EchoLife HG520 Home Gateway User Manual
HUAWEI EchoLife HG520 Home Gateway User Manual V100R001 Huawei Technologies Proprietary
EchoLife HG520 Home Gateway User Manual Manual Version T2-20050627-V1.10 Product Version V100R001 Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. provides customers with comprehensive technical support and service. Please feel free to contact our local office or company headquarters. Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. Address: Administration Building, Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd., Bantian, Longgang District, Shenzhen, P. R. China Postal Code: 518129 Website: http://www.huawei.com Email: support@huawei.
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About This Manual Release Notes This manual applies to HG520 V100R001. Related Manuals The related manuals are listed in the following table. Manual Content EchoLife HG520 Home Gateway User Manual It is used for assisting you in data configurations and typical applications. EchoLife HG520 Home Gateway Quick Quide It will guide you to install HG520 quickly. Organization The manual introduces the system structure, hardware description, configuration guide of the HG510.
Chapter 2 Hardware Description focuses on the hardware modules of the HG520. It discusses in detail the structure and configuration of the hardware system of the equipment. This chapter covers the front panel, real panel and the HG520 connection. Chapter 3 Preparing Configuration Chapter 4 Quick Setup presents the quick setup configuration of the HG520 step by step. Chapter 5 Advanced Setup presents the advanced setup configuration of the HG520 step by step.
z Technical marketing specialists z Installation engineers and technicians z Operation and maintenance personnel Conventions The manual uses the following conventions: I. General conventions Convention Description Arial Normal paragraphs are in Arial. Boldface Headings are in Boldface. II. GUI conventions Convention Description <> Button names are inside angle brackets. For example, click the button. [] Window names, menu items, data table and field names are inside square brackets.
III. Symbols Eye-catching symbols are also used in this manual to highlight the points worthy of special attention during the operation. They are defined as follows: Caution, Warning, Danger: Means reader be extremely careful during the operation. Note, Comment, Tip, Knowhow, Thought: Means a complementary description. IV. Environmental Protection This product has been designed to comply with the requirements on environmental protection.
User Manual EchoLife HG520 Home Gateway Table of Contents Table of Contents Chapter 1 System Overview ............................................................ 1 1.1 System Features ................................................................... 1 1.2 System Requirements........................................................... 2 Chapter 2 Hardware Description..................................................... 3 2.1 Front Panel.....................................................................
User Manual EchoLife HG520 Home Gateway Table of Contents 5.3.3 DMZ Host Configuration........................................... 39 5.4 Configuring Security............................................................ 40 5.4.1 Outgoing IP Filtering Configuration .......................... 40 5.4.2 Incoming IP Filtering Configuration .......................... 42 5.4.3 Parental Control Configuration ................................. 44 5.5 Configuring Quality of Service ....................................
User Manual EchoLife HG520 Home Gateway Table of Contents Chapter 7 Diagnostics.................................................................... 73 Chapter 8 Management .................................................................. 74 8.1 Settings ............................................................................... 74 8.2 Viewing System Log ........................................................... 78 8.3 Configuring SNMP Agent.................................................... 81 8.
User Manual EchoLife HG520 Home Gateway Chapter 1 System Overview Chapter 1 System Overview Welcome to purchase the EchoLife HG520 ADSL AP router. With the HG520, you can access the Internet. This User Manual will show you how to install and set up the HG520. 1.
User Manual EchoLife HG520 Home Gateway Chapter 1 System Overview 1.2 System Requirements In order to use the HG520 ADSL AP router, you need to have the following: z ADSL service up and running on your telephone line, with at least one public Internet address for your LAN. z One or more computers each containing an Ethernet 10Base-T/100Base-T network interface card (NIC) or wireless network adapter.
User Manual EchoLife HG520 Home Gateway Chapter 2 Hardware Description Chapter 2 Hardware Description In addition to this manual, the HG510 shall arrive with the following: Item Quantity HG520 ADSL AP router 1 Power adapter 1 Ethernet cable 1 Phone cable 1 Splitter 1 Product certificate, Qualitication Card 1 HUAWEI EchoLife HG520 Quick Start 1 CD 1 2.1 Front Panel The front panel provides LEDs that indicate the status of the HG520.
User Manual EchoLife HG520 Home Gateway Chapter 2 Hardware Description Table 2-1 lists the LED indicators Label PWR LAN1-4 Color Green Green Function On: The device is powered on Off: The device is powered off On: The LAN link established and active Off: No LAN link Flashes during data transfer DSL Green Flashes during the ADSL training mode On: ADSL link established and active On: The device is active Tx/Rx WLAN Green Green Flashes during data transfer through ADSL line On: The WLAN enabled O
User Manual EchoLife HG520 Home Gateway Chapter 2 Hardware Description Table 2-2 lists ports function Interface Function Power Button Switches the device on and off Power Jack Connects to the power adapter cable Press the reset button for 2 seconds and the HG520 will be restarted (rebooted). Reset To reset to default settings, turn off the device first. Hold the Reset button and then turn on the device; wait for 5-8 seconds and then release the button.
