Whether you are streaming 4K in the living room, video-conferencing from a garden office, or controlling your smart home from the riverbank, a professionally installed network is the foundation everything else depends on. Modal AV designs and installs structured wired and wireless networks for homes across Henley-on-Thames, the Thames Valley, and South Oxfordshire — built for today's bandwidth demands and tomorrow's.
Every smart device in your home — from Lutron keypads and Sonos speakers to security cameras and Crestron touch panels — relies on a fast, stable connection. Most broadband providers supply a single router and expect it to cover an entire property. In Henley, where homes range from period townhouses with thick brick walls to sprawling riverside estates, that one box is rarely enough.
A consumer mesh system helps, but it still relays data wirelessly from node to node, losing speed at every hop. The only way to guarantee full bandwidth and rock-solid reliability at every point in your home is to backhaul each access point to a central switch over ethernet cable.
That is what a structured home network gives you: a wired backbone that carries your broadband at full speed to every floor, every room, and every outdoor area — then distributes it wirelessly via enterprise-grade access points positioned exactly where coverage is needed.
The result is a home where video calls never buffer, music streams without dropouts, and smart-home automations respond instantly. It is also the foundation that allows you to add new technology — lighting control, whole-home AV, security — without worrying whether the network can handle it.
Consumer routers broadcast from a single point; enterprise access points are purpose-built to cover large areas reliably. We use Ubiquiti UniFi access points for most Henley installations — ceiling- or wall-mounted units that support Wi-Fi 6, seamless roaming between zones, and centralised management through a single dashboard. For properties with higher density requirements, we also deploy Ruckus and other enterprise brands.
Before installing a single access point, we conduct a wireless site survey of your property. We measure wall attenuation, identify dead spots and sources of interference, and produce a predictive heat map showing exactly where access points need to go for seamless coverage. This data-driven approach eliminates guesswork and ensures every room — including bathrooms, garages, and garden offices — receives a strong signal.
Henley properties often have extensive outdoor space — riverside gardens, terraces, pool areas, and outbuildings. We extend coverage outdoors using weatherproof access points rated to IP67 and, where distances are large, point-to-point wireless bridges that can span hundreds of metres without cable. If your garden office or converted barn needs dedicated bandwidth, we can run a direct-burial ethernet or fibre link.
Every installation includes a dedicated guest network isolated from your main home network. Guests connect via a simple password or captive portal without accessing your smart-home devices, personal files, or IoT equipment. We can also configure parental controls, content filtering, and bandwidth limits per device or user group.
Every property is different. We offer four starting packages, each tailored to your requirements after a site survey.
From £1,500
Single-room wired network with consumer-grade Wi-Fi — ideal for home offices. Includes one Cat6a run, a small managed switch, and one wireless access point.
From £3,500
Multi-room wired backbone with managed switch and enterprise access point. Up to six Cat6a runs, network cabinet, and two wireless access points with seamless roaming.
From £7,000
Whole-home structured cabling, full UniFi stack, and outdoor coverage. Up to fifteen Cat6a runs, rack-mounted cabinet, PoE switch, four access points, and VLAN segmentation.
From £12,000
Multi-building campus network with fibre backbone, VLAN segmentation, and remote management. Unlimited cable runs, fibre inter-building links, outdoor APs, and 24/7 remote monitoring.
Our team is based in Maidenhead and works throughout the Thames Valley, South Oxfordshire, Berkshire, and the wider Home Counties. In addition to Henley-on-Thames, we regularly install home networks in Marlow, Reading, Pangbourne, Wallingford, Beaconsfield, Cookham, Sonning, and Goring. If your property is outside these areas, please get in touch — we cover most of the South East.
A network is only as reliable as the team behind it. Our SMARTmaintenance plan gives you peace of mind with proactive remote monitoring, automatic firmware updates, quarterly health reports, and priority call-out support. We catch issues before they cause downtime and keep your equipment optimised as manufacturers release new features. Plans start from £35 per month.
We have been designing and installing smart-home technology across the Thames Valley for over ten years. Our team holds manufacturer certifications from Crestron, Lutron, Sonance, and Ubiquiti, and we are members of CEDIA — the international trade association for the home-technology industry. Every installation is backed by our workmanship warranty and dedicated aftercare.
Book a free, no-obligation site survey and we will design a network that fits your property, your devices, and your budget. Whether you need a single-room upgrade or a whole-estate installation, we are here to help.
Tell us about your project and we'll come back to you with ideas — no obligation, just a conversation about what's possible.
