Boost Portugal: three spaces on one network, with no downtime

Founded in 2008, it combines tourist activities, alternative mobility and technology. It operates in Portugal, Spain and the US, manages 12 tourist activity brands and reaches more than 600,000 people worldwide each year. At that pace, IT has to keep up with every growth spurt without holding any of them back.

Three spaces, one company. The new office had to work linked to the old one, already set up by DataRoad, and a third space had to join the same network via a wireless bridge. The two racks needed to communicate securely and with capacity for the future. And all of this without interrupting daily work.

• 2 racks Installed and interconnected.
• 6 Gigabit switches At the core of the network.
• Around 12 access points Wi-Fi coverage for the new space.
• 1 wireless bridge To the additional office.
• 20 channels On the IP PBX phone system.

After a detailed survey, DataRoad's networking team carried out the project on four fronts.

Physical layer. CAT6 cable and network points throughout the office, cable trunking, floor towers and power sockets. Two racks linked together, with rack-mounted UPS to protect power and ensure continuity.

Wi-Fi and perimeter. Six Gigabit switches, a business firewall configured to measure, around 12 access points and a wireless bridge link to the third space. Staff and visitors were placed on separate networks.

Data. A business NAS now centralises files. We migrated data and permissions and took the opportunity to reorganise the folder structure.

Voice. A 20-channel IP PBX, IP DECT phones for moving around the space and integrated softphones.

An organised, secure network ready to grow, in which the old office, the new one and the additional space operate as a single infrastructure. The partnership continued: the contract with DataRoad later added remote monitoring, availability reporting and IT Unlimited support.

We thank Boost Portugal for once again entrusting us with network installation, Wi-Fi, consultancy and infrastructure maintenance.

We are a premium MSP, headquartered in Alfragide, with support across Portugal and projects delivered in Portugal, Europe and Africa. In 11 years we have brought together 232 clients under contract, including embassies, public bodies, hotels, clinics and demanding companies, and the Top 5% PME distinction from scoring.pt.

• Cabling and switching certified network infrastructure.
• Wi-Fi 6 and Wi-Fi 7 centrally managed business wireless networks.
• Security managed firewalls and protected remote access.
• Operations The IT Unlimited fee and a managed helpdesk with defined deadlines.
• Voice and storage IP PBX, VoIP, softphones, NAS, backups and redundancy.
• Public administration Eight bodies served; see IT for the public sector.

• LX Arch Hotel: Wi-Fi 7, firewall and CCTV
• Magnelusa: full management under IT Unlimited
• ReStream: new office and ongoing management
• UpHill Health: Wi-Fi 6, firewall and biometrics

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We plan the network so the expansion does not stop the business, with a Wi-Fi coverage study and an isolated guest network. Request a no-commitment proposal.

More than 10 workstations · support contract · remote, on-site and telephone support. +351 211 459 950 * · sales@dataroad.pt

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