Arris SB8200 is part of the first wave of cable modems that support both the new DOCSIS 3.1 traffic and the old DOCSIS 3.0 standard (which should facilitate the transition to the new Technology), allowing users to take advantage of the fastest download speed available from the ISP and take advantage of the high-speed Internet connection
I know that the DOCSIS 3.1 standard is not yet widely used and has only recently been implemented by cable companies. So it seems that the SB8200 is a little early (especially for the consumer market), but in reality it has arrived at the right time to help Arris get out of the SB6190 Chaos (due to the latency flaw in the Intel Puma 6 chipset) and prepare us for the smooth Gigabit + download speed we have been dreaming of
That being said, Arris is still the most preferred cable modem of all Internet service providers in the United States, and if you have to buy a new modem even if you don’t have a Gigabit level, the SB8200 is certainly one of the most scalable devices on the market (and modems tend to last for years).
Design
If you take the last four modems released by Arris (from the old Arris SB6141 and SB6183 to the newer SB6190 and SB8200), you can hardly distinguish them because they all have roughly the same design. Arris does not seem to want to change the design formula, so the SB8200 has the same white plastic cover covered with a matte finish (does not retain fingerprints). The cover gives the impression of two different rooms, an outer part of which wraps around a smaller rectangular room, leaving narrow channels between them for a series of ventilation holes.
As new technologies are developed and immediately implemented in new modems, there is always a risk of overheating of the device (until the developers find the best balance between performance and hardware – this is usually a tedious process), but it seems That Arris has taken this risk seriously and On the right side of the modem there is a recessed rectangular strip positioned towards the center with several special pieces that help to mount the device on the wall (the same pattern is on the left side for reasons of symmetry, but the wall mounting surfaces are missing).
Although it is nice to be able to place the Modem somewhere other than your desk and forget about it, I do not recommend mounting it on the wall because it can heat up a little and some vents can be blocked. It is therefore preferable to give him some space to breathe (also avoid placing him in an enclosed space for the same reason).
The device is still relatively small (measures only 5.24 x 5.24 x 1.65 inches) and it is a little light (weighs 2.1 pounds), but the four feet with rubber pads should add a little to the stability factor. At the bottom of the SB8200 you will find a small label containing information about the device (for example, Serial number, MAC ID and model name), while on the front of the modem there are four LED indicators indicating the power status, receiving (if it is green, there is a high–speed internet connection with the linked DOCSIS 3.0 channels and if it is blue, the linked DOCSIS 3.1 channels are in use), sending (Green–DOCSIS 3.0; blue-DOCSIS 3.1) and online (green means that the Modem is connected to the Internet).
The LEDs are less intense than previous generations (no light drop), but overall, the device still transmits the same cheerful atmosphere that is expected from Arris Modems.
On the back of the SB8200 (on a colored background) there are two RJ-45 Ethernet ports (with two LEDs–if it is yellow, then there is a 10/100 Mbps data connection, and if it is green, then there is a GigE data connection), a recessed reset button (press the button for 3 to.
It is quite unusual to see two Ethernet ports on a cable modem, and the reason Arris added them is to allow the simultaneous connection of two devices (the ISP must provide an additional IP address for the second device-ISPs do not provide additional IP addresses to home users, as far as I know, only the owners create a failover system (obviously you need a second operator to make it work) or link aggregation.
