Airport Extreme PPPoE

Hi guys,
I have an Airport Extreme model A1143. I don't think it's the most recent, it's got the WAN port and three LAN ports + USB port in back. Think it was released in 2007.
I just signed up for internet using PPPoE, and I noticed that the Airport has a PPPoE information area in the Airport Utility application. Can I use that to log in, or do I need some kind of bridged modem that would log in for the Airport?
I've tried, and I keep getting an error that there's nothing plugged in to the WAN port, so it's either my ISP or my Airport.
Thanks!

Only the device directly connected to the Internet will be required to supply the PPPoE credentials. If your modem is currently doing this then leaving the AirPort Extreme Base Station (AEBS) configured as a DHCP client (its default) would be the way to go. On the other hand, if your modem does not have this capability, then it would have to be reconfigured as a bridge and, in turn, the AEBS reconfigured to provide PPPoE.

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Airport Extreme - PPPoE switches automatically to Ethernet connection

Most of the time I use Airport Extreme using only the cables, w/ wireless off in the weekdays. Connection to the internet is via PPPoE and the pop-up value of the "Connect Using"
ACTIVATING WIRELESS
when creating a wireless network the pop-up of the "Connect Using" switches automatically back to Ethernet
DEACTIVATING WIRELESS
when deactivating the wireless option the selected value of the "Connect Using " pop-up remains.
Is this a bug and how can this be solved? (AppleScript?)

Interesting. Sorry I don't have any recommendation for an automated solution.
You can let Apple know by visiting www.apple.com/feedback/airportextreme.html

Disconnect Airport Extreme PPPoE Connection

Hello!
I'm using the current configuration:
DSL Link -> SpeedStream ADLS modem -> Airport Extreme -> Computers
My Airport Extreme is configured to establish the PPPoE connection (the modem is bridged).
However I don't find an option to disconnect the PPPoE of the airport if I wish to.
The given options are:
-Always on (dials and stays connected forever)
-Automatic (dials on demand, and disconnect if idle)
-Manual (does nothing...)
I though this Manual option should have some sort of Connect/Disconnect Button or menu option, but I can find nowhere... Oddly enough, if this option is set, the AEBS doesn't connect and I never get an IP...
My question is: how do I manually connect/disconnect my PPPoE connection?
It can also be an Applescript funcion, whatever works...
thanks!!
PS: I tried to bridge the AEBS and relay the PPPoE to Mac OSX 10.5.4... but it can't find the PPPoE server in this case.
PS2: Mac OSX 10.4 had an Utility called Internet Connection, which supposedly had an option to disconnect the airport... but 10.5 removed this app.

One last try...
Configure a computer located near the DSL modem to connect wirelessly to your network and by Ethernet cable to a switch sitting between the DSL modem and the router. Remotely control this computer and use it to change the configuration in the DSL modem when you want to disconnect or reconnect your network from the Internet without restarting the router.

AirPort Extreme PPPoE issues after disconnect

Hi all...
I seem to have an issue with my AirPort.... Brand new, out of the box, I plugged it in and it worked using my old configs (It replaced a Linksys WRT54G) and all was well. I unplugged it when there was a lightning storm coming ( I am on wireless broadband so I have a dish on my roof for the net... did not want it to fry another router... this has happened 3 times even with an APC in line with the ethernet cables). After the storm passed, I plugged it back in and voila... unable to find PPPoE server. Now, the only way I can connect is to connect it through the old Linksys box ( it goes from the dish to the Linksys box set to PPPoE always on to the AirPort via Ethernet). I have performed a hard reset and manually configured it, however it still does not find the AirPort....Any suggestions?

Spent 8 hours last night with same issues. All issues really started after the update. I had just bought the new dual band, set up was smooth, then all **** broke loose after the X.1 update. A couple of things I noticed. 1) Same issues you had that if the computers sat, it took a good 5 minutes to get the network up again or "see" it 2) I use comcast and I have noticed that the dynamic is causing issues between the AE and modem (post update) 3) Every time I try to change settings on the AE to add Guest network, the whole network crashes and I have to go to complete hard boot, reset AE and do power start all the way out. 4) Comcast rep had me power cycle all of my hard wire gigabit routers off the AE. I was having issues until I did this. Apparently the AE keeps IP if you feed routers off of it. Going to revert to 7.4 right now.

