How to run UDM PRO SE with TV+ and VMS 4100ATV in IPTV (Bypass CR1000A)
Edit #1 - Followed guidance from sdrawkcab25 and everything came up perfectly without the Verizon router. I will update this post with any issues or continued success so others can benefit. Must say, the interface lag and picture seems much better.
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For 16+ months, I've successfully run the CR1000A behind my UDM set-up on QAM. I wrote a detailed post in 2025 which basically put the VZ equipment on seperate VLAN, Bridge Mode, and no WAN, only a LAN connection to my UDM switch. Using FIOS VZ SSID-TV on TV+ and coax from router to VMS worked great until we had a 2 day power failure which forced me to reset the TV+ boxes and reconnet again. This triggered the 7-8 day need to reset TV+.
I noticed I was converted to QAM-Less (IPTV) so would like to figure out how to move forward instead of backwards. I think the IPTV picture looks better, response time is snappier and my Bravia 9 85" TV can handle the few bugs like Dolby Vision with really good picture quality.
I'd like to find a way to run pure IPTV for the better picture quality and future benefits. I'm on 1G plan, so my ONT still has the coax.
Here's what I done so far ...
- I did nothing else but remove the Coax from VMS unit and keep TV+ connected to VZ SSID-TV it still runs fine, in fact maybe better. But this only lasted 8 days.
- Reset again. Tried running in pure IPTV mode. Connected the TV+ with special VZ power/ethernet adapter to my UDM switch (with port set to VZ VLAN in settings) and ethernet into the back of the VMS4100. It would not allow me to activate the DVR ... tried rebooting and multiple attempts with no success.
- My VMS will not activate unless TV+ is connected to VZ SSID-TV regardless of coax or ethernet. Either I'm doing something wrong or have an out of date VMS unit or firmware. For 2 years the green light has been blinking on the VMS and VZ support said don't worry about it if everthing is working.
- Reset again. Set-up TV+ with VZ SSID-TV wifi and Coax from CR1000A in bridge mode into VMS 4100ATV. Everything activated (account/DVR). I then manually connected the ethernet back into both the TV+ and VMS units.
Everything is working fine for now ... time will tell. See attached screen shots which shows my TV+ unit is up to date 2.1.16 with firmware 14.06.15.08.17.
The VMS is not reachable, but shows activated. I can still pause and rewind TV shows so something must be working?
For those with UDM equipment as your main router, I have enabled IGMP proxy and specifically UPnP only for the VZ VLAN, (with Secure mode and NAT Port Mapping Protocol enabled by default).
As an aside, I skip / don't sign into all the android set-up, uncheck the android apps and decline the questions. This gets me through the final set-up process. I use a Shield TV Pro instead.
Appreciate any thoughts from those that have successfully eliminated the VZ router for TV+ with DVR on a 1 Gig or lower plan with IPTV? I know the 2G and 5G plans have a newer ONT without coax?
