NETGEAR High-Speed Broadband DSL Modem (VDSL ADSL) - Compatible with BT, Sky, Virgin, Talk Talk, Vodafone etc (DM200-100EUS)

This tiny box has it all, but took me ages to get Internet going, as it kept saying it could not find my connection. So I clicked on a new tab and clicked on home and there was Google home page staring at me. I have not bothered linking another Router to this as I don't do Wireless cause too much stuff nowadays is wireless and it is not really safe enough in my opinion. So I am fully plugged in and am able to do live streaming, but will soon change my Internet provider, as my upload speed is diabolical. This box can either be setup as a modem, or both a modem and a router, but it isn't until you can get your Internet connected, that you can configure those settings to customize whether modem, or router and modem. Other than that though it does what it says on the tin eventually. I'm pleased with it and where it is ac instead of N connection the connection speed is 4x faster than N was, plus the fact that Ubuntu Mate 17.04 I think runs well with this ac connection, as I could not get Internet at all with N connection. So to sum up this review as I have not gone into too much detail, it works flawlessly and I'm happy with it, so buy one if you're after something to speed up your wireless connection.

Replaced a BT HH5 with this DM200. The HH kept dropping my fibre internet connection every other day but I have had no problems since installing this. Make sure you upgrade to the latest firmware before setting up. The DM200 is easy to setup as long as you have your CORRECT ISP login details and take the time to read through the setup options. I left the enable connetion box unticked and wondered why i had no connection! I assumed it would automatically be enabled. The DM200 is advertised as a modem but does function as a router. I had to setup is the DM200 with a basic switch as it only has one ethernet port. I have two Xbox ones, mesh wifi system and numerous other connections to the DM200 and all the routing is managed by the DM200 which also supports RIPv2 if you want to add more routers or have a complex layout. IoT apps and hardware work with no problems and the remote management for the DM200 works well too. You can enable debugging and telnet to the DM200 to change settings such as the MTU for ports other than PPOE and also other connection settings. Connections are multicast but I have not tried iptv with this. I have forwarded differing individual ports for the Xbox ones and there are no problems with the NAT, local or internet multiplayer gaming. The Netgear genie app does not fully function with the DM200.

This is not a bad little modem, it is fairly well made, though you need to understand it is made of lightweight plastic, but nothing seems out of place and there generally appears to be no 'messed' up manufacturing on the casing, which you sometimes see, where things don't quite fit together properly. It takes up very little space, and it is a 'stand-up' device so the footprint is actually very small, which I find quite useful in many situations where there is already a router, a switch and other equipment such as a NAS, all vying for space. The setup, it can be rather tricky for some folks as I suspect they are likely not used to the set up of stand-alone modems and a router. I found the interface a little dated and clunky, and the instructions are somewhat lacking, and if you are a first-timer or have only done such a task a few times, I would expect it to be rather easy to get lost and confused as to what should be happening and how to put it right. There is plenty of chat about this device on the WWW and you can generally find your way if you read around a little, I had no issues with the setup myself and have used a DM200 in a number of installations, mostly to keep the price down and often to replace a BT OR Modem. Once set up, it does the job well enough, and I have seen some excellent sync speeds from the device, though your mileage may vary depending on your ISP and connection. It requires little to no attention post setup, apart from the odd duster I suppose and once you are happy with the initial setup you can hook your router up and get that setup and you will be good to go. I would recommend the DM200 if, for nothing else than the price, and of course, for the fact it does actually do the job, for most folks anyway, I know some folks struggle with it, but I have never failed to get one online yet and keep one in a box as a spare, which I use from time to time just to make sure it is still working. The nearest alternative in ready supply is the Vigor 130 which is about £80 or so, but then it is a whole different beast and offers a much smoother and broader experience for those who are willing to shell out for it, I have both.

