The Web interface for file sharing (by way of the Twonky server) isn't terribly polished, but it gets the job done. Connect a storage device to the USB or SATA ports, and you can share the contents via a password-controlled folder access, FTP services, or a DLNA-compatible media server. The rest of the hardware in the 1200AC is identical to its predecessor: four gigabit Ethernet ports, a USB 2/3 port, and a SATA port. Signal strength on both 2.4GHz and 5GHz networks are more or less the same as those put out by the 1900AC. Even more surprising was that the 1200AC's wireless was as good as its bigger brother's, despite having fewer antennas. Tests with the iPerf network performance test tool, between two systems with wired 1GB Ethernet adapters, showed that the 1200AC provides no less throughput than the 1900AC did (at least in wired mode). For Wireless Protected Setup (WPS), there's a small button on the back of the unit - small enough that I missed it the first time I looked, so be sure you find it ahead of time if you use WPS.
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No further tinkering was needed to replace my existing router with the 1200AC by providing the same wireless network name and password used before, all my devices connected without issue. The few options that need to be configured out of the box such as the wireless network name are all provided through a wizard interface. Plug in, wire up, turn on, and navigate to. The 1200AC uses the same Smart Wi-Fi-branded firmware as the 1900AC, so setting up and configuring the router for use was about as painless as could be.
Be warned, the wart is slightly too large to use on a wall socket without blocking both outlets I ended up plugging it into a power strip. I'm less fond of another change: The corded power brick on the 1900AC has been replaced by a wall-wart plug on the 1200AC. Said antennas, again as with the 1900AC, are removable and can be upgraded if needed - for example, with directional antennas. Though the 1200AC has only two antennas versus the 1900AC's four, the wireless signal strength on the 1200AC was about as good as that of its bigger brother.
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