diff --git a/Content.Server/DeviceNetwork/Components/DeviceNetworkComponent.cs b/Content.Server/DeviceNetwork/Components/DeviceNetworkComponent.cs
index 3e7b975577..f283b496d1 100644
--- a/Content.Server/DeviceNetwork/Components/DeviceNetworkComponent.cs
+++ b/Content.Server/DeviceNetwork/Components/DeviceNetworkComponent.cs
@@ -8,25 +8,21 @@ namespace Content.Server.DeviceNetwork.Components
     [Friend(typeof(DeviceNetworkSystem), typeof(DeviceNet))]
     public sealed class DeviceNetworkComponent : Component
     {
-        /// <summary>
-        ///     Valid device network NetIDs. The netID is used to separate device networks that shouldn't interact with
-        ///     each other e.g. wireless and wired.
-        /// </summary>
-        [Serializable]
-        public enum ConnectionType
+        public enum DeviceNetIdDefaults
         {
             Private,
             Wired,
             Wireless,
-            Apc
+            Apc,
+            Reserved = 100,
+            // Ids outside this enum may exist
+            // This exists to let yml use nice names instead of numbers
         }
-        // TODO allow devices to join more than one network?
-
-        // TODO if wireless/wired is determined by ConnectionType, what is the point of WirelessNetworkComponent & the
-        // other network-type-specific components? Shouldn't DeviceNetId determine conectivity checks?
 
         [DataField("deviceNetId")]
-        public ConnectionType DeviceNetId { get; set; } = ConnectionType.Private;
+        public DeviceNetIdDefaults NetIdEnum { get; set; }
+
+        public int DeviceNetId => (int) NetIdEnum;
 
         /// <summary>
         ///     The frequency that this device is listening on.
diff --git a/Content.Server/DeviceNetwork/DeviceNet.cs b/Content.Server/DeviceNetwork/DeviceNet.cs
index dee192affa..7d25985efe 100644
--- a/Content.Server/DeviceNetwork/DeviceNet.cs
+++ b/Content.Server/DeviceNetwork/DeviceNet.cs
@@ -31,12 +31,12 @@ public sealed class DeviceNet
     public readonly Dictionary<uint, HashSet<DeviceNetworkComponent>> ReceiveAllDevices = new();
 
     private readonly IRobustRandom _random;
-    public readonly ConnectionType Type;
+    public readonly int NetId;
 
-    public DeviceNet(ConnectionType netType, IRobustRandom random)
+    public DeviceNet(int netId, IRobustRandom random)
     {
         _random = random;
-        Type = netType;
+        NetId = netId;
     }
 
     /// <summary>
diff --git a/Content.Server/DeviceNetwork/Systems/DeviceNetworkSystem.cs b/Content.Server/DeviceNetwork/Systems/DeviceNetworkSystem.cs
index e497528179..ae8858ba5c 100644
--- a/Content.Server/DeviceNetwork/Systems/DeviceNetworkSystem.cs
+++ b/Content.Server/DeviceNetwork/Systems/DeviceNetworkSystem.cs
@@ -21,20 +21,13 @@ namespace Content.Server.DeviceNetwork.Systems
         [Dependency] private readonly IPrototypeManager _protoMan = default!;
         [Dependency] private readonly SharedTransformSystem _transformSystem = default!;
 
-        private readonly DeviceNet[] _networks = new DeviceNet[4]; // Number of ConnectionType enum values
+        private readonly Dictionary<int, DeviceNet> _networks = new(4);
         private readonly Queue<DeviceNetworkPacketEvent> _packets = new();
 
         public override void Initialize()
         {
-            base.Initialize();
-
             SubscribeLocalEvent<DeviceNetworkComponent, MapInitEvent>(OnMapInit);
             SubscribeLocalEvent<DeviceNetworkComponent, ComponentShutdown>(OnNetworkShutdown);
-
-            InitNetwork(ConnectionType.Private);
-            InitNetwork(ConnectionType.Wired);
-            InitNetwork(ConnectionType.Wireless);
-            InitNetwork(ConnectionType.Apc);
         }
 
         public override void Update(float frameTime)
@@ -66,10 +59,6 @@ namespace Content.Server.DeviceNetwork.Systems
             if (frequency != null)
                 _packets.Enqueue(new DeviceNetworkPacketEvent(device.DeviceNetId, address, frequency.Value, device.Address, uid, data));
         }
-
-        private void InitNetwork(ConnectionType connectionType) =>
-            _networks[(int) connectionType] = new(connectionType, _random);
-
         /// <summary>
         /// Automatically attempt to connect some devices when a map starts.
         /// </summary>
@@ -93,8 +82,14 @@ namespace Content.Server.DeviceNetwork.Systems
                 ConnectDevice(uid, device);
         }
 
-        private DeviceNet GetNetwork(ConnectionType connectionType) =>
-            _networks[(int) connectionType];
+        private DeviceNet GetNetwork(int netId)
+        {
+            if (_networks.TryGetValue(netId, out var deviceNet))
+                return deviceNet;
+            var newDeviceNet = new DeviceNet(netId, _random);
+            _networks[netId] = newDeviceNet;
+            return newDeviceNet;
+        }
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Automatically disconnect when an entity with a DeviceNetworkComponent shuts down.
@@ -191,7 +186,7 @@ namespace Content.Server.DeviceNetwork.Systems
         /// <summary>
         ///     Try to find a device on a network using its address.
         /// </summary>
-        private bool TryGetDevice(ConnectionType netId, string address, [NotNullWhen(true)] out DeviceNetworkComponent? device) =>
+        private bool TryGetDevice(int netId, string address, [NotNullWhen(true)] out DeviceNetworkComponent? device) =>
             GetNetwork(netId).Devices.TryGetValue(address, out device);
 
         private void SendPacket(DeviceNetworkPacketEvent packet)
@@ -289,9 +284,9 @@ namespace Content.Server.DeviceNetwork.Systems
     public sealed class DeviceNetworkPacketEvent : EntityEventArgs
     {
         /// <summary>
-        /// The type of network that this packet is being sent on.
+        /// The id of the network that this packet is being sent on.
         /// </summary>
-        public ConnectionType NetId;
+        public int NetId;
 
         /// <summary>
         /// The frequency the packet is sent on.
@@ -318,7 +313,7 @@ namespace Content.Server.DeviceNetwork.Systems
         /// </summary>
         public readonly NetworkPayload Data;
 
-        public DeviceNetworkPacketEvent(ConnectionType netId, string? address, uint frequency, string senderAddress, EntityUid sender, NetworkPayload data)
+        public DeviceNetworkPacketEvent(int netId, string? address, uint frequency, string senderAddress, EntityUid sender, NetworkPayload data)
         {
             NetId = netId;
             Address = address;