Warehouse operators, distribution centres and carriers · Quebec and Ontario
Network and security systems for warehouses, logistics and distribution centres
A warehouse runs on handheld scanners, dock doors and a yard full of other people's goods. Vega Security installs the network that keeps the scanners connected and the security that shows what came in, what left and who opened the gate.
When the scanners disconnect, picking stops
A warehouse is a hard building for radio: metal racking to the roof, stock that changes the coverage from week to week, long distances and very few places to mount anything. Wi-Fi that was planned on an empty floor fails once the racks are full, and the trouble shows up as lost time in the aisles.
The other half of the job is outdoors and at the doors: trailers in the yard, drivers at the gate, a dock that receives at night. We work for the operations manager, the site manager and the IT lead of a distribution centre, a third-party logistics warehouse or a transport terminal.
- Dead aislesScanners and vehicle-mounted terminals drop in the same places, and adding an access point did not help.
- A dispute with no pictureA damaged pallet or a short shipment, and no camera shows the dock door at the time it was loaded.
- A yard that ends where the cable endsThe far gate, the trailer rows and the second building have power but no network.
- Drivers in the buildingVisitors and drivers walk through the same door as the staff, and nobody records who came in.
- No signal in the middle of the buildingSupervisors cannot be reached on their mobiles between the racks.
From the dock doors to the far end of the yard
Start with the one that costs you time today. Wi-Fi and cabling are usually designed together, and the cameras share the same network.
- Enterprise Wi-FiA survey with the racks loaded, access points and antennas chosen for high racking and long aisles, and roaming that keeps a scanner connected on a moving lift truck.
- Structured cabling and LANDrops for the access points, the scanners' base stations, the dock equipment and the cameras, with cabinets placed so that no run is too long for copper.
- Fibre optic installation and cablingA backbone across a building that is longer than copper can serve, and the links to the cabinets at the far ends and to a second building.
- Video surveillanceCameras on each dock door, the staging areas, the aisles with valuable stock and the yard, with licence plate reading at the gate and a search by time and by door.
- Video analyticsA line across each dock door and a zone over the yard that raise an alert only for a person or a vehicle after the last shift, and plates read at the gate and compared with the trucks expected that day.
- Access controlThe staff entrance, the dock office, the cage and the secured areas opened by card, with rights by shift and a history of every door.
- Electronic locks and door hardwareHeavy-duty strikes and exit devices on the staff and driver doors, a door position switch on each emergency exit so that a propped door shows up at the dock office, and a lock on the cage.
- Intercom and phone entryA weatherproof station at the vehicle gate and at the driver door: the driver calls, the dock office sees who it is and opens.
- Long-range wireless bridgesA radio link to a second building, a guard hut or a camera pole at the edge of the yard, without a trench across the pavement.
- Cellular signal boostingMobile coverage brought inside a building whose metal envelope blocks the signal, measured before and after by carrier.
- Intrusion alarmThe offices, the dock doors and the storage areas protected when the building is closed, with one part armed while another is working.
- VoIP and business telephonyWireless handsets for supervisors, a phone at each dock office and calls routed to the right shift.
- Commercial audio and videoAnnouncements that can be heard over the noise of the floor, in the whole building or in one zone.
Working around shifts, lift trucks and full racks
A warehouse does not close for cabling. The plan says which aisle is blocked, when, and for how long.
- A survey with the building in operation
Signal is measured with the racks loaded, the dock doors and the yard are walked with your supervisor, and we note the heights, the lifts needed and the rules of your site.
- A design by zone
The building is divided into zones that can be done one at a time: a set of aisles, a dock, the yard. Each has its drawing and its equipment list.
- Installation aisle by aisle
Work at height is scheduled with your shift leads, one aisle at a time, and around receiving and shipping peaks. The existing network stays up until its replacement covers the zone.
- Checked with your own scanners
Coverage is measured again once everything is on, a scanner is carried through each aisle, and each camera view is confirmed with the person who will use it.
What operations and IT have at the end
- Coverage maps measured after installation, aisle by aisle
- A plan of the access points, the cabinets and the cable routes as installed
- A camera plan by dock door, with the recording settings
- Test results for every copper and fibre link
- User accounts for the supervisors who review footage and manage door access
Sites we work in
- Distribution centres
- Third-party logistics warehouses
- Transport terminals and truck yards
- Warehouses attached to a store or a plant
Related industries
Vega Security holds all the licences required for its work.
Questions from warehouse and logistics managers
Our scanners drop in some aisles. Do we need more access points?
Not necessarily. Too many access points on the same channels cause the same symptom as too few. A survey shows whether the cause is coverage, interference or roaming settings, and the report tells you what to change.
Will the Wi-Fi still work when the racks are full?
It is designed for full racks. Stock absorbs and reflects the signal, so the access points and antennas are placed along the aisles rather than above the racking, and the coverage is measured with stock in place.
Can you install while we are operating?
Yes. We block one aisle at a time, at the hours agreed with your shift leads, and stay away from the docks during receiving and shipping peaks.
How do we connect a gate or a second building without digging?
With a point-to-point radio link, when there is a line of sight between the two ends. A path study confirms it before any equipment is ordered, and the link is sized for the cameras and the devices at the far end.
Can we find the footage of one shipment quickly?
Yes, when the cameras are placed by dock door and the recorder is set up for it. You search by door and by time, and export the clip that settles the question.
Request a quote for your warehouse
Tell us about the building, the number of dock doors, what the yard looks like and what is failing today. A plan of the racking helps for Wi-Fi.
We reply by e-mail or phone and arrange a visit while the building is working.
- Hours
- 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
- Office
- Montreal, Quebec