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Networking, Wireless & Connectivity Equipment
Routers, switches, access points, controllers, transceivers and connectivity equipment for secure business networks.
- Reliable wired and wireless connectivity
- Standardized network architecture
- Supported remote and multi-site operations
- Lifecycle visibility for network assets
- Enterprise and SMB switches
- Routers, SD-WAN and gateways
- Wireless access points and controllers
- Optics, transceivers and network interface cards
- Network management and licensing
- Configuration, staging and installation options
- Approved bill of materials or manufacturer part selection
- Technical datasheets and compatibility record
- Warranty, authenticity and regulatory documentation
- Configuration, staging or asset tagging when purchased
- Shipping, installation and acceptance records
- Support, replacement and end-of-life information
- Small office kit
- Campus switching
- High-density Wi-Fi
- Branch SD-WAN
- Industrial network
- Managed network bundle
- Brand, model and technical specification
- Quantity, stock and supplier price validity
- Configuration, licenses and accessories
- Warranty and support level
- Freight, installation, taxes and duties
- Compatibility and lifecycle availability
Content on this page comes from the governed ARRIX catalogue record HW-03; pricing is confirmed only through a reviewed quotation.
What This Is
Networking, Wireless & Connectivity Equipment
Networking equipment is the switches, routers, access points and cabling that move data between your people, devices, servers and the internet.
Every system in an organisation depends on the network, and almost nobody thinks about it until it misbehaves. Wired switching connects fixed equipment; wireless access points cover the space people move through; a router or firewall connects the site to the outside. The common failure is not a broken part - it is a network designed for how many devices there were five years ago.
Fewer 'everything is slow' incidents
Adequate capacity and proper wireless coverage remove the shared bottleneck that makes unrelated systems appear broken.
Contained incidents
Segmentation keeps guest, payment, camera and staff traffic apart, so a compromise in one does not reach the others.
Cheaper installation
Power over Ethernet feeds phones, access points and cameras down the data cable, removing the electrical work at each device.
Remote management
Managed equipment can be configured, monitored and recovered without a site visit, which matters most at branches.
Room to grow
Specifying port count and power budget with headroom means adding people or devices does not mean replacing the switch.
Why It Matters
The problems this answers
Network equipment sets the ceiling for everything else that was bought. Cloud applications, voice, video calls, cameras and card payments all arrive over it. The decisions that matter are coverage and capacity in the places people actually work, whether devices are powered over the same cable that connects them, and whether the network can be managed remotely rather than by visiting a cupboard.
- Wi-Fi that drops or slows in the areas where people actually work
- Unmanaged switches that cannot be monitored, segmented or diagnosed remotely
- No separation between guest, staff, payment and device traffic on one flat network
- Cameras, phones and access points each needing their own power supply and socket
- A network that runs out of ports or capacity every time the organisation grows
| Organisation | Need | What the equipment does | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| A small office | Reliable internet, Wi-Fi and a handful of wired points | A managed switch, one or two access points and a router or firewall | Connectivity that can be diagnosed instead of guessed at |
| A multi-floor or campus site | Consistent coverage and capacity across many rooms | Switching per floor, centrally managed access points placed by survey | People move between spaces without noticing the network |
| A retail, clinic or hospitality site | Separate guest access from payment and staff systems | Segmented networks on shared equipment, with guest traffic isolated | Public access without exposing business systems |
| A multi-branch organisation | Consistent policy and visibility across sites | Centrally managed equipment with standard configuration per branch | A branch can be supported without travelling to it |
| A warehouse or industrial site | Coverage across large or harsh spaces | Ruggedised or outdoor-rated equipment, planned for the physical environment | Scanners and devices stay connected where they are used |
How To Choose
Types, and when each one is the right answer
Sizing matters more than brand here. ARRIX specifies to the requirement rather than to a fixed model list.
Unmanaged switch
A few devices, no segmentation and no monitoring needed. Cheap, and invisible when something goes wrong.
Managed switch
The business default: segmentation, monitoring, remote configuration and diagnostics.
PoE switch
Phones, access points or cameras should draw power from the data cable.
Access point
Wireless coverage; density and placement matter far more than headline speed.
Wireless controller / cloud management
More than a handful of access points need consistent configuration and roaming.
Router / edge device
Connecting the site to the internet or to other sites.
SD-WAN appliance
Several branches need managed, resilient connections over mixed links.
Structured cabling
Always the foundation - equipment cannot outperform the cable it sits on.
What decides the choice
- Count devices, not people - phones, cameras, printers, sensors and laptops all take a place on the network.
- Survey wireless coverage against the building, including walls, floors and where people actually sit.
- Decide which traffic must be separated - guest, payment, cameras, staff - before choosing equipment.
- Calculate the PoE power budget across all powered devices, not just the port count.
- Confirm uplink capacity between switches and to the internet; the edge is usually the real bottleneck.
- Choose managed equipment if anyone will ever need to diagnose it remotely.
- Specify cabling category to match the equipment's intended service life.
