Huawei BC510 User manual

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HUAWEIBC510 Wireless Gateway
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SafetyPrecautions
Readthesafetyprecautionscarefullytoensurethecorrect andsafeuseofyour
wireless device.Fordetailedinformation, see Chapter15 "Warningsand
Precautions."
Donotswitchonyourdevicewhenthedevice useisprohibitedor whenthedeviceusemaycauseinterferenceordanger.
Donot useyourdevicewhiledriving.
Followtherulesorregulationsinhospitalsandhealthcarefacilities.
Switchoffyourdevicenearmedicalapparatus.
Switchoffyourdeviceinanaircraft. Thedevicemaycause
interferencetocontrolsignalsoftheaircraft.
Switchoffyourdevicenearhigh-precisionelectronicdevices.The
devicemayaffecttheperformanceofthesedevices.
Donot attempttodisassembleyourdeviceoritsaccessories. Only
qualifiedpersonnelareallowedtoserviceorrepairthedevice.
Donotplace yourdeviceoritsaccessoriesincontainerswithstrong
electromagneticfield.
Donotplace magneticstoragemedianearyourdevice. Radiation
fromthedevicemayerasetheinformationstoredonthem.
Donotputyourdevice inahigh-temperatureplaceoruseit ina
placewithflammablegassuchasagasstation.
Keepyourdeviceanditsaccessoriesawayfromchildren.Donot
allowchildrentouseyourdevicewithout guidance.
Useapprovedbatteriesandchargersonlytoavoidexplosion.
Observethelawsorregulationsondeviceuse.Respectothers
privacyandlegalrightswhenusingyourdevice.

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TableofContents
1GettingtoKnowYourGateway..............................................................................................1
Indicator............................................................................................................................1
InterfacesandButton.......................................................................................................2
2UsingtheGatewayConfigurationPage.................................................................................3
LoggingintotheManagementPage..............................................................................3
DescribingtheManagement Page...................................................................................4
UsingtheQuickSetupWizard........................................................................................5
ConnectingtotheInternet...............................................................................................5
ValidatingthePINCode(Optional)................................................................................6
ViewingtheGatewayConfigurationInformation..........................................................6
3QuicklyConfiguringtheGateway..........................................................................................7
ConfiguringPPPProfileSettings....................................................................................7
SelectingthePPPConnectionMode...............................................................................7
ConfiguringtheWLANSetting......................................................................................7
ConfiguringtheWLANEncryptionMode.....................................................................8
ValidatingQuickSetup....................................................................................................9
4ConfiguringYourComputer..................................................................................................10
Wireless Configuration..................................................................................................10
ConfiguringthePCNetwork.........................................................................................11
5DescribingAdvancedSettings..............................................................................................14
6ManagingtheSystem.............................................................................................................16
ModifyingthePassword................................................................................................16
UpgradingtheGateway.................................................................................................16
RestoringFactoryDefaults............................................................................................17
RestartingtheDevice.....................................................................................................17
ViewingtheVersionInformation..................................................................................17
7ConfiguringUIMCardSettings(Optional).........................................................................18
EnablingorDisablingthePINCode.............................................................................18
UnlockingthePINCode................................................................................................18
ModifyingthePINCode................................................................................................19

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8ConfiguringNetworkSettings..............................................................................................20
9ConfiguringDial-upSettings................................................................................................21
ConfiguringPPPSettings..............................................................................................21
ManagingtheProfile......................................................................................................22
10AssigningIPAddresses........................................................................................................23
11 ConfiguringtheWLAN.......................................................................................................24
EnablingorDisablingtheWLAN.................................................................................24
Configuring WLAN Settings.........................................................................................24
AdvancedWLANSettings............................................................................................25
ConfiguringtheMACFilter..........................................................................................27
12 Typical NetworkingExample..............................................................................................28
13 Troubleshooting....................................................................................................................29
14 WarningsandPrecautions....................................................................................................33
15Abbreviations.......................................................................................................................36

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1Getting toKnowYourGateway
Indicator
Thefollowingtableintroducestheindicatorsofyourgateway.
Indicator
POWERIf it issteadyon,thegatewayisswitchedon. Ifitisblinking, the
deviceisself-testing.
EVDO If it ison, thePPP connectionhasbeencreated. Ifit isblinking,data
istransmitting.
WLANIf it issteadyon,theWLANisavailable.Ifit isblinking,datais
transmitting.
Ethernet(1,2,3,4)
If it issteadyon,theconnectionissuccessful. Ifitisblinking,datais
transmitting.
Signalstrength Ÿ5networksignalindicators.
ŸThemoretheindicatorsthat ison,thebetterthesignalstrength..

