Huawei EchoLife HG550, User Manual

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Page 2: ...Free Communication Wonderful Life Thank you for purchasing EchoLife HG550 Home Gateway of Huawei EchoLife HG550 Home Gateway User Manual Issue 01 Date 2006 08 31 No ...

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Page 4: ...pment by yourself In case of failure send the equipment to an authorized maintainer Without prior written consent from Huawei no company or individual is allowed to decompile disassemble modify or reverse engineer the equipment and shall be solely responsible for any effect resulted from such action While using the equipment observe related laws and regulations and respect the legal rights of othe...

Page 5: ...p the equipment away from moisture or containers with liquid such as a vase and a cup Usage Do not allow children to use the equipment alone Do not allow children to touch or play with the small fittings to avoid danger of deglutition Use the power adapter provided with the equipment only Use the accessories approved by the manufacturer The power supply shall meet the equipment specifications Befo...

Page 6: ... example the equipment emits smoke peculiar smell or exceptional sounds Cleaning Before cleaning the equipment turn off the equipment and unplug the power supply Clean the equipment shell with a piece of soft cloth It is forbidden to spray liquid onto the equipment to avoid damage to the internal circuit Keep the power socket clean and dry to avoid electric shock or other dangers Note If the devic...

Page 7: ...nce received including interference that may cause undesired operation The users manual or instruction manual for an intentional or unintentional radiator shall caution the user that changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user s authority to operate the equipment CAUTION 1 To comply with FCC RF exposure compliance requirements a separ...

Page 8: ... 1 Introduction Installation Chapter 2 Installation Common Configurations Chapter 3 Common Configurations Technical specifications Chapter 4 Technical Specifications Technical terms and abbreviations Chapter 5 Appendix Environmental Protection This product has been designed to comply with the requirements on environmental protection For the proper storage use and disposal of this product national ...

Page 9: ...stallation 6 2 1 Connecting Cables 6 2 2 Simple Configuration 7 2 2 1 Preparing for Configuration 7 2 2 2 Logging In to the Configuration Interface 7 Chapter 3 Common Configurations 9 3 1 Home Page 9 3 2 Basic 10 3 2 1 System Information 10 3 2 2 Service Information 10 3 2 3 ADSL 10 3 2 4 WAN 11 3 2 5 LAN 16 3 2 6 DHCP 17 3 2 7 WLAN 19 3 2 8 Voice 20 3 2 9 DNS 25 3 2 10 Port Redirect 26 ...

Page 10: ...3 4 SNTP 34 3 3 5 TR069 35 3 3 6 IGMP Proxy 38 3 3 7 Quality of Service 38 3 4 Tools 40 3 4 1 Administrator Settings 40 3 4 2 Configuration File 41 3 4 3 Firmware Upgrade 41 3 4 4 Save Reboot 42 3 5 Status 43 3 5 1 Diagnostics 43 3 5 2 Statistics 43 Chapter 4 Technical Specifications 45 Chapter 5 Appendix 48 5 1 Acronyms and Abbreviations 48 ...

Page 11: ...r high speed Internet access Support Network Address Translation NAT and IP filtering Support network sharing and firewall protection Four Ethernet interfaces for Internet access through LAN A PSTN interface and two phone interfaces for VoIP Support the DHCP protocol Support web based configuration Support IEEE 802 11g 54 Mbit s and can be used as wireless AP equipment Support VoIP 1 2 Network App...

Page 12: ...ily users HG550 provides both wired and wireless access Figure 1 1 shows the network application of HG550 HGW IPTV NGN Carrier s OSS NMS DSLAM BRAS CDN IP Network Internet Figure 1 1 Network application of HG550 1 3 Appearance Figure 1 2 shows the appearance of HG550 ...

Page 13: ... shows the front panel of HG550 Figure 1 3 Front panel of HG550 Table 1 1 describes these indicators Table 1 1 Description of indicators Indicator Status Description On The power is on POWER Off The power is off On The WLAN link is normal WLAN Off The WLAN link is not established ...

