Outdoor WiFi Test - TP-Link EAP610-Outdoor

[@BerkeleyTowers]

I’ve been using an Omada setup for a couple of years now. 2 indoor and two outdoor Ap’s (225) and couldn’t be happier. Not enough in this for my use case to change but would absolutely recommend someone starting out to go for this. The biggest compliment I can pay it is that it’s invisible to both me and house visitors. It’s completely seamless as they move from inside to outside and around the garden. Best tech money I’ve spent in a long time.

[@pbgrafx]

Editor Brett, that transition was imperceptible! Great job!

[@RaidOwl]

😂😂😂

[@leewhitmore5350]

But what about the missing link at 1:24, Brett?

[@Chopper087]

I'm convinced about the Omada system, another great addition to the lineup! Thank you for the quality video and the REAL life test!

[@bradleyclark5936]

Thanks again! Been considering, since we have 50acres and 4 buildings. Sold.

[@epzilon1]

Hi. Is it normal setting up the tp link access point with a different ssid that does not match the router as in the vid? Would it not be better to match it with router ssid for a singular network?

[@SMorrisRose]

This unit, like the EAP650-Outdoor unit I have, has a little RF connector on the bottom. Nothing I have been able to find talks about the purpose of that connector. For my application, where I need signal at a specific location, I'd like to use a directional antenna to boost the signal at that location, but I haven't seen anybody - including TP-Link documentation - that says it will work. My quest continues.

[@techmaster170]

Nice. I did a distance test on mine today. I've been running it I think about a year now. Absolutely no issues so far. I use it in our shop. Have the house and shop connected with a point to point link using ubiquity.

[@peterg4527]

Kudos to Editor Brett Job well done!

[@TheProductCritiques]

Hey there, Thanks for the detailed review of the TP-Link EAP610-Outdoor access point. It's great to see how well it performs in real-world scenarios. The range and signal strength seem quite impressive, especially considering the obstacles like trees and fences. I have a few questions if you don't mind: 1. How has the access point held up in different weather conditions? Have you tested it in extreme heat or cold? 2. Did you notice any significant differences in performance between the 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz channels in outdoor settings? 3. Have you had a chance to test it in a rainy environment to see how well it lives up to its IP67 weatherproof rating? Overall, it looks like a solid outdoor access point, and your video review was very informative. Thanks for sharing your experience with it.

[@xtrck]

What was the max usable distance you found?

[@russadams3008]

I have 2 outside Omada APs, one in the garage and one in the back yard. My house is brick and block and an indoor WIFI AP doesn't make it thru the walls. My garage is constructed of stucco over a metal lathe. A perfect Faraday cage. 😁

[@extremepaul]

Nice video. I just have ordered this antenna for my restaurant Do I need anything else to make this work? Like a main router unit?

[@blueonyx7628]

Can this be used as an extender over wifi (signal boost for outdoors) without having to connecting through Ethernet?

[@jfbaro2]

It would be good to have those but in a solar (+battery) powered version… truly wireless! Thanks for sharing

[@coziii.1829]

So what enternet your using Starlink ??? Are you out in no wear I have Starlink just need it to do at least 5 acres

[@anagalla1]

A missing element I am trying to understand is - how do you run the RJ45 wire to outside the house ? Can we do that without a wire or does it connect through the power line ? How do we then use the power line as a bridge to the router ? Thanks for your time in advance.

[@AaronHolcomb]

There are several ways to set up these devices as part of a mesh or older wireless bridge setup, but you still need power to the device and either a dedicated ground connection or a shielded Ethernet cable that is capable of grounding the device. The included PoE injector that comes with the device can either be used as the power source for the device that travels over a connected Ethernet cable between the two devices with no physical data connection or there is a data input port on the injector that can be connected physically to data output from a router, switch or directly to your Internet port on your modem from your ISP. The device can function as an access point with no DHCP function, leaving that task to be handled by your router or switch, or it can handle both functions if plugged directly into your modem. These have a ton of flexibility on how they can be setup to function within your network among other devices, but power delivery is handled over the Ethernet cable, even if it gets its data wirelessly. Everything you need is in the box except for the Ethernet cable.

