Data & Network Cabling Macleod

Yes. In Australia, any cabling that connects to the telecommunications network must be installed by an ACMA registered cabler. Bitz Electrical is registered and licensed, so your cabling is legal, compliant and covered.

Yes. Being close to La Trobe, Macleod has a lot of rentals and share houses where several people need a solid connection at once. We run hardwired points to the key rooms so tenants are not all fighting over one router's Wi-Fi, which keeps everyone online and cuts down on complaints back to the landlord.

Often, yes. Reliable internet is one of the first things tenants ask about, and a properly cabled property is easier to lease and less likely to generate connection complaints. Structured cabling is a long-life improvement that adds to the property, and we hand over test certification so you have documented proof the work was done to standard.

Yes, and that is exactly what a share house or a busy home needs. We run hardwired points to the rooms with the heaviest use and add cabled access points for the rest, so the network can carry several people streaming, studying and video calling at the same time without slowing to a crawl.

Both look similar, but Cat6A carries a full 10 Gbps across a 100m run while Cat6 only manages 10 Gbps over short distances, dropping to 1 Gbps beyond that. Cat6A also has better shielding against interference. For most homes Cat6 is plenty, but for business networks, Wi-Fi 6 access points or anything you want to last a decade or more, Cat6A is the safer choice.

Yes. Newer estate homes are often easier to add to, since they tend to have accessible roof and wall spaces and sometimes existing conduit. We run new points wherever you need them and tie them back to your existing setup, so you can expand a modern home's network without much disruption.

Copper, such as Cat6 or Cat6A, is the right choice for most points inside a home or office and runs up to 100m. Fibre is used when you need to cover longer distances, link separate buildings or floors, or run a high-speed backbone. Many jobs use both: fibre for the backbone and copper to each outlet. We assess the site and recommend the mix that fits.

It depends on how each room is used. As a guide, we usually run two points behind a television or desk, points at any Wi-Fi access point location, and extra points in a home office or study. It is cheaper to run a few spare points during the initial work than to add them later, so we plan for a little headroom.

Yes. We test every installation with Fluke equipment and provide printed certification, so you have documented proof that each cable meets standard.

Yes. Many of Macleod's original brick-veneer homes have only a couple of old phone points and no data cabling. We run new structured cabling to the rooms you use, usually through the roof space these single-storey homes make easy to access, and bring the home up to a modern standard without major disruption.

Often the best fix is a hardwired access point rather than another repeater. We run cabling to the right locations and mount access points so coverage is strong and stable, right through to the back rooms and bedrooms where a single router tends to give out.

Yes. We run the internal cabling and data points that connect to your NBN service, tidy up the lead-in and set up a central point so your network runs cleanly from the connection out to each room.

Yes. All our work is backed by a lifetime workmanship guarantee, so if anything we have installed is ever at fault, we come back and put it right. Where a full certified system is installed, the components can also carry a manufacturer system warranty.

Cabling done by someone who is not registered can be non-compliant, may void insurance, and often has to be redone before it will pass. It can also cause faults and dropouts that are hard to trace. Using a registered cabler means the work is legal, tested and documented from the start.

It depends on the number of points, the cable type and access to the building. We assess the site and provide a written quote before any work begins, with no variations.