Page 14: ...k is normal Off The LAN link is not established LAN 1 4 Blinking The LAN data is being transferred On The VoIP link is normal Off The VoIP link is not established VoIP Blinking The VoIP link is being activated On The VoIP phone is in use Phone 1 2 Blinking There is a VoIP coming call On The VoIP phone is in use PSTN Off The PSTN phone is in use 1 3 2 Rear Panel Figure 1 4 shows the rear panel of H...

Page 15: ...t with the phone jack on the wall or a splitter PSTN It is used to connect with telephone wall outlet PHONE 1 2 It is used to connect with telephone set to make phone call through VoIP LAN1 4 It is the RJ 45 port used to connect with the Ethernet port of a computer or a LAN hub RESET It is used to restore the default settings of HG550 ON OFF It is used to switch on off HG550 POWER It is used to co...

Page 16: ...ur computer s LAN hub switch and HG550 I Connect the ADSL line Use a telephone line to connect the ADSL interface of HG550 with either of the following two interfaces the phone jack on the wall the Modem interface of a splitter II Connect the network cable To connect HG550 to a LAN or computer do as follows Use a network cable to connect the hub port or the Ethernet interface of your computer with...

Page 17: ...s see Chapter 3 Common Configuration 2 2 Simple Configuration 2 2 1 Preparing for Configuration Before the configuration make sure that you have made the following preparations 1 Connect HG550 and your computer with a network cable 2 Power on HG550 and start up the computer 3 Configure the computer to obtain IP address automatically Alternatively configure your computer to be in the same network s...

Page 18: ...the IP address of HG550 192 168 1 1 by default in the address bar of IE browser 2 Enter the default user name admin and password admin in the pop up window 3 Click OK Note If you have problems during the configuration contact your ISP for help ...

Page 19: ...me Page After login the home page of HG550 is displayed See Figure 3 1 Figure 3 1 Home page of HG550 The left part is the navigation bar providing links for you to access different pages The right part is the information area showing details of configuration and management ...

Page 20: ... Service Information Click Service Information of Basic in the navigation bar to display the Service Information page This page displays the service information of LAN and WAN 3 2 3 ADSL Click ADSL of Basic in the navigation bar to display the ADSL page I Configuration This configuration is used to change the standard used on ADSL port you can select from the ADSL Port drop down menu in the page I...

Page 21: ...iguration select a PVC and click the corresponding icon to display the ATM page Here take the PVC 0 for example Table 3 1 shows the parameter explanation of the ATM page Table 3 1 Parameters in the ATM page Item Configuration PVC Display the current PVC number VPI VCI Enter the value provided by your ISP Service Category Select a service category from the drop down menu Peak Cell Rate Enter the ma...

Page 22: ...back to the previous page Click Cancel to quit modification without saving the changes Click Next to display the WAN IP page Table 3 3 shows the parameters explanation of the WAN IP page Table 3 3 Parameters in the WAN IP page Item Configuration WAN IP settings None If you select it you will not need to configure the WAN IP Obtain an IP address automatically Obtain an IP address of WAN interface a...

Page 23: ...f the secondary DNS server Click Back to go back to the previous page Click Cancel to quit modification without saving the changes Click Next to display the Confirm page The Confirm page displays the information of the PVC to which you made modifications Click Back to go back to the previous page Click Submit to confirm the modification you made Click Cancel to quit modification without saving the...

Page 24: ... Configurator Option Check the box to enable the access configuration option Access Concentrator Enter the IP address of the access concentrator WAN IP Settings If you select Obtain an IP address automatically system will obtain an IP address automatically from remote DHCP server If you select use the following IP address you will need to enter the IP address provided by your ISP WAN IP Address En...

Page 25: ...stem will dial when there is a demand for connection You will need to enter a time limit in the field of Disconnect if no activity for minutes and the connection will be lost if there no any activity within the time you specified Manually If you select it you will need to establish session manually and the connection will be lost if there no any activity within the time you specified in the field ...

