I could not find clear directions on how to set up my Westell 7500 DSL modem/router to work with OpnDNS and therefore I figured the following instructions could be useful to many out there. Don't hesitate to send me a comment if any of the following steps do not work for you!
1. Determine your IP address by visiting http://www.whatismyip.com/. Select and copy the IP address which is listed in big fonts at the top of the page.
2. Paste your IP address in the URL box of your web browser to open the modem/router dashboard.
3. Click on 'My Network' on the top menu bar:
4. Enter you user name and password if prompted. If you do not recall your user name and/or password, you may want to try the defaults (user name: admin; password: password)
5. Click on 'Network Connections' on the side menu located to the left of the page:
6. Click on 'Broadband Connection (DSL)':
7. There should be a PPPoE connection listed under VCs. Click on the edit icon of this connection:
8. Set the following options and click the 'Apply' button to save. For some reasons the DNS addresses below are incorrect and cannot easily be changed. The correct values are:
Primary: 208.67.222.222
Secondary: 208.67.220.220
Primary: 208.67.222.222
Secondary: 208.67.220.220
| VC Status: | Enabled | ||
| VPI: | |||
| VCI: | |||
| PCR: | |||
| QoS: | |||
| Protocol: | |||
| Secondary Wan: |
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| PPPoE Settings | |||
| DNS Primary: | |||
| DNS Secondary: | |||
| MTU: | |||
| MRU Negotiation: | Disabled | ||
| LCP Echo: | Disabled | ||
| LCP Echo Failures: | (1-30) | ||
| LCP Echo Duration: | (5-300) | ||
| LCP Echo Retry Duration: | (5-300) | ||
| Tunneling: |
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| Proxy Arp: |
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9. Test the settings by visiting https://store.opendns.com/familyshield/welcome/. You should see a large check mark along with the message "Your family is protected!"
Thanks for the article, I will write about is in my blog soon.
ReplyDeleteHi, THANK YOU very much for this article. However, the very last checkmark in your screen capture (Proxy Arp) looks like it is checked but the description to its right says Disabled. When I checked MY Proxy Arp, it says Enabled. I tried it both ways and it does not seem to make a difference.
ReplyDeleteThanks, I will check that right away.
ReplyDeleteThank you very much for your article, it helps a lot.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for this. I tried it another way but it would change back to verizons dns. Lets hope it sticks this time.
ReplyDeleteI don't have Verizon, but I do have Westell 7500. After clicking on My Network, it didn't prompt for a user name and password, but there was no "Network Connections" to click on. It just showed my Network Devices and Network Summary. Any ideas?
ReplyDeleteI figured it out (the above posting). Thanks so much for your help!
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