This was the second Meraki Go network installation that we completed in August 2022.
This customer makes custom stone countertops for homes.
The customer had taken a lightning strike that destroyed some of their computers and consumer
class network equipment. The customer told us that they had been suffering with horrible network
problems before the lightning strike as well.
We installed a new wall mount network cabinet in their break room / network closet.
We installed a GX20 security appliance with the optional Umbrella security license.
We installed two GS110-8P switches, along with a CAT 6 patch panel and cable management.
We went with the GS110-8P switches because it was slightly cheaper to
go with two 8 port switches instead of a 24 port switch.
We installed a single GR10 indoor wireless access point in the office area of the business.
We installed all new CAT 6 ethernet cabling and wall mount jacks.
We migrated the ISP managed video surveillance system over to one of the two 8 port switches and
isolated it on its own VLAN, which the ISP only has access to.
We setup the office and guest wireless SSIDs and isolated the wireless guests and throttled their internet bandwidth.
We installed an APC Smart UPS with Smart Connect cloud management and an additional PDU
to connect all of the network equipment along with the NVR and File Server to it.
Other than the rare extended power outage or ISP outage, the network had been rock solid and the
customer loves it with zero complaints.
This is the disaster we inherited.
This is what the final installation looks like.
This is all that is left of the previous mess. It is part of their hosted VOIP system.
This is what a rack mount network installation and structured cabling should look like.
This is the wall mount cabinet with the network and power equipment and a file server and NVR
installed below it.
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