Huawei HG658c manual

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    HG 658 c Home Gateway User Guide H U AW E I T ECHNOLOGIE S CO ., L TD .[...]

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    HG 658 c Home Gateway V100R001 User Guide Issue 01 Date 20 12- 10 -19 Part Number 202 5 37 Huawei Techn ologies Co. , Ltd. provides customers with compreh ens i v e technical su pport and servic e. Please f eel free to cont act our loca l office or company headq uarters. Huawei Technologies Co., Lt d. Address: Huawei Indust rial Base Bantian, Lon g[...]

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    Copyright © Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. 2012. All rights reserved. No part of thi s doc umen t may be reproduc ed or tran sm itte d in any form o r by any means without prior w ri tt en consent of Hu a w ei Technologi es C o., Ltd . The product descri bed in this manual m ay includ e copyr ighted softw are of Huaw ei Technologi es Co., Ltd and p[...]

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    i Content s Contents ........................................................................................ i 1 Connecting Cables and Getti ng St arted .................................. 1 1.1 Con necting Ca bles Using the W AN Port ...................... ............. 1 1.2 Connecting Ca bles Using the USB P ort ...... ..........................[...]

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    ii 7.2 Port s a nd Buttons .. .......................... ......................................... 22 7.3 Default S et tings .................................................. ...................... 24 7.4 Product S pecifications ........................... ................................... 24[...]

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    1 1 Connecting Cabl es and Getting St art ed Thank you for pur chasing the HG658c (HG6 58c for short ). Y ou can go onl ine using t he Et hernet, USB and DSL modem services. H o w e v e r, you can only use one t ype of servi c e at one time. 1.1 Connecting Cable s Using the WAN Port Connecting Cab l es I f there is at least one Eth ernet wall jac k[...]

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    2 After you power on the HG6 58c , the P ow er indicat or turns on , t he I NTERNET indicator turns on. This indicat es that the HG 658c is w orking properly . When the INTERNET indic ator star ts bli nking , d ata is being trans m itted bet ween the HG658c and th e c onnected device. 1.2 Connecting Cable s Using the USB Port Connecting Cables Y ou[...]

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    3 1.3 Connecting Cable s Using the DSL Port Connecting Cables I f there is at least one telephone j ack available i n your home, you can access the Internet usi ng digital subsc riber line ( DS L) services. WAN 1 a b c 2 3 4 4 5 7 6 1 Telephone wall jack 2 Power adapter 3 Splitter 4 Telephone 5 Desktop comput er 6 HG658c 7 Laptop comput er a LINE p[...]

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    4 2 Setting Network Access Paramet ers 2.1 Logging in to the Web-based Configurat ion Utility Most parameters of t he HG658c are pre - s et before deliv ery to m eet common home applic ation scenar ios. T o check the HG658c 's working status or configure certain advanced net work funct i ons , use the w eb - based con figuration ut ility . T o[...]

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    5 3 Setting Up a W i reless Connection If a wireless ne twork adapter i s installed on your comp uter , you c an c o nnect your computer t o the HG658c over a wireless connec t ion. The method for ins talling the wireless a dapter and its driv er varies by ve ndor . For details, se e the installation g uide provide d by the vendor of your wir eless[...]

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    6 3.2 Setting up a Wireless Connection Manually Besides usin g t he WPS button , you can also set up a wireless c onnection manually . The follo wing example uses a computer ru nning the Wind o w s XP operating system to desc r ibe how to set up a wireless conn ection usin g t he default wirel ess net work nam e and password : 1. Find the wireless [...]

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    7 6) In the Wirel ess Netwo rk Connection dialog box, sel ect the wireless network whose name is the sa me as the one yo u recorded in 1 , and click Connect . 7) In the dialog box, enter the pass word you recorded i n 1 , and then cl ick Connect . After the system ver ifies the pass word , Connected appears on the wireless ne twork icon in the wire[...]

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    8 can then acce ss the mobile storage devices from the Local Area Network ( LAN) or Internet. T o access a mobile storag e d evice : 1. C onnect the mobil e storage d ev ice to the HG 658c's USB port . 2. Enable the FT P server, and then c onfigure t he F T P server settings. 1) Log in to the w eb - based confi guration util ity . 2) Choose Ad[...]

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    9 2. Choose Maintenance > Acc ount to display the us er informat ion management page. 3. Enter a ne w user name, your current p assword, and new pass w or d i n the corresponding text boxes. Re - enter t he ne w password to conf i r m it. 4. Click Submit . After the user name and passwor d ar e c hanged, the lo gin page is displa y ed again . En[...]

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    10 5.4 Enabling or Disabli ng the Wirel ess Network Function There are t wo methods for enabli ng or disabl ing the wirel es s network f unc t ion. Using the WLAN Button T o enable or disable the wireless net work function, pr ess the W L AN butt on more than 1 secon d . T he WL AN ind icator lig ht indicates t he status of the wireless ne twork fu[...]

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    11 5. For Securi ty Mode , select WPA -PSK/WPA2-PSK . E nt er a pass word i n WPA P re -S hared K ey text box . Use defaul t settings f or other param eters. 6. Click Submit . Y ou will be pro mpted to enter this password when connecting wireless d evices , such as a computer, to the HG658c 's wireless network. Y ou cannot connect to the HG658[...]

