03 — Network

A network fitted to your building, and to the phones that ride on it.

We walk the space, see where people actually sit and stand, and build the firewall, switching and Wi-Fi around it, voice first. Then we watch it, because the phones tell us when something on the network is wrong.

What we run

From the internet circuit to the last access point.

The edge

Routers and firewalls
Business-grade equipment we specify, configure and keep updated, with voice traffic prioritized so calls stay clear when someone is uploading a file.
Internet circuits
We deal with the provider: ordering, troubleshooting, and the call when the line is down.
Failover
A second circuit or cellular backup that takes over on its own when the primary drops.

Inside the building

PoE switching
Switches that power the phones and access points, configured for voice rather than left on defaults.
Wi-Fi design
Access points placed for where people actually sit and stand, with a separate guest network that cannot see yours.
Cabling standards
Labeled runs, a patch panel that makes sense, and a written map of which jack goes where.

After installation

Watched
The equipment reports in, and the phones report call quality. When a circuit, switch or access point drops, we know.
Firmware and changes
Updates, new devices, new staff, a moved desk: handled through the same agreement.
On-site work
Built to our written standard and checked before handover, on site across Long Island.

Why the firm on your phones should run the network

The phones are the best diagnostic tool in the building.

  • Call-quality data from every phone, by location
  • Registration drops that point to a failing switch port
  • Patterns that line up with a circuit or Wi-Fi problem
  • One firm that can see both sides and fix either

Network

Choppy calls, and a switch nobody suspected.

Situation
A client’s calls kept breaking up. Each of their other providers said its side was fine.
What we found
The phones’ own call diagnostics pointed to the PoE switch in the equipment closet, which was producing collisions in its managed configuration.
What we fitted
We corrected the switch configuration and the calls cleared. The phones and the network they ride on are now run by one firm.

How it is run

Walked, specified and changed on purpose.

  1. 01

    Walked first

    We walk the site before anything is ordered: the closet, the desks, the dead spots, and what each location really needs.

  2. 02

    Specified by us

    We choose equipment we know how to support. No mystery boxes from the internet provider left in charge.

  3. 03

    Configured for voice

    Quality of service, VLANs and switch settings are set with the phones in mind, because voice is the first thing to suffer on a bad network.

  4. 04

    Changed after hours

    Firewall replacements and cutovers happen when the office is closed, with a rollback plan if anything misbehaves.

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What we document

A network someone else could pick up tomorrow.

Nobody should have to hunt for the firewall password. Every network we run has a current written record, kept on file, and it belongs to you.

Diagram
How the building is wired: circuit, firewall, switches, access points and what hangs off each.
Equipment
Every device by model, serial, location, firmware and warranty date.
Access
Admin logins held securely, provider account numbers, and who is authorized to call them.
Addressing
Networks, VLANs, reserved addresses and the devices that need them.

Questions

The network, answered.

Do you work with our internet provider?
Yes, so you don’t have to. We deal with the provider for you: ordering, troubleshooting and the call when the line is down. Where it makes sense, we run a second circuit so the building fails over on its own. Other providers send you to your internet company. We are the network.
Will you replace all our equipment?
No. Only what can’t be made right. We reuse what is sound, and anything that should go is named in the written design, with the reason, before anything is ordered.
Can calls get priority over everything else?
Yes. We set voice quality of service on the firewall and the switches we run, so calls stay clear while someone uploads a large file or streams a video.

Start with a walk-through

Let’s walk your office.

We map how your calls actually flow, plus the network, computers and accounts, and hand you a written design of what we would build and run. Then you decide.