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EchoLife HG556a Home Gateway Service Manual HUA WEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., L TD.[...]

EchoLife HG556a V100R001 Service Manual Issue 0  Date 20  -   -  3 Part Number 202219 Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. provides cus tomers with comprehensive technical support and service. For any assistance, plea se contact our local office or company headquarters. Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. Address: Huawei Industrial Base Bantia[...]

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EchoLife HG556a Service Manual Contents Issue 0 2 (20 10 - 0 2- 0 3 ) Huawei Propr ietary and Confidential Copyright © Huawei T echnologies Co., Ltd. i Contents About This Documen t ............................................................................................... 1 1 Safety Pr ecautions ...............................................[...]

Contents EchoLife HG556a Service Manual ii Huawei Proprietary and Confidential Copyright © Huawei T echnologies Co., Ltd. Issue 0 2 (20 10 - 0 2- 0 3) 6.4 Using the USB Printer Function .................................................................................. 6-5 6.5 Improving the Security of a WLAN .......................................[...]

EchoLife HG556a Service Manual Figures Issue 0 2 ( 2010-02-03 ) H uawei Proprietary and Confidential Copyright © Huawei T echnologies Co., Ltd. iii Figures Figure 3-1 Cab le connections of the terminal ................................................................... 3-1 Figure 4-1 Wide Area Network (W AN) Setup page ............................[...]

Ta b l e s EchoLife HG556a Service Manual iv Huawei Proprietary and Confidential Copyright © Huawei T echnologies Co., Ltd. Tables T able 2-1 Indicators of th e terminal .................................................................................. 2-1 T able 2-2 Interfaces and bu ttons of the term inal ........................................[...]

EchoLife HG556a Service Manual About This Document I ssue 02 (2010-02-03 ) Huawei Proprietary and Confidential Copyright © Huawei Technologies Co., L td. 1 About This Document Purpose This document describes the functions, feat ures, and configuration methods of the EchoLife HG556a Home Gatewa y (hereinafter r eferred to as the terminal). By readi[...]

About This Document EchoLife HG556a Service Manual 2 Huawei Proprietary and Confidential Copyright © Huawei Technologies Co., L td. I ssue 02 (2010-02-03 ) Chapter Describes 3 Quick Start The methods for connecting th e terminal, powering on the terminal, and logging in to the Web-based configuration utilit y of the term inal. 4 Configuration of I[...]

EchoLife HG556a Service Manual About This Document I ssue 02 (2010-02-03 ) Huawei Proprietary and Confidential Copyright © Huawei Technologies Co., L td. 3 General Conventions The general conventions that may be found in this document are defined as follows. Convention Description Times New Roman Normal paragraphs are in Times New Roman. Boldface [...]

About This Document EchoLife HG556a Service Manual 4 Huawei Proprietary and Confidential Copyright © Huawei Technologies Co., L td. I ssue 02 (2010-02-03 ) Convention Description > Multi-level menus are in boldface and separ a ted by the ">" signs. For example, choos e File > Create > Folder . Keyboard Operations The keyboard[...]

1 Safety Precautions Huawei Proprietary and Confidential Copyright © Huawei T echnologies Co., Ltd. 1-1 1 Safety Precautions T o use the device properl y and safely , read these warnings and precau tions carefully and observe them during operation. strictly se specified, the device in cludes the device and its accessories. i z During storage, , an[...]

1 Safety Precautions 1-2 Huawei Proprietary and Confidential Copyright © Huawei T echnologies Co., Ltd. z During thunderstorms, power off the d evice, and then r emove all the cables connected to it to prevent it from getting damaged due to ligh tning strikes. Precautions for Using Wireless Devices z The antenna(s) used for this transm itter must [...]

1 Safety Precautions Huawei Proprietary and Confidential Copyright © Huawei T echnologies Co., Ltd. 1-3 Maintenance z If the device is not used for a long time, pow er it off, and then rem ove all the cables connected to it. z If any exception occurs, for example, if the device emits an y smoke or unusu al sound or smell, stop using the d evice i [...]

