Omada EAP773 | BE11000 Tri-Band Wi-Fi 7 Wireless Access Point | 1 x 10 GB PoE+ Port | Multi-Link Operation, SDN Integrated | Cloud Access & Omada App | w/o DC Adapter

During long operation it DOES feel hot, but i haven't noticed any performance issues, so guess it's engineered to work under those conditions. One user who opened it saw there was no fan, so it's passively cooled.I came from a Ubiquiti ecosystem for managing unifi ap. So i wasn't sure what to expect for Omada. But i'm glad to report it worked quite well. I self host the omada controller via docker container on truenas via jailmaker. Works fine on the latest beta.The mobile app is also handy.You can manage this ap a few ways. Stand alone without any sort of controller, basically it's accessed via a webui in browser and also mobile app; Or cloud (which i'm not a fan of); or via controller (either hardware or self hosted software. i recommend the later). Out of these i recommend the controller because you get access fully to all options/features. 2nd recommandation is stand alone mode if you run a single ap and don't want to have any extra hardware running just to manage the ap.I couldn't test the wifi7. But wifi 6e and 6ghz works good.*updateSamsung S24 Ultra now properly supports wifi7 6ghz channel band, 320mhz width. So i ran some tests.5meters in direct line of sight, i got 1200-2000 Mbps@ 10-15meters with 1-2 walls between the ap and client device, it switches to 5ghz channel band. speeds were 300-350 mbpscoverage using a single ap should be able to handle a small 2 story home. But if you are expecting 1000-2000 Mbps using wif7 6ghz, 320mhz, then you need- multiple aps to spread them out in different rooms for direct line of sight (maybe change the rssi to a lower setting to account for using multiple aps). set them in Mesh mode.- have a client device that supports 6ghz 320mhz (my Samsung s24 ultra smartphone does)If you want speeds exceeding 2000 Mbps, the EAP-873 might be able to. But if you want something for 1000-2000 Mbps that doesn't cost as much, then EAP-773 is fine as your entry point into wifi7.

A little to pricy.The unit has all the full speed wifi 7 specs. , not cut down like some of the slower units. Including 4x antennas, mlo etc.It does run hotter than the older generations as expected.The unit is not picky about placement for a good signal.It does take a little effort to setup all the 3 bands plus MLO.Bottom line I went from wifi 5 (average 144 Mbs for all devices) to wifi 7 and 1700Mbs 1000% increaseI do expect to be faster later as I only have 2 antenna phones etc now.I do like that you can manage it through the cloud or app and buy a subscription etc. I only want the do the oldstyle browser management and this is much appreciated, Many routers and mesh systems today seem to force you touse the cloud or a phone. Not this one.Should be fairly future proofedOne of those rare purchases that is better than expected.

My situation:Environment - 1,600 sq. ft. split level home built 1993. That's 800 sq. ft. first floor, 800 square foot finished basement, sitting on 100' x 100' property, as are all the other houses are in our development. 2 adults, 2 children. Internet provided by Spectrum @ 300 mbps. Motorola MB8611 router.Deployment - Ceiling mounted at near center of main floor. POE++ powered by TP-Link TL-SG1210PP and CAT8 connected.The TP-Link EAP773 replaced our Netgear R7000 and blows the doors off that old junk. (Shout out to Netgear for never issuing a firmware update in well over 5 years) The EAP773 has a small, shallow footprint. Logo isn't obnoxious and the light blue ON light isn't even an issue, whereas on the old Netgear wifi router I had to put black tape over the ON led it was so bright. FYI - you can turn the blue ON light off if you don't like the look.So far, the EAP773 has out performed my ex-router by leaps and bounds. Fantastic coverage in all corners of the house on 5ghz band, including outside. Wall and floor penetration is better than I could have hoped for. Basement coverage and speeds are exceptional. I had planned to put another access point in the basement living room but I'm not sure I could without overlapping wifi and causing problems.Outdoors, I have fantastic wifi on the 2.4ghz band. Apps like Google Earth or Amazon's "Your Orders" page load noticable faster on my 3 year old TCL 10 Pro phone. Nothing earth shaking, but noticeable.Conclusion - obviously this AP is overkill for me but with wifi 7 and the 6ghz band, I'm future proofed. When I upgrade the homes internet speed, the EAP773 will start really working. Due to the tremendous coverage, I'll have to lower the transmission power (homes so close together I think I'm overpowering about 10 houses).Other testing (iperf, heatmap) will be performed this summer so I'll come back with that data and add it to this review. Addition of TP-Link's Omada controller will round my network off nicely.FYI ... newest firmware update 1.0.13 greatly improves 6ghz signal.

I'm usually a Unifi guy but the new Omada WIFI 7 EAP peek my interest.The Omada has better radios, 10G Ethernet including passthrough and cooler than Unifi gear.But the product still needs more development, although I got a throughput of 2100mbps vs 1400mbps on the Unifi U7 Pro Max, MLO is a feature which crashed the Omada EAP 783. I don't know if it is related to the iPhone 16 Pro or One Plus Open with a recent chipset, but the EAP auto reboots after few minutes on a 700mbps throughput, indicating it is stuck on WiFi 6/5ghz. The other problem I see is the price, as the EAP783 needs a POE++, 60W power supply which is hard to find or a 12v DC power supply, the POE++ I found was another $100 making this device nearly 2x the cost of a Unifi U7 Pro Max.Generally Omada is on the right track, the hardware is top but the software and overall controller and APP eco system are years behind unifi. The statistics and graphs I get on Unifi are much more informative.