
Netgear Dual-Band WiFi 5 AC1200 (2014) review
The Netgear Dual-Band WiFi 5 AC1200 (R6230) router released in 2014. It is powered by MediaTek MT7621ST @ 880 MHz chipset, 128 MB RAM and 128 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 Dual-Band WiFi 5 AC1200 is 300 + 867 Mbps.
The Guest network is a useful feature of the Dual-Band WiFi 5 AC1200 router that creates a separate network for guests. It has 1 x USB 2.0 port(s).
The Dual-Band WiFi 5 AC1200 router has 1 x 10/100/1000 Mbps WAN and 4 x 10/100/1000 Mbps LAN ports.
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Netgear Dual-Band WiFi 5 AC1200 (R6230) specifications
- Brand
- Netgear
- Name
- Dual-Band WiFi 5 AC1200
- Type
- R6230
- Rating
- Launch
- 2014
Body
- Dimensions
- 235.51 x 150.76 x 54.5 mm
- Weight
- 340 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 MT7621ST @ 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 Dual-Band WiFi 5 AC1200 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 Dual-Band WiFi 5 AC1200 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 Dual-Band WiFi 5 AC1200 supports the 5 GHz band. The 5 GHz band offers better noise immunity, less interference, and more available channels.
- Antennas
- 2 x 3 dBi
fixed - 2.4 GHz
- yes
- 5 GHz
- yes
- 60 GHz
- no
- Standards
- IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac
- Class
- AC1200
- Speed
- 300 + 867 Mbps
- Transmit power
- 29 dBm
- Security
- WPA
WPA2 - Guest network
- yes
Connectivity
You can attach a compatible USB printer to the Netgear Dual-Band WiFi 5 AC1200 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 Dual-Band WiFi 5 AC1200 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 Dual-Band WiFi 5 AC1200, then don’t hesite and signal the problem to us.
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