Case study · Golf Clubs & Leisure
The Hertfordshire Golf & Country Club: a modern network inside a 16th-century mansion
The Hertfordshire Golf & Country Club at Broxbournebury Mansion, Broxbourne, needed an entire network built from nothing across a large, diverse site whose Grade II listed clubhouse made traditional cabling impractical. Dig IT Solutions designed a UniFi-based network, mesh Wi-Fi, guest access and a camera system, and has supported the club for over five years.
- 5+
- years supported
- 0 → full
- network built from nothing
- ~50%
- lower CCTV cost vs traditional install
- 16th C
- Grade II listed clubhouse
- Client
- The Hertfordshire Golf & Country Club
- Relationship
- 5+ years
- Locations
- Broxbournebury Mansion, White Stubbs Lane, Broxbourne
Challenge
The situation
The previous operators had removed all networking equipment and cabling, so the club started with no infrastructure at all: no cabinet, no switching, no Wi-Fi, no cameras.
The clubhouse is a 16th-century Grade II listed mansion with metre-thick walls. Running new cabling through the fabric of the building is slow, expensive and in places not permitted, and wireless signal does not pass through the walls easily.
The site is large and varied: bars, a kitchen, a pro shop, function and recreational spaces and the course itself. Members and visitors expect reliable guest Wi-Fi, and the club needed security cameras across the estate.
Solution
What we built and how we run it
Get the essentials working first
A core network was set up quickly so the bars, kitchen and pro shop could trade, using UniFi equipment from the outset so everything could be mapped and managed centrally as the estate grew.
Design around the walls
Wireless was prioritised wherever cabling was impractical. Mesh Wi-Fi access points extend coverage through and around the thick walls without cutting into the listed building.
Wi-Fi where members gather
Access points were placed in the key common areas to give strong coverage, with bandwidth controls so guest traffic cannot starve the club's own systems.
Cameras without trenching
A UniFi Protect camera system was chosen and run over the mesh wireless links, avoiding trenching for cables across the grounds. The club's own assessment put the cost at roughly half that of a conventional CCTV installation.
Protect the workstations
Monitoring and protection were installed on the club's computers to secure them against online threats and track performance.
Environment
The technical picture
- UniFi network devices for centralised mapping and management
- Mesh Wi-Fi access points to extend coverage without excessive cabling
- Access points in key common areas with bandwidth throttling for guest traffic
- UniFi Protect camera system running over the wireless links
- Workstation monitoring and protection for the club's office and point-of-sale PCs
Outcomes
- All essential service areas trading on a reliable network
- Guest Wi-Fi that improved the member and visitor experience
- Estate-wide camera coverage at significantly lower cost
- A mapped, centrally managed network that can grow with the club
Services
Services involved
IT Infrastructure & Networking
Wi-Fi, cabling, firewalls, switches and multi-site connectivity
CCTV & Physical Security
IP camera systems installed on the same network we manage
Managed IT Support
Helpdesk, monitoring, on-site engineers and an accountable partner
Cyber Security
Endpoint protection, MFA, email security and ransomware defence
Next step
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