Networks, cameras and wiring
Wi-Fi that reaches the far room, cameras that still work in six months, and cable run like it was meant to be there.
Wi-Fi and small office networks
A single router in the corner of one room is the reason most homes and small offices have "bad internet". Usually the internet is fine and the Wi-Fi is not. We survey where the signal actually goes, then fix it with the fewest access points that do the job — wired back to the router where possible, because that is what makes it stay fast.
- Access points placed and configured properly, with one network name that follows you around.
- Separate network for guests and for the register, so a customer's phone is never on the same network as the till.
- Rural connections made to behave — DSL, cable, fibre or Starlink — including failover so a dropped link does not take the card terminal with it.
Cameras
Cameras are easy to buy and easy to install badly. The three things that decide whether a system is useful are placement, recording, and whether anyone can find the clip three weeks later.
- PoE cameras on a wired network with a recorder that keeps footage locally — no monthly subscription required to see your own video.
- Placement that actually captures faces and plates at the door, the till and the yard, rather than the top of people's heads.
- Remote viewing set up and tested on your phone before we leave, with the app you will actually use.
- Existing systems reworked — swapped recorders, dead cameras replaced, footage that stopped recording months ago brought back.
Cable and wiring
Run properly, labelled at both ends, and tested: Cat6 to the places that need it, cable that is not stapled across a doorway, and a patch panel rather than a knot. Shops, offices, barns and outbuildings — including the trench-and-conduit conversation nobody enjoys but everybody needs.
How this gets priced
These are projects, so they get a written quote rather than an hourly guess: the scope in plain language, what is not included, the timeline, the fixed total, and the one risk that could change it. Labour is $95 the first hour and $65 after; hardware is cost plus 15%, itemized. No deposit on small jobs, 50% on projects over $1,000.
If a cheaper arrangement does the same job — a single access point instead of three, an existing recorder that can be kept — we will say so. The point is a working system, not a bigger invoice.
Where we work
Tell us what it is doing.
Call or text (207) 804-5719, or email hello@grayareatech.com. Calls and texts every day, 8am to 8pm. On-site visits are evenings and weekends.