Wi-Fi That Actually Works
Whether you need solid whole-home Wi-Fi or a fully managed smart home network, we design and install the right solution — from Eero mesh for everyday coverage to enterprise Araknis infrastructure for luxury builds.
Why Consumer Wi-Fi Fails Smart Homes
A $200 router from Best Buy handles 10 devices. Your smart home has 50-80. Here's what breaks — and what we build instead.
Consumer Router
Single point of failure. Shared band for all devices. No segmentation. No PoE. No remote management. When it freezes at 2 AM, everything goes offline until you manually reboot.
Eero Mesh — Great for Most Homes
We're an authorized Eero dealer. Eero mesh delivers excellent whole-home Wi-Fi with Wi-Fi 6E, easy app control, and built-in security. Perfect for 2,000-4,000 sq ft homes that need reliable coverage without enterprise complexity.
Araknis Enterprise — For Smart Homes
Managed switches with PoE. Commercial access points with seamless roaming. VLAN segmentation isolating IoT from personal devices. WattBox auto-recovery. OvrC cloud monitoring — we fix issues before you know they exist.
What's In Your Network Rack
The network rack is the heartbeat of your smart home. Every device in your house connects back here through managed, labeled, organized infrastructure. Nothing is ad-hoc. Everything is purposeful.
Araknis Managed Switch
PoE managed switching with port monitoring, bandwidth prioritization, and VLAN support. Powers cameras, access points, and smart devices directly over Ethernet — no separate power adapters.
WattBox IP Power
Intelligent power conditioning with auto-sequenced restart after outages. Network rack → switches → APs → Control4 — powered up in the correct order automatically. Remote reboot any device from the cloud.
Patch Panel & Cat6A
Every room terminates at a labeled patch panel. Cat6A supports 10-Gigabit speeds. Fiber backbone for homes over 5,000 sq ft with long runs between floors or wings.
Surge Protection
Clean, conditioned power protects your network investment from spikes and electrical noise. Equipment lasts longer and performs better behind proper power conditioning.
VLAN Segmentation: Security by Design
Smart homes have competing demands — cameras need bandwidth, guests need privacy, Control4 needs low latency, IoT devices need isolation. VLANs solve all of it.
Personal Network
Your laptops, phones, tablets. Full internet access. Isolated from IoT. Your work calls and streaming get priority bandwidth — no competition from 30 smart switches.
Control4 & AV
Dedicated to your automation processor, touchscreens, and professional AV equipment. Guaranteed bandwidth and zero latency. Your keypads respond instantly, every time.
IoT Devices
Cameras, locks, thermostats, sensors — isolated from personal devices. If an IoT device gets compromised, it can't see your laptop. Bandwidth-limited so 8 cameras don't throttle your Zoom call.
Guest Network
Fast internet for visitors. Zero access to your cameras, locks, automation, or personal devices. Complete separation. Complete privacy. One-tap guest password from Control4.
Araknis Wireless: Zero Dead Spots
Commercial-grade access points with seamless roaming, multiple SSIDs, and enterprise performance — designed for homes with 50+ wireless devices.
Seamless Roaming
Walk from room to room — your device stays connected without dropping or re-authenticating. Voice calls, video streams, and music playback continue uninterrupted across your entire home.
Multi-Band Intelligence
2.4GHz for range and legacy devices, 5GHz for speed and capacity, Wi-Fi 6 for future devices. APs steer each device to the optimal band automatically.
PoE Powered
Each access point runs on a single Cat6A cable — data and power combined. No electrical outlet needed at the AP location. Clean installation, flexible placement.
Proactive Monitoring
OvrC Cloud Management: We See It First
OvrC is a cloud-based remote management platform that gives our team real-time visibility into every device on your network. When a camera drops offline at 2 AM, we see it immediately. When an access point shows interference, we adjust remotely. When firmware updates are available, they deploy automatically.
Most issues get resolved before you wake up. For anything that requires an on-site visit, we arrive with full diagnostic context — no guessing, no wasted truck rolls.
Real-Time Dashboard
Device status, signal strength, IP assignments, bandwidth usage — all visible 24/7 from our monitoring console.
Proactive Alerts
Device offline? High interference? Bandwidth spike? We're notified instantly and respond before it impacts your experience.
Remote Troubleshooting
Slow speeds? Signal issues? We diagnose and fix remotely — firmware updates, configuration changes, device reboots — without a site visit.
Historical Analytics
Connection logs, traffic patterns, device health trends. When recurring issues arise, we see the pattern and solve the root cause.
What We Monitor
Structured Cabling: Built for Decades
Cat6A to every room. Speaker wire for audio zones. Camera home runs. Conduit for future expansion. All planned before drywall and organized at termination.
Your Network Powers Everything
Networking is the invisible foundation. Every system depends on it — here's what runs on top.
Control4 Automation →
Your automation processor, touchscreens, and keypads all communicate over the network. Reliable networking = instant response.
Security & Cameras →
Luma AI cameras stream 4K over PoE. Your alarm system talks to Control4 over the network. Both need managed bandwidth.
Sonos Audio →
Ethernet-connected Sonos Amps deliver zero-latency multi-room audio. Wi-Fi backup for portable speakers.
Energy Management →
Savant smart breakers report real-time consumption over the network. Control4 automation commands flow through the same infrastructure.
Common Questions
Networking Answers
How many wireless devices can a properly designed home network support?
A well-designed Araknis enterprise network handles 100+ concurrent wireless devices reliably. Consumer mesh systems begin degrading above 20–30 simultaneous connections. A typical smart home has 50–80 devices — cameras, thermostats, locks, speakers, tablets, phones — which is exactly where consumer hardware fails. We size infrastructure based on your actual device count, not marketing specs. Request a network assessment →
What is a VLAN and why does my smart home need network segmentation?
A VLAN (Virtual Local Area Network) is a logical partition that separates traffic on the same physical network. Your smart home needs segmentation because IoT devices, security cameras, personal computers, and guest devices have very different security and bandwidth requirements. If an IoT device gets compromised, VLAN isolation prevents it from accessing your laptops or cameras. It also ensures Control4 always gets low-latency bandwidth, even when 8 cameras are streaming simultaneously.
What's the difference between Eero mesh and Araknis enterprise networking?
Eero is excellent for most homes — easy setup, good coverage, solid performance for 20–40 devices. We're an authorized Eero dealer and recommend it for 2,000–4,000 sq ft homes without complex smart home requirements. Araknis is enterprise-grade: PoE managed switches, VLAN segmentation, commercial access points, OvrC remote monitoring, and WattBox power management. It's what we specify when reliability is non-negotiable and the home has 50+ devices.
Does the quality of my home network really affect Control4 performance?
Dramatically. Control4 keypads, touchscreens, and the automation processor all communicate over your network. A saturated or poorly managed network introduces latency — lights that hesitate, music that stutters, scenes that don't execute cleanly. A dedicated Control4 VLAN with guaranteed bandwidth eliminates all of this. Most 'smart home reliability' problems we diagnose trace back to network infrastructure.
What happens to my smart home if my internet goes down?
Local control continues. Control4, Lutron, and most smart home subsystems operate on your local network — not the cloud. Keypads, scenes, lighting, audio, and climate control all work normally without internet. What stops working: remote access from outside the home, cloud-dependent services (some streaming sources, certain integrations), and OvrC monitoring. Your home stays functional; we lose our remote visibility until the connection restores.
Never Drop A Connection
Enterprise-grade networking designed for your smart home — reliable, secure, and remotely managed.
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