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Interfaces andButton
ŸPowerSwitch:Pushitlefttopoweronthegatewayandright topoweroffthegateway.
ŸReset:Pressandholdit torestorethefactorydefaults.
ŸPowerHole: Insert thepoweradapter.
ŸEthernet interface: InsertanEthernetcableconnectedtothePCorothernetwork
equipments.

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2Using theGatewayConfiguration
Page
LoggingintotheManagementPage
1. StarttheIEbrowser, andthenentertheaddress http://192.168.1.1 intheaddressbar.
2. Select User Type,enter Password,andthenclick .
ŸAdmin:Hastherightstoviewandmodifytheconfigurations.Thedefault passwordis
admin;
ŸUser: Hastherighttoviewonlythebasicinformation.Thedefault passwordis user.
&Note:
Toavoidtheconfigurationconflict,onlyoneusercanlogintothegateway
managementpageat atime.

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DescribingtheManagementPage
ŸOperationNavigationArea: Showsthemainfunctionsofthemanagementconsole.
ŸUserOperationArea:Shows configurationinformation,datainformation,help
information, andfunctionoperationareaofthegateway.Theuseroperationwindow
varieswithdifferentfunctionoperations.
ŸStatusDisplay Area: Showsthenetworkmode,PPPdial-up status,networksignal
strength, andUIMcardstatusinreal-time.
OperationFunctions
Thefollowingtableshows themainoperationsinthegatewaymanagementpage.
Item Description
BasicStatus Displaystheparameterconfigurationstatusofthegateway.For
details, see "ViewingtheGatewayConfigurationInformation."
QuickSetup Configuresthegatewayquickly.Fordetails, seeChapter4
"QuicklyConfiguringtheGateway."
Connection Displaysthenetworkconnectionstatusandconnectstothe
network. Fordetails,see"ConnectingtotheInternet."
AdvancedSettings Configurestheadvancedsettingsofthegateway,which
includesthefollowingsettings:System, UIMcard,Network
Mode,dial-up,DHCP, andWLAN.Fordetails,seeChapter6
"DescribingAdvancedSettings."
Logout Logoutofthegatewaypage
GatewayStatus
Thefollowingtableshows thegatewaystatusinformation.

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Item Description
UIM TheUIMcardisvalidorthe
gatewayworksintheROM-SIM
mode.
TheUIMcardisnot inserted
orinvalid.
WAN ThePPP dial-upconnection
issuccessful. ThePPP dial-upconnection
isfailed.
Thepreferrednetworkmode
isconfiguredasHybrid. Thenetworkisnot
available.
HYBRID
&Note:
If thepreferrednetworkmodeisconfiguredasothermodes,
thecorrespondingnetworkconnectionstatusisdisplayed.
SIG Thesignalstrengthfromweaktostrongisshownasfollows:
UsingtheQuick SetupWizard
Thequicksetupwizardguidesyoutoconfigurethemostimportantsettingsofthegateway.
Ifyouareusingthegatewayconfiguration pageforthefirsttime,thesystemdisplaysthe
quicksetup wizardpagebydefault afteryoulogin.Youcanconfigurethebasic
parametersquicklybyfollowingtheprompts.Fordetails,refertoChapter4"Quickly
ConfiguringtheGateway."
ConnectingtotheInternet
AccessingtheConnectionStatusPage
ŸClick Connection toaccess thepage.
ŸAfteryoulogintothemanagementpageagain,youcanautomaticallyaccessthe
connectionstatuspage.
Connecting totheInternet
1. If thePINcodeprotectionisenabled, thesystempromptsyoutovalidatethePINcode.
Fordetails,see"ValidatingthePINCode."
2. If PPPConnection is Auto or Demand,refreshthepagetoviewthecurrent network
connectionstatus.
3. If PPPConnection is Manual, click or toconnector
disconnectfromthenetwork.

