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Home / Building Automation
In today's eco sensitive world, energy efficiency has become paramount for both the domestic and the commercial user. We've all passed office blocks in the dead of night with every floor lit up and thought "what a waste".
KNX is the technology that brings intelligence to buildings, merging lighting, temperature and ventilation control, simplifying installations and reducing costs but most importantly saving energy.
pkNetworks are a registered KNX partner providing expertise in energy control for homes and commercial buildings. KNX the world standard for open home and building control.
Network Installation
We design the most efficient, feature rich and cost effective computer Networks using leading manufacturers such as Cisco. Our designs mean future proofing your network so that it is in the right position to handle growth and emerging technologies.
Our network experts can also be called in-house to solve network issues and faults.
Telephone Systems
Every office has a telephone system but not all are set up to take advantage of the latest innovations.
Significant savings can be made by merging the office telephone system into the data network through "Voice over IP" technology.
Calls are then routed over the internet at reduced toll charges, there is no need for expensive ISDN lines and internal office wiring is simplified.
Network Security
pkNetworks provide the expertise to secure your data from would be hackers from both outside and within your network. With the rapid advance and uptake of new technologies sometimes security lags behind the crafty hacker. A good example would be WIFI, when it first appeared most hotspots did not use any kind of encryption or authentication, an open invitation for the hacker.
More than anything security is about deterrence, the hacker will then move on to an easier target. As part of our consulting service we can carry out network vulnerability tests which will identify any security holes, these can then plugged using some simple deterrence techniques and the latest in firewalls from Cisco and Sonicwall.
Case Study: Camphill Community Wexford
The client is a care in the community open farm for the infirm and handicapped, with that they have a number of buildings on the property, housing both patients and care-takers. The client required that all buildings have a phone and a broadband connection.
In the main building there was an administrative office with a broadband connection from Eircom. Also a legacy phone system which provided each building with a phone line back to the office.
pkNetworks reviewed the system at the time, taking into consideration the layout of the site and the requirement for more phones in some of the outlying buildings. It was decided that rather than running Ethernet cables out to each of the buildings for internet connectivity the current phone lines would be used for both voice and data.
An ADSL DSLAM Switch was installed in the main office and from there would connected over the phone lines to an ADSL Router in each building. All internet access now routes via the upgraded Eircom connection in the main Office.
Also a new Phone system was recommended and installed, supporting both IP and analogue phones. This allowed the current analogue phone setup to be carried forward plus in any building with a Router an unlimited amount of IP phones could be installed.
Cost Saving
The legacy phone system used two ISDN lines to route all external calls. A high proportion of calls from Camphill are long distance, with the new phone system rules can be created to route/block/forward etc. certain types of calls. International calls are now routed over the internet using VoIP, thus a cost saving of 60% on these calls has been made.
Case Study: Gotham Cafe
A well known and popular Dublin eatery, like all establishments nowadays they have a need for computers and Point of Sale units (POS system). Also with the advent of Wi-Fi customers see it as a clear benefit to have internet access where they eat and sip coffee.
pkNetworks provided advice during refurbishment on structured Ethernet cabling and integrated the stand alone computers and POS Units into one secure network. Also a wireless solution was installed allowing customers free access to the internet with reusable tickets, thus encouraging loyalty and return visits.
Our design Architects will consult with you and gain all the necessary information to create the most efficient, feature rich and cost effective Network. Design also means future proofing your network so that it is in the right position to handle growth and emerging technologies. In the field of telephony for example significant costs can be saved by utilising Voice over IP. Smart money says smart design.
Installing a network in new premises is the easy task; the real skill is in implementing an upgrade or redesign on an existing network. Downtime cannot be tolerated in today's connected world. We work around your schedules to insure you're always online.