TP-Link ER605 (TL-R605) V2 Omada Gigabit VPN Router – Secure, High-Speed Multi-WAN Networking Solution

The TP-Link ER605 (TL-R605) V2 Omada Gigabit VPN Router is designed to provide high-speed, secure, and reliable network connectivity for businesses and home offices. Seamlessly integrating with Omada’s Software Defined Networking (SDN) platform, this router ensures centralized cloud management, zero-touch provisioning, and intelligent monitoring, allowing for efficient remote network administration. Equipped with five gigabit ports, including one dedicated WAN and two interchangeable WAN/LAN ports, it optimizes bandwidth utilization through advanced load balancing. A USB WAN port enables mobile broadband backup, ensuring uninterrupted internet access in case of primary connection failure.

This high-performance router supports up to 20 LAN-to-LAN IPsec VPN tunnels, 16 OpenVPN, 16 L2TP, and 16 PPTP VPN connections, making it an excellent choice for secure site-to-site data transmission. Enhanced security features such as firewall policies, DoS attack prevention, and IP/MAC/URL filtering safeguard sensitive data against cyber threats. With user-friendly network segmentation via VLAN support and a robust access management system, businesses can maintain strict control over network resources. The TP-Link ER605 is a feature-rich solution offering reliability, scalability, and security for modern networking needs.

Key Features:

• Omada SDN Integration: Enables cloud-based centralized management with zero-touch provisioning and intelligent monitoring for simplified network administration.
• Multi-WAN Load Balancing: Up to three gigabit WAN ports and an additional USB WAN for 4G/3G mobile broadband backup ensure continuous internet access and optimized bandwidth distribution.
• Advanced VPN Support: Secure remote access with up to 20 IPsec LAN-to-LAN tunnels, 16 OpenVPN, 16 L2TP, and 16 PPTP VPN connections, ensuring encrypted and reliable data communication.
• Robust Security Measures: Includes advanced firewall protection, DoS defense, IP/MAC/URL filtering, IP-MAC binding, and one-click ALG activation to defend against cyber threats.
• Comprehensive Access Management: Administrators can control internet usage via IP/MAC/URL filtering, ACL rules, and Captive Portal authentication for effective user management.
• High-Speed Gigabit Ports: Five gigabit ports, including configurable WAN/LAN interfaces, provide fast and stable wired connectivity for multiple devices.
• VLAN Support for Network Segmentation: Facilitates enhanced security and efficiency by creating virtual network segments to isolate and manage network traffic effectively.
• Easy Setup & Management: The Omada app allows quick configuration, real-time network monitoring, and remote management via a user-friendly interface.

Specifications:

Security

• Access Control: Source/Destination IP-Based Access Control
• Filtering:
  • WEB Group Filtering
  • URL Filtering
  • Web Security
• ARP Inspection:
  • Sending GARP Packets
  • ARP Scanning
  • IP-MAC Binding
• Attack Defense:
  • TCP/UDP/ICMP Flood Defense
  • Block TCP Scan (Stealth FIN/Xmas/Null)
  • Block Ping from WAN

Hardware Features

• Standards and Protocols:
  • IEEE 802.3, 802.3u, 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3x, IEEE 802.1q
  • TCP/IP, DHCP, ICMP, NAT, PPPoE, NTP, HTTP, HTTPS, DNS, IPSec, PPTP, L2TP, OpenVPN, SNMP
• Interface:
  • 1 Fixed Gigabit WAN Port
  • 2 Fixed Gigabit LAN Ports
  • 2 Changeable Gigabit WAN/LAN Ports
  • 1 USB 2.0 Port (for 4G/3G Modem as WAN Backup‡)
• Network Media:
  • 10BASE-T: UTP Category 3, 4, 5 Cable (Max 100m) / EIA/TIA-568 100Ω STP (Max 100m)
  • 100BASE-TX: UTP Category 5, 5e Cable (Max 100m) / EIA/TIA-568 100Ω STP (Max 100m)
  • 1000BASE-T: UTP Category 5, 5e, 6 Cable (Max 100m)
• Fan Quantity: Fanless
• Button: Reset Button
• Power Supply: External 12V/1A DC Adapter
• PoE Budget: N/A
• Flash: 128 MB NAND
• DRAM: 256 MB DDR
• LED Indicators: PWR, SYS, WAN (Link/Act), LAN (Link/Act), USB
• Dimensions (W x D x H): 6.2 × 4.0 × 1.0 in (158 × 101 × 25 mm)
• Protection: 4 kV Surge Protection
• Enclosure: Steel
• Mounting: Desktop/Wall-Mount
• Max Power Consumption: 7.94 W

