Notes from the counter
Buying guides for the questions we get asked across the counter: what to buy, what it costs, and what breaks two years later.
Wi-Fi 13 September 2026 · 7 min read
Wi-Fi for a factory or warehouse floor: coverage, not the Mbps on the box
Steel racking, long distances and moving scanners break consumer routers. What actually decides whether Wi-Fi works on an industrial floor, with a worked example for a 20,000 sq ft warehouse.
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Connectivity 10 September 2026
Dual-WAN failover for a small office in Pakistan
One connection means one bad afternoon can stop the whole office. What a dual-WAN router really does, what it does not do, and what to buy for a 15-person office.
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CCTV 8 September 2026
How to size a PoE switch for a CCTV system
Port count is the easy part. The number that decides whether your cameras stay up is the total PoE budget, and it is usually printed in small type.
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Power 24 February 2026
How to size a UPS for your network rack
Runtime, not the VA number on the box, is what you are actually buying. A worked example for a small office rack.
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Cabling 10 February 2026
Cat6 vs Cat6a: which cable actually makes sense for a Faisalabad office
Cat6a costs more per metre and is harder to terminate. Here is where the extra spend pays for itself, and where it quietly does not.
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