Page 26: ...Save and click Apply to save new settings 3 2 5 LAN Click LAN of Basic in the navigation bar to display the LAN Settings page I Configuration Make sure that the IP address of LAN and the local PCs are in the same subnet Table 3 6 shows the parameter explanation of the LAN Settings page Table 3 6 Parameters in the LAN Settings page Item Configuration IP Address Enter the IP address of Ethernet inte...

Page 27: ...r explanation of the DHCP Configuration page Table 3 7 Parameters in the DHCP Configuration page Item Configuration DHCP Mode Select None to disable DHCP service Select DHCP Server to enable DHCP service Start IP Enter the start IP address of the DHCP address pool End IP Enter the end IP address of the DHCP address pool Lease Time Enter the time limit of using the IP address assigned by DHCP serve...

Page 28: ...3 8 shows the parameter explanation of the DHCP Reserved IP New page Table 3 8 Parameters in the DHCP Reserved IP New page Item Configuration PC s MAC Address Enter the MAC address of the PC to which you will assign IP address Assigned IP Address Enter the IP address that will be assigned to a PC Click Apply to save the settings in the RAM II None Select None in DHCP Configuration page to display ...

Page 29: ...Enter the SSID of your network Only the networks with the same SSID can communicate with each other Channel You can check the box to automatically select a channel for connection or select a channel from the drop down menu when the box is unchecked Network Authentication You can select an authentication type for your network WEP It is configurable only when the authentication type Shared is select...

Page 30: ...n the users who are using the same AP Check the box to enable it or uncheck the box to disable it SSID Hidden Check the box to hide SSID or uncheck the box to disable the function of SSID hidden II Save Click Apply to save the settings in the RAM To save this configuration changes permanently enter the Save Reboot page select Save and click Apply to save new settings 3 2 8 Voice Click Voice of Bas...

Page 31: ...ou can select Inband or RFC2833 from the drop down menu II SIP Settings Click SIP Settings in the VoIP configuration page to display the SIP Settings page Table 3 11 shows the parameter explanation of the SIP Settings page Table 3 11 Parameters in the SIP Settings page Item Configuration Registar Enter the IP address of register server Registar Port Enter the port number of register server Regista...

Page 32: ...DP Port Enter the port number of listening UDP port Loose Routing You can choose Loose or Strict Loose routing is the routing method that only requires several specified hops and leaves the rest decision to router Packetization period Enter the value of the period All the encoded voice bits are collected based on the period for encapsulation in packets SIP Security There are three types of securit...

Page 33: ... Plan New page Table 3 13 Parameters in the Dialing Plan New page Item Configuration Index Display the identification number of the PSTN calling rule Prefix Enter the prefix number added before the called number Num of Digits Enter the called number Click Apply to save the settings in the RAM Click Cancel to quit configuration without saving the changes IV QoS Click QoS in the VoIP configuration p...

Page 34: ...to display the Endpoints page Table 3 15 shows the parameter explanation of the Endpoints page Table 3 15 Parameters in the Endpoints page Item Configuration Name Enter the name of endpoint Login Name Enter the login name of user Password Enter the password Display Name Enter the name that will be displayed Available Codecs Enter the available codecs Enabled Select True or False to enable or disab...

Page 35: ...e Enter the value of jitter buffer size VII Save Click Apply to save the settings in the RAM To save this configuration changes permanently enter the Save Reboot page select Save and click Apply to save new settings 3 2 9 DNS Click DNS of Basic in the navigation bar to display the DNS page I Configuration ISP provides primary and secondary DNS addresses Normally the primary DNS is responsible for ...

Page 36: ...ings 3 2 10 Port Redirect Click Port Redirect of Basic in the navigation bar to display the Port Redirect page If you wish to run a server on your local network that is accessible to the Internet you will need to set up port forwarding to tell the Router on which computer the server is held When port redirect is enabled your router will route all inbound traffic on a particular port to the chosen ...

Page 37: ... Address Enter the IP address of an internal host All the packets of the specified application will be forwarded to the host through assigned WAN interface By using the rules It is configurable only when User defined is selected Protocol Select a protocol from the drop down menu External Packet Port Start Port End Enter the start and end port number used by external packet Forward to Internal Host...

