Deployment Dossier · Cebu Office WiFi 7

Professional UniFi WiFi 7 deployment plan for Software Club's new Cebu office, built from the architect's DRAFT 02 floor plan and an 8-domain research sweep (hardware, RF/regulatory, cabling, ISPs, vendors, timeline, cost, risk). Audience: Paul (owner), the Cebu ops team, and candidate installation vendors. Everything here is self-hosted and self-contained — no external dependencies.

530.62 sqm

Floor area · 17.64 × 37.54 m

133 desks

~150 staff · 300–450 devices

7× U7 Pro XGS

WiFi 7 APs · 6 new + 1 reused

₱318,752

Recommended capex · VAT-inc

44 days

To deadline · Sat Aug 15

Design at a glance

WiFi

7× U7 Pro XGS (tri-band WiFi 7, 8 spatial streams, 10GbE uplink, dedicated spectral-scan radio) — 3 along the 27 m open-plan spine, 4 covering conference, meeting, reception and amenity zones. ~43 devices/AP at full occupancy. 6 GHz is legal in the Philippines verified — lower 500 MHz only (NTC MC 002-07-2024), run as 80 MHz PSC channels; 5 GHz anchored on non-DFS channels (Mactan-Cebu airport ~10 km).

2D plan & live coverage →

Backbone

UCG-Fiber reused as gateway + UniFi controller (2× 10G SFP+, 5 Gbps IDS/IPS) uplinked over SFP+ DAC to a USW-Pro-XG-10-PoE (10× 10GbE PoE++, 400 W budget, 1U). 8× Cat6A drops (7 APs + 1 spare), 193 m measured incl. slack, every run < 35 m. Dual WAN: business fiber primary + 5G CPE failover.

Cabling → · Network design →

Server room

Central 4.97 sqm room as the star point. 12U wall rack, 24-port Cat6A patch panel, PDU, and a 1–1.5 kVA line-interactive pure-sine UPS with AVR (~15–30 min runtime at ~300 W load — essential against Cebu brownouts). Requires its own circuit, cooling and earthing at handover.

Full BOM & costs →

Where this plan deviates from the brief

≥5 APs requested → 7 recommended. Coverage math says 5 is enough (530.62 sqm ÷ 160 sqm/AP), but capacity math doesn't: ~150 staff ≈ 300–450 concurrent devices → 6–8 APs at a healthy 40–60 clients/AP, and 150 seats sit in a 178 sqm strip at 1.2 sqm/seat.
8-port switch requested → 10-port. 7 APs × 29 W PoE++ nameplate = 203 W > the USW-Pro-XG-8-PoE's 155 W budget — the 8-port locks the design at 5 APs. USW-Pro-XG-10-PoE: 400 W, ~97 W headroom. verified
Prowatcher's ₱1,500 PoE+ injector is the wrong PoE class. The U7 Pro XGS requires PoE++ (802.3bt, 29 W max); an 802.3at injector cannot power it. Any new quote must delete this line — all APs power from the PoE++ switch. verified

Do this week by Fri Jul 10

The critical path is ISP provisioning + the ceiling-close window, not equipment. Five actions this week protect the Aug 15 deadline; details and owners on the Timeline.

Issue the equipment PO with 50% down. U7 Pro XGS and the 10G PoE++ switch are typically indent (import) items in PH with 2–4 week lead — require a contractual delivery date.
Submit TWO ISP applications in parallel. RISE primary (publicly benchmarked 1.8-week average business install in Cebu) + PLDT Enterprise or Converge FlexiBIZ as backup; same day, ask the landlord which ISPs already have building-entry facilities.
Buy a 5G CPE with Ethernet out (Smart/Globe, ~₱8,000 estimate) into a UCG-Fiber port as secondary WAN — day-one internet if fiber slips, permanent failover after. The UCG-Fiber has no USB-modem option.
Get the ceiling-closure date in writing from the fit-out GC and book the cable pull while the ceiling is open (target W3, Jul 20–24). Pulling Cat6A after closure costs 2–3× and risks slipping 1–2 weeks.
Request survey-based quotes from 3 vendors: Prowatcher (knows the account) + one Cebu structured-cabling contractor + distributor pricing (MEC Networks / iConnect). Their Jan-2026 install line (₱7,000) covered a single AP — it does not scale to an 8-drop certified job.

Dossier contents

2D Plan & Coverage interactive

Vector floor plan with a live RF heatmap per band — drag APs, simulate failures, auto-measured cable schedule.

3D Walkthrough

Walk the office in 3D: rooms, desks, AP positions and mounting heights in context.

Cabling

8× Cat6A drops, 193 m measured routing, buy quantities, termination and 10G certification requirements.

BOM & Costs

Line-by-line bill of materials in ₱, VAT-ex/inc, verified vs estimated prices, budget-floor alternative.

Vendors & Quote

Prowatcher's Jan-2026 quote dissected (incl. the PoE-class error), PH distributors, and the dual-quote strategy.

Network Design

VLANs, SSIDs (corp 802.1X / guest / IoT), channel plan, RF settings, dual-WAN failover.

Timeline

Week-by-week Gantt (W1 Jul 6 → W6 Aug 14) with milestones, owners and the critical path.

Open Questions needs Paul

The decisions only Paul can make — desk wiring, budget approval, ISP terms, old-office cutover date.

Risks

Ranked risk register with mitigations: ISP slip, ceiling closure, stock, PoE budget, single points of failure.

Knowledge Base

Verified specs, PH regulatory references, pricing anchors and the full source list behind every claim.

Status

Done as of 2026-07-02

DRAFT-02 floor plan digitized to vector (rooms, desks, core notch)
RF design: 7-AP placement, channel plan, propagation model
Full BOM priced in ₱ with verified/estimate flags
Vendor & quote analysis (incl. PoE-class error found)
6-week timeline with critical path and PH holiday check

Pending blocking

Paul's answers to the open questions — esp. desk wiring (changes the switch layer entirely) and budget approval
Survey-based quotes from Prowatcher + a structured-cabling contractor
Equipment PO — not issued; stock is indent, clock is running
ISP applications (RISE + backup) — not lodged
Ceiling-closure date from the fit-out GC — not confirmed

Sources & data

Hardware specs verified against techspecs.ui.com and store.ui.com (U7 Pro XGS, UCG-Fiber, USW-Pro-XG-8/10-PoE); 6 GHz regulatory status from NTC Memorandum Circular 002-07-2024; PH pricing anchored to Prowatcher's Jan-2026 quote (₱59,897.60 VAT-inc, old office) and distributor/retail checks (MEC Networks, iConnect, PC Express); timeline benchmarks from RISE/PLDT/Converge public data and Proclamation No. 1006 (2026 holidays). Items marked estimate are extrapolations pending quotes. Full citation list: Knowledge Base.