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Connecting a Samsung Smartthings WiFi ET-WV525 to a CM1200
So i connected the Netgear cm1200 to the network, had it provisioned by xfinity and it seems like it is working (although it is throttling at 90Mb/s). i have an old apple router and a samsung smartth...
The CM modem is just a modem, there is no built in router. The 4 ports on the back are for IP addresses given to the modem by the ISP only. Most home ISP services only give 1 IP address to cable modems so the other ports are not usable. Some ISPs will give additional IP addresses if they support it or users inquire about it.
So fore the most part, you'll need to connect a external wifi router to the back of the CM modem and connect up all your wifi and wired devices to this router. Review the online installation guide and user manual for help and information on connecting up wifi routers to the modem.
Netgear has set up a community forum specifically for the Cable Modem products. Most of the people who watch that forum are more likely to have experience with Cable modems:
https://community.netgear.com/t5/Cable-Modems-Routers/bd-p/home-cable-modems-routers
Please use this link to the main forum product list to review and choose where to make your posts.
https://community.netgear.com/t5/NETGEAR-Forum/ct-p/en-netgear
Thank you.