Bridging a Westell 9100EM Router to a Netgear N600

Hello there,
I was wondering if there was a way to turn my Westell 9100EM Router into an access point/bridge, so I can setup my Netgear N600 Router to work as a client, so that the signal is evenly and more furtherer spread across my house. I am an intermediate when it comes to networking, so a step-by-step would be heavily appreciated. Thank you!

If you have FiOS TV service, then you shouldn't bridge it. Verizon interlaced so many TV features into the westell router that it would probably put a damper on your FiOS TV experience.
These features include
The Guide System and Updates
The Video On Demand
The Widgets
Caller ID on TV
Multi Room DVR
Remote DVR
So if you have FiOS TV, don't bridge. Instead you CAN piggy back the router, and get the same affect. Follow the instructions below.
Can I use my wireless or an extra router along with the Verizon provided router?
If you don't have FiOS TV service, then Check Which Wan LIGHT is lit on your router.
If you have just the ETHERNET WAN lit, then just simply release your ip address of your westell, disconnect it and plug in your router. Configure it for DHCP and you should be good to go.
If you have Coax WAN Lit, then you can make a choice.
You can hook up ethernet cable from the Verizon ONT directly to your router. Call Verizon and ask them to switch you to ethernet (online chat also might be able to help you do this)
You can try bridging the modem using one of the methods listed in this FAQ

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Wireless IP Camera Won't Connect To Westell 9100EM Router

I'm trying to connection an IP camera, on Fios, to my Verizon Westell 9100EM router.
Connecting the camera via a wired connection works fine. Port forwarding is automatically configured when turning the camera on, at TCP ANY 554, and the IP camera is viewable on the web. No worries.
However, when unplugging the cord, the router never recogizes the camera. Not after resetting, powering off/on, etc. Both the WEP and SSID are set correctly on the camera. All other wireless devices (laptops, Xbox 360, iPhone, etc.) work fine on the router.
Naturally, the camera people blame Verizon and Verizon blames the camera people.
Does anyone have any ideas?
Thanks!

What are the details on the camera (Make, model, etc) ?
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Slow connection with westell 9100Em router...

i decided to make my own thread and mayb a tech support will see it and solve my problems or anybody that know why this happens and can help me with this.
1. my first problem is my speed, i never get what i paid for which is 20/5 and i know u wont always get your max speed but atleast close to it. the only time i get close to that speed is when i reset or reboot my router which is a hassel to do everytime i get on internet or when i call tech support to reset my ONT which is also a hassel to do everytime i get on the internet.
they tried to resolve it by saying its the router but i just got a replacement router yesterday, which is also a westell 9100EM router and still the same problem. if its not consistent with the speed, i will call tech support again but so far its not, its down to 5/1 and even 2/0.8.
2.my ping is really high, 500ms average and the max today was around 900ms and that i know its really bad when i know its suppose to be less than 100ms or even less than 50ms. so with this high ping, i cant play online on my 360 b/c the connection to each player is really bad with that high ping. my bullets for call of duty 4 modern combat is really laggy, so bad it lags for about a second or two which makes u a dead duck when you are out in the open.
if anyone can help me with this problem, i will appreciate your efforts.

If you send me a private message with your account info, I will look into your service and get this resolved for you.
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Wifi bridging with westell 9100em

so i just moved in with new roomates, they have fios for tv, internet, and phone. They have a westell 9100em wifi router that was installed with the service. i would like to setup my own subnet so that i can have my own security settings being that they aren't that concerned with their security and therefor pretty much have none, and also would like to have my own file sharing network. That being the case i need to try figure out how to set this up, with some of the communities help of course.
so here's what i have, the westell 9100em wifi router using moca.
a tp-link TL-WA901ND ap/bridge,
and a linksys WRT160N V2 wifi router.
What I would like to do is setup a wireless bridge between the tp-link and the westell, then connect the linksys to the tp-link so that i can have a wired connection from my desktop pcs (2) and xbox360, and a secure wifi connection for my laptop, netbook, and smartphone.
any help on how to go about this would be greatly appreciated, i have tried to set up the bridge but the menus for the westell are not very user friendly, and i cannot seem to get it to work. after that i think i should be able to just set the linksys up as just a switch and be good? haven't made it that far yet though.

