Huawei HG630 User manual

HG630 Home Gateway
User Guide
HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.

HG630 Home Gateway
V100R001
User Guide
Issue 01
Date 2012-09-18
Part Number 202531
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Contents
1 Connecting the Cables and Getting Started ........................... 1
1.1 Connecting Cables Using the DSL Port ..........................................1
1.2 Connecting Cables Using the USB Port ....................................2
2 Setting Network Access Parameters....................................... 3
2.1 Logging In to the Web-based Configuration Utility..........................3
2.2 Configuring a Dial-up Connection for Internet Access...............4
3 Setting Up a Wireless Connection........................................... 5
3.1 Setting Up a Wireless Connection With the WPS Button ..........6
3.2 Setting Up a Wireless Connection Manually..............................6
4 Maintenance Guide ................................................................... 8
4.1 Changing the User Name and Password for the Web-Based
Configuration Utility...........................................................................8
4.2 Enabling or Disabling the Wireless Network Function .....................8
4.3 Changing the Wireless Network Name and Password.......................9
4.4 View and Configure the PIN ........................................................10
4.5 Configuring the Firewall .............................................................11
4.6 Changing the IP Address Used to Log In to the Web-based
Configuration Utility.........................................................................11
4.7 Restoring Default Settings ...........................................................12
5 Applications Guide ................................................................. 13
5.1 Accessing a Portable Storage Device Using the FTP Client....13
5.2 Allowing Internet Users to Access an Internal Resource Server
.......................................................................................................14
6 FAQs......................................................................................... 16
7 Appendix.................................................................................. 19
7.1 Indicators ...................................................................................19

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7.2 Ports and Buttons........................................................................21
7.3 Default Settings ..........................................................................23
7.4 Technical Specifications ...........................................................23

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1 Connecting the Cables and Getting
Started
Thank you for purchasing the HG630 Home Gateway (hereinafter referred to as
the HG630).
You can go online using the DSL and USB modem services.
1.1 Connecting Cables Using the DSL Port
Connecting Cables
If your home has opened the DSL broadband service, you can go online
through telephone wall jack. The following figure shows an example of how to
connect the cables. In this example, the HG630 is connected to a desktop
computer, a laptop computer, and a telephone.
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1. Telephone wall jack
2. Splitter
3. Telephone
4. Desktop computer
5. Power adapter
6. Laptop computer
7. HG630
a. Splitter LINE port
b. Splitter PHONE port
c. Splitter MODEM port
1.2 Connecting Cables Using the USB Port
Connecting Cables
The following figure shows an example of how to connect the cables. In this
example, the HG630 is connected to a desktop computer, a laptop computer,
and a USB modem.
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Laptop computer 2.
Desktop computer 3.
USB modem
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Power adapter 5.
HG630
HG630 supports USB modem of E220, E169, E176G, E180,
E1690, E1820, E1780 and E660.
When you do not need to go online, remove the USB modem.
Otherwise, your operator may continue to charge you for USB
modem services.

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Getting Started
After connecting the cables, press the On/Off button on the side of the HG630
to power on the HG630.
After you power on the HG630, the Power indicator turns on, this indicates that
the HG630 is working properly.
To power off the HG630, press the On/Off button on the side panel,
and then unplug the power adapter.
2 Setting Network Access Parameters
2.1 Logging In to the Web-based Configuration
Utility
Most of the HG630 parameters are preset before delivery to meet common
home application scenarios. To check the HG630's working status or configure
certain advanced network functions, use the web-based configuration utility.
To log in to the web-based configuration utility,
Step 1 Set up network access for your computer. Set the network connection
of your computer to obtain an IP address automatically.
Step 2 Open a web browser on your computer and ensure that the browser
does not use any proxy servers.
Using Internet Explorer 8.0 as an example to ensure no proxy servers
are used:
1. Choose Tools > Internet Options.
2. On the Connections tab of the Internet Options dialog box, click
LAN Settings.
By default, the Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP)
function is enabled. The HG630 then assigns an IP address to your
computer automatically. If you disable the DHCP function, please
ensure that the IP address of the computer and that of the HG630
LAN port are in the same network segment to enable the computer to
access the web-based configuration utility.