User Manual EchoLife HG520 Home Gateway Chapter 2 Hardware Description Caution: Before cable connection, turn off your computer(s), LAN hub/switch (if applicable), and the HG520. I. Connect the ADSL cable Connect one end of the phone cable to the RJ-11 connector on the rear panel of HG520. Connect the other end to the ADSL outlet provided by your service provider (normally MODEM port of the attached splitter). II.
User Manual EchoLife HG520 Home Gateway Chapter 2 Hardware Description IV. Turn on the HG520 and power up computers and LAN devices Press the Power switch on the rear panel of the device . Turn on and boot your computer(s) and any LAN devices such as hubs or switches. V. Configure HG520 through the WEB interface The detailed steps are described in Chapter 4 Quick Setup. It will help you configure the HG520 .Quick Setup VI.
User Manual EchoLife HG520 Home Gateway Chapter 3 Preparing Configuration Chapter 3 Preparing Configuration 3.1 Setup z Connect HG520 and computer with cross-over/ straight-through Ethernet cable. z Power on HG520. z The default IP address of HG520 is 192.168.1.1. 3.2 Establishing the Connection Enter the IP address (default: 192.168.1.1) of HG520 in the address line of Web Browser 1) The dialog box displayed, as shown in “Figure 3-1”.
User Manual EchoLife HG520 Home Gateway Chapter 3 Preparing Configuration Figure 3-1 Authentication 1) Please enter the management username/password into the fields (the default username/password is admin/admin). 2) Click on the button. 3) If the authentication is valid, the home page “Device Info Summary” will be displayed on the screen. Refer to “Figure 3-2”.
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User Manual EchoLife HG520 Home Gateway Chapter 4 Quick Setup Chapter 4 Quick Setup The system administrator can configure HG520 remotely or locally through a Web Browser. Network configuration needs to be planned and decided before the configuration procedure is started. Quick Setup allows system administrator to select the appropriate operation mode and configure the corresponding settings step by step to create a connection.
User Manual EchoLife HG520 Home Gateway Chapter 4 Quick Setup I. ATM PVC Configuration Figure 4-1 Quick Setup – ATM PVC Configuration 1) Enter the VPI/VCI values. The actual parameter is provided by your ISPs, and you can contact them to get the detailed information. 2) Disable “DSL Auto-connect” . 3) Check to enable QoS. 4) Click on to go to next step.
User Manual EchoLife HG520 Home Gateway Chapter 4 Quick Setup II. Connection Type and Encapsulation Mode Configuration Figure 4-2 Quick Setup – Connection Type and Encapsulation Mode 1) Select “PPP over Ethernet (PPPoE)”, and the “Encapsulation Mode”. The actual parameter is provided by your ISPs, and you can contact them to get the detailed information. 2) Click on to go to next step.
User Manual EchoLife HG520 Home Gateway Chapter 4 Quick Setup III. PPP Username and Password Configuration Figure 4-3 Quick Setup – PPP Username and Password 1) Enter “PPP Username”, “PPP Password”, and select “Authentication Method” (AUTO/PAP/CHAP). The actual parameter is provided by your ISPs, and you can contact them to get the detailed information.
User Manual EchoLife HG520 Home Gateway Chapter 4 Quick Setup Note: z HG520 activates PPPoE connection automatically when user wants to access Internet and there is no active PPPoE connection. z The users are able to assign some specific ATM PVC(s) to run PPPoE, if HG520 has multiple ATM PVC connections. IV. IGMP Multicast, WAN service configuration Figure 4-4 Quick Setup – IGMP Multicast, WAN service 1) Check to Disable/Enable IGMP Multicast, and WAN Service.
User Manual EchoLife HG520 Home Gateway Chapter 4 Quick Setup V. Device Setup Configuration Figure 4-5 Quick Setup – Device Setup 1) Enter IP (LAN IP) and Subnet Mask. 2) Select to Disable/Enable DHCP Server, use DHCP Server Relay, and configure related settings for that mode. 3) HG520 will assign IP address, subnet mask, Default gateway IP address and DNS server IP address to host computers which connect to its LAN.
User Manual EchoLife HG520 Home Gateway Chapter 4 Quick Setup Note: Network Address Translation (NAT) function is default enabled and is not showing on the page to prevent it from being disabled. 5) Click on to go to next step. VI. Wireless Configuration Figure 4-6 Quick Setup - Wireless Setup 1) Check “Enable Wireless” to enable wireless radio or uncheck to disable.
User Manual EchoLife HG520 Home Gateway 2) Chapter 4 Quick Setup Configure SSID,“SSID” is the network name shared among all devices in a wireless network. It is case-sensitive and must not exceed 32 alphanumeric characters. 3) Click on to go to next step. VII. WAN Setup – Summary Figure 4-7 Quick Setup – WAN Setup – Summary The last page displays a summary of previous settings.