adamranders wrote:
so when I try to set the linksys wifi router to work as a switch I'm getting errors and no connection, I'm pretty sure I may be setting it up wrong but not quite sure where the mistake(s) are? Any help?
To have a separate (private) network, you want the connection from the TP-Link to go to the WAN port of the Linksys.
The Linksys WAN side can either get a DHCP address from the Westell or can have a static IP address on the Westell's subnet (192.168.1.x).
The LAN side of the Linksys must have a different subnet (e.g. 192.168.2.x). It can not use the 192.168.1.x subnet.
There is nothing in the Westell that you need to change unless you need to forward ports, then you will need to do so in both routers.

Airport Extreme Base Station as bridge for Westell DSL router

I have searched the forums & internet and for the life of me cannot get my network to work properly! I hope you can help.
Here is the situation (I rent so chances are we will not be moving hardware anywhere):
- Westell (Verizon) DSL wireless router downstairs connected to the internet, 1 iMac via ethernet, and 2 ibooks via Airport cards
- One lonely Powermac G4 upstairs that does not have a wireless card
- One extra Airport Extreme Base Station with firmware version 5.7 installed & connected via ethernet/LAN to the G4
I figured the "easy" thing to do would be to use the AEBS as a wireless bridge to get the G4 online. The network utility has occasionally thought that the G4 was connected to the internet, but the internet didn't work at all when it said that!
I have been configuring the AEBS using my wireless ibook (G3). I "unchecked" distribute IP addresses, and "checked" connect to network via WDS. I used the Westell's MAC address as the main WDS source. Under the "WDS" tab, I said to configure the AEBS as a remote station and the Westell router as the main station, and to allow wireless users to connect.
I have tried using the same Network name for each. WEP/WAP is NOT set up on either modem, so passwords aren't a problem. They are both set to channel 6. I am configuring the TCP/IP settings manually.
When the network names are the same, the internet either stops working, or the computers can't find the AEBS.
I don't understand why the AEBS seems unable to see the DSL network.

Hi,
Well, what I have been able to do is this:
I have a Westell Wireless DSL router, just like the one mentioned here, and just like the one mentioned in the article I made reference to, the one started by Mr. Müller.
As was mentioned in the Mr. Müller article, there are some possibilities that will work. They were submitted by a guy named Duane, from Texas. He gives three alternate possibilities, which he entitled "Solution #1, Solution #2, and Solution #3. He says all three of these alternatives will work, and in reading them over I came to the following conclusions: First, he really knows his stuff, and second, his proposed solutions would probably work.
Based on his comments I decided to take a risk yesterday - I put my older Mac Base Station in a drawer and invested in a new Airport Extreme.
Anyway, I digress...
What I've done is follow Solution #3. And it works! I now have a connection from my laptop to the Airport Extreme base station and the internet. I am typing this message using that connection. All I had to do was disable the wireless connection of the DSL router (using their software, of course), and connect the Airport Extreme, via the LAN Ethernet connector, to the Westel DSL router.
Now, all that remains for me is to extend the range of the base station, using an Airport Express. I haven't had any success with that yet, but I see no reason why I shouldn't get it to work eventually. If you can help me out with that, though, I'd sure appreciate it.
Best regards,
Patrick
Macintosh G5, Powerbook G4 Mac OS X (10.4.7)

Trouble replacing Westell 9100EM router w/ Asus RT-AC68U

I got a new router (ASUS RT-A68U) and want to replace the Westell 9100EM that came installed w/ my FiOS package.
I have the new router connected, and it can get to the internet just fine. It's gui says it's connected to the internet, and I can use it's onboard diagnostics to ping google.com, do a tracert, etc. However, none of the devices I connect to the new router can get an IP address. My WIRED connection from the PC to the router is unable to get an IP, even after ipconfig /release and /renew (Windows 7, from command line). My mobile phone can connect wirelessly to the new router, but is also unable to get an IP address.
Are there some settings I need to manage in order to have it automatically assign IPs to connected devices? I've set the new router to use google's DNS servers (8.8.8.8 and 8.8.8.4). Do I need to use verizon's servers first? Is there a change to the subnet mask or anything else that I'm missing?
Thanks to anyone who can offer some advice
-Adam

