TP-Link Omada access point
Wi-Fi access point in Networking & smart home
Recommended for reliable home Wi-Fi that works well for the money. Common caveat: roaming between devices, especially Apple ones, may not work as hoped.
Recommended for reliable home Wi-Fi that works well for the money. Common caveat: roaming between devices, especially Apple ones, may not work as hoped.
7 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 5
- criticize it
- 2
- approval share
- 71%
Recommended in 3 of 13 months
- November 2025: recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 5 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- 2.5 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 3 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Works great for the money
“it works great for the money”
Comment from 21 Jan 2026 in “IPv6 is not insecure because it lacks a NAT” Reliable, working well long term
“which has been working great”
Comment from 10 Nov 2025 in “Drilling down on Uncle Sam's proposed TP-Link ban” Happy with it around the house
“I'm pretty happy with my Omada controlled EAPs around my house.”
Comment from 28 May 2026 in “Indoor Wi-Fi Roaming with OpenWRT”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Roaming between devices did not work
“roaming would just work with mostly Apple devices. That didn’t happen.”
Comment from 28 May 2026 in “Indoor Wi-Fi Roaming with OpenWRT” Needs tinkering, not plug-and-play
“I thought I could buy a consumer product and stop tinkering lol”
Comment from 15 Oct 2026 in “Wanted to download an ISO, ended up writing a kernel exploit”
What people recommend instead
The same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TP-Link Omada access point | 11 | 4 | 73% | 5 | — | Approved |
| TP-Link Omada access pointThis page | 5 | 2 | 71% | 3 | — | — |
What people said
5 of the 7 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“I thought I could buy a consumer product and stop tinkering lol”
“I'm pretty happy with my Omada controlled EAPs around my house.”
“roaming would just work with mostly Apple devices. That didn’t happen.”
“it works great for the money”
“which has been working great”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.