[@SMorrisRose]

My plan is to install an outdoor-rated RJ45 socket outside and a regular one on the inside. Finding outdoor-rated ones isn't easy but I did see one for sale.

[@khumanthempoireiton5036]

So what was the maximum range i didn't get that from the video

[@fuchsy44]

Great video. How did you get the ethernet cable outside from the POE inside? I'm trying to figure out how I should drill a hole in my wall or if there are other options.

[@duranopaulo]

I was planning to install two and use the Omada software. Can I automatically use captive portal voucher type on both Access Point with single SSID? Thank you coming from Cebu, Philippines. By the way I thought the Phone antenna makes a difference in the long distance internet access?

[@RaidOwl]

Yep, captive portal will work with both!

[@duranopaulo]

@@RaidOwl Thank you for quick reply. I am not sure if your aware of Piso WiFi in the Philippines. it's a poor man's business or a Hotspot business here in the Philippines. If you can create a step by step tutorial on how to set up Captive Portal using vouchers then probably a lot of Filipino will watch your video. I really appreciate your work in KZbin. Cheers my friend from Cebu, Philippines.

[@PodJeeMC]

@@duranopaulo no luck on that mate, why not look at pnoy youtubers? mukhang pisowifi owner ka ah

[@ecsyntric]

pretty good distance means what? like 400ft?

[@sibonelogift5061]

hi brother i like to know howzit strong while between the trees signal strength EAP610 🤔

[@superedge99]

Were you able to figure out if the 2.4ghz was malfunctioning? Also, is this outdoor AP supposed to be directional?

[@MattN03]

Could this push wifi into my metal building that is 150' away? I'd be running security camera and a couple garage door openers.

[@louisbertini]

Thank you so much for reviewing this!

[@philmeadows864]

Will this only mesh to TP Link routers or also to other brands? I have Netgear Orbi 960 series mesh, looking for an outdoor extender

[@collectionfiles2691]

2g and 5g range test...please? how many meters

[@FabioRodrigues-zq7mf]

hello, why do I only get 93 mbps? I have 25 meters of lan cable

[@sibonelogift5061]

2nd question can i plug in my wifi 5?

[@RouelJones]

I like underdogs, and at this point I am all in on the Omada system thanks to your videos. The only thing TP Link needs to do is copy Uniifi, keep up the great quality, and keep the prices as low as possible. Just bought the TL-SG3210XHP-M2 hopefully you can do a video on that

[@geosamways]

The spec says it can do up 200m, but I can't find any demos on Yourtube that actually measure the distances! I hear things like "wow! it works way down here!". That's good! As long as I am "Way down there" I should be good to go . . . . . I actually want to communicate with wifi cameras that I plan to install betweem 100 and 200m from the access point. Will they work or not? I still don't know . . . . 🙂

[@wayneknetter]

Have done the EAP650?

[@virenkhot815]

how many devices can be connected to this?

[@userperson5259]

Looks scary out there (from another home lab, home office introvert). This would allow a neighborhood dweller to pretty well completely tie up and dominate at least one or two of the 11 2.4GHz channels in the spectrum, in the entire neighborhood.

[@pOOlarisking]

Omada eaps do self learn and automatically mesh if all on the same switch. The controller is just for people that like to feel like theyre doing something useful.

[@kunfushun]

What type of ethernet cable should I be using for outdoor use and exposed to weather?

[@SMorrisRose]

There are ethernet cables rated for outdoor use.

[@miguelalt1]

Nice video, Omada looks a nice ecosystem to setup, but i got one question, what app was you using for the speedtest and signal strength tests? That looked better than the ookla speedtest app

[@RaidOwl]

It’s called iWifi

[@kristofergule123]

does u have to hve a tp link router for this device or other brand are also ok? what do you have?

