Warehouse Network Cabling for Al & Sons Hydraulics
Al & Sons Hydraulics in Brownstown brought all of their technology to Simply this summer, all at once. We rebuilt the network from the closet out, pulled one cable about 300 feet to the back of the building while working from a forklift platform, moved their phones over, and put their computers on managed IT.
Give the whole facility a clean, labeled network that reaches the back of the building, with the network, phones, and computers handled by one local team.
A working facility that needed its network to reach every corner.
Reason for engagement: Al & Sons brought their network, phones, and computers to Simply at the same time, so one team could plan the work and look after all of it once it was done.
Cabling, network, phones, and managed IT from one team.
The work started at the network rack and moved outward: new cabling, new network equipment, and Wi-Fi first, then the phones moved to Simply business phones and the computers moved onto managed IT with security monitoring and backup.
The hard part was the back of the building.
- The back of the building sits about 300 feet from the network rack, and the cable path is high enough that a ladder was not an option.
- So the crew worked from a forklift platform to pull one cable the length of the facility.
- Old, abandoned cable came out along the way, so nobody working on the network later has to guess which wires are still in use.
Every part of the facility's technology, start to finish.
Structured Cabling
- 25 new network drops, labeled and tested.
- One cable run of about 300 feet to the back of the facility.
- Old, abandoned cable removed.
Network & Wi-Fi
- New router and 48-port switch.
- Three Wi-Fi 7 access points.
- Battery backup to ride out power blips.
Business Phones
- Phones moved to Simply business phones.
- Phone support from the same local team that built the network.
Managed IT
- Computers moved onto managed IT.
- Security monitoring.
- Backup.
A labeled network, a clean rack, and one team for all of it.
Al & Sons now has a network that reaches the back of the building, a rack that is labeled and documented, and their network, phones, and computers with the same local team. When something needs attention, there is one number to call.
The Challenge
- The back of the facility sits about 300 feet from the network rack.
- The cable path was too high to work from a ladder.
- Old, abandoned cable was still running through the building.
The Setup Now
- A labeled rack and a record of where every cable goes.
- A backup of the network settings.
- Three Wi-Fi 7 access points and a battery backup for power blips.
What went into the rebuild.
One team looking after all of it.
The network, the phones, and the computers at Al & Sons now sit with the same local team, so a problem does not turn into a debate about whose equipment it is.
Support model: Managed IT with security monitoring and backup, plus Simply business phones, handled by the same local team that rebuilt the network.
Running a shop or warehouse with a network that grew one cable at a time?
Tell us what the back of your building looks like. We will tell you what it would take. One vendor. All your tech.
