EtherHome Connect
EtherHome Connect is crafted to provide residential users with a dependable and secure networking solution that enhances everyday connectivity. Powered by the Ubiquiti UniFi ecosystem, EtherHome Connect ensures seamless performance for activities like streaming, gaming, and remote work. This solution easily supports multiple devices, allowing families to connect smart home technologies and manage their online activities without interruptions. With robust security features and real-time network performance monitoring, EtherHome Connect safeguards your data while optimising connectivity, ensuring that your home network can handle peak usage times and maintain a smooth online experience for everyone.
Why Choose EtherHome Connect?
Seamless Wi-Fi Coverage:
Enjoy fast, uninterrupted wireless coverage throughout your entire home.
Complete Security:
Protect your home with advanced firewall features, surveillance cameras, doorbell systems, sensors, and intrusion detection.
Smart Home Integration:
Easily connect and manage all your smart home devices under a single, unified network.
Remote Control:
Manage your home network from anywhere with the UniFi mobile app and cloud controller.
Scalability:
Whether your home is small or large, our solution can easily scale to provide the right level of connectivity and security.
Wi-Fi Coverage with UniFi Access Points
To eliminate dead zones and provide strong, reliable wireless coverage throughout your home, we use Ubiquiti UniFi access points (APs), which are known for their performance and ease of use.
UniFi Wireless APs:
These access points provide high-speed Wi-Fi 6 or Wi-Fi 7 connectivity, ensuring that your entire home has fast and stable wireless coverage, even in areas with multiple devices connected simultaneously.
Seamless Roaming:
UniFi APs work together to create a unified Wi-Fi network across your home, allowing you to roam freely without any interruption to your connection.
Dual-Band or Tri-Band Options:
Support for both 2.4GHz and 5GHz bands for flexible and fast wireless performance.
Ideal for:
• Streaming HD/4K content
• Online gaming
• Smart home device connectivity
• Work-from-home needs
At the core of the home network is the UniFi Cloud Gateway, which serves as the network’s router and security gateway.
UniFi Cloud Gateway:
This all-in-one device integrates a router, firewall, switch, and access point in one powerful system. It’s perfect for home setups that need advanced control with minimal equipment.
Advanced Security:
The built-in firewall protects your home network from external threats, with deep packet inspection (DPI) and intrusion detection and prevention systems (IDS/IPS) to safeguard your data.
Parental Controls:
You can easily set up parental controls to manage internet access for specific devices, ensuring safe browsing for children.
Traffic Management:
Optimise bandwidth usage across devices to ensure your gaming, streaming, and smart home devices get the priority they need.
Ideal for:
• Protecting your home network from external threats
• Managing bandwidth and ensuring smooth network performance
• Centralised control over all connected devices
UniFi Gateway – Network Control & Security
UniFi Switch – Wired Connectivity
For homes with multiple wired devices, we use UniFi switches to distribute network traffic efficiently, offering high-speed, reliable wired connections for devices such as PCs, game consoles, and smart TVs.
UniFi Switch Lite 8 PoE or similar:
These switches provide multiple Gigabit Ethernet ports to connect your wired devices with no bottlenecks, and PoE (Power over Ethernet) support for powering devices like cameras and access points without additional power cables.
Power over Ethernet (PoE):
Power your UniFi access points, security cameras, and other PoE-enabled devices directly through the switch, simplifying your cabling setup.
Ideal for:
• Wired connections for PCs, consoles, TVs, and smart home hubs
• Powering cameras and access points without extra wiring
Security is a key feature of the Home Solution, and UniFi Protect provides a complete home surveillance system.
UniFi Protect Cameras:
Install UniFi Cameras around your property to monitor entry points, driveways, and backyards. These cameras offer 2K/4K video, infrared night vision, and weatherproof designs for outdoor use.
Smart Alerts & Motion Detection Sensors:
The system will notify you via mobile app alerts whenever motion is detected. You can customise motion zones and configure triggers to reduce false alarms.
Video Storage:
Footage is stored either locally using the UniFi Cloud Gateway embedded storage or remotely in the cloud, ensuring that video is securely saved and accessible anytime.
Doorbell Camera:
Add the UniFi Protect Doorbell, featuring a built-in camera and two-way audio, allowing you to see and speak with visitors from your phone, even when you’re not home.
Ideal for:
• Real-time monitoring of your home and property
• Cloud-based or local video storage for peace of mind
• Smart alerts to detect unusual activity
UniFi Protect – Surveillance & Home Security
Remote Management & Control
Using the UniFi Network Controller or UniFi mobile app, you can manage your entire home network from anywhere.
UniFi Controller:
A cloud-based or local controller that allows you to manage every aspect of your network, from monitoring traffic to configuring access points and security settings. You can access it via web browser or mobile app.
Mobile App:
The UniFi mobile app gives you remote access to monitor network performance, view camera feeds, and receive security alerts.
Parental Controls & Device Access:
Set user profiles, control internet usage for specific devices, and ensure a family-friendly internet experience with granular control over access and content.
Ideal for:
• Managing and troubleshooting your network from anywhere
• Receiving security alerts and real-time notifications
For secure access to your home network from anywhere in the world, we configure VPN (Virtual Private Network) capabilities through the UniFi Gateway.
Secure Remote Access:
Access your home network remotely via VPN, ensuring encrypted connections whether you’re on vacation or at work.
Control Smart Devices:
Manage your home’s smart devices, security cameras, and other network features from anywhere with a secure VPN connection.
Ideal for:
• Securely accessing files and smart devices remotely
• Managing your home network while away