Performance

• DPI Throughput:
  • TCP: 905 Mbps
  • UDP: 788 Mbps
• Concurrent Sessions: 150,000
• New Sessions Per Second: 2,600
• NAT Performance:
  • Static IP:
    • Upload: 945.77 Mbps
    • Download: 945.56 Mbps
    • Bi-Directional: 1808.29 Mbps
  • DHCP:
    • Upload: 945.93 Mbps
    • Download: 945.43 Mbps
    • Bi-Directional: 1808.11 Mbps
  • PPPoE:
    • Upload: 940.44 Mbps
    • Download: 940.52 Mbps
    • Bi-Directional: 1804.27 Mbps
  • L2TP:
    • Upload: 845.64 Mbps
    • Download: 802.65 Mbps
    • Bi-Directional: 931.96 Mbps
  • PPTP:
    • Upload: 771.66 Mbps
    • Download: 874.81 Mbps
    • Bi-Directional: 999.54 Mbps
• Packet Forwarding Rate:
  • 64 Byte Packet:
    • Upload/Download: 1,402,238 pps
    • Bi-Directional: 1,681,548 pps
  • 66 Byte Packet:
    • Upload/Download: 954.50 Mbps
    • Bi-Directional: 1130.00 Mbps
  • 1,518 Byte Packet:
    • Upload/Download: 997.50 Mbps
    • Bi-Directional: 1965.00 Mbps
• IPsec VPN Throughput:
  • ESP-MD5-AES256: 171.26 Mbps
  • ESP-SHA1-AES256: 224.86 Mbps
  • ESP-SHA2-AES256: 248.04 Mbps
• OpenVPN: 21.70 Mbps
• L2TP VPN Throughput:
  • Unencrypted: 864.65 Mbps
  • Encrypted: 47.11 Mbps
• PPTP VPN Throughput:
  • Unencrypted: 703.20 Mbps
  • Encrypted: 76.65 Mbps

Basic Functions

• WAN Connection Type:
  • Static/Dynamic IP
  • PPPoE
  • PPTP
  • L2TP
  • Mobile Broadband (4G/3G Modem via USB)
• MAC Clone: Modify WAN/LAN MAC Address†
• DHCP:
  • DHCP Server/Client
  • DHCP Address Reservation
  • Multi-Net DHCP
  • Multi-IP Interfaces
• IPv6 Support: Static IP, SLAAC, DHCPv6, PPPoE, 6to4 Tunnel, PassThrough
• VLAN: 802.1Q VLAN
• IPTV Support: IGMP v2/v3 Proxy, Custom Mode, Bridge Mode

Advanced Functions

• ACL (Access Control List): IP/Port/Protocol/Domain Name Filtering
• Advanced Routing: Static Routing, Policy Routing
• Bandwidth Control: IP-Based Bandwidth Control
• Load Balancing:
  • Intelligent Load Balancing
  • Application Optimized Routing
  • Link Backup (Timing§, Failover)
  • Online Detection
• NAT (Network Address Translation):
  • One-to-One NAT
  • Multi-Net NAT
  • Virtual Server
  • Port Triggering
  • NAT-DMZ
  • FTP/H.323/SIP/IPSec/PPTP ALG, UPnP
• Security Features:
  • SPI Firewall
  • VPN Passthrough
  • FTP/H.323/PPTP/SIP/IPSec ALG
  • DoS Defense, Ping of Death
  • Local Management
• Session Limit: IP-Based Session Limit

VPN Capabilities

• IPsec VPN:
  • 20 IPsec VPN Tunnels
  • LAN-to-LAN, Client-to-LAN
  • Main, Aggressive Negotiation Mode
  • DES, 3DES, AES128, AES192, AES256 Encryption Algorithm
  • IKEv1/v2, NAT Traversal (NAT-T), Dead Peer Detection (DPD), Perfect Forward Secrecy (PFS)
• PPTP VPN:
  • PPTP VPN Server
  • 10 PPTP VPN Clients
  • 16 Tunnels
  • PPTP with MPPE Encryption
• L2TP VPN:
  • L2TP VPN Server
  • 10 L2TP VPN Clients
  • 16 Tunnels
  • L2TP over IPsec
• OpenVPN:
  • OpenVPN Server
  • 10 OpenVPN Clients
  • 16 OpenVPN Tunnels

Authentication

• Web Authentication:
  • No Authentication
  • Simple Password
  • Hotspot (Local User / Voucher / SMS / Radius)
  • External Radius Server
  • External Portal Server
  • Facebook

Management

• Omada App: Yes (Requires OC300, OC200, Omada Cloud-Based Controller, or Omada Software Controller)
• Centralized Management:
  • Omada Hardware Controller (OC300, OC200)
  • Omada Software Controller
  • Omada Cloud-Based Controller
• Cloud Access: Yes (Requires OC300, OC200, Omada Cloud-Based Controller, or Omada Software Controller)
• Maintenance: Web Management Interface, Remote Management, Config Export/Import, SNMP v1/v2c/v3, Ping & Traceroute Diagnostics§, NTP Synchronization§, Syslog Support
• Zero-Touch Provisioning: Yes

Others

• Certifications: CE, FCC, RoHS
• Package Contents: Gigabit VPN Router ER605, Power Adapter, RJ45 Ethernet Cable, Quick Installation Guide
• System Requirements: Windows 98SE/NT/2000/XP/Vista/7/8/8.1/10/11, Mac OS, NetWare, UNIX, Linux
• Operating Environment:
  • Temperature: 0–40°C (32–104°F)
  • Storage Temperature: -40–70°C (-40–158°F)
  • Humidity: 10–90% RH non-condensing
  • Storage Humidity: 5–90% RH non-condensing

Conclusion:

The TP-Link ER605 (TL-R605) V2 Omada Gigabit VPN Router is an ideal networking solution for businesses, remote offices, and advanced home networks. With multi-WAN capabilities, powerful VPN support, and enterprise-grade security features, it ensures seamless connectivity and data protection. Integrated with Omada SDN, this router offers a scalable, cloud-managed network infrastructure that enhances efficiency and reliability. Whether for secure business communications or high-speed internet access, the ER605 provides a robust and future-proof solution.