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Network Engineering and VPNs

Planned engineering help for business networks, remote access and site connections, using equipment you own.

Before launch

All new services listed here are coming soon. Features, prices and availability are provisional. No launch date is confirmed.

Prices are proposed customer totals and will be confirmed before launch. Lodestar is not currently VAT registered, so no VAT is added.

Proposed pricing

Proposed prices, coming soon
ServiceProposed priceWhat to expect
Network engineering£65per hourProposed rate. Scope, time allowance, travel and any equipment or licence charges agreed before work.
Network engineering day£495per agreed dayProposed day rate. Day length, deliverables and any travel or additional charges will be stated in the quotation.
VPN configurationFrom £195one-offProposed starting price for a straightforward supported VPN setup. Hardware, licences and internet services separate.
Static public IP configuration£49one-off, plus your existing tunnel planProposed optional setup service. Existing Lodestar tunnel plans are already available at £3.50 or £4.50 a month. Compatible equipment required.

Prices are proposed customer totals and will be confirmed before launch. Lodestar is not currently VAT registered, so no VAT is added.

How it could work

Practical network engineering

We plan to offer scoped network design, router and firewall configuration, fault finding and documentation. Each job will begin with an agreed brief covering the equipment, access required and intended result.

  • Router, firewall and VLAN configuration on supported equipment.
  • Investigation of routing, connectivity and performance faults.
  • Network diagrams, configuration records and handover guidance.
  • Remote engineering, with onsite work and travel quoted where available.

VPN setup

A planned configuration service for supported site-to-site and remote-access VPNs. The starting price covers a straightforward agreed setup. Additional sites, users, hardware, software licences and complex network changes will be quoted separately.

Help with your existing Lodestar static IP plan

Lodestar's public IPv4 tunnel service is already available at £3.50 a month for the 500 Mb/s profile or £4.50 a month for the 1,000 Mb/s profile. We plan to add an optional paid setup service to configure a compatible customer-owned device and check the agreed routing. The setup service is coming soon; the existing tunnel subscription is separate.

Availability

These engineering and setup services are coming soon. Proposed prices are subject to the agreed scope. We are not accepting orders or deposits for these new services, and no launch date is confirmed.

Tell us what you want to connect.

Discuss a planned service with Lodestar. We are taking enquiries, with no orders or deposits at this stage.

Discuss your requirements