Westell 327W - New Menu

I recently discovered the new menu display for the Westell 327W and I like it, for the most part. It is much easier to work with and see all the settings. However, I am concerned about one issue. On the Wireless Status screen, which does not require a login to view, it shows the value of the WPA Shared Key. Does anyone else see this as a security risk?

Yes, I see it as a security risk, but I'm more concerned with the fact that I had to spend over an hour getting my wireless to work again tonight due the changes, and I cannot use WPA security anymore. The options on the new menus don't match up to the options on my computer. Can anyone guide me on how to match the 2 up so I can use WPA security? I'm also looking for ways to increase the signal strength on this router so the signal will reach all roooms upstairs in my house.

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I am currently using a Westell 6100 and I just inherited a Westell 327W from my brother who switched over to FIOS.
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Any suggestions or recommendations would be greatly appreciated.
Cheers!

If the 327w has newer firmware on it, you can just factory reset it and then connect it up. Once it is online, visit http://192.168.1.1/ and use admin/password respectively as the login information. Then, set a new password for the gateway.
Once done, visit http://192.168.1.1/verizon/redirect.htm and choose the disable button. Assuming the modem has been able to get a connection at this time, you should be online.
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When I started using Verizon High Speed internet, 2 yrs ago. They gave me a Westell Model 6100 modem in the starter kit. I recently got a laptop and also other devices that use wi-fi. Does anyone know if it is possible to get a Westell 327W modem from verizon?

I am not sure if you can request a Westell 327W. You can maybe tell them that you have Wireless, and would like a new modem combo that has built in wireless.
In the meantime as you wait for another answer...
#1 It does help to know that you can go to a store and buy a new modem combo that has wireless.
For example: If you go to http://www.circuitcity.com/ -> Computers & Office -> Networking & Internet -> Installation kits -> and then you can select the "Actiontec Wireless DSL Gateway/Starter Kit for Verizon (GT704WGV)"
This example is a modem combo that has wireless, and Verizon will support.
I am not saying that you should go to a store (online or in person), buy a modem combo with Wireless, supported by Verizon (or otherwise), or even buy that Specific router.
Moving along....
#2 Does the 6100 modem combo have only one or at least two LAN ports?
#3 Are you NATTED?
This means for example on Windows:
a) Go to Start -> Run.
b) Type in cmd
and press enter.
c) In the new window, called the command prompt: Type in ipconfig /all
and press enter.
If you are not on Windows, please post and someone will help you...
#4 If the IP address found is one of the following three important ranges, you are NATTED.
a) 10.0.0.0 to 10.255.255.255
b) 172.16.0.0 to 172.31.255.255
c) 192.168.0.0 to 192.168.255.255
#5 If NATTED, is there any device that is between the Westell 6100 and your computer? b) If so, what is the brand and model of it?
If you are the original poster (OP) and your issue is solved, please remember to click the "Solution?" button so that others can more easily find it. If anyone has been helpful to you, please show your appreciation by clicking the "Kudos" button.

Firmware Updates for Westell 327w Router?

hi there!
just curious if Verizon ever updates the firmware for the "Westell 327w" wireless router, and if so, where to find it.)
Westell's website just says talk to Verizon about it...
no big deal, just like to keep my stuff up to date.)
thanks!

The other users that updated the 327W to the new firmware claim that it messed it up. They recommend that you stay with your current firmware right now.

IBook G4 Westell 327W problems...

My wife's iBook has caused a unique problem....
We upgraded to Bellsouth DSL 6.0, and with that got a Westell 327W modem/router.
The modem plays nice with my netgear wgps606, our dell laptop, anything connected to an ethernet port, but....
If the iBook is on and connected via airport, after about 10min (like clockwork), the modem will reset as if it was powered off, and turned back on. At first we thought it was the modem (this is modem #3)... all the modems did the same thing... We definitely know that the iBook is causing/related to this problem. My wife was out of town, and no problems whatsoever... when she came back, the problem resurfaced. Westell has the latest firmware, iBook is running 10.4.9
Does anyone have ANY ideas how the iBook could be causing this??
We never had a problem before w/any wireless router (previously had a Netgear 814 wireless) and the iBook
HELP!!!!
Thanks
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I tried the suggestions you made, but unfortunately I was not able to read the results of the S.M.A.R.T. status check. One of the symptoms of my problem is that no words are visible in any of the OS functions, so while I was able to open the window, and I could see and click on the HD icon, I could not read anything in the box to the right. This is similar to what happens when I go to a pulldown menu, or when I try to login.
In addition, some things seem to work sporadically. For example, one time the computer wasn't recognizing my speakers, but the next time I turned on the computer, it did. Sometimes the dock is visible, and other times not. I am afraid something ominous is happening.
And, yes, I did double check the available space, and it is about 23.47 GB. Thanks for the reminder , though.
If anybody has any more suggestions, I am all ears. Thanks!
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You could try booting into Safe Mode. This will take quite awhile longer than a normal startup because it does a file check and repair of the hard disk.
You will see your normal desktop. Once completely started up in Safe Mode, restart normally, and go to Applications > Utilities > Disk Utility. Click on the top hard drive icon in the left sidebar and note the S.M.A.R.T. status at the bottom right of the pane. What does it say?
Select the named boot volume in the left sidebar ("Macintosh HD" unless you've renamed it). Please check again on the hard drive capacity and how much space remains available on it? (Make sure it's not MB instead of GB — don't laugh, it's happened.) Repair permissions on it.
See if a little hard drive maintenance helps things out.

