Networks and PBX

Networks and PBX by Falcon Security Systems

Falcon Security Systems supplies, installs and maintains networks and internal PBX across all governorates of Egypt, with genuine devices from top brands, professional installation, a certified warranty and 24/7 support.

What we offer

• Structured network cabling
• Internal PBX and extensions
• Wi-Fi coverage and access points
• Servers and organized data points

Why Falcon?

• Genuine devices with a certified warranty
• Specialized technicians and clean installation
• Free survey and instant quote
• Coverage across all of Egypt

The layer every other system runs on

Cameras, access control, intercom, attendance and phones all share one network. When that network is built badly every one of those systems inherits the fault, and the symptoms look like device problems — which is why so much money gets spent replacing hardware that was never broken.

Cabling: installed once, replaced expensively

Cable is the cheapest component to buy and the most expensive to change, because changing it means opening finished walls. We use Cat6 with genuine copper conductors; copper-clad aluminium is the most common false economy in the market and shows up later as PoE cameras rebooting at random on longer runs. The 100-metre limit per run is real — beyond it the answer is fibre or an intermediate cabinet.

The rack is not decoration

A patch panel, labelled ports, a managed switch and tidy cable management turn a future fault into a ten-minute job. A cabinet of unlabelled cable is a permanent tax on every change that follows. Ventilation matters too: heat is what kills switches in an Egyptian summer, especially inside a closed cupboard.

Switches and the PoE budget

Two numbers decide a switch: per-port power and total PoE budget. A 24-port switch does not necessarily power 24 cameras — the budget may run out at fifteen. This calculation is the one most often skipped, and it surfaces later as cameras dropping at night when infrared illuminators raise the draw.

Separating traffic

Cameras generate continuous heavy traffic. Putting them on the same flat network as office computers slows both and makes the security system reachable from any compromised PC. A separate VLAN, or a physically separate switch, is basic practice rather than an advanced option.

What an IP PBX adds

A traditional analogue exchange gives extensions and internal calls and little more. An IP PBX runs on the same network and adds what companies actually ask for: an IVR menu that routes callers, call recording, reports on call volume and missed calls, extensions that work from home or a mobile app, and CRM integration so a customer's record opens as the phone rings.

Continuity

The network is a single point of failure for everything above it. A UPS on the rack, a spare switch on the shelf, and a saved copy of every device configuration turn a serious outage into a short one. Written-down addresses and passwords belong somewhere other than a technician's phone.

Cable categories, and which one your site actually needs

The category number is a bandwidth rating, not a quality badge. Cat5e handles gigabit over a full run and remains adequate for phones and ordinary workstations. Cat6 adds headroom and handles 10-gigabit over shorter runs, which is why it is the sensible default. Cat6a carries 10-gigabit across a full run and is worth the extra cost between floors and into server rooms, not to every desk. Since the labour of pulling a cable is identical whichever you choose, the cable itself is rarely where a project should economise.

Fibre: which type, and why it matters here

Once a run crosses the copper limit, the choice is between multimode and singlemode fibre. Multimode is cheaper on the optics and fine within a building or across a compact site. Singlemode costs more per transceiver but carries far greater distances, which is the normal requirement across a factory yard, between blocks on a large site, or from a gatehouse back to the control room. Choosing multimode for a run that later needs to reach further means pulling fibre twice.

Sizing the rack

Rack height is counted in U, and the usual mistake is buying exactly enough. A patch panel, switch, recorder, UPS and PBX each consume space, and so does the air between them — equipment packed tight overheats. We size with free U for expansion and for airflow, and we specify a wall-mounted or floor-standing cabinet based on the depth the recorder needs rather than on what fits the wall.

PBX capacity: the numbers to ask about

Two figures determine whether a phone system fits your business, and neither is the price. The first is concurrent calls — how many conversations can run at the same moment, which is a function of the trunk capacity rather than the extension count. The second is licensed extensions, since many IP systems ship with a base licence and charge per additional user. A company of forty people rarely needs forty simultaneous lines, and buying as if it does is the most common way to overspend on an exchange.

Call recording and storage

Recording is normally licensed and stored separately from the system itself, and the space it consumes grows with call volume and retention period exactly as camera footage does. If recordings are needed for dispute resolution or quality review, agree the retention period first and size the disk against it — otherwise the system silently begins overwriting the oldest calls, which are usually the ones somebody eventually asks for.

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