Business Networking Solutions
A reliable network connects everything your business depends on, from computers and Wi-Fi to cloud applications, phones, cameras and access control. Access designs and installs complete wired and wireless environments, including switching, security appliances, structured cabling and business phone systems.
Our business networking solutions in Toronto and the GTA are built for small and mid-sized businesses that need secure, dependable connectivity without maintaining an in-house network engineering team.
As a Cisco Meraki networking partner in Toronto, Access helps design, deploy and manage the right infrastructure for your locations, users and applications. Our managed network services give you one partner for the technology behind your network as well as the ongoing support required to keep it working.
Cisco Meraki
Access Control
Cabling
Phone Systems
Simply Better IT
The Cisco Meraki portfolio is centrally managed from an intuitive interface. This feature-rich, easy-to-use dashboard enables customers to reduce operating costs and rapidly implement IT initiatives to achieve their organization’s mission.
- Zero-touch provisioning for faster deployment
- Centralized visibility through the Meraki cloud dashboard
- Built-in remote troubleshooting
- Automatic firmware and security updates
Wireless LAN
Meraki wireless access points provide centrally managed Wi-Fi with visibility into connected users, devices and applications. Access designs business Wi-Fi solutions in Toronto around your office layout, coverage requirements, security policies and number of users.
For your business, that means more reliable wireless coverage and easier troubleshooting when connectivity problems occur.
Cloud Managed Wireless
Unmatched Visibility
Meraki access points provide deep network insight enabling smarter network management.
The Cisco Meraki dashboard gives visibility into the network users, their devices, and their applications. Armed with rich analytics, administrators can quickly create access control and application usage policies, optimizing both the end-user experience and network security.
The Entire Network Under a Single Pane of Glass
Location Analytics
Cloud-based location analytics and mobile engagement
Security / SD-WAN
Cisco Meraki security appliances combine firewall, threat protection, VPN and SD-WAN capabilities with centralized cloud management. Access can configure policies across one or multiple locations while giving your business greater visibility into network activity.
SD-WAN for small businesses can also help maintain connectivity between locations and make better use of available internet connections, reducing the impact of an individual connection problem.
- Next-Gen Firewall
- Intrusion Prevention
- Cloud-Brokered VPN
- Content Filtering
- Malware Protection
- High Availability
- Built-In SD-WAN
- Fault Tolerance
- Centralized Management
Network protection is only one part of a complete security strategy. Access can also coordinate your network with broader IT security and cybersecurity solutions.
Cloud Managed Security & SD-WAN
Safety, Fast.
Cisco Meraki Security Appliances can be remotely deployed in minutes using zero-touch cloud provisioning. Security settings are simple to synchronize across thousands of sites using templates. Auto VPN technology securely connects branches in 3 clicks, through an intuitive, web-based dashboard.
Comprehensive Security in a Single Box
Every Meraki Security Appliance supports several features, like a stateful firewall and integrated Sourcefire intrusion prevention (IPS) engine, to keep networks secure. Threat definitions and filter lists are seamlessly updated, ensuring every site has bleeding-edge protection from the latest vulnerabilities and troublesome websites.
- NEXT-GEN FIREWALL
- INTRUSION PREVENTION
- CLOUD-BROKERED VPN
- CONTENT FILTERING
- MALWARE PROTECTION
- HIGH AVAILABILITY
Built-in SD-WAN
Fault Tolerance
Intuitive Centralized Management
Switching
Cisco Meraki switches provide secure wired connectivity for offices, branches and larger networks, managed through the same cloud-based platform.
Zero-touch deployment, remote packet capture and cable testing make it easier for Access to configure and troubleshoot switching without requiring someone to manage every device on site. For your business, this means a network that is easier to expand and support as requirements change.
Cloud Managed Switching
Meraki Switches combine the simplicity of the cloud-managed dashboard with power of enterprise-grade hardware to cater to the demands from next-gen wired and wireless networks.
Introducing MS-390
MS390 is the most powerful access switch in the Meraki portfolio which combines the simplicity of cloud-managed IT with the power of innovative Cisco switching technology
Simple & Powerful
Meraki access and aggregation layer switches power networks of every size. They combine secure, scalable, robust performance with an intuitive management experience that requires no additional training.