[@SMorrisRose]

It's entirely agnostic to the brand of the router.

[@kuyavenzinfovlog]

Hi, I love the way you describe the WIFI of eap610 can you make the combination eap 610 and mesh to eap225

[@RaidOwl]

Yep through the Omada controller

[@CaseyJMoore]

Editor Brett getting more slick every video!

[@TMoneyJones]

Make friends with your neighbors. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 Funniest joke in the video. That's the quality content that I come here for!

[@davidbell7094]

Hi great video, I'm knot very techy i can do a little tech stuff,did you say this could be used indoors or would that be a waste of time. Thanks

[@RaidOwl]

Yeah it’ll work fine indoors

[@AbhishekPal-hf3oi]

Tplink cpe 520 is best or this is best

[@ekjellgren]

How directional is it?

[@kovak8882]

Buenas tarde soy de argentina, consulta tengo una casa en zona rural la casa tiene 2.50 metros. Quisiera agregarle 7 metros arriba cuánto abarcaría a la redonda hasta cuánto llegaría de señal.saludos desde argentina ☺️

[@aaronalquiza9680]

at first i was like "oh great, another one of those channels who reviews an outdoor access point and tests within their fence 20 feet away" but nope, i was totally wrong. lol

[@goldgold4943]

Can we use this as indoor wifi booster to boost range?

[@SMorrisRose]

You can, but there are other units for indoor applications. For example, the EAP650-Wall, and ceiling-mount units.

[@mohammedrizwan8077]

Hi Brett, Please advice me that can I use EAP610_outdoor access point for indoor use. And what are the pros and cons.

[@RaidOwl]

You definitely can but the aesthetics of it are more designed for outdoor use (size, antennae arrangement, weatherproofing). It’ll still work fine indoors.

[@drallersouldust3054]

they said it can handle 250 clients? how true is that and do they have proof?

[@marlot1346]

direccional or omni direccional?

[@TinyMaths]

Editor Bret did wonderfully!

[@jabangun]

So how far was that?

[@JavierChaparroM]

Awesome transition

[@dark-netfreenet-ph100]

What kind app you use for ping test

[@AYZAL555]

Please send Speed Test app link

[@LloydSaturno]

i just bought my EAP 610 outdoor, after a week the signal is so weak even if you are just in front of the device. actually i bought one the first week, and the second one the following week, and now both have the same issue. anyone having issues like this?

[@pOOlarisking]

Rj45 is a terminal designation, not a cable designation

[@bigbronx]

What? Why does the 2.4GHz network have worse range than the 5GHz one? One reason to put one of these in the garden is if you have IoT things around (ESPs and stuff like that). But those can only do 2.4GHz, which makes sense since they don't need much bandwidth, they need range. They must have cheaped out on the 2.4GHz antennas or something...

[@Malik-IT]

HI HOW ARE YOU I THINK IS GOOD PRODUCT AND I WANT TO KNOW WHICH APP USING FOR SPEEDTEST ?

[@RaidOwl]

It’s called iWifi

[@Malik-IT]

@@RaidOwl please send link This app

[@tomhite3510]

Where is the reset button?

[@ramazandirek4034]

App name?

[@MarkJay]

Is this computing with Babish?

[@jetsmini]

Unfortunate for me I just returned mine. Stopped working after a few weeks and nothing would connect to it. Other than this I love the Omada system.

[@rowelbarrios4945]

Hi. Is it directional or omni-directional?

[@mikestrahl]

From what I can find it appears these are omnidirectional. This means the antenna has a lower gain output but better coverage. Hope that helps!

[@ABUNDANCEandBEYONDATHLETE]

150Mb? My TP-Link deco xe5400 would have 2Gbit or maybe at least 1 Gbit from that distance. I think you shouldn't do it. Is there a better model they have?