ajhartman wrote:
I got a new router (ASUS RT-A68U) and want to replace the Westell 9100EM that came installed w/ my FiOS package.
I have the new router connected, and it can get to the internet just fine. It's gui says it's connected to the internet, and I can use it's onboard diagnostics to ping google.com, do a tracert, etc. However, none of the devices I connect to the new router can get an IP address. My WIRED connection from the PC to the router is unable to get an IP, even after ipconfig /release and /renew (Windows 7, from command line). My mobile phone can connect wirelessly to the new router, but is also unable to get an IP address.
Are there some settings I need to manage in order to have it automatically assign IPs to connected devices? I've set the new router to use google's DNS servers (8.8.8.8 and 8.8.8.4). Do I need to use verizon's servers first? Is there a change to the subnet mask or anything else that I'm missing?
Thanks to anyone who can offer some advice
-Adam
Reset the router to factory defaults by pressing the reset button,
By default the router is set up as 192.168.1.1 so enter that address in a browser and connect
The default login is uerid admin and password admin
you should be able to use Quick Internet Setup QIS
Your fios account will give you an automatic dhcp address and no userid and password is required for that
at this point your router should be connected to the internet.
Using the main manu select lan and make sure the dhcp server is turned on (it's the radio button toggle at the top), should be by default and it should be handing out addresses on the 192.168.1 subnet.
On your machine run cmd and type in ipconfig /all - certify that you have an ip address of 192.168.1.x
If you've set the router dns to the google dns servers after the router reset then ipconfig should also show you that your dns servers are what you entered on the router if so
All is OK an you should be up and running
You'll probably want to change the default wireless settings, how to do that is inb the user manual.
There is no need to reference the Verizon dns servers

Westell 9100EM Router Firmware - latest version?

I have a Westell 9100EM FIOS Router with firmware version 2.01.02.00 . As far as I know, it's never been updated since the install several years ago since my update setting has been set to "Automatic Update DIsabled" from the pull-down choices in the Advanced Upgrade Firmware section in the Router setup screen.
All is working ok, no problems, but I was curious if there was a more recent firmware version available for download & install.
I found a link here and downloaded the firmware file (haven't tried installing) but I wanted to see if this was the latest version as the version # appears to be an earlier version.
The downloaded version # is A90-9100EM15-10_1.02.00.04 which would seem, at a glance, to indicate an earlier version # than my existing Router version.
Has anyone updated the Westell 9100EM firmware recently with the above version?
Solved!
Go to Solution.

viafax999 wrote:
In the 5 plus years I've had a Westell there has never been a firmware update.
Thanks for the info.

Westell 9100em router forgets custom DNS Setting

Is anyone else trying to use custom DNS settings with their Westell 9100em routers? My problem is that when/if it loses its connection to Verizon (either system glitch or power on/off), the DNS settings revert to the system default (choose automatically). I use OpenDNS...and its great. This is very frustrating. I used to have an Actiontec that worked just fine before the router itself died.. This problem seems to be specific to Westell - it remembers everything else (SSID, security keys etc) but resets the DNS settings.
Tech support has been no help. They just send me a new Westell (arrrrrgh!) that does the same thing . Apparently the shipping people just pull "a router" off the shelves and ship them. Seems like a firmware bug to me. Today they sent me to the 'Billing group" who told me that I'd have to pay $150 if I wanted an Actiontec!!!!
All I want is for them to send me the latest Actiontec (since I never had this problem with them before).
Anyone else run into this? How'd you resolve it?
Thanks

The router rebooted itself...DNS lost.
Aug 16 18:55:54 2011System LogMessagedaemon.info WAN-en2210: link down, device will be down

