Omada Demo Starter Kit?? What is this?

TP-Link has released a Demo Starter kit that is available to anyone who might be interested in the Omada Ecosystem. The primary target for this demo kit are installers, MSPs, system integrators, small, and medium sized businesses. The kit includes an Omada Hardware Controller, Switch, and two Wireless Access Points. Currently no router is included with the kit. If you are interested in signing up use the link below. ⤵️
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[@michaeldmorrison]

Tried it for my company and was shot down, it's reseller only, if you don't have a distributor account with a major supplier (which part 2 of their promo program asks for), you probably won't qualify. Too bad, have over a dozen Unifi APs and was curious how they compared since they seem cheaper.

[@jfkastner]

Well done ;-) I have some TPLINK Switches, too, and they are reasonably priced and work well.

[@SPXLabs]

You work well

[@adriftatlas]

Transmission Power 5GHz: EAP653 - 22dBm EAP610 - 25dBm EAP670 - 28dBm All have a 5dBi internal omni antenna. Why would they send their least powerful EAP as a demo unit to SMBs? I've tried the EAP610 in my house and signal strength was mediocre. The EAP670 has a much stronger signal and is on par with an ASUS RT-AX88U with external antennas. It's also a huge saucer! Low power access points are useful in deployments where each AP serves a small but client dense area. One can then use overlapping channels with less interference between APs. Maybe that was the intent but in that case they'd need much more than two APs?

[@SPXLabs]

I don't know why. My best guess was different. I thought it was because it's their smallest design and thus cheaper to ship. If they send out the massive saucers it could get expensive fast. But again, I don't really know.

[@ShinyTechThings]

They need to add a router and I think this would be something that would be adopted a whole lot more.

[@SPXLabs]

Dude right. It’s weird that they didn’t include the router. Think of the VPNs

[@AsadMulla]

​@@SPXLabs definitely agree

[@KD0LRG]

Just buy one from the savings.🍺

[@orestesdd]

I don't like AC, but I wonder if there is a similar kit with a mesh network instead. Thank you for this video.

[@ronm6585]

Thanks.

[@dorkultra]

they should have bumped up the price a little more to include the TP-Link ER605 dual wan router

[@SPXLabs]

Super strange decision to exclude a vpn router

[@ShinyTechThings]

It's half off like it says 🤷‍♂️

[@SPXLabs]

This guy gets it

[@tgreen420]

Does the EAP653 really requrie POE+? I've been running a 653 with standard a standard POE switch for a while now. Am I underpowering my 653?

[@Doppelhorn]

It depends - the maximum power consumption according to specifications is 13.98 W for the US version of the EAP653. While 802.3af PoE can supply a maximum of 15.4 W under ideal conditions, only 12.95 W are guaranteed e.g. as when a very long cable is used. I would therefore only use this switch with relatively short cables to avoid an excessive voltage drop.

[@AsadMulla]

Nope. It only needs about 8w. I had an issue with them where the ap was only asking the switch for 7w so the switch limited the power to 7w. When the Ap wanted more than 7w and didn't get it, it would reboot. It happend every few minutes. I had them sitting around for about 1.5 years until I found I can manually change the Poe max power per port. Set it to 30w and it now works fine. I can see it using about 8w normally

[@SPXLabs]

The tech page says PoE 802.3at so no not Poe+ specifically. I misspoke

[@AsadMulla]

@@SPXLabs I thought 802.3at was Poe+? af is 15w Poe and at is 30w poe+ ?

[@Doppelhorn]

@@SPXLabs 802.3at is actually the IEEE term for "PoE+"

[@TheAcuello]

Buenas, una pregunta.. Todos los equipos incluidos en el paquete Omada Demo Kit, tienen todos sus funcionalidades activas o al ser un Demo Kit tiene algunas restricciones.?

[@SPXLabs]

There is no difference between the Demo Kit and the purchasable devices.

[@PhilRicardo]

Looks like us Brits can’t make use of this promo 😢

[@SPXLabs]

Typical

[@AsadMulla]

That's amazing but sad we can't get it. Hopefully the promo will come to the UK. Broadbandbuyer have a lot of TP Link promos. I'll be keeping an eye on their website

[@AsadMulla]

Broadbandbuyer have 40% off all and more of the products mentioned in this video. They call it NFR (not for resale) you can buy 2 of each for all other than the OC200. They have the oc200, ER605, 2 different 8 port Poe switches, 3 different ceiling APs 610, 620 and 653 and 3 Wall Aps

[@ChrisPorosky]

Thanks SPX, nice heads up, and perfect timing! I was a Unifi early adopter years ago and just yesterday decided to give Omada a try, to use in our MSP business. This was after I noticed the latest Unifi switches were either annoyingly under-featured or crazy overpriced. And their support can't get any worse. Omada APs surprisingly don't include a drop ceiling T-Bar rail mount though. But since we can use Unifi pro mounts, it's not a deal breaker. That demo price is worth it for the switch and 2 eap's alone. 🙂

[@Bawlk]

There is a similar offer but you need to be a partner with one of there authorised resellers

[@PWingert1966]

It seems ot be available only in the US. I would have been interested but I am in Canada.

