I am interested in a router that would provide failover function only without load balancing. Can this device provide that capability?

With Link Backup function, the router will switch all the new sessions from dropped lines automatically to another to keep an always on-line network. Choose the menu Transmission > Load Balancing > Link Backup and click Add. Then, specify the primary WAN port, the backup WAN port, and whether you would prefer to use the "Timing" or "Failover" configuration. Timing: Link Backup will be enabled if the specified effective time is reached. All the traffic on the primary WAN will switch to the backup WAN at the beginning of the effective time; the traffic on the backup WAN will switch to the primary WAN at the ending of the effective time. Failover (Enable backup link when any primary WANs fails): Link Backup will be enabled when any primary WANs fails. Failover (Enable backup link when all primary WANs fail): Link Backup will be enabled only when all primary WANs fail.

Home user looking for gigabit speed with load balancing and failover support, plus will this truly handle gigabit speed? Will this work for me?

Yes, the TL-R605 supports WAN failover and is designed for Gigabit Ethernet networking. For more specific performance metrics, please see below: Concurrent Session: 25,000 New Sessions /Second: 2,400 Static IP NAT Throughput Upload: 936.7 Mbps Download: 940.1 Mbps DHCP NAT Throughput Upload: 941.1 Mbps Download: 940.5 Mbps PPPoE NAT Throughput Upload: 940.1Mbps Download: 939.6 Mbps L2TP NAT Throughput Upload: 781.2 Mbps Download: 708.4 Mbps PPTP NAT Throughput Upload: 826.4 Mbps Download: 607.1 Mbps 66 Byte Packet forwarding rate Upload: 1,308,139 pps Download: 1,308,140 pps 1,518 Byte Packet forwarding rate Upload: 81,067 pps Download: 81,063 pps IPSec VPN Throughput (AES256) 41.5 Mbps L2TP VPN Throughput Unencrypted: 748.7 Mbps Encrypted: 15.0 Mbps PPTP VPN Throughput Unencrypted: 719.0 Mbps Encrypted: 72.0 Mbps

Could the tl-r605 replace my oc200? i'm getting rid of my rented router and i'm trying to find a suitable replacement. i have the oc200 and 2 aps.

Hi! The TL-R605 is a router; whereas the OC200 is a controller. The OC200 is not equipped with with NAT and/or firewall to translate WAN/LAN addresses. If you would like the functionality of the OC200 while also supporting Omada SDN features of the TL-R605, a combination of the TL-R605 and OC200 is recommended.

What is the max throughput on the vpn between two of these? spec has 40mbps in vpn section. is that it?

The TL-R605 has the following performance specifications outlined in its Datasheet, which is available on our official website: Concurrent Session: 25,000 New Sessions /Second: 2,400 Static IP NAT Throughput Upload: 936.7 Mbps | Download: 940.1 Mbps DHCP NAT Throughput Upload: 941.1 Mbps | Download: 940.5 Mbps PPPoE NAT Throughput Upload: 940.1Mbps | Download: 939.6 Mbps L2TP NAT Throughput Upload: 781.2 Mbps | Download: 708.4 Mbps PPTP NAT Throughput Upload: 826.4 Mbps | Download: 607.1 Mbps 66 Byte Packet forwarding rate Upload: 1,308,139 pps | Download: 1,308,140 pps 1,518 Byte Packet forwarding rate Upload: 81,067 pps | Download: 81,063 pps IPSec VPN Throughput (AES256) : 41.5 Mbps

Brand	TP-Link
Product Dimensions	15.8 x 10 x 2.54 cm; 358.34 g
Item model number	ER605
Manufacturer	TP-Link
Standing screen display size	7 Inches
Wireless Type	802.11ax
Number of USB 2.0 Ports	1
Voltage	240 Volts
Operating System	RouterOS
Are Batteries Included	No
Item Weight	358 g
Guaranteed software updates until	unknown

TL-R605 SafeStream Gigabit Multi-WAN VPN Router

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