FRITZ!Repeater 1200 AX
FRITZ!The Repeater 1200 AX is a new and improved version of the well-known device that supports the new IEEE 802.11ax wireless networking standard, called Wi-Fi 6 for short and for simplicity. We have already written about the advantages of Wi-Fi 6 in our blog here.
In short, Wi-Fi 6 is much faster (up to 2400 Mbit/s) than its predecessor Wi-Fi 5, especially when you compare their performance in a specific location. While the theoretical speed gain resulting from better use of the medium is relatively small (approx. 40%), in practice, by using special techniques to better cope with interference, coming from neighboring networks, Wi-Fi 6 turns out to be up to 3 times faster. FRITZ!The 1200 AX repeater, according to the characteristics of the 802.11ax standard, uses two radio frequency bands: 2.4GHz and 5GHz and allows to achieve 600 Mbit/s and 2400 Mbit/s ("gross") in them, respectively.
FRITZ!Repeater 1200 AX, in accordance with the characteristics of the 802.11ax standard, it uses two radio frequency bands: 2.4GHz and 5GHz and allows to achieve 600 Mbit/s and 2400 Mbit/s ("gross") in them respectively. Like all current FRITZ Wi-Fi devices offered!, the new amplifier is compatible with the Mesh standard, making it user-friendly for both the network administrator and users: configuration comes down to the press of a single button (all data dot. password, security standard, schedule, guest network, etc. are automatically loaded from the main router), and for laptop, phone, TV, etc. the network is a homogeneous whole, i.e. requires no action, regardless of whether the device is connected to the main router or any of the Wi-Fi signal boosters.
A very practical feature of the FRITZ!The 1200 AX Repeater is a built-in LAN port with a speed of 1 Gbit/s, which can be used in two ways.
First, you can use it to equip computers that do not have a built-in Wi-Fi card with the ability to use a wireless network. To do this, simply connect the LAN port of your computer with the LAN port of the FRITZ signal booster using a network cable!Repeater 1200 AX. To be honest, however, this is a rather exotic solution, as it would probably be easier and cheaper to plug a USB card into the computer, such as FRITZ!WLAN USB Stick.'
Secondly - and this is the scenario for which the LAN port in the amplifier was designed using the high-speed gigabit LAN port we connect over the cable FRITZ!Repeater 1200 AX with router, so the repeater can allocate 100% of the capacity of its dual-band radio interface to wirelessly support devices in its range.
Speaking of ways to integrate the amplifier into the network, mention should be made of what is probably the most widely used, i.e. radio. The repeater is connected to the power supply about halfway between the router and the place where there is no coverage or where the coverage is too weak and the transmission is unstable. Installed in this way, the amplifier on the one hand receives the radio signal from the main router, and on the other transmits it further, to other devices. In such a system, some part of the capacity of the radio interface is consumed by the needs of the radio bridge with the router, but in a home network and small office this is hardly a problem.
The big advantage of the FRITZ!Repeater 1200 AX is its compact housing. At 8x8x3.7 cm, the device fits within the outline of a standard electrical outlet and protrudes little beyond it. The equipment does not dazzle with its appearance, but instead commands respect with its features and performance.
FRITZ!Repeater 1200 AX is definitely a good choice for anyone who already has a router that supports Wi-Fi 6, such as FRITZ!Box 4060, FRITZ!Box 7590 AX, FRITZ!Box 7530 AX, or FRITZ!Box 5530 Fiber, as it will make full use of and expand the existing network.
The new AX standard repeater can also be a good transitional solution in networks based, in the meantime, on Wi-Fi 5: thanks to it, at least some part of the location will be served by the new standard, before the main router is replaced with a model that supports Wi-Fi 6
