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8.3

Creating a New Location

After clicking the

Network

icon, the

Network

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 preceding screen, the

Network

screen will appear. The

Network

screen shows 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 Router.

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8.6

Checking the IP Connection

To verify that the computer is communicating with the Router, follow the instructions below.

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.

NOTE:

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

wiring connection to the PC. If necessary, refer to section 5, “Installing the Hardware,” for installation instructions.

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8.7

Accessing Your Router

In your Internet Explorer Web browser’s address bar, type

, and then

press

Enter

on your

keyboard.

The

Login

screen will appear. Please refer to the

Login

screen in section 6.1 of this User Guide for logon

instructions.

http://192.168.1.1

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9.

BASIC CONFIGURATION

IMPORTANT:

The following sections assume that you have active broadband Internet service.

The Router allows you to make changes to the configurable features such as connection settings, routing configurations,

and firewall settings. The following sections explain each feature and show you how to make changes to the Router’s

settings. The navigation menu displayed at the top of each page allows you to navigate to the various configuration

screens of your Router. Whenever you change settings in your Router, you must click

Apply

to allow the changes to

take effect in the Router.

NOTE:

1.

If you need help, go to the

Quick Links

section in the home page and then click the

Verizon Help

link. Clicking

this link takes you to Verizon’s Online Help site where you can find additional information about your Router.

2.

If you click

OK

or

Apply

in a screen and then experience a delay, you may need to refresh the screen; press the

Refresh

button (where applicable) or press

F5

on your keyboard.

3. If you want to logout of the Router’s Web page, click the

logout

link in the home page. Clicking this link does not

affect your Internet connection; it only closes the Router’s Web page. To log in, you will need to enter your

username and password in the

Login

screen.

To configure the basic settings in your Router, follow the instructions provided in sections 10 through 14.

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MAIN (HOME PAGE)

After you have logged on to your Router and established an Internet connection with Verizon, click

Main

in the top

navigation menu. The following home page will appear. The home page allows you to view connection information

reported by your Router and quickly access Internet services provided by Verizon. The following sections discuss each

panel in the Main page. The Main page will be referred to as the home page throughout this User Guide.