Apple Airport Extreme Base Station for PPPoE, DHCP and NAT with ActionTec DSL modem

I just spent several hours trying to track down proper instructions for setting up my Apple AEBS to do the PPPoE, DHCP and NAT while connected to an ActionTec M1000 (no wireless module). It turns out my initial set ups on both devices were correct, but that the order for rebooting and reconnecting the two devices is critical. All of the threads I found on this forum and on many others suggested this was not possible, but it is. What I don't yet know is whether it is the best method for running my home network DSL connection to my ISP (CenturyLink).
The instructions I found that worked come courtesy of Brandon Konkle's blog and are both simple and clear: http://brandon.konkle.us/post/19637529637/centurylink-actiontec-q1000-airport-ex treme-bridge
The proper settings for the ActionTec DSL Modem can be found under Advanced Setup/IP Adressing/WAN IP Address
Click RFC 1483 Transparent Bridging then click on Apply.
(see also http://qwest.centurylink.com/internethelp/modems/m1000/pdf/M1000_BRIDGE.pdf )
To reduce time, do this BEFORE you reset your AEBS then set the AEBS so that you don't have to wait for the AEBS to reboot.
In contrast to what Brandon described for the Q1000 modem, my AEBS never reconnected to the modem (he describes his as getting an IP from his ISP, then dropping it then getting another over and over - mine never got an IP). Once you have reset both devices as described, the critical steps I have not found described elsewhere were:
1. Disconnect the power from both the modem and the Airport Extreme.
2. Disconnect the Ethernet cable between the two devices
3. Restore power to the 2 devices and allow them to fully reboot. For the ActionTec M1000, this is indicated when the lights stop blinking. (Note that the Internet light will NOT be lit in this instance since the modem is acting only as a bridge. You will NOT have an Internet connection until the AEBS is reconnected.) The AEBS will be blinking yellow.
4. Reconnect the Ethernet cable between the devices (make sure on the M1000 that you are using the connector with the circle icon over it, not the arrow icon).
Within about 60 seconds, the AEBS light went to steady green and the connection to the Internet was restored.
Now I have to see if this is a more stable configuration than the flaky one I had before while using the AEBS as a bridge and the M1000 to do everything.
Does anyone think or know if it will make a difference?
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Now I have to see if this is a more stable configuration than the flaky one I had before while using the AEBS as a bridge and the M1000 to do everything.
Does anyone think or know if it will make a difference?
No one can accurately predict in advance what the actual results might be. I've tried both ways with different products and cannot say that one method is better than the other. What works is best.
In theory, it is preferable to have the modem provide the PPPoE connection service since it is the device connected directly to the Internet.
In practice, results vary depending on the service provider, products used, phase of the moon, alignment of the planets, etc.

AirPort Extreme (Still) Looking for a PPPoE Host

Help! I have a PowerBook G4 (OS X 10.4.2) that I've used with my AirPort Extreme for over a year and half without any major problems. I upgraded to AirPort 4.2 last week without incident, but since yesterday my base station hasn't been able to connect over PPPoE to my DSL.
Sometimes the AirPort Admin Utility can't find the base station, even after a hard reset; sometimes it can find it but not configure it ("there was an error configuring the base station"). Even if I can connect to the base station and configure it, though, the base station still won't connect to the internet ("Looking for PPPoE host" for about 5 minutes, followed by "Not connected via PPPoE. There was no answer.") I can get on the internet without any problems if I connect through the built-in Ethernet, at least once completely reconfigure the network port settings.
I'm not sure what to do at this point; I've tried to reset both the base station and the modem over 20 times (including leaving them unplugged for an hour), and "rebuilding AirPort from scratch" like one of the other posts suggested, but nothing seems to work. At this point I'm considering re-installing the software AirPort came with (3.1) or re-installing Tiger, though I'm not sure 3.1 will work with Tiger--and I'd prefer not to rebuild the entire system.
Any ideas?

I'm suffering from the same problem but was able able to run airTunes. First, go to admin and tell it not to connect using PPPoE but make sure you uncheck the PPPoE in Network. Now the other problem that I have is the latest Airport Admin Utility. It will not connect. Solid green light, AE is just a metre away and it says 'can't connect to the net. So how do I remove Admin 6.4 'cause that's the main problem. i've installed the Express firmware 6.1.1 & 6.2. I'm buggerd if I know.

