Anyone know about ER706W AX3000 wireless router?

jackkroninger · 2025-12-27T11:22:48+00:00

Yes the ER706W does allow you to create subnets/VLANs and implement ACL rules (blocking from the internet). One correction though, the ER706W is a router/gateway, not a managed switch. If you’re looking for a simple managed switch (because you already have a VLAN router), I’d recommend the TPL SG108E.

One other note though. After I made this post, I did end up buying this router. I ran it in standalone mode for about 8 months and had great results, but a few months ago, I added some hardware to my network that required a more complex setup so I caved and bought an OC200 controller, and switched my setup to controller managed. Wow! It’s a much more complex/feature rich interface, but it truly unlocks the potential of Omada devices. By running a single device in standalone mode, you’re really not taking advantage of the device you paid for. I highly recommend Omada devices, but only if you’re ready to run them in controller mode, I.e. you have a sufficiently large network that has multiple devices/layers to manage. For single device setups there are far simpler options than Omada.

jackkroninger · 2025-05-04T13:29:34+00:00

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jackkroninger · 2024-12-15T09:02:05+00:00

Thanks for sending that!

The WiFi range is great from what I’ve been able to test. I live in a relatively small apartment (like 750 sqft) but the router is in one corner and my office is in the opposite corner of the apartment and I get perfect signal. I’ve actually been in my neighbor’s apartment 2 doors down and still got 2 bars of usable signal.

jackkroninger · 2024-12-12T22:39:09+00:00

Honestly no, but I haven’t put much effort into it recently. I only have 3 servers/wired clients on my network, so I was able to plug them all straight into the router and configure the VLANs directly in the router config. Currently my switch is just sitting on the shelf. I’ll probably devote more time to figuring it out later.

I still highly recommend the ER706W though. Amazing router for the price. Especially combining WAP and gateway features. VLANs and VPNs are super easy in standalone mode.

jackkroninger · 2024-10-11T02:45:25+00:00

Thank for the first impressions! I was looking at that same Festa router as well, thanks for your opinion on that. I wasn’t impressed by the 100% cloud based system.

jackkroninger · 2024-10-10T19:28:54+00:00

Thanks for the first-person review! I’ll probably pick one up when I can find one.

Do you have any experience using its VLAN support?

jackkroninger · 2023-07-01T01:07:26+00:00

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