TP-Link Omada EAP225 Quick Installation Manual

Quick Installation Guide

Wireless Access Point

EAP225/EAP245
Note: EAP245 is used as an example throughout this guide. EAP225 differs in appearance.

LED Indication

For EAP245: For EAP225:
Solid Green Solid Green
The device is working properly. The device is working properly.
Flashing Yellow Continuously Flashing Red Continuously
The device is working abnormally.
The device is working abnormally.
Flashing Green Then Yellow Flashing Yellow
The device is updating. Do not The device is updating. Do not
disconnect or power off the device. disconnect or power off the device.
Flashes Yellow Once Double-flashing Red, Green then Yellow
The device is being reset to its factory The device is being reset to its factory
default settings. default settings.

Interface Panel

RESET
With the device powered on, press and hold the button for about 5 seconds until
the LED flashes, then release the button. The device will restore to factory default
settings.
ETH1 (PoE)
The port is used to connect to the PoE port of the provided PoE adapter or a PSE (Power
Sourcing Equipment), such as a PoE switch, for both data transmission and Power over
Ethernet (PoE) through Ethernet cable.
ETH2 (Only for EAP245)
The port is a Gigabit Ethernet port used for bridging.

Hardware Installation

The EAP can be ceiling-mounted, or wall-mounted. Follow the steps below for the appropriate
installation.
Option 1: Ceiling Mounting
Option 1: Ceiling Mounting
Note: Make sure that the ceiling tile is bigger than the EAP.
Washers (Qty.3) M3×30 Pan-head Screws (Qty.3)
1
Remove the ceiling tile.
2
Drill Hole for Ethernet cable
X3
Place the mounting bracket in the center of the
ceiling tile. Mark three positions for the screw holes
and a position for the Ethernet cable hole.
Drill three 4mm diameter holes for the screws and a
25mm diameter hole for the Ethernet cable at the
marked positions.
3
Secure the mounting bracket to the ceiling tile
using three M3x30 pan-head screws, washers and
wing nuts, as shown on the left.
4
Feed the Ethernet cable through the hole
and set the ceiling tile back into place.
5
Connect the Ethernet cable to the ETHERNET port.
Attach the EAP to the mounting bracket by aligning
the arrow mark
on the mounting bracket, then rotate the EAP until
it locks into place, as shown on the left.
Option 2: Wall Mounting
Note: For security reasons, it is not recommended to install the EAP with the louver downward.
Option 2: Wall Mounting
Wing Nuts (Qty.3)
Tip:
To remove the EAP from the mounting bracket, insert a paper clip in the Security Slot to
release the Locking Tab and rotate the EAP until it is detached from the mounting bracket, as
shown below.
on the EAP with the arrow mark
M3×28 Plastic Wall Anchors (Qty.3) M3×20 Self-tapping Screws (Qty.3)
X3 1
If your Ethernet cable feeds through the wall, you
can position the mounting bracket to make the
cable through the fixing hole. Mark three positions
for the screw holes and then drill three 6mm
diameter holes at the marked positions.
2
Insert the plastic wall anchors into the 6mm
diameter holes.
3
Secure the mounting bracket to the wall by driving
the self-tapping screws into the anchors. Make
sure that the shoulders of the mounting bracket
are on the outside.
4
Connect the Ethernet cable to the Ethernet port
on the EAP.
5
Attach the EAP to the mounting bracket by
aligning the arrow mark on the EAP with the
arrow mark on the mounting bracket, then rotate
the EAP until it locks into place, as shown on the
left.
Locking Tab
Security Slot