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TP-Link AC1200 Smart WiFi Router - 5GHz Gigabit Dual Band Wireless Internet Router for Home(Archer C1200)

Upgrade to AC WiFi for your bandwidth-intensive devices with the dual-band AC1200 wireless router Archer C1200. Supports all smart devices, including Amazon Alexa, Google Home, TP-Link smart home plugs, Phillips Hue, Arlo cameras, etc. Allocate your ...

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Price

(83 reviews)
Setup

(119 reviews)
Range

(140 reviews)
Feature

(34 reviews)
App

(41 reviews)
Tech support

(28 reviews)
Coverage

(68 reviews)
Performance

(28 reviews)
Product

(111 reviews)
Speed

(123 reviews)
Signal

(124 reviews)
Work

(41 reviews)
Wifi issue

(11 reviews)
Message

(19 reviews)
Experience

(22 reviews)
Connectivity issue

(21 reviews)
Month

(20 reviews)
Connection issue

(21 reviews)
Start

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Drive

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User error

(5 reviews)
Connection problem

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Boy

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Reviews around price (4.85 of 5)

  • If you you want a good overall router for a good price, this seems to be it.
  • As luck would have it, while I was doing my research, Amazon had a daily special, which offered this TP-Link AC1200 router for a great price, so I jumped on it.
  • Great value router, definitely the cheapest A/C router with gigabit connections
  • Great reviews, cheap price, too good to be true
  • This Wi-Fi Router really met my expectations in terms of coverage and reliability at a very good price
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Reviews around setup (4.80 of 5)

  • Setup was as easy as I have ever had for a wireless router.
  • Pretty easy setup and works great throughout the apartment!
  • Works perfectly, easy setup did not even need the manual.
  • I just need to switch back to Charter high speed to take advantage, AT&T sucks for internet.
  • Setup was a little confusing, but that was due to Verizon's way of setting up the base router.
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Reviews around range (4.59 of 5)

  • My leased Time Warner modem has a pitifully poor range that doesn't reach two rooms in my house at all and has problems with keeping dual band access available
  • The router itself works OK though the range is mediocre, not great.
  • It has good range and have not experienced any issues with it so far.
  • It works good, the range is enough for me, and the configuration is easy.
  • If wireless range is an issue with your existing router it will likely still be a problem with this one
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Reviews around feature (4.47 of 5)

  • I work in IT and the features are nice, works well, good coverage, no complaints, would buy it again.
  • Not all the nice app features of the Linksys but who cares.
  • This router has some nice features, and good signal strength.
  • The router's default gateway also did not work as it wouldn't recognize anything connected to it
  • Unexpected feature was the multiple SSID capability.
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Reviews around app (4.44 of 5)

  • I also love the Phone App that makes it easy to change the network name/password as well as manage users
  • Relies on some cumbersome app to help with installation
  • I'm removing 1 star just because the "TP-Link Tether" app is useless, it is not a big deal but only worked OK a few times and then just stopped connecting to the router
  • The digital app works very well and is easy to download and use.
  • They also have a free app you can use to manage the router
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Reviews around tech support (4.42 of 5)

  • Tech Support made the beta patch available to me, problem solved
  • Contacted the tech support and they sent me a link to the update
  • I just need to switch back to Charter high speed to take advantage, AT&T sucks for internet.
  • Beta firmware provided by tech support seems to have cleared the issue.
  • so I called tech support and was assured a replacement would be shipped out
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Reviews around coverage (4.39 of 5)

  • 2 g Wi-Fi is now broken, only keeps my tablet and phone connected for a few minutes at a time
  • It's easy to set up, is fast and has excellent coverage throughout our house (which is on the large side).
  • Excellent upgrade from our earlier router, which, even with a repeater installed, left weak coverage throughout our 3000 plus sq ft house.
  • I've played around with the antennas, but I couldn't work out the coverage.
  • I can receive good coverage about 200 yards from my house
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Reviews around performance (4.37 of 5)

  • The router's default gateway also did not work as it wouldn't recognize anything connected to it
  • Great value router, definitely the cheapest A/C router with gigabit connections
  • Look, I don't expect methamphetamine speeds or crazy performance from a $60 router, but I expect a good $60 router to give me 80-90% of my wired speeds
  • but I'm willing to look past that because the performance is great
  • Performance is significantly better than the router that I replaced
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Reviews around product (4.16 of 5)

