Netgear AC1200 WiFi Range Extender

Before I leave my opinion about the product, I want to talk about Amazon, as I've brought it used from Amazon Warehouse deals. When I brought the item from Amazon, Amazon has it listed as Used - Like New, "Item is in original, pristine packaging." Now I'm not sure what Amazon consider to be pristine, but the item I've received can't be considered "clean and fresh as if new; spotless." The packaging for it was opened, the manual gone, the device has smudges on it and the box itself is beat up (box not a big deal, device itself is most important). Anyway, my point of leaving this message first if there are any potential customers that would prefer to buy it used, BUT "Like New" as Amazon would describe it, I wouldn't risk it, as this isn't my first time to be duped by Amazon's descriptions of their used products.All scores are subject to change as I use it more.Installation: 5 / 5, super easy to do and takes less than 3 minutes altogether. Now the thing was, I have brought my item used, so it was missing the manual to set it up. The box itself was old and didn't have any how to description on it. Luckily, it wasn't a big deal as NetGear themselves did a short guide on how to set it up themselves on their youtube channel. Search "NETGEAR WiFi Extender Setup: How To" on youtube if you happened to want to see how to set it up. It was simply plug it into a wall outlet, wait a minute for the red light on the device to turn green, click a button (WPS signal to router), go to router, click your router's WPS button, wait a minute for connect to set up... and you're good to go... for real... it is THAT simple.Wifi Extender: 5 / 5, Wow am I impressed (at the moment) since it works and works well. Now for those curious, how I am using it is having it connected in my basement. My router is on the second floor on my house. The NetGear itself is in the basement floor of my house. What was once my device struggling to receive one bar of wifi signal to absolutely no connection at all in the basement is now three bars of wifi. Of course, at the moment, I have only tested the 2.4Ghz band and haven't touched the 5Ghz connection. Will test it out when I decide I need that extra speed.Complaints: One thing I've noticed was that when I set up the connection with my router and the NetGear device was that I completely lost my internet connection for all my devices connected to the router for about 2 to 3 minutes. NOT SURE if it is NetGear related issue but I don't think it will be that coincidental. Either way, after that several minute of confusion, everything went back to normal. Also, when I plug the device into an outlet, it takes at least a minute, no more than 2 minutes for the device to connect to my router and become ready to extend the wifi range.Would I recommend: For the price of new, at of this review (~$90 + tax) but even then I've brought it used for around ($60 with tax) and I find it hard to justify that price (It should be more between the $30 - $40 range, but that is just my opinion). On hindsight, I should have gotten a cheaper device. All I really needed was the 2.4Ghz band wifi extension that supports up to 600 Mbps. The reason I brought it was to allow my grandparents and parents to get a strong enough signal on the ground level so that won't have to walk up two flight of stairs to get decent access to the wifi. So in the end, it isn't just about extending the wifi but how and why I am using it for. If you're using it to just extend the wifi, there are cheaper alternatives. Personally, I would wait til it dips into the $60 (new) range if I want to purchase another one, and yes, I would definitely buy this device (or newer versions) if I ever again come across a similar scenario.

I had an older netgear range extender that still worked fine but only did 2.4 and my new wifi service has 2.4 and 5.0 so I purchased this Extender. It works fantastic no buffering no picture freeze everything works as it should. Before installing this wifi extender my upstairs TV's the signal would stop and the picture would freeze and buffer . After this Super easy to install Netgear AC1200 we are so Happy with the 100% improvement in Signal. Thank You NetGear oh and the Price was fantastic. Buy This extender small compact easy to setup and You will be impressed at how simple and easy it is and It works !

