The importance of aesthetics for an enterprise wireless access point

The importance of aesthetics for an enterprise wireless access point

With a large number of commercial establishments opening up to enterprise wireless networks, a new criterion has emerged for selecting and placing wireless access points � aesthetics. This is especially so for large hotels planning to deploy a wireless network for their guests. In fact, most of these hotels are struggling to balance aesthetics with performance of the enterprise wireless access point.

Aesthetics are a fairly new aspect in enterprise wireless access point selection, which is why most RFPs for enterprise wireless networks do not include much on it. Engineers always look to tuck away the minimal wires connecting the access points in a network, but the aspect of wireless access point placement is an altogether different matter.

Aesthetics of an enterprise wireless access point is more important for hotels

An enterprise wireless network has become almost indispensable for hotels because most guests expect to use the network during their hotel stay. On the other hand, in a hotel, every minute detail can make an impression on the guest, which is why there has to be a consistency in every aspect of the building. Therefore, the enterprise wireless access point has to look like it is a part of the hotel. The present design of an enterprise wireless access point does not consider aesthetics, however, which is why many hotels are looking to hide the access points.

The need for aesthetics in wireless access points has increased even more as hotels are looking to ramp up their existing wireless networks in order to service guests even better. As a result, this would mean an even denser enterprise wireless that will have access points sticking out like sore thumbs. While the guests of the hotel would get the required performance from the hotel's wireless network, the surroundings of the hotel would be ruined.

What are enterprise wireless access point vendors doing?

As a result of the growing need for aesthetic enterprise wireless access points, many access point vendors have begun to design new shapes for them. These special designs give the enterprise wireless access point a low profile and keep the antenna as much out of view as possible, giving it a more pleasing look that can gel into the background of the hotel.

Aesthetics are growing even more important for other large areas, such as hospitals where the enterprise wireless access point have to be kept in such a way that it is not an obstruction. Even colleges and universities are looking at aesthetics more importantly and getting enterprise wireless access points that stay almost invisible in order to avoid vandalism. In fact, this can be helpful even for other commercial establishments such as airports, coffee shops, offices, etc. As a result, aesthetics has become a very important part of enterprise wireless network set up.

With an increasing number of hotels, hospitals and other commercial establishments looking for their own enterprise wireless network, there is clear and growing demand for an enterprise wireless access point that meets the requirements � in physical appearance as well as performance.

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