A network closet you would be happy to open in front of anyone.
Most offices we walk into have a cupboard nobody wants to show you. Unlabelled cable runs, a switch sitting on a shelf, and a fault that takes an afternoon to find because nothing is written down. Someone chose that at install time, and it can be avoided.
Before a single cable is pulled.
Drop count per desk, honestly
Not one per person as a rule of thumb. We count what plugs in, then add the spare capacity you will want when you move a desk in eighteen months.
PoE budget that adds up
Access points, cameras, phones and door hardware all draw power from the same switch. We work the budget out on paper. Finding out on switch-on day is how devices end up dead on a port.
Segmentation from day one
Staff, guest, phones, cameras and building systems each get their own VLAN, which is a separate lane on the same wiring, with rules about what can cross. Adding this later is far more work than doing it at the start.
A rack that is laid out
Patch panels labelled to match the floor plan, cables combed straight rather than bundled, and a diagram so the next person can work on it without you.
Every run certified, and the report is yours.
A permanent link certification measures the run against the standard. That means length against the 90 metre limit, headroom in decibels, wire map, and insertion loss, which is how much signal the cable loses end to end. We run it on a Fluke Versiv DSX-5000 and you get the report for every drop. It is the difference between a cable that works today and one you can prove will still carry what you put on it.
If a landlord, an insurer or the next IT company ever asks what is behind the wall, you hand them the file.
Before you ask.
Can you work after hours?
Yes, and for an office that is in use it is usually the only sensible way. We build it into the schedule at the design stage, rather than add it as a surprise line.
Our building is older. Does that change things?
It changes the routes and the number of access points, not the result. How a building is built matters more than its floor area. Plaster or concrete blocks signal in a way drywall does not. That is why the count comes from the drawings.
We are a single suite. Is this the right tier?
A single office suite or floor is the $499 office assessment. A larger commercial building, beyond one suite, is the $999 commercial tier.
Do you handle the door access too?
Yes, including the code coordination. Fail-secure where it belongs, fail-safe where code requires it, and the egress path never compromised.
Start with the design.
A drawing with every drop, access point and camera marked, a PoE budget that adds up, and an install quote built from it.
Hardware goes on your quote at Ubiquiti’s own price. We order it for you so nothing is missing on install day.