NETWORK DESIGN · NYC TRI-STATE & REMOTE
ShiftCTRL designs business-grade networks for organizations that need reliable WiFi, clean cabling, secure VLANs, properly planned switches, UniFi systems, security cameras, access control, phones, and long-term support. We serve clients across NYC, Long Island, Westchester, Northern New Jersey, and Connecticut — and run remote design and audit engagements worldwide.
A reliable network is not a router, three switches, and access points placed wherever there is ceiling space. The right design answers the hard questions before the project starts — on paper, where changes are cheap and a misplaced access point costs an eraser, not a ladder.
We design networks for spaces where WiFi, cameras, access control, phones, and daily operations all run on the same infrastructure.
Each engagement scopes against the brief — a small office and a multi-floor warehouse rarely need the same package — but the building blocks below are the ones we work from.
We start by understanding the space, users, devices, pain points, and business requirements. We review floor plans, existing cabling, MDF and IDF locations, internet service, cameras, access control, and phones — every system that depends on the network.
We design WiFi coverage against the actual shape of the building, the construction materials, and the device density. The goal is stable roaming, right-sized access-point counts, and clean channel planning — not full bars on a single phone.
ShiftCTRL specializes in UniFi and Ubiquiti environments. We design gateways, switches, access points, cameras, door access, phones, and controllers as a single integrated system rather than device by device.
Staff devices, guest WiFi, cameras, access control, VoIP phones, printers, servers, and IoT each get the right level of access and isolation — documented in the design itself as an IP plan, VLAN tags, and trunk and access ports.
Firewall rules and network policies are designed around how the organization actually operates. The result is a network that is more secure without becoming impossible to use or maintain.
We map where every network drop, access point, camera, phone, door controller, workstation, and display should live — so nothing is underbuilt, overbuilt, or rerun after walls are closed or ceilings are finished.
Security cameras and access control need more than a PoE port. We account for bandwidth, switch capacity, NVR placement, storage and retention, VLANs, remote access, and long-term serviceability.
Rack layout, switch sizing, PoE budgets, UPS sizing, patch-panel organization, labeling scheme, and a sensible amount of headroom for future growth. Designed to be supportable, not just installable.
A network should not live only in someone’s head. Clear documentation — diagrams, equipment lists, VLAN plans, port maps, rack layouts — is part of the engagement, so the next technician can understand how the system is built.
By the time an engineer arrives on-site, every device is placed, every cable specified, every port mapped. Deliverables scale with scope — a typical package may include any of these.
Not every package includes every item. We scope against your brief and tell you what is in and what is not before any work begins.
Plenty of network plans look good on paper and fail in the field. Our designs are drawn from an installer’s and support engineer’s perspective — cable paths, ceiling conditions, switch capacity, PoE limits, controller access, labeling, and what happens when someone needs to troubleshoot the network two years from now.
a complete redesign resolves every flagged item
We diagnose and redesign existing networks too. Sometimes the answer is new hardware. Sometimes it is better configuration, cleaner cabling, proper VLANs, or completing a design that was never finished. We help you understand what is actually wrong before you spend money replacing everything.
ShiftCTRL works heavily in UniFi environments — gateways, switches, access points, cameras, door access, phones, and controllers, cloud-hosted or self-hosted. We design new deployments, clean up existing ones, migrate from older hardware, and standardize across multiple sites.
Gateways, switches, access points, and the controller that ties them together — across one site or many.
Camera placement, lens selection, NVR sizing, retention policy, and commissioning under real lighting.
Door readers, controllers, schedules, multi-tenant access policy, and integration with existing badging where it fits.
Phones, dial plans, hunt groups, and the QoS work that keeps voice clean alongside cameras and staff devices.
From the first conversation to ongoing support. Smaller engagements collapse steps; multi-site rollouts spread them across phases.
We learn about the space, the people who use it, the systems that already exist, the pain points, the timeline, and the budget. Most projects scope in a single conversation.
We review floor plans, photographs, existing equipment, cabling, rack conditions, and internet service. A short on-site walk is included where geography allows.
We produce the network plan — WiFi, switching, routing, VLANs, cabling, PoE, cameras, access control — alongside the documentation that travels with it.
We walk you through the design so you understand what is being installed and why. Changes happen here, on paper, where they are cheap.
We install the network ourselves, or hand the package to your electrician, low-voltage installer, or internal IT team. Either path is supported.
After installation, we can keep supporting the network — monitoring, firmware tracking, change windows, troubleshooting, and future expansion.
Headquartered in New York City. On-site across the New York tri-state area for new buildouts and existing spaces that need better network reliability, WiFi coverage, security, or documentation. Remote design and audit engagements anywhere in the world.
If your question is not here, send it — a senior engineer reads every inbound.
No. UniFi and Ubiquiti are our specialty, but the planning is vendor-neutral where the brief calls for it — switching, WiFi, firewall policy, and structured cabling are designed the same way regardless of the brand on the hardware.
They help, but they are not required. When drawings are not available we work from site photographs, on-the-spot measurements, and a walkthrough to capture the building’s real shape and construction before anything is placed.
We design from your plans or photos, dimensions, and a video walkthrough, then deliver the full plan, equipment list, and documentation. We can walk your installer through it and review the work remotely as it goes in.
Yes. Because every device, drop, and port is specified, several installers can bid the exact same scope and you can compare them like-for-like — whether we install it or your own electrician or IT team does.
Design is billed at our standard engineering rate, scoped to the size and complexity of the project. See the pricing page for the rate, or send your details and we will put together an estimate.
The best time to fix network problems is before the equipment is installed. Send us your floor plan, project details, or photos of your existing rack — we’ll help you understand what the network needs before any hardware is bought.
