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MDF / IDF Topology
Layer-2 and layer-3 diagrams from the main distribution frame to every IDF closet — showing switch stacks, uplinks, port counts, and physical location.
Not knowing how your network is laid out is a liability — for upgrades, for audits, for the next tech who inherits your infrastructure. We produce clean, complete documentation you can actually hand to someone without flinching.
We produce six categories of documentation in every engagement. Each deliverable is written for the next technician, not for us — clear, version-controlled, and ready to hand off.
Layer-2 and layer-3 diagrams from the main distribution frame to every IDF closet — showing switch stacks, uplinks, port counts, and physical location.
Every VLAN, subnet, and DHCP scope documented — with scope names, gateway addresses, helper-address configs, and which devices live where.
Switch-by-switch port documentation: what's plugged in, VLAN assignment, PoE draw, port description, and patch panel patch number.
Serial numbers, firmware versions, support contract expiry dates, and management IP addresses — organized by site, closet, and role.
A plain-English summary of your FortiGate policy — what's allowed, what's blocked, which rules are unused, and where the gaps are. Written so your next audit goes smoothly.
Step-by-step procedures for scheduled maintenance windows, hardware replacements, and VLAN changes — so the 2 AM cutover doesn't rely on memory.
We kick off every documentation engagement with a Basic Network Audit — a structured discovery of your current infrastructure that forms the foundation for every deliverable. Remote or on-site, completed within a week.
Active and passive scanning via our monitoring probe identifies every switch, AP, firewall, server, and endpoint. Nothing gets missed because we looked — we looked at everything.
Topology diagrams, VLAN maps, port schedules, device inventory, and a firewall rulebase summary — all drawn from what we actually found, not what someone thought was there.
PDFs for the filing cabinet and editable source files (Visio, draw.io) for the team — version-controlled so next quarter's changes don't orphan this quarter's diagrams.
Infrastructure changes. We offer an ongoing documentation retainer to update your diagrams and runbooks whenever you make changes — so the docs never go stale again.
A structured discovery of your full infrastructure — active scanning, passive observation, and a sit-down review of what we found. The prerequisite for every documentation package we offer.
Everything in the Basic Audit, plus a Minisforum monitoring probe — pre-configured and deployed so your network stays visible long after the audit is done. Monthly Auvik monitoring quoted separately by scope.
Every network upgrade goes faster — and safer — when the team knows exactly what's there before touching it. Stop reverse-engineering your own infrastructure mid-project.
When an auditor or cyber-insurance questionnaire asks what's on your network, you have an answer. Clean documentation is a first-order control — not a nice-to-have.
When something breaks at 2 AM, having an accurate network diagram cuts the time-to-resolution in half. Runbooks mean the on-call tech isn't guessing which switch to restart.
Tell us what you've got and how long it's been since anyone looked at it. We'll kick off a Basic Network Audit and show you exactly what you're working with — then build the docs to match.