Features:

  • Simultaneous 450Mbps on 2.4GHz and 867Mbps on 5GHz totals 1200Mbps Wi-Fi speeds
  • Compatibility with 802.3af and passive PoE support makes deployment effortless and flexible
  • Band steering automatically moves Dual band devices onto the wider 5GHz band for faster connections
  • MU-MIMO means access points simultaneously transfer data with multiple devices, speeding up connections
  • Supports management VLAN for an enhanced network management
Easy to install and configure, works great!

I’m definitely not a networking tech kind of person, but I was able to install and configure the access point pretty easy. My main reason for the AP was to get a strong WiFi signal to a nest camera over the driveway. Prior to purchasing, I ran 100’ of cat 6 cable from my main router to my garage attic, so when I got the AP it wouldn’t be too much at once. I didn’t even know what a POE was until I opened the box, but I read the instructions and hooked it up no problem. Configuring the unit was not difficult at all, mostly because I read other’s comments and looked at YouTube videos. I was able to find the units IP address on my home network AT&T app. I named the AP same as main router, same password and set the security setting. Everything else was automatic. Not only does my nest camera get great signal now, so do my upstairs computers and fire tv, huge bonus! So far so good for a novice. Based on my experience, I would definitely recommend this AP.

Much improved performance for the price!

Time will tell how reliable this will be in 6 months to a year, my previous TP-Link router/AP lasted about 3 years before I started to have problems with it (which this product replaced). TP-Link has always made good products at good prices, and this AP is no different. This was a toss-up for me between this unit and the Ubiquiti AC Lite or AC LR. After reading many reviews, I decided to take my chances on this fairly new to market product that competes in the entry level enterprise/small office wi-fi space. I was sick of having lackluster wi-fi performance from cheap consumer grade gear, and so far this AP has solved all my wi-fi problems in my house. I deployed this in the center of my living room just sitting upright on a table, and I have full coverage across my 1,700 sq ft house, even in my basement I can maintain a signal strength of around 80% which is significantly better than my old TP-Link Archer C2. The old TP-Link still works mind you, but this is just so much better. Ease of installation is pretty straight forward, and the included instructions are easy enough to follow. Keep in mind, this isn't really oriented towards your average home consumer, so you have to have a bit of know-how to install a standalone access point, and you still need a separate router for this. The fact that you can set this up with either the free software controller or control individual AP's through the web interface is a huge bonus over the Ubiquiti gear. As I said earlier, time will tell how reliable this is over the next few months, but my initial thoughts are that you can't really do much better at this price point if set up correctly. Great purchase for the price!

replaced my $850 Cisco wireless controller

Pluses: No AP or controller licensing! Powered by PoE switch or Micro USB and does not have a fan. less than 10% of cost of Cisco controller. Have five EAP225 v3. Updating firmware to 2.4.0 Build 20181121 Rel. 55897was easy. Cloning images was easy. Cisco was hard. reboots fast. Minuses: Logs are saved to USB port. No direct access to this port thru web service internet / cloud enabled access seems to be lightly secured. Authenticating to China didn't feel snug. Local web logon give security warning ( "Your PC doesn’t trust this website’s security certificate. The hostname in the website’s security certificate differs from the website you are trying to visit." "Error Code: DLG_FLAGS_INVALID_CA" and "DLG_FLAGS_SEC_CERT_CN_INVALID"

Can't go wrong for the price!

This little device has the same features as models 3x the price including facebook guest / SMS login. Between my wife, kid, and myself there's about 20 wireless devices hanging around taking a signal at any given time. And with a bunch of them still needing older standards to connect this is the perfect solution. It can handle every band simultaneously and automatically opts for the best speed and security it can connect with to your device. From 50 feet I've been able to get copy speeds up to 400 Mbps over 802.11ac and it does measure the connection at 867Mbps so at closer range it might get even better speeds. There is an issue with rebooting if you don't turn down the tx power. Both 5Ghz and 2.4 GHz have their settings maxed. I turned my 5 GHz down to 20 (basically full power) and 2.4 down to 12 (half power) and haven't had any issues since. Long distance too. My unit is inside by a window and I get a functioning signal 500 feet away. Great value all around.

