TP-Link AC1750 Wi-Fi Dual Band Gigabit Ceiling Mount Access Point, MU-MIMO, Support 802.3af/at/Passive PoE, Easily Mount to Wall or Ceiling, Free EAP Controller Software (EAP245), White

Best buy now having full control with networking PoE works great and making own wifi ssid, 2.4G with 5Ghz or just 2.4Ghz for IoT and a 5Ghz for newer ac devices. Good for SO/HO have choice on how you set up as individual or with PoE switch and omarda. Buy with confidence. May get an other one just for IoT and guests

Have been putting off this purchase for some time. Seems like my Asus N66 Wifi is dying, so decided to find a good AP and move to more centralised position in the house. My choice was between the Ubiquiy Unifi or the TPlink EAP245, both similar prices and both with same mimo chipset. So at this moment just running on a temporary SSID asking the family to switch between the Asus and EAP to see if we still get dropouts. So far so good, seems to connect really quickly and speedtest seem to indicate higher throughput than existing Asus 5Ghz link. Actually I'm really impressed that this seems like a newer variant. The case style is the rippled case and hidden rj45 sockets! In fact this 1750AC version has a POE adaptor with mounting plate and a second rj45 bridge port for daisy chaining or adding to an existing CAT6 cable run. The set-up was incredibly easy and defaults to 2 open SSID's and grabs an IP from existing DHCP server. So a quick login to the webserver and 2 minutes later you have your own SSID and WPA2 passwords set up. All in all I'm really happy with my choice and that TPlink have upgraded the older looking case. Much slimmer and all the features you need. What's not to like!!?? Thanks Amazon and TPlink .. :-)

Simple to set up and a good WiFi extender - ceiling mounted. Need Poe ( power over internet ) to make it one cable install. But has a mains lead if no Poe available. Need a power socket then.

EDIT: TP-Link has now updated all firmware and their controller, meaning that the 1750 can now partake in amesh and give you access to all advanced fratures. So far so good, and bumping it up a star... ORIGINAL REVIEW: You gain nothing from thinking you are getting a good deal. TP-Link is not interested in developing its Omada product further. Real shame, as the branding was spot on, and the potential to have a go against Ubiquiti, Aruba and even Meraki (Cisco) was there. They've failed, massively, with the EAP 245. It doesn't support mesh, for a start, so you cannot join it to the EAP 225 indoor and outdoor variants if you need to. All units must be hardwired. Shame, for a line topping model, especially when the cheaper 225s offer mesh. Coverage isn't great. Had better from the stock BT FTTP hub that came in the post. You won't get the blistering speeds, either. It's a complete waste of money for a home user. If you are sold on Omada and must have an EAP, buy the EAP 225 outdoor, and put it in your attic/loft. Get the EAP 225 indoor if you must, but you'll get better coverage from 5G on the higher channels using the outdoor as it pumps a little more power. TP-Link has ignored four communications about the 245, that I sent them via their support or Twitter. Serious, buy the Ubi or better still stretch and buy Meraki.

Firstly, this is not for a newbie. You will need to be technically competent to set this up. So let's look at this as a whole system.... Management software The management software 2.5.3 can be run on linux (I got mine to run on a raspberry pi). Anything above it requires windows - which is frankly ludicrous. It's mongodb and basically java/tomcat - that should be able to run on linux. Currently it's at 2.6.0 now and rebranded to 'omada' or something. --------- As of 2021-08 this is now on version Omada 3.2.14 and I am running this on a VM. This has support for DFS/TPC channels on v3 hardware ONLY. V4 of the omada software ONLY supports v3 hardware. Hardware For some reason, it doesn't support DFS/TPC, so it will only support from channels from 36-48. My airport extreme supports more! (channels 48-64 and also 100-165.) This does not with v1 Apparently they are looking into it, but it will take some time as it will need re-certification. ---- Update 2021-08 V3 hardware supports DFS (channels 52+) Support They are pretty responsive, and have a good grasp of english. Nice features A nice option is having the captive portal and be able to assign access time via generated codes. I have 5 of these units in my house and they work pretty well. Hardware wise, it's only let down by the lack of channels available to it, but it looks as though most WAP have this issue. They have resolved this as of v3 of the hardware. Software wise, it's let down by the fact that windows management software versions come out first. This is now resolved.