Managed PoE+ and PoE++ switches sized to power the whole site. Access points, IP cameras, IP phones, access control, kiosks — one Ethernet cable per device, no local power supplies, no fused spurs to add later.
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PoE comes in four flavours. The wrong one means a Wi-Fi 6 AP that boots, registers, and then resets every twelve minutes when it tries to draw radio power. We size to the device on the end of the cable — not to whatever switch was on offer.
IP phones, basic Wi-Fi 4/5 APs, low-power access readers. Legacy — rarely the right spec for new installs.
Most Wi-Fi 6 APs, PTZ cameras, mid-range IP phones, door entry. The default for new commercial installs.
Higher-power Wi-Fi 6E APs, large PTZ heads with heaters, multi-radio gear, video bars.
Wi-Fi 7 APs, kiosks, digital signage, thin-client PCs, high-power access control panels.
Indoor and outdoor APs, PoE+ standard, PoE++ for Wi-Fi 6E/7.
Bullet, dome, turret, PTZ. 4K kit usually needs PoE+.
Cisco, Yealink, Polycom, door entry stations.
Card readers, controllers, electric strike releases.
PoE-powered displays, video bars, kiosks.
Air quality, occupancy, temperature, smart lighting controllers.
Ceiling mics, PTZ cameras, room scheduling panels.
Reception kiosks, POS terminals, point-of-information screens.
A PoE switch is a power supply with ports. We treat it like an electrical job — calculate the load, give it 20% headroom, document the budget, install with proper protection. It’s why we’ve never had a switch caught short.
Worst-case draw of every connected device, summed, plus 20% headroom for growth. The switch you buy has a PoE budget that exceeds that figure. We document the calculation and hand it over with the install pack — so when you add three more cameras next year, anyone can see whether the switch can take it.
VLAN-capable switches as standard for any commercial install. Staff on one VLAN, guest Wi-Fi on another, CCTV on a third, IoT on a fourth — no mixed broadcast domains, no guest network reaching the till.
Per-port monitoring, remote PoE cycle, link-aggregation for trunks where needed.
Every PoE link to outdoor kit (APs, cameras, gate readers) gets a surge protector at the building entry. A nearby lightning strike on a 50 m outdoor Cat6a run can blow the switch port — and occasionally the whole switch. Surge module is a £20 part. The switch is a £400 part.
QoS configured on day one so IP phones, video conferencing and CCTV always get the bandwidth they need ahead of bulk traffic (file copies, backups, software updates). No more dropped calls when somebody pushes a 4 GB file over the WAN.
Switch installed in your network cabinet on a proper rack rail, patched and labelled to match the cable test sheet. Cooling and power confirmed. UPS sizing recommended where uptime matters — the switch is one outage away from taking the whole site down.
Replacing an old switch? We bring the new one up in parallel, configure VLANs and PoE profiles to match, then re-patch ports one at a time. Individual devices drop for seconds. The site doesn’t.
For sensitive sites (surgeries, retail) we plan the cutover out of hours.
Sized for the kit on the end. VLAN’d for staff, guest, CCTV, IoT. Surge-protected on every outdoor run. Documented in the handover pack.
Free site survey across our coverage area. Tap your nearest town for local detail, typical pricing and a city-specific enquiry form.
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BS 7671Free site survey across Mid Somerset. We’ll calculate your PoE budget and quote a switch (or a switch stack) sized to fit. Call Dan direct.
Direct Dan Stevens, Director: 07889 334849 Dan Street, Director: 07983 106928Tell us what you need to power and how big the site is. We’ll come back within 24 hours with a switch spec and quote.