ICT solutions
Networking & connectivity
The cabling, switching and wireless behind every application, camera and call your organisation depends on.
Connectivity that carries the load
Reliable connectivity is the foundation of modern operations. Business applications, security systems, communications and digital services all travel across the same network, and a network designed only for office email will not carry video from a hundred cameras or keep an access-control decision moving during a link failure.
Logitech Consultants designs and implements network environments from the cabling upwards: structured cabling and fibre backbones, switching and routing, wireless coverage, internet and VPN connectivity, and multi-site links between branches. We also survey existing networks to establish what is worth keeping, where the bottlenecks are and what has to change before new systems are added.
What a network deployment covers
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LAN and WAN design
Local network segmentation and wide-area links sized for the applications, users and devices that will actually run across them.
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Structured cabling and fibre
Copper and fibre optic cabling with agreed containment, cabinet and patching standards, installed for testing, labelling and future moves rather than for the day of handover.
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Wireless networks
Coverage surveys, access-point placement, channel planning and controller-based management so wireless works in the places people use it, not only where the cable was easiest to run.
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Switching and routing
Core and access switching, VLANs, routing and quality-of-service settings that keep voice, video and business traffic from competing badly for the same links.
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Internet, VPN and remote access
Internet connectivity, secure site-to-site links and remote access designed with authentication and audit in mind, so staff working away from the office do not become the weakest part of the network.
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Multi-site connectivity
Branch, campus and depot networks connected to head office with consistent addressing, centralised management and a plan for what happens when a link goes down.
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Network monitoring and management
Visibility of device health, link utilisation and faults, with alerts that reach someone who can act on them rather than accumulating in a dashboard nobody reads.
How a network is built
Survey and design before installation
We walk the building or campus and record what the network has to serve: user numbers and locations, application load, camera and access-control traffic, communications rooms, cable routes, containment, power and cooling. Wireless coverage is measured rather than assumed, and the design is agreed with your team before any cable is pulled.
- Device and application inventory, including security and communications systems
- Cable routes, risers, cabinets and containment agreed with the building team
- Addressing, VLAN and segmentation scheme documented before configuration
- Redundancy and failover requirements agreed for critical links
Installation, testing and commissioning
Cabling is installed to a consistent standard and tested, with results recorded per link so faults can be traced later without guesswork. Switches and routers are configured from the agreed design, wireless coverage is verified on site, and the network is tested under realistic load before handover — including the video and voice traffic that a quiet test network never reveals.
Operating the network after handover
Networks age in ways that are easy to miss: undocumented changes, cabinets that fill with unlabelled patch leads, access points added without planning, firmware left behind. We provide as-built documentation, labelling standards and a management approach that keeps the network supportable, and can take on monitoring and maintenance where the client does not want to carry it in-house.
- Firmware and configuration change control
- Capacity review as users, cameras and applications are added
- Fault diagnosis across cabling, switching, wireless and upstream links
- Coordination with internet service providers when the fault is outside the building
Implementation and support
Network work usually happens in buildings that are already occupied, which makes sequencing part of the job.
- Installation planned around working hours, with noisy or disruptive work agreed in advance and out-of-hours where needed.
- Cable testing and certification with results handed over as documentation, not as a verbal assurance.
- Configuration backup and credential handover, so the organisation is not dependent on one engineer's memory.
- Training for the internal IT team covering moves, adds, changes and first-line fault finding.
- Maintenance options covering structured cabling checks, switch health, wireless surveys and firmware review.
Questions we are asked
Can you work in an occupied office?
Yes — most of our network work is in buildings that cannot close. Cabling routes and cabinet work are agreed in advance, disruptive activity is scheduled outside core hours where possible, and temporary links are kept in place until the new network is proven.
Do you certify the cabling you install?
Links are tested with the appropriate tester for the cable category and fibre type, and the results are provided as part of handover. That record matters later, when a fault has to be traced or a link has to be re-terminated.
Will the network support our CCTV and access control?
It can, if it is designed for them. Surveillance is a continuous load and access control needs to keep working when other traffic is heavy, so both are normally placed on their own segments with appropriate power protection and bandwidth planning rather than sharing an office switch.
Can you take over a network somebody else installed?
Frequently. We start with an assessment of the existing cabling, active equipment, addressing and documentation, report on what is serviceable and what is a risk, and then propose either a structured takeover or a phased replacement.
What happens if the internet link fails?
That depends on the design and the budget. Options range from a second link with automatic failover to a documented manual procedure for essential services. We agree the acceptable downtime with you first, because redundancy costs money and should be bought deliberately.
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Let’s build the right solution
Tell us what you are trying to achieve. We will help you assess the requirement, shape the architecture and identify the technology needed to deliver it.