Comprehensive Office WiFi Solutions
More and more companies are going wireless in their office communication systems. Computers, laptops, tablets, and smartphones can all run on your office WiFi solutions, but you need a knowledgeable, experienced service provider to configure your WiFi correctly, so that end users have a seamless experience.
Business WiFi Configuration
Ideally, you want office WiFi solutions that work together with any wired networks in your office so that your end user doesn’t notice any interruption in service when the call on their smartphone that’s being transmitted over the office WiFi gets switched to their personal cell phone system. Similarly, you want an employee to be able to walk from one building to the other while talking on their phone over your wireless network and never get an interruption in service. When High Country Workplace Technologies configures your office WiFi solutions, users have a trouble-free and seamless communication experience.
The Right-Sized Business WiFi Solutions For Your Company
When you work with High Country Workplace Technologies, you can expect us to listen first. We listen to understand your needs from top to bottom, front to back. Then we will design office WiFi solutions fit perfectly with your business model. You want a WiFi network that powers your office communication devices and seamlessly works with your existing wired communication systems. We’ll do everything we can to make sure that’s exactly what you get.
Experience Working With Telephone Service Providers
We have been an agent for all the telephone companies for a number of decades. Because of this hands-on experience, we can effectively manage your office WiFi solutions, as well as audit your phone, wireless, and network services to assess your configuration needs. We can work with your existing provider agreements, restructure those agreements, or help you transition from one provider to another. When your communication needs necessitate a change in your office WiFi solutions, we minimize the disruption to your business.
Flexible Options For Business WiFi Solutions
We regularly work with all the carriers, so we can work with whoever your provider is. We also collaborate with the carriers to give you the right size pipe for your wireless network configuration, so you can be sure your system is as efficient as possible.
Office Connectivity
When it’s done right, it is easy to take for granted that all your phones, computers, printers, and conferencing systems work together. When business WiFi solutions are not configured correctly, your employees will not be able to perform up to standards. (And you’ll probably get a lot of mad emails.) We leverage your wired and wireless networks to your advantage, creating cost-effective office WiFi solutions that provide you with the unified communications experience your users need.
Frequently Asked Questions About Business Wi-Fi
How many wireless access points does a typical office need?
The number of access points depends on the building’s size, construction materials, floor plan, number of users, device density, applications, and neighboring wireless networks. An open office may require fewer access points than a hotel, school, warehouse, or building with concrete walls. HCWT evaluates coverage and capacity requirements before recommending access-point quantities and placement.
What is the difference between business Wi-Fi and home Wi-Fi?
Business Wi-Fi is designed to support more users, devices, applications, and locations than a typical home wireless network. It can provide centralized management, multiple access points, seamless roaming, separate employee and guest networks, stronger security controls, traffic prioritization, performance monitoring, and redundant connectivity.
Why does Wi-Fi show a strong signal but still perform poorly?
A strong signal does not always mean the connection has sufficient capacity or low interference. Poor performance can result from crowded wireless channels, too many devices on one access point, inadequate internet bandwidth, outdated equipment, incorrect access-point placement, cabling problems, or configuration issues. A wireless assessment can help determine the actual cause.
What is a business Wi-Fi site survey?
A Wi-Fi site survey evaluates the building, existing network, wireless coverage, interference, user density, device requirements, and expected applications. The results help determine access-point models, quantities, locations, channel assignments, power levels, cabling requirements, and network settings. Surveys can be performed before installation or used to troubleshoot an existing wireless network.
Can business Wi-Fi support cloud phone calls and video meetings?
Yes, when the wireless and wired networks are properly designed. Voice and video applications require consistent coverage, sufficient bandwidth, low latency, limited packet loss, and appropriate traffic prioritization. HCWT considers these requirements when designing Wi-Fi for cloud phone systems, mobile applications, video conferencing, and other real-time communications.
Can users move around the building without losing their Wi-Fi connection?
A properly designed business Wi-Fi network can allow compatible devices to move between access points with minimal interruption. Successful roaming depends on access-point placement, coverage overlap, network configuration, device capabilities, and the application being used. Voice calls require especially careful design because even a short interruption may be noticeable.
Should employee and guest Wi-Fi be separated?
Yes. Guest devices should normally be placed on a separate network that prevents access to internal computers, servers, printers, cameras, phones, and other protected resources. Organizations may also separate voice, security, building-management, and Internet of Things devices to improve security, performance, and troubleshooting.
How can a business make its Wi-Fi network more secure?
Business Wi-Fi security may include strong encryption, secure authentication, separate network segments, guest isolation, current firmware, administrator access controls, device policies, firewall protection, security monitoring, and the removal of outdated wireless protocols. The appropriate controls depend on the organization’s users, applications, compliance requirements, and risk profile.
Does faster internet automatically improve Wi-Fi performance?
Not always. Faster internet can help when the internet circuit is the bottleneck, but it will not correct weak coverage, wireless interference, overloaded access points, outdated cabling, poor roaming, or incorrect network settings. HCWT evaluates both the internet connection and the internal wired and wireless networks to identify where performance is being limited.
How does HCWT design and support business Wi-Fi?
High Country Workplace Technologies evaluates the organization’s locations, users, devices, applications, security requirements, internet service, wired network, and growth plans. HCWT can assist with wireless assessments, network design, access-point placement, cabling, configuration, installation, testing, monitoring, troubleshooting, carrier coordination, and ongoing support.
Schedule an assessment of your office WiFi solutions to determine whether or not your network is working at its highest potential.