Structured cabling
Cable outlives every device plugged into it. Ten years from now the cameras and switches will have been replaced twice, and the cable in the walls will be the same. It's worth doing properly the first time — labeled, tested, and documented so the next person can follow it.
- Runs planned around the building, not improvised around obstacles
- Every drop labeled at both ends and recorded on a plan
- Tested and certified rather than assumed good because it links up
- Capacity left for what gets added in a few years
Managed switching and Wi-Fi
Consumer gear fails quietly at business scale — it works at 9am and falls over when the building fills up. Managed switching gives cameras and phones their own lane, and proper access point placement means coverage that holds up in the corners of the building where people actually work.
- Access points placed from a coverage plan, not guesswork
- Separate networks for cameras, staff, point of sale, and guests
- Power over Ethernet, so cameras and phones need no local power
- Guest Wi-Fi that can't see anything on your internal network
Firewalls and VPN
The firewall is the boundary between your systems and everyone else. It decides what gets in, what your equipment is allowed to reach, and how staff connect when they're not on site.
- Business-grade firewall with rules written for your sites
- Secure remote access without exposing devices to the internet
- Site-to-site links so multiple locations behave as one network
- Firmware kept current, since an out-of-date firewall is the risk
Network monitoring
Most outages announce themselves before they happen — a switch running hot, a link flapping, an access point rebooting nightly. Watching for that is the difference between a scheduled fix and a Monday morning with no tills.
- Uptime and health watched continuously, not checked on request
- Early warning on failing hardware before it takes a site down
- A record of what changed, for when something starts misbehaving
What we installWe lead with Ubiquiti UniFi for switching, Wi-Fi, and gateways. It's a strong fit for businesses that want managed, monitorable equipment without a recurring license on every device, and it puts the network in the same management layer as the cameras and doors. Where a site has other equipment in place or a specific requirement, we work with other manufacturers too.
Network repair and Wi-Fi in Sault Ste. Marie and across the U.P.
We design, install and repair business networks and Wi-Fi in Sault Ste. Marie and across the eastern Upper Peninsula and northern Michigan: structured cabling, network racks, switches, firewalls, and Wi-Fi that reaches the whole building, plus wireless links between buildings. If your network is slow, dropping or a mystery, we'll fix it and leave it documented.
Sault Ste. Marie · Kinross · St. Ignace · Newberry · Cheboygan · Petoskey · All towns we serve
Common questions
Do we need to replace everything at once?
Rarely. Most sites can be improved in stages — cabling and switching first, then access points, then the firewall — so the cost spreads and the disruption stays small. We'll tell you which piece is actually limiting you rather than quoting the whole lot by default.
Our Wi-Fi keeps dropping. Can you fix it without replacing everything?
Often, yes. Dropping Wi-Fi is usually placement, interference or one failing device, not the whole system. We'll find the cause first and only replace what's actually at fault.
Do you run network cable in older buildings?
Yes. Older downtown buildings, pole barns and additions all need different routes. We plan the cable runs on the site walk and label everything at both ends.