Airport Extreme no longer able to connect with PPPoE

Came home last night to find the amber light blinking on my Airport Extreme 802.11n. I figured it and the DSL modem needed a power cycle (they often do). However, even after power cycling several times I was still unable to connect to the internet. When I plugged my macbook pro directly into the DSL modem and used a PPPoE connection I have set up for just these times, it connected instantly. I tried upgrading the airport to the most recent firmware, no change. I tried downgrading several times until I got all the way back to the 7.3 release. Still no change. I have the macbook set to display connection time in the menu bar. When trying to use the airport for internet, it keeps saying "Connecting to PPPoE" but then fails. It will keep trying and failing.
I've had this exact setup for years, no problems. Could it be that the base station is dead? I can't understand how that could be since it seems like a software thing? Please help with any thoughts! Thanks.

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On the PPPoE page, an option "Route private addresses outside PPP" default to off.
Enabling this would mean any routed IP (modem is 192.168.2.1, airport LAN is 192.168.1.1/24) would not be PPP encapsulated if it was a private address (192.168..., 10...) allowing the status page to work and not breaking anything internet wise. I'm sure this wouldn't just be useful to me... Tell you what, Apple, if you make this happen, I'll upgrade to the new 802.11n dual band.
I was getting "Looking for PPPoE host" "Negotiating PPPoE connection" for ages. Some combination of resets and replugging the ethernet cable to the back of the modem did fix it, I haven't worked out exactly what works reliably yet and I don't want to screw up my signal->noise ratio more by doing unnecessary modem resets.
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Airport Extreme best practice configuration for Sleep Proxy, DHCP/NAT and PPPOE

Hi
I have recently bought a Airport Extreme and it is working well. One of the reasons I bought is to take advantage of the Bonjour Sleep Proxy on it so I can wake my MAC up remotely from my iPad using the REMOTE app to stream things like iTunes etc... I followed the set up instructions and basically let it configure itself. I have an ISP router / modem which currently is providing DHCP services, NAT and PPPOE.
The Airport detected all of this and set itself up as bridge only. The speed of the network outo to the internet is fine (more or less what it was before). However, in doing a bit of research, I have found out that if I want the Airport to act as a sleep proxy, I need it to "host" the network. I am not an expert in networking but from what I understand I need the Airport to be moved from "Bridge Only" to at least be providing DHCP to my internal network clients.
This has prompted me to ask what is "Best practice" when it comes to configuring the Airport given I want to have Sleep Proxy enabled. I think the two options I have are as follows but would really welcome feedback on which is the best option to go for or if there are other options I should be thinking of
(1) Have the Airport perform DHCP for my internal clients and leave the ISP router/modem doing NAT
(2) Have the Airport perform DHCP and NAT. I think to do this I need to turn the ISP router / modem into Bridge mode only. (I've looked and I seem to have this option on the device. It's an Irish ISP branded device but I think it is a Zyxel)
I have no reason to believe the ISP router / model is doing a bad job but given I understand the Airport Extreme is a reasonably high-end device (I think?) I am wondering if option 2 is the way to go.
In addition, during my research, I have also discovered that many people seem to have their Airport Extreme also handle PPPOE. This is currently being done by my ISP router/modem. I am inclined to leave it this way (following the mantra if it isn't broken, don't fix it) but if there was a good reason to have the Aiport do this, perhaps I should make the switch? Having said this, I have seen on this forum and others, some posts about problems with Internet connection drops when the Airport is handling PPPOE.
So, a bit of a long post, but if anyone has any information or perspective on this, I'd very much appreciate it.
Thanks
Dave

