IT Services · Networking

Networks that stay up and keep the right people out.

Office and home networks, guest Wi-Fi with captive portals, and the controls that keep a network sensible.

How it fits together

One connection in. Separate networks out.

Most small sites need the same shape: the connection from your ISP, a router doing the filtering and the separating, and a few networks that should not be able to see each other.

A typical small-business network, and where each service sits
  1. Internetyour ISP
  2. ONTnetwork-level controls, where supported
  3. RouterDNS filtering · segmentation · access rules
    • Staff networkcomputers, printers, point of sale
    • Guest Wi-Fikept apart from staff devicescaptive portal
    • CamerasCCTV recorder, on its own network

Services

What we set up.

  • Network setup

    A small-business network planned, configured and tested — Wi-Fi that reaches, and devices that connect.

    What's included
    • Small-business network planning
    • Wi-Fi configuration and coverage
    • Router configuration
    • DNS configuration
    • Device connectivity
    • Troubleshooting a network that already exists
    Assessment required
  • Captive portals

    The page guests see before they get on your Wi-Fi — for a café, a restaurant, an office lobby or a public space.

    What's included
    • A branded Wi-Fi login or terms page
    • Guest access kept separate from your own devices
    • Time or usage limits, where the equipment supports them
    • Setups for restaurants, cafés, offices and visitor Wi-Fi

    Customers get Wi-Fi. Your point-of-sale terminals, cameras and office machines stay on a network they cannot see.

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  • Network security basics

    Separate networks for guests, staff and devices, filtering, and access controls that make sense for a small site.

    What's included
    • Network segmentation
    • Guest networks
    • DNS filtering
    • Access controls
    • Basic hardening of routers and access points

    This is sensible protection for homes and small businesses, not an enterprise network architecture.

    Assessment required

Filtering at the network

Controls that cover every device at once.

Filtering and restrictions can often be set on the router or the ONT itself, so a new phone on the Wi-Fi is covered the moment it connects.

  • DNS filtering

    Block known-bad and unwanted websites for every device on the network, before they load.

    What's included
    • Blocking domains known for malware
    • Phishing protection
    • Adult-content filtering
    • Family controls
    • Organisation-wide filtering policies

    DNS filtering is one layer of protection, not a complete security solution. It stops a lot of bad destinations cheaply; it does not replace updates, backups or careful people.

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  • Network-level controls

    Filtering and restrictions configured directly on your ONT or router, so they apply to every device at once.

    What's included
    • DNS filtering at the router
    • Device and network restrictions
    • Parental controls for the whole network
    • Network policy configuration

    What can be set depends on the equipment. Some ISP-provided ONTs and routers support these controls and some do not; we check yours first and tell you what is possible.

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Who it's for

Where these get used.

  • Restaurants & cafés

    Guest Wi-Fi behind a captive portal, kept apart from the till, the kitchen display and the cameras.

  • Offices

    Wi-Fi that covers the whole floor, a separate network for visitors, and printers that everyone can reach.

  • Homes & families

    Filtering at the router so every device is covered, including the ones nobody remembered to set up.

  • Public & visitor Wi-Fi

    A terms page before access, and limits on what a guest connection can reach.

Contact

Network misbehaving?

You don't need to know which service you need. Describe what's going on, and working out the rest is our job.

  • IT problems
  • Software ideas
  • Infrastructure
  • Networking
  • Security
  • Consulting
  • System reviews
  • Strange technical problems

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