Linksys MAX-STREAM MR9000 User manual

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USER GUIDE
MAX-STREAM™
MR9000 Tri-Band
WiFi 5 Router
AC3000

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Table of Contents
Product Overview__________________________________________________________________________________________________ 3
Front/top______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 3
Back _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 5
Side______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 6
Help________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 7
Where to find more help_______________________________________________________________________________________________ 7
Set Up____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 8
What you’ll need ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 8
Linksys Whole Home Wi-Fi System Settings ______________________________________________________11
Log in to the Linksys app ___________________________________________________________________________________________ 11
Dashboard _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 12
Devices ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 13
To view or change device details ______________________________________________________________________________________________14
Wi-Fi Settings ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 15
Advanced Settings___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________16
Connect a Device with WPS _____________________________________________________________________________________________________17
Guest Access_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 18
Speed Check______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 19
Parental Controls_______________________________________________________________________________________________________ 20
Device Prioritization __________________________________________________________________________________________________ 21
Notifications ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 22
Router Administration _______________________________________________________________________________________________ 23
Advanced Settings ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ 25
Internet Settings______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________25
Port Settings ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________26
Wi-Fi MAC Filters _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________27
My Account ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 28
Feedback ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 29
Help____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 30
Connect Directly To Your Router________________________________________________________________________31
Router password______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________32
How to factory reset your router ________________________________________________________________________33
Specifications______________________________________________________________________________________________________34
Linksys MR9000________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 34
Environmental____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 34

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Product Overview
Front/top

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The light on the top of your router gives you information about the router’s operation.
Normal Operation
WPS
Blue (blinking) Pairing started
Yellow (blinking) Pairing unsuccessful
Blue Pairing successful
Light description Status
Blue (blinking) Starting up
Wait for the router to finish starting up.
Purple Ready for setup
Open the Linksys app to complete setup.
Purple (blinking) Setup in progress
Follow instructions in the app.
Blue Connected to internet
Router is online, everything is good.
Red No internet
Not online, check with your ISP for service interruptions.
Red (blinking) Not plugged in to modem
Make sure your router is firmly connected to the modem.

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Back
USB 3.0 port (1)— Connect and share USB drives on your network oron the internet.
Note—This port is for future capability and might require a firmware update when available.
USB activity indicator (2)— Lights indicate data transfer to/from external devices.
Ethernet ports (3)—Connect ethernet cables to these blue gigabit (10/100/1000) ports, and to
wired devices on your network.
Note—For best performance, use CAT5e or higher rated cables onthe Ethernet ports.
Internet port (4)—Connect an ethernet cable to the yellow gigabit (10/100/1000) port, and toa
broadband internet cable/DSL orfiber modem. If you are using this router as a child node in a Wi-Fi
system, you can use this port tocreate awired connection to another node.
Note—For best performance, use CAT5e or higher rated cable on the Internet port.
Reset button (5)— To factory reset your router, press and hold while the light on topof the router
blinks red. Do not release thebutton until thelight goes out and then turns bright red.
Power port (6)—Connect the included ACpower adapter.
Power switch (7)—Press | (on) to turn on therouter.

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Side
Wi-Fi Protected Setup™ button—Press to connect to WPS-enabled network devices.

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Help
Where to find more help
• Linksys.com/support/MR9000
• Linksys app help (launch the app and click Help in the main navigation menu)
Note—Licenses and notices for third party software used in this product may be viewed on
http://support.linksys.com/en-us/license. Please contact http://support.linksys.com/en-
us/gplcodecenter for questions or GPL source code requests.