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4. Wait forseveralminutes,ifyouarepromptedthat theconnectionissuccessful, youcan
starttheIEbrowserandenterthewebsiteaddresstoaccess theInternet.
ValidatingthePINCode(Optional)
If thePINcodeprotection isenabled,youarepromptedtovalidatethePINcodewhenyou
restartthegatewayandlogintothemanagementpage.
1. EnterthecorrectPINcode, andthenclick .
&Note:
ŸFortheinitialPINcode,consultyourserviceprovider.
ŸIf youenterwrongPINcodesforthreesuccessivetimes,thePINislocked. For
details, see "UnlockingthePINCode."
ŸIf thePINvalidationfails,youcannotusethenetwork-relatedfunctions.
2. WhenyousucceedinvalidatingthePINcode,click toaccessthenetwork
connectionpage.
ViewingtheGatewayConfigurationInformation
Onthegatewayconfigurationpage,youcanviewthecurrentparameterconfiguration
information ofthegatewayandthenetworkconnectionstatus.Thenetworkconnection
statusincludes WAN, LAN, and WLAN.
1. Click BasicStatus intheoperationnavigationarea.
2. Click ontherightpartofthepagetoviewthestatusofthegateway.
3. Click toviewthecurrent statusofthegatewayontheadvancedstatus
page.

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3QuicklyConfiguringtheGateway
Youcanusethequicksetupwizardtoconfigureandmaintainthebasicparametersofthe
gateway. Click QuickSetup intheoperationnavigationtoaccess thewelcomepage.Click
toaccessthePPPprofilesettingpagefollowingthepageprompts.
ConfiguringPPPProfileSettings
ŸProfileName: Entertheprofilenamewhenthetextboxisnull.
ŸDial-upNumber/PPPUserName/PPPPassword: Enterthesethreeparameters
providedbytheinternet serviceprovider(ISP).Thedial-upnumberisusedtoinitiatethe
networkcall; andthePPPusernameandpasswordisusedtogaintheservice
authorizationprovidedbytheISP.
SelectingthePPPConnectionMode
PPPConnection: Itisusedtoselect thedial-upaccessmode.
ŸAuto:Afterthegatewayisswitchedon,it automaticallyconnectstotheInternet andwill
notdisconnectregardlessofthedatatransmission.
ŸOnDemand:ThegatewayautomaticallyconnectstotheInternet whenthereisdata
transmission. It automaticallyclosestheconnectionwhenthereisnodatatransmission.
ŸManual:Manualdial-up. Fordetails,see"ConnectingtotheInternet."
ConfiguringtheWLANSetting
SSID:EnteranameforyourWLAN.
Theservicesetidentifier(SSID) is usedtoidentifyaWLAN. Awirelessterminal (suchasa
PC) andthewirelessgatewaycanperformnormaldatacommunication onlywhenthey
havethesameSSIDs.ToensuretheWLANsecurity,donotusethedefault SSID.Youcan
enteracharacterstringastheSSID, suchas MyHome.
SSIDBroadcast:EnableordisabletheSSIDbroadcast.
ŸEnabled:ThegatewaybroadcaststheSSIDoftheWLAN,anduserscaneasilyaccess
theWLAN.Unauthorizedusers,however,canalsoeasilyaccesstheWLAN becausethe
SSIDisbroadcasted.

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ŸDisabled:Thegatewaydoesnotbroadcast theSSIDoftheWLAN.Beforeaccessingthe
WLAN,theusermustobtaintheSSIDoftheWLAN.Thus,theWLANsecurityis
improved.
&Note:
Fortheconvenience oftheclient accessingtheWLAN,youcanselect Enabled for
SSID Broadcast whenyouconfiguretheWLANsetting.Onceyoufinishsetting
uptheWLAN,youcandisabletheSSIDbroadcast toimprovethesecurityofthe
WLAN.
ConfiguringtheWLANEncryptionMode
Toaccessthewirelessnetwork,youmustsetthewirelesssecuritykeyofyourPCbe
consistent withthatofthewirelessgateway.
NoEncryption
FortheconvenienceoftheclientaccessingtheWLAN,youcansetthe Encryptionmode
to NOENCRYPTION whenyousetup aWLAN.Indailyuse, however, thisoption isnot
recommendedforthesecurityoftheWLAN.
WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK
ŸWPA-PSK isa256-bitdataencryptionmethodthatcanautomaticallychangethekey.
ŸWPA2-PSK isamoresecureversionof WPA-PSK,anditsupportstheIEEE802.11
standard.
ŸWPAEncryption isalgorithmsforselectingtheWPAdataencryption.Therearethree
algorithms: TKIP, AES,and TKIP+AES.
ŸWPAPre-SharedKey:Youcanenter64-characterhexadecimalvalueor8–63-character
ASCII valueasthekey.TheASCIIvaluecontainsall charactersthatcanbeentered
throughthePCkeyboard,andthehexadecimalvaluecontainsnumbersof0–9and
charactersofA–F. Forexample,youcanentertheASCIIvalueof 1234abcde asthekey.
ŸNetworkKeyRotationInterval:Itisusedtosethowlonganetworkkeyis
dynamicallychanged.Bydefault, it is 0.Todisablethisfunction,youcanset thevalueto
0or Null.
WEP
WirelessEquivalentPrivacy,a64-bitor128-bit dataencryptionmethod. The128-bitWEP
encryptionprovideshighersecuritylevel.
Networkkey1: Youcanenter5ASCII charactersor10-characterhexadecimal numeral to
forma64-bitkey.Youcanalsoenter13 ASCIIcharactersor26-characterhexadecimal
numeraltoforma128-bitkey.

