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
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