The device can only with DD-WRT firmware its full potential unfold (googling for "Kong R7000 Configuration Best Practices or Working Solutions" - The version 24345M is recommended because it is stable with the old wireless oldd drivers). Because with the original firmware from Netgear range of functions of the device and the WLAN range must be limited.
With DD-WRT can then QoS, WOL, SMB, FTP server, HTTP server, OpenVPN, Transmission and everything your heart desires set. Plus if necessary re-install even software.
In particular, can be under the DD-WRT wireless transmission power and thus increase the range. Because by default sends only with 71mW, in Germany but are mE 100mW approved. In America, even up to 1000mW.
I recommend a USB 2.0 Stick to plug in the back of the unit (formatted with EXT4 and volumeName JFFS, then can automatically mount and then serves as a nonvolatile memory, for example, for the FTP or HTTP server).
I myself have additionally a Inateck FE2002 USB 3.0 hard drive enclosure connected on the front USB 3.0 port with a Samsung 840 Pro SSD (formatted with EXT4 and volume label OPT). Then you can use it well as a file server.
Another note to VDSL50: Of course it is no modem installed on the device (I never wanted to have). But stand-alone in connection with a Telekom Speedport modem (eg Speedport 221) everything works. Incl. IPTV (One has only in Basic Setup T-Home VLAN 7 8 Enable support and T-Home VLAN support and disable multicast filtering at Security It is advisable then to block multicast on unneeded interfaces; googling for "IPTV - blocking multicast On. WIFI ")