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ValidatingQuick Setup
Thelastpageofthewizarddisplaystheall settingsyouhaveconfigured.
ŸToacceptsettings,click tosubmit theinformation.
ŸTomakechanges,click toreturn.
ŸClick toquit thesettings.

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4ConfiguringYour Computer
Inthispart,taketheWindowXPoperatingsystem (OS)asanexampletodescribehowto
configureyourcomputer. ForotherOSs,theconfiguration maybedifferent;thus,youneed
toconfigureit accordingtotheactualsituation.
Wireless Configuration
ThewirelessconfigurationenablesyourPCconnecttothegatewaythroughthewireless
network.IfyouneedonlytheEthernettoconnectyourPC,youdonotneedtoconfigure
this.
ConfigurationRequirements
ŸToset upwireless networkconnection,yourPCmusthavebeenconfiguredwiththe
WLANadapterthatsupportstheIEEE802.11b/gprotocol.
ŸIf theencryptionfunctionisenabled,youneedtoensurethat allPCsconnectingtothe
gatewayusethesamekeywiththegateway.
ŸFortheuseofWLANadapter,refertotheWLANadapteruserguideprovidedbythe
manufacturer.
ŸSee"ConfiguringtheWLANEncryptionMode"fortheencryptionconfiguration.
ŸSee"ConfiguringtheWLANSetting"forSSIDparametersconfiguration.
ConfiguringtheWirelessNetworkConnection
1. Select Start > ControlPanel > NetworkConnections > Wireless Network
Connection.
2. Click ShowWireless Networks todisplaythewirelessnetworkconnectionlist.
3. Selectthenetworkconnectionthat theSSIDisconsistentwiththat inthegateway
WEBconfiguration,andthenclick .

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4. If theencryptionparameterissetforthegateway,the Wireless NetworkConnection
dialogboxisdisplayedandrequiresthenetworkkeyandconfirmation.Thevalueyou
enteredmustbeconsistentwiththe WPAPre-SharedKey or NetworkKey ofthe
gateway.
5. Wait forseveralminutesafteryouenterthecorrectnetworkkey.Thewireless
connectionicondisplaysinthestatusareainthelowerrightcornerofthescreen.Then,
yourPCcanautomaticallyconnecttothegateway.
ConfiguringthePCNetwork
Therecommendedconfigurationsofthegatewayareasfollows:
ŸObtainanIPaddressautomatically.
ŸDeselect UseaproxyserverforyourLAN.

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ConfiguringtheNetworkConnection
1. Select MyNetworkPlaces > Properties > LocalAreaConnection.
2. Right-clickthe LocalAreaConnection iconandselect Properties fromtheshortcut
menu.
3. Inthe LocalAreaConnectionProperties dialogbox, select InternetProtocol
(TCP/IP) inthe Thisconnectionusesthefollowingitems listbox,andthenclick
Properties.

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4. Select ObtainanIPaddress automatically and ObtainDNSserveraddress
automatically inthe InternetProtocol (TCP/IP)Properties dialogbox, andthen
click OK.
DisablingProxySettings
1. StarttheIEbrowser, andthenselect Tools>InternetOptions.
2. Selectthe Connections tab, andthenclick LANSettings.
3. Inthe LAN Settings dialogbox,deselect UseaproxyserverforyourLAN.

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5DescribingAdvancedSettings
Inthe AdvancedSettings page,youcanconfigurethebasicattributesand advanced
parametersofthegateway,and performroutinemaintenanceandmanagementtothe
gateway.
Intheoperationnavigationarea,click AdvancedSettings toaccessthepage
Thefollowingtabledescribesshortcut icons.
Icon Description
Openthesystemmanagementinterfacetomodifythepassword,upgrade
software,restorethefactorydefault,restartthedevice, andviewtheversion
information.
OpentheUIMcardsetting interfacetomanagethePINcodeoperation.
WhenthegatewayworksintheROM-SIMmode,thepageisnotavailable.
Openthenetworksettinginterfacetoconfigurethenetworksearchmode.
Openthedial-upsetting interfacetoconfigurePPP dial-up propertiesand
managetheprofile.