Reliable by design
Coverage, switching, segmentation, power, cabling, and device placement are considered together instead of independently.
UniFi & Infrastructure
One connected infrastructure platform. Designed around your business.
UniFi can bring networking, Wi-Fi, video security, and physical access control together in one environment. The value comes from designing those pieces as a system — reliable today, manageable tomorrow, and ready to grow when the business does.
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GatewayRouting, firewalling, remote management, and a clean foundation.
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SwitchingManaged wired infrastructure, PoE, VLANs, and room to grow.
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Wi-FiBusiness-grade coverage, roaming, and centralized control.
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Protect & AccessCameras and physical access control integrated with the network around them.
Why integrated infrastructure matters
Fewer disconnected systems. Better visibility. Easier growth.
Small businesses often accumulate technology one device at a time. That works until overlapping Wi-Fi, unmanaged switches, mystery wiring, separate camera systems, and vendor-specific tools start creating reliability and support problems.
Manageable as one environment
Centralized visibility makes it easier to understand what is connected, what is failing, and what should change next.
Ready for what comes next
The goal is to solve today's problem without forcing the business to start over when cameras, access control, or additional capacity are added later.
Network
Start with a foundation you can trust.
The network is the foundation for nearly everything else in a modern business. I design new environments, clean up networks that grew without a plan, and troubleshoot problems that are often blamed on Wi-Fi when the real cause is somewhere else.
Gateway & firewall design
Managed switching
Business Wi-Fi
VLANs & segmentation
PoE planning
Redundancy where it adds value
Existing-network cleanup
Coverage & roaming troubleshooting
UniFi is one of my preferred platforms when it fits the problem, but the solution comes first. I am comfortable integrating other vendors where that makes more sense.
UniFi Protect
Video security people can actually use.
A camera system should provide useful coverage, appropriate retention, reliable recording, and an interface the people responsible for it understand. I plan Protect around the facility and the way the business will use it — not simply around how many cameras can be installed.
Camera placement & coverage
Network & PoE requirements
Recording & retention planning
Remote access
User permissions
Viewing & download training
UniFi Access
Bring physical access into the same infrastructure conversation.
Door access is another system that depends on good planning for network connectivity, power, cabling, credentials, policies, and the physical building. Where Access fits the project, I can help make sure those requirements are considered alongside the rest of the infrastructure.
Door infrastructure planning
Network requirements
Credential & access-policy planning
Protect integration planning
Access control is offered as part of the larger infrastructure solution. Dan's Tech Stuff is not positioned as a standalone locksmith or alarm company.
Real project
A complete facility technology transition.
A community soccer organization was dealing with unreliable connectivity caused by three independent consumer wireless access points, overlapping networks, and loops in the wired infrastructure. A move into a new facility created the opportunity to start over correctly.
3independent consumer access points replaced
6UniFi Protect cameras installed
~50connected devices during busy periods
The new environment
The new facility was built around a UniFi Dream Machine Pro, 24-port switching, business-grade access points, structured networking, appropriate redundancy, and a six-camera Protect deployment.
The project also included Protect user training and continued maintenance after launch.
Bridging the technology gap
I worked across the other vendors involved in the facility so their systems would work reliably with the new infrastructure.
Structured wiring
Electrical & rack power
AV network integration
Phone-vendor connectivity
After the move, the relationship also expanded into Microsoft 365 email authentication work when a SaaS platform had trouble reliably delivering messages to club members.
Read the full project case study →New facilities & moves
Someone needs to make sure all the technology pieces work together.
A new building or move involves more than a network installation. Racks need power. AV systems need network connectivity. Cameras need PoE and recording capacity. Wireless coverage depends on the physical building. Structured cabling, electrical work, and vendor requirements all intersect.
Network & rack planning
Structured-cabling coordination
Electrical coordination
AV integration
Camera infrastructure planning
Access-control planning
I can act as the technology point person across those vendors so the finished facility operates as one environment rather than several disconnected installations.
Ongoing technology partnership
The installation can be the beginning, not the end.
For customers who want continued involvement, I can stay engaged after launch so the environment remains maintained and there is someone who already understands the design when the next change or problem appears.
Firmware & software updates
Troubleshooting
Capacity & upgrade planning
Vendor coordination
All three of the initial case-study customers chose to continue working with Dan's Tech Stuff after their original projects.
Start with the problem
Fixing unreliable Wi-Fi? Building a new facility? Planning cameras or access?
Tell me what you're trying to accomplish. We'll start with the business problem and design the infrastructure around it.
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