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If you do not have a DSL sync, first check your physical connections. (Refer to section 5, “Hardware Installations,”

if needed.) If the problem persists, contact your ISP for further instructions.

Congratulations! You have established an Internet connection. You can now

Go!

browse the Internet. For example, to

visit Westell’s home page, type

http://www.westell.com

in your Internet browser’s address bar, and then press

Enter

on your keyboard.

7.5

Disconnecting from an Internet Session

If you have finished browsing the Internet and want to disconnect from your ISP, click the

Add/Edit Connection

link from the

Broadband Connection

panel. The following

Home > Connection Overview

screen will appear.

Click

disconnect

and then

OK

.

IMPORTANT:

If you disconnect the PPP session, this will disconnect the Gateway from the Internet, and Internet

access for all users connected to the Gateway will be down until the PPP session is re-established.

If you clicked the

disconnect

button in the

Home > Connection Overview

screen, after a brief moment,

PPP

Status

should display DOWN. This means that you no longer have a PPP session. However, your DSL session will

not be affected. When you are ready to end your DSL session, simply turn off the Gateway via the

POWER

switch

on the Gateway’s rear panel.

When you are ready to establish a PPP session again, click the

connect

button in the

Home > Connection

Overview

screen. If you have previously turned off the Gateway, first turn on the Gateway, and then log on to your

account profile to establish a PPP session.

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NOTE:

When you are ready to exit the Gateway’s interface, click on the

X

(close) in the upper-right corner of the

browser window. This will not affect your PPP Status; i.e., your PPP session will not be disconnected. You must

click the

disconnect

button to disconnect your PPP session. To restore this interface, open your Internet browser

window, type

http://192.168.1.1/

in the browser’s address bar, and then press

Enter

on your keyboard. Type your

User name

and

Password

in the pop-up screen as needed.

7.6

Changing the Administration Password

It is recommended that you change the administration password of your Gateway after completing initial installation

and setup. You can accomplish this through the

Change Password

screen (

Security > Change Password

). This

screen allows you to change the default administration name and password to values of your choice.

IMPORTANT:

1. The

Security > Change Password

screen allows you to

use

admin

as your

administrator name

(your

administrator name can match your user name). However, you may not use

password

as your

administrator

password

. The values in these fields are case sensitive. Once you decide on an administrator name and password,

please record them for future reference.

2. This feature changes the Administrator’s password, not the PPP password.

Type your

Administration Name

and your

Administration

Password

in the fields provided, and then click

change

and

OK.

The password fields will be masked for security purposes.

Type a new password.

(Do not type the word

password

here.)

Type

admin

or

the name of

your choice.

If you clicked

OK

after clicking

change

, the following screen will appear.

Type in your new

User name

and

Password

in the fields provided, and then click

OK

.

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8.

SETTING UP MACINTOSH OS X

This section provides instructions on how to use Macintosh Operating System 10 with the Gateway. Follow the

instructions in this section to create a new network configuration for Macintosh OS X.

NOTE:

Macintosh computers must use the Gateway’s Ethernet installation. Refer to section 5, “Hardware

Installations,” for details.

8.1

Opening the System Preference Screen

After you have connected the Gateway to the Ethernet port of your Macintosh, the screen below will appear. Click

the

Apple

icon in the upper-left corner of the screen, and select

System Preferences

.

8.2

Choosing the Network Preferences

After selecting

System Preferences

from the previous screen, the following screen will appear. Click the

Network

icon.

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8.3

Creating a New Location

After clicking the

Network

icon, the following screen will appear. Select

New Location

from the

Location

field.

8.4

Naming the New Location

After selecting

New Location

in the

Network

screen, the following screen will appear. In the field labeled

Name your new location:

, change the text from

Untitled

to

Westell

. Click

OK

.

8.5

Selecting the Ethernet Configuration

After clicking

OK

in the

Name your new location:

screen, the

Network

screen will appear. The

Network

screen

displays the settings for the newly created location. From the

Configure

field in the

Network

screen, select

Built-in

Ethernet

. Click

Save

to save the settings.

NOTE:

Default settings for the Built-in Ethernet configuration are sufficient to operate the Gateway.

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8.6

Checking the IP Connection

To verify that the computer is communicating with the Gateway, please follow these steps:

1.

Go to the

Apple

icon in the upper-left corner of the screen, and select

System Preferences

.

2.

In the

System Preferences

screen, click the

Network

icon. The

Network

screen will appear.

3.

In the

Configure

field in the

Network

screen, select

Built-in Ethernet

.

4.

View the

IP address

field. An IP address that begins with

192.168.1

should appear.

Congratulations! You have successfully verified communication between the computer and Gateway. Now, go to

section 8.7, “Accessing Your Gateway,” to access your Gateway’s Web pages.

NOTE:

The Gateway’s DHCP server provides this IP address. If this IP address is not displayed, check the

Gateway’s wiring connection to the PC. If necessary, refer to section 5, “Hardware Installations,” for instructions.

8.7

Accessing Your Gateway

In your Internet Explorer Web browser address bar, type

. Next, press

Enter

on your keyboard.