Networks & infrastructure
Cabling, switching, wifi, firewalls and the line into the building. The layer everything else depends on.
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Most small-business networks grow by accident. A switch added under a desk, a second wifi router for the back corner, then a third. Nothing labelled, nothing planned.
A couple of years on the accounting system crawls and calls drop, and the assumption is that the PCs are old. Replacing them is expensive and usually doesn’t help.
We measure first. Where the traffic goes, where it stalls, and at what time of day. Then we tell you what we’d change.
Wifi that drops in half the building. Usually home routers doing a job that needs proper access points on one managed network.
Slow at the same time every day. Usually a backup, a cloud sync or an update rollout scheduled during working hours.
One loose cable takes out half the office. No redundancy, nothing labelled, no diagram of what plugs into what.
Guests and staff on the same network. Visitor devices sitting alongside your client data.
One access point or a whole floor, the approach is the same. Planned, labelled, documented, and the documentation is yours.
Cabling terminated into a labelled patch panel. Managed switches sized for what you run, with staff, guests, phones and cameras on separate networks.
Access points placed from a survey, on one network you can walk across without dropping a call. Guest wifi kept separate.
FortiGate firewalls with a documented rule set, and remote access over a VPN rather than an open port. We distribute FortiGate, so the hardware comes through at cost.
Fibre as the main line, with a second path that takes over automatically. Usually cheaper than people expect.
Power
Most offices have a UPS on the server and nothing else. When the power goes, the fibre box, the switches and the access points go with it. The server stays up but nobody can reach it.
We plan the whole chain rather than one box. What has to stay up, for how long, and what that costs. The network kit draws very little, so it’s usually cheaper than expected.
Fibre box, router, switches and access points on protected power, not just the server
Runtime sized against your actual load-shedding schedule
LTE failover for when the line goes down with the power
Equipment set to shut down cleanly rather than drop out mid-write
Fibre installation in Gauteng takes four to eight weeks. Ordered late, you can be on mobile data for the first month in a new building.
If you’re choosing between buildings, we can tell you what each one will cost in cabling and connectivity before you commit.
What fibre is already in the building, who serves it, and what the landlord permits.
Ordered early, chased weekly by us, with a failover option in case of delays.
Cheaper and tidier before the desks go in. Points planned around the floor layout.
Kit moved, rack rebuilt and everything tested over the weekend.
A diagram of what connects to what, an address plan, a labelled patch schedule, the firewall rules and what each is for, and the credentials handed into your own password manager. It lives with you, not with us.
If you ever replace us, the next supplier gets a folder and can pick it up from there.
Projects
Quoted upfront
Cabling, fit-outs and installations are surveyed and quoted before anything is ordered. Hardware at cost, labour itemised.
Ad-hoc
R950/ hour, from
Fault-finding, changes and one-off work, remote or on site. No commitment. Weekdays, 07:00 to 18:00.
Managed
R2 500/ month, from
Monitoring, firmware, configuration backups and a 24/7 emergency line. Scoped to your environment.
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