Bringing Wi-Fi to every corner of the house is something simpler than we can imagine. To begin, we have to assume that the router, except in optimal conditions, will not reach all rooms, nor will it do so with the maximum signal. For this, we have to use devices such as WiFi repeaters. Today we will know more details of the FRITZ! Repeater 1200 AC1200 , a cheap WiFi repeater that stands out for its value for money, in addition to offering dual band and Mesh WiFi as star features.
Choosing a good WiFi repeater depends on our needs. If we want to succeed fully, we must turn to prestigious manufacturers and flee from dubious quality products. The German manufacturer AVM is one of the most outstanding in the market and today we are going to see what its FRITZ! Repeater 1200 AC1200 WiFi repeater offers us. This has virtually everything we will need, such as simultaneous dual band with Wi-Fi AC1200 in 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz, WiFi Mesh with a router from the same manufacturer or Gigabit Ethernet port to use wired connection.
FRITZ! Repeater 1200 AC1200: technical characteristics
The technical characteristics of this FRITZ! Repeater 1200 AC1200 are the following:
- Mesh WiFi repeater for 2.4 and 5 GHz with up to 1266 Mbps:
- WiFi AC with up to 866 Mbps in the 5 GHz band
- WiFi N with up to 400 Mbps in the 2.4 GHz band
- 1 Gigabit network port (10/100/1000 Mbps)
- Compact design 80 x 80 x 37 mm (without plug)
- WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup): Simple and secure configuration of the WiFi network at the push of a button
- Encryption with WPA2 (802.11i) and additional WPA3 Transition Mode (in the “LAN Bridge” operating mode)
- Supports IPv6 Internet protocol
This is how this FRITZ! Repeater 1200 AC1200 performs
Our RedesZone partners have a complete analysis of the FRITZ! Repeater 1200 AC1200 available , detailing both its external appearance and the performance tests once connected. Because we have dual band, both the access point mode (AP) and the WiFi repeater mode with simultaneous dual band have been tested.
In the simultaneous dual-band universal repeater mode, the interconnection between the router and the repeater is done through 2.4GHz or 5GHz, depending on the best at that time. In the tests, we have seen how in the next room we reached 28.5 MB / s with 5 GHz and on an upper floor 7.4 MB / s with 2.4 GHz. By wired connection we reached 7.3 MB / s in the next room.
As for the AP mode, it has achieved a performance of about 250Mbps real in the maximum 2.4GHz band and up to 580Mbps real in nearby places using the 5 GHz band. From RedesZone they highlight the great coverage it offers, which will allow us to cover The whole house without problems.
In summary, we are facing a dual band WiFi repeater that stands out for its value for money (we can buy it for less than 70 euros). Its strengths, in addition to the double band, go through its coverage as well as through speed test performance. The Gigabit Ethernet port is a very interesting addition, in the same way as having the FRITZ! OS operating system. Finally, it should be noted that, with a router of the same brand, we will be able to deploy a WiFi Mesh network just by pressing the “Connect” button. As negative points, our partners point out that we do not have a dedicated frequency band for the trunk link, something more typical of the higher range (such as the FRITZ! Repeater 3000).
