Huawei HG231f User Manual - Page 18

HUAWEI HG231f Wireless-N Router

User Guide

2 Product Overview

Issue 01 (2010-04-01)

2-3

T

icator

rou

able 2-2

Ind

s of the

ter

Indicator

Color

Status

Indicates

White

On

The router is powered on.

POWER

-

Off

The router is powered off.

White

Blinking

A connection is set up between the

Internet and the WAN interface of the

router and data is being transmitted on the

WAN interface.

White

On

A connection is set up between the

Internet and the WAN interface of the

router, but no data is being transmitted on

the WAN interface.

Orange

On

m) through a

A physical connection is set up between

the WAN interface of the router and the

Ethernet interface of an Ethernet device

(such as an ADSL mode

network cable, but the router is not

connected to the Internet.

INTERNET

-

Off

No network cable is connected to the

WAN interface of the router, or the router

is powered off.

White

Blinking

The WLAN function is enabled and data

is being transmitted on the WLAN.

White

On

but no

The WLAN function is enabled,

data is being transmitted on the WLAN.

WLAN

-

Off

The WLAN function is disabled.

White

Blinking

PC on which a wireless network

installed) through the WPS

fu

The router is attempting to set up a

wireless connection with a wireless client

(such as a

adapter is

nction.

NOTE

This state lasts no more than two minutes.

White

On

ection is set up between

er and a wireless client through the

W

A wireless conn

the rout

PS function.

NOTE

This state lasts 300s.

WPS

-

Off

The WPS function is disabled.

Section	Page
HUAWEI HG231f Wireless-N Router Wireless-N	1
Contents	4
About This Document	10
1 Warnings and Precautions	13
2 Product Overview	16
2.1 Product Features	16
2.2 Hardware	17
2.2.1 Interfaces and Buttons	17
2.2.2 Indicators	17
3 Hardware Installation	20
3.1 Selecting a Position for the Router	20
3.2 Knowing Cable Connections	20
3.3 Powering On the Router	21
3.4 Installing the Router on an ADSL Broadband Network	22
3.5 Installing the Router on a CATV Broadband Network	25
3.6 Installing the Router on a Community Broadband Network	26
4 Configuration of Internet Access Parameters	28
4.1 Logging In to the Web-Based Configuration Utility	28
4.2 Using the Setup Wizard	28
5 Configuration of WLAN Parameters	30
5.1 Setting Up a Wireless Connection Through the WPS Button	30
5.2 Setting Up a Wireless Connection Through the AP PIN Mode	30
5.3 Setting Up a Wireless Connection Manually	31
6 Configuring Frequently Used Functions	34
6.1 Configuring Multiple PCs to Access the Internet Simultaneously	34
6.2 Enabling or Disabling the WLAN Function	35
6.3 Improving the Security of a WLAN	35
6.3.1 Hiding the Name of a WLAN	35
6.3.2 Changing the Name of a WLAN	36
6.3.3 Using Secure Encryption	37
6.3.4 Allowing Only Specified PCs to Be Connected to a WLAN	38
6.4 Controlling the Internet Access Rights of PCs	40
6.5 Prohibiting PCs from Accessing Specified Web Sites	42
6.6 Setting the Available Bandwidth of a PC	43
6.7 Preventing Attacks on the Internet	44
6.8 Removing the Restriction Caused by the Binding of the Internet Access Account to the MAC Address	47
6.9 Allowing Internet Users to Access an Internal Resource Server	48
6.10 Expanding the Coverage of a WLAN	50
7 Maintenance Guide	55
7.1 Changing the Administrator Password of the Web-based Configuration Utility	55
7.2 Changing the Login IP Address of the Web-based Configuration Utility	56
7.3 Backing Up or Importing a Configuration File	56
7.4 Restoring Default Settings	57
7.5 Upgrading Software	58
8 FAQs	59
A Technical Specifications	62
B Default Settings	63

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