Deploy, Manage, and Troubleshoot in minutes
Meraki switches offer zero-touch provisioning and can be configured entirely from a web browser. Pioneering network topology and remote packet capture features simplify troubleshooting, especially on remote locations.
Mobility Management
Cisco Meraki Systems Manager provides centralized management for laptops, mobile devices and other endpoints. Devices can be provisioned, monitored and secured while Access maintains greater visibility into the equipment connecting to your network.
Policies can cover Wi-Fi and VPN settings, applications, device security and access based on users or groups.
Systems Manager
Cloud-Based Mobile Device Management (MDM)
Centrally provision, monitor, and secure all endpoint devices within your organization using Systems Manager, while keeping your network in-sync about constantly changing devices.
The MDM solution that integrates with your network
Adding Systems Manager to your Meraki network unleashes more visibility, security, and control
Provision
Pre-enroll devies or dynamically add users as they join your network. Deploy wireless and VPN connectivity settings, push apps and content, or restrict usage — based on user groups.
Monitor
Locate and track laptops and mobile devices anywhere in the world. Get real time visibility on device health, security posture, and software and hardware inventory for your entire fleet of devices.
Secure
Ensure security for your organization from devices all the way through to network policies. Protect devices and their data with encryption enforcement, enterprise remote wipe, and integrated network access control.
Insight
Meraki Insight provides visibility into how users experience applications across the network. It helps identify whether performance problems originate inside the local network or elsewhere, making troubleshooting faster and more focused.
MERAKI INSIGHT
Optimize User Experience Accelerate IT
Meraki Insight helps IT administrators optimize the end user experience, significantly reducing the time it takes to isolate network or application problems that lie beyond the LAN, and create happy, productive users.
Cloud Managed Smart Cameras
Cisco Meraki MV smart cameras combine video security with centralized cloud management and onboard storage, reducing the need for a traditional network video recorder.
Built-in analytics can also provide information such as motion activity and object detection while keeping camera management within the broader Meraki environment.
Cutting Edge Architecture
By utilizing solid state storage on each camera, the MV family has removed the network video recorder (NVR) and its complexity from the equation.
Bandwidth Conscious
Never Stop Recording
Cloud Archive Options
Beyond Just Security
MV utilizes a powerful onboard processor to analyze video and provide valuable insights without the need to send those video files to the cloud or a local server.
Motion Heat Maps
Object Detection
Privacy Matters
See the world through a new lens
Wireless WAN
Cisco Meraki MG Cellular Gateways provide cellular connectivity that can be used as a primary or backup connection. They can integrate with existing routing infrastructure and are centrally managed through the Meraki cloud.
For businesses that depend heavily on connectivity, wireless failover can provide another way to remain online when a primary wired connection is unavailable. Access can also coordinate networking with business internet and mobility requirements.
Cloud Managed Cellular
Make Cellular a Reality
Cisco Meraki MG Cellular Gateways seamlessly transpose a wireless cellular signal to wired Ethernet for primary or failover connectivity.
MG is built on the industry’s most trusted cloud infrastructure backed by over 10 years of experience supporting nearly half a million customers globally, including numerous deployments in excess of 20,000 locations.
Built to Fit In
The MG Cellular Gateway effortlessly slots into your existing infrastructure,
regardless of what it may be.
Pair the MG with any router downstream to deliver primary or failover cellular
support.
ACCESS CONTROL
In large buildings like offices, hospitals, hotels, production plants and other large complexes, it is important to have an overview of everyone coming in. With the access control solution from 2N you can greatly improve the security of such exposed places. Simply prevent access by unauthorized persons or allow them access only to certain areas.
- Entry to the building using an RFID card or mobile phone
- Scalability that allows for an unlimited number of devices
- Remote management of all devices
Government offices, an office complex, a hospital or a recreational theme park? With 2N access control units and door intercoms you can secure access to any buildings facility. In addition, you will be able to record the site attendance of employees and by linking with a camera system you can use access data to find your time-slot in the video record.