I forgot to thank you, John Galt. Yap, it solve my problem by restoring back the original firmware to 7.6.1. My unit is Airport Extreme 2012. I am still using double NAT because I cannot figure it out on how to set DHCP only in the Network tab.
My goal it to use the airport extreme to the internet and to share the internet to all my devices in the house. Just like my previous Accesspoints. Before I use AP+router Linksy$ WRT54G and D-l!nk DIR-655 without activating the NAT to share my internet connection and they work.
My problem is that when I set it to DHCP in the internet tab and DHCP in the Network tab in Airport Utility inorder to solve the double NAT situation, only one of all my devices (wired or wireless) can connect to the internet. Each time I connect the other device(s) to the internet my subscriber will verify my subscription (web browser based verification) in which I have to manually enter my account number, etc to validate my subscription.
So I stick to double NAT so that I can share the internet
Our broadband provider uses DHCP to link us to the internet. If I change the settings to Static in the Internet Tab, my broadband provider will not let me connect to the internet. In the Airport Utility if I set to static in the Internet Tab inorder to set it to solve the double NAT, a message box appear informing me that I have invalid beginning IP address in the DCHP range in the Network Tab when it appears that only the last 3 digits of the DHCP range is editable.
Is there any way of configuring the Airport Utility's Internet TAB to DHCP and Network TAB to DHCP to connect to the internet with all my devices without the double NAT and without the aid of another device such as AP or router or switch connected to the Airport or vice versa?

Airport extreme dropping PPPoE

I have had my DSL router set to bridge and my airport extreme set to PPPoE connection for several years. Suddenly this week, the airport extreme started dropping the PPPoE connection. It will re-connect within a minute, but it happens several times a day. I'm lucky to stay connected for > 10 minutes without a drop.
I checked the DSL line and it was fine. If I have airport utility open during an episode, it shows that the internet is connected but the PPPoE is not.
Any ideas? I'm not enthused about changing my router settings from bridging.
Thanks!
Melinda

I have just started having the same issue (on BT VDSL2 in the UK). Not as frequently as Melinda but a couple of times a day i'd say.
VDSL modem is staying up but the Airport Extreme is dropping the PPPoE connection out. Here's an example log:
Sep 15 13:55:41 5 Disconnected.
Sep 15 13:56:50 5 Connection accepted from [<IPv6 Address>:a097%bridge0]:58319.
Sep 15 13:57:01 5 Connection established <1stIPv4 Address> -> 217.32.146.72.
Sep 15 13:57:03 5 Connection accepted from [<IPv6 Address>:a097%bridge0]:58325.
Sep 15 13:57:12 5 Connection accepted from [<IPv6 Address>:a097%bridge0]:58348.
Sep 15 14:01:45 5 Associated with station <MAC Address>
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Sep 15 14:05:49 5 Connection accepted from [<IPv6 Address>:a097%bridge0]:49338.
Sep 15 14:05:50 5 Connection accepted from [<IPv6 Address>:a097%bridge0]:49339.
Sep 15 14:05:55 5 Connection accepted from [<IPv6 Address>:a097%bridge0]:49341.
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Sep 15 14:08:01 5 Deauthenticating with station ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff (reserved 3).
Sep 15 14:08:01 5 Deauthenticating with station ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff (reserved 2).
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AirPort Extreme with PPPoE Static WAN IP Address

I am going to be installing an AirPort Extreme in a business that has PPPoE DSL and they have a static WAN IP address and I have a few questions.
1) Going through the AirPort Utility when I change the Connect Using (under Internet tab) to PPPoE I am not given the option to fill in my static IP supplied by ATT. Am I missing something here or is it impossible to have a static public IP and PPPoE on an AirPort Extreme?
2) If the above is possible can I have my modem do PPPoE but leave DHCP and NAT to the AirPort Extreme? From what I have seen DSL modems / routers allow you to do bridge mode (PPPOE, DHCP, NAT is all done in seperate router) or you can have DSL modem do PPPoE but then DSL modem also has to do DHCP and NAT. Again am I missing someting here?

Sorry, but if the Netgear modem is configured in pure bridge mode....which would mean that the AirPort Extreme must provide the PPPoE credentials.....you are still stuck since the AirPort will not support a static IP for a PPPoE connection.
Otherwise, you will likely need to configure the modem to provide DHCP and NAT....which would mean that AirPort Extreme would need to be configured in Bridge Mode to operate correctly.
If you wanted to risk a Double NAT situation on the network, you could set up the AirPort Extreme to Connect Using a static IP address and act as a router also providing DHCP and NAT services. I am not recommending that you do this, only mentioning that you can try if you want.
Devices on the "main" network will of course not be able to "see" devices on the AirPort Extreme network.
This may....or may not... even work. No way to know unless you try.

Airport Extreme 1st generation not connecting to internet via PPPoE.