User Manual EchoLife HG520 Home Gateway Chapter 4 Quick Setup 4.2 Configuring IPoA Click on in the left frame, and follow the steps below to create an IPoA (Routed) connection. I. ATM PVC Configuration Figure 4-8 Quick Setup – ATM PVC Configuration 1) Enter the VPI/VCI values. The actual parameter is provided by your ISPs, and you can contact them to get the detailed information. 2) Click on to go to next step.
User Manual EchoLife HG520 Home Gateway Chapter 4 Quick Setup II. Connection Type Configuration Figure 4-9 Quick Setup – Connection Type and Encapsulation Mode 1) Select “IP over ATM (IPoA)”, and the “Encapsulation Mode” (Please contact you ISP for the information). 2) Click on to go to next step.
User Manual EchoLife HG520 Home Gateway Chapter 4 Quick Setup III. WAN IP Settings Configuration Figure 4-10 Quick Setup– WAN IP Settings 1) Set WAN IP/Subnet Mask, default gateway, and DNS server settings. The actual parameter is provided by your ISPs, and you can contact them to get the detailed information. 2) Click on to go to next step.
User Manual EchoLife HG520 Home Gateway Chapter 4 Quick Setup IV. NAT, IGMP Multicast, and WAN Service Configuration Figure 4-11 Quick Setup – IPoA – NAT, IGMP Multicast, and WAN service. 1) Check to Enable/Disable NAT and Firewall functions. 2) Check to Enable/Disable IGMP Multicast, and WAN Service. 3) Click on to go to next step.
User Manual EchoLife HG520 Home Gateway Chapter 4 Quick Setup V. Device Setup Figure 4-12 Quick Setup – Device Setup 1) Enter IP (LAN IP) Address and Subnet Mask to HG520. 2) Select to Disable/Enable DHCP Server, use DHCP Server Relay, and configure related settings for that mode. 3) Select “Configure the second IP Address and Subnet Mask for LAN interface” and configure if the second IP Address is used. 4) Click on to go to next step.
User Manual EchoLife HG520 Home Gateway Chapter 4 Quick Setup VI. Wireless Setup Figure 4-13 Quick Setup – Wireless Setup 1) Check “Enable Wireless” to enable wireless radio or uncheck to disable. 2) Configure SSID,“SSID” is the network name shared among all devices in a wireless network. It is case-sensitive and must not exceed 32 alphanumeric characters. 3) Click on to go to next step.
User Manual EchoLife HG520 Home Gateway Chapter 4 Quick Setup VII. WAN Setup – Summary Figure 4-14 Quick Setup – WAN Setup – Summary The last page gives a summary of previous steps. Make sure that the settings match the settings provided by ISP, and then click on “Save/Reboot” button to complete the configuration procedure. 4.3 Configuring Bridge Click on in the left frame, and follow the steps below to create a Bridging connection.
User Manual EchoLife HG520 Home Gateway Chapter 4 Quick Setup I. ATM PVC Configuration Figure 4-15 Quick Setup – ATM PVC Configuration 1) Enter the VPI/VCI values. Please contact you ISPs for the information. 2) Click on to go to next step.
User Manual EchoLife HG520 Home Gateway Chapter 4 Quick Setup II. Connection Type Configuration Figure 4-16 Quick Setup – Connection Type and Encapsulation Mode 1) Select “Bridging”, and the “Encapsulation Mode”. The actual parameter is provided by your ISPs, and you can contact them to get the detailed information. 2) Click on to go to next step.
User Manual EchoLife HG520 Home Gateway Chapter 4 Quick Setup III. WAN Service Configuration Figure 4-17 Quick Setup – WAN Service 1) Give a service name and check the box to enable this WAN service. 2) Click on to go to next step.
User Manual EchoLife HG520 Home Gateway Chapter 4 Quick Setup IV. Device Setup Figure 4-18 Quick Setup – Device Setup 1) Enter LAN IP Address and Subnet Mask. 2) Click on to go to next step.
User Manual EchoLife HG520 Home Gateway Chapter 4 Quick Setup V. Wireless Setup Figure 4-19 Quick Setup – Wireless Setup 1) Check “Enable Wireless” to enable wireless radio or uncheck to disable. 2) Configure SSID,“SSID” is the network name shared among all devices in a wireless network. It is case-sensitive and must not exceed 32 alphanumeric characters. 3) Click on to go to next step.
User Manual EchoLife HG520 Home Gateway Chapter 4 Quick Setup VI. WAN Setup – Summary Figure 4-20 Quick Setup – WAN Setup – Summary The last page gives a summary of previous steps. Make sure that the settings match the settings provided by ISP, and then click on button to complete the configuration procedure.