Need help setting up an IP phone with the Westell 9100EM router

I have an IP phone that I use for work - it's an old fashioned Axxess phone by InterTel but it works. I've had both DSL and cable service before, using a Netgear wireless router with the phone and never had an issue with the phone connecting to our office phone system. I just recently moved and have FIOS and chose not to hook up the Netgear, since the Westell does DHCP just fine.
When I connect the phone, the phone is receiving an IP address from the router and I can see it's connected when I'm logged onto the router but it will not connect with our system. The phone runs through UDP port 5567 but connects usually with TCP port 5566. I can ping 5566 and get a reply. I can telnet our Remote IPC IP using 5566 and get a response but the phone times out after 60 seconds of not being able to connect.
I have checked out this website and am guessing it has something to do with port forwarding. I tried to make some changes but I'm not sure I understand enough about how it's supposed to work to feel confident that I put the right information in the right places!
I could really use a nudge in the right direction. The phone worked a few days ago on a DSL connection so I know the phone is working. Other users who work from home are not having issues with their IP phones so I've narrowed it down to the router. Both my computers are working on the system too.
Thanks!
Anne

#1 http://i27.tinypic.com/2due29v.jpg
At that screen in your router, change the Starting IP so that it is
192.168.1.100
#2 On the Axxess phone by InterTel, setup a static IP outside of that range.
You can set any number that you want to BUT NOT: 0, 1, 100 to 255.
#3 Here is/are guide(s) for that router (This is based upon the screen images seen so far)
http://www.portforward.com/english/routers/port_forwarding/Actiontec/MI-424-WRv2/MI-424-WRv2index.htm
^^
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DNS Settings for Westell 9100EM Router

I have continuously been experiencing issues with Verizon's preset DNS setting when using DHCP, and therefore plan to use a different set of DNS servers (I hear that 4.2.2.1 - 4.2.2.5 are recommended in the DC area where I live).
I wonder, however, where to change the DNS setting in the router. The 9100EM has primary and secondary DNS settings both for the LAN (i.e. the internal network) (under My Network - Network Connections - Network (Home/Office)) and for the external WAN network (under My Network - Network Connections - Broadband Connection (Ethernet)).
Are the settings for both networks supposed to be identical, or can I use different settings for the LAN and for the WAN.
Any recommendations which DNS servers I should choose for either network connection?
Thanks a lot

ralf18 wrote:
I tried to set the LAN DNS at 192.168.1.1 but receive an error message ("DNS Server cannot have the IP address of Wireless Broadband Router Network"). The same happens when I set the DNS to the external IP address of the router.
If you are trying to do that in the router's UI, no kidding.
If you are trying to do that on a computer behind the router, perhaps the router does not act as a DNS Server relay.
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Attaching external wireless router to Westell 9100EM

Does anyone know how to attach an external wireless router to the Westell 9100EM router? We have FIOS TV so I don't want to replace the Westell 9100EM - I would just like to be able to add a faster Wireless-N router to the setup so that our PCs could connect to it. I am fine with the 9100EM still doing all the talking to the set top boxes that control our FIOS TV, and I don't want to lose the TV guide functionality.
I have seen quite a few postings about adding a secondary router with the Actiontec modem, but not the Westell 9100EM.
Thanks!

Yes and no ... for some screwball reason, vendors frequently like to charge "extra" for a wireless access point. The little secret however is that most home routers nowadays will also run in "access point" mode (Belkin, Netgear, and Apple for certain) and those that don't can still be used like an "access point" using the instructions I provided.
If you happen to have a router which runs in "access point" mode, then turning that feature on automatically disables the DHCP server and bridges the WAN port to the LAN ports so you don't lose the functionality of the port.
For those unfamiliar with the difference between access point and router mode, just follow the guidance I provided and use the "LAN" side of the router for all connections and you'll accomplish the same thing on all devices.
I agree that replacing the ActionTec or going thru any other kind of exercise to alter the traffic and use a different router as the primary data egress is not a recommended course of action.

