I've been asked by one of my clients to fix this.
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There are 2 lines coming into the building, 1 is a static IP for the surveillance system, the other is a dynamic IP for the internal network. I'll try and explain where the nest of the wires go.
The static IP line comes in and goes to a residential Netgear wireless switch / hub from 2007, then out to the camera server. That's it for that.
The dynamic IP line comes in to a higher end (the black one there) Asus wireless switch which broadcasts the wireless throughout the building.....or half of it anyway. The 3 wires coming out the back go to the various hubs to send wired internet throughout the building.
- one goes to the small black D-Link 8 port.
- another to the Leviton hub mounted on the wall
- another to a Netgear FS752TP smart switch
All the switches and hubs simply send wired internet throughout the building because most offices are desktops. Logging into the network switch I can see there are currently 73 devices on internet here amongst about 20 employees.
There is also a Windows 7 computer there which is only used as a file server and another server used as a web server.
What I'm wondering is what I can replace everything with and where I can buy it. The 2 companies I absolutely refuse to buy from are Hewlitt-Packard and Dell, they have both screwed me in the past.
First is the rack, if I run strictly network components and no server, would I need an air conditioned rack? What if I added a single server? If I decided to switch to a managed network, would a couple of Cisco access points and smart switch take care of that? Would I still need the Asus switch with the access points? Which access points and smart switch would be best for an office of 75 devices? I'm thinking it will be 3 access points total. Can I source the rack and network components in Calgary or would they need to be ordered? Cost isn't too much of a concern, I just want it done right.