IT for apartments and rentals
Wi-Fi that survives a full house of guests, smart locks, smart TVs and everything else that must not fail in season.
A booking is lost on a single review that mentions the internet. A house with four apartments has thirty devices on the network in August, while the router that came with the contract was built for a family of three.
Where apartment Wi-Fi breaks down
The problem is rarely the speed of the line. Stone houses in Zadar and on the islands have walls half a metre thick that 5 GHz signals barely get through, and the router sits in a cupboard upstairs, wherever the line comes in. Guests in the top apartment have full bars, while those on the ground floor terrace have nothing. On top of that every guest connects a phone, a tablet, a laptop and a TV, so a single device ends up serving dozens of clients.
How we set it up
We measure coverage room by room and on the terraces. Instead of repeaters sharing one channel we install access points wired back with cable, one per apartment where the walls call for it. On 802.11ax (Wi-Fi 6) equipment we plan channels so neighbouring access points never share one, and on 2.4 GHz we use only channels 1, 6 and 11, the only ones that do not overlap.
- a guest network in its own VLAN, with client isolation
- WPA2/WPA3 transition mode, so older guest devices can still connect
- your computer, cameras and locks on a separate network guests cannot reach
Smart locks get a code per booking, and for the TVs we agree how a guest's Netflix and YouTube accounts are signed out after checkout.
What you end up with
A plan showing where the access points are and which channels they use, a list of devices and passwords, and a network that can be monitored remotely, so an outage shows up before a guest reports it. When something fails in the middle of August, everyone knows which equipment is where and how it is configured, and that shortens every callout.
We install in spring, while the apartments are empty and holes can be drilled and cable pulled without disturbing anyone.
Common questions
Do I need a faster internet plan?
That is rarely the first problem. For most houses with a few apartments the existing line is enough once the Wi-Fi is laid out properly. We measure the line speed as part of the survey.
Will walls need drilling for cables?
Sometimes, but cable can often run through existing conduits, along trunking or through the ceiling. Where cable is not possible we use mesh with a wireless backhaul on its own channel and tell you how much speed that costs.
How much does the setup cost?
It depends on the number of apartments, the walls and whether cable can be run. After a site visit and measurements you get a quote.