TP-Link EAP225-Outdoor, Long RangeOutdoor Access Point AC1200

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.

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!

These models and model numbers are confusing because they are all grouped together and it is difficult to tell what exactly each does and doesn't do. In this case I got the EAP225 Outdoor which *looks* like it is a wireless extender, which it isn't...exactly. The EAP225 does extend the wireless signal, but only when you can reach it by an ethernet cable. If the router has no outputs, or there is no physical connection available to where this should be extended (barn, for example) this won't work and in fact isn't even configurable. You can't connect to it's web interface until it is physically connected to the router via ethernet. But... When it is connected to the router it works and works well. It works so well that when I was only setting it up, and it was sitting on the floor just next to the router, the signal outside was already better. And the web interface is pretty versatile and east to use. You can even (and SHOULD) have more than one SSID broadcast. This is nice because very often the main SSID will be a duplicate of the router's, or of other extenders, and without a second SSID you can no longer connect to this extender to configure it, or at least it is very difficult to know which you are currently connected to. But if you add another SSID like "tplinkconfig1" you can always connect to that and configure it. Having POE is also useful, it makes installing and powering this outdoor unit very easy as you don't need a separate power connection. But again, it would have been nice to have a built-in ethernet switch to be able to daisy chain these around a property. Or at least be able to connect them wirelessly. So as it is, you will need a separate router connection for each, or add another switch to accommodate each of these extenders. But at a bare minimum, if you only connect this to your router with a 3' ethernet cable, the signal is already better and makes this unit worth it. If you have the ability to run ethernet all over the property, even better.

My 40x60 workshop turns out to have zero signal availability (cell or otherwise) when all of its doors are closed. Thankfully many months ago I had run a category 5e and 6e Ethernet cables through an additional underground electrical conduit in anticipation of having some electronics within the workshop at a future date. The first piece of equipment was intended to be a spare wireless router; however, a few days after installation I learned the device was not designed for the summer Arizona heat and it was overheating. It turns out typical indoor wireless routers cannot handle anything above 100 degrees. I searched Google alternatives knowing the device must be able to tolerate at least 120 degrees (if not more). Several hours later I stumbled upon this TP-Link AC1200 Wireless EAP225 product and decided to give it a chance. Installation was simple: Inside the house, using a short patch cable, I connected my existing router to the included PoE adapter, then connected the 5E cable which runs to the shop. The POE adapter was hung on the wall using its mount. Inside the shop I mounted the EAP225 bracket in the corner of the building to one of the steel beams. I then connected the other end of the 5E cable to the unit, installed the water-resistant plug and closed the cover. Returning to the house I plugged in the power and waited a few minutes. Using a standard web browser I was able to configure the new device (security, reduced power output, etc) without any problems. The unit works great. 100% coverage throughout the entire shop; plenty of signal strength to spare. As promised it has no issues with the 120 degree temperatures within the shop. At present I use this as a WiFi connection for the cell phone. Steaming video/audio works great. The 5E cable connector (and jacket) fit perfectly into the unit; there were no issues closing its cover. As an extra advantage, since the power is supplied through the Ethernet cable the device itself does not have to be located near a power outlet. In my scenario the length of cable run is approximately 140 feet from the PoE adapter to the unit. I would highly recommend using an Ethernet cable tester to check the cable prior to installation. You will want to ensure all four pairs of wires are intact (not broken) and properly terminated between the two connectors. While configuring the device, if you happen to make a mistake which makes it inaccessible, there is a handy reset button which will restore the original factory settings. After resetting the device simply reconnect and try again.

First of all, my experience with TP-Link customer service has been excellent, and most of their products (actually all but this one) has performed well and lasted long (tbh none of them has died yet in 2+ years beyond their excellent warranty coverage, of course except this one). Having said all that, this product was unique in offering what I wanted, an outdoor WiFi AC1200 (min) access point, that could work off PoE+ and allow for decent extension of the 5GHz range. Setup was easy, configuration easy. Only early issue I found was the Ethernet ingress point that protected the device from the elements was too narrow for most Ethernet cable, so I had to find the right size (and that did not exist, so I had to put some extra weather proofing around the ingress and tighten up the hole a bit). Performance was less than impressive. Even standing right next to it, and showing link speed (PHY rate of 866Mbps), on a Gigabit pipe, max spike I saw through this on file transfer was around 150 Mbps from a laptop. Connecting directly to the base router a TotL Netgear, I could get 500+ Mbps average with same setup otherwise. Coverage was one of the main reason, and it had poorer coverage than my internal base router. I.e. from outside the home at about 100 feet from this AP, I was getting better transfer rate and connection from my internal base router than this on the 5GHz channel. This made it very disappointing, as it failed to serve the main purpose. When roaming outside my home, I continued to stay connected to my base router's (supposedly) poor signal, than this outdoor AP's (surprisingly) poor signal on 5GHz. Last straw, it died less than a year into deployment. Good thing TP-Link customer service was excellent, and they replaced it with EAP-225v3 (indoor WAP). Yeah I took a bit of a hit on the price point, however value wise, EAP225v3 indoor WAP has been performing better than it claims on paper. This goes to show how great TP-Link products generally are. So, while I am providing an honest rating for EAP225 outdoor, because of the customer service experience, I am going to keep considering TP-Link for my next home network upgrade needs. (I hope Netgear reads this, because I am just about done with them, simply on the basis of their horrendous warranty and customer service experience.)

Working great to add WiFi coverage outside. My garage is detached from my house. It’s probably about 200 feet away from my house. This gets strong WiFi into my garage. Now my garage tv works to stream Chris Fix videos when I get stuck on an automotive repair! WiFi speed is very good. No drops no problems at all.

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!

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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Buen producto, no pierde mucha velocidad si lo juntas con un buen cable ethernet

worked well. 2.4G travels further than 5G.

Nice Product Strength Network Value for money