How I set up a Cisco Linksys e2000 N router to work with a Westell 6100 modem router.
In order to use the Linksys router with the Westell 6100 modem/router, you first must change the Westell modem to bridge mode.
To change the Westell 6100 modem to bridge mode, do the following:
1. Connect the Westell modem to a computer by the Ethernet cable.
2. Open a web browser and enter 192.168.1.1 in the address bar. This is the IP address for the router.
3. You may need to enter your Westell 6100 username and password. Note that the default username is admin and default password is password.
4. From the main menu, click My Network
5. Click Network Connections in the left panel.
6. Click broadband Connection (DSL)
7. In the VCs section, click the Edit icon
8. Select Bridge in the Protocol field
9. Select Bridge in the Bridge Mode field
10. Click OK or Apply. You may get a warning screen reminding you that your modem must be reset. This will be automatically done.
11. The modem will now reset itself. Once it resets, the modem will take you back to the main menu. Click Main if the Main page does not display automatically.
12. Click Network Connections in the left panel
13. Click on LAN
14. Remove the checkmark from the Private LAN DHCP Server Enable box
15. The Westell 6100 modem is now in Bridge Mode. Close the Westell 6100 configuration window.
16. Shut down computer.
17. Unplug the power to the Westell 6100 modem.
18. Unplug the Ethernet cable from the back of the Westell 6100 modem and plug it in the the Yellow port on the Linksys e2000 router.
19. Now, take a new Ethernet cable and plug one end into the back of the Westell 6100 modem and the other end into one of the numbered ports on the Linksys e2000 router.
20. Plug the power supply for the Linksys e2000 router into the 110 volt wall outlet.
21. On the Linksys e2000 router, press and hold for 1 minute the reset button on the back of the unit. Use a ball point pen to do this.
22. Now, unplug the Linksys e2000 router.
23. Reconnect the power to the Westell 6100 modem, Wait one minute.
24. Then reconnect the power to the Linksys e2000 router.
25. Turn on the computer.
26. Insert the Linksys e2000 setup CD and follow the onscreen instructions.
27. When the setup process has completed, you should see a window displaying the name of the wireless network, the password to get into that network, the name of the guest account, and the password to get into the guest account.
28. Write down all of the information in step 27.
29. Now you should be able to connect to the wireless network using the name and password from step 27
