Our Technicians, Clark Hise and Seth Polley, pulled a 6-strand OM4 Multimode Fiber, connecting the two IT closets. The pull was routine and no major hurdles were encountered. Once the fiber was secured, it was tested and certified with our OWL tester. We enjoyed doing business with the Department of Justice and look forward to doing more.
Our tech installed three Cat 6 wire runs for new hosted IP phones for the Arlington store. All cables were tested and labeled and the customer was very pleased with our ease of installation and everything worked perfectly.
Over 2 weeks, we terminated and certified over 400 single-mode fiber strands. Most cabinets required a man lift to gain access. We worked closely with the customer to ensure that each IDF was standardized according to their criteria. Because we have multiple certified fiber optic technicians at Politon, we completed the job with minimal issues. The fiber tray being used in the MDF did not have enough bays to accommodate the 18 IDFs worth of fiber, so we had to use 24 port bulkheads instead of the typical 12 port. In the course of the job, unfortunately, some of our work was damaged by some other construction workers. We were able to repair this damage and still get the job completed on time for our customer.
We implemented a Wifi solution for both the warehouse and office areas, installing around eight Wifi access points in the warehouse and one in the office. For security purposes, we set up eight cameras in the warehouse, two in the office, and one outside the building. Hikvision cameras were chosen due to the customer's preference for cost-effective, high-quality cameras that did not require NDAA compliance. Additionally, Hikvision cameras are also used in their other facilities.
Hilti wanted a new paging system mainly for emergency pages throughout the facility. We installed around 14 of the Valcom 30-watt paging horns and four ceiling-mounted speakers through the open areas of the office. This project took several of our techs about a week to complete. The customer was very happy with our work and asked us to give them a quote on another project. We installed two desk top microphones per the customers request for paging access.
Texas Security Bank has been a long-time customer of ours and we have been fortunate to help them move into three different buildings. This location has about 200 Cat 6 cables and a dozen wifi access points. We installed an MDF and an IDF on another floor with OM3 fiber connecting the two suites. We also installed data drops behind the TVs and HDMI Cat 6 extensions to the conference tables to the TVs as well.
This was a BYOD (Bring your own device) installation for us with Denton Calvary. The customer had approximately thirty Fortinet Wi-Fi access points that he needed cabled and installed. With the new fiber backbone across the campus, all the Wi-Fi can be linked back to the MDF at 1 Gig connections. This project was challenging because the customer wanted it installed before school started back which meant extremely hot attic spaces. The other challenge is that getting cable to the second floor of some buildings required installing conduit but other than that it went very well and the customer has had us come back on a few smaller projects.
We installed over 1000 feet of armored and unarmored OM3 Fiber Optic Cable through hundreds of feet of EMT conduit, fully implementing a solution that seamlessly connected all five buildings of the Private School's campus. We also installed a new network cabinet that enabled the customer to secure their network equipment in a space that was only accessible to authorized personnel. The customer was pleased with our solution and we have since completed two more projects for Denton Calvary Academy.
Politon installed and configured a Ubiquiti Unifi system consisting of a gateway, 24-port PoE switch, and five access points.
The customer was very pleased with the improved performance, reliability, and access provided by the new WiFi system.
While at New Song School of Art our team installed a camera in each of the classroom, office and closed space for a grand total of 40 camera installations!At the request of the customer we connected the classroom camera to a monitor in the lobby so that parents are now able to comfortably keep an eye on their students as they are participating in their private lessons. Each camera also came with a speaker so that parents were able to not only watch but listen to the lesson!
We also installed new wifi access points throughout the facility. This enabled the staff to walk through their main campus to separate buildings all while being connected to the same wifi with no drop in service and having to connect to a new wifi.
We installed an attenuator on both floors, which allowed them to amplify the sound from the paging systems across the floor. By adding the attenuator, employees are now able to adjust the volume of the entire floor unanimously or individually, allowing for better customization for each speaker. However, there were two speakers that did not have control knobs, allowing for these easy adjustable sounds. Our technicians are going back to install these adjustable knobs as a courtesy to the customer. The customer provided all 30 of the ceiling speakers that we installed.
Our team of three technicians was able to completely finish wiring and installing valcom power supplies for thirty speakers within two days of work.
We connected the two floors of Texas Security Bank with a multi-mode fiber optic cable. With the primary data room downstairs, we were tasked with feeding the fibers upstairs to different network cabinets.
