Setup Nokia Siemens Residential Router 1600 with BSNL

Nokia Siemens Residential Router 1600 is one of the common modems provided by BSNL. One of my friends lost the setup disc came with this device and struggled a lot at the time of reconfiguration. In this tutorial, you can learn how to setup BSNL Internet connection using Nokia Siemens Residential Router 1600. Just like other BSNL modem/ router models, we do not need setup disc to configure it. We can do it manually by following the steps provided in this tutorial. At the end of the tutorial, you can see the steps to activate WiFi and wireless security on Nokia Siemens Residential Router 1600.

Configure Nokia Siemens Residential Router 1600

In order to configure this device with BSNL broadband, follow the steps below.

1. Connect Nokia Siemens Residential Router 1600 to the computer using Ethernet cable
   
   
2. Power on the modem
   
   
3. Type 192.168.1.1 on the address bar of Internet Explorer and press enter
   
   
   Username: admin
   Password: admin
   
   Now you can access the web-based setup page of Nokia Siemens Residential Router 1600 by entering the login details given. You will be redirected to device info page where you can read basic information about it. You can select the right option to set up this device from the left-hand side menu.
   
   
   
4. Click on Advanced Setup
   
   
   Delete all connections except VPI/VCL 0/35.
   
   
5. Click Edit button of 0/35
   
   
   Click next. Here we must make sure the value set for VPI is 0 and VCI is 35.
   
   
   
6. Select PPPoE
   
   We need to configure PPPoE connection with BSNL modem. So we should select PPP Over Ethernet (PPPoE). Now we should enter the BNSL broadband username and password.
   
   
   We should check
   
   i. Enable PPP Debug Mode
   ii. Bridge PPPoE Frames Between WAN and Local Ports
   
   Now click on Next
   
   
7. Enable NAT in Nokia Siemens Residential Router 1600
   
   
   We should check
   
   i. Enable NAT
   ii. Enable WAN Service
   
   Click Next
   
   
8. Click on Save and we will automatically redirect to the main page.
   
   
   We should click on Save/Reboot button there. After this step, we should go to Management (on the left-hand side) and click Save/Reboot to save the current settings properly.
   

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