Deployment Dossier · Cebu Office WiFi 7

Professional UniFi WiFi 7 deployment plan for Software Club's new Cebu office — Johndorf Tower, 12F Units 2&3, Cebu Business Park (Biliran Rd, Brgy Luz, Cebu City) — 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 (local contact: Princess Dacillo), and the installation vendor. 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 · 4 new + 3 reused

₱206,304

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× Cat6 drops in conduit — fit-out-provided at ₱0 (7 APs + 1 spare), 193 m measured incl. slack, every run < 35 m; Cat6 carries 10G at these lengths (TSB-155), every link 10G-qualification-tested. Dual WAN (decided Jul 2): RISE Dedicated 100 Mbps + PLDT Broadband 200 Mbps in load-balance — real-time traffic pinned to RISE, bulk spills to PLDT; optional 5G CPE bridge.

Cabling → · Network design →

Server room

Central 4.97 sqm room as the star point. Server rack + 24-port patch panel fit-out-provided (rack size TBC), 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
Fit-out package now provides the passive network layer at ₱0 (client, Jul 2): server rack, 24-port patch panel, Cat6-UTP-in-conduit drops + RJ45 termination — capex drops ₱267,904 → ₱206,304 (₱61,600 saved). New top action: send the C1–C8 drop schedule to the fit-out GC this week, or drops land at generic desk positions. fit-out

Do this week by Fri Jul 10

The critical path is ISP provisioning + the ceiling-close window, not equipment. Five actions this week (one now optional) 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.
Sign RISE Dedicated 100 Mbps + order PLDT Broadband 200 Mbps (decided Jul 2, ≈₱41,364/mo total VAT-ex). Both are already in the Johndorf Tower riser; RISE benchmarks a 1.8-week average business install in Cebu. Same call: ask whether the two lines enter through separate risers/ducts (path diversity) and get RISE's contract term / one-time fee / SLA / lead time in writing.
Optional — buy a 5G CPE with Ethernet out (Smart/Globe, ~₱8,000 estimate) into a UCG-Fiber port as a day-one bridge if fiber slips. With two diverse wired lines already in the riser this is no longer a requirement (client, Jul 2). The UCG-Fiber has no USB-modem option.
Send the C1–C8 cable schedule to the fit-out GC — their cabler pulls our 8 ceiling drops (Cat6-in-conduit, fit-out-provided) at our coordinates; without it, drops land at generic desk positions. Same message: get the ceiling-closure date in writing (target W3, Jul 20–24).
Get Prowatcher's survey-based re-quote (decision Jul 2: keep Prowatcher, probable) — sanity-checked against the RFQ scope and the 5-point gate. Competing quotes (a Cebu structured-cabling firm, MEC Networks / iConnect distributor pricing) are now optional leverage, not mandatory. 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× fit-out-provided Cat6-in-conduit drops, 193 m measured routing, the C1–C8 schedule for the GC, and the Cat6-vs-10G qualification-testing 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

9 answered Jul 2 (address, WiFi-only, ISP plan, Intune, guest, installer…); 38 still open — budget approval ₱206,304 is the last blocker.

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
Client answers Jul 2: address (Johndorf Tower 12F), WiFi-only confirmed, ISP plan decided (RISE Ded-100 + PLDT BB-200 ≈₱41,364/mo), Intune EAP-TLS go, no guest SSID, Prowatcher kept (probable)

Pending blocking

Budget sign-off ₱206,304 VAT-inc — the single remaining blocking question (address + desk-wiring answered Jul 2)
Survey-based re-quote from Prowatcher (kept, probable) — competing quotes now optional
Equipment PO — not issued; stock is indent, clock is running
ISP orders — RISE Ded-100 + PLDT BB-200 decided, contracts not yet signed/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.