TP-Link ER605 Gigabit VPN Router, Business Multi-WAN Wired Router, 5x Gigabit Ports, Secure VPN, Omada SDN Cloud Management Gateway, Supports IPsec/PPTP/L2TP, Up to 20 Ipsec VPN Tunnels

This is a very good bit of kit, well priced and the functionality is great. I was debating buying another Draytek router for the load balance facility or try this out. I have a 5G router plus an ADSL landline, I had been using my Draytek router to balance between 5G and landline. I ended up finding that the TP link unit will load balance up to 4 lines. the good part with this unit is that you can use you ISP standard equipment and plug and play no issues if one drops or if one is performing better than the other, the load balance unit will take care of it. In a nut shell if you want redundancy from multiply internet connections this will save you a lot of time and money. the Draytek unit although it can do more will cost around 6 time the cost. being able to use other providers equipment to feed into the one route also provides greater resilience.

Great little box, fast and easy enough to setup. The backend connection with TpLink is good. I set everything up with a switch (TP-Link TL-SG3428 | 24 Port Gigabit Switch) - abit complicated for a novice but chatGPT helped me out. I then seen the Omada software to put on it and thats when things went bad... the Omada software took over, reset stuff, starting from scratch but not fully understanding the process or linking to the TPlink account - it was all abit confusing but got there in the end. I got a OC200 (an omada controller) to stop using my work PC as a software Controller - i aint gone fully to the OC200. We are a small office with 100mbps line so don't need anything crazy expensive and this is great and should support us for a few years while growing. with the 24 port switch, we got alot of Vlans between machines etc.

I recently added a 4G LTE modem to supplement my somewhat slow ADSL service and I bought this router to share the load between the two modems with the hope of having a faster internet experience. The router does indeed balance the load between the two WANs but it does it without much sophistication. It does not track connection speed and use spare bandwidth intelligently. It is simply a 50:50 chance as to which WAN gets used to establish a new connection. Also the manual claims that you can check the 'use bandwidth based routing' option and then you can control the relative amount of traffic on each port by entering 'bandwidth' numbers. That does not appear to work. I've tried various settings and over a few days it makes no difference. The split in traffic is always 50:50. All that said, this is a very inexpensive router and you can't expect too much for this sort of price. There are routers out there that have all kinds of sophisticated algorithms for proper load balancing but they cost ten times more. Load balancing aside, the router does have very useful options for routing specific devices to one port in preference. Power consumption is tiny (1W) so isn't going to cost much to run as an 'always on' device. Initially I did have a bit of difficultly setting up until I realised that one of my modems was configured for the same subnet as the load balancer. So make sure the devices attached to the WAN ports use different subnets. After that everything just works and the remaining set up easy and intuitive. It has worked reliably for the month I've had it - no drop outs, no need to reboot. So overall moderately pleased but it hasn't radically changed the internet experience by optimally utilising my ADSL & 4G bandwidth. Internet performance is a bit of a lottery but overall slightly better.

I’ve gone through a few networking configurations over the years. I'm stuck on a slow FTTC connection (still waiting for FTTP) and originally ran a TP-Link VR900 in modem/router mode, later switching to a cheap TD-W9970 when the VR900 started playing up. For Wi-Fi, I used a Tenda MW6 mesh system (four nodes in total). The internet connection was rarely stable - daily dropouts were common, and Tenda’s performance felt limited. Neither the modem/router nor the mesh system could handle the sheer number of devices in my home (The house is fully networked with Excel Cat6, all terminating in a network cabinet in the dormer loft). I was on the verge of spending a fortune on Ubiquiti gear, but with a tight budget and assistance from ChatGPT, I decided to try Omada instead, and I’m glad I did. If Ubiquiti is the Apple of networking (polished, closed ecosystem, expensive), then Omada is like Android - flexible, capable, and much better value. I swapped the four Tenda MW6 nodes for two TP-Link Omada EAP653 UR access points (one wired, one wireless), added this ER605 gateway, and paired it all with an OC200 controller. I swapped the TP-link modem(s) for a 'used' DrayTek Vigor 130, which has been bulletproof. Since then, stability has been flawless and performance has improved across the board. Managing the network with Omada is night and day compared to my old setup. Device management is excellent - you can see real-time connections, monitor logs, review network attacks, and keep track of performance with ease. The Omada app makes this even better, letting you manage everything from anywhere. Whether Omada is better than Ubiquiti, I can’t say for certain, but considering I have a whole network upgrade for less than a Ubiquiti UniFi Dream Machine Pro, I'm happy with my choice.

Late response (sorry). Been working perfectly since start.

お恥ずかしい限りですが、レビュータイトルの通りです。 開封して接続し、SpeedTestで計測して初めてミスに気がつきました。

Very easy to set up as a load balancing router I have 2 internet connections feeding my LAN and if either of the internet services drop my LAN continues to work. But it is very cumbersome to try to setup remote management. The other thing to remember is that to set this up you must have a PC or a Mac with an internet port, can't be configured via phone or wirelessly

Adquiri para fazer failover entre dois links de internet, para evitar quedas durante o trabalho remoto.. Mas ele ainda consegue balancear bem entre os dois links a ponto de não sobrecarregar nenhum. Único contra, no caso deste anuncio, é que parecia ser da versão R480 pela foto, mas na verdade foi entregue o R470. Mas para a minha necessidade está suficiente e o preço também foi compatível. Bom Custo beneficio, considerando que é possível fazer o balanceamento manual, mas requer muitos conhecimentos avançados de rede e sistemas operacionais, mas com esse aparelho é praticamente "plugar e usar". Recomendo o produto (TL-R470T+)

Product is working as advertised which is an entry level load balancer router which support multiple WAN. Solid performance and able to reach the advertised NAT throughput constantly.