Warehouses have started to incorporate sensors into their infrastructure in order to help control and manage HVAC and lighting systems. Applying smart warehouse energy management to these systems allows for facilities to optimize energy consumption. The lighting in a typical warehouse can account for up to 70% of the facility’s energy use. Meanwhile, smart lighting automatically dims or brightens an area based on activity. HVAC systems have also benefited from these sensors since they can monitor and regulate temperature and ventilation, ensuring product integrity.
Most organizations have a budget process that must be followed to allocate funds. In some cases, these project funds are allocated on a yearly cycle. Therefore, when planning a WiFi project, it is important to understand all aspects and stages of the project in order to determine an appropriate budget. While every project will ultimately have different requirements, all WiFi projects have the same four cost elements - labor, materials, other direct costs (ODC), and travel, which can be broken down as follows:
The Internet of Things has become so increasingly common that it has started to influence the way in which we live, work, and communicate with the people and things around us. By adding smart technologies to devices, machines, and buildings, we have managed to connect physical objects to wireless networks in order to control and monitor them.
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The Internet of Things (IoT) is a fast growing system of devices, machines, and people that are transmitting data over networks in order to reduce human-to-human or human-to-computer interaction.
An infusion pump is a medical device that pumps controlled amounts of medication, nutrients, and other vital fluids into a patient’s body through an IV. These devices are mostly found in hospitals, nursing homes, and other various medical settings. The pump is to be programmed in order to set the rate and duration of the fluid delivery based on the needs of the patient.
A typical router automatically broadcasts the name of a network, or SSID. However, there is usually an option to turn this setting off and hide the SSID. SSID hiding is the process of hiding the network name from being publicly broadcast. If an SSID is hidden via the network setup page, the name typically becomes null. When the network name becomes null, the SSID will not immediately pop up when searching for networks even though the network name is still available for use.
Since the increase of mobile devices, enterprise networks have become more susceptible to wireless risks, including neighboring WiFi networks, hot spots, and mobile WiFi. It is important to address all the possible risks that are associated with implementing a wireless network.
Writing a Request for Proposal (RFP) can seem overwhelming if you don’t know where to begin. RFPs should be concise and clear, yet detailed. Below is a list of various sections to include in an RFP to make it beneficial for both parties.
With such a big, open space, you would think that installing WiFi in a warehouse would be simple. Sadly, that is not the case. But if you add a sprinkle of 2.4 GHz here and a pinch of 5 GHz there, you can have a perfectly balanced setup that works for everyone.
Deciding whether or not to upgrade your wireless network can take months.
Planning and designing a new wireless network can take months.
Once you’ve decided to take action, implementing a new wireless network can take months.
It is important, and often necessary, to plan months in advance when it comes to upgrading a network’s infrastructure.
