POWER OF ATTORNEY
                                   For Section 16 Reporting Obligations

     Know all by these presents, that the undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints each of Amy Forster, 
Tony DeSilva, Jeniffer Jaynes, Brian Cooper, Neal J. White and Eric Orsic as the undersigned's true and 
lawful attorney-in-fact to:

     (1)          execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, in the undersigned's capacity as an officer 
and/or director of Westell Technologies, Inc. (the "Company"), Forms 3, 4 and 5 in accordance with Section 16(a) 
of the United States Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules thereunder;

     (2)          do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the undersigned which may be necessary 
or desirable to complete and execute any such Form 3, 4 or 5 and timely file such form with the United States 
Securities and Exchange Commission and any stock exchange or similar authority; and

     (3)          take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection with the foregoing which, in the 
opinion of such attorney-in-fact, may be of benefit to, in the best interest of, or legally required by, the 
undersigned, it being understood that the documents executed by such attorney-in-fact on behalf of the undersigned 
pursuant to this Power of Attorney shall be in such form and shall contain such terms and conditions as such 
attorney-in-fact may approve in such attorney-in-fact's discretion.

     The undersigned hereby grants to each such attorney-in-fact full power and authority to do and perform 
any and every act and thing whatsoever requisite, necessary, or proper to be done in the exercise of any of 
the rights and powers herein granted, as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could 
o if personally present, with full power of substitution or revocation, hereby ratifying and confirming all 
that each such attorney-in-fact, or each such attorney-in-fact's substitute or substitutes, shall lawfully 
do or cause to be done by virtue of this Power of Attorney and the rights and powers herein granted.  The 
undersigned acknowledges that the foregoing attorneys-in-fact, in serving in such capacity at the request 
of the undersigned, are not assuming, nor is the Company assuming, any of the undersigned's responsibilities 
to comply with Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

     This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until the undersigned is no longer required 
to file Forms 3, 4 and 5 with respect to the undersigned's holdings of and transactions in securities issued by 
the Company, unless earlier revoked by the undersigned in a signed writing delivered to the foregoing attorneys-in-fact.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to be executed as the 26th day of 
May, 2009.

                                    
                                    /s/ Martin Hernandez
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                                    Print Name:  Martin Hernandez