
Serving Los Angeles, Orange & San Diego Counties Since 2011
Cabling, cameras, networks, desktop support, and office moves — handled by one accountable partner with 36 years supporting technology and 300+ clients served since 2011. One call. One contact. One standard of quality.
Trusted By
Law Offices of Kent G. Snyder
Where Can We Help?
Whether you are moving offices, dealing with messy cabling, adding cameras, or need reliable ongoing IT support — there is a clear path forward.
Clean, organized, code-compliant cabling for data, voice, Wi-Fi, and security systems. Perfect for expansions, remodels, and new office builds.
Smart, reliable security solutions — including cameras, NVRs, and badge/keypad entry systems — to protect your staff, assets, and facilities.
Small business network design, server configuration, secure firewall deployments, Microsoft 365 integration, and ongoing administration.
Fast, dependable support for workstations, apps, printers, and everyday tech issues — remote or onsite. Ideal for SMBs without full-time IT.
End-to-end IT setup: cabling, equipment installation, Wi-Fi optimization, workstation deployment, security systems, and cutover support.
Why Clients Stay
300+ businesses served. 25+ offices and warehouses cabled. 400+ cameras installed. All managed by the same accountable partner since 2011.
Three and a half decades in tech — from trading floors to Silicon Valley startups. Building OSSUM IT in Southern California since 2011.
No vendor juggling. No finger-pointing. One contact owns the installation, the support, and the outcome.
Cabling, rack builds, camera systems, and structured wiring — work most MSPs refer out. We do it in-house.
Trusted by scientists, executives, distributors and wholesalers, FBOs, and medical, dental, and legal offices where downtime is not an option.
Built for 1–20 person offices and family-owned businesses — not enterprise contracts or minimum-hour retainers.
Real Projects
Every job is delivered clean and documented — whether it's a 5-drop office or a 32-camera warehouse deployment.

The Law Offices of Kent Snyder relocated to a new building. OIT ordered TPX services, internet service, set up IP Poly phones, installed CAT6 cabling, a firewall, a PoE switch, and Wi-Fi access. All over the weekend. Operational on Monday morning.

A wholesale distributor's showroom and warehouse had zero camera coverage above the sales floor. Full dome camera and NVR install, tied into the existing network.

Full network and workstation build-out for a general aviation facility, coordinated around aircraft movement and irregular hours — operational on schedule.
Industries Served
Testimonials
"OIT set up our new Anaheim and North Hollywood satellite offices, added capacity to our Costa Mesa office, installed NVRs and cameras for 3 locations, identified and labeled all of our existing cabling, and even arranged motherboard replacement for one of our secured systems. They are dependable and reliable and have gained our trust over the past 2 years."
— Mathew T., Manager · Hajoca, Costa Mesa, CA
"OSSUM IT was introduced to us as a Preferred Vendor by our Telecom Provider in 2012. OSSUM IT helped our law office stay compliant with the requirements for securely storing and transmitting confidential client information, cabled and set up our new location, and has maintained our daily operations with remote support and weekly and monthly backups. Everyone in our office knows a phone call will get a response."
— Irene M., Legal Secretary & Office Manager · The Law Offices of Kent G. Snyder, Irvine
"OSSUM IT has been our support for our wholesale business in California and our factory employees in China since 2011. We are a 100% online business with over 10,000 SKUs. He set up our data center cabinet, upgraded 5 versions of our on-premise Acumatica ERP instance, maintained all of our physical servers, set up and administered our local VoIP services, and cabled our corporate office and 5 satellite offices for data and security cameras. We have a long history of relying on OSSUM IT for our technical business needs."
— Linda C., CFO · J Goodin, South El Monte, CA
"We found OSSUM IT on the Laguna Niguel Chamber of Commerce listing in 2012. Our operations have a small footprint, but we have built business relationships for over 50 years. OSSUM IT supported us in Southern California for 5 years before we relocated to Arizona, and continues to support us today like we are still 20 miles away. They are patient and always helpful... no matter how many times we call them."
— Jack and Elsie H., Owners · Insurance Marketing Associates, Prescott, AZ
"OSSUM IT has saved my sanity more times than I can count. It's always when I am working on a closing or trying to prepare for a site visit to discuss a build-to-suit when some glitch out of nowhere pops up. I need support now, not when someone can schedule me. OSSUM IT's remote service has saved me so many times that I refer them to my clients for IT service."
— Roxanne T., Commercial Real Estate Agent · Carlsbad, CA
Common Starting Points
Not sure where to begin? These are the most common ways clients engage OSSUM IT. Hourly rates start at $125/hr — contact us for a free assessment and exact scope.
A full review of your current cabling, network, and security posture — with a written summary and recommendations.
Request AssessmentDiagnose and resolve bottlenecks, slow speeds, and recurring connectivity issues. Includes documentation of your network layout.
Get a QuoteEvaluate your current coverage, identify blind spots, and provide a camera placement and NVR plan for your facility.
Get a QuoteEnd-to-end build-out: cabling, Wi-Fi, workstations, cameras, and network — coordinated so your office is ready on move-in day.
Plan Your MoveOngoing desktop support, remote and onsite, for businesses that need a reliable IT contact without a full-time hire.
Learn MoreLet's Talk
OSSUM IT serves small businesses across Southern California — from one-time installations to ongoing support. Contact us for a free site assessment.
Our Services
OSSUM IT delivers business-critical IT services designed for reliability, security, and clean execution. Explore our core offerings below.