Great coverage, great control, easy installation!

This is our second TP-Link WiFi Access Point. Our home has a large, central masonry structure which blocks all WiFi signals in specific corners... of course, the ones where you want to be able to cozy up with a device in an easy chair. After trying to get by with a variety of fine WiFi Routers alone, then with signal repeaters, we decided some extreme measures had to be taken. Fortunately it turned out that the measures were not extreme at all! We already had run Ethernet cable to network streaming devices, so adding a Ethernet splitter at the right spot, and utilizing the TP-Link's Power Over Ethernet adapter to send power through the Ethernet 6E cable, we were able to choose exactly the right locations to put access points. Since this is made for a business environment, the capabilities and security options for this device are far beyond what we need for our home, but it is reassuring to know there's potential there and the control software accessed through the web browser is phenomenal. Setup is easiest ion standalone mode, but later adding paps is simple and the resulting coverage even lets me take a device outside the house at some distance. The ceiling mounted installation is also very simple and really unobtrusive once operational.

EAPv3 model is a petty nice WAP for home!

Bought the 225v3 model to replace an aging, and increasingly flaky, AirPort Extreme. It was fairly easy to configure without the EAP app, but it takes some tinkering to figure out. It’s very easy to add extra SSIDs but unfortunately they all appear to run over the same channel which does not help with congestion but does help if you want to have certain users (eg kids) on a separate SSID to take advantage of the scheduling. One frustrating thing is that the clients are listed by MAC address not whatever client name my dhcp assigns them. Not a big deal though and maybe I’ve missed something. I haven’t messed with any of the more advanced features. Simply plugged in, assigned it a static IP in my pfsense dhcp server, changed the username/password, and added SSIDs. Turned off AirPort and walked away happy. Interestingly it doesn’t have the same signal strength for 802.11n so I might need to eventually add a second unit elsewhere in the house.

Super simple setup - just use the app

I have the EAP245 (AC1750) and just installed the EAP225 (AC1300) in use in my house. These are terrific products when using the Omada (Android) app. You do lose some of the corporate/industrial configuration options when using this application but it makes the set up stoopid-simple compared to downloading the TP-Link EAP Controller software and running the config via Windows. I configured the EAP245 using the Windows software the first time....hardly intuitive and just painful at times. I reset it after the config and used the Omada app to set it back up in less than 5 min. If you are just using these as home AP's and don't need all of the extra stuff, then I'd stick with the app. Either way...good to have the choice. I use these with a wired router, and since my home was networked I have one covering the upstairs and the other my downstairs. I will admit that this option isn't for everyone in the day and age of Google Wifi and all of the mesh products, but I can't beat the speed for the price in my case. These are business quality AP's and am hoping they are built for the long haul. The only con that I have about the EAP225 is that it is powered via POE only. However, the fact that TP-Link includes the POE module in the box is a pro.....it's a wash, to me. The EAP245 can be powered POE (module was not included, in my case) or via standard wall plug in.

Just right for home, with room to grow.

This OC200 controller plus two (for now) EAP225v3's: just right for my home, with plenty of room to grow. And much less expensive than (my next alternative) the Orbi WiFi system. Perhaps not as easy to setup as an all-in-one system, but it wasn't too bad, especially using videos and guides already available. And now I have a very expandable core, and I got smarter about home networking along the way (release the inner nerd?). What I really wanted was (1) zero-handoff especially for calls, when going up and downstairs, into the garage, or out on the back patio, (2) uninterrupted performance for internet based movies/video downstairs (3) an easy to setup/monitor Guest-netowork (not available on my Cable-company modem/router), and (4) some ability to manage remotely.

