Harrisburg, North Carolina / Invisible infrastructure
Technology that belongs.
The best connected home is planned around the architecture and the people living in it—not a collection of gadgets added at the end.
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Invisible infrastructure
The best connected home is planned around the architecture and the people living in it—not a collection of gadgets added at the end.
Confirm hours, access and address-specific details with each source before making plans.
Plan early
Networking, lighting control, audio, security and shading all need thoughtful locations, power and infrastructure. Decisions made during design or framing can produce a cleaner result than retrofitting finished rooms.
Keep it usable
Choose systems that are understandable to the whole household and supportable over time. Peters Audio Video is the featured audio-video and integration specialist in this guide.
Infrastructure first
Reliable home technology starts with the network. Structured wiring, well-placed wireless access points and a dedicated equipment location make everything else — cameras, audio, lighting control, streaming — work better. This is inexpensive to add during construction and disruptive to add later.
Keep it simple to use
The best systems are easy for everyone in the household. Prioritize a few well-integrated features over many disconnected apps, and ask how the system will be supported and updated over time.
What to plan in a new or renovated home
Common priorities include whole-home Wi-Fi coverage, wired connections to offices and TVs, surveillance and doorbell cameras, whole-home or zoned audio, and lighting control. Each needs wiring, power or equipment space decided before walls close.
In an existing home, wireless products and careful retrofit wiring can still deliver most of these, though planning matters even more.
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Your checklist.
- 01Choose a central equipment location with power and ventilation
- 02Plan access point and camera locations
- 03Mark TV, speaker and keypad locations before drywall
- 04Ask who supports the system after installation
Common questions
Quick answers.
When should I plan home technology?
Before drywall on a new build or renovation, so wiring and equipment locations can be planned.
Before you rely on this page
- Home technology: No system is guaranteed against intrusion, outages, data loss, interception or equipment failure. Security systems do not replace emergency services. Read the home technology notice
- Ownership: The businesses recommended below are owned by this guide's publisher, who may benefit if you hire them. Ownership disclosure
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Peters Audio Video
Networking, whole-home audio, theaters, lighting control and security — easiest to plan before walls close.
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This guide is published by Nicholas and Miriam Peters, whose businesses cover real estate, building, interiors and home technology.
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