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Home Gateway Quick Start
1 Introduction
The Front Panel of the HG256s
The front panel of the HG256s provides the following indicators:
One power indicator: POWER
One Internet indicator: INTERNET
One WiFi indicator: WLAN
Two VoIP indicators: VOIP1, VOIP2
Four LAN indicators: LAN1, LAN2, LAN3, LAN4
One USB indicator: USB
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Summary of Contents for Huawei HG256s
- Page 1 HUAWEI HG256s Home Gateway Quick Start 1 Introduction The Front Panel of the HG256s The front panel of the HG256s provides the following indicators: One power indicator: POWER One Internet indicator: INTERNET One WiFi indicator: WLAN ...
- Page 2 One WPS button: WPS One WLAN button: WLAN One ON/OFF button: ON/OFF The USB interface is on the top of the HG256s. Portable storage devices, such as USB flash drives and portable hard disks, can be connected to the USB interface.
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Page 3: Getting Started
Power adapter 3 Getting Started To power on the HG256s, press the ON/OFF button on the side panel of the HG256s. After you power on the HG256s, the POWER and INTERNET indicators turn solid on, which indicates that the HG256s is working properly. -
Page 4: Configuring The Wireless Network Connection
To configure the wireless network connection through the web page, do as follows: Step 1 Record the WLAN name. The WLAN name (SSID) of the HG256s is preset before delivery. You can find it from the label on the rear panel of the HG256s or consult the Internet Service Provider (ISP). - Page 5 2. In the Network Connections window, right-click Wireless Network Connection to display a shortcut menu, and then select View Available Wireless Networks from the shortcut menu. 3. Select the wireless network that is configured in Step 1 from the wireless network list, and then click Connect in the lower right corner of the window.
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Page 6: Setting Up A Wireless Connection By The Wps Button
Set the network connection of your PC and ensure that your PC obtains an IP address automatically. By default, the DHCP function of the HG256s is enabled. In this case, the HG256s assigns an IP address to your PC automatically and you do not need to configure the IP address of your PC. - Page 7 Step 3 In the Login dialog box, enter the user account (admin by default) and the password (admin by default), and then click OK. Step 4 In the navigation tree, choose Basic > WLAN. The WLAN configuration page is displayed.
- Page 8 Click Submit. Step 9 Press the WPS button to enable the HG256s to start the WPS negotiation. Step 10 Enable the WPS negotiation function of the wireless network adapter on your PC within two minutes, and then wait for a moment (typically 10s).
- Page 9 By default, the security mode of the WLAN is set to OPEN without any encryption and authentication mechanism. You can protect a wireless network by the WLAN MAC filtering function of the HG256s. To protect a wireless network by the WLAN MAC filtering function, do as follows: Step 1 View and record the MAC address of the laptop.
- Page 10 Address..: 00-19-B9-F9-59-BB. 00-19-B9-F9-59-BB is the MAC address of the PC. Step 2 Log in to the home page of the HG256s. 1. In the address bar of the Internet Explorer, enter http://192.168.1.1, and then press Enter.
- Page 11 2. In the Login dialog box, enter the user account (admin by default) and the password (admin by default), and then click OK. Step 3 Specify the SSID name of WLAN. 1. In the navigation tree, choose Basic > WLAN. The WLAN page will be shown as below:...
- Page 12 2. Enter the SSID name in the SSID text box (for example HG256s) and keep the other parameters as default. Step 4 Click WLAN Filtering and select Enable. Step 5 Select Whitelist for Filtering mode and then click...
- Page 13 Step 6 In Source MAC address, enter the MAC address of the laptop. For example, the MAC address can be 00:19:B9:F9:59:BB. The format of the MAC address entered in Source MAC address is different from that of the MAC address displayed in the command line window of a Windows XP operating system.
- Page 14 RELIABILITY OR CONTENTS OF THIS MANUAL. TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, IN NO CASE SHALL HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, INDIRECT, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, OR LOST PROFITS, BUSINESS, REVENUE, DATA, GOODWILL OR ANTICIPATED SAVINGS.