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Bridged Westell to Linksys router.

Setting PPPoE on the Cisco/Linksys VoIP ATA router with the 6100 in Bridge Mode will result in better quality, more consistant VoIP connections.  This setup allows the router to handle DHCP NAT translations for the local network.  First verify that the Westell DSL 6100 modem does not have DHCP enabled.

Verifying that DHCP is off on a Westell 6100.

First open your Web browser and type http://192.168.15.1 in the address field.

You will be prompted to put a username and password in.  Leave the User Name field blank, and enter admin in the Password field.  Then click the OK button.  You will be on the Setup page.

Setting up Internet Connection Type to PPPoE on a Cisco/Linksys VoIP ATA router.

In the Internet Connection Field choose PPPoE from the drop down.  And enter your username and password for your DSL account.

PPPoE with Username and Password.

It is important that you know your Username and password for your DSL account and the format that it needs to be in.  For instance username or username @att.net.

 

On the Status page of your Linksys VoIP ATA router you will see if you are connected and have an IP address.

On the Status page you will find a Connect button, click on Connect, which will initiate the new PPPoE connection.  If your PPPoE connection establishes you will see Connected. 

There are 4 error messages that you can encounter when setting up a PPPoE:

Westell DSL modem showing lights when connected.
Westell 6100 DSL Modem

What the lights of a Westell 6100 mean and how to connect with PPPoE.