D-Link Provides Ideal Security and Wi-Fi Solutions for Showcase Office Building in Washington State

When THEGreenBox purchased and moved into a commercial building,
founder and president Bill Hammond decided to architect the modular
office suites, some of which are leased to other businesses, with a
full-scale security and Wi-Fi solution to showcase technology options
that his customers can replicate in their own buildings.

Hammond sought the ideal implementation, one that would include
Internet access (wired and wireless), security cameras, alarms, and
automated door locks. "Our goal was to showcase a flexible, yet
secure implementation. We sought specific products that would fit the
look and feel we were going for, without being too expensive," he
explained.

The two-story structure is divided into 20 individual suites on each
floor that can be tailored to fit multiple tenant needs. The goal was
to install a 48-port gigabit switch to serve as a backbone with
virtual local area network (VLAN) capabilities to streamline
operations, and then dedicate an access point (AP) to each business
so every suite serves as a self-sufficient, protected enclave with
its own secure Wi-Fi access.

"We wanted a commercial grade technology but with SMB pricing. I work
with many suppliers and we knew that D-Link would be a quality product
and priced appropriately for this project," Hammond said, adding that
he coordinated with regional D-Link support teams to specifically
narrow down which products would best meet his needs for the
architecture that he was putting together.

In order to realize the flexible configuration design that he
envisioned, Hammond opted for D-Link(R) Web Smart(TM) Switching,
managed switching with power over Ethernet (PoE) capabilities. This
provided the backbone for the wireless capabilities and allowed him
to use smaller, more aesthetically pleasing APs. He also purchased a
D-Link Web Smart 48-Port Gigabit Switch (DGS-1248T) for wired
Ethernet and VLAN capabilities. He used seven D-Link Web Smart
802.11g PoE Thin Access Points (DWL-3140AP), one for public areas and
one per suite. He installed a D-Link Wireless Day & Night Network
Camera (DCS-3420) with audio and housed it in an industrial-grade
D-Link Network Camera Outdoor Enclosure (DCS-70) with power supply,
heater and cooler.

In addition to Wi-Fi, the office building offers other common
services such as interior/exterior security web cams with audio and
remote monitoring, shared printers on a public network, remotely
triggered door locks, a bundled Internet Service Provider (ISP), and
other security and productivity capabilities that would provide
fluidity for the clients leasing suites.

"Now we can showcase that we're a premier office space suite based on
cutting-edge technology. D-Link and its solutions helped us achieve
that goal," Hammond added. "With this showcase we can show building
managers how quickly they can recover costs using this system,
usually in about three or four months with a typical-sized structure.
The payback is very high."

About D-Link

D-Link is the global leader in connectivity for small, medium and
large enterprise business networking. The company is an award-winning
designer, developer and manufacturer of networking, broadband, digital
electronics, voice, data and video communications solutions for the
digital home, Small Office/Home Office (SOHO), Small to Medium
Business (SMB), and Workgroup to Enterprise environments. With
millions of networking and connectivity products manufactured and
shipped, D-Link is a dominant market participant and
price/performance leader in the networking and communications market.
D-Link Systems, Inc. headquarters are located at 17595 Mt. Herrmann
Street, Fountain Valley, CA, 92708. Phone (800) 326-1688 or (714)
885-6000; FAX (866) 743-4905; Internet www.dlink.com.

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