User Manual EchoLife HG520 Home Gateway Chapter 4 Quick Setup 4.4 Configuring MER Figure 4-21 Quick Setup – Connection Type and Encapsulation Mode Configuration of MER is similar to IPoA. Select “MAC Encapsulation Routing (MER)” in “Connection Type”. For other configuration, please refer to IPoA settings “4.2 Configuring IPoA”. 4.5 Configuring PPPoA Configuration of PPPoA is similar to PPPoE. Select “PPP over ATM (PPPoA)” in “Connection Type”. For other configuration, please refer to “4.
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User Manual EchoLife HG520 Home Gateway Chapter 5 Advanced Setup Chapter 5 Advanced Setup Advanced Setup allows system administrator to configure the following topics: z WAN z LAN z NAT z Security z Quality of Service z Routing z DNS z DSL z Port Mapping Huawei Technologies Proprietary 34
User Manual EchoLife HG520 Home Gateway Chapter 5 Advanced Setup 5.1 Configuring WAN Figure 5-1 Advanced Setup – WAN This page shows the current existing WAN interfaces in the system. User can choose , or to configure WAN interfaces. For details about Add and Edit procedure, please refer to “Chapter 4 Quick Setup”. 5.2 Configuring LAN Please refer to “4.1 V. Device Setup”.
User Manual EchoLife HG520 Home Gateway Chapter 5 Advanced Setup 5.3 Configuring NAT Three functions are supported in NAT: Virtual Servers,Port Triggering, and DMZ Host. 5.3.1 Virtual Servers Configuration Figure 5-2 Advanced Setup – NAT Virtual Server allows you to direct incoming traffic from WAN side (identified by Protocol and External port) to the Internal server with private IP address on the LAN side.
User Manual EchoLife HG520 Home Gateway 1) Chapter 5 Advanced Setup Click on to enter configuration page to add your own rule(s). Some commonly used servers (Web, FTP, Mail, and so on) are pre-defined in HG520. User can simply select the desired server from the pull-down menu and assign the IP address of the local PC. 2) To delete the configured rule(s), check the “Remove” box of the specific rule(s) and click on .
User Manual EchoLife HG520 Home Gateway Chapter 5 Advanced Setup 5.3.2 Port Triggering Configuration Some applications require that specific ports in the Router's firewall be opened for access by the remote parties. Port Trigger dynamically opens the “Open Ports” in the firewall when an application on the LAN initiates a TCP/UDP connection to a remote party using the “Triggering Ports”.
User Manual EchoLife HG520 Home Gateway Chapter 5 Advanced Setup games, video conferencing, remote access applications and others require that specific ports in the Router's firewall be opened for access by the applications. You can configure the port settings from this screen by selecting an existing application or creating your own (Custom application) and click to add it. 2) To delete the configured rule(s), check the “Remove” box of the specific rule(s) and click on .
User Manual EchoLife HG520 Home Gateway Chapter 5 Advanced Setup Enter the computer's IP address and click to activate the DMZ host. Clear the IP address field and click to inactivate the DMZ host. Figure 5-6 Advanced Setup – NAT – DMZ Host 5.4 Configuring Security Two functions are supported in Security: Outgoing IP Filtering and MAC Filtering. 5.4.
User Manual EchoLife HG520 Home Gateway Chapter 5 Advanced Setup The screen allows you to create a filter rule to identify outgoing IP traffic by specifying a new filter name and at least one of the conditions below. All of the specified conditions in this filter rule must be satisfied for the rule to take effect. Figure 5-7 Advanced Setup – Security – Outgoing IP Filtering 1) Click to configure outgoing IP filters, up to 32 entries can be configured.
User Manual EchoLife HG520 Home Gateway Chapter 5 Advanced Setup Figure 5-8 . Advanced Setup – Firewall – Add new Outgoing IP Filter 5.4.2 Incoming IP Filtering Configuration By default, all incoming IP traffic from the WAN is blocked when the firewall is enabled. However, some IP traffic can be accepted by setting up filters. The screen allows you to create a filter rule to identify incoming IP traffic by specifying a new filter name and at least one of the conditions below.
User Manual EchoLife HG520 Home Gateway Chapter 5 Advanced Setup Figure 5-9 Advanced Setup – Security – Outgoing IP Filter 1) Click to configure outgoing IP filters, up to 32 entries can be configured. 2) To remove, check the item and click . 3) Click to save and activate the filter. Figure 5-10 shows the configuration that allows a remote PC (IP address: 10.0.12.254) to access the local FTP server.
User Manual EchoLife HG520 Home Gateway Chapter 5 Advanced Setup Figure 5-10 Advanced Setup – Security – Add new outgoing IP Filter 5.4.3 Parental Control Configuration Parental Control allows user to create time of day restriction to a special LAN device connected to the Router. Click to configure restriction rules. To remove, check the item and click . Up to 16 entries can be configured and used.