Specification Detail
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Specifications that actually decide the outcome
| Specification | Weight | What it means | Why it matters | Specify higher when |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Port count and speed | Critical | How many devices connect and how fast each link runs. | Running out of ports forces a second switch and a new uplink. | Growth expected, or many wired devices per room. |
| PoE budget | Critical | Total watts the switch can deliver across powered devices. | A switch can have enough ports and still be unable to power what plugs into them. | Cameras, high-density access points, or powered displays. |
| Managed or unmanaged | Critical | Whether the device can be configured, segmented and monitored. | Unmanaged equipment cannot be diagnosed, segmented or secured. | Any business network beyond a very small office. |
| Wireless standard and radios | Critical | The Wi-Fi generation supported and how many radios serve clients. | Newer generations mostly help density - many devices at once - more than single-device speed. | Crowded spaces, many simultaneous devices, video calls. |
| Uplink capacity | Important | The link between switches, and to the router. | Every device shares it; undersizing it makes the whole site feel slow. | Shared storage, many users, site-to-site traffic. |
| Segmentation support | Important | The ability to run separate logical networks over shared hardware. | Determines whether guest and payment traffic can be isolated at all. | Public access, card payments, cameras, regulated data. |
| Management model | Important | Local, controller-based or cloud-managed. | Decides whether branch support requires travel. | Multiple sites, small IT teams. |
| Environmental rating | Specialized | Tolerance of temperature, dust, moisture and outdoor exposure. | Office equipment fails quickly in industrial or outdoor placement. | Warehouses, plant rooms, outdoor coverage. |
| Redundancy | Specialized | Duplicate power supplies, stacked switches, second internet link. | Determines whether a single failure takes the site offline. | The site cannot operate without connectivity. |
What it has to work with
- PoE standards differ in power delivered; a device may connect and still not power up.
- Cabling category limits achievable speed regardless of the switch installed.
- Cloud-managed and controller-based equipment usually expect a single vendor ecosystem for full functionality.
- Wireless performance depends on the physical building; identical equipment behaves differently in different sites.
- Voice and video traffic benefit from prioritisation, which requires equipment that supports it.
What it costs to own, not just to buy
- Cabling and installation frequently exceed equipment cost, and outlive several generations of equipment.
- PoE removes electrical work at each device, which can be the larger saving on a camera or phone rollout.
- Managed equipment costs more to buy and less to operate, because faults can be diagnosed without a site visit.
- Licence or subscription models for cloud management are an ongoing cost that belongs in the comparison.
- Undersized equipment is replaced early; the replacement cost usually exceeds the original saving.
Risks and things worth knowing first
- A flat network with no segmentation lets an incident on one device reach everything else.
- Wireless coverage cannot be reliably predicted from a floor plan alone in complex buildings.
- Consumer equipment in a business setting typically lacks segmentation, monitoring and sustained throughput.
- Cloud-managed equipment depends on its management service; understand what happens if that is unreachable.
- Power protection matters - network equipment that reboots during a power event takes every connected system with it.
Mistakes that are common and expensive
- Counting people rather than devices when sizing ports
- Choosing a switch with enough ports but not enough PoE power
- Buying access points without surveying the building
- Leaving guest and business traffic on one flat network
- Upgrading equipment while leaving cabling that cannot carry the new speeds
When you may not need this at all
A very small site where a handful of devices use the internet and nothing is shared internally may be adequately served by the equipment an internet provider supplies. Once there are servers, cameras, payments, guests or more than a few staff, that arrangement usually stops being sufficient.
Common Questions
Answered plainly
What does this category cover?
Switches, routers, wireless access points, controllers, transceivers and the structured cabling that connects them - the equipment that moves data around a site and out to the internet.
Why is our Wi-Fi slow in some areas?
Usually coverage or density rather than the internet connection. Buildings absorb signal unevenly, and access points have a limit on how many devices they serve well. A survey against the actual building is how this gets diagnosed rather than guessed.
What is PoE and why does it matter?
Power over Ethernet delivers electrical power down the same cable that carries data, so phones, access points and cameras do not need a socket at each location. It often saves more in electrical installation than the switch costs.
Do we need managed switches?
If anyone will need to segment traffic, monitor the network or diagnose a fault without visiting the cupboard, yes. Unmanaged switches are cheaper and give you no visibility when something goes wrong.
Should guest Wi-Fi be separate?
Yes. Guest traffic on the same flat network as business systems means a guest device is inside your network. Segmentation isolates it while still sharing the same equipment.
Which manufacturer or model do you stock?
ARRIX represents this category at family level rather than as a fixed model list, and sources to your requirement from approved manufacturers. Naming a make here would imply stock that may not exist and would advertise one vendor over another. Describe the site - port count, speeds, wireless coverage, whether power over the cabling is needed - and ARRIX will return a specified quotation with the manufacturer, model, availability and lead time stated against it.
Request A Quotation
Tell ARRIX the situation, not the part number
ARRIX sources this family to requirement. A specified quotation is faster than a catalogue search, and these are the questions it answers.
- How many devices connect - including phones, cameras, printers and sensors, not just staff?
- How large is the site, over how many floors or buildings?
- Which areas currently have poor coverage?
- Do you need to separate guest, payment or camera traffic from staff systems?
- Will phones, access points or cameras be powered over the network?
- What internet connection or connections does the site have?
- How many sites should be managed together?
- Is cabling in place, and what category is it?
- Are there outdoor, warehouse or industrial areas to cover?
- Should survey, installation and configuration be included?