Structured cabling that supports your network, your phones, your Wi-Fi, and your security systems.
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Smart, reliable security solutions — cameras, NVRs, and badge/keypad entry systems to protect your business.
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Network design, server configuration, firewall deployment, Microsoft 365, and ongoing administration.
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Fast, dependable support for workstations, apps, printers, and everyday tech issues — remote or onsite.
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End-to-end IT setup: cabling, equipment, Wi-Fi, workstation deployment, security, and cutover support.
Learn MoreContact us for a free site assessment and we'll help you figure out the right plan.
Service Detail
Structured cabling that supports your network, your phones, your Wi-Fi, and your security systems.
Book a Cabling Walkthrough

Real structured cabling plan — 34,000 sq ft distribution facility, 67 CAT6 drops.
Schedule a walkthrough and we'll evaluate your current setup, identify issues, and provide a clear plan to upgrade.
Request a Cabling AssessmentService Detail
Smart, reliable security solutions — including cameras, NVRs, and badge/keypad entry systems — to protect your staff, assets, and facilities.
Schedule a Security Assessment

Real camera placement plan — same 34,000 sq ft facility, 26 surveillance cameras.
We'll evaluate your space, identify vulnerabilities, and design a camera and access control plan that fits your needs and budget.
Request a Security AssessmentService Detail
Small business network design, server configuration, secure firewall deployments, Microsoft 365 integration, and ongoing administration.
Schedule a Network Consultation

Real network topology diagram — firewall, server, and workstation layout for a small business office.
Let us assess your current setup and design a secure, reliable network tailored to your business.
Request a Network AssessmentService Detail
Fast, dependable support for workstations, apps, printers, and everyday tech issues — remote or onsite. Ideal for SMBs without full-time IT.
Get Desktop Support

Real network and workstation layout — Hajoca's Costa Mesa office, 30 workstations.
Let us handle your day-to-day IT so your team can stay focused on the work that matters.
Request Managed IT SupportService Detail
End-to-end IT setup: cabling, equipment installation, Wi-Fi optimization, workstation deployment, security systems, and cutover support.
Plan Your Office Move

Real project work — build-to-suit corporate office setup: 72 data drops, dedicated data room, and conference room setup across a 3,000 sq ft office and 35,000 sq ft warehouse in Fullerton, CA.

Real project work — running cable for a camera or wireless access point during a warehouse buildout.

Real project work — IP cameras and Wi-Fi network setup for the executive hangar at Fullerton Airport.
We'll handle the technology side from start to finish so you can focus on your business.
Request an Office Setup ConsultationAbout Us

Founder, OSSUM IT — one accountable contact for every client, every project.
OSSUM IT provides reliable, clean, security-focused IT and cabling services to small and medium-sized businesses throughout Los Angeles, Orange, and San Diego Counties.
We believe small businesses deserve enterprise-grade quality without enterprise-grade complexity. Our approach is simple: deliver clean installations, fast support, and dependable technology that keeps your business running without surprises.
What Drives Us
No jargon. Clear, direct communication you can trust.
Every cable, device, and configuration completed with care.
Built-in protection from day one.
When you need help, you get it fast.

Supporting San Diego, Orange, and Los Angeles Counties
Our Mission
Empowering small businesses with dependable technology, clean installations, and responsive support — so they can focus on running their business, not managing IT problems.

