{"id":1374,"date":"2026-09-05T09:00:20","date_gmt":"2026-09-05T03:30:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cnc-system.com\/blog\/?p=1374"},"modified":"2026-09-02T22:55:35","modified_gmt":"2026-09-02T17:25:35","slug":"office-it-relocation-checklist-delhi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cnc-system.com\/blog\/office-it-relocation-checklist-delhi\/","title":{"rendered":"Office Shifting? The Complete IT Relocation Checklist for Delhi Businesses"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ask any Delhi business owner about their last office move and the story is rarely about furniture. It&#8217;s about the Monday morning when the internet wasn&#8217;t live, the server wouldn&#8217;t boot after the van ride, the CCTV was still in a carton, and thirty people sat looking at each other. Office relocation is the single most common trigger for network and cabling projects in our 30 years \u2014 and the single most common cause of avoidable downtime.<\/p>\n<p>This checklist is the sequence CNC uses when we move a client. Follow the order and the timing, and the IT side of your move becomes boring \u2014 which is exactly what you want.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_one_rule_IT_goes_in_before_the_furniture_not_after\"><\/span>The one rule: IT goes in before the furniture, not after<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2><div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_87_1 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" 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href=\"https:\/\/www.cnc-system.com\/blog\/office-it-relocation-checklist-delhi\/#The_one_rule_IT_goes_in_before_the_furniture_not_after\" >The one rule: IT goes in before the furniture, not after<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cnc-system.com\/blog\/office-it-relocation-checklist-delhi\/#6%E2%80%938_weeks_before_the_move_plan_and_order\" >6\u20138 weeks before the move: plan and order<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cnc-system.com\/blog\/office-it-relocation-checklist-delhi\/#3%E2%80%935_weeks_before_build_the_new_offices_backbone\" >3\u20135 weeks before: build the new office&#8217;s backbone<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cnc-system.com\/blog\/office-it-relocation-checklist-delhi\/#1%E2%80%932_weeks_before_prepare_the_move_itself\" >1\u20132 weeks before: prepare the move itself<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cnc-system.com\/blog\/office-it-relocation-checklist-delhi\/#Moving_day_the_sequence_that_works\" >Moving day: the sequence that works<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cnc-system.com\/blog\/office-it-relocation-checklist-delhi\/#The_first_week_stabilise\" >The first week: stabilise<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cnc-system.com\/blog\/office-it-relocation-checklist-delhi\/#What_to_budget_the_IT_line_items_of_a_Delhi_office_move\" >What to budget: the IT line items of a Delhi office move<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cnc-system.com\/blog\/office-it-relocation-checklist-delhi\/#The_five_mistakes_we_see_most\" >The five mistakes we see most<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cnc-system.com\/blog\/office-it-relocation-checklist-delhi\/#Frequently_asked_questions\" >Frequently asked questions<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cnc-system.com\/blog\/office-it-relocation-checklist-delhi\/#How_long_should_IT_setup_take_for_a_30-person_office_in_Delhi\" >How long should IT setup take for a 30-person office in Delhi?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cnc-system.com\/blog\/office-it-relocation-checklist-delhi\/#Should_we_move_the_old_server_or_replace_it\" >Should we move the old server or replace it?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-12\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cnc-system.com\/blog\/office-it-relocation-checklist-delhi\/#Can_our_existing_AMC_provider_handle_the_relocation\" >Can our existing AMC provider handle the relocation?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-13\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cnc-system.com\/blog\/office-it-relocation-checklist-delhi\/#Is_Cat6A_worth_it_over_Cat6_for_a_small_office\" >Is Cat6A worth it over Cat6 for a small office?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n<p>Cabling needs bare walls and open ceilings. Internet needs weeks of ISP lead time. Power needs an electrician before the desks are placed. Every one of these gets harder and more expensive once the office is furnished. Start the IT plan the day you sign the lease.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"6%E2%80%938_weeks_before_the_move_plan_and_order\"><\/span>6\u20138 weeks before the move: plan and order<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Get the floor plan and walk it with your IT partner.<\/strong> Mark every desk, printer, meeting room, server\/network cabinet location, CCTV camera position, and Wi-Fi access point. Count network points \u2014 the rule is two per desk (one spare) plus points for printers, TVs, cameras and access points.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Order internet now.<\/strong> Leased-line and business fibre installations in Delhi routinely take 2\u20134 weeks, longer if the building needs a new cable pull. Order a primary line and a cheaper secondary (broadband or 4G\/5G failover) \u2014 a business without redundancy is one JCB away from a dead week.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Decide the network cabinet location.<\/strong> It needs ventilation, a dedicated power circuit, no water pipes overhead, and lockable access. A store cupboard next to the pantry is the classic mistake.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Size the power.<\/strong> Count machines, printers, network gear and the server; brief the electrician on dedicated circuits for the cabinet and UPS. This is also when to size the UPS \u2014 see our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnc-system.com\/ups\">UPS and power conditioning guide<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Audit what you&#8217;re moving.