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Preferred Westell Modem connection with other wireless routers.


If you are in search to configure westell modem with a Netgear,linksys,Dlink,Belkin wirelss router,etc.Below I have given the steps which has worked for me while troubleshooting for the customers.
The preferred type of configuring is connecting the wireless router/router to bridge mode westell modem
Here are the steps to configure the westell modem in bridge mode Models 2100 and 2200

1)To access the westell modem configuration page
Open the browser and type 192.168.1.254 in the address bar

2)To configure the modem in bridge mode
In the westell cofiguration page click to select the expert mode and confirm the selection.

3)Bridge mode
From the Protocol drop down menu select Bridged Ethernet and click on save and restart.

4)Connecting the modem to wireless router
Once the modem is restarted power down and disconnect from the computer.Now connect the ethernet Cable from modem to router’s wan port

5)cable connections from the modem to router
after connecting the modem to the wan port on the router,connect the computer to one of the lan ports of the router.shut down all the devices from the modem to computer and power on first the modem then the router and atlast the computer ,after this procedure you are all set to configure the wireless router as specificied by the manufacturer.

Dinesh



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