Free tools for network engineers

Plan networks faster. Document them properly.

Sizing tools and design templates built from real enterprise delivery across firewalls, SD-WAN, NAC, wireless and cloud networking.

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Tools

Each tool answers one design question in seconds. New tools are added every month.

Subnet / VLSM planner

Split an address block into right-sized subnets with ranges, masks and wildcards. Export to CSV.

LiveOpen tool

PoE power budget

Check a switch can power its APs, cameras and phones, with headroom per class.

Coming soon

Fibre link loss budget

Work out whether a fibre run will work for a given distance, connectors and optic.

Coming soon

Bandwidth and transfer time

Estimate how long a migration copy takes over a given link and efficiency.

Coming soon

Wildcard mask converter

Convert masks, CIDR and ranges for ACLs and firewall objects.

Coming soon

Wi-Fi AP count estimator

Rough AP count from floor area, user density and client mix.

Coming soon

Design templates

Vendor-neutral documents you can adapt for your next project. Each pack has a filled example and a blank version.

All templates

HLD template pack

Design principles, topology, security zones, resilience, assumptions and risks.

US$49Coming soon

LLD and IP plan pack

IP plan, VLAN register, port maps, cabling schedule and naming standard.

US$49Coming soon

Migration and cutover runbook

Pre-checks, method of procedure, timeline, rollback plan and validation tests.

US$59Coming soon

Built by a working engineer

Every tool and template comes from real design, migration and refresh projects. They cover the checks and documents that clients actually ask for.

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