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I have a Westell 327 modem that must now be re-booted every time I want to connect a device wirelessly.
The speeds are also variable during the day, sometimes ok, sometimes dismal. We just had a 24 hour "test" and the follow up call said all is well NOW. However, no change is noted.
specs below
OS xp sp3
Transceiver Statistics
Transceiver Revision: 7.2.3.0
Vendor ID Code: 4
Line Mode: G.DMT Mode
Data Path: Interleaved
Transceiver Information Downstream Path Upstream Path
DSL Speed (Kbits/Sec) 3360 864
Margin (dB) 14.5 9.0
Line Attenuation (dB) 35.0 17.0
Transmit Power (dBm) 12.0 11.9
Gateway Status
Software Version: VER:4.04.03.70
Transceiver Revision: 7.2.3.0
Model Name: D90-327W15-06
Serial Number: 06B409891221
Broadband Connection Status: UP
Broadband Connection Type: PPP
Active Status: 21:11:20
Configuration: 096-900125-02 A
speedtest.net
download 2.7 Mb/s
upload 0.7 Mb/s
ping 58ms
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#1 Since wireless is on, go to Wireless Setup.
#2 What level of Wireless Security it is set to?
#3 Did you try connecting the modem to the NID?
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One thing to also check over is "4X" setting on the Westell 327w. Proprietary settings like that, if enabled could cause trouble as well (which I've seen on router using Broadcom's Afterburner technology as well). 4X mode should be disabled, MAC address filtering should be disabled, and the wireless should be using WEP by default, but WPA-TKIP or WPA2-AES should be used (WPA2 is best). If you are still having trouble, tell us which devices you are connecting to your network.
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From the modem pages:
Current Wireless Status:
Wireless: ON
SSID:
WEP: ON
64-BIT WEP KEY
Channel: 6
4X Support: OFF
SSID Broadcast: Enabled
MAC Authentication: Disabled
Wireless Mode: Mixed accepts 802.11b and 802.11g connections
I believe this is level 1.
We have an old (1970's) NID but in the past there has been no difference in speeds when I direct wire at the box.
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I downloaded InSSIDer and found that my device is on channel 6 with -35 to -45 dB. Another (same vendor) device in the neighborhood is also on channel 6, with -93 dB.
I don't know why my radio is changing power level (10dB) over the space of 5 minutes, since my laptop is less than 10 feet from the modem.
I will check again in the morning, and then change channels.
My devices connected wirelessly are a dell laptop, ipod, wii. Two other computers are wire connected.
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Change the wireless channel of your router to 1.