Quick Answer
How do you plan a managed UniFi network?
The short answer
Plan a managed UniFi network backward from the operating outcome: document how the building runs today, then specify gateway, switching, Wi-Fi, security policy, monitoring, documentation, and lifecycle against that baseline. Product selection comes last, once the requirement and the owner are both documented.
Answered by Jim Mazzarella, CEO & Managing Partner
Establish the baseline before comparing products
Inventory current conditions, business dependencies, and known pain points first. For a managed UniFi network, every requirement in the design should trace back to a measured need and a named owner.
Planning sequence that holds up
- Document current conditions and dependencies
- Define required outcomes and who owns them
- Design to the requirement, then select products
- Phase the work around occupancy and access windows
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