TP-LinkER7212PC | Omada Router, PoE Switch & Controller 3-in-1 Gigabit VPN Router | Up to 4 WAN | 8 PoE+ LAN Port @ 110W | Fanless | Easy Installation | Load Balance

The TP‑Link ER7212PC Omada router combines router, PoE+ switch, and Omada SDN controller into a clean compact appliance ideal for home or small business use. Setup felt intuitive and most features delivered reliable performance. The integrated PoE switch offers eight ports with a 110 W budget which simplifies powering cameras or access points. Multiple WAN options including SFP make it flexible for diverse networks.Performance wise it handled routine routing and VPN duties well. Strong support for VPN types including OpenVPN and Wireguard made it easy to configure secure remote access.The web interface is sluggish and reboot times are slow after firmware updates. Also performing complex tasks can take a while too due to the processor speed.Reliability hasn’t been ann issue. Mostly a set it and forget it router. Mine has been running for over eighty days without issue while continuing to fine tune settings.Pros• Clean all‑in‑one format combining router PoE+ switch and controller• Generous PoE power and WAN choices including SFP• Easy SDN management with cloud app• VPN friendly with strong multi protocol supportCons• Web UI and reboot can be slow• Controller CPU may struggle under heavy config• All‑in‑one failure impacts entire networkIn short, the ER7212PC offers a compelling space saving solution for small installations needing unified control. It is especially effective when simplicity and central management matter more than raw processing speed. With recent firmware maturing its feature set it stands closer to TP‑Link’s flagship gear. Just know it may not satisfy users requiring ultra fast UI or enterprise grade port control.

Easy setup, nice features and fixed my speed issues. I paired 4 APs to it as well. I’m also using it for failover WAN and that works as expected without a complicated configuration.

I love the Omada ecosysem. It's been improving steadily since it was released several years ago. I thought this 3-in-one device would replace the need for a separate controller, router, and POE switch in a new location. While it can, you won't likely be happy with the result. First off, it takes between 8 and 15 minutes to boot. And it has to reboot ALL THE TIME. Change a setting, reboot. And once in a while it just doesn't start back up. It starts blinking it's lights but you think "did I wait the full 15 minutes it might take?", so you wait 30 just to be sure and you find it's not responding to anything on the LAN ports. Reboot. Wait 30 minutes, "did it work this time?" - if not, hard reset. And when it does work the UI is slow as molasses.And now for the missing features. Sure, it's a router, but it doesn't have half of the features you get with the lowest-end ER605 that costs $65. No DPI, no bunch of other features. Then there is the controller: Stuck on the 5.8 feature set, a full 5 versions behind the $100 OC200 controller. Want to backup your config? Not enough memory onboard and no USB port, so you are going to have to fire up an FTP server just to be able to make a backup just in case your config goes bad. It's a POE switch too, but not in any sense a smart managed switch. It's just ports and while it *technically* supports VLANS, it is the most bare-bone implementation that is a nightmare to configure. Not even close to a the lowest end Jetstream.For less money you can get an OC200, ER605, basic POE switch and be far, far happier with the result.

Works really good. The only reason I didn't give this five stars is because it was a little complicated to install. I have a greadson who is in IT and he got it up and running within an hour. After that it has been great. Even so, i like this better than any Netgear product that I have had. I would definitely recommend this for your home internet system.

works great

Liked the fact that it has a gateway, router, POE switch and SDN controller, all built into a compact device. Didn't have any complex needs or VLAN requirements, which this supports obviously. All I needed were 4 POE ports, 2 for my EAP 610s and 2 for cameras, a router and a controller. Was going to buy discrete components , but this fit the bill perfectly in my small network closet. Like others mentioned, UI is slow sometimes, controller needs 4-5 mins to come up after reboot and the power brick is huge, which were not deal breakers.Tried using the SFP WAN port with my SFP+ ONT stick, but speeds were almost halved for my 1 Gbps symmetric internet. Now using a SFP+ switch in between as a media converter, connected to WAN3 ethernet port on this device and speeds are as they should be. So disappointed that I have to use 1 more device in between and can't use the SFP port.Edit: Reached out to support and have shared my test details with them. For the most part local iperf with base-T (ethernet) ports seem to be fine for 1 Gbps. But not so much if the SFP WAN ports are used, seems like there is performance degradation. Haven't heard back if anything needs to be tweaked to fix slower speeds on the SFP port. Noticed there are other complaints related to ER8411 and ER7206 products for slowness on SFP ports. So I have to ding another star.

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