TP-Link Omada Long Range Outdoor Access Point - WiFi Extender Outdoor Universal Compatible, AC1200 Dual Band, IP65 Weatherproof, Free Expert Help, Omada Remote Managed(EAP225-Outdoor)

Product is good, gets the job done and is easy to install. Software is so-so. TP should have a good video on exactly how to set these devices up step by step.

This is a professional level access point for instant mesh and extending purposes. This works really well for home set up, farm properties or off grid systems that have power (solar or wind)It DOES requires setup with the TP-Link OMADA control software.The software controller version is free for up to 1500 AP’s but does takes a bit of a learning curve to set up correctly, but when it is, it is super fast broadcasts a great distance.Mesh setup with 2 or more really extends your business or property coverage and keeps the speeds as high as possible.The traffic roaming hand off, means you can walk around on a call or video chat and it hands you off to the stronger/closest AP seamlessly (without the call weakening as you get further from the original connection AP and thus requiring you to re connect to a stronger access point with the same SSID manually)It comes with a Power over Ethernet adapter so you do not need power where the AP is located outside. The power travels down the Ethernet cable from your router or switch.My neighbour and I share a Starlink dish service located on their property.I have one of these EAP225 (AC1200) connected to a Starlink Ethernet adapter at their house. The AP is outside and located 350’+ from our off-grid house on our property.I have another EAP225 (AC1200) mounted on my house to make the jump. This is connected to the POE adapter and plugged into the WAN port of my Linksys 2.4G/5G router in my house.We get 120-200mbs everywhere in our house and property.I have other off-grid friends also looking to buy these to extend wifi to their shop or barn and mesh Starlink too.Highly recommend!

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.

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!