Access to the building is enabled not only via RFID access card, but also via a mobile phone with Bluetooth technology. Our 2N® Mobile Key app turns your phone into an access card that you’ll always have on you.
Other benefits of our access control include the use of IP technology. Thanks to this, our solutions are not only easy to install, but also scalable. You will no longer be restricted to some limited number of units within one installation and can simply expand the system at any time in the future. In addition, you can bulk-manage all units with the 2N® Access Commander application.
2N® IP VERSO
The 2N® IP Verso is a modular security intercom that can be configured around the access requirements of a building or facility. Options include Bluetooth access, a touchscreen, a fingerprint reader and a camera with night vision.
- Bluetooth technology
- Touchscreen
- Camera with night
vision
2N® ACCESS UNIT 2.0
BLUETOOTH & RFID
Use the prevailing and most popular technology for access control systems in combination with modern Bluetooth. All features are elegantly combined in one access unit that reads all the wide-spread RFID cards on the market and simultaneously communicates with your smartphone that can fully and for free substitute these cards.
- Convenience of mobile
credentials - Mobile credentials for FREE
- Multi-frequency RFID card
reader
2N® ACCESS UNIT FINGERPRINT READER
An IP access control unit equipped with fingerprint reader. Thanks to its optical sensor, it provides maximum security, high reliability, and rapid fingerprint reading response. It works on indoor and outdoor installations under any weather conditions.
- Reliable optical technology
- Innovative and functional design
- False fingerprint detection
Network Cabling
A reliable network starts with the right physical infrastructure. Access provides network cabling installation in Toronto and throughout the GTA for new offices, renovations, server rooms, network upgrades and expansions.
We can install and support:
– Cat5e cabling
– Cat6 cabling
– Cat6a cabling
– Phone cabling
– Camera system cabling
– Fiber optic cabling
– A/V cabling & installations
– Speaker wire/paging system cabling
Big or Small Projects, We Do It All
Whether you need a cabling repair, additional connections for new workstations or a larger office-wide installation, Access can assess the site and design the network infrastructure around your technical requirements and budget.
Secure Camera Systems
Access also provides expandable network camera solutions for businesses that need indoor or outdoor video coverage. Existing Cat5e or Cat6 infrastructure may be suitable for newer IP camera deployments depending on the condition and configuration of the network.
Phone Systems and Equipment
Modern business VoIP phone systems give employees the flexibility to make and receive calls from the office, home or mobile devices without relying on a traditional on-premises PBX.
Access supports cloud communications solutions including Microsoft Teams Phone and RingCentral, helping businesses bring calling, messaging and collaboration into a more flexible platform. Systems can be planned around existing numbers, users, locations and remote-working requirements.
- Nortel / Norstar / Meridian
- Avaya IP Office
- Grandstream Networks
- Toshiba
- Panasonic
- Polycom
- Plantronics
Frequently Asked Questions
1. Do I need Cisco Meraki specifically, or can Access work with our existing network hardware?
Not necessarily. A network project should start with an assessment of your existing infrastructure. Access can determine what can remain in place, where upgrades are needed and where Cisco Meraki is the right fit.
Existing cabling and compatible infrastructure may be incorporated where appropriate, helping avoid unnecessary replacement while still creating a network that meets current performance and security requirements.
2. How long does a business network installation or upgrade typically take?
The timeline depends on the size of the location, number of users, cabling requirements, equipment being installed and whether the work involves one office or multiple sites.
Access scopes the requirements before deployment so the network installation and support plan can account for configuration, physical installation, testing and the transition from the existing environment.
3. Can our network scale as we add more locations or employees?
Yes. A scalable business network can be designed so additional users, wireless access points, switches and locations can be added as the organization grows.
Cloud-managed platforms such as Cisco Meraki are particularly useful for multi-site environments because devices and policies can be managed centrally rather than separately at every location.
4. Does this include ongoing monitoring, or just the initial setup?
Access can provide ongoing managed network services in addition to network design and installation. Centralized monitoring and remote troubleshooting make it possible to identify and resolve many network issues without waiting for an on-site visit.
The level of ongoing support can be matched to your environment and broader IT requirements.