Plan office Wi-Fi and wired access around real rooms, device use and installation constraints—not just a headcount.
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Cisco enterprise network design
A network design needs to explain more than which switches to buy. It should show how your business connects, what happens when something fails and how the team will run it afterwards.
We turn those requirements into a Cisco design with the assumptions, decisions and delivery steps made clear.
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Begin with the services the network carries
We look at the current layout, addressing, traffic flows and external connections. Cabling, rack space, power and carrier availability can limit what is practical, so the physical sites belong in the design discussion too.
Identify the applications that matter most and the interruption each can tolerate. Two devices do not necessarily remove a shared dependency. Resilience needs to address particular failure scenarios, with a clear understanding of what remains outside the design’s protection.
Know what you will receive from the design work
Depending on the project, the outputs may cover physical and logical diagrams, routing, segmentation, equipment and licence requirements. Management access, logging and the people responsible for operation need a place alongside those technical choices.
Separate design from purchasing, configuration, installation and ongoing support. A drawing is not an installed network. Each stage needs an owner, with migration steps, fallback conditions and acceptance checks agreed before delivery is under way.
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Test the way the business actually uses it
Separating office users from operational systems takes more than creating network segments. Applications, shared services and administration paths need to be understood so the access rules can be checked against real work.
Acceptance should cover representative business activity as well as basic connectivity. Where resilience is part of the design, test the agreed failures and the return to normal operation. Record any limitations so the operating team knows what to expect.
For the work after delivery, see Cisco and Meraki management. Agree the records and administrative access needed for that handover while the design is still being discussed.
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Before you decide
Your questions, answered
Must we replace all our existing Cisco equipment?
Not necessarily. Review its capabilities, software compatibility, capacity and support position against the intended design. Existing devices may have a useful role, or they may impose limits that need explaining. Reuse should be a considered decision rather than an assumption in either direction.
Who manages the network once it is delivered?
That needs to be agreed separately from the design itself. Your team, Proxar or another provider may operate it. The handover should include configuration records, administrative access and the decisions behind the design, so the next team can manage it without reconstructing the project.
What information helps you start the design?
Current diagrams, site details, address ranges and a list of important applications are useful. Include the business change driving the project and any interruption limits. Missing information can be identified during discovery rather than silently assumed in an equipment proposal.
Does a resilient design guarantee no interruptions?
No design should be treated as protection against every possible failure. Agree the scenarios it is intended to address, check shared dependencies and test the expected behaviour. The business needs to understand both the resilience provided and the limits that remain.
Your next step
What does your next network need to support?
Share the sites, applications and constraints behind the project. We will help you turn them into a design brief that covers delivery and day-to-day operation, not just the equipment list.