Huawei HG552a1, User Manual

FAQs 

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After the password is verified, 

Connected

 appears on the icon of the wireless network in the 

wireless network list, which indicates that your computer is connected to the HG552a1 through 
wireless connection. 

6.2 

Configuring the Wireless Connection Manually 

If the wireless network adapter on your computer supports the WPS function, you can connect 
your computer to the HG552a1 wirelessly as follows: 

Step 1

Set the WLAN parameters of HG552a1, and then set the 

Security 

to 

WPA-PSK

, 

WPA2-PSK

 or 

WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK

. For details, see the Step1 of chapter 6.1  

"Configuring the Wireless Connection by the Web Page." 

The WPS function can be used only when the security mode of the WLAN is set to 
WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK, or WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK. 

Step 2

Press the WPS button on the side panel to start the WPS negotiation of the HG552a1. 
Then the WLAN indicator of the HG552a1 blinks. 

Step 3

Start the WPS negotiation of the wireless network adapter within 2 minutes. 

Wait for a few seconds, and then you can see the WLAN indicator becomes solid on from the 
blinking state, indicating that the HG552a1 is connected to your PC through the WPS function. 
This state lasts 5 minutes. Then the WLAN indicator turns off. 

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FAQs 

How can I configure a computer to use a static IP address? 

Take a computer that runs Windows XP as an example. To configure the computer to use a static 
IP address, do as follows: 

Step 1

In the Control Panel window, double-click Network Connections to display the Network 
Connections window. 

Step 2

In the 

Network Connections

 window, right-click the working 

Local Area Connection

and choose 

Properties

. 

Step 3

In the 

This connection uses the following items

 group box of the Local Area 

Connection Properties dialog box, select Internet Protocol (TCP/IP). Click Properties. 

Step 4

Select Use the following IP address. 

Step 5

Set the IP address of the computer and ensure that the IP address is in the same network 
segment as the local area network (LAN) IP address of the HG552a1. 

Assume that the default LAN IP address of the HG552a1 is 192.168.1.1. To set the IP address of 
the computer, do as follows: 

1.

In 

IP address

, enter 

192.168.1.100

. Ensure that this IP address is unique and not 

used by other computers.