[@SPXLabs]

Go figure. We get all the cheap tech

[@zacharydw00]

Which hardware version of the OC200 is shipped in this kit? An old version they can't sell anymore, or the latest? To SPX Labs: What specific issue did you have that required support to escalate to a higher tier level? We'd like to know what trouble you had. Or, is this a disguised ad for TPL? Full discloser is appreciated. Thanks.

[@zacharydw00]

Never mind, doesn't matter, as this kit is NOT for SoHo businesses. It is for resellers ONLY.

[@dennisacevedo6715]

Wouldn't you still need a router for the demo kit?

[@SPXLabs]

Depends on your goals I guess.

[@dennisacevedo6715]

@@SPXLabs I'm confused... I guess with the demo kit it'd be more of an introduction to Omada within the local environment, right? Because without the router there wouldn't be a way to connect out to the Internet?...

[@daltonschrader8328]

@@dennisacevedo6715most people have a router already. This gets you in with their more expensive products the switch and aps. The cloud controller is a requirement. If you want an entry level router they are around $80

[@carlhoffmann8525]

Seems you need to be a business and become a TP-Link Partner to get this deal. To do that, you need to provide your business information, which, in my case, I do not have, like a website. Do I really need to provide business info?

[@SPXLabs]

I’m not sure how far you can get to be frank. Fake it until you make or break it?

[@nagireddy225]

I have tried they need either our company website or Distribution account number, don’t waste your time. I don’t have any one of those. From TP Link: “I’m sorry that your Partner Registration application was rejected due to ineligibility, we are not able to verify your company through either company website nor any distributors you work with. Thanks again for choosing TP-Link and we hope we could have your understanding. Any other concerns or questions, please feel free to contact us!”

[@victorshane4134]

Lets talk about the Omada SDN first... Where are the features?! Standalone every device can do a lot more ...

[@SPXLabs]

You can mesh the access points in standalone mode???

[@jetrpg22]

With a 605 i was able to do some pretty sweat group rules and forwarding with dual wan, to allow my brother to play games always via dsl (low lat) isp and all other traffic via starlink. Do you know if SDN allows this easily? Was thinking about getting it to allow fast roaming (seamless) As he has 2 internal APs and 3 external (i used outdoor AP and sector antenna to beam that all over his property). But the AP switching feels bad and you lose signal first. Any idea?

[@deefan11]

What’s the difference between the EAP650 and EAP653? I have one EAP650 already but was planning on getting two more. This would be perfect as I’m also currently running my controller in unraid.

[@AsadMulla]

653 doesn't come with a 12v PSU. If you are using POE, you can save by buying the 653

[@deefan11]

@@AsadMulla from my research I’ve seen that as well as that the EAP653 doesnt have as strong of output. No one seems to be able to verify this confidently though.

[@AsadMulla]

@@deefan11 I can't really say as I only started to use 653 last week due to the power issues. I was using the 650 until now

[@deefan11]

@@AsadMulla if you don’t mind looking what’s the max db you can set the 653 to?

[@AsadMulla]

@@deefan11 7-20 dBm. Not sure if that is what you are after?

[@TheKrnGl]

Is this an ad?

[@SPXLabs]

Yup. The downward spiral of the channel has already begun. 😭

[@MrBokkyboy]

Is this only for US citizens?

[@SPXLabs]

I didn’t see anything or find anything about being only available in specific regions

[@MrBokkyboy]

@@SPXLabs Ow oké. Just that when I click the link and it asks 2 switch region (Netherlands) the deal just went poef (no deal) 🫠

[@MrBokkyboy]

@@SPXLabs Ow and the deal seems to be only for companies not home owners. Bummer 🫤

[@SPXLabs]

Well damn. Are you telling me MrBokkyBoy isn’t a business? I find that hard to believe

[@MrBokkyboy]

@@SPXLabs 🤣🤣🤣 nope

[@hailay12]

how to get free source code

[@SPXLabs]

Go to school to learn about networking and computers, practice basic hacking, continue to improve your hacking skills. Infiltrate a company and copy + paste source code to USB/FTP or other destination. Boom. Free source code.

[@pbrigham]

For who dosen't know Omada is a copy of Unifi, is easy to describe this way.

[@SPXLabs]

If you were a teacher your students wouldn’t be able to get anything past you

[@Doppelhorn]

I wouldn‘t call the Omada system a „copy“. While it serves a similar purpose (central management of a WLAN system) like competing systems such as Unifi, it is by no means a kind of „clone“. I am only vaguely familiar with Unifi, but I Omada can be a viable alternative especially if there are budget constraints. The TP-Link system can function completely independent of any „cloud“ account and registration, which may be considered an advantage in certain environments.

[@AsadMulla]

Also, TP Link has been adding features to Omada and Unifi have been removing. I've been using Omada for about 5 years now. They are definitely similar but I wouodnt say it's a copy. Maybe they built it together. You can say Huawei is a clone of Cisco.

[@pbrigham]

@@SPXLabs Yeah, I'm not teacher and not a TPLink products seller either :)

[@TechySpeaking]

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