User Manual EchoLife HG520 Home Gateway Chapter 5 Advanced Setup Figure 5-11 Advanced Setup – Firewall – Parental Control 1) The MAC Address of the “Browser” automatically displays the MAC address of the LAN device, click the button and enter the MAC address of the other LAN device. 2) To find out the MAC address of a Windows-based computer, go to command window and type “ipconfig/all”. 3) Click to save and activate the restriction rule.
User Manual EchoLife HG520 Home Gateway Chapter 5 Advanced Setup Figure 5-12 Advanced Setup – Firewall – Add new Parental Control 5.5 Configuring Quality of Service Quality of Service (QoS) (including IP Precedence, IP TOS and IEEE 802.1P) refers to a combination of mechanisms that jointly provide a specific quality level to application traffic crossing a network or multiple, disparate networks.
User Manual EchoLife HG520 Home Gateway Chapter 5 Advanced Setup Figure 5-13 Advanced Setup – Quality of Service 1) Click on to create a class to identify the IP traffic by specifying at least one condition below.
User Manual EchoLife HG520 Home Gateway Chapter 5 Advanced Setup Figure 5-14 Advanced Setup – Add new QoS rule 2) If multiple conditions are specified, all of them take effect. 3) Click button to save it. 5.6 Configuring Routing There are three routing information related settings.
User Manual EchoLife HG520 Home Gateway Chapter 5 Advanced Setup 5.6.1 Default Gateway Configuration Figure 5-15 Advanced Setup – Routing – Default Gateway 1) If “Enable Automatic Assigned Default Gateway” checkbox is selected, HG520 will accept the first received default gateway assignment from one of the PPPoA, PPPoE or MER/DHCP enabled PVC(s). 2) If the checkbox is not selected, enter the static default gateway AND/OR a WAN interface. 3) Click button to save it.
User Manual EchoLife HG520 Home Gateway Chapter 5 Advanced Setup Note: If changing the “Enable Automatic Assigned Default Gateway” from unselected to selected, you must reboot HG520 to activate the automatic assigned default gateway. 5.6.2 Static Route Configuration 1) Click on to create a new Static Route up to 32 entries can be configured.
User Manual EchoLife HG520 Home Gateway Chapter 5 Advanced Setup Figure 5-17 Advanced Setup – Routing – Add new Static Route 5.6.3 RIP Configuration The Routing Information Protocol (RIP) is designed for exchanging routing information within a small to medium-size network.
User Manual EchoLife HG520 Home Gateway Chapter 5 Advanced Setup Figure 5-18 Advanced Setup – Routing – RIP To configure an individual interface, select the desired RIP version and operation: z RIP Version 1: Class-based IP network. z RIP Version 2: Classless IP network. z Operation Active: Broadcast and listen to other RIP enabled devices. z Operation Passive: Listen only. 1) Placing a check in the “Enabled” checkbox for the interface to complete the configuration.
User Manual EchoLife HG520 Home Gateway Chapter 5 Advanced Setup 5.7 Configuring DNS 5.7.1 DNS Server Configuration Figure 5-19 Advanced Setup – DNS Server 1) If “Enable Automatic Assigned DNS” checkbox is selected, HG520 will accept the first received DNS assignment from one of the PPPoA, PPPoE or MER/DHCP enabled PVC(s) during the connection establishment. 2) If the checkbox is not selected, enter the primary and optional secondary DNS server IP addresses. 3) Click button to save it.
User Manual EchoLife HG520 Home Gateway Chapter 5 Advanced Setup Note: If changing from unselected “Enable Automatic Assigned DNS” to selected, you must reboot HG520 to get the automatic assigned DNS addresses. 5.7.2 Dynamic DNS Configuration The Dynamic DNS service allows you to alias a dynamic IP address to a static hostname in any of the domains. This function allows your HG520 to be more easily accessible from various locations of the Internet.
User Manual EchoLife HG520 Home Gateway Chapter 5 Advanced Setup Figure 5-20 Advanced Setup – DNS – Dynamic DNS 3) Select your Dynamic DNS service provider from ‘D-DNS provider’, and enter your registration information. 4) Click to save the configuration.
User Manual EchoLife HG520 Home Gateway Chapter 5 Advanced Setup Figure 5-21 Advanced Setup – DNS – Add Dynamic DNS 5.8 Configuring DSL This page allows you configure DSL related settings including Modulations, Phone Line Pair, and Capability. Due to the characteristics of DSL, any change to default settings is not recommended. Please consult your service provider for advice only if configuration is mandatory.
User Manual EchoLife HG520 Home Gateway Chapter 5 Advanced Setup Figure 5-22 Advanced Setup – DSL 5.9 Configuring Port Mapping Port Mapping supports multiple ports to PVC and bridging groups. Each group will perform as an independent network. To support this feature, you must create mapping groups with appropriate LAN and WAN interfaces using the button. The button will remove the grouping and add the ungrouped interfaces to the Default group. Up to 16 entries can be configured.
