Requirements & network planning
Document AV endpoints, connectivity, PoE budgets, bandwidth and the addressing or segmentation requirements of the chosen systems.
06AV networks & integration
AV and IT, working together.
Networked AV depends on decisions that cross both disciplines. KENTEQ helps turn the AV requirements into a plan the IT team can understand and support.
Discuss networked AV
The right help, at the right stage
Connect the technology. Clarify the ownership.
The job is more than selecting a switch. We consider the devices, traffic, power, addressing, access and support model, then coordinate those needs with the organisation’s network standards. Changes to the wider network remain under the agreed IT change process.
When to involve KENTEQ
Before deploying networked audio or video, when AV and IT responsibilities are unclear or when dropouts, discovery problems and inconsistent behaviour need investigation.
Dante & AV-over-IP coordination
Review manufacturer requirements and coordinate multicast, discovery, clocking and switching behaviour where relevant to the selected platform.
Technical troubleshooting
Trace network-related AV problems methodically, using the information available from devices, switches and system behaviour.
IT handover & remote-access planning
Define device ownership, management access and support information with your IT team, including any agreed route for remote diagnostics.
A useful outcome
A network plan both teams can use.
Deliverables are agreed against your brief, site conditions and the level of involvement you need.
An endpoint record
Agreed device, address, port and power information for the AV equipment in scope.
Documented requirements
The relevant AV network settings, dependencies and responsibilities to review with IT.
A diagnostic record
Findings, changes and outstanding actions from agreed testing or troubleshooting.
Before we start
A few practical
questions.
Every engagement starts with a clear scope. These are some of the things we can settle together.
Will you change our corporate network?
Only within an agreed scope and change process. KENTEQ works with the appointed IT team and makes the AV requirements explicit before changes are made.
Does every AV system need its own network?
No. The design depends on the platform requirements, performance needs and your organisation’s network and security policies.
Can you support a system remotely?
Where the equipment and an approved access method allow it. Remote connectivity, permissions and security ownership are agreed before access is established.
A project. A problem. A starting point.
Start a conversation Let’s make it work.
Bring the brief, the challenge or the system you already have. We’ll work out the next sensible step.