Got this as a first step in replacing my existing modem router so I would be able to use a more flexible non-modem router instead. It arrived promptly with Amazon's usual service, and I assumed that I'd have it up and running in 10-15 minutes. How wrong I was! Attempting to connect to the web interface of this modem is an exercise in frustration - it's incredibly flaky, repeatedly timing out no matter which browser is used to connect. This happens throughout the setup process, so even if you manage to get past a step, you probably won't reach the next one. Eventually got the setup wizard to run, only to have it hang at "Wizard is performing quick scan of PVC/protocol" - this should apparently take no more than 5-6 minutes, however it was still there 12 hours later. I've tried multiple browsers, computers, filters, and cables, and even used the test socket on the master phone socket - nothing makes any difference. After the best part of a day I'm going back to what I was using before - at least that can actually connect to the Internet. This has to be the worst piece of networking equipment I've used - it clearly isn't fit for purpose - and so it's going back. UPDATE: I've now received a replacement from Amazon and managed to get it working, although it certainly wasn't easy. Initially my experience with the replacement was pretty much the same as with the original - continuous timeouts and disconnections. Eventually I opened up the Developer Tools in Chrome to see what was going on when it was attempting to go through the process. What I found it does is repeatedly reload a hidden iframe to poll whether each step in the setup has succeeded - it did this about a dozen times in quick succession and then refused the connection. I therefore theorised that it was reloading too quickly for it to handle, so I activated Chrome's network throttling features and tried again. This slowed down each reload and allowed it to succeed, as after 30 seconds I saw a screen I hadn't ever managed to get to previously - the one asking for my broadband connection details! Of course, it wasn't quite that simple - by the time I'd managed to look up the secure password I use, it fell over again attempting to save them. However reloading and starting again, this time promptly adding the login info, allowed the setup to finally succeed. It now appears to be working fine - no real difference to my previous modem in terms of speed, but since it's only been online for an hour or so and I was already connecting at close to the max speed for ADSL anyway that is to be expected. In conclusion, it is possible to get it working if you have web development (or similar) experience to troubleshoot it (as I do), but none of that should be necessary. I find it inconceivable that Netgear thought this setup experience would be acceptable - I can only conclude that they either haven't tested it themselves or simply don't care about their users. UPDATE 2: I've recently switched to fibe, and after troubleshooting a couple of issues have given up and replaced it with a different modem My previous use of this modem was as an ADSL modem, however I'd bought it with the knowledge that I could use it for fibre if I ever chose to upgrade. When using with ADSL you have to use it in modem/router mode, as no stand-alone router (at least that I've used) is capable of setting up a PPPoA connection, however fibre is PPPoE so modem only mode can be used. After my new connection was activated, I duly made the configuration change, and set up the connection details in my router. All initially appeared well - good connection speeds (as expected since I was close to the theoretical max for ADSL beforehand), and no apparent issues. A couple of days later I found I could no longer use the Three inTouch app to make or receive calls - something I rely on as there is no signal in most of my flat. At the time I put this down to service problems on Three's end, and raised an issue with them, not expecting it to be a local problem. Shortly afterwards, I found that I couldn't use either the Amazon or eBay apps on either my phone or tablet - no content would be received for any request made - although the websites themselves were fine. I went through a number of attempts to resolve this issue: rebooting the phone; rebooting the router; rebooting the modem; resetting the router to factory defaults; replacing the router with another I'd used previously. I'd just about given up and concluded it was an issue with my new ISP, when I decided to try their modem/router - which worked perfectly. This made it clear the issue was with my equipment, and since replacing the router made no difference, more specifically with this modem. To verify this, I configured the ISP modem/router in modem-only/bridge mode and set it up behind my router - again it worked perfectly. This also fixed the issue with Three inTouch. As such I'm no longer using this modem, and don't see why I would again - it's given me a lot of grief for virtually no benefit. It's incredibly restricted in what it can do when in modem/router mode (e.g. the firewall can't be disabled), and worse in modem-only mode. There is no way to find out if it's applying any firewall settings when used as a modem, and if it is there would be no way to do anything about it as there is no way to make configuration changes. Quite simply, avoid this and use something else.

I write this using the DM200 MODEM ONLY product as a pure fibre modem (on PlusNet Unlimited Fibre 40) so my more capable but ADSL Netgear DGND3700v2 gets to do the proper work. My ISP-supplied router is reasonbable but not up to certain tasks I require - in particular it does not feature a modem-passthrough mode (shame on you PlusNet) to link directly to my better router, so: Basically the DS200 has to act solely as a modem and as such you do not need to put any usernames & passwords into it. By all means go through the startup update procedure for the latest firmware, but when you get to the choice of wizard setup or manual, pick the MANUAL CONFIG followed by the subsequent MODEM ONLY option. It appears that at this point there is an UNDOCUMENTED OPTION: IIRC it is a tick box marked VLAN passthrough. TICK THIS if you need to use a VLAN setting on your router: Plusnet & BT fibre services use channell 101 VLAN I understand, which require PASSTHROUGH, anything else please check your ISP assuming they like to play ball with 3rd-party kit. But any specified VLAN ID should require PASSTHROUGH. So set up the DM200 as described, plug into the WAN router port and then set up the rest of your username and password details on the Router, if they are different from any previous ADLS service you may have had. You will likely have to change the any PPPoA setting to PPPoE on the appropriate page and specify the VLAN channel, but that should be about it, unless you have to explicitly choose WLAN port rather than any built-in ADSL modem, but most auto-detect. Good Luck! I repeat, no probs on Plusnet and I understand BT works well too,

