Cost and maintenance are the key factors in deploying WiFi in small and micro enterprises

WiFi is not only irreplaceable in our daily lives, but we are also used to using WiFi to conduct business in the office environment. In particular, it has become very common for people to bring their own laptops and use smartphones and tablets for work. For enterprises, how to meet the WiFi access needs of these devices is a headache. Small and micro enterprises are more likely to encounter problems in WiFi deployment due to cost and scale constraints.

Enterprise office cannot do without WiFi network

I believe that many small and micro-enterprises’ offices are still using home wireless routers. Although they can also be used for WiFi Internet access, home wireless routers cannot be compared with enterprise-level products in terms of functions, performance, and capacity. The direct consequence is a poor office network experience, and it is impossible to manage employees’ Internet access behavior, resulting in extremely low employee work efficiency. It is also due to the use of home wireless routers that some corner workstations and even the leadership office cannot achieve full WiFi coverage.

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How to deploy WiFi in office areas becomes a problem

To solve the WiFi problem of small and micro enterprises, we must first start with its pain points. First, the cost of small and micro enterprises is limited, and they will not invest a large amount of money to purchase WiFi equipment. Second, small and micro enterprises generally do not have full-time IT operation and maintenance personnel, and network equipment has almost no post-maintenance. The above two points are both restricted by the scale of the enterprise, resulting in the WiFi of small and micro enterprises not being able to directly use the manufacturer's enterprise WiFi solution like large companies.

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AP is a common WiFi device in enterprises

Traditional enterprise WiFi networks are generally composed of AC (wireless controller) + AP (wireless access point). In the office area, we see white round boxes and square boxes above our heads, which are APs. They need to be connected to AC through network cables to work properly. In addition, small office environments can also consider using enterprise-level wireless routers to deploy WiFi networks. Moreover, wireless mesh technology is now used in enterprise-level wireless routers. Through the wireless interconnection of multiple enterprise-level wireless routers, the effect of full WiFi coverage in the office area can be achieved.

In practice, for small and micro enterprises, the AC+AP enterprise WiFi deployment method is expensive. It also requires professional technicians to come to the company for installation, which usually takes one to three days. If there are any problems during use, the manufacturer needs to send technicians to solve them, and management and operation and maintenance also require professional technicians. Small and micro enterprises lack IT operation and maintenance personnel, and operation and maintenance also require expenses.

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Traditional enterprise WiFi is complex to manage

Due to the size and funding constraints of the enterprise, the AC+AP enterprise WiFi deployment method cannot meet the needs of small and micro enterprises. This is why many small and micro enterprises are still using home wireless routers to access the Internet. In contrast, another solution is affordable and easy to configure, just like using a home wireless router. You can even install and use it yourself, without having to hire separate operation and maintenance personnel.