The network your production runs on, kept running by the people who built the cell.
Most IT providers won't touch the plant floor. Most integrators won't take responsibility for the network. Black Pearl does both — we design, install, and manage the wired and wireless infrastructure, cameras, door access, and phones for manufacturers and businesses across Middle Tennessee, on a flat monthly plan.
We already know what's on the other end of the cable
A robot cell, a PLC rack, an HMI, and a vision system are network devices. When they drop off, production stops. We treat the network as part of the machine, because for us it is.
OT-aware by default
Controllers and HMIs get their own segmented VLANs, static addressing, and firewall rules that keep office traffic, guest WiFi, and cameras off the machine network — without breaking the remote access your integrator or OEM needs.
Built for a steel building
Wireless surveyed for real shop-floor coverage, industrial and PoE switching sized for cameras, phones, and cells, and structured cabling that's labeled and documented so the next person can find it.
One number to call
If a line is down, you shouldn't have to figure out whether it's the robot, the PLC, or the switch. Under a managed plan, we do that — and we're the same people who can fix all three.
Everything on the network, on one platform
We standardize on Ubiquiti UniFi because it puts the network, cameras, door access, and phones in a single console with no per-device license fees. You buy the hardware once; we keep it healthy.
A managed plan means we monitor it around the clock, apply firmware and security updates on a schedule you approve, handle adds, moves, and changes as your team turns over, back up the configuration, and keep the documentation current — and it stays yours.
Already have a UniFi system somebody else installed? We audit it, fix what we find, and take it over.
WiFi, switching & gateways
Coverage surveys, PoE backbone, VPN, VLANs, and point-to-point links between buildings.
Security cameras
Recorded locally on your own NVR with AI detection and secure remote viewing — no cloud storage bill.
Door & gate access
Fobs, PINs, and mobile credentials you can revoke from your phone, with a full audit log.
VoIP phones
Desk phones, auto-attendant, and mobile app on the same network, without per-seat contract creep.
Structured cabling
Cat6/6a and fiber, terminated, tested, and labeled.
Pick how much of it you want us to keep running
Flat monthly pricing, billed by card or bank transfer, month to month. Every plan includes monitoring, updates, configuration backup, and documentation you own.
Monitor
Monitoring, alerting, and scheduled firmware updates for a site with up to 12 UniFi devices. Changes billed per request.
DetailsManage
Full management of network, cameras, doors, and gates for up to 30 devices, with routine changes included and priority response.
DetailsMulti-Tenant
Building network and access for 15 units, unlimited move-ins and move-outs, then $15 per additional unit.
DetailsMulti-Site
Up to three locations and 75 devices under one plan, with site-to-site connectivity and a higher change allowance.
DetailsFull plan comparison, add-ons, and online signup are on the plans and pricing page. Installation is quoted separately, and a plan is never required to hire us for an install.
From walkthrough to fully managed
Site survey
We walk the building and the floor, look at what's there, and ask what's been failing you.
Design & fixed quote
A diagram, an equipment list, and one number for the install.
Install & document
Cabling, racks, configuration, and cutover scheduled around production.
Pick a plan
Subscribe online, and we start monitoring the same day.
Let's walk your building
Tell us what's not working — dead WiFi on the floor, cameras nobody can pull footage from, a cell that keeps dropping off the network. We'll survey the site and send you a straight quote.
Black Pearl Automation LLC is an independent installer and integrator. UniFi and Ubiquiti are trademarks of Ubiquiti Inc.