Page 38: ... specified the PVC 1 as the interface connected to DMZ host Click the icon to display the DMZ Host edit page Table 3 19 shows the parameter explanation of the DMZ Host edit page Table 3 19 Parameters in the DMZ Host edit page Item Configuration Discarded If you select it those IP packets from this interface which do not belong to any applications configured in the Port Forwarding table will be dis...

Page 39: ... your DMZ setting 3 2 12 Routing Table Click Routing Table of Basic in the navigation bar to display the Routing Table page I Configuration This page displays the information in routing table including Destination Netmask Gateway and WAN Interface You can delete any entry in this page from Delete column To create new routing entry click Add to display the Routing Table add page Table 3 20 shows th...

Page 40: ...cal with the specified IP address will be forwarded to gateway Interface If you select it you can select an interface from the drop down menu All the packets of which the destination address is identical with the specified IP address will be forwarded to the interface you select here II Save Click Apply to save the settings in the RAM To save this configuration changes permanently enter the Save R...

Page 41: ...etwork Check the box of Enable UPnP to enable UPnP or uncheck the box to disable it II Save Click Apply to save the settings in the RAM To save this configuration changes permanently enter the Save Reboot page select Save and click Apply to save new settings 3 3 2 RIP Click RIP of Advanced in the navigation bar to display the RIP page I Configuration You can view the related information of RIP in ...

Page 42: ...ree mode including Active Passive and Send only Enabled Check the box to enable RIP on the interface or uncheck it to disable RIP II Save Click Apply to save the settings in the RAM To save this configuration changes permanently enter the Save Reboot page select Save and click Apply to save new settings 3 3 3 Firewall Click Firewall of Advanced in the navigation bar to display the Firewall Configu...

Page 43: ...ternet You may create IP filter rules based on IP addresses ports and protocols to control access You can click IP Filter and click New to add IP Filter rules Table 3 23 shows the parameter explanation of the IP Filter New page Table 3 23 Parameters in the IP Filter New page Item Configuration Source Destination Address Enter the range of source IP address and that of destination IP address Protoc...

Page 44: ...age Table 3 24 shows the parameter explanation of the SNTP New page Table 3 24 Parameters in the SNTP New page Item Configuration Host Name Enter the host name of SNTP server IP Address Enter the IP address of SNTP server II SNTP Client Click SNTP Client to display the SNTP Client page Table 3 25 shows the parameter explanation of the SNTP Client page Table 3 25 Parameters in the SNTP Client page ...

Page 45: ...ver Timeout Specify the time limit of searching SNTP server When the time is up client will stop searching automatically PollInterval Specify the interval of synchronization between client and SNTP server III Save Click Apply to save the settings in the RAM To save this configuration changes permanently enter the Save Reboot page select Save and click Apply to save new settings 3 3 5 TR069 Click T...

Page 46: ...isable the function The following are the Read Only Parameters of CWM This part display the related information of CWM including Valid Download Download Command Key and Reboot Command Key etc II Save Click Apply to save the settings in the RAM To save this configuration changes permanently enter the Save Reboot page select Save and click Apply to save new settings III Management Server configurati...

Page 47: ...implementing periodical information Periodic Inform Time Enter the time when system starts the function of periodical information Parameter Key Connection Request URL Enter the connection request URL Connection Request Username Enter the connection request username Connection Request Password Enter the connection request password Upgrades Managed Display the information of upgrades management ACS ...

Page 48: ... It is configurable only when the check box of IGMP Proxy Enabled is checked You can select the interface that connects to internet from the drop down menu IGMP Proxy Enabled Check the box to enable IGMP proxy or uncheck the box to disable it 3 3 7 Quality of Service Click Quality of Service of Advanced in the navigation bar to display QoS Configuration page I Configuration Click New to add new Qo...

Page 49: ...the destination IP address Subnet Mask Enter the subnet mask Source Port Enter the range of source port number Destination port Enter the range of destination port number Protocol Select a protocol from the drop down menu TOS IP Precedence TOS Select a TOS type from the drop down menu IP Precedence Select an IP precedence number from the drop down menu II Save Click Apply to save the settings in t...