  • I just need to switch back to Charter high speed to take advantage, AT&T sucks for internet.
  • From one end of my only 75 feet away the product DO NOT WORK..
  • Good product regardless and wait at least 24 hours for router to settle in.
  • Shame on amazon for still selling this cheaply made product!
  • I recommend this product if you're having similar issues.
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Reviews around speed (4.04 of 5)

  • The wired clients still have internet access but the speed is SIGNIFICANTLY slower, 30/10 down from 100/10
  • Much improved wireless speeds and range over previous router.
  • Easy set-up, great router, fast speed for all of my devices!
  • While using the AE as an extension, I was still getting fast speeds, but it actually cut my speed down some compared to using the TP link router by itself.
  • Honestly, just 50 Mbps is totally fine for almost everyone's needs, and 300Mbps is just plain ridiculous speed, which is why this router is almost a steal for $65.
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Reviews around signal (4.03 of 5)

  • I have a two story house and have a good signal thruout the house
  • I had an older Linksys router from years ago and the signal began to degrade
  • Now I don't have any issues getting a strong signal anywhere in my house.
  • This router has some nice features, and good signal strength.
  • A very good router for its price, the signal of the AC is excellent
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Reviews around work (3.67 of 5)

  • It was super easy to install and so far it's been working great with no hiccups.
  • Though the router worked well initially, it promptly died in July 2018 and had to be replaced
  • Great router , range is impressive works thru out my place!
  • When it locks up, devices slowly fail to connect, the admin pages and the Tether app stop working
  • Everything was working great until a couple of weeks ago when some of my devices could not connect to the 2.4ghz band.
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Reviews around wifi issue (3.50 of 5)

  • All my clients, as well as I, are very pleased with the equipment.
  • but wifi issues have not fully be solved
  • I have had This Wi-Fi Router since January 24 2017 and it work’s great
  • Built-in OpenVPN is nice but WiFi issues are unbearable.
  • All my clients, as well as I, are very pleased with the equipment.
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Reviews around message (3.11 of 5)

  • The router's default gateway also did not work as it wouldn't recognize anything connected to it
  • 2 g Wi-Fi is now broken, only keeps my tablet and phone connected for a few minutes at a time
  • One year and this router started acting up: refusing wireless connections with 'Wrong password" message, wireless speed is down 80%, frequent stutters while streaming video
  • However, not all of my devices support 5g and now some will not connect to the 2.4ghz band.
  • Speeds are excellent on all my WIFI devices that support 5G. If you have older
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Reviews around experience (2.21 of 5)

  • Actually the only bad router experience I've had after owning most of the popular brands
  • How to describe such a nice experience with this device so far
  • and it has been a flawless experience, i finally upgraded and now i consistently get what i'm paying my internet provider for.
  • Contacted customer service multiple times which was the worst experience of my life
  • Hopefully, the router will function well and this terrible experience will become a distant memory.
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Reviews around connectivity issue (2.11 of 5)

  • Have had some connectivity issues but overall very good
  • After I disconnected the TP-Link router and reconnected my Netgear from 2011 the connectivity issues completely went away.
  • All my clients, as well as I, are very pleased with the equipment.
  • I have had This Wi-Fi Router since January 24 2017 and it work’s great
  • All my clients, as well as I, are very pleased with the equipment.
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Reviews around month (2.03 of 5)

  • Never worked well, has completely crapped out 2.5 months after purchase
  • After installing the TP-LINk and getting 90 mbps in the all house, i got impressed, i couldn't believe it, i recommend this product, installation was ext easy and they provide 2 yrs support/ NETGEAR one month.
  • I just need to switch back to Charter high speed to take advantage, AT&T sucks for internet.
  • Worked great force months now the 2.4 wireless doesn't work....junk would not recommend!!!!
  • Works the same way as the replaced old one, months passed and so far works good
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Reviews around connection issue (1.93 of 5)

