SSAP: a managed business wireless network with 14 access points

• Predictability 14 enterprise-grade access points distributed to cover the entire building evenly, even with dozens of people connected at once.
• Layered security A firewall at the network edge, with internal, staff and guest traffic on separate segments.
• One accountable party From the rack to the user's laptop, whoever designs it operates it.
• Problems detected early Alerting warns the technical team when something degrades, usually before the first complaint.

In a public procedure there are no favours: every bid is assessed against written criteria and every contract is published. Six consecutive awards say something simple. What DataRoad delivered before is still performing.

That track record is the best proof of DataRoad's position as a premium MSP and network management specialist, and one of Portugal's benchmarks in business Wi-Fi.

1. Radio: the 14 access points were placed on the basis of a building survey, leaving no blind spots or connection drop-outs.
2. Rack: installed from scratch, with every cable labelled and documented; future expansion requires no building work.
3. Perimeter: an enterprise firewall filters internet traffic and isolates services, staff and visitors.
4. Network logic: Wi-Fi and cabling configured by DataRoad, with a VLAN per profile and security rules applied.
5. Operation: once the works are complete, the network enters the technical team's daily management cycle.

Day-to-day operation is what separates a managed network from one that is merely installed. Here, DataRoad maintains continuous oversight:

• Automatic alerts When an AP, the firewall or internet access fails, our team is notified immediately.
• Prevention Firmware updated, configuration audited and coverage fine-tuned when use of the space changes.
• Central console Requests, new SSIDs and changes made remotely, without waiting for an engineer.
• Team on the ground If someone needs to be on site, we go: head office in Alfragide, support across the whole of Portugal.

In practice, it is the IT Unlimited managed services model applied to the network: daily oversight and correction before downtime.

• 2019 272 network points repaired and certified across racks and rooms; including the rest, DataRoad certified 456 points (certification case study).
• 2020 New cabling across the entire head office network, with outlets installed or repaired and access boxes opened in the suspended ceiling.
• 2021 Professional Wi-Fi in a multi-storey building in Olaias (Lisbon), managed remotely (Olaias project).
• 2023 Electrical and network refurbishment at the Community Centre on Av. Guerra Junqueiro, converted into a training room (Guerra Junqueiro works).
• 2025 56 Wi-Fi 7 points and structured cabling across three units: Évora (Estalagem), Aljubarrota (Estalagem do Cruzeiro) and São Pedro do Sul (Casa Alice Félix), with firewalls, switches and ongoing management (Wi-Fi 7 news).
• 2026 The building described on this page: 14 APs, rack, firewall and alerting.

All these contracts can be consulted on the BASE Portal. The list of DataRoad's public sector clients also includes RTP and Instituto Superior Técnico.

Those that cannot afford to go offline: hotels, clinics, embassies and state services.

• Hotels six properties in the Baixa (Restauradores and Rossio), including the Ouro Rossio: 30 APs, 55 cameras, firewall.
• Diplomatic corps See the Embassy of Korea network.
• Public sector In addition to SSAP, RTP, Técnico and several municipal councils (managed IT for public bodies).
• Healthcare and offices Clinics and companies, at one address or several.

Survey, design, certified structured cabling, managed firewall, Wi-Fi and operation all sit under a single contract. To estimate your case, see how many APs a space needs.

Featured case studies

• Hospitality: Ouro Rossio and LX Arch (Wi-Fi 7, Rua Augusta).
• Healthcare: Clínica Mulher in Sete Rios and Clínica Lambert in Corroios.
• Education: Forward College campus.
• Business: ReStream, Cascais, with redundant internet and Reltio by SAP.
• Industry: Magnelusa and Panike.
• International: embassies, consulates and international groups and the France Affiches audit in Paris.

Project archive: IT for car rental · all case studies · full SSAP Wi-Fi 7 case study with challenge, solution and results.

DataRoad - IT Services and Consulting: a premium Portuguese MSP, 11 years of managed IT services, 232 clients and the Top 5% PME distinction (source: scoring.pt). The certified team operates from Alfragide across the whole country, with continuous monitoring of clients' infrastructure.

Technical focus: certified cabling, switching and Wi-Fi 6 / Wi-Fi 7 under centralised management, always preceded by a site visit. Related services: network infrastructure, business Wi-Fi, managed cybersecurity and ticket-based helpdesk.

If your organisation's Wi-Fi drops, leaves rooms without signal or generates weekly complaints, the problem has a cost and a solution. DataRoad designs, installs and operates business wireless networks to the same standard a public body sets in a tender specification. Request a no-commitment proposal or book a coverage survey.

Public body? We have a command of public procurement procedures and already count eight public bodies among our clients.

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

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