Network & AV infra setup - Check List

1. WAN / Internet Connectivity

Current WAN/Internet bandwidth per location (Mbps/Gbps).

Number of WAN links per site (Primary/Secondary).

Service provider details (ISP name, last‑mile type – Fiber/MPLS/Broadband/5G).

Firewall are go to use as active – active or active -passive

Are you using or planning any Cloud Direct Connect services?

AWS Direct Connect

Azure ExpressRoute

Google Cloud Interconnect

Required WAN solution:

Traditional Routers

SD‑WAN (Please specify preferred vendor if any)

2. Core Network

Preferred brand/vendor for core switches

Do you want to consider Multi‑Gig (mGig) switches for Wireless APs? (Yes/No)

Is LACP required for Wireless AP uplinks? (Yes/No)

Should WAN aggregation switches be considered at the core? (Yes/No)

Management model preference:

On‑premise management

Cloud‑based management

Required core‑to‑access backbone speed:

10 Gbps

25 Gbps

40/50 Gbps

100 Gbps

Do you require Redundant Power Supplies (RPS) for all switches? (Yes/No)

3. Passive Infrastructure

Rack requirement:

4‑Post Rack

2‑Post Rack

PDU requirement:

Basic

Metered

Switched

Smart PDU (Monitoring & Remote Control)

Is a dedicated UPS required for Network Equipment? (Yes/No)

If Yes, required backup time (in minutes).

4. Audio‑Visual (AV)

Is AV infrastructure design required? (Yes/No)

Required collaboration platforms:

Zoom Rooms

Microsoft Teams Rooms (MTR)

Google Meet

Others (Please specify)

Number and type of rooms (Huddle / Conference / Training / Board Room).

5. Access Control

Access control solution preference:

On‑premise

Cloud‑managed

Number of doors/controllers/readers.

6. IP Surveillance / CCTV

Required recording retention period:

45 Days

90 Days

Custom (Please specify)

Recording mode:

Motion‑based

Continuous

Surveillance infra is only for critical area or work area as well.

7. Server Farm

Is a server farm required? (Yes/No)

Server requirements (Compute – CPU/RAM).

Storage requirements (Capacity, Performance, RAID).

Virtualization platform (VMware/Hyper‑V/Nutanix/Other).

Backup and DR requirements