Deep Dive - TP-Link Omada 4G Failover Setup, inside/outside wireless and a bridge!
So, this was an interesting project for a customer and I thought it would be worth making a video of how I did it.
The scope was to create a 4G Failover solution that would then provide wireless inside and outside the house, along with a bridge down to a Donga (demountable / portacabin) where the customer also has an office.
This video is pretty long, but I do cover everything from the physical connections to the configuration of the devices, so please do use the chapters to find your way through.
For reference, I used the following pieces of equipment from the TP-Link Omada range.
Router - ER706W-4G
Controller - OC200
Switch - ES205GP
Indoor Access Point - EAP610
Outdoor Access Point - EAP610-Outdoor
Bridge - EAP215-Kit
Office AP/Switch - EAP650-Desktop
Shameless plug - You can purchase these from The Tech Geeks - https://thetechgeeks.com/pages/tp-link
Chapters
00:00:00 - Introduction
00:00:30 - What controller options are available to manage TP-Link Omada
00:01:00 - TP-Link OC200 Controller
00:01:33 - TP-Link Omada ER706W-4G Wireless Router
00:02:50 - TP-Link Omada EAP610 ceiling mounted indoor access point
00:03:20 - TP-Link Omada EAP215 Wireless Bridge Kit
00:04:01- TP-Link Omada EAP610-Outdoor access point
00:04:10 - How is the bridge kit going to be used
00:04:56 - TP-Link Omada EAP650-Desktop access point / mini switch
00:06:26 - Starting to plug all the devices together
00:07:30 - Plugging in the ER706W-4G Router
00:09:16 - Plugging in the PoE Switch
00:11:00 - Plugging in the OC200 Omada Controller
00:13:15 - Starting the config of the ER706W-4G Router and OC200
00:16:03 - Finding the DHCP IP allocated to the OC200
00:16:34 - Logging in to the OC200 for the first time and initial setup
00:20:45 - Initial WAN settings for ER706W-4G
00:23:44 - OC200 login after initial setup & controller initial firmware update
00:31:26 - Adopting the ER706W-4G in to the Omada controller.
00:36:45 - Checking internet access
00:38:49 - Changing the LAN IP subnet of the ER706W-4G (intro)
00:39:25 - Enabling TP-Link Cloud Access
00:40:50 - Changing the LAN IP subnet of the ER706W-4G (config)
00:46:33 - Throughput speed test of ER706W-4G
00:49:30 - Adopting the TP-Link ES205GP to the Omada Controller (Fixing issue where switch can't be adopted as it says Switch Type is Inconsistant)
00:52:52 - Optimising the Wireless speed of the ER706W-4G
00:57:19 - Summary to this point
00:58:15 - Adding a EAP610 Indoor access point
01:00:04 - Adopting the EAP610 to the Omada controller
01:02:02 - Wireless LAN (WLAN) Optimisation
01:03:50 - Adding a sim card to the ER706W-4G
01:08:15 - Testing 4G failover
01:12:00 - Adding in an EAP610-Outdoor access point
01:14:35 - Adopting the EAP610-Outdoor to the Omada controller
01:15:19 - Checking power useage of PoE switch
01:16:07 - Adding in a wireless bridge to a second building using the EAP215 Kit
01:24:00 - Adopting the first EAP215 of the wireless bridge
01:24:45 - Auto adoption of the second EAP215 device to form the wireless bridge
01:25:04 - Summary to this point
01:25:48 - Adding in the EAP65-Desktop access point / mini switch
01:29:30 - Adopting the EAP650-Desktop to the Omada controller
01:31:13 - Creating a second wireless network and restrict it to just a specific access point
01:34:16 - Testing the wireless network over the bridge
01:35:10 - Overall project summary