Omada AC1200 Outdoor Wireless Access Point, w/PoE Injector(EAP225-Outdoor)

I bought two of these devices, and I'm not being reimbursed or paid in any way for this review. I already have a pretty capable mesh WIFI network in place at our (large) house for our phones and mobile devices. A mesh means they all have the same SSID and password, so a device connects to whichever one is strongest once you come into range. But I recently installed a bunch of IP security cameras, and about 2/3 of them are wirelessly connected to my network. I did not want that traffic on my existing wifi network, for reasons I won't go into here. But the point is that these APs were for connecting 8 security cameras, some of them outside and a fair distance from the house! I needed two because half the cameras are on one side of the house, and the rest are on the other...No AP would have worked for all of them. Anyway, these TP-Link APs worked perfectly! They've been in place for about two months now, and they've been rock solid. One is being powered using the injector, the other is powered from a POE hub in my garage, and they both work equally well. The signal strength between these and the cameras is much stronger than the older AP I used to initially connect my cameras. I like the long, slim shape, the ability to mount them to a mast, and the adjustable antennas. The only caveat I'd include, when recommending these APs to someone, is that you cannot combine two or more of them into a mesh! So, if you're using them for mobile devices, and you want to cover a large area (like a big house, or separate buildings) with a single SSID/Password, these aren't a good choice. I knew that before I bought them! But in my case, the IP cameras are fixed in place, and they don't need the ability to connect to more than one AP...so I didn't need that feature. But, if you have a small house, or only need to accommodate an area that can be covered with a single AP, these units are an excellent value. They provide a lot of mounting options (mast, wall, vertical or horizontal, POE makes power requirements a non-issue). They have external antennas you can tweak for maximum performance, and they're inexpensive! I've installed a lot of APs (I've been in IT for 20 years, and have managed some pretty large networks). I'm impressed with these units...in fact, with ALL the TP-Link gear I've used...it performs as well as or better than equipment costing many times more. I can't say how it will hold up in the long term, but my initial impression is that it's quality gear and will continue to work well for a long time!

I've purchased a million items on Amazon (like everyone else), but I've never written a review...until now. I'd consider myself to have only 'slightly above average' tech savvy, but I have ZERO experience with setting up a mesh network, so I was hoping that I wouldn't quickly get over my head for this project. My goal was to extend our home internet to our new barn just over 100 yards from the main house (with line-of-sight). Per Customer Service's (Mira) recommendation, I purchased two EAP-225-Outdoor units and the OC-200 Controller to accomplish this goal. Figured it was worth $240 or so to see if this would work... The included instructions aren't super intuitive, but they are adequate in describing how to update the firmware on the devices (read from others that that step was important) and to physically connect the hardware (which is pretty easy). For the hardware setup, the OC-200 requires a power supply (either a POE adapter or micro-USB cable - neither included, but we had plenty of micro-USB to USB cables laying around, so that's what I used) and a LAN cable into your existing router. The "Master" EAP-225 (at the house) requires a power supply (included POE adapter) and a LAN cable to your existing router. The "Slave" EAP-225 (at the barn) requires only the included POE adapter. That setup was pretty easy. At that point, rather than fumble through their app or website to attempt to configure the software, I decided just to call Customer Service and have them walk me through the steps so that I didn't irreversibly screw it up. And wow, what a great decision! After only a couple minutes of waiting, I got Mira on the line and she patiently walked me step-by-painful-step through the process for almost a 1/2 hour and by the end of the call, I had a FULL internet signal throughout my barn! She speaks great English and has an impressive command of exactly how to do this...and tailors her instruction to whatever your level of comfort/understanding of this fairly technical process. Of note, you can accomplish this same goal for about $100 less if you use their free software controller (versus the OC-200), but since the OC-200 is made for this job and continuously monitors the network, I elected to bite the bullet and get that hardware as well. Overall, merely based on such great Customer Service, I'd highly recommend this/these products!

Ok range, not great, better than I had. My driveway is 275’ , it reaches to the end but is spotty signal wise at that range. Was installed just for a wireless security camera. The camera is about 200’ from the unit and it doesn’t get more than 1/3 bars of WiFi signal . Wouldn’t recommend for 250’ + range

I wanted solid Wi-Fi in my backyard. I looked at all types of extenders and did a lot of research. I decided on this because unlike plug-in extenders, this does not have a universal protocol to cut your Wi-Fi speed in half (look it up). I'm giving this 5 stars because if you IGNORE the directions it works very well. The directions want you to download some software to make it work. The software needs pinholes all through your router. The software won't "contact the DB server" even with the pinholes open. The customer service is only available on normal business days, during normal business hours, when you are at work and not at home with hours to play with their non-functional software. The software needs to be updated to the latest version, all the time. The software needs a pc that is always on in order to function (it sounds like). OR..... you could just find this clearly labeled device in your list of LAN devices on your current router, give it a static IP (or a dynamic private fixed IP), go to that IP address, log in with admin admin, change it that to something secure, and then give the lower and upper Wi-Fi bands the identical username and password as your current Wi-Fi router and you're done! I downloaded a free app that lets you see your Wi-Fi strength, and walking into my backyard when the signal drops to zero, it grabs this device's signal perfectly, boosting me back to 100 percent. Coming back inside though, it hangs onto it too much and won't grab the indoor signal unless I turn my phone Wi-Fi on and off, but that takes a few seconds.

