Site planning before construction is important due to following reasons:

1. Choice and availability of service providers.
2. Location square feet Area and height. Need to consider hardware requirements.
3. Type of business and their network and phonesystem requirements.
4. Pre-planning to avoid wire mess.
5. Choice and location of IT/Server room
6. Consider multiple tenant scenarios.

Business network and wiring plan depends on type of business.

1. Some cases it depends upon the devices and machines used by customer. Example Dental Clinics
2. Some of the businesses that require Music and Strong wifi . Example – restaurants .
3. Businesses that require more surveillance cameras and alarm. Example – Retails stores.
4. Businesses that require Fail tolrent network and phonesystem devices. Example – Truck Dispatch
5. Businesses that require call recording and reporting softwares. Example – Insurance offices

Pre setup plan for – Network, Phone, Door Access , Alarm, Cameras etc.

A bad network structure can lead to daily headache and can reduce work efficiency. Number of things need to be considered before construction.

1. Location of IT/Server room
2. Location of phone and internet wall jacks.
3. Location of wifi Access points(AP).
4. Location of FAX and printer wall jack.’
5. Boardroom and office underground trench wiring.
6. Location of Alarm devices like: Motion detectors, door contacts, smoke detectors, LCD panels etc.
7. Location of cameras and hardware requirements.
8. Door access or key card access requirements .
9. Cabling routes and management.
10. Power requirements.

IT/Server roomis the heart of Business networking . Few of the things need to be considered are:

1. Size and location of IT room.
2. Proper ventilation and cooling system.
3. Easy and secure access to the IT room.
4. Considering the power requirements upfront.
5. Requirements of multiple IT rooms in a big campus.
6. Checking requirements for multiple tenant scanarios.
7. Backup and protection plans in case of fire and theft.

Some of the devices are made to install in a server rack and some devices can be wall mount only.

Setup of IT room can be decided according to following factors:

1. Type of Business .
2. Business budget plans.
3. Space of IT room.
4. Number of users etc.
5. Number of devices need to be installed.

IT room must have proper space to work there. In case of failure , it should be easily accessible and easy to work around.

Businesses grow and expand with time. Initial construction planning should be in such a way that network and phone expansion should not be issue after. Few things need to be consider upfront are:

1. Type of business and employee addition rate per year.
2. Size and location of IT/Server room.
3. Network and telephone feed from central demark point.
4. Access levels and security issues.
5. Selection of phonesystem and network devices in beginning.

Maintenance is the key for the proper operation of all devices in an network whether its a phonesystem , Internet, Surveillance system , Security etc.

To reduce the maintenance cost some of the key factors are :

1. Ask for monthly or yearly maintenance plans.
2. Selection of right hardware in the beginning.
3. Choice of right software.
4. Proper training procedures.
5. Proper guideline following.

Before booking survey , following things need to be take care of :

1. Scheduling and co-ordination of technician.
2. Scheduling other contractors at the same time is a good idea so they can discuss all the aspects and posibilities together.
3. Try to book a survey during non working hours.
4. Make a list of all questions and required things before the survey.
5. In order to get better idea , always discuss new technology the can make your system more efficient.