Commercial AV has always carried a private tax: proprietary matrices, licensed control systems, and cabling that only one trade will touch. The UniFi Enterprise A/V Bridge routes 4K60 HDMI and professional XLR audio over the network you already own — one PoE+ cable per endpoint, source or destination, managed like any other UniFi device. Available in Australia from ARC IP Networks, an authorised Ubiquiti reseller — see the product page for stock.
What is the EAV-Bridge?
A palm-sized aluminium transceiver that turns audio and video into network traffic. Point one at a source — media player, console, mixing desk — and it publishes that feed onto your UniFi network; point another at a screen or amplifier and it subscribes. The same box does either job, chosen in software, and the front touchscreen tells you what each unit is doing without opening a console. Distribution scales from a single 1-to-1 link to 1-to-many streaming and video walls up to 8×8.
The detail that separates it from consumer HDMI extenders is the audio face: two XLR combo inputs with 48V phantom power and two XLR outputs — real microphones in, real amplifiers out, flat from 20 Hz to 20 kHz.
Where it earns its keep
Full specifications
Scaling up: the EAV-Fiber
A handful of bridges runs happily on any PoE+ switch. When the design grows into dozens of streams — stadium concourses, campus signage, broadcast-adjacent work — Ubiquiti's EAV-Fiber aggregation switch provides the backbone: 20 × 10G SFP+ and 2 × 100G QSFP28 with a broadcast-grade timing engine (PTP, SMPTE ST 2110, AES67). Both live in our UniFi range.
Availability in Australia
ARC IP Networks — an authorised Ubiquiti reseller in Australia — supplies the EAV-Bridge as genuine Australian stock with the full manufacturer warranty, claimable locally. AV integrators and installers can open a trade account for trade pricing, venue fit-outs qualify for project pricing, and our price match policy applies.
Frequently asked questions
What is the UniFi Enterprise A/V Bridge?
The EAV-Bridge is a PoE+ powered AV-over-IP transceiver from Ubiquiti that carries 4K60 HDMI video and professional XLR audio across a standard Ethernet network — each unit works as either a source (from a media player, console or mixer) or a destination (to a screen or amplifier), with a 1.3-inch touchscreen for on-device status.
What is AV-over-IP and why does it matter?
AV-over-IP replaces long, fragile HDMI and speaker cable runs with ordinary network cabling: video and audio become network streams, so any screen or speaker on the network can show any source. The EAV-Bridge brings this to UniFi — 1-to-1 links, 1-to-many distribution, and video walls up to 8x8 — managed alongside your switches and cameras.
Does the EAV-Bridge support professional audio equipment?
Yes — it has two XLR combo inputs with 48V phantom power for microphones and two XLR outputs for amplifiers and mixers, with 20 Hz to 20 kHz response. That makes it at home in venues, houses of worship and function rooms, not just behind TVs.
What does the EAV-Bridge need to run?
One PoE+ port per unit (it draws up to 14W) on a UniFi switch. For larger deployments with many streams, Ubiquiti's EAV-Fiber aggregation switch adds 10G and 100G capacity with broadcast-grade timing.
Where can I buy the UniFi EAV-Bridge in Australia?
From ARC IP Networks (arcip.com.au), an authorised Ubiquiti reseller in Australia — genuine Australian stock with the full manufacturer warranty, claimable locally.