Page 50: ...in the field of User name 2 Enter your new password in the field of New password 3 Enter your new password again in the field of Confirm new password 4 Click Apply to save the settings in the RAM II Save Click Apply to save the settings in the RAM To save this configuration changes permanently enter the Save Reboot page select Save and click Apply to save new settings Note There can be only one us...

Page 51: ...ng steps 1 Enter the full path of the configuration file or click Browse to select the configuration file 2 Click Update to restore the configuration file you selected To backup the configuration file of the system click Backup to save the current configuration to your computer Note After you restore the configuration file system will reboot and return to the home page 3 4 3 Firmware Upgrade Click...

Page 52: ... file names and attempt to upload again If the file still is not loaded reboot the device and try again Caution Do not power off HG550 during the firmware upgrade process Otherwise the configuration in the flash may be damaged 3 4 4 Save Reboot Click Save Reboot of Tools in the navigation bar to display the Save Reboot page Table 3 30 shows the parameter explanation of the Save Reboot page Table 3...

Page 53: ...on on the rear panel of MT880 to activate new changes This button resets the device settings to the manufacturer s default values All custom settings will be lost 3 5 Status 3 5 1 Diagnostics Click Diagnostics of Status in the navigation bar to display the Diagnostics page Select a PVC and click Apply to run the diagnostic process It takes only a few seconds The results will appear in the Descript...

Page 54: ...Huawei Technologies Proprietary 44 This page displays the traffic statistics gathered on the LAN and WAN interface To view the real time information click Refresh To clear the counter click Clear ...

Page 55: ... Annex A ITU G 992 4 G lite bis Annex A ADSL Standards ADSL2 Standards ITU G 992 5 Annex A ADSL Data Rate Downstream up to 24 Mbit s Upstream up to 1 Mbit s Annex M up to 3 Mbit s One ADSL port RJ 11 inner pair pin 2 3 Performance Pass DSL Forum TR 048 TR 067 Performance Criteria Four Fast Ethernet ports RJ 45 10 100 Mbit s MDI MDIX Auto sensing Standard Compliance IEEE 802 3 IEEE 802 3u Two ports...

Page 56: ...d CCK Wireless Radio and Modulation Type IEEE 802 11g BPSK QPSK 16QAM 64QAM OFDM Wireless Operating Frequency 2400 MHz 2484 5 MHz ISM band 11 channels for United States 13 channels for European Countries Wireless Channel Numbers 13 channels for Japan IEEE 802 11b 1 2 5 5 and 11Mbit s Wireless Data Rate IEEE 802 11g 6 9 12 18 24 36 48 54Mbit s Reset Button Reset to factory default after push the bu...

Page 57: ... Technologies Proprietary 47 Physical and Environmental Specifications Power Adapter 12 V AC 1 5 A Working Temperature 0 40 32 F 104 F Humidity 5 95 non condensing Dimensions 270 mm 193 mm 37 mm Weight 700 g ...

Page 58: ...ion Standard AP Access Point ATM Asynchronous Transfer Mode D DoS Denial of Service DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol DNS Domain Name Server DMZ Demilitarized Zone DSLAM Digital Subscriber Line Access Multiplex I ISDN Integrated Service Digital Network IP Internet Protocol ICMP Internet Control Message Protocol ISP Internet Service Provider ...

Page 59: ...MAC Media Access Control N NAT Network Address Translation P PPP Point to Point Protocol PPPoA PPP over ATM PPPoE PPP over Ethernet PSTN Public switched telephone network PVC Permanent Virtual Connection Q QoS Quality of Service R RIP Routing Information Protocol ...

Page 60: ...col TKIP Temporal Key Integrity Protocol U UDP User Datagram Protocol UPnP Universal Plug and Play USB Universal Serial Bus V VCI Virtual Channel Identifier VPI Virtual Path Identifier W WAN Wide Area Network WEP Wireless encryption Protocol WFQ Weighted Fair Queuing WPA Wi Fi Protected Access ...

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