The World's Largest Wi-Fi Brand: Now a Full Security Network Platform
TP-Link was founded in 1996 in Shenzhen, China, by brothers Zhao Jianjun and Zhao Jiaxing. It has grown into the world's number one Wi-Fi equipment manufacturer by shipment volume, present in more than 170 countries. Many users outside China think of TP-Link as a western or neutral brand: the company restructured its global operations with an international headquarters in Irvine, California, which has contributed to this perception. TP-Link operates several distinct product brands: Omada for business networking, VIGI for professional surveillance cameras and NVRs, and Tapo for consumer smart home products.
For Securevision, Omada is relevant because TP-Link has built a coherent ecosystem across networking hardware and CCTV: their Omada switches are tested and validated alongside their VIGI cameras, which means the network infrastructure and the cameras are designed to work together reliably. The Omada SDN platform covers the full range from a simple home Wi-Fi router to a stackable enterprise L3 switch with fibre uplinks. We use Omada alongside Ruijie/Reyee depending on the project scale, client preference, and specific technical requirements: both platforms are capable, both are cloud-managed, and both are well-supported and readily available in Singapore.
Securevision Scope
Securevision deploys TP-Link Omada PoE switches, stackable L3 managed switches with fibre SFP uplinks, and wireless access points as the network infrastructure layer for security system deployments. We use Omada particularly for larger projects requiring stackable switches, fibre aggregation, and high port-count deployments. For simpler residential and small commercial jobs, either Omada or Ruijie/Reyee may be specified depending on availability and client requirements.
What Makes Omada the Right Choice for Larger Deployments
Omada and Ruijie/Reyee cover similar ground for most jobs. Omada's advantage comes at larger scale: fibre uplinks, physical stacking, and a proven track record with high camera-count deployments.
Physical Switch Stacking: More Ports, Shared Load
Omada's L3 managed switches support true physical stacking: two or more switches connected via dedicated stack ports and presented to the network as a single logical device. In practice this means two 48-port switches become one logical 96-port switch, managed as one unit from Omada's SDN controller.
For a large security deployment: such as a site with 35 CCTV cameras and 20+ access control points: this approach allows Securevision to split the physical connections between two switch units while both operate as a shared resource pool. Under normal conditions, CCTV traffic is heavy and access control traffic is light. Stacking means the combined bandwidth of both units is available to whichever network needs it at any given moment, rather than one switch being overloaded while the other sits underutilised. The result is better throughput, fewer congestion-related faults, and a more resilient network. Securevision has deployed this stacking configuration at a large multi-building surveillance project in Singapore with close to 200 cameras.
Fibre Uplinks: For Long Runs and Building-to-Building
Omada switches include SFP and SFP+ slots for fibre module connectivity. For large properties: condominiums, commercial campuses, industrial facilities: where camera runs exceed the 100-metre limit of copper Ethernet, or where separate buildings need to connect back to a central control room, fibre is the correct medium. Omada's stackable L3 switches with 10G SFP+ uplinks handle these aggregation requirements cost-effectively without requiring enterprise-priced hardware.
The economics are important: fibre-capable managed switches at this price point used to require significantly higher investment. Omada's range brings fibre aggregation capability into projects that could not previously justify the cost.
Omada SDN: Centralised Cloud Management
The Omada SDN (Software-Defined Networking) platform manages all Omada devices: switches, access points, gateways: from a single cloud interface. Zero-Touch Provisioning allows Securevision to pre-configure a switch before it is physically installed, reducing on-site commissioning time. Remote management enables diagnosis and remediation without a site visit in the majority of fault scenarios.
Like Ruijie Cloud, the Omada platform supports bandwidth monitoring per port, device status visibility, and remote reboot of connected devices. For clients with multiple sites, all locations can be viewed and managed from one login. The Omada app provides mobile access to the same management functions.
Integrated CCTV Ecosystem: Tested With VIGI Cameras
TP-Link's VIGI professional camera range is designed and tested to work with Omada switches. This matters in practice: when Securevision specifies both the camera platform and the network infrastructure from the same manufacturer's ecosystem, the PoE power delivery, VLAN tagging for camera traffic, IGMP snooping for multicast streams, and QoS prioritisation have all been validated to work together without unexpected compatibility issues.