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3. In the Proxy server area, ensure that Use a proxy server for your
LAN is cleared. If Use a proxy server for your LAN is selected, clear
Use a proxy server for your LAN, and then click OK.
Step 3 Enter http://192.168.1.1 in the address bar, and then press Enter.
Step 4 Enter the user name (default is user) and password (default is
HuaweiUser) in the Username and Password text boxes.
Step 5 Click Login.
After the system verifies your account information, the web-based configuration
utility is displayed.
2.2 Configuring a Dial-up Connection for
Internet Access
The HG630 works in routing mode by default. And the HG630 starts to set up a
dial-up connection automatically after the startup. You can access the network
after you power on your computer. You do not need to install any special dial-up
software on your computer or perform dial-up operations on your computer.
To configure the HG630 and your computer for the network access, do as
follows:
Step 1 Log in to the HG630's web-based configuration utility.
Step 2 Click Setup Wizard to display the Wizard tab.
Step 3 Click Next.
Step 4 In WAN device, select the type for your device, and then click Next.
ADSL or VDSL device, enter the user name and password that are
provided by your service provider in User name and Password text
box.
UTMS device, enter the APN and dial number that are provided by
your service provider in APN and Dial number text box.
For security reasons or to make the password easy to remember, you
can change the user name and password for the web-based
configuration utility. For details, see section 4.1 "Changing the User
Name and Password for the Web-Based Configuration Utility".
If your SIM card need to verify the PIN, please see chapter 4.4 “View
and Configure the PIN”.

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Step 5 In User name and Password, enter the user name and password that
are provided by your service provider, and then click Next.
Step 6 In SSID and WPA pre-shared key, set a wireless network name and
password, and then click Next.
Step 7 Confirm the information you set and then click Submit.
Then check the status of the Internet indicator. When the Internet indicator
turns green, you can access the Internet.
The preceding operations need only be performed on a computer once. The
next time when you power on the computer, you can access the Internet without
any other configurations.
3 Setting Up a Wireless Connection
If a wireless network adapter is installed on your computer, you can connect
your computer to the HG630 over a wireless connection.
The HG630's wireless network function is enabled by default. To check the
function status, see section 4.2 "Enabling or Disabling the Wireless Network
Function".
There are two methods for setting up a wireless connection between the
HG630 and your computer.
The default wireless network name and password which are printed
on the label of the HG630's rear panel are preset before delivery.
They are unique and safe. If you do not want to modify them, click
Next.
The method for installing the wireless adapter and its driver varies by
vendor. For details, see the installation guide provided by the vendor
of your wireless adapter.

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3.1 Setting Up a Wireless Connection With the
WPS Button
The HG630 supports the Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) function in Push Button
Configuration (PBC) mode. If your computer also supports the WPS function,
do the following to connect your computer to the HG630 wirelessly:
Step 1 Press and hold the WPS button on the HG630's side panel for more
than 1 second.
The WPS indicator on the HG630 starts blinking, indicating that the
WPS negotiation is in progress.
Step 2 Enable the WPS negotiation function on the computer within 2
minutes.
Wait for a while, the WPS indicator on the HG630 stops blinking and
turns steady on, indicating that a wireless connection is set up
between the HG630 and computer.
You need to wait for 10~120 seconds.
The WPS indicator is on for about 300 seconds and then turns off.
3.2 Setting Up a Wireless Connection Manually
If your network adapter does not support the WPS function, you can also set up
a wireless connection manually. The following example uses a computer
running the Window XP operating system to describe how to set up a wireless
connection using the default wireless network name and password:
Step 1 Enable the wireless configuration service provided by Windows XP.
1. Right-click My Computer to display a short-cut menu, and choose
Manage.
2. In the Computer Management window, choose Computer
Management (Local) > Services and Applications > Services.
Windows 7 supports the WPS function. Windows XP supports the
WPS function using the wireless network adapter.

