Huawei HG520C manual

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    EchoLife HG520c Home Gateway User Guide HUA WEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., L TD.[...]

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    EchoLife HG520c Home Gateway V100R001 User Guide Issue 02 Date 2009-09-11 Part Number 202139 Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. provides cus tomers with comprehensive technical support and service . Please feel free to contact our local office or company headquarters. Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. Address: Huawei Industrial Base Bantian, Longgang Shenzh[...]

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    Copyright © Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. 2009. All rights reserved. No part of this do cument may be rep roduced or tran smitted in any form or by any means without prior w ritten con sent of Hua wei Technologi es Co., Ltd. The product de scribed i n this manua l may includ e copyrighted software of Hu awei Technologies Co., Lt d and possibl e li[...]

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    Contents 1 Safety Precau tions ..................................................................................... 1 2 Connecting the Cables and Gettin g Started ............................................ 4 2.1 Simple Connection .......................................................................................4 2.2 Connecting One Telephone[...]

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    6 FAQs ......................................................................................................... 13 7 Appendix .................................................................................................. 17 7.1 Indicators .................................................................................................... 17 7.[...]

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    1 1 Safety Precautions Thank you for purchasing the EchoLife HG520c Home Gateway (hereinafter referred to as the HG520c). For safety purposes, carefully read through these safety precautions and observ e them during operation. Basic Requirements z Keep the device dry during storage, tran sportation, and operation of the device. z Prevent collision [...]

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    2 z Use the accessories such as the power adaptor provided or author ized only by the manufacturer. z Make sure that the device doe s not get wet . If water gets into the d evice, disconnect the power supply immediately and unplug al l the cab les connected to the device. z The power supply of the device must meet the requirements of the input volt[...]

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    3 Wireless Product Usage Requirements z Keep the device awa y from magnetic storag e devices (e.g ., a magnetic c ard or a floppy disk), to prevent loss of the stored information. z Stop using the device or disconnect the pow er su pply in situation s where wireless device is prohibited or using of a wirele ss device leads to interfere nce or dange[...]

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    4 2 Connecting the Cables and Getting Started 2.1 Simple Connection If your telephone line is used for the broa dband network access only and if you do not need to use a telephone, take the following figure as a refer ence for connecting the cables. 1 2 3 POWER LAN4 LAN3 LAN2 LA N1 RESET ADSL 1. Telephone jack on the wall 2. Power adapter 3. Comput[...]

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    5 2.2 Connecting One Telephone If your telephone line is used for both th e broadband network ac cess and a telepho ne connection, take the following fig ure as a reference for connecting the cables. #### #### ## ## 1 3 4 5 PHON E LIN E MODEM 2 POWER LAN 4 LAN3 LAN 2 LAN1 RESET ADSL 1. Telephone jack on the wall 2. Splitter 3. Power adapter 4. Comp[...]

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    6 2.3 Connecting Multiple Telephones If your telephone line is used for the broa dband network access, telephone connections, and fax connections, take the following figur e as a reference for connecting the cables. #### #### #### 1 3 4 5 PHONE LINE MODEM 2 POW ER LAN4 LAN 3 LAN2 LA N1 RES E T ADSL 1 7 6 5 7 8 1. Telephone jack on the wall 2. Split[...]

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    7 2.4 Getting Started To power on the HG520c, press the power button on the side panel of th e HG520c. After you power on the HG520c, the ADSL indicator b links (for less than three minutes), which indicates that th e HG520c is being activated. Later, the ADSL indicator turns solid on . The POW ER indicator is also solid on, which indi cates that t[...]

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    8 4. Select Yes from the Active drop- down combo box and select Routing from the Mode drop-down combo box. 5. Select PPPoE from the Encapsulation drop-down combo box. 6. Enter the user name and password that are prov ided by the network operator in the Username and Password text boxes, and keep the default settings of other parameters. 7. Click Sub[...]

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    9 9. Select Add a shortcut to this connection to my desktop , and then click Finish . An icon for the dial-up connection is disp layed on the desktop of your computer. You need to perform the preceding opera tions only once for cre ating a network connection. After the network connection is created, to acc ess the network, double-click the icon for[...]

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    10 4. Select WPA-PSK from the Authentication Type drop-down co mbo box. 5. Select TKIP from the Encryption drop-down co mbo box. 6. Enter an access password in the Pre-Shared Ke y text box. 7. Click Submit to save the settings. Step 3 Enable the wireless configuratio n service provided by Windows XP. 1. Right-click My Computer , and then choose Man[...]

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    11 5 Configuring the HG520c 5.1 Changing the Administrator Password Used for Logging In to the We b-Based Configuration Utility For safety reasons or to make the passwor d e asy to rememb er, you can change the administrator password for login after loggi ng in to the Web-based configuration utility. To change the password, do as f ollows: Step 1 L[...]

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    12 the you can enable or disable the wireless network function through the wireless network function, do oose Basic > Wireless Lan . Step 3 Select th e Enable or Disable option button of Access Point . wireless network function in the same wa y. The WLAN indicator shows whether wireless network function is enabled. In addition, Web-based configu[...]

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    13 To log in to the Web-based configuration util ity after you change th e IP address success fully, you need to launch the In ternet Explorer , and then enter the new IP address in the address bar. Ensure th at the IP address of the computer is in the same networ k segment as that of the HG520c so that the computer can access the Web-based configu[...]

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    14 terminal power adapter . If the voltage is unsteady, for example, if the voltage is too high or too low, do not use the term inal. Wait until the voltage restores to its normal level, and then use the t erminal. 3. Ensure that the t erminal is properly conn ected to the s ocket through the power adapter. If the POWER indicator is st ill off, con[...]

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    15 Step 5 Ensure that you have entered the corre ct user name and user password that are required by the PPP dial-up software. The user name and the user passw ord are provid ed by your network operator. Step 6 Check whether you can us e the PPP dial-up software to dial successfully. If you cannot use the PPP dial-up softwa re to d ial successfully[...]

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    16 Step 3 Check the positions of your terminal and your computer. Ensure that they are far from elec tric appliances, s uch as microwave ovens , refrigerators, or cordless telephones, that generate strong magnetic or electric fields. If the problem persists, cont act your service provider. What can I do if sometimes the terminal cannot access the I[...]

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    17 7 Appendix 7.1 Indicators Indicator Status Description Solid on The HG520c is powered on. POWER Off The HG520c is powered off. Blinking The HG520c is being activated. Solid on The HG520c is activated. ADSL Off The HG520c is powered off. Blinking z The HG520c works in routing mode. z The WAN connection is set up . z Data is being tra nsmitted. So[...]

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    18 7.2 Interfaces and Buttons Interface or Button Description POWER It is used to con nect the power adapter. LAN1–LAN4 It is used to con nect to the Eth ernet interfac e on the computer . RESET You can press and hold the RESET button for over six seconds to restore the default settings of the HG520c. Note: After you restore the defa ult settings[...]

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    19 Item Specification Ambient temperature for operation 0°C to 40°C Relative humidity for operat ion 5% to 95%, non-condensing Dimensions (L × W × H) 164 mm × 142 mm × 49 mm Weight About 300 g ADSL standards z ITU G.992.1 (G.dmt) Annex A z ITU G.994.1 (G.hs) z ANSI T1.413 Issue 2 ADSL2 standard ITU G.992. 3 (G.dmt.bis) Annex A ADSL2+ standard[...]

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    HUA WEI TECHNOL OGIES CO., L TD. Huawei Industrial Base Bantian, Longgang Shenzhen 518129 People's Republic of China www .huawei.com Part Number: 202139[...]