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Free Excel planning workbook

2Labs UniFi Planning Workbook

Use this free UniFi planning workbook to compare five-year costs, check PoE headroom, estimate camera storage, plan door-access allowances, and keep unanswered questions visible before buying equipment.

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A product list is not a complete technology plan. This workbook helps you record the costs, capacity, storage, physical work, support responsibilities, and missing information behind the equipment.

Useful on its own. You do not need to hire 2Labs to complete it.

What you will finish with

  • A side-by-side five-year ownership-cost comparison
  • A PoE load, reserve, and headroom calculation
  • A camera bitrate and storage-retention estimate
  • A door-access hardware, labor, and recurring-cost allowance
  • A readiness checklist that preserves Unknown answers
  • A source and assumption record for later review

How to use it

  1. Enter only facts you can support. Leave uncertain inputs blank or marked Unknown.
  2. Compare full installed and recurring costs, not just equipment prices.
  3. Use current device datasheets for PoE draw and realistic bitrate assumptions for storage.
  4. Assign physical-door, fire-alarm, electrical, permitting, and code questions to qualified professionals.
  5. Review gaps and alternatives before treating any platform as the winner.

Ready when you are

Download the UniFi planning workbook

No form or email is required. This workbook is a planning aid, not a quote, coverage guarantee, engineered network or storage design, privacy policy, electrical plan, access-control design, or life-safety/code determination.

Download the Excel workbook

Read the full UniFi fit guide

Want a second set of eyes?

2Labs can help inventory the site, verify requirements, compare alternatives, and turn the workbook into a practical design. Door hardware, fire-alarm, electrical, permitting, engineered, and code-sensitive work stays with the appropriate qualified parties.

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