What is the difference with consumer and enterprise grade equipment?
Features and quality. Consumer equipment for wireless networks usually are made to be deployed as a single unit with a single radio hooked up to a DSL or Cable Internet feed. Most importantly, enterprise equipment has additional software functionality that is designed to work with multiple devices harmoniously. Enterprise devices also typically support more users per device and allow for advanced network functionality into a wired network. Antenna options are another critical advantage of enterprise equipment allowing us to shape the wireless signal where exactly you want the coverage and sometimes, just as importantly, where you do not want it. Radio quality inside the device is another big advantage of enterprise equipment. Bottom line, consumer grade equipment is specifically designed for a home or SOHO environment where it will not support many users and lack a great deal of features required for a business deployment.