After connecting the first floor to the second, we installed three new access points across the building. In order to give the customer the utmost satisfaction, we installed upwards of 75 data cables, allowing for seamless connection between the bank’s teller systems, ATM machines, in house PC's, and many other appliances that required a Wi-Fi connection.
Our team also installed all of the network hardware, which included the network switch, firewalls, and battery backups. At the request of the customer, we also added these to the large wall-mount cabinet that fit the specs of their equipment list.
Politon was asked to restore the building’s technology through the installation of all-building wifi. Politon then installed eight different wifi access points throughout the mosque, including a controller that allows for universal control over these points. Politon also provided turn-key wifi installation, which was installed throughout the corridors of the mosque and the prayer rooms on both the first and second floors. This provided lots of wifi coverage throughout the building, eventually upgrading the entire facility to a brand new computer network. The customer for this project was extremely satisfied with the work that was completed, and after building a long relationship with the workers of Politon, they are happy to say that they are loyal Politon customers.
Their current technology was originally located on multiple different floors, but Politon helped to connect each of these locations for greater efficiency. Politon added two post data rack from the MDF to the cubicles located on the fifth floor, which took about 200 CAT-6 data drops. They then added multimodal fiber between the new data room with the new post rack and the MDF and proceeded to create a new IDF on a different floor to better feed connections to future users. Politon also assisted with cabling for security purposes by pulling cables from eight different access points and POE cameras around the suite in hopes of providing optimal assistance. By the end of the project, the insurance company was highly satisfied with the work done by Politon and were delighted to consider themselves a customer of their company.
With their previous vendor, lots of the fiber used was not properly protected with a fanout kit, making connectivity extremely delicate for the company. As a result, they had to terminate the majority of the fiber used. However, Orange Barrel Media did not want to completely eliminate all the technological work that was already done for them, so they turned to Politon to fix what was necessary to help the company run smoothly. Thus, Politon re-terminated the fibers, plugged them back in, and certified the strands that needed fixing so that it met industry standards. Although this may only be a temporary solution for Orange Barrel Media, they were excited to be up and running again thanks to Politon.
Working with Orange Barrel Media was a neat, interesting project to work on because of the unique challenges that were presented. Not to mention, Orange Barrel Media has beautiful artwork displayed on the outside of its headquarters, making for a visually appealing project to work on as well.
Long-time customer Ariat Boot Distribution is expanding to a new warehouse in Coppell, Texas.
The building that they are expanding to was previously utilized by a tenant and needed some upgrades in order to keep up with the growing company.
The warehouse had some previously existing data cabinets around the warehouse. Our team was called in to run fibers and install network switches to the existing cabinets in the main data room.
In order to maximize the connections and communications between employees in the warehouses, we installed and plugged in eight wifi access points into the network switch around the offices and warehouse. In order to maintain security, we installed four cameras to monitor aisles. Because this warehouse was previously occupied, we needed to test each of the thirty existing cables in the offices to provide utmost proficiency in our customers' new office.
Our customer was pleased with the work of our team, and we discussed coming back for future projects.
Long-time customer Saddle Creek Burleson ran into a problem with their security guard post when their fiber box with the network gear succumbed to water damage after bad weather. In order to increase the safety of their facility in the most efficient way possible, they called us in for our fiber optics services. We were able to take the fiber from the data cabinet in the guard post and run it to their desired location inside the building. After running the fiber, we were able to successfully complete the data connections and have the facilities’ security post running in no time.
The main portion of this project was connecting the two office spaces through data cabling allowing for an extension of the network used. This was especially difficult because one office space was on the 6th floor and the other was on the 5th floor of the neighboring building. Proving to be an even harder challenge as the pipes between the building had been busted and required a bit of ingenuity to allow for proper functionality.
Once we were able to move and connect the cabling to each building, it was discovered that inside the office space the old tenant had pulled the data cabling and rebuilt walls around them. In an effort to utilize the old cabling we had to dig out the old cabling and reconfigure them to the new floor plan.
To allow for a more enjoyable work-life experience, we added new additions to the conference and training room. These included adding AV cables that connected the HDMI cables from the TVs to an HDMI plate below the TV, and a CAT-6 to HDMI extension data cable. This allowed employees easy access when connecting laptops to the screens during important presentations.
We also revamped the entire data rack and installed all the data cabling for the wifi and installed wifi access points. With 140 total cables, our team was able to completely build an entirely new office space.
