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ER7212pc alternative
ER7212pc alternative
2025-04-09 07:48:36 - last edited 2025-04-11 02:42:39
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Hi there,

as many people before us, we just realized a big flaw with a system we thought future proof.
We have the ER7212pc installed as our new system for our small offices. For those its a perfect fit. No switch, no gateway, no router needed, a few AP's and its done.
Now we want to install it in one of our big offices. The Problem: We have 3 switches.
So while setting it up, we realized that the ER7212pc only supports 2 switches. Who ever came up with this limitations, i hope from now on, all of you cables will be tangled.


Can you guys recommend an alternative setup for the ER7212pc?
Preferably a router/gateway combo with up to 8 Ports. As a controller we will use the OC200 since we have some of them laying around.

 

 

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2025-04-09 08:07:23 - last edited 2025-04-11 02:42:52

  @MarcIES 

 

have you seen if you can get the purchase v2, it has up to 12 units

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2025-04-10 02:13:40 - last edited 2025-04-11 02:42:39

Hi @MarcIES 

Thanks for posting in our business forum.

MarcIES wrote

  @MR.S 
With only 12 devices even that is no real alternative for us.
We have 8 devices already (3 Switches and 8EAP's) and dont want to limit our selves to only 4 more devices.

As MR.S recommends, none would fit.

 

If you have that many devices, router + switch + OC + AP is the final solution.

ER7212PC aims for the integration of a small network.

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2025-04-09 08:07:23 - last edited 2025-04-11 02:42:52

  @MarcIES 

 

have you seen if you can get the purchase v2, it has up to 12 units

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2025-04-09 10:07:04

  @MR.S 
With only 12 devices even that is no real alternative for us.
We have 8 devices already (3 Switches and 8EAP's) and dont want to limit our selves to only 4 more devices.

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2025-04-09 10:18:28

  @MarcIES 

 

then you can choose from these routers, but none of them have poe

 

https://www.omadanetworks.com/en/business-networking/omada-router-wired-router/

 

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2025-04-10 02:13:40 - last edited 2025-04-11 02:42:39

Hi @MarcIES 

Thanks for posting in our business forum.

MarcIES wrote

  @MR.S 
With only 12 devices even that is no real alternative for us.
We have 8 devices already (3 Switches and 8EAP's) and dont want to limit our selves to only 4 more devices.

As MR.S recommends, none would fit.

 

If you have that many devices, router + switch + OC + AP is the final solution.

ER7212PC aims for the integration of a small network.

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