<\/strong> A move is the natural moment to retire PCs that fail Windows 11 requirements, replace the dying printer, and consolidate the three switches nobody remembers buying. Moving junk costs the same as moving good equipment.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"3%E2%80%935_weeks_before_build_the_new_offices_backbone\"><\/span>3\u20135 weeks before: build the new office&#8217;s backbone<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Structured cabling.<\/strong> Cat6 or Cat6A to every point, terminated on a patch panel, tested and labelled at both ends. Indicative Delhi cost is \u20b91,200\u2013\u20b92,500 per point including cable, jack, faceplate, labour and testing, depending on run length and ceiling access. Insist on a test report \u2014 every point certified \u2014 before you pay.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Network cabinet and switches.<\/strong> Rack, patch panel, managed switch sized with 20% spare ports, cable management. Set the switch up with the same VLAN scheme as the old office so devices come up without reconfiguration.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Wi-Fi survey and access points.<\/strong> Ceiling-mounted enterprise access points on PoE, placed from a survey \u2014 not &#8220;one router in the corner&#8221;. Separate guest and staff networks.<\/li>\n<li><strong>CCTV and access control conduits.<\/strong> Camera cabling runs in the same ceiling pass as network cabling; doing it later means opening the ceiling twice. Plan positions for entrance, reception, server cabinet, and cash-handling areas. See <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnc-system.com\/cctv-and-access-control-system\">CCTV and access control<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>UPS and earthing.<\/strong> Install the UPS and verify proper earthing at the cabinet \u2014 bad earthing in older Delhi buildings kills switches and PCs slowly and invisibly.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"1%E2%80%932_weeks_before_prepare_the_move_itself\"><\/span>1\u20132 weeks before: prepare the move itself<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Full backup of everything \u2014 server, NAS, key PCs \u2014 verified by a test restore.<\/strong> Not &#8220;we have a backup&#8221;; a restore you&#8217;ve actually watched succeed. Equipment gets dropped, and vans get stuck.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Document the current network:<\/strong> IP scheme, router config export, printer IPs, Tally server details, shared drive mappings. Export and store two copies off-site.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Label every device and cable<\/strong> with desk number from the new floor plan. Bag each desk&#8217;s peripherals together.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Confirm internet activation date in writing<\/strong> from the ISP, and test the line at the new office before moving day.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Notify vendors:<\/strong> ISP, Tally support, AMC provider, any cloud service with IP whitelisting, courier and payment-terminal providers.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Schedule the move for Friday evening or a weekend<\/strong> with the IT team on-site Saturday and a Sunday buffer for problems.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Moving_day_the_sequence_that_works\"><\/span>Moving day: the sequence that works<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li>Server and network equipment travel separately from furniture \u2014 in the car, not the truck \u2014 packed in original or anti-static packaging with drives secured.<\/li>\n<li>Network cabinet goes live first: internet, switches, Wi-Fi, firewall. Test from a laptop before anything else arrives.<\/li>\n<li>Server next; verify it boots, backup job runs, and shared drives are reachable.<\/li>\n<li>Printers and shared devices, with new IPs recorded.<\/li>\n<li>Desks last, in order of business priority \u2014 accounts and customer-facing first.<\/li>\n<li>CCTV recording verified, access control tested with real cards.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_first_week_stabilise\"><\/span>The first week: stabilise<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Keep the IT team on call for the first three working days. Run a desk-by-desk check on day one, confirm backups have run for three consecutive nights, and only then release the old office. Update your business address on Google Business Profile, invoices, Tally, email signatures and your website \u2014 and update the AMC contract to the new address and asset list.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_to_budget_the_IT_line_items_of_a_Delhi_office_move\"><\/span>What to budget: the IT line items of a Delhi office move<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>For a 30-seat office, the IT side of a relocation typically breaks into: structured cabling for 60\u201370 points; a network cabinet with patch panel, managed switch and cable management; two to three ceiling access points; a business firewall; an online UPS in the 5\u20136 kVA range with battery bank; CCTV with six to ten cameras and an NVR; electrical work for dedicated circuits and earthing; move-day engineering support; and a stabilisation retainer for the first week. Reusing sound existing equipment (switches under four years old, cameras that still record cleanly, a UPS with a fresh battery) can trim the total meaningfully \u2014 which is why the audit in week one matters. Ask for the quotation broken into exactly these lines so you can see what is new, what is reused, and what is labour.