It is critical to select on-demand wireless networks for enterprises and their families (1)

In the face of low prices of wireless products for household use, many small and medium-sized enterprises cannot help but feel at ease. In the face of the unique features of wireless products for enterprises, many domestic users will look forward to it infinitely. From the very beginning, wireless and home wireless products of enterprises are destined to be oriented to different user groups, many users may feel confused when purchasing wireless products. What is the biggest difference between a company and a home wireless product? Will this difference influence users' preferred choices?

1. Similarities

To understand the biggest difference between enterprise wireless products and home wireless products, we need to look at the similarities between the two. Only in this way can we make the comparison clear and clear. Next we will take the wireless router product as an example to see what functions are the same for both.

1. Wireless AP

Supports 2-4 GHz wireless connections. Common products support 802.11 Gbit/s wireless connections. Mainstream mid-and high-end products support 802.11 ndraft 2.0) wireless connections, in this regard, the development direction and goal of enterprise wireless products are the same as that of home wireless products.

2. Provides the switch function

Both enterprise wireless router products and home wireless router products are equipped with one WAN port and four 10-Gigabit LAN ports. Automatic negotiation and port flip are supported without selecting the network cable sequence. For some products, Gigabit LAN ports are also standard for users' needs, but this is not a significant difference between enterprise wireless router products and home wireless router products.

3. Antennas available

The 802.11g/B Product is usually equipped with 1-2 antennas, and 802.11n or MIMO products are usually equipped with 2-3 antennas. In addition, the antennas are fixed omnidirectional antennas and detachable omnidirectional antennas. However, both enterprise wireless router products and home wireless router products may be equipped with these antennas. In addition, some wireless routers are equipped with built-in antennas, which is not the difference between enterprise wireless products and home wireless products.

4. Broadband Routing

Both enterprise wireless router products and home wireless router products support multiple broadband access methods, such as PPPoE, dynamic IP address, and static IP address. It supports automatic dialing, on-demand dialing, and timed dialing to meet various dialing requirements; the built-in DHCP server can automatically and dynamically allocate IP addresses.

5. Have software firewalls and basic security functions

Both enterprise wireless router products and home wireless router products have built-in firewalls, which support IP address, MAC address, and URL filtering to flexibly control Internet access permissions and time. 64/128/152-bit WEP encryption is provided, support for WPA/WPA-PSK or WPA2/WPA2-PSK security; Support for SSID broadcast control, MAC address-Based Access Control List; Support for UPnP, DDNS, Static Routing, VPN Pass-through; it supports multiple port forwarding methods, such as virtual servers, special applications, and DMZ hosts, and can be used to build Intranet websites. There is no technical difference between the two.