Good morning,

i'm a reseller. I've bought 2 EAP-225 Outdoor to test it and configure in Mesh. when i try to configure them via android App, it's not possible to pair each other and start a mesh because it seems to ask me for a hardware controller to "rule" the 2 eap-225outdoor.

my questions are:

1)do i need a controller?

2)can i create a mesh without it?

if the 1st answer is Yes, so why do i read here:

https://www.tp-link.com/en/business-networking/omada-sdn-access-point/eap225-outdoor/#overview

" Integrated into Omada SDN "

when i try to create a mesh via smartphone App, it asks me a "Main AP" and i can see EAP265HD in "compatibility List". I cannot continue further, because it scan and it tell me that there is no Main EAP with cable connection, but my EAP-225 is LAN connected in the same network with my smartphone. if i go in EAP265HD tp link website i don't read any big difference with EAP225 OUTDOOR:   so "why" eap265HD should be better than EAP225 ? does EAP265HD include a Hardware Controller inside it?

3)or maybe  cannot I create a Mesh because of Old Firmware on my EAP-225? how can i upgrade firmware? seems impossible via android App.

thank you so much for help,

have a great day

Ninni

PS: i can, and i did, configure 2 single eap225 as access point via android app, it works. so they are good connected via LAN. i cannot create a mesh. i can rule them but it asks me a EAP LAN controller!