Outside of client work, OSSUM IT built and funds STEMigoo — a free, hands-on STEM education platform for kids and adults alike. No subscriptions, no login walls, no kits to buy: just real science, technology, engineering, math, and art projects anyone can start today.
It's grown into 100+ free projects across 13 structured learning tracks, used by parents, teachers, homeschool families, and libraries. We see it as part of the same mission that drives our IT work — build things clean and dependable, then give them away when we can.
Visit STEMigoo →
stemigoo.com — 100+ free STEM projects across 13 learning tracks
Free Resources
Free assets to help you get the most out of your technology — starting with secure remote support access. More guides and resources are on the way.
For your security, we never ask you to download remote-access software out of the blue — only after you've contacted us directly. Prefer email? Reach us at [email protected]
Free Guide
Southern California businesses have more connectivity options than ever — and more ways to overpay for the wrong one. Here's what's actually out there, in plain English.
Download PDF VersionMost business owners don't think about what's actually running to their building until something goes wrong — a dropped video call, a slow POS system, a phone outage during business hours. The truth is, Southern California has more connectivity options than most people realize, and the right one depends on your building, your budget, and how much downtime you can actually afford. Here's what's out there.
The most common and affordable option for small offices. Business-class cable runs over the same coax infrastructure as residential service, just with better support and sometimes an uptime guarantee added on. Speeds are usually asymmetrical — fast downloads, slower uploads — which is fine for browsing and email, but can bottleneck video calls, cloud backups, and VoIP phones once a few people are online at once.
Fiber is the gold standard for a growing business. "Dedicated" means the bandwidth is yours alone, not shared with the business next door, and connections are typically symmetrical — upload speed matches download speed, which matters for video conferencing, VoIP phones, and syncing files to the cloud. Fiber circuits usually come with a Service Level Agreement (SLA): a contractual guarantee of uptime and repair time that cable rarely offers.
When fiber hasn't reached a building yet — something we see regularly in older industrial parks and hangars, from Fullerton and the Inland Empire down through San Marcos, Miramar, and the Otay Mesa corridor in South San Diego — fixed wireless is often the fastest real option available. Current coverage data backs this up: fiber networks reach only around 11% of addresses in San Marcos and about 15% in Otay Mesa, which is exactly why several fixed-wireless providers built their business around these corridors. A dish or antenna on the roof talks to a nearby tower instead of a physical line running to the building.
T1 is an older, copper-based circuit — slow by today's standards (1.5 Mbps per line) but extremely reliable, symmetrical, and available almost anywhere landline phone service reaches. "Bonded" T1 combines several T1 lines into one faster connection. Most businesses have moved on from T1 as a primary connection, but it still shows up as a backup circuit, or in older buildings where nothing faster has been built yet.
MPLS isn't internet access by itself — it's a private network that connects multiple business locations together securely, with predictable performance. A company with offices in, say, Orange County and San Diego that needs to share files and phone systems as if they were on one network has traditionally used MPLS to do it.
SD-WAN is the modern replacement for MPLS. It intelligently combines multiple connections — cable, fiber, even cellular — into one resilient network that automatically reroutes traffic if one connection drops. For a multi-location business, it's usually a better and cheaper option than traditional MPLS.
These are phone-specific circuits, separate from your internet connection. PRI is the older digital standard — 23 phone lines bundled into one circuit. SIP trunking delivers the same phone lines over your existing internet connection using VoIP technology instead. Most new phone systems are built for SIP because it's cheaper and easier to scale up or down as headcount changes.
A secondary internet connection over the cellular network, used purely as a failover if the primary circuit goes down. It won't run a whole office, but it can keep phones, credit card processing, and email alive during an outage.
Most Southern California small businesses land in one of two places: business cable if the budget is tight and the team is small, or dedicated fiber once cloud tools, VoIP, and video calls become part of the daily routine. Multi-location businesses are increasingly choosing SD-WAN over MPLS for similar reliability at a lower cost. Whatever you're running now, it's worth an assessment before renewing a term contract — carrier options and pricing change block by block across LA, Orange, and San Diego Counties, and what wasn't available at your address two years ago might be now.
Not sure what's actually running to your building, or whether you're overpaying for it? Request a free site assessment and we'll take a look.
Free Checklists
Real checklists drawn from projects we've actually worked on — one page each, print-ready.
What to check before — or during — a hangar buildout or expansion.
Download PDFCabling and camera planning for a new or expanding facility.
Download PDFCamera and network planning for a storefront or showroom.
Download PDFWhat to check when relocating a law office without missing a business day.
Download PDFWhat to check when setting up or expanding a medical practice's network.
