How to: Configure Modem & LAN settings for your BSNL Broadband Connection

BSNL broadband BSNL is one of the best Internet Service Provider available in India. It gives a 2mbps connection with unmetered bandwidth during night, at really reasonable prices. Although the service of BSNL is pretty good, but the worst part is in the initial setup. Even if you have your username and password and your link is connected then also, you can not get connected to broadband without proper setting of your ADSL modem and LAN.

For this setup, BSNL modem comes with a CD, which frankly speaking, is the worst manual I have ever seen. We have to wait for almost a week for the BSNL guys to come at our home and do the necessary configuration.

So today we are going to share A-Z everything you need to know to properly configure your BSNL Modem and LAN without the BSNL guys 😉 . The next time you format your PC, you don’t have to wait for a long time to reactivate your net. You can make it directly using this tutorial…

#1: Configuring your ADSL Modem:

This is the most important part and requires only one time customization. Once done, you don’t need to do it again even if you format your PC. Do this only if you are connecting to internet for the first time. If you have formatted your PC then directly jump to Step2, as this is already done in your Modem.

  •  modem hardware connectivity Connect your Modem using Ethernet or USB cable and wait for the PC/USB light to flash constantly. This means that the Modem has successfully integrated to your LAN system.
  • Now open up a Browser, Firefox or Internet Explorer and in the Address Bar type http://192.168.1.1/ . This will take you to the Modem Configuration page. Enter username: admin and password: admin when prompted. If it fails to authenticate then check your BSNL manual to get the username and password.
  • Now Click on the “Internet Connection” tab on the left. This will lead you to a page like this…modem homepage click to enlarge
  • Delete any PPPoE connection you notice on that page. By default BSNL Modem comes with an active PPPoE setup which we need to delete.note and delete the PPPoE connection Just press the delete Tab after the configuration.delete the PPPoE

Now we need to create a Bridge connection with proper settings to make a dial-up settings through LAN. It is very much simple… Just follow the steps…

  • Click on the “Add” button on that page. This will bring you a wizard to create a new Protocol.
  • Enter the following settings in Configure ATM PVCConfigure ATM PVC Now click “Next”;
  • On “Connection Type” page switch the Protocol to Bridging and click “Next”;Configure Connection Type
  • Now finally click Next one more time and on the “Summary” page click Apply.Finally click Apply on the summary page

You are all done on the modem part. Simply Switch off the Modem and Switch on it again to apply the new settings and then move to the next step…

#2: Configuring your LAN Setting:

I will give both Windows XP and Windows 7 /Vista method. But the screenshot will be of only of Win7.

  • Go to Control Panel > Network and Sharing center > Change Adapter Settings [From the left sidebar of the control panel window in windows7] and Right Click your Local Area Network and select Properties.go to the LAN properties
    In Windows XP you simply open the “Network Connections” and right click and access the properties of the Local Area Network.
  • Now on properties, make sure that “Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4)” is checked. Double click on it to acce
    ss the properties.
  • Now enter the following details in the respective fields.Settings for TCP-IP for BSNL Hit OK and you are done.
  • In Windows XP, there is only a “Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)” checkbox. Make sure to check it and access its properties and do the necessary things as stated above.
  • Save all the settings and you are done configuring your LAN.

#3: Connecting to the BSNL Broadband:

Everything is done now. Only thing left is making a dial-up connection to your High-Speed Internet. Simply follow these instruction:

  • On Windows7/Vista go to Control Panel > Network and Sharing Center > Set up a New connection or Network.
  • Select the first option, i.e, Setup a Wireless, Broadband or Dial-up and hit “Next”.setting up a connection
  • Select the Broadband PPPoESelecting Broadband PPPoE and enter your username, password provided to you by BSNL. Also name the connection accordingly (say, BSNL BB).Type the username and password
  • Now simply connect to internet and you are done. Also make a shortcut to your desktop for easy access.
  • That was for Windows7/Vista. For XP the method is almost the same. You need to access the wizard from Network Connections > Network Tasks > Create a new connection. You can find more info about this from here.

So that was a complete tutorial related to BSNL Broadband connectivity and setup. I hope it was useful for you. Do give us your feedback. Also if you face any problem, feel free to ask!

85 comments

  1. Prashant

    hi swashata bhaiya. I am havina a bsnl broadband unlimited plan connection. When we got the unlimited plan connection for the first time, i get the download speed in torrent as 230-300 kbps.But we have to cut the internet connection for days due to some problem.But when we again register for the unlimited plan with same modem ,we are getting a download speed in torrent just 45-53 kbps.So please suggest me some ways to get the old speed So i will be very very very thankful to you.Thank you swashata bhaiya

  2. Manas

    Hello..the ipaddress and DND derver u gave in the screenshot was really helpful..it workded for me 2 weeks..bt suddenly its not working..and it is giving the same error 651.pls help

    • Swashata Post author

      It seems the bsnl has changed their IP Address… Better you call them to get to know about new settings.

  3. Siddharth

    Hi! I have formatted my friend’s PC and installed XP on it. My friend’s computer had BSNL dial up broadband connection on it, how can I restore it, I mean how can I set those settings once again?

  4. Abhay

    hello everyone
    plz help me . i am using bsnl usb net connector (wireless or usb net connector) with 3G sim , but it does not give me speed more than 0.5 kbps…. it not easy to even surf in system

    i have recharge my bsnl sim RS.99 net recharge chard. it is very slow ….. plz send me setting for bsnl conection and help me and by sending your valuable comments

  5. kunal

    Hi there, badly need your help. i did all that was given in the tutorial, but in the end when you say to connect to a new network, i am now stuck, it keeps saying connection failed with error 691. whot did do wrong? and is there a way to atleast get my old settings back ?

