The WRT1200AC features two high-performance adjustable antennas engineered to enhance 2.4GHz and 5GHz dual-band wireless connections, delivering professional-grade coverage and reliability throughout your home or office. Wireless-AC technology allows the WRT1200AC to provide N400 + AC867Mbps throughput, while beamforming technology sends a focused signal to individual devices, resulting in fast network speeds, improved range, stable Wi-Fi connections and minimal interference from other devices.

For expedient networking, this router is equipped with four Gigabit Ethernet ports that boast speeds 10 times faster than Fast Ethernet. A USB 3.0 port allows you to add external storage devices for sharing content across your network or a printer for the office. The WRT1200AC also features an eSATA port, which can also serve as a USB 2.0 port, to support external SATA devices.

Monitor and control your home network at any time from anywhere with Linksys Smart Wi-Fi software. Using a web browser or the Smart Wi-Fi mobile app, you can set parental controls to restrict Internet access at certain times of the day, create unique Wi-Fi passwords for guests, monitor and add devices on your home network, check your upload and download speeds, and prioritize bandwidth usage for your devices to reduce lag time and buffering when streaming media or gaming online.

The WRT1200AC utilizes the Linksys' Network Map tool when using your Smart Wi-Fi account. Network Map offers a visual overview of all the connected devices on your network, letting you monitor each device's online status, signal strength and bandwidth usage. You can even give each of your devices personalized names for easy identification.

Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS), WPA2 encryption and an SPI firewall help ensure maximum network security to safeguard against any unauthorized users accessing your data.

The Linksys WRT1200AC was designed with OpenWRT, an open source, Linux-based operating system that allows modification and customization for advanced users.