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_five_mistakes_we_see_most\"><\/span>The five mistakes we see most<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Mistake<\/th>\n<th>Consequence<\/th>\n<th>Prevention<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Ordering internet after moving<\/td>\n<td>1\u20134 weeks on mobile hotspots<\/td>\n<td>Order at lease signing<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Cabling after furniture<\/td>\n<td>Double labour, visible trunking, delays<\/td>\n<td>Cabling in the bare-shell window<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Server in the removal truck<\/td>\n<td>Drive damage, data loss<\/td>\n<td>Hand-carry, verified backup first<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>No cable testing\/labelling<\/td>\n<td>Weeks of &#8220;which port is this?&#8221;<\/td>\n<td>Certified test report, labels both ends<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Reusing 10-year-old switches<\/td>\n<td>Bottlenecks, mystery drops<\/td>\n<td>Audit and retire during the move<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Frequently_asked_questions\"><\/span>Frequently asked questions<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_long_should_IT_setup_take_for_a_30-person_office_in_Delhi\"><\/span>How long should IT setup take for a 30-person office in Delhi?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>With the bare-shell window used properly: cabling 3\u20135 days, cabinet and Wi-Fi 1\u20132 days, move-day cutover in one weekend. The critical path is almost always ISP activation, which is why it&#8217;s ordered first.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Should_we_move_the_old_server_or_replace_it\"><\/span>Should we move the old server or replace it?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>If it&#8217;s over five years old or out of warranty, replacing at the move is cheaper than moving it and replacing it a year later. Many offices use the move to shift file storage to a NAS with cloud backup instead.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Can_our_existing_AMC_provider_handle_the_relocation\"><\/span>Can our existing AMC provider handle the relocation?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Relocation is a project, not routine maintenance. Ask for a fixed-scope quote covering cabling, cabinet, move-day support and stabilisation. CNC handles both \u2014 see our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnc-system.com\/network-solution\">network solutions<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnc-system.com\/amc-and-services\">IT AMC<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Is_Cat6A_worth_it_over_Cat6_for_a_small_office\"><\/span>Is Cat6A worth it over Cat6 for a small office?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>For a standard office, Cat6 is sufficient and cheaper. Choose Cat6A if you expect 10-Gigabit links to a server or NAS, or if the lease is long and you&#8217;d rather never re-cable.<\/p>\n<div style=\"margin:32px 0;padding:24px;background:#f0f6ff;border:1px solid #c7ddff;border-radius:12px;\">\n<p style=\"margin:0 0 8px;font-size:18px;\"><strong>Moving office in Delhi? Get the IT side handled end to end<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0 0 14px;\">CNC plans, cables, installs and cuts over your new office \u2014 structured cabling with certified test reports, network cabinet, Wi-Fi, UPS, CCTV and move-day support. Serving Delhi since 1996, 4.9\u2605 from 983 Google reviews.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0;\">\ud83d\udcde <a href=\"tel:+919810130131\"><strong>+91-98101-30131<\/strong><\/a> &nbsp;\u00b7&nbsp; \ud83d\udcac <a href=\"https:\/\/wa.me\/918130992267?text=Hi%20CNC%2C%20we%20are%20shifting%20office%20and%20need%20IT%20relocation%20help.%20My%20name%20is%20___%20and%20the%20new%20office%20is%20in%20___.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>WhatsApp us<\/strong><\/a> &nbsp;\u00b7&nbsp; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnc-system.com\/network-solution\">Network solutions \u2192<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ask any Delhi business owner about their last office move and the story is rarely about furniture. It&#8217;s about the Monday morning when the internet wasn&#8217;t live, the server wouldn&#8217;t boot after the van ride, the CCTV was still in a carton, and thirty people sat looking at each other. Office relocation is the single&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":100,"featured_media":1375,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[70],"tags":[190,472,276,486,485,393,343],"class_list":["post-1374","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-networking-cyber-security","tag-cctv","tag-delhi-ncr","tag-it-amc","tag-networking","tag-office-relocation","tag-structured-cabling","tag-ups"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cnc-system.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1374","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cnc-system.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cnc-system.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cnc-system.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/100"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cnc-system.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1374"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.cnc-system.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1374\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1376,"href":"https:\/\/www.cnc-system.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1374\/revisions\/1376"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cnc-system.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1375"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cnc-system.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1374"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cnc-system.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1374"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cnc-system.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1374"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}