Managed Computer Networking Services for Sydney Businesses
PIP has operated its own national internet network since 1995. Computer networking is not a sideline.
Computer networking is the foundation
Computer networking refers to the infrastructure that everything else runs on — file access, email, cloud services, voice, and internet access all depend on the network beneath them. PIP manages business computer networking as a documented, segmented, and monitored service — not something configured once and forgotten.
PIP’s managed network services span local area networks, wide area network connectivity, firewalls, and network security. Because PIP manages both the computer network and the IT environment, issues that span both layers are resolved by one team. Enterprise networks get enterprise-grade management. Network devices — switches, access points, routers, and firewalls — are documented, patched, and monitored as part of the ongoing service.
- LANLocal area network design, VLAN segmentation, structured cabling
- WANWide area network connectivity, SD-WAN, multi-site links, failover
- FIREWALLBusiness firewall deployment, policy design, ongoing management
- SECURITYNetwork security embedded at design time — not bolted on
PIP’s managed computer networking services
Network Management
PIP monitors, manages, and maintains the full network infrastructure — switches, access points, routers, and WAN links. Firmware is patched, faults are resolved proactively, and every network device is documented. Continuous monitoring means problems are caught before they cause downtime.
Learn more →LAN & WAN Infrastructure
PIP designs and builds local area networks from scratch — IP addressing, VLAN segmentation, cabling, and access point placement. For multi-site businesses, PIP manages WAN connectivity including SD-WAN and failover. One provider for both the LAN and the WAN means no gap in accountability.
Learn more →Managed Firewall Service
PIP deploys and manages business firewalls — policy design, firmware patching, rule review, and ongoing monitoring. A firewall configured once and never reviewed is not a managed firewall. PIP treats firewalls as managed assets: rules documented, reviewed regularly, and updated as the network changes.
Learn more →Network Security
Network security is embedded in how PIP designs and manages every network — VLAN segmentation, intrusion prevention, access controls, and firewall policy are the baseline, not optional extras. For businesses inheriting an undocumented or undersecured network, PIP audits and remediates the full environment.
Learn more →Real infrastructure. Real networking expertise.
PIP has operated its own national internet network from PIP’s Sydney Datacentre since 1995. That is not a marketing claim — it is a national network with its own infrastructure, built and managed by PIP for three decades. PIP’s networking expertise extends beyond typical MSP capability because PIP is a network operator, not just a managed IT company that also configures routers.
Full lifecycle: PIP designs the network topology, deploys the hardware, documents every IP address and device, and manages it ongoing. Not a project company that disappears after commissioning.
One provider: Networking and IT under one roof. When the same team manages the computer network and the endpoints, connectivity issues are resolved end-to-end — no blame gap between layers.
Documented: Every managed network has an IP register, a network diagram showing the network architecture, and a device inventory with firmware versions. PIP audits and builds that documentation before anything else.
Performance: Network performance is monitored continuously. Private networks managed by PIP are segmented, patched, and actively defended — not just connected.
“Most networks PIP inherits have no documentation — no IP register, no network diagram, no record of what firmware is running on which switch. The previous provider knew it in their head, or nobody knew it at all. PIP’s first step on every new managed network is an audit and a full set of documentation.”
— PIP Network Engineer
Types of computer networks
Networks are categorised by geographic scale. For Sydney businesses, local area networks and wide area networks are the two that matter most — and PIP manages both.
Personal
Covers a few metres. Bluetooth between a phone and wireless devices. Personal area network.
Local
A single building or campus. Wired networks (Ethernet) and wireless networks (Wi-Fi). Privately owned.
Metropolitan
A metropolitan area network connects sites across a city. Larger than a LAN, smaller than a WAN.
Wide
Connects networks across regions or countries. The internet is the largest wide area network.
If your network is undocumented, unmonitored, or underperforming — that’s what PIP fixes
Whether you’re starting from scratch or inheriting someone else’s work, PIP’s managed computer networking services cover the full lifecycle. One provider for network services, IT, and connectivity.