Networking & Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi That Actually Works

Eero mesh for everyday coverage. Araknis enterprise for smart homes. The right network — designed, installed, and remotely monitored.

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Consumer Wi-Fi Wasn't Built for This

A $200 router was made for 10 devices. Your smart home has 50–80.

80+
Devices in a Smart Home
30
Cap on Consumer Mesh
100+
Araknis Device Capacity
24/7
Remotely Monitored

Two Paths. Both Done Right.

We size and install both — from a single Wi-Fi upgrade to a full smart home build.

For Most Homes

Eero Mesh

Excellent whole-home Wi-Fi for 2,000–4,000 sqft homes without complex smart home requirements.

  • Wi-Fi 6E speed and coverage
  • Built-in security and app control
  • Reliable up to 20–40 devices
  • Installed by an authorized Eero dealer

Ideal when you need reliable Wi-Fi — not enterprise infrastructure.

For Smart Homes

Araknis Enterprise

Commercial-grade managed networking for builds with Control4, lighting control, 4K cameras, and 50+ connected devices.

  • Managed PoE switching and access points
  • VLAN segmentation — IoT, AV, guest, personal
  • WattBox auto-recovery on every device
  • OvrC 24/7 remote monitoring
  • 100+ device capacity, room to grow

Our standard spec for any home with Control4, Lutron, or pro AV.

Inside An Araknis Build

Every component selected to keep your home online — and your install team aware before you are.

Switching

Araknis Managed

  • PoE+ to every camera and AP
  • Per-port bandwidth control
  • VLAN-tagged smart traffic

Wireless

Pro Wi-Fi 6 APs

  • Seamless room-to-room roaming
  • Auto band-steering 2.4 / 5 / 6 GHz
  • Multi-SSID for guest + IoT separation

Power

WattBox Recovery

  • Surge + line conditioning
  • Auto-sequenced restart after outage
  • Remote reboot any device

Segmentation

VLAN Architecture

  • Personal, AV, IoT, guest — separated
  • Control4 gets priority bandwidth
  • Compromised IoT can't reach laptops

Cabling

Cat6A + Fiber

  • 10-Gigabit Cat6A to every room
  • Fiber backbone for large homes
  • Labeled patch panel termination

Monitoring

OvrC Cloud

  • 24/7 visibility into every device
  • Proactive alerts + auto firmware
  • Most issues resolved remotely

Proactive Monitoring

We See It Before You Do

When a camera drops at 2 AM, we see it. When an access point shows interference, we adjust remotely. When firmware updates land, they deploy automatically. Most issues resolve before you wake up.

For anything that needs an on-site visit, we arrive with full diagnostic context — no guessing, no wasted truck rolls.

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What We Monitor

The Whole Stack

  • Araknis switches, access points, routers
  • WattBox power controllers
  • Luma cameras and NVR systems
  • Control4 processors and touchscreens
  • Sonos amps and audio distribution

Common Questions

Networking Answers

How many wireless devices can a properly designed home network support?

A typical smart home has 50–80 connected devices — cameras, thermostats, locks, speakers, tablets, phones. Consumer mesh systems start degrading above 20–30. A properly designed Araknis network handles 100+ reliably. We size to your actual device count. Request a network assessment →

What is a VLAN and why does my smart home need network segmentation?

A VLAN is a logical partition that separates traffic on the same physical network. With it, a compromised IoT device can't reach your laptops, Control4 always gets low-latency bandwidth, and your guest network has zero crossover with personal devices. We build four lanes by default — personal, AV/automation, IoT, guest.

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 network introduces latency — lights that hesitate, music that stutters, scenes that don't execute cleanly. A dedicated Control4 VLAN with guaranteed bandwidth eliminates it. Most 'smart home reliability' problems trace back to the network.

What happens to my smart home if my internet goes down?

Local control continues. Control4, Lutron, and most smart home subsystems run on your local network — not the cloud. Keypads, scenes, lighting, audio, and climate control all keep working. What stops: remote access from outside the home, cloud-dependent services, and OvrC monitoring. Everything restores automatically when the connection returns.

Never Drop A Connection

Enterprise-grade networking designed for your smart home — reliable, secure, and remotely managed.

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