Wireless LAN
Predictive and on-site surveys, high-density access points, guest isolation, and roaming design for clinical floors, guest rooms, and production areas.
Technology and ICT
Managed Networking for Illinois Facilities
Nexus designs, installs, and operates UniFi LAN, Wi-Fi, switching, and fiber for healthcare, hospitality, and commercial buildings. One Schaumburg team owns the survey, the closet, the cutover, and the watch after go-live.
Planning a refresh. Read the UniFi network design guide or start with a commercial Wi-Fi site survey.
One plant, one standard
Every layer from pathway to access point
Dead zones, saturated closets, and guest networks that leak into clinical VLANs are design problems, not hardware problems. Nexus treats cabling, switching, wireless, and monitoring as one system.
Switching and PoE
Access and aggregation switching with VLAN, QoS, and PoE budgets sized for cameras, access control, wireless, and nurse-call endpoints on the same plant.
Routing and firewall
UniFi gateways with site-to-site, WAN failover, and policy that keeps staff, guest, IoT, and clinical traffic in separate domains.
Fiber, copper, and closets
Structured cabling, backbone fiber, MDF/IDF layout, and closet remediation so the active gear has a plant that will last the lease.
Segmentation and compliance
VLAN and firewall design aligned with healthcare, PCI, and guest-network expectations. Physical security and nurse call ride the same documented standard.
Monitor and manage
UniFi360 covers hardware, configuration, and ongoing watch. The Schaumburg team handles moves, adds, changes, and field dispatch when the site needs hands.
Two ways to buy
Managed UniFi360 or a designed project
Some owners want the network on a monthly operating agreement. Others need a bid package for a GC, REIT, or capital project. Nexus does both without splitting the work across three subcontractors.
As a service
UniFi360 managed network
Hardware, configuration, monitoring, and field service under one agreement. Built for multi-site healthcare, hotels, and operators who do not want a capital spike every refresh cycle.
- No separate license clock on every access point
- Moves, adds, and changes from the same Illinois team
- Stack sized in the UniFi360 builder before a site walk
Design and build
Project, RFP, and new construction
Survey, drawings, BOM, installation, testing, and as-builts for GCs, architects, and facility owners. Cabling and active gear land as one scope so the closet is not a leftover allowance.
- Fiber backbone, copper drops, and closet remediation
- Design-assist for architects and engineers
- Cutover plans that keep clinical and guest networks live
How UniFi360 compares
| Decision factor | Buy-and-hope DIY | Cloud-licensed campus gear | Nexus UniFi360 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Who owns design | Internal IT or a one-time installer | VAR plus manufacturer cloud | Nexus survey, design, and as-builts |
| Licensing | Mixed, often untracked | Per-device cloud license that can darken a site | No mandatory per-AP cloud license clock |
| Field service | Whoever answers the phone | National dispatch, local quality varies | Schaumburg-based crews, same as nurse call and security |
| Building systems | Separate low-voltage bids | Network only | Network, cameras, access, nurse call, AV on one plant |
Suitability depends on the facility, existing plant, and operating model. Read the Meraki alternative comparison for the licensing contrast in more detail.
Built for the buildings we already work in
Healthcare
Clinical, guest, IoT, and security VLANs on a plant that also carries nurse call. Used across the Symphony Post Acute 32-building rollout.
Healthcare technologyHospitality
Guest Wi-Fi, POS, back-of-house, and digital displays on one managed network. Tavern on Rush is the public example of UniFi plus dvLED under the same crew.
Hospitality technologyCommercial and multi-site
Repeatable closet standards, WAN, and wireless for offices, manufacturing, churches, and property portfolios that cannot afford a different design in every building.
Multi-site standardsProof in the field
Case study
Symphony Post Acute Network
Network, voice, and resident-experience technology standardized across 32 skilled-nursing buildings with one accountable partner.
Read the rolloutCase study
Tavern on Rush
Managed UniFi network and an 18.6-ft dvLED wall delivered by the same Illinois crew that still answers for the plant.
Read the hospitality studyStart with the site
Request a network assessment
Tell us the buildings, the symptoms, and the current gear. We will route the request to a network engineer who can recommend UniFi360, a capital project, or a survey-only first step.
For an active outage, call 847.443.9900. This form is not emergency dispatch.
Networking questions
Who installs commercial Wi-Fi and LAN in Illinois?
Nexus Communications Technology designs, installs, and manages UniFi LAN, wireless, switching, and fiber for Illinois healthcare, hospitality, commercial, and multi-site facilities from Schaumburg.
What is UniFi360?
UniFi360 is Nexus’s managed networking service. Hardware, design, installation, monitoring, and lifecycle support sit under one agreement so the facility is not buying gear, licenses, and a second vendor separately.
Can Nexus replace Cisco Meraki?
Yes, when the site wants to leave per-device cloud licensing. Nexus evaluates the existing Meraki estate, designs the UniFi equivalent, and cuts over by closet or building. Compare the models on the Meraki alternative page.
Do you only install UniFi?
UniFi is the primary platform Nexus designs and manages. Existing Cisco, Aruba, or mixed plants can be assessed, monitored, or migrated. The recommendation follows the facility standard, not a catalog preference.
Can networking share a contract with nurse call and security?
Yes. The same Illinois crews that install Jeron, RCare, cameras, and access control pull cable, land switches, and leave one as-built package. One accountable partner owns the pathway from MDF to endpoint.
