Omada IES Series: 1 Year without Updates
Hi everyone,
I need to bring up a topic that is becoming increasingly frustrating for anyone using the IES-Series within the Omada ecosystem.
These switches have been available for quite a while now, but looking at the support pages reveals a discouraging reality: The current official firmware is now 1 year old. Since the initial release, we haven’t seen a single update—no bug fixes, no security patches, and not even a public beta.
For hardware marketed for "Industrial" use, a 12-month silence in software development is honestly unacceptable.
Current Issues & Concerns:
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Stagnant Software Support: The fact that the firmware hasn't moved in a full year suggests that the IES line might be a "forgotten child" in TP-Link’s portfolio.
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Poor Controller 6.x Compatibility: Integration with the latest Omada Controller 6.x is severely lacking. It feels like these switches were bolted on as an afterthought rather than being natively supported with the same depth as the other series.
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Missing Features: Many standard features we expect from the Omada SDN platform are still missing or poorly implemented on the IES models.
My Question:
Is anyone else feeling hesitant about deploying more of these? In a professional environment, hardware is only as good as the software supporting it. A year without any lifecycle management is a massive red flag for me.