The Extreme is replacing an existing Airport Express which successfully connects to the internet. I reset the Airport Extreme to the factory settings and started from there. The internet provider requires it be setup using PPPoE. I've tried several times to set up a new wireless network but the Airport Extreme isn't connecting to the internet, can't find DNS servers. I contacted the internet provider and confirmed that all settings/usernames/passwords are correct. I cycled the power on the DSL modem, unplugging it for several minutes a few times. Finally I took the whole setup to the local Genius Bar. Since they couldn't setup a PPPoE network there, the Apple Tech set up the Extreme using DHCP so we know it works. He suggested that I try replacing the wireless network instead of setting up a new network. I came home and tried that to the same results: no DNS servers and PPPoe not connecting to the internet. Everything in the Extreme is exactly the same as the Express except the Express works and the Extreme doesn't. What am I missing?
Some background:
I purchased and used the Extreme in the US. Now trying to connect it to my MacBook in Canada. I did change the setting in the Extreme to "Canada"
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If you temporarily connect the modem directly to your MacBook and set up a PPPoE connection on your Mac as a test......can it connect to the Internet that way?

PPPoE with Airport Extreme

Hi everybody. My name José from Spain.
I've several PC machines running under Windows7, some wired and some wireless in a same LAN.
I`ve got an Airport Extreme 5th generation and last firmware. I've been having problems trying to set AE in PPPoE mode connection. I don't get to connect to Internet in this way.
The idea is AE were working as a router with NAT and the netgear only modem.
To do this, I've set Netgear modem set as Modem Only which automaticaly disables NAT, DHCP and connection mode (pppoe, pppoa, mac encapsulated, etc) on it, however, have put parameters like encapsulated mode, vpi-vci etc in it. On the other hand,in the Airport Utility option Internet Connection: I've select PPPoE connection mode in the AE, I've put the following parameters, Name of account= the name of usuary of my ISP, in my case Jazztel (Spain)= for instance: xxxx2222@adsl. then, I've put my password given from my ISP repeating it in the sequent box, then, the name of service =JAZZTEL; Connection: always on. The sequent box remains not available (shared a public ip). In TCP/IP I have put DNS adress from my ISP, and in NAT I've checked NAT box. Of course, the connection between modem and AE is by wire which I've attached from an ethernet port of the modem to WAN port of the AE.
What is this ignoring me?
Thank you in advance.

+So i took my airport extreme router to a friend's home and tested it, and it only worked fine when i used PPP on his modem and switched to ethernet mode on airport extreme.+
Did you reconfigure your friend's modem to +bridge mode+ when you attempted to connect using PPPoE on the AirPort Extreme?
If yes, does your friend have the save service provider that you do?

Broadband pppoe to Airport Extreme to Express

I am using pcs but have an Airport Extreme in my office just outside me home, extended via hardwire to an Express in my home. We are rural and have been using best available sat service. The network setup has been wonderful. I switched to Skynet boradband via towers - internet (much better) last Friday. Skynet uses pppoe, and in trying to reset the Apple devices with pppoe I have not been successful.
The Skynet connection works great connected directly to my computer, but the AEXT does not connect, username and pw for the pppoe server has been entered in the Airport Utility. Resets and attempts at various utility settings have failed.
I am sure the Express will need settings tweaked when the Extreme is up and running.

Thanks Bob - no solutions yet - but thanks for your time so far.
The desktop and laptop I was using both have wireless cards and both showed connection to the AEXT - Apple Network via wireless. The AEXT - though connected and configed for the pppoe connected - never recognized the connect - UN and PW correct and cable functioning.
I completely deleted the bb pppoe connection from the desktop computer and tried again.
I was using the old sat connection direct to the laptop for previous communication but now have the ppoe connected to the desktop and using it for this compostion - working well.
The old sat is connected to the AEXT now. Laptop and 2nd desktop receiving wired (desktop) and wireless signal (laptop) - working well. The problem seems to be in connecting the ppoe to the AEXT, and no recognition of the pppoe by the AEXT.
New Situation: The Express in the home is reconnected to AEXT via ecable fed by the old sat service and powered up. The Express is not showing on the Airport Utility menu for config - but the light is green. An additional laptop and tablet in the home are not receiving wireless signal from the Express.
I would like to dump the sat service ASAP but will not until I get the whole sysem working again - my wife is a facebook addict and is complaining about her lack of in house wireless signal. Are you in TX? Donde?
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Airport Extreme and PPPoA

I have just got an Airport Extreme base station and am unable to connect to the internet with it. My connection to the internet uses PPPoA but the base station only has PPPoE as an option. I know this may be a dumb question but does this mean I cannot use the Airport Extreme? Can anyone help me resolve this issue?

