User Guide

Westell (Models 6000, 6100, 6110)

 

 

 

 

belongs to your local network.

DHCP Start Address

This setting specifies the start of the IP address pool that the Router uses to

 

 

assign IP addresses to local devices.

 

DHCP End Address

This setting specifies the end address of the IP address pool used for automatic

 

 

configuration of local devices.

 

DNS Server Enable

DNS stands for Domain Name System. This is an Internet standard that

 

 

facilitates communication among devices. This allows a name to be used when

 

 

specifying a device instead of an IP address. Normally you want this enabled.

 

DHCP Server Enable

DHCP stands for Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol. This is an Internet

 

 

standard that allows the Router to automatically assign IP addresses to devices

 

 

connected on the LAN network. It is advised that this opt ion is set to Enabled.

 

LAN Statistics

This page contains information regarding the configuration and status of your Local LAN. The following settings are displayed.

 

LAN Configuration

Device IP Address

This displays the IP address that the ADSL router uses for local communication.

DHCP NetMask

This displays the subnet address that the ADSL router’s DHCP server issues in

 

DHCP responses.

DHCP Start Address

This setting specifies the start of the IP address pool that the modem uses to

 

assign IP addresses to local devices.

DHCP End Address

This setting specifies the end address of the IP address pool used for automatic

 

configuration of local devices.

DHCP Server Status

Displays the status, “ON” or “OFF” of the DHCP Server

DHCP Server

Displays which network “Public” or “Private” the DHCP server is serving IP

 

addresses for.

Devices on LAN

This page displays the current devices the modem has found on your LAN. The

 

name of the device, the Ethernet MAC address, and the status, “Active” or

 

“Inactive” is displayed in the table.

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Private LAN

This page contains the settings that control how the ADSL router interacts with the local devices connected to the router. It is not recommended that these settings be changed. The following settings are displayed.

 

 

Private LAN

 

 

 

Private LAN DHCP Server

Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) is an Internet standard that

 

 

 

Enable

allows the ADSL router to automatically assign IP addresses to devices

 

 

 

 

connected on the LAN network. It is advised that this is enabled for Private

 

 

 

 

LAN.

 

 

 

Private LAN Enable

This setting enables the Private NAT’ed interface. It is advised to leave this

 

 

 

 

enabled.

 

 

 

Modem IP Address

This controls the IP address that the ADSL router uses for local

 

 

 

 

communication.

 

 

 

Subnet Mask

This setting specifies the subnet mask to use to determine if an IP address

 

 

 

 

belongs to your local network.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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6110, 6100, 6000 specifications

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