Huawei EchoLife HG553 User manual

EchoLife HG553 Home Gateway

HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.

User Manual

EchoLife HG553

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Contents

About This Document ............................................................................................... 1

1 Safety Precautions ................................................................................................ 1-1

2 Product Overview ................................................................................................. 2-1

2.1 Product Features.......................................................................................................... 2-1

2.2 Hardware..................................................................................................................... 2-1

2.2.1 Indicators......................................................................................................... 2-1

2.2.2 Interfaces and Buttons..................................................................................... 2-2

3 Quick Start ............................................................................................................. 3-1

3.1 Connecting Cables....................................................................................................... 3-1

3.2 Inserting the USB Stick............................................................................................... 3-2

3.3 Logging In to the Web-Based Configuration Utility................................................... 3-3

4 Configuring the WAN Interface ........................................................................ 4-1

4.1 Selecting ADSL uplink mode...................................................................................... 4-1

4.1.1 Configuring the PPPoA Mode......................................................................... 4-3

4.1.2 Configuring the PPPoE Mode ......................................................................... 4-5

4.1.3 Configuring the MER Mode ........................................................................... 4-7

4.1.4 Configuring the IPoA Mode............................................................................ 4-8

4.1.5 Configuring the Bridge Mode ......................................................................... 4-9

4.2 Selecting HSPA uplink mode...................................................................................... 4-9

5 Configuration of WLAN...................................................................................... 5-1

5.1 Setting Up a Wireless Connection by the Wi-Fi Button.............................................. 5-1

5.2 Setting Up a Wireless Connection Manually............................................................... 5-1

6 Configuring Frequently Used Functions.......................................................... 6-1

6.1 Configuring Multiple PCs to Access the Internet........................................................ 6-1

6.2 Enabling or Disabling the WLAN Function................................................................ 6-2

6.3 Using the Home Storage Function............................................................................... 6-2

6.3.1 Accessing the Storage Device by the FTP Client............................................ 6-3

6.3.2 Accessing the Storage Device by the Samba Function.................................... 6-3

6.3.3 Accessing the Storage Device by Mapping Network Drive ............................ 6-4

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6.4 Using the USB Printer Function.................................................................................. 6-5

6.5 Improving the Security of a WLAN............................................................................ 6-8

6.5.1 Hiding the Name of a WLAN ......................................................................... 6-8

6.5.2 Changing the Name of a WLAN..................................................................... 6-9

6.5.3 Using Secure Encryption............................................................................... 6-10

6.5.4 Allowing Only Specified PCs to Be Connected to a WLAN ........................ 6-11

6.6 Controlling the Internet Access Rights of PCs.......................................................... 6-13

7 Maintenance Guide .............................................................................................. 7-1

7.1 Changing the Administrator Password ........................................................................ 7-1

7.2 Configuring the LAN Interface ................................................................................... 7-2

7.3 Backing Up or Updating a Configuration File............................................................. 7-3

7.4 Restoring Default Settings........................................................................................... 7-3

7.5 Restarting the Terminal............................................................................................... 7-4

7.6 Updating Software....................................................................................................... 7-5

8 FAQs........................................................................................................................ 8-1

A Technical Specifications....................................................................................A-1

B Default Settings................................................................................................... B-1

C Acronyms and Abbreviations........................................................................... C-1

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Figures

Figure 3-1 Cable connections of the terminal................................................................... 3-1

Figure 4-1 Wide Area Network (WAN) Setup page....................................................... 4-3

Figure 4-2 ATM PVC Configuration page..................................................................... 4-3

Figure 4-3 Connection Type page ................................................................................... 4-4

Figure 4-4 PPP Username and Password page for PPPoA............................................ 4-4

Figure 4-5 PPP Username and Password page for PPPoE ............................................ 4-6

Figure 4-6 WAN IP Settings page for IPoA .................................................................... 4-8

Figure 6-1 Home storage connection................................................................................ 6-3

Figure 6-2 Share folder.................................................................................................... 6-3

Figure 6-3 USBDisk_1 folder .......................................................................................... 6-4

Figure 6-4 Map Network Drive page.............................................................................. 6-5

Figure 6-5 USB printer connection................................................................................... 6-6