I bought two of these with the intention of connecting a network that has a lot of physical separation between components and subsections of the network. I want to put all my security cameras, some wired together to a switch some just WiFi connected, all on the same 10.10.10.0/24 subnet Wow has this been a disappointingly difficult device to configure and set up! Never before have I encountered password encryption implemented this way and it does not decrypt the password automatically. Never before have I had to turn on Layer 3 accessibility in order to access the device from a different subnet! Took me days to figure that one out! Very disappointing that it does not support client bridging mode,, most AP's I have used, do. And to set it up in mesh mode I will have to purchase yet another device from TP-Link. The software management GUI is clunky at best, not easy to understand many of the functions and settings. Lastly, be warned the Android app for setting up and managing these TP-Link devices is a real piece of junk! I couldn't even figure how to set a separate SSID for each band with the app, and it was difficult to figure out how with the onboard web interface. WARNING! These do NOT have a built in DHCP service so be prepared to either go with static IP addresses or run your own DHCP server. It does support having a fallback DHCP server which is really weird since I think most DHCP servers can support fallback or failover services. Hardware many be OK, but the software is real junk! Addendum, it gets even worse! The functionality of the AP is divided between the web interface on-board the AP itself and the Android app. This means you are going to have to use both. For example, you cannot set up a mesh network using the web interface of the AP. The two GUI's (Graphical User Interfaces) do NOT provide a common user experience and methods for setting up the AP. The model of the AP, as presented to the users by the two GUI's are very different and confusing because the user has to learn what, where and how to set features and settings, what are the limitations, and how to navigate the menu items. I strongly suspect these GUIs were designed by inexperienced team members (hackers) with no cross communication between those who designed the web GUI and those who designed the Android app GUI.

As described and better, great reception, great signal extender. The only complaint is ,you need a master to install it, oh boy, did I had a hard time to get it working!… the rest is exactly what I needed!

This review is for: TP-Link EAP225-Outdoor | Omada AC1200 Wireless Gigabit Outdoor Access Point | Business WiFi Solution w/ Mesh Support, Seamless Roaming & MU-MIMO | PoE Powered | SDN Integrated | Cloud Access & App I bought and have been using 2 of these for over 3 years. One is outdoors and the other is in my shop. They are both still working great! It took a bit to get them set up but the instructions were good and I got them up and running without issue. -Aesthetics —------- They look pretty good for what they are. They are plastic -Functionality —- They work great and function in all kinds of weather. -Value for price — They cost a bit more than other extenders but well worth it considering they still work after 3 years of use through rain, wind, snow and the heat of summers. -Ease of use —--- As with any Wi-Fi extender there is a bit of set up involved but once that's done it's easy to connect any Wi-Fi device as long as you have the password you create during setup. -Durability —------ It's plastic so it doesn't look as durable as it actually is. -Use over time— Both are still functioning well after over 3 years of continual use. Pros: Well worth every penny! Good signal, reliable, holds up and functions through all kinds of weather. Strong signal strength for a good decent distance. Cons: I don't really have any complaints I am fairly critical with my reviews, reserving; 5 stars only for products that I would highly recommend or would purchase again. 4 stars to products I like and work well but are less than perfect. 3 stars is for products that are barely usable. 2 Stars for products that I have returned or thrown away but are somewhat as described in the product description. 1 Star is for products that are falsely described in the product description and do not meet the needs of my purchase. This review reflects my honest opinion. I was not paid for this review nor was I given the product, or have any affiliation with this product.

Pay CLOSE attention to this unit, how it works, and what it does before you buy it!! 1) Omada interface / controller - as normal, great concept but total trash to implement. I de-registered the software, wiped the initial setup and started over rather than trying to mess with it (its only good for multipoint administration from a central location IMHO) - IE: I did the stand alone fallback mode through a web interface and fixed the problem (much simpler setup) 2) NOT a true "wireless mesh" unit. Only some (mostly omada) wireless networks will work with this thing. My "netgear" router and this unit would not work together for a wireless AP setup. I have no problem with the wireless mesh unit at the other end of my home, it flawlessly synced to a wireless AP mode and didn't take 10 min to setup. (Thankfully I have a hardwire managed hub at that end of the house and just hardlined it). 3) Mounting and Antennas: This thing seems to be a "domed" signal. I have some true antenna mast on my property and with the 'default' antenna setup the signal actually went down at the 200' mark. I had to pull the unit back down, put the antenna horizontal at 70d from each other and then put it back up. This brought the signal back to the ground at the 200' mark and it seams to fade at 100' or so experiment with the signal before you buy the farm with it. Once up, rotate it in small increments (if possible) to get them right The unit is on a 20' mast above a horizontal metal roof, so I suspect a lot of ground-plane reflection. (IE: higher is NOT better with this unit). 4) Heat issue with signal? I have monitored the signal of this unit. At night with cooler temps the RSSI of my furthest camera is 50~60 and during the heat of the day it drops to 65~75 (at 72 my camera starts having streaming issues. once it is up and running it seems to be a pretty good unit, mine has an uptime right now of 15 days and I've seen zero notification errors on it.

L'antenna funziona molto bene ed è ben integrata nel sistema Omada, volendo però può essere usata come semplice access point o come ripetitore di segnale. Portata buona, dipende molto dal posizionamento delle antenne. Ne ho montate 3 di cui una sul tetto, perfette.

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worked well. 2.4G travels further than 5G.

Hasta el momento ha resultado ser un excelente outdoor AP, lo utilizo para llevar el internet del punto A hacia B que esta separado por muros de concreto y unos 50 metros de distancia. La recepción y transmisión de datos es buena, si bien si se pierde algo de velocidad esta es insignificante. La configuración fue muy sencilla al utilizar las guías que se encuentran en la página web del fabricante.

Nice Product Strength Network Value for money