Network management Vlissingen

Network management in Vlissingen, with coverage right down to the water

In the port, on the business parks and in the town centre, people rarely work only at a desk. They scan goods in a warehouse, meet in a site cabin on the quay or welcome guests on the seafront. Infodatek Group makes sure the network goes wherever they do: Wi-Fi, firewall, switches and connections, designed and monitored from Terneuzen.

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What the network is all about

A network for work indoors and out

Network management means looking after everything your data travels through: the internet line, the firewall, the switches, the access points and the links to home workers and other sites. In Vlissingen that network often carries on well past the front door. Businesses have a workshop next to the office, an outdoor yard with cameras or a temporary project base in the port. We design the network around that reality, configure the firewall around the way you work and keep an eye on everything through monitoring. You have one regular point of contact, and every setting is clearly written down.

Wi-Fi in the office, the warehouse and across the yard
A firewall that we configure, update and monitor
Separate networks for guests, cameras and machines
A secure connection at a temporary project site, without delay

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What you get

Design: A network plan for your buildings and your site, based on a survey
Management: Updates, monitoring and documentation for all your network equipment
Point of contact: A regular colleague in Terneuzen who knows your network

Site and buildings

One network across your entire site in Vlissingen

Many businesses along the Buitenhaven, at Baskensburg or in the Sloe area have more than one building. An office, a workshop, a warehouse, and in between a yard where vehicles drive, unload and store goods. We link those buildings into a single network, with cable where possible and a wireless link between buildings where digging would be too much work.

Outdoors we fit access points built to cope with wind, rain and salty sea air. That way scanners, tablets and cameras work on the quay and in the yard as well. Before we mount anything, we measure how the signal behaves between containers, steel sheds and open space.

Projects in the port

Temporary sites online quickly and securely

Around the port, a lot of work is project-based. A crew spends a few months on a quay, a temporary office sits next to a ship being refitted, or a cabin on a yard serves as a base.

For a site like that we set up a standard kit: a router with a 4G or 5G mobile connection, a firewall with the same rules as your main location and an encrypted link to the office. Your colleagues get the same access they have at home or in the office. When the project ends, we remove the equipment and close off access properly.

Firewall and segmentation

A well-shielded network for port businesses in Vlissingen

A business network carries far more than laptops. Think of cameras, access control, printers, weighbridges and machines with their own computer. We give each group its own part of the network, so a camera can never reach your accounts and guests only see the internet. The firewall decides what may pass between those parts, tuned to the way you work.

For businesses in the port, the energy sector and maritime services, NIS2 may apply. A well-separated, well-documented network is then a solid starting point. Infodatek Group is certified to ISO 27001 and NEN 7510, and Smart Compliance helps you keep your measures organised.

Management and monitoring

Managed from Terneuzen, within the same North Sea Port

The ports of Vlissingen, Terneuzen and Ghent together form North Sea Port. Our head office is in Terneuzen, so the port is familiar ground for us. Day-to-day management happens remotely: our monitoring shows how your internet lines, switches and access points are performing, and we deal with anything unusual, often before anyone notices.

For a survey, new equipment or an extra building, we come to you. Want to bring the network together with the rest of your IT in one agreement? Digital Care, our own platform for Managed Operations, makes that possible.

Sectors

Who in town relies on a good network

From ship repair to a seafront hotel, every location asks something different of Wi-Fi.

Shipbuilding and repair

Yards and suppliers work in large steel sheds and on the quay. We make sure drawings and work orders arrive everywhere, and that the computers in machines and measuring equipment sit on their own shielded network.

Hotels and apartments by the sea

Guests expect pleasant Wi-Fi in every room and every lobby. We spread access points across the floors, keep the guest network apart from bookings and the till, and make sure it stays quick in high season.

Car, metal and trade businesses

Along the Buitenhaven and at Vrijburg you find businesses with a showroom, a workshop and a warehouse. Customers get guest Wi-Fi in the showroom, while the workshop equipment runs on a network of its own.

Offices in the town centre

Service providers in the centre and the Scheldekwartier rely on cloud software and video calls. A stable internet line with a backup connection and a well-tuned firewall keep Teams and your business software running smoothly.

Service area

Network management in Vlissingen and across Walcheren

We work on every business park in town: Baskensburg, Vrijburg, the Edisonpark, the Souburg business park along the A58 and the Poortersweg by the Buitenhaven. The port area in the east of the municipality and the offices in the centre and the Scheldekwartier are included too, as are organisations in Middelburg, Veere and the villages of Walcheren.

Our team works from Terneuzen, on the other side of the Westerschelde. Monitoring and configuration happen remotely. For a Wi-Fi survey, fitting access points or connecting a new location, we drive through the Westerschelde Tunnel to you.

Where we work

Baskensburg
Vrijburg
Edisonpark
Souburg
Buitenhaven
Vlissingen-Oost
Scheldekwartier
Middelburg

Frequently asked questions

Questions about network management in Vlissingen

Can you install Wi-Fi in our outdoor yard or on the quay?

Yes. We start with an on-site survey, because containers, steel sheds and open water each affect the signal in their own way. Then we choose access points suited to outdoor use and decide where they go. Scanners, tablets and cameras then work well outside too.

We will be at a project site in the port for a few months. How do we get online there?

We connect a temporary site with a 4G or 5G mobile connection, a firewall and an encrypted link to your head office. Because we use a standard kit for this, it is quick to arrange. Your colleagues work there with the same access and security as in the office. Afterwards we remove everything and close off access.

Do our cameras and machines really need a separate network?

We recommend it. Cameras, access control and machines often run software that the manufacturer updates less often than a laptop's. On their own part of the network they can do their job without reaching your accounts or email. The firewall controls what may pass between the parts.

Will our hotel's guest network still work when every room is booked?

That is what we design it for. We spread access points across corridors and rooms, so not everyone connects to the same point. Each guest gets a fair share of the line, while bookings, the till and staff have their own network that always comes first. Our monitoring shows how busy it gets, so we can adjust in good time when the season calls for it.

The service

Proactive IT managementSystem administration, workplace and network management for SMEs in Zeeland and Utrecht, by a fixed team that knows your environment, with planned maintenance.

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