How to use Westell 7500 as a Wireless Router

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Westell Versalink 7500 is a DSL modem with integrated wireless router
function. This modem is provided to DSL service customers when they
sign up for the Digital Subscriber Line service. It’s a good deal since you don’t have
to buy an additional wireless router. Even if you switch to the cable
Internet, don’t throw away this thing because you can still use it
as a wireless router even without the DSL service.

In this guide, we are making the following assumptions:

  • You want to use Westell 7500 as a wireless router where the
    DSL service is not signed up.
  • You use the cable Internet, but the cable modem has no
    wireless function.
  • You want to hook up Westell 7500 to your cable modem so that
    you can share the Internet among many computers.

Follow these steps to turn Westell 7500 into a wireless router exclusively.

  1. Connect your Westell 7500 router to the cable modem with an
    Ethernet cable. The Ethernet cable should be plugged to the
    Ethernet port of Westell 7500, labelled E1/UPLINK
    at one end, and should be plugged to the cable modem at the
    other end. Do not plug the Ethernet cable into the Ethernet port
    labelled DSL.

  2. There are now 3 Ethernet ports that you can use to connect
    your home or office computers. Connect your computer to Westell
    7500 by plugging the Ethernet cable to any remaining port of
    Westell 7500 (E2, E3 or E4) and the other end of Ethernet cable to your computer’s
    LAN card.

  3. Open a Web browser (for example, Internet Explorer or Firefox) and type the URL of Westell 7500 modem router
    (by default, http://192.168.200.1) at the address bar.
  4. Click on the Advanced tab, open WAN menu, and then select VersaPort.
  5. Select WAN Uplink Port below Select how
    VersaPort will be used     heading. Then, select ROUTED for the
    Protocol under the WAN Ethernet Configuration heading.
    Enable the DHCP Client and disable Proxy ARP. Then, click the
    Set button.
  6. Restart Westell 7500. Now, Westell 7500 acts
    as a wireless router for your LAN. You’ll be able to connect
    to the Internet through the wired or wireless connection to Westell 7500
    using existing connection settings.

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