User Guide

Westell (Models 6000, 6100, 6110)

 

 

 

Private LAN DHCP Server Enable

Default = CHECKED

 

If this box is CHECKED, it enables DHCP addresses to be served

 

 

from the Private LAN pool.

 

Private LAN Enable

Default = CHECKED

 

 

If this box is CHECKED, it enables the addresses from the Private

 

 

LAN to use the NAT interface.

 

Modem IP Address

Displays the Router’s IP address

 

Subnet Mask

Displays the Subnet Mask, which determines what portion of an IP

 

 

address is controlled by the network and which portion is controlled

 

 

by the host.

 

DHCP Start Address

Displays the first IP address that the DHCP server will provide.

 

DHCP End Address

Displays the last IP address that the DHCP server will provide.

 

DHCP Lease Time

Displays the amount of time the provided addresses will be valid,

 

 

after which the DHCP client will usually re-submit a request.

 

NOTE: DHCP Lease Time is displayed in the following format: (dd:hh:mm:ss)* This value must be greater than 10 seconds. The default = 01:00:00:00. Seconds must be between 0 and 59, minutes must be between 0 and 59, and hours must be between 0 and 23.

*(dd = days, hh = hours, mm = minutes, ss = seconds).

If the settings you have entered in the Private LAN Configuration screen are incorrect, the following warnings messages may be displayed via pop-up screens. If this occurs, check the settings in the Private LAN Configuration screen.

Warning Message

Check Private LAN DHCP Settings

Start Address is not part of the Subnet

Check the value in the DHCP Start Address field

End Address is not part of the Subnet

Check the value in the DHCP End Address field

End Address is below the Start Address

Check the value in the DHCP End Address field

Lease time must be greater than 10 seconds

Check the values in the DHCP Lease Time fields

Seconds must be between 0 and 53

Check the Seconds value in the DHCP Lease Time field

Minutes must be between 0 and 59

Check the Minutes value in the DHCP Lease Time field

Hours must be between 0 and 23

Check the Hours value in the DHCP Lease Time field

11.5 Public LAN Configuration

The following screen will be displayed if you select Public LAN Configuration from the Configuration menu. Click in the Public LAN DHCP Server Enable box. A check mark will appear in the box.

NOTE: The Public LAN feature, if available from your service provider, allows the Router to use LAN IP addresses that are accessible from the WAN. Public LAN allows your computer to have global address ability. To utilize the Public LAN feature on your Router, your ISP must support Public LAN and Static IP. Contact your ISP for details.

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Westell Technologies 6100, 6000, 6110 manual Public LAN Configuration, Check Private LAN Dhcp Settings

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