For clients who prefer a single-vendor approach to both cameras and networking, Omada plus VIGI is a coherent, well-supported combination at a competitive price point: particularly for small to mid-sized commercial projects where simplicity of management and support matters.
VLAN Segmentation: Isolating Security Networks From Each Other
A VLAN (Virtual Local Area Network) divides one physical switch into multiple isolated logical networks. On a security system deployment this is a fundamental design requirement: not an optional feature. Without VLANs, cameras, access control readers, intercoms, and office computers all share the same broadcast domain and see each other's traffic.
Why this matters: Broadcast flooding from 30 cameras on a flat network consumes bandwidth that degrades recording performance. A misconfigured or compromised camera can affect access control readers on the same switch. Anyone who plugs into a camera port on an unmanaged flat network potentially has access to the NVR, the access control server, and everything else. VLAN segmentation addresses all three: camera traffic stays on the camera VLAN, access control on its own VLAN, management traffic on another: each isolated from the others even though they share the same physical switch.
Omada's L2 and L3 managed switches support 802.1Q VLAN tagging as standard. All Securevision managed network deployments are designed with VLAN segmentation from the outset: this is one of the reasons we exclusively specify managed switches rather than unmanaged for security system networks, regardless of project scale.
MAC Address Port Security and IP Planning
Omada switches support MAC address binding per port: each port is configured to accept traffic only from the specific device registered to it by its hardware MAC address. If a camera is removed and a laptop plugged in, the switch detects the MAC change and shuts down that port. This prevents unauthorised devices from connecting to the security network through any accessible patch point: a real consideration for comms rooms, riser cabinets, and anywhere switch ports are physically accessible.
Securevision also applies deliberate IP address planning on every managed network deployment: assigning subnet ranges with sufficient headroom for future expansion. A camera network installed with 30 cameras today is assigned a /24 subnet (256 usable addresses) so that future expansion to 50 or 80 cameras never requires network redesign. This forward-planning prevents the most common cause of network disruption during system expansion: running out of IP address space and having to renumber devices already in service.
SECURE™ Integration
Omada PoE switches power Hikvision cameras, Akuvox intercom door stations, and ZKTeco access control readers directly over network cable. Omada SDN's per-port bandwidth monitoring makes camera faults visible remotely: a camera generating abnormal traffic or dropping offline appears immediately on the dashboard without requiring a physical site inspection. For stacked deployments, the combined switch capacity means camera recording bandwidth does not compete with access control event logging for the same uplink.
Omada Products in Securevision Installations
Four product categories cover the range of our Omada deployments: from a simple home Wi-Fi setup to a stacked enterprise switch at a large commercial site.
Omada PoE Managed Switches
Cloud-managed PoE+ switches for camera, intercom, and access control connections. Available in 8, 24, and 48-port configurations with PoE budgets from 65W to 384W. Storm control, VLAN, and QoS included. Managed via Omada SDN.
Omada Stackable L3 Switches
Physical stacking switches for large projects. Two or more units connected via stack ports present as one logical switch: combining port counts and sharing bandwidth across the stack. 10G SFP+ fibre uplinks for building-to-building and long-run aggregation. Up to 4 units per stack in controller mode.
Omada Access Points
Wi-Fi 6 ceiling and wall-mount access points for commercial and residential wireless coverage. PoE-powered, managed via Omada SDN alongside the switch infrastructure. Seamless roaming across multiple APs without manual reconfiguration. Used in offices, hotels, condominiums, and commercial premises alongside Securevision's security systems.
Omada vs Ruijie/Reyee: How We Choose
Both Omada and Ruijie/Reyee are capable cloud-managed networking platforms. The choice between them is primarily driven by project scale, specific technical requirements, and availability.
Omada is typically specified when: The project requires physical switch stacking for high port counts or load sharing; fibre aggregation via SFP+ is needed for long runs or building-to-building links; or the client has a preference for the TP-Link brand which they are already familiar with.
Ruijie/Reyee is typically specified when: The project is residential or small commercial where cloud-managed PoE switches and wall plate APs are the main requirement; point-to-point wireless bridges are needed alongside switches; or the project benefits from Ruijie Cloud's device-level visibility for Hikvision cameras specifically.
In practice, both platforms perform reliably for the security network applications Securevision deploys. Client familiarity and product availability at time of order are often the deciding factors for equivalent-scale jobs.
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