Network Upgrade Proposal

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3rd FloorR. Rokeach's new office — IT closet
3rd floor IT closet
3RD FLOOR IT CLOSET
Netgear & TP-Link (Hikvision-branded) switches, tangled cabling
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Verizon Fios Router
Internet + routing + WiFi for both floors
LAN out
🔶
Netgear 16-Port PoE Switch
⚠️ 100 Mbps only — bottleneck
to NVR
📹
NVR #1
3rd floor cameras
🔶
TP-Link 8-Port PoE
⚠️ Hikvision-branded, 100Mbps
3rd FloorR. Rokeach's old office closet
TRENDnet switch
OLD OFFICE CLOSET
TRENDnet TPE-TG160g 16-port Gigabit PoE+ with Dell laptop
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TRENDnet TPE-TG160g 16-Port
Gigabit PoE+ — unmanaged
R. Rokeach's Desk3rd floor
Wall jack
WALL JACK #1
Phone → TP-Link → downstairs
TP-Link on windowsill
TP-LINK 5-PORT
Windowsill, feeds 2nd floor
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Wall Jack #1
From Netgear switch
📞
R. Rokeach's Phone
Passthrough connection
🔶
TP-Link 5-Port Switch
⚠️ Unmanaged — feeds 2nd floor
🔌
Wall Jack #2
From Netgear switch → goes to 2nd floor NVR
Cable runs down to 2nd floor
2nd FloorDaisy-chained switches
Left side
LEFT SIDE
Workstations
Right side
RIGHT SIDE
Cable mess on floor
Right workstations
RIGHT SIDE WORKSTATIONS
Computers, phones, printers, camera monitor
📹
NVR #2
Fed directly from 3rd floor wall jack #2
Left Side
🔶
TP-Link 5-Port
⚠️ Unmanaged
adjacent room
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Adjacent Room
Through wall/ceiling
Right Side
daisy-chained
🔶
TP-Link 5-Port
⚠️ Unmanaged
📶 WiFi

The Fios router on the 3rd floor is currently providing WiFi for both floors, which is working fine for now. The main issues are with the wired network infrastructure.

The Problems

Bottleneck: The Netgear switch is 100 Mbps — 1/10th of modern speed. Everything downstream is limited by it.
Fragile: 5+ switches daisy-chained in series. One loose cable kills everything after it.
Blind: All switches are unmanaged — no way to see what's happening, diagnose problems, or manage anything remotely.
No separation: Camera traffic, phone traffic, and computer traffic all compete on the same slow links.

3rd FloorIT closet
🌐
Verizon Fios
Bridge mode — just delivers internet
Internet
🛡️
UniFi Cloud Gateway Fiber
Full UniFi suite — firewall, Protect-ready, 10G SFP+
$279
Multi-gig
🔵
Switch Pro Max 24 PoE
24-port, 2.5GbE, Layer 2/3 — cameras, NVRs, feeds to 2nd floor
$799
Gigabit run to 2nd floor
2nd Floor
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Switch Pro Max 24 PoE
24-port — workstations, cameras, room for expansion
$799
🔵
Switch Pro Max 16 PoE
16-port — additional devices, adjacent room
$399
📶
UniFi U7 Pro XGS
WiFi 7 + 10GbE uplink
$299
💻
All Devices
PCs, phones, printers, NVR, cameras

What You Get

10x+ faster: Multi-gigabit backbone (2,500 Mbps) replacing 100 Mbps
Managed & visible: Every port, every device — monitored and controllable remotely
Remote support: I can see and fix issues from my office without an on-site visit
Camera isolation: VLANs separate camera traffic from business traffic
Room to grow: 24-port switches on both floors — plenty of room for future cameras and devices
Protect-ready: Gateway Fiber can run UniFi Protect if you want to consolidate camera systems
WiFi 7 AP: Dedicated U7 Pro XGS on 2nd floor for top-tier wireless

💰 Option A — Room to Grow

Cloud Gateway Fiber (1x)$279
Switch Pro Max 24 PoE (2x)$1,598
Switch Pro Max 16 PoE (1x)$399
U7 Pro XGS Access Point (1x)$299
Total Equipment~$2,575
Plus labor for installation and configuration. Existing cabling reused.
3rd FloorIT closet
🌐
Verizon Fios
Bridge mode — just delivers internet
Internet
🛡️
UniFi Cloud Gateway Fiber
Full UniFi suite — firewall, Protect-ready, 10G SFP+
$279
Multi-gig
🔵
Switch Pro Max 16 PoE
16-port, 2.5GbE — cameras, NVRs, feeds to 2nd floor
$399
Gigabit run to 2nd floor
2nd Floor
🔵
Switch Pro Max 16 PoE
16-port — workstations, cameras
$399
🔵
Switch Pro Max 16 PoE
16-port — additional devices, adjacent room
$399
📶
UniFi U7 Pro XGS
WiFi 7 + 10GbE uplink
$299
💻
All Devices
PCs, phones, printers, NVR, cameras

What You Get

10x+ faster: Multi-gigabit backbone (2,500 Mbps) replacing 100 Mbps
Managed & visible: Every port, every device — monitored and controllable remotely
Remote support: I can see and fix issues from my office without an on-site visit
Camera isolation: VLANs separate camera traffic from business traffic
Protect-ready: Gateway Fiber can run UniFi Protect if you want to consolidate camera systems
WiFi 7 AP: Dedicated U7 Pro XGS on 2nd floor for top-tier wireless

💰 Option B — Cost-Effective

Cloud Gateway Fiber (1x)$279
Switch Pro Max 16 PoE (3x)$1,197
U7 Pro XGS Access Point (1x)$299
Total Equipment~$1,775
Plus labor for installation and configuration. Existing cabling reused.
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