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Technical guidance for people specifying systems
Practical, non-salesy guides on specifying CCTV, cabling, Wi-Fi, access control and phone systems — written for the person who has to make the decision and justify it.
Guides
Read before you buy
Each guide covers one decision properly, and links to the service page for that work if you want it quoted.
CCTV
How to specify a CCTV system for a multi-site business
Running CCTV across several branches is a different problem from installing it at one. This guide covers the decisions that keep multi-site systems consistent, reviewable and maintainable.
Cabling
Structured cabling: what to require from your contractor
Most cabling disputes come from things that were never written down. Here are the deliverables worth requiring before work starts, and how to tell a designed installation from a fast one.
Access control
Access control options for offices and industrial sites
Cards, PINs, fingerprints, turnstiles, gates — each suits some doors and not others. This is how to choose per door rather than buying one answer for the whole site.
Wi-Fi
Planning enterprise Wi-Fi coverage in hotels and warehouses
Hotels and warehouses break Wi-Fi in opposite ways. One is a capacity and guest-experience problem, the other a coverage and roaming problem — and both are decided by placement, not hardware.
Communications
IP PABX vs traditional PABX for growing organisations
The practical difference is not call quality — it is what happens the next time you add ten people, open a branch or change who answers first.
CCTV
What a CCTV AMC should actually include
An annual maintenance contract is only worth what it checks. This is the checklist to hold any CCTV AMC against, including the one step most contracts quietly leave out.
CCTV
CCTV installation cost in Sri Lanka: what affects the price
Two quotations for "CCTV for the office" can differ enormously and both be honest. These are the factors that move the number, so you can compare properly.
Cabling
Structured cabling cost in Sri Lanka: what affects a quotation
Cabling quotations vary because the scope varies. Here is what genuinely changes the number, and which cheap-looking quotations are cheap because something is missing.
Wi-Fi
What drives the cost of a business Wi-Fi project in Sri Lanka
Two Wi-Fi quotations for the same office can differ enormously, and the reason is almost never the price of an access point. This guide explains what actually moves the number.
Networking
Office network setup checklist for a new or relocating Sri Lankan office
Most office network problems are scheduling problems. This checklist sets out what to decide, and in what order, so the network is ready before your people arrive.
CCTV
CCTV maintenance and AMC in Sri Lanka: what to ask before you sign
A CCTV maintenance agreement is easy to sign and hard to compare. This guide sets out what belongs in the scope and the questions that reveal what a contract actually includes.
Structured cabling
Cat6 vs Cat6A for Offices in Sri Lanka
Cat6 is a sound choice for most offices where links run at 1 Gbps and future 10 Gbps runs stay short. Cat6A is the safer specification where 10 Gbps is needed across full-length runs, where high-power PoE devices are bundled together, or where the cabling must serve for many years. The right answer depends on your site, devices and planned lifespan, so it should be decided at survey stage.
CCTV
NVR vs VMS for Commercial CCTV in Sri Lanka
An NVR is a dedicated recorder that suits single sites with a defined number of cameras and straightforward viewing needs. A VMS is software that manages recording, viewing and users across many cameras or sites, and suits organisations that need central control or integration. Many businesses start on NVRs and move to a VMS as sites and operators grow.
Connectivity
Leased Line vs Business Broadband in Sri Lanka
Business broadband is shared, usually asymmetric connectivity that suits many small offices with general internet use. A leased line or dedicated internet access gives uncontended, typically symmetrical bandwidth with a service level agreement, and suits businesses relying on cloud services, voice, site-to-site links or hosted systems. Terms differ between operators, so the contract details matter as much as the product name.
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