Hi everyone,

I’m running into an issue with my EAP650 access points where one AP consistently connects via wireless mesh, even though both APs are hardwired and mesh is disabled at the site level.
 

Network Setup:

• Router: ER605 v2.20

• Switch: Off-brand unmanaged PoE switch

• APs: 2× EAP650

• Controller: Omada Controller (software)

• Both EAP650s are powered and connected via PoE

• Mesh: Disabled (Site Settings)

• EAP LLDP: Enabled

• Fast Roaming: Enabled
   

Behavior:

• Whichever EAP650 connects first behaves correctly and uplinks directly to the router.

• The second EAP650 always shows as routing through the first AP (mesh uplink), even though it is physically connected via Ethernet.

• This happens consistently and is visible in the Omada topology.
   

Important troubleshooting detail:

• If I power one EAP650 with the wall adapter and bypass the PoE switch (Ethernet only), both APs immediately work correctly and uplink directly to the router as expected.

• This confirms:

  • The Ethernet runs are good

  • The APs are capable of proper wired uplink

  • The issue appears to be related to PoE + switch behavior, not cabling
     

Why this is confusing:

• Mesh is explicitly disabled

• LLDP is enabled

• The APs are physically wired

• Yet Omada still forces the second AP to use a wireless uplink unless PoE is removed from one device
   

Questions:

1. Is there a known issue where certain unmanaged PoE switches cause Omada to mis-detect wired uplinks?

2. Does the EAP650 require a specific LLDP or PoE handshake that some off-brand switches don’t fully support?

3. Is there a way to force Ethernet uplink per AP in Omada?

4. Are there controller logs I should check to confirm why Omada believes the Ethernet uplink is unavailable?
    

I can make this work by using a wall adapter, but that’s not ideal for ceiling mounting, and I’d prefer to keep everything PoE as designed.

Hopefully I'm just overlooking something simple, but any insight from TP-Link staff or others who’ve seen this would be appreciated. Thanks!