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3. Right-click Wireless Zero Configuration to display a shortcut menu,
and choose Properties.
4. Check that Service status is Started. If Service status is not Started,
click Start.
5. Click OK to close the dialog box, and then close the Computer
Management window.
Step 2 Record the wireless network name (SSID) and its password (WLAN
Key) printed on the label on the HG630's rear panel.
If the default wireless network name and password have been
changed, use the new ones.
Step 3 Configure the wireless network connection on the computer as
follows:
1. Choose Start > All Programs > Accessories > Communications >
Network Connections.
2. In the Network Connections window, right-click Wireless Network
Connection to display a shortcut menu, and then choose Properties.
3. In the Wireless Network Connection Properties dialog box, click the
Wireless Networks tab.
4. Select Use Windows to configure my wireless network settings.
5. Click View Wireless Networks.
6. In the Wireless Network Connection dialog box, select the wireless
network whose name is the same as the one you recorded in Step 2,
and then click Connect.
7. In the dialog box, enter the password you recorded in Step 2, and then
click Connect.
After the system verifies the wireless network name and password,
Connected appears on the wireless network icon in the wireless
network list, indicating that your computer has established a wireless
connection to the HG630.
8. Close Wireless Network Connection dialog box.
You need to set up a wireless connection only once. Then you can
access the wireless network anytime you want as long as that
the wireless network name and password are not changed. When
the HG630 is working properly, your computer connects to the
HG630 automatically after its wireless function is enabled.

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4 Maintenance Guide
4.1 Changing the User Name and Password for the
Web-Based Configuration Utility
For security reasons or to make the password easy to remember, you can
change the user name and password for the web-based configuration utility.
To change the user name and password for login:
Step 1 Log in to the HG630's web-based configuration utility.
Step 2 Choose Maintenance >Account to display the user information
management page.
Step 3 Enter a new user name, your current password, and a new password.
Re-enter the new password to confirm it.
Step 4 Click Submit.
After the user name and password are changed, the login page is displayed.
Enter your new user name and password to log in.
If you forget the password, you can restore the default settings by
pressing and holding the Reset button on the rear panel of the
HG630 for over 6 seconds. The user name and password used for
logging in to the web-based configuration utility are then restored to
their default values. After the HG630 is restored to its default
settings, all user customized data will be lost. Use this function
only when necessary.
4.2 Enabling or Disabling the Wireless Network
Function
There are two methods for enabling or disabling the wireless network function.

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Using the WLAN Button
To enable or disable the wireless network function, press the WLAN button on
the side panel of the HG630 over 1 second. The WLAN indicator indicates the
status of the wireless network function.
Using the Web-Based Configuration Utility
To enable or disable the wireless network function from the web-based
configuration utility:
Step 1 Log in to the HG630's web-based configuration utility.
Step 2 Choose Basic > WLAN to display the WLAN tab.
Step 3 Select Enable WLAN.
Select Enable WLAN to enable the wireless network function.
Clear Enable WLAN to disable the wireless network function.
4.3 Changing the Wireless Network Name and
Password
When your HG630 is delivered, the wireless network name and password are
preset. You can find them on the HG630’s rear panel label. For security reasons
or to make the password easier to remember, change the wireless network
name and password as follows:
(Take default wireless network encryption mode WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK as an
example)
Step 1 Log in to the HG630's web-based configuration utility.
Step 2 Choose Basic > WLAN to display the WLAN tab.
Step 3 Select Enable WLAN.
Step 4 In SSID, enter a new wireless network name.
Step 5 For Security Mode, select WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK.
Step 6 In WPA Pre-Shared Key, enter a new password. Use the default
settings for other parameters.
Step 7 Click Submit.

