The video call does not drop in the hallway.
She left her desk with the laptop open and walked into the room. The Wi-Fi switched access points on its own, without dropping the conversation.
Internet and Wi-Fi
Internet and Wi-Fi Without Improvisation.
Everything you use goes through the network: the video call, the register, the camera, the door. When it is designed, nobody remembers it exists.
In a few words
A network is the set of cables, fiber, rack and Wi-Fi access points that carries the internet to every corner of the space. It is the foundation for everything: without it, no camera, radio or operations center works. ARX designs, installs and maintains networks for homes, stores, residential buildings and businesses, with measured Wi-Fi and guests on a separate network.
Implementation: State of São Paulo: the capital, inland cities and the coastDesign and consulting: all of BrazilWe serve foreign companies that operate in Brazil
In your day
You use it every day and almost never notice.
When the network is done right, nobody talks about it. The meeting does not freeze, the register does not stop, the camera records. You only notice the network when it is missing.
The Pix payment arrives in seconds.
The main internet connection wavered and the second one took over by itself. The line did not even notice.
The customer browses, the machine charges.
Whoever is waiting for their laundry uses the guest Wi-Fi. The machines and payment stay on another network, which they cannot see.
The movie plays without freezing.
The Wi-Fi access point sits on the hallway ceiling, connected by cable. The signal arrives in full where the living room router never reached.
When it fails
That's when everyone notices.
The three problems we find most often, where they come from and how we avoid them.
The Wi-Fi is great at reception and disappears in the meeting room.
Where it comes fromThe Wi-Fi access point was placed where there was an outlet, with power at maximum. Strong signal near the device, weak where people work.
How ARX avoids itWe design the coverage on the floor plan, counting people and walls. After installing, we measure the signal by walking through the space and adjust whatever is needed.
The internet goes down and nobody knows where the fault is.
Where it comes fromUnlabeled cables, splices hidden in the ceiling and a rack nobody understands anymore. Every fault becomes a hunt for the cable.
How ARX avoids itEach cable is labeled at both ends and tested one by one. You keep the map: which outlet connects to which rack port.
The visitor joins the Wi-Fi and sees the printer.
Where it comes fromOne network for everything, with the same password for employees, guests, cameras and the register. Whoever gets into one part reaches all of them.
How ARX avoids itWe separate the network by function: work, guests, cameras and payment. The visitor browses the internet and sees nothing else.
How ARX does it
Simple for you. Rigorous on the inside.
We ask how the space is used
How many people use the network at peak hours, where they are and what they do. You do not need to know anything about routers or speed.
You receive: the survey of the space and its needs, in writing.
We design on the floor plan
The cable path, the rack location and the position of each Wi-Fi access point are defined before the work, taking walls, slabs and distances into account.
You receive: the floor plan with the routes and access points.
We install, label and test
Copper cable within the standard's distance limit, labeled at both ends and tested point by point. An organized rack, with room to grow.
You receive: the port map and the test results.
We measure the Wi-Fi and hand over
We walk through the space measuring the actual signal and adjust channels and power. The networks stay separate and the passwords stay with you.
You receive: the network up and running, the passwords and someone to look after it afterward.
Equipment
What goes into your project.
Examples of what we install. The final choice depends on your space and your budget.
It's the front door of the internet: protects the network, separates visitors and already delivers Wi-Fi.
Spreads Wi-Fi throughout the space. Sits on the ceiling, discreet, and serves many people at once.
A set of access points that talk to each other to cover a home, shop or small office.
Where everything comes together: internet, switches, recorder and UPS, each cable with a name and destination.
One screen to view and adjust the network, cameras and access, on a computer or phone.
Network, cameras, doors and alarm from the same family, managed in one place.
Network, Wi-Fi and connection security.Brands
The right brand is the one that fits your project and your budget.
UbiquitiWhen you want network, Wi-Fi, cameras and doors managed on a single dashboard, with no license fee to manage them.
IntelbrasWhen the project calls for a domestic manufacturer, with service in Brazil and parts that are easy to replace.
HikvisionWhen the network exists mainly for the cameras: switches that carry data and power over the same cable.
What hardly anyone tells you
Before asking for a quote, it's worth knowing.
Position matters more than power.
One Wi-Fi access point in the right place covers more than three in the wrong place. With power at maximum, the devices just get in each other's way. That is why the project starts on the floor plan, not with the purchase.
The internet plan is almost never the culprit.
Fiber usually arrives fine at the door. The bottleneck is from there inward: old cable, splices, repeaters that drag the speed down. Switching providers does not fix what belongs to the building.
Not every network cable is copper.
There is copper-clad aluminum cable, similar on the outside. It does not meet cabling standards and heats up when it carries power to cameras and Wi-Fi access points. It is worth asking which cable is in the proposal.
For your space
Where this makes the most difference.
Questions and answers
Why is my Wi-Fi bad if the internet is fast?
Because they are different things. The speed you pay for reaches the provider's device. From there on, it is the internal network that carries the signal: cables and Wi-Fi access points. If there are too few of them or they are badly placed, the fast internet does not reach the rooms.
Does a Wi-Fi repeater solve it?
In one room, sometimes. In a large home, store or office, no. The repeater receives the already weak signal and passes it on more slowly. What solves it is running a cable to each Wi-Fi access point, installed on the ceiling, in the place defined by the project.
Is it safe to give visitors the Wi-Fi password?
For the main network, no. The right approach is a network just for guests, which gives access to the internet and nothing else. That way the guest browses without reaching computers, printers, cameras or the payment system.
Can I reuse the network I already have?
Often, yes. We test the existing cables, see what the rack can hold and what the equipment still delivers. What is good stays. In a retrofit project, the replacement is done in stages, without shutting the place down.
Do I need to break walls to run cable?
Most of the time, no. We use the existing conduit, ceiling and pathways. If construction or renovation is planned, the right time is before the drywall: the cable stays hidden and the work is smaller.
Does ARX serve areas outside São Paulo?
Installation, with an on-site team, is done in the State of São Paulo: the capital, the interior and the coast. Design, consulting and retrofit design, on the other hand, serve all of Brazil.
Shall we talk?
Tell us what you want to solve. ARX replies clearly, with no obligation.