Huawei EchoLife HG553 User manual

EchoLife HG553 Home Gateway
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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.