[@RaidOwl]

I will eat this AP if you can show me a device getting 2 gbps over WiFi from this distance lol

[@TKO67]

@@RaidOwl What is the distance you were getting ?

[@CharlieMartorelli]

Thanks

[@phillipmartinez583]

Editor Brett needs a raise.

[@RaidOwl]

Boss says no

[@sohrabsinghsmagh]

quality content 🎉

[@ntgm20]

I think you need a new editor. My experience hasn't been great with Omada so far, but time will tell if it improves.

[@coziii.1829]

I need something for 5 acres And 12 cams

[@techguru6117]

Rang test plz

[@jovanjanevski3747]

Mount it up high, on a pole.

[@JasonsLabVideos]

Good video SIR!

[@illwarez899]

not good coverage. ligowave still best for longer range 100-250meters

[@pencaricara]

we wait test mikrotik mantbox ax wifi 6.......

[@rogani1011]

I wish someone actually had a video showing how to set this up instead of just a review

[@pieteryts]

as far as I know, access point has their antenna radiation pattern. you should allign the radiation pattern accordingly to your needs. I have tested back then using 11g wireless for around 500 meters, and stiil got around 54Mbps using directional antenna 100mA access point. on which are quite high speed on 11g bandwidth. later I used mikrotik ac for range 2 kilometers, and still get around 300Mbps. that due to the aligning the antenna radiation pattern, and even on the AC. we do a double access point to separate the RX and TX traffic and double the bandwidth. but great job on the access point. just don't put the radiation pattern to your house. It may cause some headache. lol happens to me before.

[@sibonelogift5061]

nice job sir i like to advise me sir components master i buy to make give me good signal am here in South Africa

[@dandraeg3679]

RING CAMERA IS A SECURITY RISK!

[@macb.631]

Omada looks nice, but overall I don't like it at all. At first sight it is a good product but when you use it a while you can find all it's bugs/issues and so on. Lot's of issues, problems, missing Firmware Updates... Looks, like they do have a too small R&D Team. VLAN issues with Failing TCP Connections, mDNS Support is lacking, Routers do have issues. Just look at their business community forums and read the comments within Omada EAP and Omada Cloud SDN.

[@AlexGonzalez-hh8dr]

Hi Mac, My name is Alex (Account Manager) here at TP-Link USA. Please provide your email as I would like to connect with you.

[@macb.631]

@@AlexGonzalez-hh8dr Hi. Give me your email and I will write you.

[@ardhi1269]

Hi!

[@manny_f]

lol 6 inches

[@mooboo6603]

Is there literally anywhere on the internet that explains to a normal person how this connects to a normal router He's like yeah you can just configure it with your ip address it's super simple. Uhm...so...it's outside, wireless, uhm, how does it connect to my wifi and signal boost it ... and uhm ... what about the power cable...uhm is that weather proof ...

[@mooboo6603]

Let's do another 20 yards ... Ok HOW FAR AWAY ARE YOU NOW! Ok we're a pretty good distance away now Oh great, I'll install it for my "pretty good distance away" outbuildings OMFG SPECIFICTY

[@mooboo6603]

Ah he later clarified it's "way the hell down there" - all clear thank you

[@RaidOwl]

Glad you finally figured it out. Pretty basic stuff tbh

[@mooboo6603]

@@RaidOwlI'll tell you what's really simple. My height. But ... do you know it? No? So then how am I supposed to know a real world test of the range of these antenna. WHABAM YOU STOOPID AMERICOON

[@pibyte]

This piece of crap stopped working after 9 month.

[@RaidOwl]

:(

[@shephusted2714]

this is for spoiled introverts who don't realize radio waves travel - total meh - just build your own ap and get better performance and value

[@RaidOwl]

Lol relax

[@jetsmini]

😂

[@BerkeleyTowers]

Smokin’ something……..