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Plan your office network
Tell us about your office and watch the network design itself: the equipment, the cabling, and how it all connects. Results are an estimate; a site visit confirms the final design.
Suggested design
Small office network (SOHO)
- Wi-Fi points
- Router
- Switch
- 8-port
- Cable runs
- 5
- Cat6 cable
- ~90 m
- Provider line (fibre or wireless)
- Ethernet cable (Cat6)
- Power protection
- Wi-Fi
Materials (no prices)
ISP terminal
Fibre ONT or LTE/5G router, supplied by the provider
Quantity
1
Wi-Fi router
Wi-Fi 6, WPA3, guest network, firewall, at least 4 gigabit LAN ports
Quantity
1
Gigabit switch
8 port, unmanaged
Quantity
1
Network cable
Cat6 U/UTP, solid copper
Quantity
About 90 m (1 box of 305 m)
Wall sockets
Cat6 keystone jacks with face plates
Quantity
5
Patch cords
Cat6, 1 to 2 m
Quantity
10
Power protection
Line-interactive UPS and surge protector
Quantity
1
| Item | Specification | Quantity |
|---|---|---|
| ISP terminal | Fibre ONT or LTE/5G router, supplied by the provider | 1 |
| Wi-Fi router | Wi-Fi 6, WPA3, guest network, firewall, at least 4 gigabit LAN ports | 1 |
| Gigabit switch | 8 port, unmanaged | 1 |
| Network cable | Cat6 U/UTP, solid copper | About 90 m (1 box of 305 m) |
| Wall sockets | Cat6 keystone jacks with face plates | 5 |
| Patch cords | Cat6, 1 to 2 m | 10 |
| Power protection | Line-interactive UPS and surge protector | 1 |
Notes
- Estimates assume an average cable run for your office size plus 3 m slack per run. A site survey confirms exact lengths.
- Guest Wi-Fi is isolated from office computers and shared files.
- With load shedding, the UPS keeps the network running through short power cuts.
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