Module 01
Cabinet sized to the location
U height, depth, wall or floor mounting, door type and shelving are chosen against the space and the load rather than ordered to a default.
Rack design and pre-build
Rack configuration: cabinets specified, populated, terminated and tested before dispatch
A rack is the one part of a project that cannot be fixed remotely. Get the U height, power draw, cable management or patch layout wrong and somebody is unbolting hardware in a plant room. We specify the cabinet with your engineers, build and terminate it here, load test it, and deliver it with documentation.
- Built here
- Populated, terminated and dressed before dispatch
- Load tested
- Powered and tested in the cabinet
- As-built map
- Port documentation ships with the rack
RACK / AS-BUILT
- Terminated and dressed
- Load tested
- As-built port map
- Packed as one unit
Capability map
What Rack configuration and pre-build includes
Every deliverable is handled by named people on your account, before the shipment leaves us.
Module 02
Passive layer specified as a set
Patch panels, keystones, brush and cable management, fibre enclosures and patch cords are picked as one package per rack from the Digitus and Lanberg catalogues.
Module 03
Power planned, not assumed
Metered PDUs are specified against the actual load, including PoE budget for the switching, with headroom for startup demand.
Module 04
Built and terminated in our facility
The cabinet is populated, cabled, terminated and dressed before it ships, so on site the task is mounting and connecting.
Module 05
Labelled to a scheme
Ports, panels and devices carry a consistent labelling scheme across every rack in the project, which keeps spares and documentation interchangeable.
Module 06
Load tested
Active hardware is powered, loaded and tested in the rack before dispatch.
Module 07
As-built port map
Documentation is delivered with the hardware, which keeps handover straightforward for class, yard and building surveyors.
Module 08
Standards-aligned components
Copper and fibre components are ISO/IEC 11801 and EN 50173 aligned, so the passive layer survives inspection.
What travels with the cabinet
Every rack leaves with the paperwork a surveyor or an installing engineer asks for, so nothing has to be reverse engineered on site.
- Terminated and dressed
- Load tested
- As-built port map
- Packed as one unit
RACK / AS-BUILT Verified
- Cabinet
- Sized to space, load and mounting
- Passive layer
- Panels, keystones, fibre, patch cords
- Power
- Metered PDU sized to draw and PoE budget
- Labelling
- One scheme across every rack
Delivery sequence
How it runs
- 01
Site and load review
Space, mounting, power availability, device count and PoE draw are reviewed with your engineers.
- 02
Rack specification
Cabinet, passive package, PDUs and active hardware are drawn into a single bill of materials and quoted as one line item per rack.
- 03
Build and terminate
The cabinet is populated, cabled, terminated, dressed and labelled in our facility.
- 04
Load test and document
Hardware is powered and tested in place, and the as-built port map is produced.
- 05
Ship as one unit
The rack is packed and delivered complete to the site it belongs to, timed to the install window.
Deployment fit
Where it matters most
- Maritime and refit
- Bridge and plant room cabinets on yachts and commercial vessels, where the passive layer has to be finished before active kit is commissioned.
- Enterprise
- Comms rooms and floor cabinets standardised across a multi-site estate.
- Energy and remote sites
- Locations where a rack has to arrive complete and documented in one movement.
- Commercial
- Small server rooms that still need a labelled, maintainable build rather than an improvised one.
Technical library
Related reading
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Rack configuration and pre-build questions
Can a rack be delivered fully built?
Yes. Cabinets are populated, terminated, labelled, load tested and delivered with an as-built port map, so the task on site is mounting and connecting.
Which cabinet brands do you use?
Digitus and Lanberg cover the cabinets, patch panels, keystones, patch cords and power distribution. Selection per project depends on specification, availability and value.
How do you size the PDU and PoE budget?
By listing every powered device on the rack at its stated maximum draw, including access points, cameras and phones, then comparing the total against the switch PoE budget and the rack supply with headroom for startup demand.
Do you supply documentation for handover?
Yes. An as-built port map and a build sheet ship with the rack, which is what class and yard surveyors ask for at handover.
Can you repeat the same rack across multiple sites?
Yes. A reference build is specified once and repeated, with the same components and labelling scheme at every location so spares stay interchangeable.
Scope a project with us
Send a bill of materials or a design brief. A technical pre-sales specialist replies within one business day with hardware, licensing, staging and freight on one quote.
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