The Challenge
- Dead zones on the plant floor and in the warehouse causing scanner and tablet disconnects
- Consumer-grade access points added over years with no centralized management
- Guest, staff, and operational devices sharing the same SSID
- No visibility into client experience, roaming behaviour, or coverage gaps
Environment
- Plant, warehouse, and office floors under one roof
- Mixed consumer-grade wireless access points
- Handheld scanners, tablets, and VoIP phones in use
- Existing wired switching with limited PoE budget
Assessment
- On-site Wi-Fi survey across plant, warehouse, and office areas
- Reviewed existing switching, PoE budget, and uplinks
- Identified operational devices, scanners, tablets, and VoIP phones with specific RF requirements
- Sized cloud-managed access points and switches with appropriate enterprise licensing
The Solution
- Deployed cloud-managed business access points sized to plant and warehouse coverage requirements
- Replaced uplink switches with cloud-managed PoE switching for consistent management
- Separated SSIDs for staff (802.1X), shop-floor scanners, guest, and IoT devices
- Configured QoS for VoIP and prioritized scanner traffic
- Enabled ongoing client-experience monitoring through the cloud dashboard
Results
Improved reliability
Consistent Wi-Fi coverage delivered across plant, warehouse, and office areas.
Standardized
Cloud-managed wireless platform replaced a patchwork of consumer-grade access points.
Enhanced security posture
Staff, guest, scanner, and IoT traffic separated onto distinct SSIDs.
Simplified management
Centralized cloud dashboard for ongoing visibility and troubleshooting.
Technologies Used
- Cloud-managed business Wi-Fi
- Cloud-managed PoE switching
- 802.1X / RADIUS