Download PDFWhat to check when setting up or expanding a dental practice's network.
Download PDFA general readiness checklist for executive offices, professional services, and family-owned businesses.
Download PDFWhat to check before signing a lease or starting a build-out.
Download PDFWhat to check for a practice that's open, monitored, or boarding around the clock.
Download PDFReach out and we'll point you to the right resource — or solve it for you directly.
Get In Touch
We're here to help you with cabling, security, networking, desktop support, or full office setups.
2010 W. San Marcos Blvd
San Marcos, CA 92078
Los Angeles County, Orange County, San Diego County (including North County), and surrounding Southern California
We typically respond within one business day.
Legal
How OSSUM IT collects, uses, and protects the information you share with us.
Last updated: September 2026
OSSUM IT ("OSSUM IT," "we," "us," or "our") respects your privacy. This policy explains what information we collect through this website (ossumit.com), how we use it, and the choices you have. By using this site, you agree to the practices described here.
We collect information you voluntarily provide when you submit our contact form, including your name, email address, phone number, business name, and message. We do not require an account or login to use this site, and we do not collect payment or financial information through the website itself.
We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal information to third parties for their marketing purposes.
Contact form submissions are transmitted securely (TLS-encrypted) directly to our own business email inbox. We do not store form submissions in a public-facing database on this website.
This site does not currently use analytics or advertising tracking cookies. If that changes in the future, we will update this policy to reflect it.
A few outside services support the technical operation of this site:
These services support how the site functions and are not used to build advertising profiles about visitors.
This site links to a small number of outside services, including NinjaOne (for remote support sessions you choose to initiate) and STEMigoo (our community outreach project). Those sites have their own privacy practices, which we don't control — we encourage you to review them independently.
We retain contact form submissions and related email correspondence for as long as reasonably necessary for business recordkeeping, ongoing client relationships, and legal or accounting purposes.
You can contact us at any time to ask what information we have on file for you, or to request that we delete it, and we will honor reasonable requests. California residents may have additional rights under state privacy law; most small businesses (including ours) fall below the revenue and data-volume thresholds that trigger formal CCPA/CPRA obligations, but we're glad to answer questions regardless.
This site is intended for business use and is not directed at children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children.
We may update this policy from time to time. The "Last updated" date at the top of this page reflects the most recent revision.
Questions about this policy? Reach us at (714) 600-5829, at [email protected], or by mail at 2010 W. San Marcos Blvd, San Marcos, CA 92078.
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The terms that govern your use of this website.
Last updated: September 2026
By accessing or using ossumit.com (this "site"), you agree to these Terms of Use. If you don't agree, please don't use the site.
This site is provided for general information about OSSUM IT's services. You agree not to misuse the site — including attempting unauthorized access, scraping content at scale, submitting the contact form for spam or malicious purposes, or interfering with the site's normal operation.
Service descriptions, package names, and hourly rate information on this site are provided for general reference and do not constitute a binding quote or contract. Actual scope, pricing, and timelines for any project are confirmed directly with you before work begins, typically following a site assessment.
The content on this site — including text, photos of completed projects, and the OSSUM IT name and logo — is owned by OSSUM IT unless otherwise noted, and may not be reproduced without permission. Client and partner logos shown on this site are used with the respective organization's permission and remain the property of their owners.
Low-voltage cabling installation work described on this site is performed in partnership with a licensed general contractor.
This site links to a small number of outside services (such as NinjaOne and STEMigoo). We aren't responsible for the content, accuracy, or practices of any site we don't operate.
This site and its content are provided "as is," without warranties of any kind, express or implied. We make reasonable efforts to keep information accurate and current but don't guarantee the site will be error-free or uninterrupted.
To the fullest extent permitted by law, OSSUM IT is not liable for any indirect, incidental, or consequential damages arising from your use of this website. This limitation applies to the website itself and does not modify the terms of any separate service agreement or invoice for actual project work.
These terms are governed by the laws of the State of California, without regard to conflict-of-law principles. Any disputes arising from use of this site will be handled in the state or federal courts located in San Diego County, California.
We may update these terms from time to time. The "Last updated" date at the top of this page reflects the most recent revision. Continued use of the site after changes means you accept the updated terms.
Questions about these terms? Reach us at (714) 600-5829, at [email protected], or by mail at 2010 W. San Marcos Blvd, San Marcos, CA 92078.