Westell 327W problems

Modem servicer has been interupting occasionally and last night broke down entirely. It resumed again this AM but is slow at best. I believe Westell 327W Gateway is becoming unstable. Several laptops operate off the modem and all are experiencing the same problems. My gateway is probably 8 years old.
Can I request a new moden from Verizon?
Solved!
Go to Solution.

The troubleshooting lights appear to be functioning correctlyexcept that the internet lamp is red rather than green. Is this significant?

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My new HP Pav G7 laptop will not connect wirelessly or through the cable to the internet using a Westell 327w modem. Is it compatible with Windows 7?

I will try the test you mentioned. When attempting to connect wirelessly, I see my network as well as my neighbors. The computer tries to connect, but I get "Windows was unable to connect to "my SSID number. I purchased this computer new 4/15/11, so I'm getting a bit frustrated with this issue. I will try a wireless test with some relatives. After that I'm done, and the computer gets returned.

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If I reset my Westell 327W, will I have to set up a new account profile (Account ID and Password, and VPI/VCI values)? I have my DSL through Verizon and AOL, and I do not know any information about the Verizon side so what username/password do I use? The 327W has Verizon firmware. Thanks.

VPI/VCI values with the Verizon firmware should be auto-detected upon the modem's first boot from a reset. The modem should also identify that PPPoE is used, and from that point reboot once it has configured itself. If it does not configure itself, just use the VPI/VCI settings of 0/35 respectively and that should get it talking to the network.
As for PPPoE, you may or may not need to set that up. Most areas use OpenPPPoE where any combination of Username and Password will allow you to log into the network. But if that's not the case, just enter in the credentials you use for either AOL (If it's a Verizon + AOL account which you have) or get the PPPoE Information from Verizon or the modem before factory resetting it (at least the username). Just keep in mind with the Verizon firmware on the 327w, even if the PPPoE session is up and running, you will need to disable the Walled Garden before attempting to browse. Otherwise you'll bump heads with an Activation Page.
The Walled Garden can be found at: http://192.168.1.1/verizon/redirect.htm . Just turn it off by pressing the Disable Button.
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Help. DSL drops connection all the time, is it the modem? (westell 327W)

Pardon me because I'm not so tech aware, and so don't know what to do to try to find a solution. We lose our internet connection a lot. It seems to happen in spurts: last night we couldn't connect at all, today it was bad in the morning but now I've been on for about a half an hour and all seems good. I can't figure out any pattern. Last weekend we were fine all weekend, during the week it was bad every single day.
I connect through a desktop and the westell modem; upstairs we connect with a laptop and wireless. The connection problems happen in both places, although it's our housemates who connect upstairs through the wireless and so I'm not entirely sure if they have problems when we're having problems or not (this has been going on for so many months, we've all kind of adapted to it. but it's more and more frustrating). Our wireless is encrypted.
When we can't connect, we get the Explorer 'cannot find website because you are not connected to the internet' error page. Even when we can't connect, the "local area connections" icon on the lower right side of the screen (Windows XP) says we have a network connection at 10.0 mbs. The lights on the modem are all green, and the DSL light stays steady green, although sometimes the internet light will blink erratically, and the wireless light always blinks quickly. We recently switched out the cable to the jack, so it's not that.
Sometimes we can get it to get back a connection briefly by doing one of these things (but they don't always work):
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- turn the computer on and off. That worked last night only to get an initial connection that then pooped out.
- use the verizon support popup that sometimes (and only sometimes) appears when we're having connectivity problems. This morning that worked briefly -- the internet connection popped back up at the stage where the pop up siad "testing connection."
Any idea what is going on here? I tried a couple months ago to get help through verizon online support, and it ended up as a 3 hour phone call to India that resolved things only for an afternoon, and not on any more long term basis, and I don't want to do that again unless I know what I'm asking for (since all they do is go through some kind of checklist).

I had similar probelm. I did find dns lookup is very slow. The following are consecutive tests:
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Server: dslrouter
Address: 192.168.1.1
Non-authoritative answer:
Name:    www.verizon.net.westell.com
Addresses: 63.251.179.13
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C:\Users\pchen>nslookup www.verizon.com
Server: dslrouter
Address: 192.168.1.1
DNS request timed out.
    timeout was 2 seconds.
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C:\Users\pchen>nslookup www.google.com
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Addresses: 63.251.179.13
          8.15.7.117
C:\Users\pchen>nslookup www.bloomberg.com
Server: dslrouter
Address: 192.168.1.1
DNS request timed out.
    timeout was 2 seconds.
DNS request timed out.
    timeout was 2 seconds.
DNS request timed out.
    timeout was 2 seconds.
*** Request to dslrouter timed-out
-- when I got disconnected from internel (even westel 327w showsInternet Status: Connected DSL link: Connected Speed (Down/Up): 3356 Kbits/sec by 843 Kbits/sec Connection Type: PPP

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