
Netgear AC200 Smart WiFi 5 (2017) review
The Netgear AC200 Smart WiFi 5 (R6850) router released in 2017. It is powered by MediaTek MT7621AT @ 880 MHz chipset, 128 MB RAM and 128 MB flash. The AC2000 router is compatible with IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac standards, and the maximum speed that you can get with AC200 Smart WiFi 5 is 300 + 1733 Mbps.
The Guest network is a useful feature of the AC200 Smart WiFi 5 router that creates a separate network for guests. It has 1 x USB 2.0 port(s).
The AC200 Smart WiFi 5 router has 1 x 10/100/1000 Mbps WAN and 4 x 10/100/1000 Mbps LAN ports.
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Netgear AC200 Smart WiFi 5 (R6850) specifications
- Brand
- Netgear
- Name
- AC200 Smart WiFi 5
- Type
- R6850
- Rating
- Launch
- 2017
Body
- Dimensions
- 235.51 x 150.76 x 54.5 m
- Weight
- 377 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 MT7621AT @ 880 MHz
- RAM
- 128 MB
- Flash
- 128 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. The AC200 Smart WiFi 5 comes with OpenVPN support. OpenVPN is a full-featured SSL VPN solution which implements OSI layer 2 or 3 secure network extension using the industry standard SSL/TLS protocol.
- Protocols
- IPv4
IPv6 - LAN ports
- 4 x 10/100/1000 Mbps
- WAN ports
- 1 x 10/100/1000 Mbps
- Mobile network
- no
- VPN support
- OpenVPN
Wireless
The AC200 Smart 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 AC200 Smart WiFi 5 supports the 5 GHz band. The 5 GHz band offers better noise immunity, less interference, and more available channels.
- Antennas
- 3 x 3.3 dBi
fixed - 2.4 GHz
- yes
- 5 GHz
- yes
- 6 GHz
- no
- 60 GHz
- no
- Standards
- IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac
- Class
- AC2000
- Speed
- 300 + 1733 Mbps
- Transmit power
- 27 dBm
- Security
- WEP
WPA
WPA2
WPS - Guest network
- yes
Connectivity
You can attach a compatible USB printer to the Netgear AC200 Smart 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 AC200 Smart 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 AC200 Smart WiFi 5, then don’t hesite and signal the problem to us.
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