Verizon 9100EM Router - ARP Table No Longer Working

I have the Westell 9100EM router from Verizon. The router allows to set static DHCP connections using a function called ARP Table (under Advanced menu). It actually used to work. However, when I attempted to add a new static connection today, ARP Tbale was no longer working. It shows connections that I set up in the past but does not allow to add any new connection or even to change anything.
Specifically, the ARP Table now has only three columns (IP Address, Physical Address, and Device). There used to be several additional columns (Lease Type, Connection Name, Status, and Action), which are now gone. The "Action" column had links from where one could change the setting. It also had the option "New Static Connection", which is now gone as well.
Any idea what the reason could be?
Thanks a lot.

It seems to me that the router's firmware (OS if you will) was upgraded OR downgraged.
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Westell 9100EM and Linsys WRT54G together

In my house, the Westell 9100EM router is in the Far Northeast corner of the home where my (rather old) home computer is located... Our bedrooms are located on the exact opposite corner of the home, in the SW area. Wireless service is quite poor in that area.
I have an existing Linksys WRT-54G router that worked very well when I had SBC DSL at an older house in another area. What I'm thinking is to put the WRT-54G in the middle of the house or in the back bedroom to provide wireless to that corner.
I see a lot of information on the boards and so forth about the Actiontec router and doing this but very little on the 9100EM router. Can anyone point me in a direction that gives more thorough directions for this? Has someone made this work?
Thanks in Advance for the help!
CJ
Lewisville, Texas

CJRadioman wrote:
In my house, the Westell 9100EM router is in the Far Northeast corner of the home where my (rather old) home computer is located... Our bedrooms are located on the exact opposite corner of the home, in the SW area. Wireless service is quite poor in that area.
I have an existing Linksys WRT-54G router that worked very well when I had SBC DSL at an older house in another area. What I'm thinking is to put the WRT-54G in the middle of the house or in the back bedroom to provide wireless to that corner.
I see a lot of information on the boards and so forth about the Actiontec router and doing this but very little on the 9100EM router. Can anyone point me in a direction that gives more thorough directions for this? Has someone made this work?
Thanks in Advance for the help!
CJ
Lewisville, Texas
Only if you have an ethernet port where you want to put it. If you do connect to it locally hard wired and change the subnet to 192.168.2 and set the wanport to a fixed address on the 192.168.1 subnet e.g. 192.168.1.254 Then connect the wan port of the linksys to a lan port of the 9100em via the in house wiring. the linksys by default cannot connect by wirelss to the 9100em.
If you have no inhouse wiring and are somewhat technically savvy and your wrt54g is a newer rev you can hack the firmware to change it to a wireless forwarder - see tomato. Google it on the net. Be warned that if you mess it up you have a very light boat anchor.

Westell 9100EM Configuration

Is there a way to backup and / or restore the WesTell 9100EM configuration?

log into your router and go to the "Advanced" tab. Just below the tab that you just clicked on you will see a box with two optionsystem Settings and Configuration File. Click on Configuration file and you will then have the chance to save that file.

Westell 9100EM VPN Issue

I have a work laptop that utilizes a Cisco VPN in order to communicate to the work server. I connect wirelessly thru my home network via the Westell 9100EM. This has worked flawlessly for 3-4 years.
Less than a week ago, it stopped working. I could access server based drives via a hard IP address but not the normal way. Likewise, OUTLOOK no longer would access the email server.
Three observations:
1. I went to a Starbucks and attempted to use the VPN. This was successful (wireless).
2. At home, I then tried a wired connection to the Westell router and it also successfully connected via the VPN.
3. Normal wireless connectivity (no VPN) via the Westell functions correctly.
The VPN connection fails only at home and when using wireless connectivity - this failure only manifested itself about a week ago after 3-4 years of successful operation. I have also performed a hard reset of the router to no avail.
Any insight into this issue and resolution would be appreciated.

Well, I just got the replacement Westell router (a Rev. B - mine was a Rev. A) and set it up to try it out.
**bleep** if it didn't fail in the same way! I guess it's not a router issue after all. I am completely stumped as to why the VPN fails wirelessly only at my home. More ideas and comments are welcome.
BTW, I think I will keep my old router and return the new one. My old router is "burned in" and has more options than the new one in some areas. Also, Verizon gave me a contact number for Westell tech support - I'll be calling them next week.
Harvey

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