Seamless Connectivity, Unmatched Security
Experience the pinnacle of network efficiency, robust security, and seamless management, all tailored to your unique needs.
From healthcare to hospitality, our bespoke networks are designed with a security-first mindset, ensuring your devices and data are protected, yet perfectly in sync. With years of network engineering under our belt, we craft networks that not only meet today's demands but are ready for tomorrow's challenges. Our solutions are not just about connecting devices; they're about connecting aspirations. We lay the digital groundwork that lets your business thrive.
A bustling small business, complete with a welcoming lobby, a busy waiting area, and a conference room that's the hub of collaboration. Some of your team works onsite while others are entirely remote.
Workflow Symphony: The technological orchestra starts with an Active Directory server conducting the flow, an application server where all the work is done, and an accounting server keeping the financial notes in tune.
Neighborly Tech Coexistence: The business thrives amidst a neighborhood of wireless signals, both public and private, catering to guests and employees alike. It's a digital ecosystem where every frequency finds its place.
Blueprint for Success: Each VLAN is defined by their roles and rules with precision. Each Wireless Access Point is considering every wave of WiFi interference and RF disruption in its placement. Our site surveys and heatmaps are not mere diagrams; they are strategic plans.
Budget-Savvy Engineering: We don't just plan; we envision. Our budget-conscious approach balances cost with innovation, selecting the perfect combination of hardware and software to fulfill shared ambitions and propel mutual success. IoT devices compose the smart environment with a thermostat, lighting, and locks, all in harmony. The security is orchestrated with an IP camera system, vigilantly streaming to an NVR, keeping a watchful eye over the premises.
No matter if you’re a small business or a large entity, having secure communications to and from your devices is important. We make sure that your firewall is configured correctly, and everything downstream is cordoned off professionally into their respective VLANs.
For your work computers, laptops and all ‘secure’ VLAN’s, all devices must pass MAC address verification based on 802.11X policies. This means that absolutely no new devices can access your ‘secure’ network without registering with IT first.
It is best practice to separate such high-traffic and high-bandwidth devices onto their own subnet so as to not generate a ton of noise and clog up the network. This helps in isolating noisy devices and keeps things organized.
A well-organized network allows easy access to a guest network for their guests and the general public. However, clients on this network need to be rate-limited and their access heavily filtered so that cannot abuse your internet connection.
It it optional to have a captive portal display for all users, such as to have them agree to a terms of service before continuing. We are also familiar with setting up temporary passcodes, for use with scenarios such as hotel guests throughout a facility.
IOT devices are great, but they can be risky because there are so many brands, models, and who knows what services they’re connecting to and what kind of data they are mining? This network is made to allow these devices ‘just enough’ access to perform the functions they need.
All DNS traffic, including connections and disconnections, is logged and filtered. Advanced log analysis tools such as SOARs or SIEMs are welcome! Ask our team for details on implementing advanced network security tools.
Unifi is the best bang-for-your-buck provider for network infrastructure.
There are no license renewal or maintenance fees, the hardware you purchase and utilize is yours to its full potential, unlike some other manufacturers who require a license fee or renewal on a yearly basis for your equipment to continue running. Unifi has everything you need from the most basic switching and wireless access points to the most advanced enterprise-grade hardware fit for hospitals and mission critical high-density wireless applications.
Everything is managed from a single “Cloud Controller”, and this has been a shortcoming of Unifi in the past. Instead of using the traditional, hardware-based Unifi Cloud Controllers, we spin up the Cloud Controller VPS in our datacenter or in Azure/AWS to alleviate the potential risk of hardware failure with the old-school Cloud Controllers.
Get the best of both worlds – great, modern hardware and a reliable way of managing it all without spending a fortune!
Even though Unifi equipment is top-notch, they are not necessarily a security-oriented offering. Meraki fills the gap.
The gateways and firewalls from Unifi provide basic security essentials, but we believe the best solution for firewalls and security gateway appliances in the modern world is from Cisco Meraki. Cisco has been in the networking/security game since the dawn of time and the quality and features of their products show it.
For all small and medium-sized businesses, we provide Meraki security gateway appliances paired with Unifi networking downstream. For large companies and enterprises, it could be better to go with Meraki all the way, but Meraki does however charge a yearly licensing fee for the use of their equipment. It’s well worth it for the gateway appliance, but may be worth a discussion for everything downstream.
For mission-critical and redundant applications, Meraki will be used all the way down. This is the most premium and rock-solid networking that money can buy.
We touched on using Azure-Hosted or VPS Unifi Network Cloud Controllers in the Unifi section, but what are the benefits and why not use the Unifi native ecosystem controller?
Instead of purchasing the physical controller, we host it in a cloud server and even though this adds a small monthly cost, the benefits are tremendously worth it.
The old, traditional Cloud Controllers run on small, PoE-powered devices with a standard SD card for their storage. We have seen these fail so frequently, that we almost stopped using Unifi entirely. Sometimes the old controllers would get corrupted and brick the entire network! Other times the controllers would stop responding and be inaccessible, rendering the network unmanaged until the controller can be resuscitated. This is why Unifi has gained a bad wrap in the community, but alleviating the old, under-performing Cloud Controller is key to a successful network.
To prevent this from happening, running the Network Controller in a VPS allows for easily taking daily snapshots and restoring a network in minutes remotely instead of hours with onsite troubleshooting. Devices communicate back to the controller over the internet via HTTPS, so even if the internet is down at the location with Unifi hardware, the controller continues to operate waiting for devices to come back online. It is much more reliable and much easier to maintain.
Storing network traffic logs now becomes seamless, and has no storage limitation, unlike the SD cards in the old, physical ones.
There are more technical reasons why, so we believe the costs for a VPS Cloud Controller are well worth it. Hosting a Unifi Controller makes the ecosystem behave like the more premium Meraki product line.
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