Case Study
Warehouse IT Support: 30 Access Points and a Scan-Gun Rollout for a Same-Day Parts Operation
Joe Pennel's deployment of 30 Aerohive access points and scan guns for a large same-day parts warehouse, and what it means for warehouse IT support.
Client: Large Warehouse Built Around Same-Day Parts Fulfillment
Joe Pennel ran a warehouse Wi-Fi and scan-gun deployment that he counts among the larger projects of his career. It is the kind of experience behind Netcosa’s warehouse IT support and managed IT services for logistics operations: wireless coverage across a whole building, so the people and scanners inside it stay connected.
The client, as Joe describes it, was a large warehouse built around same-day parts fulfillment. In his words, it was “like a massive warehouse,” where you “order a part same day” and can “have it delivered to you.”
Challenge: Wireless Coverage for a Whole Facility
The job was wireless coverage for the entire building. In Joe’s words, the goal was getting “that whole thing lit up.”
That meant two jobs in one project. The wireless network had to be built, and the scan guns that would run on it had to be deployed.
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Response: 30 Access Points, Scan Guns, and a Lift
The work came down to four pieces:
- Wireless build-out. The deployment put 30 wireless access points into the facility.
- Access-point platform. The access points were Aerohive.
- Cabling and a lift. The building had to be cabled, and the job required bringing in a lift.
- Scan-gun deployment. The scan guns were part of the same project scope.
Joe summarizes the scope in one breath:
“That was a WiFi project. Thirty access points and scan gun deployment.”
— Joe Pennel, President, Netcosa
Outcome: What the Project Covered
30
wireless access points deployed in a large same-day parts warehouse
- 30 wireless access points on Aerohive hardware
- Scan-gun deployment included in the project scope
- Cabling work that required bringing in a lift
Joe cites the project as an example of “larger-scale projects.”
Netcosa’s warehouse IT support draws on that experience: wireless coverage for large facilities, scanner connectivity, and the managed IT services that keep both running.
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