Contents

Overview of the Omada Fusion Series

What is the Omada Fusion Series?

Business Challenges It Solves

Fusion Product Portfolio

The Role of the Fusion Gateway

Core Features and Key Benefits of Omada Fusion

Fusion Series vs. Fusion Pro Series

How to Choose the Right Fusion Gateway

Conclusion

Overview of the Omada Fusion Series

What is the Omada Fusion Series?

The Omada Fusion Series is Omada's next-generation all-in-one networking solution designed for small and medium-sized businesses. It simplifies network deployment, management, and maintenance by integrating multiple network management functions into a single platform, allowing businesses to build and operate their networks more efficiently while avoiding recurring cloud licensing costs through license-free cloud management. The solution is particularly suitable for organizations that require simple deployment, centralized management, and remote administration.

Business Challenges It Solves

Many SMBs face challenges such as:

• Complex network deployment and maintenance
• Fragmented management platforms
• Limited IT resources
• Increasing operational costs
• Difficulty managing multiple locations

The Omada Fusion Series addresses these challenges through centralized cloud management, simplified deployment, remote monitoring, and integrated networking services. It is well suited for offices, retail stores, restaurants, clinics, hospitality environments, and distributed branch networks.

Fusion Product Portfolio

The Omada Fusion portfolio currently consists of two solution families:

Fusion Series:

Designed for organizations that primarily require networking functionality, the Fusion Series combines gateway and controller capabilities in a single platform for simplified network management.

Fusion Pro Series:

Designed for organizations that require both networking and surveillance management, the Fusion Pro Series extends the platform with integrated video management, camera administration, and local video storage capabilities.

Representative products include:

• Fusion G+
• Fusion 2.5G
• Fusion 2.5G PoE
• Fusion Pro 2.5G
• Fusion Pro 2.5G PoE

The Role of the Fusion Gateway

The Fusion Gateway serves as the foundation of the Omada solution. It combines gateway and controller functionality within a single appliance, enabling centralized management of Omada networking devices through a unified interface. The Fusion Pro Gateway unifies network and surveillance devices into a single ecosystem, delivering an integrated networking and security solution.

By consolidating multiple management functions into one device, it reduces hardware requirements, simplifies deployment, and streamlines day-to-day administration.

Core Features and Key Benefits of Omada Fusion

LightLink VPN

Provides secure remote network access with a simple invitation-based setup. Users can connect to the site from anywhere through the Navi App without complex VPN configuration, making remote management and troubleshooting easier. Supports up to 253 users/sessions, enabling secure and scalable remote access for small to medium-sized deployments. In addition, Fusion Gateways support multiple VPN standards, including IPsec, OpenVPN, and WireGuard, to accommodate diverse remote access and site-to-site networking requirements.

Full-Mesh SD-WAN

Enables fast deployment of multi-site networks by automatically creating direct connections between sites. It simplifies branch networking and improves communication efficiency across distributed locations. Supports up to 20 sites, making it ideal for small to medium-sized multi-branch deployments.

App-Based Access Control

Allows administrators to manage Internet access based on applications and categories instead of IP addresses and ports. Policies can be configured more intuitively to improve security and user experience.

One-Click Auto QoS

Automatically prioritizes critical applications such as video conferencing, voice, and business services. This helps ensure a smooth experience for latency-sensitive traffic with minimal configuration effort.

Content Filtering & Ad Blocking

Blocks access to unwanted websites and reduces intrusive advertisements across the network. This improves security, enhances productivity, and provides a cleaner browsing experience.

License-Free Cloud Management

Includes a built-in controller and cloud management capability without requiring additional licenses or subscriptions. Administrators can centrally manage devices and sites through the Omada cloud platform.

Simplified Deployment

Supports Bluetooth-based onboarding and automatic discovery of Omada devices. This significantly reduces deployment time and simplifies network setup for installers and MSPs.

Unified Gateway and Controller

Combines gateway and controller functions into a single device, reducing hardware requirements and simplifying network management through a unified platform.

Enterprise-Class Security and Reliability

Supports features such as IDS/IPS, VPN, Multi-WAN load balancing, and automatic WAN failover, helping businesses maintain secure and reliable network connectivity.

Fusion Series vs. Fusion Pro Series

The choice between Fusion and Fusion Pro primarily depends on whether surveillance management is required in addition to networking.

Choose Fusion if you need:

• Network management only
• License-free cloud management
• VPN, SD-WAN, and advanced networking features
• Simplified deployment and administration

Choose Fusion Pro if you need:

• Network and surveillance management on a single platform
• Camera management
• Video recording and SSD-based local storage
• Live view and playback
• Omada Guard functionality

Feature Comparison

*The 30-device limit here only applies to Omada Network Devices and does not include cameras or NVRs.

**A surveillance deployment can scale up to 24 cameras when an Omada/VIGI NVR is connected to the system.

***Omada Guard is an exclusive application for Omada Fusion Pro Gateway, enabling centralized management of security devices such as IP cameras (IPC) and NVRs. It provides comprehensive surveillance features, including video recording and playback, event detection, and real-time alerts, helping users build and manage an integrated security system with ease.

How to Choose the Right Fusion Gateway

In terms of software features, both the Fusion and Fusion Pro series support the Omada Network application and are based on the same network controller platform, providing a consistent networking experience and feature set. Only Fusion Pro devices support the Omada Guard application, which enables the management of security devices. Fusion Gateway models do not support Omada Guard.

On the hardware side, different models vary in port speed, port count, and PoE support. The primary selection criteria are:

• Whether surveillance management is required
• Whether integrated PoE ports are required
• Required port speed
• Required port density

Use the following guide to identify the most suitable model for your deployment.

*Fusion 2.5G PoE features 8 PoE+ ports with a total PoE power budget of 110 W.

**Fusion Pro 2.5G PoE features 8 PoE+ ports with a total PoE power budget of 180 W.

Conclusion

The Omada Fusion Series combines gateway, controller, and cloud management capabilities into a single platform for simplified network deployment and management. With options ranging from networking-focused Fusion models to surveillance-enabled Fusion Pro models, businesses can choose the gateway that best matches their performance, PoE, and surveillance requirements. For detailed setup and feature information, refer to the documentation for your specific model.

To learn more about each function and configuration, please visit Support Home to download or check the manual for your product.