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Set Up
IMPORTANT—Your MR9000 can be set up as a primary node or a child in a whole home Wi-Fi
system. A primary node must be connected with an ethernet cable to your modem or modem-router.
Secondary nodes can be connected wirelessly or with ethernet cables.
If you are adding the router to anexisting Velop whole home Wi-Fisystem, factory reset all nodes
and add them to thesystem after your MR9000 is set up and working.
Download the Linksys app. You need this app toset up your router.
Go to theapp store foryour device and search forLinksys.
What you’ll need

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Install the app, open it and follow the instructions.
Note—The app works with iOS 9.0 and later, and Android 4.1 and later.
During setup you will create a Linksys Smart Wi-Fi account so you can use the app to view or change
your router system settings from anywhere you have an internet connection.
Among the many things you can do with Linksys Smart Wi-Fi and the Linksys app:
•Change your Wi-Fi name and password
•Set up guest access
•Connect devices to Wi-Fi with WPS
•Block internet with parental controls
•Test your internet connection speed
Note—We’ll send you averification email. While connected toyour home network, click the link in the
email to link your router with your account.
Other than plugging inthe power and the ethernet cable, the app-based setup process does the work
for you. Once connected, use the app topersonalize your Wi-Fi by giving ita name and password. You
also can give your router and any child nodes names based onwhere they are soyoucanidentify
them inthe rare case where things need attention.
If you want to add child nodes to create a whole home Wi-Fi system, set them up within range of a
working node. Only the parent node has to be wired to the modem or modem-router. Don’t worry, the
app will help you place your nodes.

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Print this page, then record your Wi-Fi and account settings in the table as a reference. Store your
notes in a safe place.
Wi-Fi Name
Wi-Fi Password
Router Password
Guest Access Name
Guest Access Password
Linksys App Login Email Address
Linksys App Password
Your Linksys app login email address and password can also be used to log in at
LinksysSmartWiFi.com. You can view or manage your Wi-Fi in an internet browser.

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Linksys Whole Home Wi-Fi System Settings
Using your Linksys app, you can view or change Wi-Fi system settings including security and parental
controls. You can access settings from anywhere in the world if you have an internet connection. You
can also access your system directly from your home network, even if you don’t have an internet
connection.
Log in to the Linksys app
1. Open the Linksys app.
2. Enter the email address you used when creating your account.
3. Enter your account password.
4. Tap Log in.

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Dashboard
Dashboard is a snapshot of your Wi-Fi. See how many devices are connected to your system. From
Dashboard you can share your Wi-Fi password and turn on guest access. Dashboard also shows you if
any devices have parental controls on them or have been prioritized for Wi-Fi access.

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Devices
View and change details for all devices connected to your Wi-Fi. You can view devices on your main
network and your guest network, or display information about each device.

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To view or change device details
From the Devices screen you can edit device names and change the device icons. You also can
prioritize devices, set parental controls, and see Wi-Fi details. Tap on any device to see details.

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Wi-Fi Settings
View or change your Wi-Fi name and password and connect devices using Wi-Fi Protected Setup™.

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Advanced Settings
Advanced users can change the default security type and Wi-Fi mode. Do not change these unless
you have a lot of experience with Wi-Fi networks. Channel Finder will search for the least populated
Wi-Fi channels in your area to ensure you get the best performance from your system. If you have
more than one node in your system, Channel Finder will find the best channel for each node.

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Connect a Device with WPS
Wi-Fi Protected Setup allows you to easily connect wireless devices to your Wi-Fi without manually
entering security settings.

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Guest Access
Use your Guest Access to allow guests to get online while restricting their access to other resources
connected to your Wi-Fi. Send the password by text message or email.

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Speed Check
Run a speed check to make sure you are getting the speeds you pay for. Speed check also helps in
Device Prioritization because results determine how Wi-Fi is distributed to the prioritized devices.
• Download speed is the rate at which internet content is transferred to your router.
• Upload speed is the rate at which you can upload content to the internet.
Note—Internet connection speeds are determined by a variety of factors, including ISP account
type, local and worldwide internet traffic, and number of devices in your home that are sharing
the internet connection.

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Parental Controls
Parental controls allow you to control when your kids are online and what they’re doing there. Pause
internet to specific devices, or block specific websites.