
Netgear AC1200 WiFi 5 (2017) review
The Netgear AC1200 WiFi 5 (R6120) router released in 2017. It is powered by MediaTek MT7628AN @ 580 MHz chipset, 64 MB RAM and 16 MB flash. The AC1200 router is compatible with IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac standards, and the maximum speed that you can get with AC1200 WiFi 5 is 300 + 867 Mbps.
The Guest network is a useful feature of the AC1200 WiFi 5 router that creates a separate network for guests. It has 1 x USB 2.0 port(s).
The AC1200 WiFi 5 router has 1 x 10/100 Mbps WAN and 4 x 10/100 Mbps LAN ports.
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Netgear AC1200 WiFi 5 (R6120) specifications
- Brand
- Netgear
- Name
- AC1200 WiFi 5
- Type
- R6120
- Rating
- Launch
- 2017
Body
- Dimensions
- 185 x 136.5 x 46 mm
- Weight
- 250 g
System
The router's memory (RAM) cannot be expanded. By default, the router's flash memory is used to store the Netgear operating system.
- Chipset
- MediaTek MT7628AN @ 580 MHz
- RAM
- 64 MB
- Flash
- 16 MB
- OS
- Netgear
- Power supply
- 12 V / 1.5 A
Network
The latest firmware supports IPv6 protocol that provides an identification and location system for computers on networks and routes traffic across the Internet.
- Protocols
- IPv4
IPv6 - LAN ports
- 4 x 10/100 Mbps
- WAN ports
- 1 x 10/100 Mbps
- Mobile network
- no
- VPN support
- no
Wireless
The AC1200 WiFi 5 is compatible with 2.4 GHz Wi-Fi networks. 2.4 GHz is the most widely used frequency and in some cases may be overcrowded. The AC1200 WiFi 5 supports the 5 GHz band. The 5 GHz band offers better noise immunity, less interference, and more available channels.
- Antennas
- 2 x 4 dBi
internal - 2.4 GHz
- yes
- 5 GHz
- yes
- 6 GHz
- no
- 60 GHz
- no
- Standards
- IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac
- Class
- AC1200
- Speed
- 300 + 867 Mbps
- Transmit power
- 30 dBm
- Security
- WPA
WPA2 - Guest network
- yes
Connectivity
You can attach a compatible USB printer to the Netgear AC1200 WiFi 5 device. It has built-in NAS functionality.
- USB ports
- 1 x USB 2.0
- Print server
- yes
- File server
- yes
Administration
The default IP addresses of the Netgear AC1200 WiFi 5 device is 192.168.1.1. These address allows you to access the router's console login page.
- Default IP
- 192.168.1.1
- Default username
- admin
- Default password
- password
The specifications above are based on the official data published by the manufacturer, but we also take user reviews into consideration. If you found an error or something lacking in the specifications above for the Netgear AC1200 WiFi 5, then don’t hesite and signal the problem to us.
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