{"id":851,"date":"2025-06-18T12:43:28","date_gmt":"2025-06-18T12:43:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.mintcreative.com\/ideal-test\/?page_id=851"},"modified":"2025-07-22T10:02:28","modified_gmt":"2025-07-22T10:02:28","slug":"lan","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/staging.mintcreative.com\/ideal-test\/expertise\/networks-and-connectivity\/lan\/","title":{"rendered":"Local Area Networks (LAN)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<!-- \/\/ Hero section -->\n<section class=\"secondary-hero secondary-hero--minimal\">\n    <div class=\"container\">\n        <div class=\"row position-relative\">\n            <div class=\"hero-content col-lg-8 offset-lg-2 text-center\">\n                <h1 class=\"secondary-hero__heading h1 text-gradient\">\n                    Local Area Networks (LAN)                <\/h1>\n\n                                    <h2 class=\"secondary-hero__subheading h2\">\n                        Getting the right LAN for your operation                    <\/h2>\n                \n                                    <p class=\"secondary-hero__text p-intro mb-0\">\n                        Ideal has vast experience in Local Area Networks (LANs). It\u2019s what we do best. We work with market-leading vendors and can advise you on the best solutions for everything from supporting the development of your roadmap, new installations, refreshes and troubleshooting.                    <\/p>\n                \n                                    <div id=\"contact-trigger\" class=\"secondary-hero__btn z-0 btn-wrapper\" data-bs-toggle=\"modal\" data-bs-target=\"#contactModal\" data-subject=\"LAN enquiry\">\n                        <span class=\"btn btn-color\">\n                            Book a Discovery Session                        <\/span>\n                        <div class=\"btn-extension\">\n                            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.mintcreative.com\/ideal-test\/wp-content\/themes\/ideal\/images\/_splide-right-arrow.png\" alt=\"\">\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"split-text\" id=\"expertise\">\n    <div class=\"container\">\n        <div class=\"inner-pad\">\n\n                            <div class=\"row\">\n                    <div class=\"col-12 col-xl-6\">\n                        <h2 class=\"split-text__heading h1 text-gradient\">\n                            Fast, secure, agile connectivity                        <\/h2>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            \n            <div class=\"row\">\n                <div class=\"col-12 col-xl-6\">\n                    <div class=\"split-text__left position-sticky\">\n                        <p class=\"p-intro\">Whatever brought you here to research LAN requirements \u2013 you can be confident that we\u2019ll have come across it before.<\/p>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                <div class=\"col-12 col-xl-6\">\n                    <div class=\"split-text__right\">\n                        <p>The proliferation of cloud demands and hybrid workers accessing from any device anywhere, AI usage, more IoT devices on the network and ever more sophisticated cyber threats means that your LAN capability is being challenged each and every day.<\/p>\n<p>Regardless of the sector you work in, your Local Area Network (LAN) will touch every part of your organisation. We can help to ensure it provides fully secure, fast, robust and agile connectivity. And we\u2019ll choose the vendor best suited to your operations within a budget that makes sense for you.<\/p>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"banner-image banner-image--s3\">\n    <div class=\"container\">\n        <div class=\"row\">\n            <div class=\"col\">\n                <div class=\"position-relative\">\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.mintcreative.com\/ideal-test\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/iStock-2190572397.jpg\" alt=\"Banner Image\" class=\"img-fluid w-100\">\n                                            <span class=\"banner-image__info col-6\">Keeping You One Step Ahead<\/span>\n                                    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"split-text\" id=\"expertise\">\n    <div class=\"container\">\n        <div class=\"inner-pad\">\n\n            \n            <div class=\"row\">\n                <div class=\"col-12 col-xl-6\">\n                    <div class=\"split-text__left position-sticky\">\n                        <p class=\"p-intro\">We\u2019ll work closely with your team, using our extensive experience to solve problems, plan developments and proactively anticipate the advances you need to keep one step ahead.<\/p>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                <div class=\"col-12 col-xl-6\">\n                    <div class=\"split-text__right\">\n                        <p><strong>Commercial flexibility<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Is a lower up-front cost with a subscription model (OpEx) better for you, or would an outright purchase (CapEx) system deliver better value? \u00a0Is a <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/staging.mintcreative.com\/ideal-test\/expertise\/software-licensing-management\/\">Licensing<\/a><\/span> framework the right way to go? We\u2019ll help you to arrive at the right commercial model for what you need \u2013 avoiding overpaying for things you don\u2019t.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Security-first at all times<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Cyber Security is front of mind in everything we do. We\u2019ll deploy the latest <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/staging.mintcreative.com\/ideal-test\/expertise\/cyber-security\/\">cyber security<\/a><\/span> protection including network access control and segmentation to keep your LAN safe at all times. Proactive protection is also available through our UK-based 24\/7 <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/staging.mintcreative.com\/ideal-test\/expertise\/managed-services\/\">Managed Services<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"banner-image banner-image--s2\">\n    <div class=\"container\">\n        <div class=\"row\">\n            <div class=\"col\">\n                <div class=\"position-relative\">\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.mintcreative.com\/ideal-test\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/LAN-lower_IDEALREFRESH114-scaled-e1750931038551.jpg\" alt=\"Banner Image\" class=\"img-fluid w-100\">\n                                    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"split-text\" id=\"expertise\">\n    <div class=\"container\">\n        <div 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