Figure 6-6 Welcome to the Add Printer Wizard page................................................... 6-7

Figure 6-7 Add Printer Wizard page.............................................................................. 6-7

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Tables

Table 2-1 Indicators of the terminal.................................................................................. 2-1

Table 2-2 Interfaces and buttons of the terminal............................................................... 2-2

Table 3-1 PC settings required to log in to the Web-based configuration utility............... 3-3

Table 4-1 Work mode of the WAN interface..................................................................... 4-1

Table 4-2 Parameter for the ATM PVC Configuration page .......................................... 4-2

Table 4-3 Parameters for the PPP Username and Password page.................................. 4-5

Table 4-4 Parameters for the PPP Username and Password page.................................. 4-6

Table 4-5 Parameters for the WAN IP Settings page ....................................................... 4-7

Table 4-6 Parameters for the WAN IP Settings page for IPoA ........................................ 4-8

Table 6-1 Rules for setting the password used for accessing a WLAN........................... 6-11

Table 7-1 Parameters for the Local Area Network (LAN) Setup page........................... 7-2

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About This Document

Purpose

This document describes the functions, features, and configuration methods of the

EchoLife HG553 Home Gateway (hereinafter referred to as the terminal).

By reading this document, you can understand the functions and features of the

terminal and the procedures for installing and configuring the terminal.

Related Versions

The following table lists the product versions related to this document.

Product Name

HG553

Intended Audience

This document is intended for:

zInstallation and commissioning engineers

zTechnical support engineers

Organization

This document is organized as follows.

Chapter Describes

1 Safety Precautions The safety precautions to be followed during the use

of the terminal.

2 Product Overview The functions and features of the terminal, the

functional differences between different models of the

terminal, and the indicator definitions and interface

functions of the terminal.

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Chapter Describes

3 Quick Start The methods for connecting the terminal, powering

on the terminal, and logging in to the Web-based

configuration utility of the terminal.

4 Configuration of Internet

Access Parameters

The methods for configuring the Internet access

parameters of the terminal.

5 Configuration of WLAN The methods for setting up a wireless connection.

6 Configuration Frequently

Used Functions

The methods for using some frequent functions of the

terminal.

7 Maintenance Guide Some maintenance operations related to the terminal,

such as login account management, software upgrade,

and network status diagnosis.

8 FAQs Some common questions about the use of the terminal

and the related solutions.

A Technical Specifications The technical specifications of the terminal.

B Default Settings The default settings of the terminal.

C Acronyms and

Abbreviations

The acronyms and abbreviations involved in this

document.

Conventions

Symbol Conventions

The symbols that may be found in this document are defined as follows.

Symbol Description

Indicates a hazard with a high level of risk, which if

not avoided, will result in death or serious injury.

Indicates a hazard with a medium or low level of risk,

which if not avoided, could result in minor or

moderate injury.

Indicates a potentially hazardous situation, which if

not avoided, could result in equipment damage, data

loss, performance degradation, or unexpected results.

Indicates a tip that may help you solve a problem or

save time.

Provides additional information to emphasize or

supplement important points of the main text.

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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 Names of files, directories, folders, and users are in

boldface. For example, log in as user root.

Italic Book titles are in italics.

Courier New Examples of information displayed on the screen are

in Courier New.

Command Conventions

The command conventions that may be found in this document are defined as follows.

Convention Description

Boldface The keywords of a command line are in boldface.

Italic Command arguments are in italics.

[ ] Items (keywords or arguments) in square brackets [ ]

are optional.

{ x | y | ... } Optional items are grouped in braces and separated

by vertical bars. One item is selected.

[ x | y | ... ] Optional items are grouped in brackets and separated

by vertical bars. One item is selected or no item is

selected.

{ x | y | ... } * Optional items are grouped in braces and separated

by vertical bars. A minimum of one item or a

maximum of all items can be selected.

[ x | y | ... ] * Optional items are grouped in brackets and separated

by vertical bars. Several items or no item can be

selected.

GUI Conventions

The GUI conventions that may be found in this document are defined as follows.

Convention Description

Boldface Buttons, menus, parameters, tabs, windows, and

dialog titles are in boldface. For example, click OK.

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