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Remember the new wireless network name and password you just set. You will
be prompted to enter this password when connecting wireless devices, such as
a computer, to the HG630's wireless network.
4.4 View and Configure the PIN
HG630 can automatically identify the status of the SIM card. After connecting a
USB modem to the HG630, you can view the status of the SIM card and the SIM
card PIN operation.
To view and configure the PIN:
Step 1 Insert a SIM card into the USB modem.
Wait about 20 seconds. The HG630 needs time to obtain the SIM card
information.
Step 2 Log in to the HG630's web-based configuration utility.
Step 3 Choose Advanced > PIN.
Step 4 View the status of the SIM card.
Please insert a datacard, indicates that the datacard is not well inserted,
or not insert a datacard.
Please insert a SIM card, indicates that the SIM card is not well inserted,
or not insert a SIM card.
The PIN does not need to be verified, indicates that the PIN of the SIM
card is disabled, and you will do not need to verify the PIN.
The PIN has not been verified, indicates that you need to enter the PIN
in PIN text box and submit to verify the PIN.
The PIN has been verified, indicates that the current PIN has been
verified, and you can change, disable or delete the current PIN.
Take the PIN of the SIM card can be modified as an example to
introduce the PIN operation. If your PIN does not need to be verified,
Skip “Step 5”.
If you forget the wireless network name and password, log in to
the web-based configuration utility, and set a new name and
password. Alternatively, you can restore the HG630 to its default
settings. The name and password are then restored to the values
printed on the label on the HG630's rear panel.

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Step 5 In PIN operation, select PIN-related operations.
Verify: After you enter the PIN and click Submit, the PIN can be
verified.
Enable: Select enable and click Submit, you will need to verify the PIN.
After the PIN has been verified, you can change, disable or delete the
current PIN.
Change: Enter a new PIN and click Submit can change the current PIN.
Disable: Select disable and click Submit, you will do not need to verify
the PIN.
Delete: Select delete and click Submit can delete the PIN.
4.5 Configuring the Firewall
The firewall can protect the terminal against malicious access on the LAN port
and is used when the HG630 works in routing mode. For security reasons, you
can configure the firewall as follows:
Step 1 Log in to the HG630's web-based configuration utility.
Step 1 Choose Advanced >Firewall to display the FireWall page.
Step 2 Select a firewall level for Firewall level.
Step 3 Click Submit.
4.6 Changing the IP Address Used to Log In to the
Web-based Configuration Utility
For security reasons or to make the password easy to remember or to avoid IP
address conflicts when using multi-homegate, you can change the login IP
address as follows:
Step 1 Log in to the HG630's web-based configuration utility.
If you don’t know the defalut PIN, consult your SIM card provider.
When configuring the PIN, you must verify the PIN before other
operation.
For security reasons or to make the PIN easy to remember, please
change the PIN.

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Step 2 Choose Basic > LAN to display the DHCPv4 Server tab.
Step 3 In the LAN Host Settings section, enter a new IP address in IP
address. Then enter a new subnet mask in Subnet mask.
Step 4 Click Submit to save the changes.
4.7 Restoring Default Settings
If you restore the HG630 to its default settings, all customized user
data will be lost. Use this function only when necessary.
To restore the HG630 to its default settings, power on the HG630, press and
hold the Reset button on the rear panel for over 6 seconds, and then release
the button.
You can also do the following to restore the HG630 to its default settings from
the web-based configuration utility:
Step 5 Log in to the HG630's web-based configuration utility.
Step 6 Choose Maintenance >Device to display the Reset tab.
Step 7 Click Restore Default Settings.
Step 8 In the displayed dialog box, click OK.
The login page will be displayed within 2 minutes. Enter the default user name
(user) and password (HuaweiUser) to log in.
To log in to the web-based configuration utility after you change
the IP address successfully, you need to launch the Internet
Explorer, and then enter the new IP address in the address bar.
Ensure that the IP address of the computer is in the same network
subnet as that of the HG630 so that the computer can access
the web-based configuration utility.

