TP-Link Archer VR900 Archer VR900 V1 User Guide - Page 2

Contents

About This Guide ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° 1

Chapter 1°

Get to Know About Your Modem Router ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° 2

1. 1.

Product Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

1. 2.

Main Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

1. 3.

Panel Layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

1. 3. 1.Top View. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

1. 3. 2.The Back Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

1. 3. 3.The Side Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Chapter 2°

Connect the Hardware° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° 9

2. 1.

Position Your Modem Router . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

2. 2.

Connect Your Modem Router . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Chapter 3°

Log into Your Modem Router° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° 13

Chapter 4°

Set Up Internet Connections ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° 15

4. 1.

Use Quick Setup Wizard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

4. 2.

Manually Set up an Internet Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

4. 3.

Set up an IPv6 Connection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

4. 4.

Test Internet Connectivity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Chapter 5°

Bandwidth Control ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° 20

Chapter 6°

Network Security° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° 24

6. 1.

MAC Filtering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

6. 2.

Access Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

6. 3.

IP & MAC Binding. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Chapter 7°

IPTV ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° 30

Chapter 8°

USB Settings ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° 32

8. 1.

Local Storage Sharing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Section	Page
About This Guide	5
Get to Know About Your Modem Router	6
1. 1. Product Overview	7
1. 2. Main Features	8
1. 3. Panel Layout	9
1. 3. 1. Top View	9
1. 3. 2. The Back Panel	11
1. 3. 3. The Side Panel	12
Connect the Hardware	13
2. 1. Position Your Modem Router	14
2. 2. Connect Your Modem Router	14
Log into Your Modem Router	17
Set Up Internet Connections	19
4. 1. Use Quick Setup Wizard	20
4. 2. Manually Set up an Internet Connection	20
4. 3. Set up an IPv6 Connection	21
4. 4. Test Internet Connectivity	23
Bandwidth Control	24
Network Security	28
6. 1. MAC Filtering	29
6. 2. Access Control	30
6. 3. IP & MAC Binding	32
IPTV	34
USB Settings	36
8. 1. Local Storage Sharing	37
8. 1. 1. Access the USB disk	37
8. 1. 2. Customize Your Settings	39
8. 2. Remote Access via FTP Server	42
8. 2. 1. Access the USB disk	42
8. 2. 2. Customize Your Settings	45
8. 3. Media Sharing	46
8. 3. 1. Access the USB disk	47
8. 3. 2. Customize Your Settings	48
8. 4. Printer Sharing	49
8. 5. 3G/4G Settings	53
8. 5. 1. As a backup solution for Internet access	53
8. 5. 2. As the only way to access the Internet	54
Parental Controls	57
Guest Network	61
10. 1. Create a Network for Guests	62
10. 2. Customize Guest Network Options	62
NAT Forwarding	64
11. 1. Share Local Resources in the Internet by Virtual Server	65
11. 2. Open Ports Dynamically by Port Triggering	66
11. 3. Make Applications Free from Port Restriction by DMZ	67
11. 4. Make Xbox Online Games Run Smoothly by UPnP	68
Specify Your Network Settings	70
12. 1. LAN Settings	71
12. 1. 1. Change the LAN IP Address	71
12. 1. 2. Use the Modem Router as a DHCP Server	71
12. 1. 3. Reserve LAN IP Addresses	72
12. 2. Wireless Settings	73
12. 2. 1. Specify Basic Wireless Settings	73
12. 2. 2. Use WPS for Wireless Connection	75
12. 2. 3. Schedule Your Wireless Function	77
12. 2. 4. View Wireless Information	78
12. 2. 5. Advanced Wireless Settings	79
12. 3. Set Up a Dynamic DNS Service Account	81
12. 4. Interface Grouping	81
12. 5. Create Static Routes	83
12. 6. Set up a VPN Connection	85
12. 7. Set Up the IPv6 Tunnel	89
12. 7. 1. Use the Public IPv6 Tunnel Service-6to4	89
12. 7. 2. Specify the 6rd Tunnel with Parameters Provided by Your ISP	90
Administrate Your Network	92
13. 1. Set System Time and Region	93
13. 2. Update the Firmware	94
13. 3. Back up and Restore Configuration Settings	95
13. 4. Change the Administrator Account	96
13. 5. Local Management	96
13. 6. Remote Management	97
13. 7. System Log	98
13. 8. Monitor the Internet Traffic Statistics	99
13. 9. CWMP Settings	100
13. 10. SNMP Settings	102
Appendix A: Specifications	104

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