Villa in Al-Siddiq: Wi-Fi, Cameras and a Custom Two-Door Intercom in 2 Days

The owner's villa was in its final finishing stage when he contacted us. On our visit we surveyed the house and confirmed what he needed: Wi-Fi throughout, cameras outside and a video intercom for two separate doors.

He wanted to know exactly what he was buying before he agreed. After the quotation he sent us a detailed list of questions: the exact intercom models and whether the door opens from every screen and from his phone, whether the access points work as one network with seamless roaming, which controller manages them and whether it costs extra, the switch and recorder models and their spare capacity, how long recordings are kept, whether the cabinet is big enough, what the installation covers, the warranty, and the final price after adding a fifth camera.

The intercom also had to work the way his household lives: two doorbells that each reach different people, plus full access for the owner.

We answered every question in writing, with model numbers and plain explanations (the main answers are below). Adding the fifth camera changed the price by that camera only. Once he was satisfied, he approved the quotation, and two days later we were on site.

The installation took two days, and everything was installed and working at the end of it.

What we installed:

• Wi-Fi: 7 TP-Link Omada EAP655-Wall Wi-Fi 6 wall-plate access points on one network with seamless roaming, managed through the Omada Cloud Controller, with full access for the owner in the Omada app on his phone
• Network: a 28-port gigabit PoE+ Omada switch with about 16 ports in use and the rest free for later, in a 6U wall cabinet with power distribution and cable management
• Cameras: 4 Uniview 8MP and 1 Uniview 5MP ColorHunter outdoor cameras with full-colour night video, recording to an 8-channel Uniview AI NVR with two drive bays and a 6TB surveillance drive
• Intercom: 2 Akuvox 3-button video door stations, 4 indoor 7-inch Akuvox monitors, a 7-inch Wi-Fi monitor in the basement and an Akuvox C310A handset monitor
• Cat6 wall network points for the devices that need a cable

The intercom was set up to fit the household rather than left on factory settings: each of the two doors has its own doorbell linked to its own profile, and the owner's main account reaches every intercom. Doors open from any indoor monitor and from the mobile app, at home or away.

The project team: Eng. M. Ahmed and Medhat M. carried out the site survey; Eng. M. Ahmed led the installation with Zayan K., Omar A. and Yasin.

Two days after approval the villa had whole-house Wi-Fi 6 on one network, five outdoor cameras recording to one recorder, and an intercom that rings the right people at each door.

The owner controls everything from his phone: the Wi-Fi in the Omada app, the cameras and the doors in their own apps, at home or away.

There is room to grow: free switch ports for new devices and a second drive bay in the recorder for longer recording.