EAP245

Seems to be a great product. Smooth/stable connection. Pretty straightforward to install, I attached it to a ceiling so it was a bit tricky to find the right angle to twist it into the bracket at first but if you're wall mounting it should be easier. Ended up installing it using a laptop as the mobile app didn't let me add the device to the festa cloud or I didn't see the option to add it anywhere. Once you've added the serial number to devices it should be up and running with the ssid and password you set. Feels well made and has a decent range too.

I am fortunate to have a large house which I have been renovating myself for nigh on ten years - as my dear wife reminds me every six months - and as part of that renovation I reboarded the entire house with foil back plasterboard. I figured that as I'd taken everything back to bare walls in most places I may as well spend a little more and improve overall heating efficiency.And it did. And it also created a bit of a Faraday cage as well which, I had not thought about... Doh! Anyway, this means my house is a bit of a struggle for WiFi from one unit and there are dead spots. A lot of them.My first efforts were to go with a mesh system - the BT one - and it works but really, the truth it that its a bit pants. No way do I get the same WiFi speed and the various hubs have to be almost within touching distance of each other to work.So I looked at an AP system and this TP link one is without a doubt the best bang for buck one. Designed of course for office/hotel use it also doubles up perfectly for home use for bigger gaffs and even outdoors.The overall setup is simple. Get a POE network switch, run Cat5/6 to where you need it and plug into one of the TP LInk Omada AP's. Using the App on your phone you set it up and hey presto, it works. It's really, really simple and even a complete computer nonce could manage it.I will add that I also purchased the Omada controller which, makes monitoring and control even easier and I'd say that should be in your basket as well.So installing onto your system is easy now for the actual unit.First off this does need a power supply. Despite the POE tag used on the Omada gear the cheaper items come with a power block that you need as well. I use mine right by the network switch and this means I don't need power close to the actual AP. I can put up with the slight inconvenience of a power block in my cupboard where my switch is located.Secondly this unit comes with a mounting base that you fit to a wall or ceiling. It makes fitting very easy indeed. Simply locate the mount - carefully lining it up so that the square(ish) AP won't look wonky - and then fix it to your desired spot.Plug in the Cat5 or 6 cable and then lock into place the AP. Easy.The unit itself is neat, low profile and unobtrusive. After a short while you simply forget that it's there - not something one can do with the BT mesh hubs as they are prominent wherever they are.And one thing for those not sure. When setting up your AP Omada network each AP is part of the same system login so you set one SSID and password and whichever AP gives the best signal will be the one your device seamlessly connects to.Given that this AP setup is actually cheaper - or can be - than a mesh WiFi network it's a no brainer if you can run cables.

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 .. :-)

Replacing my BT equipment with TP-Link Omada enabled items to improve network.This AP can push out wireless speeds matching my BT Fibre 500 line and takes POE to reduce cables.Smart design and easy to install, quick setup with Omada and very stable for my wireless devices. The option to have multiple SSIDs is great, we've Home, Work and Guest networks. Also means we can broadcast amusing SSIDs.The range on this device is brilliant, can pick it up multiple houses away from my home.

Works well and excellent coverage, I have had so many issues with signal/internet and all that nonsense, but once AP was connected which was straight forward all issues disappeared, now purchased another 2, one for outside. Have stayed with same make and models so all connected with little fuse. If your contemplating just buy and try.