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    12 5.7 Restoring Default Settings If you restore t he HG658c t o def ault sett ings , all customize d user data will be lost. Therefore, exerc is e caution when using this function. T o restore the HG658c to def ault settings, po wer on t he H G658c, press a nd hold the Reset button more t h an 6 seconds, and then relea se. Y ou can also rest or e [...]

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    13 6 F AQs How can I quic k ly enable or di sable the wireles s network func t ion? Press and hold the W L AN but ton more than 1 s econd, and then r elease. T he WL AN indicator light indicates the status of the wireless network f unction. How can I quic k ly restore the HG658c to its def ault sett ings ? T o restore the HG658c to def ault setting[...]

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    14 If the WAN indicator is still off, contact your network service provider. 3. Check that you have entered t he correct user name and pass word. 4. The user name and password are pr ovided by your n etwork servi ce provider. T o check the user n am e an d password, s ee section 0“ Configuring I nternet Access P arameters ”. 5. Check whether th[...]

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    15 3) In the I nternet Opt ions dialog box, clic k the Connections tab. 4) In the Local Area Networ k (LAN) settings area, click LAN Settings . 5) In the Proxy serv er ar ea of the Local Area Network (LA N) Settings dialog box, chec k that the Use a pro xy server for your LAN (T hese settings will not appl y to dia l- up or VPN connect ions .) chec[...]

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    16 protocol. If the wireless net work adapter does not support any of the prec eding protocol, repl a ce it. 4. Check wheth er the driv er for the wireless net work adapter is correctl y installed. If the driver is not c orrec tl y ins tall ed, re - i nsta ll i t usi ng t he dr iver pro gram provided wit h t he wireless n et work adapter. 5. Check [...]

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    17 3. Move the com put er closer t o t he HG658 c. 4. Place the HG6 58c and the co m put er in another di r ec tion. 5. Try to avoid us i ng wireless n etwork connec t ion during thun derstorm s . What can I do if t he wireless net work is not encr ypted but the com put er cannot connec t to the wireless network? 1. Delete wireles s network confi g[...]

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    18 3. Check that the security m ode of the wireless net work is set t o WP A2 -PSK , or WPA -PSK/WPA2-PSK , and SSID is set to SSID1 . Note that the WPS f unction is forcibl y disabled if the wireless net work uses the Wired Equivalent P r i vacy (WEP) encr yption. 4. Check the posi tions of the HG658c and the computer . Ensure that t hey are far f[...]

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    19 7 T echnical Specifications 7.1 Indicators Indicator Color Status Description P owe r Green On The HG658c is po wered on. Red On There are e rror s in the booting pr oc ess . - Off The HG658c is po wered off. WAN Green On The DSL c onnection is e sta bl ished and activated. O r t he GE connection is successfull y establish ed b ut no data is bei[...]

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    20 Indicator Color Status Description I nternet Gr een On The Int ernet connecti on is successfully established but no data is bein g transmitted. Green Blinki ng The I nternet connecti on is successfully established an d data is bein g tra nsmitted. Red On A physical connection is established , but the HG658c is not connected t o the Internet. - O[...]

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    21 Indicator Color Status Description LAN1 - LAN4 Gree n On The L AN conn ec t ion is successfully established but no data is bein g transmitted. Green Blinki ng The L AN c onn ection is successf ully established an d data is bein g transmitted. - Off  The HG658c is po wered off .  No L AN connecti on is establis hed. USB G reen On The USB co[...]

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    22 7.2 Ports and Butt ons WPS WLAN On/Off Port or Button Function WPS U sed to enable t he WPS function. WLAN U sed to enable or di s ab le the WLAN f unction. On/Off U sed to power on or of f the HG658c . P owe r Connects a powe r ad apter. R eset R estor es t he HG658c to default s ettings if you press and h old for 6 or more seco nds. NOTE After[...]

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    23 Port or Button Function P hone1, Phon e2 Connects to a t elephone. LAN1 – LAN4 Conn ect to comput ers, switc hes, or other E thernet devices . WAN U sed to connect the HG658c to the net work. USB C onnect s to a USB device .[...]

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    24 7.3 Default Settin gs Parameter Default Settings LAN IP address 192. 168.1.1 LAN subnet mask 255.255.255. 0 User name for w eb - based configuratio n utilit y login user Password for w eb - based configuratio n utilit y login HuaweiUs er Wireless net work name ( WL AN Name ) for wireless connection See the label p rinted on the H G658c 's r[...]

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    25 Item Specifications Standards ADSL standards  G.993.1  G.993.2  G.992.1  G.992.3  G.992.5  T1.413 AD SL2 standard G .992.3 (G.dm t .bis) Annex L ADSL2+ standard G .992.5 (G.dm t .bitplus) V DSL standard G.99 3.2 LAN standards 802.3 、 802.3u W AN standards 802.3 、 802.3u Wireless transmission rates 802.11b mode Up to 11 Mbit[...]

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    HUA WEI TECHNOLOGIES C O., L TD. Huawei Industrial Base Bantian, Longgang Shenzhen 518129 People's Republic of China www .huawei.com[...]