Electronic Dreams

Networking & Wi-Fi

The invisible system everything else stands on

Streaming in 4K, cameras recording, thirty smart devices talking, video calls upstairs — all at once, without a stutter. A smart home is only as good as its network, so we build yours like the infrastructure it is.

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The builder-grade network closet before: a consumer router and a tangle of unlabeled cableThe same closet after: a labeled Electronic Dreams rack with patch panel, PoE switch, and battery backupBefore · what we inheritedAfter · the ED rack

See the difference

The closet tells the truth

Drag the handle — the same closet, before and after. A labeled patch panel, enterprise PoE switch, and battery backup — built so the next tech (or the next owner) can read it at a glance. This is the invisible foundation everything else stands on.

What you get

Wi-Fi in every corner

Professionally surveyed access point placement kills dead zones — strong signal in the primary suite, the garage gym, and out by the pool.

Structured wiring & fiber

Certified fiber optic technicians (and one certified fiber instructor) run the backbone your home deserves — wired where it matters, ready for tomorrow's speeds.

Enterprise gear, tidy racks

Araknis, Ubiquiti, and Pakedge routers, switches, and access points in a clean, labeled equipment rack — not a blinking pile in a closet.

Secure by design

Segmented networks keep cameras, guests, and IoT gadgets isolated from your personal devices. Your smart home shouldn't be a back door.

Monitored & self-healing

Remote monitoring spots trouble early; smart power management can reboot a hung device before you ever notice it was down.

Your home, from anywhere

Control4 4Sight gives you secure remote access to the whole house — cameras, locks, lights, climate — from anywhere on earth.

The full scope

What a project includes

Every project starts with a free consultation and ends with a written proposal — you’ll know exactly what’s included and what it costs before any work begins. And we’re not just here for the sale: support continues long after installation day.

  • On-site wireless survey & coverage design
  • Enterprise router, switches & access points, professionally configured
  • Structured wiring, Cat6 & fiber runs by certified techs
  • Clean, labeled equipment rack
  • Network segmentation for cameras, guests & IoT
  • Remote monitoring & 4Sight remote access setup

Brands we trust for this work

  • Araknis
  • Ubiquiti
  • Pakedge
  • Control4

Good questions

Asked before every networking & wi-fi project

My Wi-Fi is slow — do I need all this?

Maybe not all of it. Sometimes the fix is two well-placed access points; sometimes a house full of streams and cameras has simply outgrown consumer gear. We survey first and propose only what the house actually needs.

Why not just use the router from my internet provider?

ISP routers are built for a couple of laptops, not for 4K streams, camera recording, and dozens of smart devices at once. Enterprise gear handles the load, reaches the whole property, and can be monitored and fixed remotely.

Do I have to change internet providers?

No. We work with whatever service you have — fiber, cable, or fixed wireless. Your provider's modem hands off to our network, and everything from the router inward is built, secured, and supported by us.

Why do my cameras and smart gadgets need their own network?

Segmentation keeps a cheap IoT gadget or a guest's laptop from ever touching your personal computers and files. Cameras, guests, and smart devices each live in their own lane — it's the difference between a home network and a back door.

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Three quick steps. We’ll identify the issue, route you to the right support option, and only escalate to a technician when one is actually needed.

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