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5 Applications Guide
5.1 Accessing a Portable Storage Device Using
the FTP Client
The HG630 supports a home storage and printing function. After a portable
storage device is connected to the USB port, you can configure the HG630
through the FTP server to access the portable storage device from the LAN or
Internet.
To access a portable storage device:
Step 1 Connect the mobile storage device to the HG630's USB port.
Step 2 Enable the FTP server, and configure the FTP server settings.
1. Log in to the HG630's web-based configuration utility.
2. Choose Advanced > USB Port to display the FTP tab.
3. Select Enable FTP Server.
4. In User name and Password, enter a user name (default is ftp) and
password (default is ftp) for the FTP server.
For security reasons or to make the password easy to remember,
you can change the user name and password for the FTP server.
5. Enter a server port number (default is 21) in the Port text box.
6. Click Submit to save the settings.
Step 3 Start the FTP client, and access the HG630's LAN IP address through
the FTP server.
1. On your computer, launch a browser.
2. Enter FTP:// 192.168.1.1in the address bar, and press Enter.
3. In the login dialog box, enter the user name and password for FTP
server login (values that you set in Step 2), and click Login.
After the user name and the password are verified, you can read data from
or write data to the mobile storage device connected to the HG630.

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5.2 Allowing Internet Users to Access an
Internal Resource Server
Without special settings, Internet users cannot access the web or FTP servers
on a LAN. By using the network address translation (NAT) function of the
HG630, specified Internet users are allowed to access the web and FTP
servers on a LAN.
Furthermore, IP addresses used by most users to access the Internet are
dynamically assigned by service providers, so many cannot use fixed IP
addresses to access the resources provided on servers. The
HG630's Dynamic Domain Name Service (DDNS) function allows Internet
users to use fixed domain names to access the resources provided on servers.
After the DDNS function is enabled, the HG630 automatically submits the new
IP address obtained to the server of a DDNS provider. On the DDNS server, the
IP address that corresponds to the domain name is updated to the latest IP
address. When a computer on the Internet accesses the domain name,
the DDNS server provides the latest IP address to that computer.
If you deploy a web server on a LAN and want Internet users to be able to
access the web site on the web server through a fixed domain name, take the
follow IP addresses of relevant devices as an example:
The IP address of the HG630 LAN port is 192.168.1.1.
The IP address of the web server is 192.168.1.24.
You can use the port mapping function of the NAT and DDNS function to
implement the preceding requirements.
Before the configuration, you need to complete the following actions:
Apply for the DDNS from a DDNS provider to obtain relevant
parameters.
Apply for a domain name for the web site from the institution that
manages web site domain names.
After the preceding actions, set the parameters of the HG630 as follows:
Configure a port mapping rule, and then map the IP address of
the web server (192.168.1.24:80) to the 80 port of the LAN port.
Configure the DDNS. Ensure that the HG630 can submit IP addresses
to the DDNS server automatically.
The configuration procedure is as follows:
Step 1 Log in to the web-based configuration utility.

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Step 2 Choose Advanced > NAT.
Step 3 Click Port Mapping tab.
Step 4 Click New.
Step 5 Select Application, and then select web server (HTTP) for
Application.
Step 6 Set the following parameters as planned.
External start port: 80
External end port: 80
Internal host: 192.168.1.24
Internal port: 80
Step 7 Click Submit.
Step 8 Choose Advanced > DDNS to display the DDNS tab.
Step 9 Click New.
Step 10 In Service provider, select your service provider.
Step 11 Set the parameters provided by the DDNS provider.
Step 12 Click Submit.
The port mapping function of the HG630 provides parameter setting
templates of multiple applications. After a template is selected, the
HG630 sets relevant parameters automatically. You can change the
parameter settings as required. You can also set all the parameters
manually based on the requirements of other applications.
If your service provider does not in the drop-down box, select
Others.
The DDNS function of the HG630 provides parameter setting
templates of multiple DDNS providers. After a template is selected,
the HG630 sets relevant parameters automatically. You can
change the parameter settings as required. You can also set all the
parameters again as required.