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2 Product Overview Huawei Proprietary and Confidential Copyright © Huawei T echnologies Co., Ltd. 2-1 2 Product Overview 2.1 Pr printer through the USB 2.0 host interface. It also supports multiple USB devices, such as the USB stick, USB hard disk, and USB card r eader . 2.2 Hardware 2.2.1 In T able 2-1 he terminal. T ic the oduct Features The Ech[...]

2 Product Overview 2-2 Huawei Proprietary and Confidential Copyright © Huawei T echnologies Co., Ltd. Indicator Color Status Meaning - Off The Wi-Fi network is not a ctivated. Wi-Fi Red ly PS) process is Blinking slow The Wi-Fi Protected Setup (W in progress. Red On The Wi-Fi connection is in good condi tion. Red kly The Wi-Fi connection is normal[...]

2 Product Overview Huawei Proprietary and Confidential Copyright © Huawei T echnologies Co., Ltd. 2-3 Interface or Meaning Button Wi-Fi Enable or disable the Wi-F i function and the WPS function . USB e device, such as a USB disk, a printer etc. Connects a USB storag RESET setti ngs, the customized data will be Restores the fact ory settings if th[...]

3 Quick Start Huawei Proprietary and Confidential Copyright © Huawei T echnologies Co., Ltd. 3-1 3 Quick Start 3.1 Co Figure 3-1 terminal. nnecting Cables shows the cable conn ections of the Figure 3-1 Cable connections of the terminal on the wall ro-filter 1. Telephone jack 2. Mic 3. Splitter 4. Telephone 5. PC 6. Set- top box 7. Power adapter[...]

3 Quick Start 3-2 Huawei Proprietary and Confidential Copyright © Huawei T echnologies Co., Ltd. If y of the Figure 3-1 : 1. socket. 2. 3. Connect the phone to the micro-filter with the DSL cable. 3.2 Inse 1. B stick. 2. ou have another phone, do as fo llows refer to the left Unplug your telephone cable from the wall Connect the micro-filte r to t[...]

3 Quick Start Huawei Proprietary and Confidential Copyright © Huawei T echnologies Co., Ltd. 3-3 3.3 Lo The terminal which you can vi T 1 lists the PC settings req ui W eb-based configuration utility of t T ttings required to l gging In to the Web- Based Configuration Utility provides simple and easy W eb-based configuration utility , through ew o[...]

4 Configuring the W AN Interface Huawei Proprietary and Confidential Copyright © Huawei T echnologies Co., Ltd. 4-1 4 Configuring the WAN Interface The terminal supports ADSL uplink and HSP A uplink, and you can choose any of the two modes to access the Internet . Just keep the default settings, you can acce ss the Internet and do not need to do a[...]

4 Configuring the W AN Interface 4-2 Huawei Proprietary and Confidential Copyright © Huawei T echnologies Co., Ltd. T able 4-2 the ADSL uplink mode. T amet PVC Configuration page lists the information to be collected before configu ring able 4-2 Par er for the ATM Parameter Description VPI/VCI It specifies the V PI and VCI of the PVC. The value is[...]

4 Configuring the W AN Interface Huawei Proprietary and Confidential Copyright © Huawei T echnologies Co., Ltd. 4-3 4.1.1 Figure 4-1 Configuring the PPPoA Mode T o configure the PPPoA mode for th e W AN interface, do as follows Step 1 Logging in to the Web-based co nfigura tion utilit y. For details, see section 3.3 " Logging In to the Web-Ba[...]

4 Configuring the W AN Interface 4-4 Huawei Proprietary and Confidential Copyright © Huawei T echnologies Co., Ltd. Step 6 Enter the value in the VPI and VCI text boxes that prov ided by the Internet S ervice Provider. Step 7 Click Ne xt to show the Connection Type page. Figure 4-3 Connection Type page Step 8 Select PPP over ATM (P PPoA) . Choose [...]

4 Configuring the W AN Interface Huawei Proprietary and Confidential Copyright © Huawei T echnologies Co., Ltd. 4-5 Table 4-3 Parameters for the PPP Username and Password page Parameter Description PPP Username The user name of the PPP, which is provide d by the Internet Service Provider. PPP Password The user name of the PPP, which is provide d b[...]

4 Configuring the W AN Interface 4-6 Huawei Proprietary and Confidential Copyright © Huawei T echnologies Co., Ltd. Figure 4-5 PPP Username and Password page for PPPoE Table 4-4 Parameters for the PPP Username and Password page Parameter Description PPP Username The user name of the PPP, which is provide d by the Internet Service Provider. PPP Pas[...]

4 Configuring the W AN Interface Huawei Proprietary and Confidential Copyright © Huawei T echnologies Co., Ltd. 4-7 4.1.3 Table 4-5 Configuring the MER Mode T o configure the MER mode for the W AN interface, do as follows: Step 1 Repeat from the step1 to the step 7 of 4.1.1 " Configuring the PPPoA Mode ." Step 2 On the Conne c tion Type [...]

4 Configuring the W AN Interface 4-8 Huawei Proprietary and Confidential Copyright © Huawei T echnologies Co., Ltd. 4.1.4 Figure 4-6 Configuring the IPoA Mode T o configure the IPoA mode for the W AN interface, do as follows: Step 1 Repeat from the step1 to the step 7 of 4.1.1 " Configuring the PPPoA Mode ." Step 2 On the Conne c tion Ty[...]

4 Configuring the W AN Interface Huawei Proprietary and Confidential Copyright © Huawei T echnologies Co., Ltd. 4-9 Step 4 Click Nex t to show the Network Address Translation Settings page, just keep the default settings. Make sure choose Data in th e Service Name dro p-down list box. Step 5 Click Nex t to show the WAN Setup-Summary page, cli ck S[...]

4 Configuring the W AN Interface 4-10 Huawei Proprietary and Confidential Copyright © Huawei T echnologies Co., Ltd. 4.2 Selecting HSPA uplink mode T o configure the W AN parameters by HSP A uplink mode, do as follows: Step 1 Logging in to the Web-based co nfigura tion utilit y. For details, see section 3.3 " Logging In to the Web-Based Confi[...]

5 Configuration of WLAN Huawei Proprietary and Confidential Copyright © Huawei T echnologies Co., Ltd. 5-1 5 Configuration of WLAN 5.1 Setting Up a Wireless Connection by the Wi-Fi Butto Step 1 button on the side panel and ho ld it for more than four seconds to enter the WPS negotiation state. The Wi-Fi indicator starts to b link slowly in a few s[...]

5 Configuration of WLAN 5-2 Huawei Proprietary and Confidential Copyright © Huawei T echnologies Co., Ltd. s tion between your PC and the on takes Windows XP as an exam ple an d describes how to set up a wireless between your PC and th e terminal manually , do as follo Step 1 Reco If your PC runs on W i ndows XP , you can use the wireless zero con[...]

6 Configuring Frequently Used Functions Huawei Proprietary and Confidential Copyright © Huawei T echnologies Co., Ltd. 6-1 6 Configuring Frequently Used Functions 6.1 Configuring Multiple PCs to Access the Internet Functio can Then the PCs can access the Internet simultane ously through the routing function of the Config t ternet Step 1 by using n[...]

6 Configuring Frequently Used Functions 6-2 Huawei Proprietary and Confidential Copyright © Huawei T echnologies Co., Ltd. 6.2 Enabling or Disab ling the WLAN Function Function Overview The terminal supports enab ling or disablin g the WLAN function. Thus, you can enable or disable the WLAN function as required. Configuration Example T o disable t[...]

6 Configuring Frequently Used Functions Huawei Proprietary and Confidential Copyright © Huawei T echnologies Co., Ltd. 6-3 6.3 Using the Home Storage Function Function Overview The terminal supports the home storage functi on. Portable storage devices, such as USB flash drives and portable hard disks, can be connected to the USB port on the termin[...]

6 Configuring Frequently Used Functions 6-4 Huawei Proprietary and Confidential Copyright © Huawei T echnologies Co., Ltd. 6.3.1 6.3.2 Figure 6-2 Accessing the Storage Device by the FTP Client T o access the portable storage d evice by the F TP client, do as follows. Step 1 Launch the Inter net Explorer and enter FTP://192.168.1.1 . Step 2 In the [...]

6 Configuring Frequently Used Functions Huawei Proprietary and Confidential Copyright © Huawei T echnologies Co., Ltd. 6-5 Step 3 Double click the USBDisk_1 folder, and then you can see the folder structure of your portable storage device. ----End 6.3.3 Figure 6-4 Accessing the Storage Device by Mapping Network Drive The terminal allows you to acc[...]

6 Configuring Frequently Used Functions 6-6 Huawei Proprietary and Confidential Copyright © Huawei T echnologies Co., Ltd. 6.4 Using the USB Printer Function T o enable the USB printer function, do as follows. Step 1 Connect the cables refer to Figure 6-5 . Figure 6-5 USB printer connection Step 2 Configure the w eb page as follo ws: Launch the In[...]

6 Configuring Frequently Used Functions Huawei Proprietary and Confidential Copyright © Huawei T echnologies Co., Ltd. 6-7 Figure 6-6 3. Figure 6-7 Welcome to the Add Printer Wiz ard page Select A network printe r, or a printer attached to another computer and then click Next . Add Printer Wi zard page[...]

6 Configuring Frequently Used Functions 6-8 Huawei Proprietary and Confidential Copyright © Huawei T echnologies Co., Ltd. 4. 5. Select Connect to a printe r on the Internet or on a home or office network. Enter http://192.168.1.1:631/printers/myprinter in the URL tex t box, click Next . The address 192.168.1.1:631 is preset and cannot be changed,[...]

6 Configuring Frequently Used Functions Huawei Proprietary and Confidential Copyright © Huawei T echnologies Co., Ltd. 6-9 6.5 Improving the Security of a WLAN The signals of a WLAN are tr ansmitted in the air . Therefore, unauthorized persons can receive the wireless signals easily . If the wireless signals are not encr ypted, unauthorized person[...]

6 Configuring Frequently Used Functions 6-10 Huawei Proprietary and Confidential Copyright © Huawei T echnologies Co., Ltd. Step 4 Enable the Enable Wireless option tex t box. Step 5 Clear the Hide Access Point option text box, and then click Save/Apply . Step 6 In the Wire less - Guest/Virtual Access Points area, enter SSID2 in the SSID text box.[...]

6 Configuring Frequently Used Functions Huawei Proprietary and Confidential Copyright © Huawei T echnologies Co., Ltd. 6-1 1 the corresponding password when connec ting to the WLAN and d ata is being transmitted after secure encryption. Thus, only authorized persons can use th e WLAN and the data tran smitted on the WLAN is protected against unaut[...]

6 Configuring Frequently Used Functions 6-12 Huawei Proprietary and Confidential Copyright © Huawei T echnologies Co., Ltd. The WLAN configuration page is displayed. Step 3 Select Mixed WPA2/WPA-PSK in Network Authentication drop-down list box. Step 4 In WPA Pre-S hared K ey text box, enter MyPassw ord . Step 5 Select AES in WPA Encryption drop-do[...]

6 Configuring Frequently Used Functions Huawei Proprietary and Confidential Copyright © Huawei T echnologies Co., Ltd. 6-13 network cable. A wireless network adapter is insta lled on the lapto p. T o allow only the laptop to be con nected to the WLAN and prohibit other un authorized users from accessing the WLAN, you can u se the whitelist mode of[...]

6 Configuring Frequently Used Functions 6-14 Huawei Proprietary and Confidential Copyright © Huawei T echnologies Co., Ltd. 6.6 Controlling the Internet Access Rights of PCs Function Overview Y ou can prohibit certain PCs fro m accessing the Internet or allow only certain PCs to access the Internet. In addition, you can set the period during which[...]

6 Configuring Frequently Used Functions Huawei Proprietary and Confidential Copyright © Huawei T echnologies Co., Ltd. 6-15 z Click to select: Select from Monday to Sunday z Start Blocking Time (hh:mm): 00:00 z End Blocking Time (hh:mm): 18:59 Step 5 Click Save/Apply . Step 6 Click Add . Step 7 Set the followin g parameters based on rule 2. z User[...]

7 Maintenance Guide Huawei Proprietary and Confidential Copyright © Huawei T echnologies Co., Ltd. 7-1 7 Maintenance Guide 7.1 Changing the Administrator Password Functio eters, to the W eb-based configura tion utilit y , you can ch ange the administrator n Overview Y ou can configure all the parameters of the terminal through the W e b-based conf[...]

7 Maintenance Guide 7-2 Huawei Proprietary and Confidential Copyright © Huawei T echnologies Co., Ltd. T o configure the LAN parameter s, do as follows: Step 1 Choose A Step 2 C rameters -1 . Gener ally keep the default settings is OK. T ameters f 7.2 Configuring the LAN Interface dvanced Setup > LAN in the naviga tion tree. hange the pa refer [...]

7 Maintenance Guide Huawei Proprietary and Confidential Copyright © Huawei T echnologies Co., Ltd. 7-3 7.3 Ba Function Overview backup function, you can save a backup of the configur ation file ke, Config ed multiple advanc ed parameters according to actual rs again for some reasons. T o prevent you can back up the configur ation file of quickly r[...]

7 Maintenance Guide 7-4 Huawei Proprietary and Confidential Copyright © Huawei T echnologies Co., Ltd. Config you have forgotten the login pa ssword. Y ou can press the RESET button to re all the restore the ault settings through the web-based configuration as follows: Step 1 Log in to the Web -based configuration utilit y. ore Default in the navi[...]

7 Maintenance Guide Huawei Proprietary and Confidential Copyright © Huawei T echnologies Co., Ltd. 7-5 7.6 Updating Software t version. Function Overview By using the software upgrading function , you can upgrade the software of the terminal to the lates During the upgrade, do not power off the term inal; otherwise, the terminal may get damaged. C[...]

8 F AQs Huawei Proprietary and Confidential Copyright © Huawei T echnologies Co., Ltd. 8-1 8 FAQs Question 1: Can I use the terminal as a DHCP server? Y es, you can. The terminal incorporates the DHCP server software. How can I Question 2: quickly restore the default settings of the terminal? T o restore the default settings of the terminal, power[...]

8 F AQs 8-2 Huawei Proprietary and Confidential Copyright © Huawei T echnologies Co., Ltd. Question 5: What can I do if noises ex ist during telephone calls? Step 1 Ensure that a splitter is installed. A splitter helps to protect the c all quality of th e asymmetric digital subscriber line (ADSL) from being affected due to th e interferen ce of ot[...]

8 F AQs Huawei Proprietary and Confidential Copyright © Huawei T echnologies Co., Ltd. 8-3 Check the list of wireless network conn ections and ensure that the te rminal is connected to the WLAN. Step 7 Ensure that the PPP dialing software is properl y installed and that the pa rameters of the software are correctly configured . Step 8 Check whethe[...]

8 F AQs 8-4 Huawei Proprietary and Confidential Copyright © Huawei T echnologies Co., Ltd. 4. 5. 6. In the Prefer red Networks grou p box, select the latest wireless network connection saved on your computer. Then click Remove . Delete a ll the other wireless network connections from the Preferred Net works group box. Click OK . Step 2 Create a wi[...]

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