TP-LinkER7206 Multi-WAN Professional Wired Gigabit VPN Router Increased Network Capacity SPI Firewall Omada SDN Integrated Load Balance Lightning Protection

It takes some time to get used to the configuration of Omada gear. It's not normal and doesn't quite make sense. I've worked on networks and routers and switches for over 40 years, so I know what i'm talking about. Overall this gear works great, just a bit weird to configure, some of the controls and how and where you setup things, example: like static DHCP clients, sucks. I still don't think I could find where you set up a static DHCP, without going through 20 screens. All the normal network concepts are there for a business, but just in some odd places and the flow of the config doesn't always make sense. Once this is set up it working it's great. I put in this ER7206 and it has double the throughput of my old Meraki (end of life MX64). So I got a nice speed increase on my home internet using the Omada. Overall I prefer business grade equipment for my home use and I'm happy I went with TP-Link Omada great price for performance, but at the cost of odd configuration and setup.

Bought this to load balance two ISP internet feeds for backup. The two ISPs were Astound cable and T-Mobile 5g Home I internet. After initial setup and configuring two WAN ports it worked perfectly.I disconnected each feed separately - physically and also thru the browser interface(192.168.0.1) and it quickly switched to the other feed.The only issue was I could not figure out how to disable NAT on the ER705 in case of Double NAT problems which wasn't an issue after all.Highly recommend Good price too.

I'm replacing an out of support Sonicwall with the TP-Link. No real complaints about the Sonicwall other than the cost of the replacement and yearly maintenance being a bit more than I want to spend at this point. Did some research and settled on the TP-Link ER7206. The cost of which is less than a year of Sonicwall support.History dictates one sets aside some time to set something like this up so I blocked out a day and started in the morning. Much to my amazement I was done with the basic setup and had internet connectivity in about 20 minutes. There were more settings to be tweaked of course but that was a really pleasant surprise. Setting up DHCP and assigning static addresses took about another 20 minutes. VPN was a bit more complicated. If I was going to pick one nit with the TP-Link it's that the online help did not always reflect exactly what was in the UI. But that is a minor complaint.The TP-Link ER7206 has been running without issue since the initial setup. I unreservedly recommend this device.

I've been running this router for about 1 month. It was relatively easy to install and get going and has worked without issue since. A few things to make note of:This device has both a 'stand-alone' mode (typical web UI) and a controller mode for management. You cannot easily switch from standalone mode to controller (or back); doing so resets the entire device. The software controller runs on a Java platform so it requires a JRE. I found lots of issues with the software controller (it wouldn't display correctly on my laptop) and I didn't care for the experience. However, if you're new to Omada hardware decide early on whether you're going to run in standalone or controller mode and stick to whichever. Ideally the controller mode gives you a 'single pane of glass' view of your network infrastructure to let you configure your router, switches, access points etc... from a single interface.The vlan port tagging UI on this router is extremely un-intuitive in stand-alone mode.Wireguard VPN server was extremely easy to configure and is very fast. Dynamic DNS updater was also extremely easy to configure. I think for the price this is very capable gear for a small office or home enthusiast use. An average home user would be better of with an 'easy-button' router.

Works great for a home network. Needed a more robust router than the usual consumer-grade stuff, as I work from home. I've owned it for almost 2 years now, and I have only needed to reboot it a handful of times (usually for a firmware update, but also every few months to clear the cache). I use this with a TP-Link 24 port switch (TL-SG1024DE) and a TP-Link AXE5400 Deco XE75 Pro (3 access points). I have a very reliable network!

This review is for the "VPN Router" (TP-Link ER7206), Not the "Hardware Controller" that shares the same listing. This device has some issues. It would probably be fine for a Home user, but for a Business that relies on these functions it is severely limiting. Update: TP-Link support was able to help me resolve a few of the issues, but these remain:1. The SNMP functions are broken. SNMP only gives you the Bandwidth for the One Cat5e WAN Port. It does not show bandwidth for the SFP/WAN or any of the WAN/LAN links. TP-Link support confirmed that they are aware of this issue. "This is a known issue, and our R&D team are already aware of this."2. The DHCP Server is missing critical options. Setting up a PXE Server requires DHCP Options 66 and 67. This Router allows you to set Option 66, but not Option 67. It appears that this router was designed with Only IP Phones in mind when they wrote their DHCP Code. It does not allow you to set the necessary options for a PXE Server. TP-Link has not responded to my support request regarding this yet.TP-Link Support has been helpful in resolving the other issues I had configuring this device. Their Documentation is lacking, and Support requests some times take two or three days to receive an answer.EDIT: After many months, TP-Link has released a Firmware update that corrected the SNMP and DHCP issues. If you purchase this device, I highly recommend upgrading to the latest firmware.