Network Points South Africa

Network Points South Africa are the wall sockets a PC, printer, TV or access point plugs into, and the cable that runs from each one back to the cabinet or router. Say how many you need and where, and compare quotes per point.

What One Point Costs You

• The outlet. A keystone jack in a wall box, a floor box or a ceiling bracket.
• The cable. A single run back to the router or cabinet, no joins along the way.
• The termination. Punched down at both ends, onto a patch panel where there is one.
• The containment. Trunking, conduit or tray so the cable is not loose in the ceiling.
• The test. Confirmation the point actually carries the speed it should.

Where People Ask for Them

• Desks. Two points each is the normal allowance, one in use and one spare.
• TVs and decoders. A wired point behind a wall-mounted TV beats WiFi for streaming.
• Access points. A ceiling point is what turns an access point into a usable one.
• Printers and copiers. Usually left on cable rather than wireless.
• Cameras. An IP camera takes its data and its power down one cable.
• Gate and intercom. A point at the gate for an IP intercom or a camera.

Network Points Prices

Ballpark figures per point so you can check a quotation.

What Affects the Price

• How many at once. A single point carries the whole callout; ten share it.
• Run length. Cable is cheap, the labour to get it there is not.
• What is in the way. Face brick, concrete slabs and closed ceilings all add hours.
• Surface or chased. Trunking on the wall is quick; chasing and plastering is not.
• Occupied or empty. Furniture, staff and after-hours access all add time.
• Cable grade. Cat6A costs more per point than Cat6, cable and outlet both.

What to Include in Your Request

• How many points. And how many are at the same place.
• Where they go. Room by room, with a rough distance to the router or cabinet.
• Wall and ceiling type. Drywall, brick, concrete, suspended ceiling or open roof.
• Surface or flush. Trunking is cheaper, chased is tidier.
• What plugs in. PC, TV, camera, access point or printer.
• Where the router is. Including whether it has free ports.

Before the Installer Comes Out

• Add the spare now. A second point while the cable is being pulled costs very little.
• Think about the ceiling. Points for access points are far cheaper in the same visit.
• Check the router ports. Four points into a four port router needs a switch as well.
• Decide on the outlet position. Behind the desk, not where the furniture will cover it.
• Group the work. Ten points on one visit is roughly half the rate of ten separate ones.

Network Points FAQs

Network points are one of the jobs providers on Network Cabling South Africa quote for, alongside full installations and WiFi.

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