TP-Link EAP225 Omada AC1350 Gigabit Wireless Access Point Business WiFi Solution w/Mesh Support, Seamless Roaming & MU-MIMO PoE Powered SDN Integrated Cloud Access & Omada App White

Just received and connected, not a long-term review. I learned basic networking for an Associate's degree in programming I started in 1999. The bubble burst and due to my life commitments I never got into IT but it has helped a lot over the years. Networking sure has come a long way since then. The technologies and acronyms are enough to drive me crazy and I don't have time to figure it all out. In the default configuration the advanced features are there if you need them but this is just for a home network so I'll leave them alone. I'm using this as a standalone access point, the Omada software is probably great but I didn't want to add a controller or have a 24/7 server running it. This unit has it's own web UI that lets you set all of the basic info and a lot of advanced features. It has a scheduler so I'm just going to put some reasonable times in it for the kids to connect and change the password on our downstairs system. We don't have gigabit internet but did recently upgrade to 300Mbps. Our old Apple Airport Express system was certainly faster than our WAN connection but after seeing the insane speeds this AP hits I MAY have to get a controller to use with my TP-Link ER605 and set up a few more of these. Again, it's been 20+ years since I went to school and I haven't kept up with all the advances but the screenshot I've included was taken on my Mac Mini with ethernet disabled, wireless connection to the EAP225 connected to our LAN. Somehow I got faster speeds than I pay for but that MIGHT be some quality or service or similar trickery that the AP provides. Either way it's hella fast AND includes a POE injector which is a great deal at this price point. I had looked at a LOT of mesh and secure wifi systems but could never find for certain if the RJ-45 ports on the back were manageable. Couldn't find any company that even talked about it. Maybe they are but I didn't want to have to fill the ports with hot glue if they weren't. Decided on this instead because it's pretty easy to plug something into the back of one of those but this can be mounted on the ceiling or wall and will kill ALL the wifi upstairs if they try to take it off to get to the ethernet jack. The unit is smaller than I thought it would be. The LED is green and doesn't look like it will be horribly bright. However it has the ability to turn it off (genius!) in the UI. 120 yr old plaster house results using EAP225 connecting to testmy.net: *Using 5GHz band in the same room I get 300Mbps or more on iPhone 13 mini, one room over drops to 180, and then in the kitchen it drops to 100. Not horrible. *Using 2.4GHz band it drops to 80 in next room and 20Mbps in the kitchen. Pretty decent with the 5GHz so if you struggle with plaster walls this works well. If you were wondering why we are still using old Apple Airport setup it's because they were able to make a "mesh" system long before they became mass market items. In our impenetrable old house WiFi suffers horribly trying to get through layers of plaster, lath, more lath, and then more plaster so we have Airport units placed where we need them that are connected to a central Airport. They all share the same network name and password so we can roam and automatically connect to the best connection. Usually. After this review I've convinced myself to look deeper into the Omada software and may wind up getting a controller and a few more APs. Will update if so. This is a great price for a great piece of hardware whether you use it as a standalone AP or part of a larger system. If you want something smaller they have a /Wall version with 3 ethernet ports on the bottom and the WAN port on the back.

I've messed around with trying to place my router in my house, moving it around, changing antenna, putting in boosters... everything to try to get a better signal. I had heard about these on a podcast and decided to give them a try and they work really well. I went with the Omada ones because I picked up the OC300 as well. It has been SOOOO easy to add new access points where needed. I have one on each floor and one outside and paired with the OC300 makes setting up a breeze. Pros: * Easy to set up - if you don't get an OC200 or OC300 (or use a Raspberry Pi or computer to run their software for free), you simply log in, set up your WiFi networks and you're on your way. With the OC200/300, you just "adopt" the device and it sets everything up. I now change my WiFi every time I have people over so I can personalize it to them and it keeps them off my primary network. * POE - Don't want to run power to where you want this? No problem! Just run an ethernet cable and power it over that. * Comes with everything you need for mounting * Great signal strength and covers a lot of area. * I've bought all of mine on sale but I would pay full price if needed one in a hurry. Extremely good value for what you get. * There are hidden solutions you can get but people have commented how it looks like I have "professional wireless" in my house. These look just like what you'll find in an office, if that is important to you. Cons: * None - I've been very happy. I've switch everyone in my family to these along with an OC200 to run them. Since they have asked me to help them with their networking stuff in the past, it has made my life really easy to be able to run these. I highly recommend them.

I've had routers from many of the usual manufactures; Asus, Netgear, Tplink, Linksys, etc. They are ok, but have issues, I already have good router and I just need them to work as bridges or for their wifi, but they are pretty poor at doing just this function. In fact, I would say most work ok at routers but I don't need them for that, but are poor at WiFI with unstable, unreliable WiFi connections if they connect to devices at all!! I come across Omada range which is really commercial grade WiFi gear but I focused on their access points specifically the EAP670 V2. They are fairly easy to setup, but there is a learning curve which mobile and web app make reasonably easy to setup if you are familiar with wifi routers in general, if not, the learning videos are quite helpful. I have around 100 wifi devices in the home, and I mean everything connected flawlessly and was stable with EAP670 V2, especially in mesh and roaming mode, they would move to another EAP670 V2 as needed. I would caution not turning on all roaming features, just the core ones only, since some older devices just don't work well but EAP670 basic defaults worked well in most cases. I was so impressed I bought the OC200 to help manage all the EAP670 I had purchased, and place strategically around the home to cover all the blind spots but at the sametime minimize overlaps, ensuring to place each of access points at least 12 meters apart to keep interference low between devices. The software looks like its based on opensource SDN technology (a good thing). I would say that Omada brand has made excellent use of its features/capabilities but the most important thing has maintained a level of quality and reliability that truly shocked me after spending 18+ years working with other wifi routers and expecting another so so slight improvement, but the improvement here in terms of quality, reliability and stability overall is a great leap forwards. I have device on wifi network that parodically just failed to connect or stopped working, these now just stay connected and work flawlessly, that amazing! It should have been this way a long time ago, but I guess you have to wait for large leap forwards in quality, reliability and stability. I've had access points and controller for over a month now, working flawlessly. I highly recommend the EAP670 V2 and OC200 controller. I haven't tried Omada brand switches and routers but if their access points are this good it may worth considering in the future. I use Mikrotik brand of switches, routers and I really like them for their deep level of configurability (not for faint of heart or everyone), quality, stability and reliability, interestingly also based on open source technology.

This items gives a good Wi-Fi signal up to 150 meters. It is very easy to install and set up.

Great product. Excellent range

worked well. 2.4G travels further than 5G.

Morreu após menos de 1 ano de uso. Não estava exposto à chuva nem ao tempo. Simplesmente parou de funcionar. O RMA da TPLink não responde.

I was struggling to find a better access point which would give max speed and best coverage. I now have zero issues with WiFi. It’s as good as wired network. Go for it without doubt.