Using your Westell 7500 modem

Under the Home tab, you can access these features:

• Broadband connection details, including WAN IP address
• Quick links:
  • Enable an online game connection
  • Show more information about my internet connection
  • Check for updates and improvements for this software
  • Change the password required to make changes to my network

Under the My Network tab, you can access these settings:

• Network devices
• Network summary

Under Wireless, you can access these settings:

• Basic setup
• Simple configuration
• Wireless security
• MAC filtering
• Advanced settings
• Secondary SSID
   

WiFi setup instructions

1.  Under the Wireless tab, select Basic Setup. You can edit the following:

• Wireless Operation: Enabled
• Network Name (SSID): CenturyTel (change if desired)
  
• Channel: 1, 6 or 11 are recommended
• Mode: Mixed
• Hide SSID: Disabled
   

2.  Select Save.
 

3.  Select Security. You can edit the following:

• Wireless Security: Select desired security
• Authentication Type: Select desired authentication type
• Key Select: Key 1
• Key 1: Enter desired key
   

4.  Select Save.

Under Security, you can access these features:

• Security level
• Services
  • ALG
  • Port forwarding
  • Port triggering
• Wireless security
• Change password
• Security log

Under Advanced, you can access these settings: