Huawei EchoLife HG520 User manual

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EchoLife HG520 Home Gateway

Quick Guide

Welcome to purchase the EchoLife HG520 Home Gateway device(the

HG520 for short). With your HG520, you can access the Internet using

your high-speed ADSL AP router.

This manual shows how to install your HG520.

Getting to Know

The HG520 is a kind of Internal ADSL AP router for high speed

internet access.It has a 10/100Base-T Ethernet router to provide

Internet connectivity to all computers on your LAN. It also support

IEEE 802.11g 54Mbit/s Access Point.

Rear Panel

The rear panel provides ports for the HG520 to receive/send data and

get power supply..

Label Function

SW Power Button. Switches the device on and off

DC-IN Connects to the power adapter cable

RST Press the reset button for 2 seconds the HG520

will be restarted (rebooted). To reset to default

settings, turn off the device first. Hold the Reset

button and then turn on the device; wait for 5~8

seconds and then release the button. Resets

device’s configuration to factory default

LAN1-4 RJ-45 connector: connects the device to your

computer's Ethernet port, or to the uplink port on

your LAN's hub, using the cable provided.

DSL RJ-11 connector: connects the device to a

telephone jack using the supplied cable

Front Panel

The front panel provides LED indicators to indicate the device status.

Label Color Function

PWR Green On: The device is powered on

Off: The device is powered off

Label Color Function

LAN1-4 Green On: The LAN link established and active

Off: No LAN link

Flashes during data transfer

DSL Green Flashes during the ADSL training mode

On: ADSL link established and active

Tx/Rx Green On: The device is active

Flashes during data transfer through ADSL

line

WLAN Green On: The WLAN enabled

Off: The WLAN disabled

Flashes during data transfer

Before Installation

The HG520 is used indoors only. Pay attention to the following when

installing and using the HG520.

Environment

Cleaning

Before cleaning the HG520, cut off the power supply.

Clean it using a piece of soft cloth. Do not use liquid or gas solution.

Power supply

•Use the power adapter delivered with the HG520.

•The voltage of the power supply shall meet the requirement of the

input voltage of the power adapter.

•In the case of thundering, unplug the power adapter;If the HG520

is not in use for a long time, unplug the power adapter.

•Do not open the cover of the HG520.

Connecting the HG520

You need to connect the device to the phone jack, the power outlet,

and your computer or network.

Before cable connection, turn off power of your

computer(s),LAN/hub/switch (if applicable),and the HG520.

Cable connection:

Follow the steps listed below to install it.

Stage Description See in

1 Connect the ADSL line. Step1

2 Connect the Ethernet cable. Step2

3 Attach the power connector. Step3

4 Turn on the HG520 and power up your system Step4

Step1 Connect the ADSL line

Method one: Plug one end of the twisted-pair ADSL cable into the

ADSL port on the rear panel of HG520 and insert the other end into the

wall socket.

Method two: You can use a separate splitter. External splitter can

divide the data and voice, then you can access the Internet and make

calls at the same time.The external splitter has three ports:

•LINE: connect to the wall jack

•PHONE: connect to the phone sets

•MODEM: connect the ADSL port of HG520

Plug one end of the twisted-pair ADSL cable into the ADSL port on the

rear panel of HG520. Connect the other end to the MODEM port of the

external splitter.

Note: Although you use the same type of cable, ADSL and

PHONE ports are not interchangeable. Do not route

the ADSL connection through the PHONE port.

Setp2 Connect the Ethernet cable

Attach one end of a provided network cable to a regular hub port and

the other to the Ethernet port on the HG520.

Step3 Attach the power adapter

Connect the AC power adapter to the PWR connector on the rear of

the device and plug in the adapter to a wall outlet or power extension.

Step4 Turn on the HG520 and power up computers and LAN

devices

Press the power switch on the rear panel of the device to the ON

position.

Turn on and boot up your computer(s) and any LAN devices such as

hubs or switches.

FAQs

Failure Instruction

Power

light is out.

•Ensure the power adapter is well connected

•Ensure the right power adapter is used

ADSL

LINK light

is out.

•Ensure the ADSL line is well connected

•Test with a phone to ensure the phone cable

before entering the house is valid

•Check that there is no junction box before

connecting HG520, which has such

components like capacitors or diodes that

could hinder back high frequency signals

•Ensure the router and phones are properly

connected.

LAN LINK

light is out

•Ensure you use the right cables from the

router to your computer

•Ensure the connection is secured;Check if the

NIC LED lights up;

•Ensure your NIC works normally by examining

whether the item of “Networking Device” is

labeled with “?” or “!”. If it is, you may delete it

Failure Instruction

and then click <Refresh> to reinstall.

•Otherwise you may try the NIC in another slot.

As a last resort, you have to replace the NIC.

Fail to

access the

Internet

Take the most common access mode as an

example, in which a dial-up application is

installed on your computer

•Ensure that any of the problems above is not

the reason

•Ensure that the dial-up application is correctly

installed and set on your computer

•Ensure that you have entered the right user

name and password

•Ensure “Use Proxy Server” is set properly for

IE, if the problem still remains even after you

have logged into successfully

•Try to access more than one Web sites, in

case of some Web server’s being in failure

Technical Specifications

Item Specification

Whole-system consumption 10W

Power supply 200V AC-240V AC

Frequency: 50Hz-60 Hz

Dimensions(L WH) 146mm 129mm 29mm

Operating temperature 0-40

Storage temperature -10 -65

Operating humidity 10% - 95% non-condensing

This product has been designed to comply with the requirements on

environmental protection. For the proper storage, use and disposal of

this product, national laws and regulations must be observed.

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