  • Nice and everything except I had intermittent connection issues
  • I have had This Wi-Fi Router since January 24 2017 and it work’s great
  • My connection issues were because of my Chromecast devices.
  • So look into upgrading your router firmware if you're having connection issues daily.
  • All my clients, as well as I, are very pleased with the equipment.
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Reviews around start (1.85 of 5)

  • Since this product, I have started buying other TP Link products as well
  • FAST and FURIOUS just as it was intended
  • By Nov/Dec 2017 started having an issue where the router would freeze constantly
  • I just need to switch back to Charter high speed to take advantage, AT&T sucks for internet.
  • One year and this router started acting up: refusing wireless connections with 'Wrong password" message, wireless speed is down 80%, frequent stutters while streaming video
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Reviews around drive (1.80 of 5)

  • Also has a USB port for a mass storage hard drive and also has a cloud feature now where you can login through tplink and access your network remotely
  • Likewise, I can plug a USB hard drive into it and have that accessible to all the computers on my network
  • The 2 USB at the back is great for me to connect my external hard drive, for media files transfer
  • the fastest I was getting was 20-25 in the same room as the router
  • All my clients, as well as I, are very pleased with the equipment.
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Reviews around user error (1.54 of 5)

  • I have had This Wi-Fi Router since January 24 2017 and it work’s great
  • Installation should have been straight Ford but due to user error needed help
  • I believe that the unit was faulty or their website perhaps was buggy that day, but really not sure if it was user error or the device.
  • I take one-star Amazon reviews with a grain of salt, especially with something like wireless routers where there's a ton of factors that can go wrong (environment, user error, etc)

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Reviews around connection problem (1.44 of 5)

  • The TP-Link Archer AC1200 Smart WiFi Router solved my internet connection problems...
  • We have about 10-15 devices connected at any given time, and no one is complaining about anything being slow or connection problems so far.
  • the fastest I was getting was 20-25 in the same room as the router
  • I pressed 1 for router connection problems at home and it asked me to wait for the next available tech.
  • This router has stopped all my issues with games, movies from fire stick from freezing up and internet connection problems with Wi-Fi
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Reviews around boy (1.44 of 5)

  • I should have stuck with my previous brand at least that lasted 4+ years, but I thought a cheaper router would work, boy was I wrong.
  • Live sports used to buffer and stall, but not with this bad boy
  • This bad boy has not once crapped out on us, had to restart, or given us any trouble what so ever
  • 1800 Square foot home with this bad boy in the basement
  • This bad boy has not once crapped out on us, had to restart, or given us any trouble what so ever
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Reviews around reset (1.41 of 5)

  • Before I can restart using this functionality, the router requires me to do a hard reset on it, then reset and reenter the passcode for each device that connects to it.
  • It worked well for the first 3 months, with some intermittent issues but a reset usually fixes it
  • I have had This Wi-Fi Router since January 24 2017 and it work’s great
  • The hard reset fixes it... for another 8-10 hours or so
  • Restarting the router fixed the problem but its requiring more and more frequent resets (2-3 times per day) to remedy the problems
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More about TP-Link AC1200 Smart WiFi Router - 5GHz Gigabit Dual Band Wireless Internet Router for Home(Archer C1200)

  • Upgrade to AC WiFi for your bandwidth-intensive devices with the dual-band AC1200 wireless router Archer C1200
  • Supports all smart devices, including Amazon Alexa, Google Home, TP-Link smart home plugs, Phillips Hue, Arlo cameras, etc
  • Allocate your streaming devices to AC for 3x the speeds of Wireless N
  • Gigabit Ethernet lets you experience wired speeds 10x times faster than Fast Ethernet
  • Also you can use TP-Link Powerline AV1000 or above to extend your wired coverage
  • Simple setup through web browser or on your mobile device
  • Easily set time limits and keep children safe with parental control
  • Quickly connect devices to WiFi with WPS setup (if supported by your devices)
  • Access connected devices while away from home with FREE TP-Link DDNS Service
  • Conveniently provide WiFi access to visitors with the guest network
  • Manage your WiFi settings from anywhere with the TP-Link Tether app (Android, iOS)
  • This router dosen't support WDS
  • Actual data throughput and WiFi coverage will vary from network conditions and environmental factors, including the volume of network traffic, building material and construction and network overhead, result in lower actual data throughput and wireless coverage.