It is quite amazing how much you get for the money with this EAP 225 v3

I only have one of these and I am using it in a home environment. I really should have just logged in to it and configured it by ip but I am a bit of a nerd so I run the free ormada controller software on a VM. I saw a few reviews talking bad about the controller software but I haven't seen any stability issues yet on version 2.6.0 but then again, I am just running one EAP in my home at this point. I previously ran a TP-Link TL-WA901ND which is a 3x3 MIMO 802.11n WAP. I was extremely happy with it. It had amazing coverage, PoE capability and the speed was great for a 2.4Ghz single band WAP. I bumped our internet speed from 100 Mbps to 300 Mbps and all of a sudden, the 100Mbps Ethernet port on the WAP was a bit of a bottleneck (As well as the real world speeds of 802.11n). Update: I bought a couple cheap 8 port managed switches to try out the VLAN tagging on this thing and boy is it a nice feature. I now have a guest network with a captive portal that tags to a guest network VLAN which I restricted to accessing only the WAN and the VM running the TP-Link controller software so the captive portal displays properly. I love this EAP. I really love that with the controller software, if I ever need to add another it should be a very painless and seamless process. I picked this particular model to replace the WAP over higher performing models due to it's support for passive PoE and that it even included the injector. The low price helped too! I wanted one of their EAP models due to the extended features like VLAN support on a per-SSID basis and the captive portal. I always wanted a guest network that was truly segregated from my normal subnet. So I have been running it only for about a day so far and am extremely happy. Yes, the range is a little less than the powerhouse TL-WA901ND that it replaced but it still adequately covers my little 1200 sgft house and the back yard. If I need to add another, the controller software would make the integration incredibly easy. The speeds have been great so far with an average of 8 devices concurrently on the AP. IT supports MU-MIMO but I would be surprised if even one of the wireless devices in my house did so that is useless. It does also support beamforming, band steering and airtime fairness which is quite impressive considering the price. Sure enough, once I enabled band steering it punted my wife's ipad, son's iPhone, our Roku and my laptop right up tot he 5GHZ band. I created a second SSID in seconds on the 2.4 GHZ band, assigned it upload and download caps and created a quick captive portal in maybe 3 minutes tops. It also will support vouchers including the ability to print them out for you to cut up and distribute. The statistics you can pull up with the controller software are impressive as well. Once I get the two managed switches in that I ordered I will be able to VLAN my guest network onto a separate subnet with internet access only. I am just blown away with the things this EAP can do for the price. This along with the controller software would be perfect for a small to medium business.

Need to be a bit tech savy

I use this AP to be my "Smart Things" Access Point and to extend my 5ghz wifi for my phones etc. If you are somewhat tech savvy this is a no brainer. If you aren't then just read and watch some videos before purchasing and everything should still go smoothly. I struggle every time it gets around the time to buy and replace/upgrade my router. With new high end routers going for $400 - $600 I always end up going down the rabbits hole and stress about buying something at the wrong time or worry about getting stuck with a new piece of tech that has a crap chip or software. So I decided to just grab this AP during black Friday (for $45) and use it to hold me over. I was definitely not disappointed. You can install these anywhere you want, and even install them like a smoke detector (since it can run without an outlet using PoE). That is what I did at first and it worked great. It comes with an injector for PoE, so even if you don't have a PoE switch you are safe and won't have to spend any more money. For those that don't know PoE is simply Power over Ethernet. It is something that allows devices, like this and other things, to get their power directly from the Ethernet cable. Which means you don't need to run a power cord and Ethernet cable to it to use it. It also doesn't take a special Ethernet cable to do it either. But it does take an injector (that has an Ethernet input from your router or switch and outputs a powered Ethernet line) or a PoE switch. I originally installed this in my garage (as pictured) and used it to boost both my 2.4 and 5 signals. Setting it up with the same SSIDs and passwords. Working out how to get the handover to my main router took only a little while. I used the web based interface and was able to set the strength (power level of the antennas) of the signals to the right point for each one so that my main router would take over once I was halfway through the house. That worked remarkably well, until I finally decided on a new router. By the time I bought the new router I had also purchased a bunch of smart wifi devices. So I now use this as the access point for them (on the 2.4 GHz) and only use the 5 GHz to extend the range for my other devices. This device is able to setup multiple SSIDs and I am using a different SSID for the 2.4 (and am keeping it isolated to protect my home devices) but I am using the same for the 5 GHz and only allow the phones and tablets (devices that aren't in a fixed place) to connect to it. I'm a fairly trust worthy person, but would rather play it safe with my WiFi IoT stuff. So this is a wonderful solution for that problem.

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