  6. rahul

    can any1 tell me please can i play counter strik online through bsnl bradboand 0f speed 15okbps…
    pleas reply mee…

    • Denis

      Mine download speed is fricking 115 kbps . Try to live with that !
      Internet : Unlimited – WLAN
      Connection : NoCable , I think its called wlan .

  7. jomy

    it was a good gesture… i need to know how to connect 4 laptops so as to share files among us via a bsnl router.

  8. Abhishekds

    hi..
    i have a win 7 laptop & a win XP pc i’ve BSNL broadband, i connected both through lan using D-link router..
    but i can not access net simultaneously..i checked everything but there is no problem..
    i can connect to net individually in both..but i’m not able to access both at a time..

    can any one help me to solve this?

  9. Aravind

    hi,
    Thank u ,the article is very useful. I have a trouble connecting two pc’s to the broadband connection using ethernet cable and usb. Please give some information regarding that.
    Thank u

    • Swashata Post author

      I dont know if both is possible simultaneously. You might want to setup a network and add the modem and other PCs to a switch or a router.

  10. Misthi

    Hi Swashata,

    I have a sony VAIO laptop with windows 7 and a bsnl broad band connecton.At first a LAN connection was cofigured to it.NOW THE PROBLEM IS AM NOT ABLE TO GET THE “Network” icon between my laptop icon and internet..its not getting identified.its working fine with other laptops .
    Please let me know if you have a solution ASAP.

    • Swashata Post author

      Did you added a Boradband which requires username/password (I don’t remember the connection type exactly, as I am long out of windows) from the network setup?

  11. virendra uranw

    I have with windows xp sp2 and a bsnl broad band connecton.At first a LAN connection was cofigured to it.NOW THE PROBLEM IS AM NOT ABLE TO GET THE “Network” icon between my laptop icon and internet..its not getting identified.its working fine with other laptops .
    Please let me know if you have a solution ASAP.

    • Swashata Post author

      Check the lan card of your laptop with other routers/modems. It can be a problem of your lan card.

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  13. sunny

    i am using windows7 OS. When the system is turned on it is showing that multiple connection exist(one is automatically selected by the OS and the other with the name “unidentified network”) and it is not possible to connect to the internet.

    • Swashata Post author

      Are you using Wifi to connect? Then you have to create a dialup for this. Use same settings as above.

  14. shiva

    hi got my new wireless modem beetle model no: 450tc1 adsl2+ router. i hav bsnl broadband connection. i asked bsnl technicians to configure. they denied to configure as it was used earlier for airtel broadband. hence cannot be configured. friends it so?? can any one tell me how to configure? pls help me out.. byee

  15. m sardar

    The module is good enough.
    Dear sri saswata,
    In one of my laptop when I have connected broadband,the connection is set but the connection is redialed every few minutes,which is not in case of my other laptop. I,m having a broadband wi-fi.

    • Swashata Post author

      It sounds more like laptop wifi problem to me. Check your laptop with other wifi hubs

  16. deepti

    hi i am using window xp pc n bsnl broadband is connected to pc i want to browse in laptop also i have type 1 modem and i want to connect it to laptop through usb can u plz help me to do dat…

  17. jefy varghese

    hi swashata nice tutorial…but i have a doubt,why did you configure it in bridge mode instead of PPPoE.

    • Swashata Post author

      I am using PPPoE on my home. I used bridge in this tutorial to make things look like “default”

  18. hemanth

    hi, i cannot login to router settings page i’ve tried most of the ip’s found on net but no use. Any help ?

    • Swashata Post author

      if you are on windows, then open cmd and type ipconfig and paste the output here.

  19. thiruvikramar@gmail.com

    I recently bought a HP Photosmart 5510 MFD, To enable eprint service it is requesting for web based printing. I had already configured wi-fi network with all my devices. I use BSNL wi-fi modem

    • thiru

      details required are proxy server details and poirt to be configured

  20. Kaman

    How to use 3rd Party Modem (Motorola Modem NVG510) with BSNL Brand Connection? Do want to use the Modem provided by BSNL.

  21. Arpan

    hi.i m using iball baton adsl2+ router.and i have 651 ul plan.(256kbps bandwidht).but my problem is i m jst able to get only 5-10kbps speed.so shuld i change my modem with BSNL’s provided modem? plz help

  22. Asim

    I have bsnl broadband modem type2 with WLAN. I bought Samsung galaxy Tb2 P3100. Now I can connect with the modem over wi-fi and the tab shows that “BSNL_AP” connected. But i couldn’t find the way to serf internet using broadband. i have tried over VPN section in the tab but without any result even i don’t know the setings.
    Please help me how to surf broadband internet in my tab using wi-fi with the bsnl broadband modem type2.

    • Swashata Post author

      You’ll need to configure the router to PPPoE instead of bridge. You can call the BSNL guys to know how to!

  23. shyam

    hi sir,can u help me out? i have bsnl zte zxdsl 531 B-modem. when i connect to its wifi named ZTE by my windows 7 laptop it get connected and shows no internet access then i made broadband connection using username given by bsnl and this show intenet connection and i surf net on my laptop,now problem is related to my new WINDOWS PHONE NOKIA LUMIA710 – which sees ZTE wifi and get connected to it but i cant surf net on phone through wifi even its showing connected 🙁 its connected but net dsnt run on phone with this bsnl wifi…tell me what settings i have to change in wifi connection?? please help me sir.

  24. Hum Tum

    As per this Procedure, we have to dial in every time we wish to go internet.. Which is very awkward.. Is there any procedure to get the connection always active, such that plug and play can be done….

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