Networking
Switches, routers, firewalls, cabling and Wi-Fi for a secure backbone.
What we carry
3 products
Bulwark 24-Port PoE Switch
Twenty-four powered ports with a 370W budget — the backbone of a full camera network.
Citadel 8-Port Gigabit PoE Switch
Eight powered Gigabit ports for cameras and access points, one cable each.
Relay Industrial 4G Router
Site connectivity where fibre cannot reach — dual SIM 4G with VPN back to your office.
Choosing the right Networking
The backbone every camera stands on
Most camera failures are not camera failures — they are network failures. A switch undersized on PoE budget, an unmanaged network, or a site with no failover will quietly take cameras offline.
PoE budget beats port count
Count the watts, not just the ports. A 4MP camera draws 6–10W and an outdoor bullet with heater more. Add 20% headroom for surges and future cameras, and size the switch on 802.3af/at budget accordingly.
Keep video traffic clean
VLANs and QoS keep camera streams from starving your office internet. On sites big enough to care, we segment video, voice and data — it is configuration, not extra hardware.
Connectivity is a security decision
A site with one uplink is one fibre cut away from a blind spot. Dual-SIM 4G routers with VPN back to your office or VMS are the difference between “we lost footage” and “we lost a link and never missed a frame”.
What we install
Structured cabling, surge protection, managed PoE switching, wireless links and 4G failover — installed, tested and documented so the network is boring and dependable.
Frequently asked questions
Straight answers about networking.
How much PoE budget do I need?
Add the draw of every powered device — a 4MP camera is 6–10W — then add 20% headroom for surges and growth. Port count sells switches; wattage runs them.
Why use VLANs for cameras?
VLANs and QoS stop camera streams and office internet from starving each other. One cable plant, clean separation, no extra hardware.
Wi-Fi or wired for cameras?
Wired, wherever physically possible. Wireless is for sites where cabling is impossible, and even then we use dedicated point-to-point links, not consumer mesh.
What happens when the internet drops?
Local recording never stops — that is the recorder’s job. A 4G failover router keeps remote viewing and your VMS connection alive during the outage.
Do you do structured cabling?
Yes — cat6 runs, termination, testing and drawings as part of every installation. Clean cabling is what makes a system maintainable for years.
Manuals & documentation
Installation guides, user manuals and checklists for networking. Request a copy and we'll send it within a business day.
Not sure what fits your networking?
A free site survey sizes everything properly — no guesswork, no overspend.