Politon had installed TRW's network and security system in Lewisville, Texas. So when one of the cameras stopped working, we got the call to fix it. During some construction in the warehouse next door, a girder support mount had been clamped directly on top of the cable running to the camera. We pulled the cable out, replaced the bad section, and the camera started working again.
H Betti Industries in Dallas, Texas, was having some problems with their access points. Politon worked with the IT Support team to identify four out of six access points that were not working. Fortunately, the IT Support team had shipped four replacements which we installed. At the end of the day, all six access points were working as expected.
Located in Arlington, Texas, Kimball Midwest has been a long-time customer of Politon. So when they needed some new Ethernet drops and a projector installed, we got the call. The two new Ethernet drops in the warehouse were very straightforward. For the new drop in their conference room, we were able to tone out an existing unused cable. Mounting the very heavy projector took a little more work to ensure proper support, but we were able to get everything working and aligned to the customer's satisfaction.
The COACH Store in Plano, Texas, needed three ATAs installed. This job included the following tasks:
* Pulling a Cat 6 cable through the wall, over the suspended ceiling, and down to phone system
* Terminating three pairs of cables on both ends with RJ11 connectors
* Testing the lines for good quality
Overture Flower Mound contacted us about problems with their Mircom TX3 card access system, which was coming up intermittently or not at all. When we assessed the situation, we discovered the fiber was singlemode but the patch cords and SFPs were multimode. After replacing the multimode patch cords and SFPs with singlemode, the system worked as expected.
After Reddy Ice in Dallas, Texas, had a heat treatment done in their facility, they discovered the treatment got too close to a network panel and melted the faceplate and jacks. They called us, and we were able to respond quickly to replace the faceplate and jacks.
The Saddle Creek South location in Burleson, Texas, requested an Ethernet drop to a time clock outside the central office. We started running a cable from cabinet 9 which is mounted 35 feet up on a post. From there, we went across the girders and inside the 40-foot-high walls of the central office. After terminating and testing the cable, we mounted the time clock which worked perfectly.
The Saddle Creek South location in Burleson, Texas, contacted us to install two Ethernet drops in the guard shack. Fortunately, Politon had already run fiber to the guard shack and installed a switch, making the job easier. After finding a path from the switch to the guard's desk, we routed, terminated, and tested both cables. Everything worked properly.
Betson is a division of H Betti Industries and is located in Dallas, Texas. They contacted us to work on their paging system. Some of the existing speakers were not working; additional speakers were needed. First, we mounted new horn and flush mount speakers, pulled new speaker wire, and toned all the speakers to make sure they were working. We then worked with the customer to test the paging system and balance the volume of each speaker.
We have worked with Dalworth Restoration in Euless, Texas, for a long time. This job consisted of several tasks:
* Cut in and install a single-port Ethernet jack
* Identify the cables for two Ethernet jacks, label them, and plug them into the switch
* Reseat the connection to a security camera that was not showing up
* Recycle power to one access point that was running at 100 Mbps instead of 10000 Mbps
We successfully completed all the tasks.
Munoz Technology Solutions in Plano, Texas, was moving a customer into a new location where fiber cables needed to be terminated. We terminated all the fibers in rack mounted fiber trays and then tested the fibers to ensure they were working properly.
Firebirds Wood Fired Grill in Fort Worth, Texas, requested a new patch panel and additional Ethernet drops to the front terminal. This job included the following tasks:
* Installing the new patch panel
* Pulling new cables
* Installing jacks on both ends
* Testing to ensure everything was working properly
Fort Worth is the first location in Texas of Firebrands Wood Fired Grill, which opened in February 2022.
Saddle Creek Logistics Services in Fort Worth, Texas, requested additional Ethernet drops. This required changing the existing small switch to a larger switch to provide more ports. The new switch we installed made it possible to add the additional Ethernet drops as well as an additional access point in an office. We were able to complete this job with minimal disruption to the occupants.
Cliff Price is a wholesale showroom in the Dallas Market Center that offers fashion, home, and gift products to entrepreneurs and buyers in the South. Upon completion of a remodeling job, they wanted to install new speakers. We did the installation and also balanced the audio on the existing speakers throughout the showroom and offices.
