However, it appears to have had issues with three firmware updates within six months.

Its soon to be replaced with the EAP583 UR.

Thats a discount of 5% from its MSRP.

TP-Link Omada EAP683 LR

In the UK, its less of a bargain, being 219.99 inc. VAT, fromTechnology Doctors.

All those prices are for the Access Point alone, and it comes without a power adapter.

To put this in perspective, the equivalentNetgearoption, the WAX630, is 250 or $317 from Amazon.

TP-Link Omada EAP683 LR

From a design perspective, this hardware has largely succeeded in being mistaken for a smoke detector.

All the features are there to set, but it lacks any great styling or flair.

As for all the other WiFi buzzwords, they are mostly present.

TP-Link Omada EAP683 LR

We didnt find Zero Wait DFS, but it might be in there somewhere.

The official line is that the EAP683 LR is fixed, so nothing to see here.

Its for the user to go and find the firmware and then manually load it to the EAP683 LR.

TP-Link Omada EAP683 LR

When it works, it delivers exceptional performance.

Many people have said good things about its EAP650 brother, which has a reputation for working predictably.

TP-Link Omada EAP683 LR

However, other brands have similar offerings.

But equally, others have had it work fine.

It uses 10GbE PoE++ technology to cope with the server’s backhaul.

TP-Link Omada EAP683 LR

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