interfaces.
The site spans sensitive zones — production, warehouses, laboratory, offices, outdoor perimeters — each with its own surveillance and access needs. And all of it had to stay consistent across Port Vila and Santo, as if it were a single building.
The guiding constraint wasn't technical. It was human: the client had to be able to manage everything themselves, simply. No thick manuals. No juggling five pieces of software. One screen, one full picture.
02 The approach
One technology stack, designed as a whole.
Rather than bolt together mismatched brands, we built the entire system on the Ubiquiti UniFi ecosystem — Network, Protect (video) and Access (doors) — so they speak the same language natively.
The result: every camera, every door, every switch and every access point appears in a single console. Adding a device, reviewing an event or opening a door remotely all happen in the same place.
A · NETWORK
A backbone built to last
UDM Pro gateway, professional PoE switches and 10 GbE fibre links between nodes. Spare capacity built in for future expansion — no recabling required.
UDM Pro · USW Pro · 10 GbE SFP+B · AI VIDEO
See, understand, archive
36+ AI cameras in 2K — domes, industrial PTZ, 360° and Theta views — covering entrances, work areas and perimeters. Centralised recording on a dedicated NVR.
UniFi Protect · AI 360 · G5 · UNVR ProC · ACCESS
Right person, right door
Access control with facial recognition and readers on sensitive points. Every entry and exit is logged — staff pass without friction, everything else is recorded.
UniFi Access · Facial recognitionD · MULTI-SITE
Vila and Santo, as one place
Both islands share the same logical management. No dedicated local team per site: monitoring is remote, real-time, across the entire estate.
Site Manager · Unified monitoring03 The architecture
Four tiers, one clear logic.
The infrastructure is built in layers. Each tier has a precise role and feeds the next — from the network core down to the sensors in the field.
Tier 1 · Core
Gateway & routing
The UDM Pro gateway handles routing, perimeter security and the carrier uplink (Telecom Vanuatu) on each site.
VBL-UDM ProGbE uplink
Tier 2 · Distribution
Switching & fibre
Professional switches linked by 10 GbE fibre distribute network and PoE power to every device — a single cable per unit.
USW Pro HD 24 PoEUSW Pro Max 24USW Enterprise 24USW-16-PoE
Tier 3 · Services
Recording & access
The NVR centralises all video streams; access controllers manage doors and facial recognition. Everything is logged locally.
UNVR ProUniFi Access Hub
Tier 4 · Field
Cameras, doors, lighting
AI cameras, door readers and security floodlights paired to the PTZs — lighting activates with the camera for sharp images at night.
AI 360 · ThetaG5 Dome · Pro · PTZ · FlexUP FloodLightc864 readers
04 The proof · Video surveillance
36 cameras, one view.
Every camera is named by function and location — "Main Entrance", "Warehouse AI 360", "Loading Dock" — so an operator finds the right feed instantly. Naming convention is design too.
All cameras run in 2K, continuous recording, with timestamped last events. The UP FloodLights are paired to the PTZs: the light follows the camera.
UniFi Protect · Live console
05 The proof · Network & Access
The whole estate, on one grid.
Network, Protect and Access live in the same topology. You see at a glance which device connects to which port on which switch, its throughput, link quality and update status.
The doors — entry and exit logged separately — appear at the same level as cameras and switches. One source of truth for the entire site.
UniFi · Full topology
06 Under the hood
The spec sheet.
Network core
UniFi Dream Machine Pro (UDM Pro) — routing, firewall and centralised management per site.
Switching
USW Pro HD 24 PoE · USW Pro Max 24 · USW Enterprise 24 PoE · USW-16-PoE · USW Pro 8 PoE — 10 GbE SFP+ fibre links between nodes.
Video · Protect
36+ AI cameras in 2K: AI 360, AI Theta, AI PTZ Industrial, G5 Dome / Pro / PTZ / Flex.
Recording
UNVR Pro — centralised continuous recording, local on-site archiving.
Access control
UniFi Access with facial recognition and c864 readers — entries / exits logged separately.
Security lighting
UP FloodLight paired to PTZ cameras — triggered in sync with detection.
Reach
Port Vila & Santo — unified monitoring, real-time remote management.
Total estate
74 UniFi devices under a single admin console.
07 The result
Powerful underneath. Simple on top.
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Islands, one network
10G
Fibre backbone
24/7
Continuous monitoring
"Technology should make life simpler. The client opens one screen, and sees everything."
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