Which Connected Factory Wireless solution architecture is ideally set up for larger enterprises with a wide range of clients and applications?

Question

Options

• AAutonomous Access
• BWorkgroup Access
• CDirect Access
• DUnified Access
• EVirtual Access

• A
  10% (3)
• B
  7% (2)
• D
  80% (24)
• E
  3% (1)

Explanation

Unified Access is the correct answer because it is specifically architected to scale across large enterprise environments, supporting diverse client types (industrial IoT devices, mobile workers, sensors, cameras) and a broad spectrum of applications through a centralized, policy-driven framework. This makes it the ideal fit when both scale and heterogeneity are requirements.

Why the distractors are wrong:

• Autonomous Access (A) uses standalone APs without centralized control, making it unsuitable for large, complex deployments.
• Workgroup Access (B) is designed for small, isolated groups of devices - not enterprise-wide diversity.
• Direct Access (C) offers a simpler, point-to-point connection model that lacks the management overhead needed for varied applications at scale.
• Virtual Access (E) refers to virtualized infrastructure components, not a broad enterprise client/application architecture.

Memory tip: Think of the word "Unified" as the clue - when an enterprise needs to unify many clients and many applications under one architecture, Unified Access is the answer. If it's big and diverse, unify it.

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