@ArmandoNL 

ArmandoNL wrote

The model is not even in the list https://community.tp-link.com/en/business/forum/topic/255644

We kindly ask you to be patient and refer to the final firmware release notes for updates on this feature.

That list only maintains the models that used to have a PR from the dev. If a model does not have the PR, then it is not listed. 

I have deducted that thread and removed what they think some contents are not related or duplicate per the instructions of the management team. If you have feedback on that part, you can send it to the related team. 

  @ArmandoNL totally the same opinion in this regard. Expected from newest version of hardware at least the same options what we had with previous setup, like ER605 has. Bought M2 and was found that it has no even DNS support for Wireguard site-to-site setup. Then I found, previous firmware version was delivered almost 1 year ago. First expectation, hmm, it seems this product created almost ideally and they fixed some typos there in the gui menu ~12 months ago so, we can upgrade network smoothly to get better results.

In fact, it looks like an abandoned product that needs to be sent back, because this is not an upgrade, but a downgrade for our existing network with plus x4 its cost.

I haven't found any roadmaps or pre-release or announcements for this product anywhere here or in WWW. Yes, developers informed, but that is not enough to make decision: refund or keep it. And how long we need to wait for missing features in second case.

Who want to buy the latest equipment with outdated firmware and lack of support.

@almackbios There are many people like us. I love the Omada concept, but in reality, it's not sustainable for businesses because I have to upgrade for more options like fiber, 10G, etc. Since switching completely to Omada, I've had so many problems with incompatible hardware.

So what's the concept of the M2? Improved products? Just for marketing purposes, then, because the real truth isn't like that! In fact, for professional hardware like this, you can actually expect it to have all the features in this age of technology.

I have a few customers who have already replaced their Omada setup with other brands with even more features, like MikroTik and Ubiquiti.

  @ArmandoNL I checked before, difference was in hardware between M2 and first version of this device. Also those parameters were important for us (also was increased in comparison):

It is great. Funny, when 1st version has all those necessary features, but next generation M2 hasn't it from scratch (*it was expected in M2 in V1 by default, at least when we did research, we expected it and selected TP-Link instead of MikroTik) :

e.g

Release Notes for ER7406(UN) v1.0/V1.6

1. Version info:
Adapted Model: ER7406(UN) v1.0 /v1.6
Fully Adapted Controller Version: SDNC 5.15.20.
Minimum FW Version for Update: 1.1.0 Build 20240322 Rel.37977 and above.

2. New Features:
1) SD-WAN
2) Content Filter
3) Virtual WAN
4) Disable NAT
5) Google LDAP
6) LAN DNS
7) FQDN/Wildcards WAN DHCP Option

3. Enhancements:
1) OpenVPN/WireGuard VPN: Support connecting to remote server/peer via
domain name.
2) Optimized CPU utilization.
3) Optimized the time to enable backup link.
4) Optimized booting time.
5) Optimized the time to dial up the WAN link.
6) Optimized the time to upgrade FW.
7) Optimized the time to generate OpenVPN profile.

But it seems ER7412-M2 was created in 2024, 1 year before ER7406 :) By now I'm confused with versioning of TP-L products.