User Manual EchoLife HG520 Home Gateway Chapter 5 Advanced Setup Figure 5-23 Advanced Setup – Port Mapping To create a new mapping group: 1) Enter the Group name and select interfaces from the available interface list and add it to the grouped interface list using the arrow buttons to create the required mapping of the ports. The group name must be unique. 2) Click button to make the changes take effect immediately.
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User Manual EchoLife HG520 Home Gateway Chapter 6 Wireless Setup Chapter 6 Wireless Setup 6.1 Configuring Basic Features This page allows you to configure basic features of the wireless LAN interface. Figure 6-1 Wireless Setup – Basic 1) You can enable or disable the wireless LAN interface, hide the network from active scans (no broadcasting of your network name), set the wireless network name (also known as SSID, default: ingrid), and restrict the channels based on nation’s requirements.
User Manual EchoLife HG520 Home Gateway 2) Chapter 6 Wireless Setup Click to save the configurations. 6.2 Configuring Security Four types of wireless security are provided: z Shared (WEP) z 802.1X z WPA/WPA2 z WPA/WPA2-PSK 6.2.1 WEP Configuration Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) provides security by encrypting data over radio waves when data is transmitted from one end point to another. WEP is the weakest security method but the easiest one to configure.
User Manual EchoLife HG520 Home Gateway Chapter 6 Wireless Setup Figure 6-2 Wireless Setup – Security – WEP To enable WEP, select the following items step by step: z Network Authentication: Shared z Data Encryption: Enabled z Encryption Strength: 128-bit (recommended for better security) or 64-bit Click to enter your WEP keys. Four keys for both encryption strengths can be stored here.
User Manual EchoLife HG520 Home Gateway Chapter 6 Wireless Setup Figure 6-3 Wireless Setup – Security – WEP 1) Enter 13 ASCII characters or 26 hexadecimal digits for 128-bit encryption keys. 2) Enter 5 ASCII characters or 10 hexadecimal digits for 64-bit encryption keys. 3) Select which key (1 - 4) to use from “Current Network Key”. 4) Click to save the configuration. 6.2.2 802.1X Configuration 802.1X addresses the WEP weakness by adding user authentication, through RADIUS server.
User Manual EchoLife HG520 Home Gateway Chapter 6 Wireless Setup Figure 6-4 Wireless Setup – Security – 802.1X 1) To enable 802.1X, select “802.1X” in “Network Authentication”. 2) Enter your RADIUS server IP address, port number (default: 1812), and key. 3) Follow “6.2.1 WEP” to configure your WEP key 4) Click to save your configuration. 6.2.3 WPA/WPA2 Configuration WPA (Wi-Fi Protected Access) is the strongest wireless security provided by HG520. Like 802.
User Manual EchoLife HG520 Home Gateway z Chapter 6 Wireless Setup WPA Group Rekey Interval: in seconds. Default: 0 (no re-keying). z RADIUS Server IP Address/Port/Key: must match your RADIUS server. z WPA Encryption:TKIP(select AES or TKIP+AES for WPA2). Check your wireless network adapter security capability before you decide which one to use. Figure 6-5 Wireless Setup – Security – WPA 6.2.
User Manual EchoLife HG520 Home Gateway Chapter 6 Wireless Setup Figure 6-6 Wireless Setup – Security – WPA-PSK 1) To enable WPA-PSK, select “WPA-PSK” in “Network Authentication”. 2) Enter 8 to 63 ASCII codes or 64 hexadecimal (0-9, A-F) digits in “WPA Pre-Shared Key”. 3) Click to save the configuration. 6.3 Configuring MAC Filter Wireless MAC filter allows you to implement access control based on device’s MAC address.
User Manual EchoLife HG520 Home Gateway Chapter 6 Wireless Setup Figure 6-7 Wireless Setup – MAC Filter 1) When you select “Allow” in “MAC Restrict Mode”, only data from devices with matching MAC addresses in filter table can access HG520. 2) If you select “Deny” in “MAC Restrict Mode”, every device can access HG520 except those which have matching MAC addresses in the filter table. 3) To add filter entry, click on “Add” and enter the MAC address of HG520.
User Manual EchoLife HG520 Home Gateway Chapter 6 Wireless Setup 6.4 Configuring Wireless Bridge Wireless Bridge (also known as Wireless Distribution System) can bridge data between two APs, which is particularly useful while wired cabling is not available. Note: Only APs in same channel can be bridged.
User Manual EchoLife HG520 Home Gateway Chapter 6 Wireless Setup AP Mode: Wireless Bridge- listens and answers other APs onlyAccess Point- Wireless Bridge also with AP functionality. Bridge Restrict: Disabled- any AP will be granted access Enabled- only selected APs (Max. 4) with specified MAC address will be granted access Enabled (Scan)- as above, but HG520 will scan available AP for you to select. Refresh: Re-scan the available AP. Save/Apply: Save the configuration. 6.
