Setup and Configuration
Just any other router, you can access the admin page to configure your settings. You can …
- Enable both 2.4GHz and 5GHz band separately with different Wifi SSIDs
- Check your WAN (ISP/Provider) settings
- Enable/disable firewall
- Enable diagnostics and status check
- Allow SSH access
- Activate/Deactivate ExpressVPN
- Configure open source software and more …
Speed Tests
The Linksys WRT 1200 AC was pitted again the award winning Asus RT-AC68U. You can see the results for yourself. The Asus RT-AC68U slightly edges ahead with its amazingly low ping times, and raw download speed on my 1 Gigbit fiber connection.
| Asus RT-AC68U | Linksys WRT1200AC (VPN Disabled) |
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Having said that, the Linksys WRT 1200 AC is no slouch either. It still gave me more than 80% of my 1 Gigabit fiber connection, which is more than I can say.
There’s one thing you have to remember. The Linksys WRT 1200 AC comes with ExpressVPN built-in. If you have an ExpressVPN account … it’s a simple one step activation and you’re connected to the VPN server of your choice. This is ONLY available on the Linksys WRT 1200/1900 series.
We also tested the download speeds of 3 different VPN servers. Read our next page for more …
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| UK server (London) |
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| US server (Los Angeles) |
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