Sam's Club in Fort Worth, Texas, was installing a conveyor system in their warehouse and asked us to add a fiber connection back to the main data room. The tasks needed to complete the job included:
* Pulling six-strand armored multimode cable
* Installing fiber trays in the data room and the conveyor cabinet
* Installing connectors on the ends of each fiber
* Testing the fibers with the OWL F7X power meter tester
* Labeling the new equipment
Located in Grapevine, Texas, Productiv Inc. had been sharing a warehouse with another tenant. When that tenant vacated, they cut most of the cables running through their data room which stopped all service to Productiv. After service was restored, the customer asked us to the move their data room to a different location in the building, so we ran fiber to the new location. They also asked us to install additional access points in the warehouse and the new office to boost coverage.
PowerFleet, located in Frisco, Texas, contacted us to investigate issues with their GPS system which was installed in their lab. Although the lab is on the top floor of the building, they were unable to see any GPS satellites. We moved the antenna from the lab to the roof and pulled cable from the antenna to the GPS receiver in the lab. This resolved the issue. As a result, they were able to see nineteen satellites.
Summit Electric Supply in Irving, Texas, asked us to investigate problems they were having with their data cabling. Many of the 148 drops in their office area were not working properly. We tested each drop with the Fluke DSX-5000 cable certifier. Out of the 148, 114 passed, 15 failed, and 19 had no connectivity between the jack in the data room and the jack in the office. We corrected all the issues by finding a match for the missing connections while labeling the office jacks with the corresponding data room jack.
Summit Electric Supply, located in Irving, Texas, needed additional security cameras installed. We pulled new cable to the two camera installations in the warehouse. We rerouted existing cable from the office area to the counter area for the third camera installation. When the cameras came online, we worked with the customer to adjust the view.
Politon installed J&J Global's IT infrastructure, so recently they contacted us to install security cameras. The installation included eleven Hikvision 10 MP IP cameras. We worked with our IT contact to bring the cameras online and aim them properly. J&J Global is located in Dallas, Texas.
We had previously installed an extensive data infrastructure at Reddy Ice in Dallas, Texas. So when the company needed ten additional drops, they called us, and, fortunately, we could repurpose some existing, unused drops. The unused cabling was pulled out of the wall and redistributed to three nearby cubicles and two office locations. After installing the jacks, we used the Fluke DSX-5000 tester to verify that the connections were working properly, successfully completing this data cabling job.
Phoenix Assurance, located in Justin, TX, wanted 20 security cameras installed. They already had a cabinet in place with a patch panel and a couple of Hikvision DS-7600 Network Video Recorders. Ethernet cables had also been pulled to the desired locations. Politon terminated the cables, installed the Hikvision 4MP network cameras, initialized the NVRs, renamed all of the cameras, and aimed the cameras in the direction needed by the customer.
Details about: Hikvision DS-7600 Network Video Recorders
Details about: Hikvision 4MP network cameras
For over a decade we have provided data cabling solutions to Saddle Creek Logistics Services. They contacted us for twenty additional Ethernet drops in their Roanoke warehouse. Four drops for an existing station were pulled and mounted. The other sixteen drops were for new stations. They were pulled and installed in quad boxes; excess cable was provided since locations of the new stations had not been determined. As a critical final step in the process, Politon tested all the connections to verify they worked properly.
As a side note, Roanoke is known as the unique dining capital of Texas. We took advantage of this by eating lunch at Hard Eight BBQ on South Oak Street.
Norfleet Land Services in Fort Worth, Texas, called us for a quick data cabling job. They needed two Ethernet drops for printers. The first drop was not complicated. The second drop, however, was a little more involved, because we had to maneuver the wire over solid ceilings with very limited access space. We used fiberglass fish rods to push the wire through the tight space. In less than an hour, we finished pulling cables, installing jacks, testing connections, and cleaning up. The customer was very grateful for the efficient service.
The next time we have a job in Fort Worth, we would like to check out Heim BBQ on 1109 W Magnolia Ave, Fort Worth, TX 76104. It is recommended by Texas Monthly and ranked number one on Yelp.
Using the access path from the main cabling run out of the data closet, we were able to get the new cables into the office area and fish them down the walls into position. The tricky part of this job was getting the cables from the data closet to the locations since much of the area near the data closet had solid ceilings. We added the connections and tested to be sure everything was working properly. Another successful job completion.
Baumann asked us to install two Quad data outlets for future use on some new cubicle workstations. We pulled the cable out the opening with about twenty feet of slack and a four-square box with a faceplate on it. We also installed a dual data run in the same room for a printer location. There were no real challenges to this small project and thankfully they have asked us to come back on some additional projects in their warehouse.
