Wi-Fi 6/6E · PoE++ 90 W · 802.1Q VLANs · wired backhaul
Networking & Wi-Fi Systems
Elite Connect designs and installs the network the rest of it runs on: managed switching with a real PoE budget, access points placed for coverage rather than convenience, VLAN separation so cameras and guests are not on the same network as your business data, and remote management so problems can be diagnosed without a truck roll.
What’s included
- Coverage plan from floor plan and construction type
- Managed switch selection with PoE budget calculated, not guessed
- Access point mounting, cabling and channel/power planning
- VLAN design: staff, guest, cameras, access control, point-of-sale
- Guest network with captive portal where you want one
- Router, firewall and UPS installation at the head end
- Remote monitoring and alerting on switches and access points
- Post-install validation walk with a survey of actual signal levels
Coverage is a design problem, not a product problem
Adding another mesh node rarely fixes a building. Access point placement, channel plan, transmit power and the number of clients per radio decide whether Wi-Fi works, and those are decisions made from the floor plan and the construction, including block walls, foil-backed insulation and metal studs all matter.
We wire access points back to a switch rather than daisy-chaining wireless repeaters, because every wireless hop halves the throughput behind it.
Segmented, monitored, and boring, which is the goal
Cameras, access control panels, guest Wi-Fi, point-of-sale and staff devices belong on separate VLANs. It is not paranoia; it is what keeps a compromised smart TV from being able to reach your file server, and what keeps a camera firmware bug from taking the office offline.
We set the switch up with a documented port map and remote management, so when something does go wrong we can look at it before deciding whether it needs a visit.
Specification
What we build to, and what we build with
Standards and performance
| Wireless | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax) and Wi-Fi 6E, 2.4 / 5 / 6 GHz |
|---|---|
| PoE | 802.3af (15.4 W), 802.3at (30 W), 802.3bt (60–90 W) |
| Uplinks | 1G / 2.5G / 10G copper and fiber SFP+ |
| Segmentation | 802.1Q VLANs, per-SSID isolation, ACLs between segments |
| Backhaul | Every AP hard-wired, with no wireless mesh hops as primary path |
Equipment we install
| Switching | Managed PoE and PoE++ switches, 8–48 port, with fiber uplinks |
|---|---|
| Wireless | Indoor ceiling and wall APs, outdoor/weatherproof APs for courtyards, pools and lots |
| Edge | Business firewalls and routers, VPN for remote sites, UPS on the head end |
| Management | Cloud controllers with alerting, so faults surface before you call |
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Questions
Networking and Wi-Fi Systems: common questions
Why does my Wi-Fi drop in half the building?
Almost always placement and construction, not the router. Block walls, foil-backed insulation and metal studs absorb signal; one access point in a central closet cannot fix that. A wired access point in the dead zone can.
Can you work with the internet provider we already have?
Yes. We build behind whatever circuit you have, and we can tell you whether the circuit or the internal network is actually your bottleneck. Usually it is the network.
Do cameras need their own network?
They should have their own VLAN. It keeps camera traffic off your business network, contains any firmware vulnerability, and makes the whole system easier to troubleshoot.
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We walk the site, scope it honestly and put it in writing. No charge.