Moving and expanding your network can be a tedious and costly process, especially if your network isn’t wireless. Here are a few tips we’ve gathered to on how to move and/or expand your network.
Physical Network:
First you want to disassemble your network and make sure your equipment is prepared for transportation, if moving.
Then, you want to organize and plan out the location of the network in the new office space. While doing this you want to ensure that the network gets placed in the center of the office with proper ventilation and cooling and that it is in a secure area with a backup system.
Next, you should consider what IT professional you should hire to do the wiring correctly in order to have a successfully running network.
Before you go on and move, you should also alert your Internet service about any change you will be making. This also goes for when attempting to expand your network. Getting successful Internet service is critical for any job, so make sure you communicate changes properly.
Lastly, when moving your network, you want to ensure that you have all updated system documentations. Collect them all before your company moves out of the office.
When taking these steps in consideration, you can see how much of a hassle and how costly it can really be when moving a physical network. Hundreds of dollars can be wasted on the moving process itself let alone in all the details of hiring professionals for wiring, paying to expand or change your Internet service, and more. It can also be difficult to keep track of all the documentation while moving; many things can get lost or misplaced. This is when wireless network should be considered.
Wireless Network:
With wireless network, moving and expanding can be easier and much more cost efficient. It cuts down rewiring and hardware moving costs instantly. Another great aspect of having wireless network is that you don’t have to spend as much downtime as you would otherwise. Setting up new employees can be done easily, with no professional wiring.
Having wireless network and access to cloud service is non-user and non-location specific. So you can make your move whenever, wherever. Plus, increasing storage capacity can be as easy as a simple phone call to your network server.
Contact M&H if you are looking for help or advice on moving your physical network, or if you want to know more information on making the switch.
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