Some upfront items.The default IP for this is 192.168.1.250.You do not have to use the phone app, or create an account to set this up.With fastlane, you only get one freq. 2.4 or 5, not both.Expect this disconnect a lot during setup, and during use.The Pros:1. I can return it.2. I got it on sale for under $65.00The Cons:1. Keeps dropping connections.2. Slow, even with fastlane on. 10-12 mbit on a 50 mbit connection. It takes a long time to get to that 10-12 too, and often slows back down giving a final speed of 6-7 mbit. I verified it was the device, and not my network. I connected to my regular network, and got a full 49 mbit up and down. I used the same speed test site and test server. I did this test many times.3. Tech support was zero help. I think they just read a script.4. Keeps saying it is out of range, even with less then 30' from the router.5. I tried the app, and when I clicked on the privacy and other links for that info, they were all blank. What are they hiding?End result:I do not recommend this product. Its slow, drops connections often, and the tech support is useless.Story:I powered it up (it is very slow to boot) and waited until it was ready. I checked to see that I was on the correct network, and was, so I went to http://192.168.1.250 - nothing. I rebooted it. Same result. Next I did a factory reset. This time the login page worked. However, it kept disconnecting me, which would force me to log back in. (I was about 10' from it) Once I finally got the wizard started, it said it could not find my network - 2.4 or 5 ghz. My network is pretty strong where it is at. I was adding this to extend out another 12 feet or so, to the ring doorbell. It gets a good signal, but not a great one, which causes a bit of delay. I typed the SSID in by hand, and went to the next step. Booted me out again. Eventually, I was able to get it all setup. I started doing some speed testing. Horrible. My first attempt was 4 mbits. I have a 50 mbits connection. I switched on fastlante (Supports onlly ONE freq! Do not expect to get both) I ran it a few more times, and it eventually would hit about 12, but fall back down to 6 or 7. It took most of the test to get to 10-12 and would drop off quickly. I tired a few other speed test servers, but the results were the same. I disconnected and connected to my regular router network. I was sitting in the exact same place. Speed test, 48-49 up and down multiple times. All in all, this was a waste of money and time. As someone who has worked with Cisco and other high end networking equipment (including Wi-Fi), I did not expect this to be comparable at all, but this is beyond bad. I was just hoping to get 30 or so mbit out of it, with anything more being great. Not even close. I thought about running Wireshark and graph the up and downs of this thing, but decided its a waste of time. Its going back.

Works perfectly and does the jobs. Very easy to connect. Unfortunately it doesn't have an Australian plug so it arrived with a very flimsy travel adaptor. I didn't trust this adaptor (it was really unstable) so I went to Officeworks and purchased my own surge protected adaptor. It was unfortunate that I incurred another purchase for this product.Other than that, all was well.

Range extenders as a group are a bit dodgy. I've had four different ones over the last few years including buying this EX6150 once before in 2017. All of the ones I've tried had great reviews and none worked for me until now. My problem is not one of range, but of masonry with a dash of interference from the neighbors. Specifically, our doorbell camera has had inconsistent connection to the network even though the router is only about 30 feet away from it. In that 30 feet are two masonry walls and a fireplace/chimney.I had all but given up on buying another range extender, but when I saw a review of the latest firmware update to the EX6150 that essentially changes it from a run of the mill extender to a universal mesh extender, I thought it worth another try. And, so far, it has worked brilliantly. I won't pretend know enough to explain why this extender works better than the other Netgear and TP Link extenders I've tried, but it simply does for me.And, to be clear, when I bought an EX6150 in 2017, it was the worst. Now, however, I get a reliable if not blazing fast 2.4ghz connection to my doorbell cam even through those three masonry walls. Additionally, the original SSID is used rather than having another network name (i.e. the SSID + "EXT" at the end).On the negative side, there is no documentation to cover this last update. The user manual is from before the last update and there is no mention of setup with the new firmware. This wasn't a big problem for me and the setup wasn't difficult. However, I still have a few minor questions that are not yet covered by Netgear's online info.I can't say that your experience would be as good as mine and if you are looking for speed, the EX6150 is only so-so. However, for my purposes, this is the first extender that did what I needed. Also, I bought a "used" one from Amazon for about half the price of a new one. At the current full price, even as much as I like it, I'd say it's over-priced. Good luck.