Network Connections / WiFi

A business network is everything that connects the devices in your company to each other and to the internet: the internet connection (fibre, for example), the cabling, switches, a firewall and access points for WiFi. The internet line comes in at the router or firewall, which distributes traffic to wired workstations and to the wireless devices connecting over WiFi.

At home, a single router from your provider does the job. In an office, it usually doesn't. Thick walls, dozens of devices and guests who want to get online lead to slow or dropped connections. Business WiFi solves this with multiple access points, positioned based on an on-site measurement (a site survey), and with separated networks so guests can never reach your company data.

You mostly notice a good network when it's gone. Internet calling, cloud applications, payment terminals, security cameras: everything runs over the same connection. When it drops, your business grinds to a halt. That's why monitoring and a 4G/5G backup line are part of a professional business network, keeping you online even when the main line fails.