User Manual EchoLife HG520 Home Gateway Chapter 6 Wireless Setup specifies the maximum packet size before data is fragmented into multiple packets. If you experience a high packet error rate, you may slightly lower the Fragmentation value. Setting the Fragmentation too low may result in poor network performance. Only slight adjustment of this value is recommended. z RTS Threshold: This value should remain at its default setting of 2347. The range is 0-2347 bytes.
User Manual EchoLife HG520 Home Gateway Chapter 6 Wireless Setup interval of the beacon. A beacon is a packet broadcast by HG520 to synchronize the wireless network. Default: 100. z 54g Mode: There are 3 selections. Select 54g Auto for the widest compatibility. Select 54g Performance for the fastest performance. Select 54g LRS if you are experiencing difficulty with legacy 802.11b equipment. z 54g protection: In Auto mode, HG520 will use RTS/CTS to improve 802.11g performance in mixed 802.11g/802.
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User Manual EchoLife HG520 Home Gateway Chapter 7 Diagnostics Chapter 7 Diagnostics This page allows users to test the Ethernet port connection, DSL port connection, and connection to the Internet Service Provider. If a test displays a fail status, click at the bottom of the page to make sure the fail status is consistent. If the test continues to show fail, click to go to the troubleshooting procedures.
User Manual EchoLife HG520 Home Gateway Chapter 8 Management Chapter 8 Management 8.1 Settings System Administrator can do the HG520 settings backup, update, and restore default here. The settings can be saved from HG520 to computer. The saved setting file can also be loaded from computer to HG520. These 2 functions can help the system administrator to manage large amount of HG520 efficiently. Restore Default will set the HG520 with the factory default configuration.
User Manual EchoLife HG520 Home Gateway Chapter 8 Management Figure 8-1 Management – Settings – Backup Settings Click on and select the destination of the backup file (backupsettings.cfg) in your local computer. Click on again to save your backup file.
User Manual EchoLife HG520 Home Gateway Chapter 8 Management Figure 8-2 Management – Settings – File Download To update the configuration, click on and a Choose-File-window will pop up. Locate the saved file and click on . HG520 will modify its settings based on the update file.
User Manual EchoLife HG520 Home Gateway Chapter 8 Management Figure 8-3 Management – Settings – Update To restore the router to its factory default settings, click on .
User Manual EchoLife HG520 Home Gateway Chapter 8 Management Figure 8-4 Management – Settings – Restore Default 8.2 Viewing System Log This allows System Administrator to view the System Log and configure the System Log options.
User Manual EchoLife HG520 Home Gateway Chapter 8 Management Figure 8-5 Management – System Log Click on
User Manual EchoLife HG520 Home Gateway Chapter 8 Management If the selected mode is “Remote” or “Both”, events will be sent to the specified IP address and UDP port of the remote syslog server. If the selected mode is “Local” or “Both”, events will be recorded in the local memory. Click on to save the configuration. Figure 8-6 Management – System Log Configuration Click on to see the router log based on your configuration.
User Manual EchoLife HG520 Home Gateway Chapter 8 Management 8.3 Configuring SNMP Agent System Administrator could enable or disable the embedded SNMP Agent here. SNMP Agent will allow a management application to retrieve HG520 statistics and status. Figure 8-7 Management – SNMP Agent 8.4 Configuring Internet Time HG520 can synchronize its internal time with Internet time server when available.
User Manual EchoLife HG520 Home Gateway Chapter 8 Management Figure 8-8 Management – Internet Time 1) Check “Automatically synchronize with Internet time servers”, to enable this function. 2) Select First and Second NTP time server from the pull down menu. Or select “Other” and define your preferred NTP server. 3) Choose the time zone from “Time zone offset”. 4) Click on to save the configuration. 8.
User Manual EchoLife HG520 Home Gateway Chapter 8 Management Figure 8-9 Management – Access Control - Service If the IP Address Access Control mode is enabled, permits access to local management services from IP addresses contained in the Access Control List. If the Access Control mode is disabled, the system will not validate IP addresses for incoming packets. The services are the system applications listed in the Service Control List. Click to add an IP address to the Access Control List.
User Manual EchoLife HG520 Home Gateway Chapter 8 Management Figure 8-10 Management – Access Control – IP Addresses Access to your router is controlled through three user accounts: admin, support, and user. admin: has unrestricted access to change and view HG520 configuration. support: is used to allow an ISP technician to access HG520 for maintenance and to run diagnostics. user: can access HG520 to view configuration settings and statistics, as well as update HG520 software.
