Control4 Unifi Protect: Accessing Camera History Snapshots and recordings

Control4 Unifi Protect: Accessing Camera History Snapshots and recordings

Problem

Control4 does not provide access to third party developers to attach snapshots and video to the built in Camera interface history. To provide 

Solution

Chowmain have developed a custom NVR interface which is built into the UniFi Protect Controller driver which is able to provide a wealth of NVR-like capabilities

To use the interface, navigate to the project Room, Security, and enable visibility for the UniFi Protect driver



To enable Thumbnail and Video recording support, navigate to the UniFi Protect driver and enable Interface - Show Thumbnails / Support Video Viewing accordingly. Please note, Video Viewing is experimental

 

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