I'm a long time user of Netgear products and have always found them reliable and usually quite innovative. The story behind purchasing this modem was really based on the decision to upgrade my WiFi from the D7000 I was using to the Netgear Orbi, mesh based WiFi. Rather than just disabling the D7000, it seems neater to use a dedicated modem only device like the DM200. I've always set up and configured my own modem/routers in the past (rather than relying on the sub standard ones provided free by ISPs), so didn't expect this to be much of a challenge. As a precaution though, I contacted my current ISP to re-confirm my DSL password and relevant settings, just to be sure the process would run smoothly. I can't recall the exact order of events that followed as I began my journey to the new modem, and then mesh WiFi, but the hour I had allocated for the task soon turned into two, then three, then - well most of the day before I finally got the modem successfully connected to the Internet. The reason for the issue still escapes me, suffice to say the running through the automatic setup wizard repeatedly failed, citing an incorrect password. Manually configuring the interface through the usual Netgear settings gave no such feedback, but repeatedly refused to connect to the Internet. A reboot, a reset and repeat of all the above didn't seem to help and frantic searching forums online revealed nothing concrete other than many others having varying levels of difficulty. Tired and fed up, and having checked my ISP password by debugging my old router HTML (it was correct all along), I set up the config one last time. No connection. I power cycled, logged back on and behold, I was connected! Since this very painful experience, the modem has been rock solid and I hope never to touch the configuration again as I will use the Orbi for routing etc. So in short, I'd recommend this product only if you are fairly tech savvy and and don't mind setting aside a day of trial and error to get connected, and partly because there is little choice in this space, so for the price and the use case, once setup, it's good.

If you are after an ADSL modem you are likely going to need to do some setup if you want to use it. You can run the DM200 in two modes; a direct connect modem if you want to connect it to one computer or device directly (or if you want the Modem to act as a network router. If you want to use it with wifi you will likely want to set it up as a Bridge - where your wifi system configures the internet access. Both are very simple to do; in both cases the first thing you do is connect computer to the modem with the included network cable and connect the modem to your phone socket - a phone cable and ADSL line filter are included.If you are just using it as a modem the web configuration tool asks you some questions when you first connect to it - your country and the username and password for your ADSL provider. If you are using it as a bridge you need to select teh advanced setup and choose bridge mode. (I would change the password too) in each case after that you are done. The box is about the size of 3 DVD boxes; it uses a power brick to plug into the mains. The box includes nice instructions and all the cables you could need to work with the box. The DM200 works brilliantly with my google wifi and is small and discreet in a cupboard working reliably without intervention.

I recently purchased one of these to run as a bridge mode modem in front of another router, so I'm not using the full range of functionality here, just the modem aspect. This replaces the modem my ISP gave me which seemed to keep developing faults. Key points: > Configuration of the unit was no more complicated than any other similar device. > I encountered one bug in the UI when updating the password (indicated it hadn't worked when it had). > The unit synchronised immediately (note - some people suggest VLAN passthrough is essential in the setup, but it certainly wasn't the case in my configuration). > I've not lost connection to the exchange since it was setup and connectivity has been extremely stable. > The unit doesn't seem to run any hotter than any other device I have. > I monitor network performance in a number of ways and have noticed a small but consistent reduction in latency (good) to a dedicated ping target compared to the previous device - and also less anomalous behaviour with latency under load. > I've only got around 30Mb download / 5 up so the 100Mbps nic is fine in my case but worth keeping in mind. I'm quite pleased to be honest.

Bei mir läuft das Gerät gut. Wird nicht heiss. Verbindet im deutschen Netz mit Telekom DSL Scheint die Ausnahme zu sein. Synchen dauert etwas lange.

Attenzione questo dispositivo è solo modem! Sono un cliente Fastweb e la configurazione è stata automatica e semplice. Fa tutto da solo, ha mappate tutte le configurazioni dei provider del mondo, perciò basta indicare il paese e il nome dell'ISP. È possibile anche inserire manualmente i parametri di connessione, ma in tal caso non si può indicare l'incapsulamento (non ne sono sicuro ma forse quello se lo rileva da solo anche in questo caso). L'interfaccia "Genie" e la stessa in tutti i prodotti Netgear più recenti e consente anche configurazioni più avanzate. Peculiarità di questo modem è che supporta il dhcp, così di possono far assegnare indirizzi ip bypassando il Router. Non è possibile appendere questo modem al muro e va poggiato su di un ripiano. Tuttavia il suo design minimale e finiture lucide lo fanno apparire molto elegante. Ottimo prodotto, veramente soddisfatto.

Lo tuve que devolver. Pues resulta que en el último momento, antes de instalarme el Internet, pusieron fibra en la finca. Sin embargo probé a ver que tal iba antes de hacerlo, y era muy sencillo de configurar y manejar.

Étant abonné Orange (Sosh en fait), j'avais acheté ce simple modem / routeur pour me débarrasser de la livebox car je n'utilise pas / peu le service TV et car possédant une AppleTV, l'application Molotov fait très bien son boulot en version gratuite. Je l'ai donc acheté uniquement pour le mettre en bridge, afin d'effectuer la conversion signal cuivre VDSL2 / Ethernet et mettre un routeur sachant gérer le PPPoE. Il faut bien mettre à jour le modem avant de le passer un bridge car il ne vient pas dans sa dernière version de firmware et après, tout fonctionne sans problème. J'ai pu gagner quelques Mbps par rapport à la livebox. Par contre, je perds la téléphonie mais bon... Est-ce bien utile avec les abonnements mobiles d'aujourd'hui?

Acheté pour remplacer une livebox Pro en VDSL2. Aucun souci de détection du réseau vdsl2 en automatique. On ajoute juste ses codes fti et c'est fini!. Peut officier en routeur ou en modem. Je l'ai connecté avec un R7000.