User Manual EchoLife HG520 Home Gateway Chapter 8 Management Figure 8-11 Management – Access Control – Passwords 8.6 Updating Software The new software can be updated from the Local computer connected to HG520 through Ethernet cable. 1) Click on to locate the new software image file in the computer. 2) Click on to implement the software update. Note: The update process takes about 2 minutes to complete, and your HG520 will reboot automatically.
User Manual EchoLife HG520 Home Gateway Chapter 8 Management Figure 8-12 Management – Update Software 8.7 Auto Update HG520 can auto update by check the auto update server with version description file name. Auto Update Server IP Address or Domain Name: the IP address or domain of server, get it from Huawei web site or use the default. Update Time Interval (Second): 0 to disable, other number indicates the period time of HG520 checking the update server.
User Manual EchoLife HG520 Home Gateway Chapter 8 Management Click on to enable the setting. Note: Please make sure the wan setting to keep the connection of Internet. When HG520 finds new software it will automatically update and reboot.
User Manual EchoLife HG520 Home Gateway Chapter 8 Management 8.8 Save/Reboot Click to reboot HG520. HG520 will automatically save the configuration before reboot, so that modified settings will take effect after reboot.
User Manual EchoLife HG520 Home Gateway Chapter 9 Device Info Chapter 9 Device Info 9.1 Summary This page displays HG520’s hardware/software information and DSL connection status. Figure 9-1 Device Info – Summary 9.2 WAN This page displays HG520’s WAN interface information and connection status.
User Manual EchoLife HG520 Home Gateway Chapter 9 Device Info Figure 9-2 Device Info – WAN 9.3 Statistics 9.3.1 LAN/WAN This page displays packets transmitted and received status of HG520’s LAN/WAN interfaces.
User Manual EchoLife HG520 Home Gateway Chapter 9 Device Info Figure 9-3 Device Info – Statistics – WAN 9.3.2 ATM This page displays the statistics of HG520’s ATM interface (including AAL5).
User Manual EchoLife HG520 Home Gateway Chapter 9 Device Info Figure 9-4 Device Info – Statistics – ATM 9.3.3 ADSL This page displays HG520’s ADSL connection information and status, such as rate, SNR, ES (Error Second) and so on.
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User Manual EchoLife HG520 Home Gateway Chapter 9 Device Info 9.4 Route This page displays HG520’s routing table. Figure 9-6 Device Info – Route 9.5 ARP This page displays HG520’s ARP table.
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User Manual EchoLife HG520 Home Gateway Chapter 10 Technical Specifications Chapter 10 Technical Specifications I. Bridging Protocols z Ethernet to ADSL self-learning Transparent Bridging (IEEE802.1d) z Support up to 128 MAC learning addresses II. Security z Stateful Packet Inspection Firewall z Access Control List z IP/Port/MAC Filtering z Supports PAP and CHAP with PPP (RFC 1334) III.
User Manual EchoLife HG520 Home Gateway Chapter 10 Technical Specifications z Per-PVC packet level QoS z Support UBR, VBR and CBR traffic shaping z OAM F4/F5 loopback support (I.610) V. Network Management z Web-Based configuration and status monitoring z Remote/Local firmware upgrade through HTTP, FTP and TFTP z System log z Safe against mis-upgrade z Configuration backup and restore VI. Radio z Media Access Control: CSMA/CA with ACK z Modulation: 802.11b: DSSS 802.
User Manual EchoLife HG520 Home Gateway z Chapter 10 Technical Specifications Data Rate: 802.11b: 1 Mbit/s, 2 Mbit/s, 5.5 Mbit/s, 6 Mbit/s, 9 Mbit/s, 11 Mbit/s, 12 Mbit/s, 18 Mbit/s, 24 Mbit/s, 36 Mbit/s, 48 Mbit/s, 54Mbit/s with auto-fallback VII. Environment z Operating temperature range: 0 °C - 40 °C (32 °F-104 °F) z Operating humidity range: 10% - 95% non-condensing VIII. Physical Interfaces z One ADSL port (RJ-11) z Four 10/100BaseT Ethernet ports Auto-detection IX.
User Manual EchoLife HG520 Home Gateway Chapter 11 Abbreviations Chapter 11 Abbreviations A ADSL Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line ATM Asynchronous Transfer Mode D DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol DNS Domain Name Server DSLAM Digital Subscriber Line Access Multiplex H HTML Hypertext Markup Language I IP Internet Protocols IPoA Internet Protocols Over ATM ISP Internet Service Provider L LAN Local Area Network M MAC Media Access Control N NIC Network Interface Card Huawei Tec
User Manual EchoLife HG520 Home Gateway Chapter 11 Abbreviations P PPP Point to Point Protocol PPPoA PPP over ATM PPPoE PPP over Ethernet PVC Permanent Virtual Connection R RIP Routing Information Protocol S SNMP Simple Network Management Protocol T TCP Transfer Control Protocol V VCI Virtual Channel Identifier VPI Virtual Path Identifier W WAN Wide Area Network Huawei Technologies Proprietary 100
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