Duane is correct the Airport Extreme does not support PPPoA.
You will need to get an ADSL Ethernet Modem which does support PPPoA.
Something like ADSLNation's X-Modem M3 http://www.adslnation.com/products/xmodem-m3.php It is also now available from the UK Apple store and retail stores.
http://store.apple.com/Apple/WebObjects/ukstore?productLearnMore=TJ151
which can also be used in conjunction with an Airport Extreme base station.
iFelix

Help setting up Open DNS with new airport extreme

I cant seem to get Open DNS to work with a new airport extreme. The status says I am not using Open DNS and its not filtering anything. I have followed the exact steps for set up listed on their website, checked the dns settings, cleared both caches and restarted the computer, modem and router with no success. I set the airport up in bridged mode, although I tried the other option under setup, but not sure what I was doing? I picked up this router because I wanted easy set up and the apple store assured me it would work with Open DNS. Oh, and I also downloaded the latest firmware update on the router. Can anyone help me with the settings or what else I need to check?

Sorry, I am not familiar with this product, so I checked online to pick up some information. Here I am referring to the information found here:
http://www.dslreports.com/faq/6096
I found that your device is mentioned as follows in the intro under Section 1 of this document:
The BellSouth supplied Westell 2100, 2200 and 6100 models (Models A90-210030-04, B90-220030-04, and B90-610030-06/C90-610030-06, respectively) share many features and functions.
Next, I am referring to the information under Section 2, under the heading of Standard Default Mode Connection (separate hub or switch present). Unless you have changed the configuration on the Westell, this is how your device is operating. In this mode, the Westell device is acting both as a modem and router in one unit.
So, an attached router (AirPort Extreme) must be configured as a switch to work correctly. That is what Bridge Mode is....the AirPort Extreme is operating as a switch when it is in Bridge Mode (which would be the correct setting to use when the Westell is set to its Standard Default Mode).
Any changes that you want to make regarding DNS settings would need to be made on the Westell device, since it is acting as the main router on your network.
In Bridge Mode, the AirPort Extreme simply passes that information through to its connected devices. You will not be able to make any DNS related changes on the AirPort Extreme since it receives that info from the Westel device. Some service providers force you to use their DNS servers, so you might want to check with Bell South or AT&T for more information in this regard.
If you want to be able to configure the AirPort Extreme as the main router on your network, and instruct it to use the DNS information that you want, you will need to refer to the section under the heading of Bridged Ethernet Mode ( separate router present).
Please note that the first item under this heading specifies that "This is the preferred configuration when using a separate external router..." (which would be the AirPort Extreme in your case)
So, it appears to me that this would be the way that you must reconfigure the Westell device to allow the AirPort Extreme to function as the "main" router on your network. In this type of setup, you will be able to enter the DNS information that you want to use under the setup for the AirPort Extreme and it will act as you instruct.
The AirPort Extreme would not be configured in Bridge Mode for this....it would be configured to "Share a public IP address".
The next item in the article specifies that you "Must use a PPPoE client on the Router." This means that the AirPort Extreme would be configured to Connect Using = PPPoE as follows:
AirPort Utility - Manual Setup
Click the Internet icon
Click the Internet Connection tab
Connect Using = PPPoE
You would enter your user name (probably your email address), password, etc in this area. Leave the Service Area box completely blank. Set Connection to Always On, and Disconnect if Idle to Never
Click Update to save the new settings. Power off the Westell device after this and then restart it so that it will pick up the new information that you have programmed into the AirPort Extreme.
I want to stress that this is how I would try to configure the Westell and AirPort Extreme. But, as I said, have not used a Westell device, so I cannot say that this will work correctly for you.
It might be an excellent idea to contact Bell South or AT&T Support to ask for their opinion on this before you decide to change the configuration of the Westel device and the AirPort Extreme.
This type of thing can be intimidating for users, so you might elect to use the services of someone like the Geek Squad at Best Buy, or a similar service from a local computer firm. Perhaps the Apple store could help as well.
If it is not critical that you use Open DNS, you might want to simply leave things "as is", with the AirPort Extreme in Bridge Mode.

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