TP-Link TL-R605 SafeStream Gigabit Multi-WAN VPN Router

I have been using this for more than a week, overall good product. Must but if you want to use with multiple internet connections in one network Pros: extremely easy user interface 5x gigabit ports WAN fail and load balancing Small form factor No need for omada contoller Setup and forget configurations Cons: don't use with omada contoller. Horrible placement of options. WAN connection polling time cannot be set in standalone mode Some settings require hard reboot to apply, auto soft reboot not reflecting the settings The order of WAN port number is reversed for working order, last WAN is default not the first one

I had one broadband connection from Airtel. There are service interruptions and you can't reply on single ISP. I took Act Broadband as standby connection. Now question was how to build automatic fail-over system? There are two model available: TP-LINK TL-R470T+ has 100Mbps LAN ports and TP-Link TL-R60 has Gigabit LAN ports. I went for later one. This model has one WAN port and 2 more LAN/WAN ports that can be configured through the web GUI. I disabled the built-in WiFi for Airtel. On WAN port connecting to Airtel, use DHCP mode. For WAN port connecting to ACT, use PPPoE. I added a new WiFi router for hall coverage and it was connected to this router. All other room Wi-Fi routers are connected through this router only. It is working in seamless manner. Any service disruption in one network will not cause my home network to go down. The router will automatically do load balancing.

I have 2 internet connections (ACT and Jio) in Bangalore and I am currently using this load balancer to club both the ISPs. The output goes to my TP Link Deco M5 Mesh Wifi Router. I have seamless internet connection without any lag even when either of the links are down. Note: The Backup link mode has some amount of lag, however when both the connections are active in Load Balancing mode, you won't even know whether one of the links are down. It's a very good Home Wifi upgrade for people working from home who would prefer interruption free internet connection.

It perfectly Load Balances Upto 4 ISPs, You can set 3 Fiber Broadbands + 1 4G Router and it will distribute Traffic to all 4 Connections. Does not have a wifi so need a Separate Wifi Router. Its a good alternative to 470 and 480 Series as their Limitation is the Link is only upto 100Mbps. Its pretty common to have 200~300 Mbps Internet Speeds now and some players offering speeds up to 1 Gbps. In that case the 470 and 480 will be a limitation as max speed attainable is 100 Mbps. Installation is straight forward , you need to make sure the DHCP config in your ISP Routers have a Different IP Subnets else There will be a conflict. Rest you can go by Videos and Community Support and Vendor Support is Good 1 Downside : When power goes down, it takes up to a minute to start working . On a Good day , you wont know if one of your ISP is down. On worse day, you will see that you need to do a refresh on your browser or wait a few seconds for connection to fail over. EDIT : Some Reviewers are mentioning that this product is available at half the price in Market. So its double the price on Amazon. I would suggest you do your research about the price well before buying. I bought as soon as it launched, so it was expensive for me at ~7K INR

This product met my expectations. I was looking for a Multi WAN Gigabit Broadband Router in an affordable price. There are many other models available in the market, but either they are very expensive or they are not gigabit. I've set up two ISP (BSNL+Alliance) with this router and getting merged speed of the two. The setup is vesy easy even for a newbie. The UI is sleek and user friendly. It's been more than one month now and it's working flawlessly.

-Needed gigabit load balancer, already had the 470 which limits to 100mbps -This has that and works with airtel-huawei/act-tplink-archer-c5 -I have mercusys 4 node mesh H30G (has gigabit ports), so am getting near 70% of speed from the 2 connections -2 days now & getting good speed on the across. All devices are also working fine (cams, switches, lights), so great NOTE: -Make sure the airtel/act router have gigabit ports. some dont but their inherent wifi's do else u limit there. check with isp & replace if needed. if u r on a high speed plan, they will listen -use cat 6+ cable (5e too but not 5) as that limits, gigabit cable from router to this LB router and this to mesh/router is a must -if you are using VPN than add application based else VPN will disc too often when LB routes to different ISP

It's average product. Different routing policies time based ACL rules etc can be configured. It can be used to sum up bandwidth for LB purposes but for a particular TCP session one single ISP will work. One major negative, if you are using two or more ISP and primary one down, it wouldn't detect and failover unless direct link or port of primary ISP goes down. In short link monitoring mode is not working. There is lot of open source products like pfsence available instead of this.

I have 2 ISP connection at home. So, that when 1 connection goes down or becomes slow, i can continue the office meeting with the other ISP connection. I was switching between them manually. Also, i had configured to have 2 Wifi signals in the house and this was causing wifi interference between the 2 signals in some zones. I am now using this as 2 WAN inputs and 1 LAN output. I have connected a single Wifi router to the LAN and turned off the wifi from the ISP modems. I now have load balancing between the 2 ISP and also get the sum of both bandwidths when needed. It is perfect for WFH.

TP-Link ER605 V2 Wired Gigabit VPN Router – Multi-WAN (Up to 3 WAN Ethernet Ports + 1 USB WAN) This router has been running in my network for over a year now and has been completely trouble-free. I use it as the gateway for my TP-Link Omada network, which supports a fairly large smart home setup. Between smart lighting, switches, cameras, and other connected devices, the network handles a lot of traffic, and the ER605 has managed it without any issues. One of the features I rely on most is the automatic failover. My primary connection is fiber, with a cellular connection set up as backup. The router automatically switches over if the primary connection drops, and it has worked exactly as intended. The ER605 also offers far more customization and configuration options than most home users will probably ever need. It integrates seamlessly with the Omada controller and allows centralized management alongside the rest of the network equipment. Overall, it’s been stable, reliable, and a great foundation for a larger smart home network. If you’re running an Omada system or planning a network with multiple access points and lots of connected devices, this router is a solid choice.

Ótimo router, boa quantidade de portas, ótima performance e fácil configuraçao

Great product

I bought this unit because I only have vdsl. I bought a second line to gain more bandwidth. I I run alot of services in my homelab. Even when I'm downloading or uploadeding large files it only sits at 60 percent. Great for people who need a backup line or load balance between 4 connections. I it has good fetures like port forwarding and all standerd networking. I works with cloudflare tunnels

Great vpn router, i was able to set up both openvpn and wireguard connections as well as change my DNS server for adblocking capabilities (using a raspberry pi running pi-hole) the router is indeed gigabit ethernet. Also has a really good built in firewall that clocks DOS attacks, ping of death, winNuke attacks and more. Only thing i couldnt get working was using a paid vpn service like nordvpn to work through my whole network which i was really hoping to get working. Other then that great router! Would recommend but definitely not for the tech illiterate, you must have a basic understanding of how networking works but it is also plug and play so if you just wanted to plug this in and have it work, it can do that