Order broadband as early as possible
New lines and leased lines can take weeks, and sometimes months if work is needed in the street. Check which services are available at the new address as soon as the lease is likely to go ahead. If the timing is tight, a 4G or 5G router can bridge the gap, but it should be a backup plan rather than the plan.
Survey the building before you sign off the layout
Walk the space with the floor plan and decide where desks, printers, meeting screens, phones and any cameras will go. Each fixed device ideally needs a network point nearby. It is far easier and cheaper to run cables while the space is empty than after the furniture arrives.
Choose a sensible home for the equipment
The router, switches and any servers need a cool, ventilated, secure spot with power, ideally a small cabinet rather than the floor under a desk. The incoming broadband line, cable runs and access point positions all depend on where this goes, so decide it early.
Plan the Wi-Fi for the new building
Wi-Fi that worked in the old office may struggle in a building with different walls, floors and layout. Access points should be placed for where people actually work, connected back by cable and set up with separate networks for staff and guests from the start.
Take the chance to tidy up
A move is a natural point to replace ageing switches, retire the router that has never been updated and document what goes where. Labelled cables and a simple network diagram will save time every time something needs troubleshooting in the future.
Test before the team arrives
Ideally the network should be installed, connected and tested a day or two before move-in, including printers, phones, card terminals and any remote access. Moving day then becomes plugging in computers rather than discovering problems with everyone waiting.
What to do next
As soon as you have a likely moving date, check broadband availability at the new address and mark on a floor plan where each person and fixed device will sit. Those two things set the timetable for everything else.
Symnetrix can survey the new premises, install the cabling, Wi-Fi and network equipment, and have it tested and ready before your team moves in. Learn more about network installation in Hastings and East Sussex, or contact Symnetrix to discuss your setup.