TP Link EAP225-Outdoor AC1200 Wireless MU-MIMO Gigabit Indoor/Outdoor Access Point

The EAP225-Outdoor is a dual-band, AC1200 wireless access point from TP-Link designed for both indoor and outdoor use. Its main purpose is to provide reliable, high-speed Wi-Fi over a wide area — for home compounds, offices, campuses, resorts, gardens, or any setting that needs robust outdoor or mixed indoor/outdoor wireless coverage.

Because it supports 802.11ac Wave 2 with MU-MIMO, it can serve multiple devices at once without major performance drops — useful when many users connect at the same time (e.g., guests, staff, IoT devices).

Key Features & Specs

Here’s a breakdown of the main technical specifications and what they mean:

• Wi-Fi Standard: IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac — i.e. supports older Wi-Fi devices and modern ones. 
• Bands & Speed: Dual-band — 2.4 GHz (up to ~300 Mbps) + 5 GHz (up to ~867 Mbps), for a total up to ~1200 Mbps (AC1200 class). 
• MU-MIMO & 2×2 MIMO: Enables simultaneous communication with multiple clients, making it efficient in crowded networks. 
• Antennas: 2 detachable omni-directional antennas (2.4 GHz: 2×3 dBi; 5 GHz: 2×4 dBi or up to 5 dBi depending on spec sheet) — which helps coverage and allows antenna upgrades if needed. 
• Coverage / Range: With high-gain antennas and strong transmit power, in outdoor environments you can get stable coverage up to ~200 m+ on 2.4 GHz and ~300 m+ on 5 GHz (depending on conditions). 
• Clients Capacity: Supports 220+ concurrent clients (useful for dense user scenarios). 
• Ethernet / PoE: Has one Gigabit Ethernet (RJ-45) port. Supports standard 802.3af PoE and 24 V Passive PoE (PoE adapter included), so you can power the device over Ethernet without needing a separate power outlet — very handy for outdoor/pole mounting. 
• Mounting Options: Can be mounted on a wall or pole — mounting kit included. 
• Weather-resistance: Comes in a weather-proof, dust-proof, water-resistant housing rated IP65, suitable for outdoor installation (rain, dust, sun, etc.). 
• Network Management & Features: Supports multiple SSIDs (up to 16 total, 8 per band), QoS (WMM), band steering, transmit power control, VLAN, captive portal & guest network support (useful for hotels, shops, public Wi-Fi), seamless roaming (802.11k/v), and mesh networking via the company’s management platform (Omada SDN).

What It’s Good For.

This access point is ideal if you:

• Need outdoor Wi-Fi for a garden, yard, patio, campus, resort, or public space.
• Want long-range coverage to cover a large area without needing many devices.
• Have multiple users or devices (smartphones, tablets, laptops, IP-cams) and want stable performance.
• Want flexible installation — PoE support makes deployment easier, even in places with no power sockets.
• Want centralized network management, especially if you plan to deploy multiple access points and manage them from a single UI (Omada).
• Need features like guest Wi-Fi, VLAN segmentation, secure access, and VLAN/SSID separation, which are useful for businesses or shared spaces.

Things to Keep in Mind

• As with any outdoor access point, actual coverage and performance depend heavily on environment — obstacles (walls, trees), interference from other networks, or physical obstructions will reduce range.
• For best results with many clients, proper setup (PoE, antenna positioning, channel configuration, firmware updates, maybe mesh setup) is recommended.
• Indoor coverage when mounting outdoors (or far) may still be limited — you might need a separate indoor access point for strong indoor signal depending on your building structure.