Verizon CR1000A User manual

Verizon
Router
USER
GUIDE
CR1000A ©2021 Verizon

CONTENTS
01 /
INTRODUCTION
 Package Contents 
 System Requirements 
 Features 
 Getting to Know Your
Verizon Router 
02 /
CONNECTING YOUR VERIZON
ROUTER
 Setting up Your Verizon
Router 
 Expanding Wi-Fi
Coverage 
 Computer Network
Configuration 
 Main Screen 
03 /
WIFI SETTINGS
 Overview 
 Basic Settings 
 Advanced Settings 
04 /
CONNECTED DEVICES
 Overview 
 Device Settings 
05 /
SETTING PARENTAL
CONTROLS
 Activating Parental
Controls 
 Active Rules 

TABLE OF CONTENTS
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CONFIGURING ADVANCED
SETTINGS
 Firewall 
 Utilities 
 Network Settings 
 Date & Time 
 DNS Settings 
 Monitoring 
 System Settings 
07 /
TROUBLESHOOTING
 Troubleshooting
Tips 
 Frequently Asked
Questions 
08 /
SPECIFICATIONS
 General
Specifications 
 LED Indicators 
 Environmental
Parameters 
09 /
NOTICES
 Regulatory Compliance
Notices 

01 /
INTRODUCTION
1.0 Package Contents
1.1 System Requirements
1.2 Features
1.3 Getting to Know Your
Verizon Router

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 / INTRODUCTION
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Verizon Router lets you transmit and
distribute digital entertainment and
information to multiple devices in your
home/office.
Your Verizon Router supports
networking using coaxial cables,
Ethernet, or Wi-Fi, making it one of the
most versatile and powerful routers
available.

PACKAGE CONTENTS
./ PACKAGE CONTENTS
Your package contains:
• Verizon Router
• Power adapter
• Ethernet cable, three meters (white)
./ SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
System and software requirements are:
• A computer or other network device supporting Wi-Fi or wired
Ethernet
• A web browser, such as Chrome™, Firefox®, Internet Explorer 8®
or higher, or Safari® 5.1 or higher
./ FEATURES
Your Verizon Router features include:
• Support for multiple networking standards, including
– WAN – 10 Gigabit Ethernet
– LAN – 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax, 10/2.5 Gigabit Ethernet and
MoCA 2.5 interfaces
• Integrated wired networking with 3-port Ethernet switch and
Coax (MoCA)
– Ethernet supports speeds up to 10 Gbps
PACKAGE CONTENTS, SYSTEM
REQUIREMENTS AND FEATURES

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– MoCA 2.5 LAN enabled to support speeds up to 2500 Mbps
over coaxial cable
• One Type-C USB 3.0 port
• Integrated Wi-Fi networking with 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax access
point featuring:
– backward compatible to 802.11a/b/g/n/ac
– 2.4 GHz 11ax 4x4
– 5 GHz 11ax 4x4
– 6 GHz 11ax 4x4
• Enterprise-level security, including:
– Fully customizable firewall with Stateful Packet Inspection
(SPI)
– Content filtering with URL-keyword based filtering, parental
controls, and customizable filtering policies per computer
– Intrusion detection with Denial of Service protection against
IP spoofing attacks, scanning attacks, IP fragment overlap
exploit, ping of death, and fragmentation attacks
– Virtual server functionality; providing protected access to
internet services such as web, FTP, email, and telnet
– DMZ (demilitarized zone) host support of a network security
neutral zone between a private network and the internet
– Event logging
– Home Network Protection
– SIP ALG

FEATURES
– Static NAT
– Port forwarding
– Port triggering
– Access control
– Advanced Wi-Fi protection featuring WPA2 & WPA3 Modes
and MAC address filtering
– Wi-Fi Multimedia (WMM) for Wi-Fi QoS (quality-of-service)
• Dual-stack network configuration of IPv4 and IPv6
• DHCP server
• WAN interface auto-detection
• Dynamic DNS
• DNS server
• LAN IP and WAN IP address selection
• MAC address cloning
• QoS support (end to end layer 2/3) featuring: Dierentiated
Services (Diserv), 802.1p/q prioritization, and pass-through of
WAN-side DSCPs, Per Hop Behaviors (PHBs), and queuing to
LAN-side devices
• Secure remote management using HTTPS or Verizon app
• Static routing
• VPN (VPN pass through only)
• IGMP
• Daylight savings time support

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./ GETTING TO KNOW YOUR VERIZON ROUTER
1.3a/ FRONT PANEL
The Router Status LED will be solid
white when your Verizon Router is
turned on, connected to the internet,
and functioning normally.
Router Status LED
Condition Status LED Color Verizon Router
Normal WHITE Normal operation (solid)
Router is booting (fast blink)
System restart (fast blink)
BLUE Pairing mode (slow blink)
WPS pairing successful (fast blink)
GREEN Wi-Fi has been turned o (solid)
Issue(s) YELLOW No internet connection (solid)
RED Hardware/System failure detected (slow
blink)
Overheating (fast blink)
System update error (fast blink)
WPS pairing failure (fast blink)
Power OFF Power o

GETTING TO KNOW YOUR
VERIZON ROUTER
1.3b/ REAR PANEL
The rear panel of your router has a label that contains important
information about your device, including the default settings for the
Verizon Router’s Wi-Fi name (SSID), Wi-Fi password (WPA2 key),
local URL for accessing the router’s network settings, and network
settings password. The label also contains a QR code that you can
scan with your smartphone, tablet, or other camera-equipped Wi-Fi
device to allow you to automatically connect your device to your
Wi-Fi network without typing in a password (requires a QR code
reading app with support for Wi-Fi QR codes).
The rear panel has six ports; F-type coax, Ethernet LAN (three),
Ethernet WAN, and USB. The rear panel also includes a DC power
jack and a reset button.