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    WS323 300Mbps Wireless Router User Guide HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
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    WS323 300Mbps Wireless Router V100R001 User Guide 202557_02 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: Website: Email: Huawei
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    and are trademarks or registered trademarks of Huawei Technologies Other trademarks, product, service and company names mentioned are the property of to export, re-export or import the product mentioned in this manual including the software and technical data therein. Privacy Policy Please refer
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    2.1.2 WiFi Repeater Mode 2-1 2.1.3 WiFi Client Mode 2-2 2.2 Powering On 2-2 2.3 Setting the Computer IP Address 2-3 3 Wireless Connection Setup 3-1 3.1 Manually Setting Up a Wireless Connection 3-1 3.2 Setting Up a Wireless Connection Using the WPS Button ..... 3-5 4 Configuring WiFi Router
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    Changing WLAN Repeater Mode Settings 7-10 8 Maintenance Guide 8-1 8.1 Changing the Web Management Password 8-1 8.2 Changing the IP Address Used to Log In to the Web management page 8-1 8.3 Restoring Default Settings 8-2 9 Reference Operations 9-1 9.1 Enabling Wireless Configuration on Windows
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    serve as a router that provides a WiFi access point, a repeater used with a wireless router to expand the wireless signal coverage, or a wireless network adapter. This chapter describes the features supported by the WS323: Wireless functions Service set identifier (SSID) configuration SSID hiding
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    1 Product Overview WS323 300Mbps Wireless Router User Guide Easy Configuration and Management The WS323 provides password-protected web management pages to protect your personal data. Remote device management using the TR069 Switch between WiFi router, WiFi repeater, and WiFi client modes on the
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    WS323 300Mbps Wireless Router User Guide 1 Product Overview Table 1-1 WS323 ports and buttons Item Functions Power plug Can be plugged into a power socket. WPS button Quickly sets up a wireless connection or changes WS323's working mode. Reset button After the WS323 is powered on, press and
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    to switch to WiFi Repeater WPS is a computing standard that attempts to automate secure wireless network setup and connection. The WPS function lets you securely add wireless clients to a WLAN without entering the user name and password. 1.3 Indicators Table 1-3 Lists the WS323 indicators and their
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    WS323 300Mbps Wireless Router User Guide 1 Product Overview Table 1-3 WS323 indicators and their meanings Item Status Meaning Status indicator Off Blinking The WS323 is powered off or faulty. Blinking red: The WS323 is powering on. Blinking blue: the WS323 is connecting to the network in 2.
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    WS323 300Mbps Wireless Router User Guide 2 Hardware Installation 2 Hardware Installation 2.1 Application Modes 2.1.1 WiFi Router Mode When working in WiFi router mode, the WS323 is connected to the Internet through its Ethernet port and works as a WiFi access point in a home, providing Internet
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    WS323 300Mbps Wireless Router User Guide 2.1.3 WiFi Client Mode When working in WiFi client mode, the WS323 is connected to a client, such as set-top box (STB) or computer, through its Ethernet port, providing the client with access to a wireless access point. To quickly connect the WS323
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    WS323 300Mbps Wireless Router User Guide 2 Hardware Installation 2.3 Setting the Computer IP Address Before you set the computer's IP address, ensure that your computer is installed with a wireless network adapter. On Windows 7 Step 1 Choose Start > Control Panel > Network and Internet > Network
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    2 Hardware Installation WS323 300Mbps Wireless Router User Guide Step 3 Double-click Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4). Step 4 Select Obtain an IP address automatically and Obtain DNS server address automatically. Click OK. 2-4
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    WS323 300Mbps Wireless Router User Guide 2 Hardware Installation On Windows XP Step 1 Choose Start > Control Panel > Network and Internet Connections. Step 2 Choose Network Connections > Wireless Network Connection. Right-click Wireless Network Connection, and choose Properties. 2-5
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    2 Hardware Installation WS323 300Mbps Wireless Router User Guide Step 3 Double-click Internet Protocol (TCP/IP). Step 4 Select Obtain an IP address automatically and Obtain DNS address automatically. Click OK. 2-6
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    WS323 300Mbps Wireless Router User Guide 2 Hardware Installation 2-7
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    WS323 300Mbps Wireless Router User Guide 3 Wireless Connection Setup 3 Wireless Connection Setup 3.1 Manually Setting Up a Wireless Connection The wireless configuration software provided by Windows is used as an example to describe how to set up a wireless connection. You can also use the tool
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    3 Wireless Connection Setup WS323 300Mbps Wireless Router User Guide Step 2 From the wireless network list, select the WLAN provided by the wireless device you want to connect. Click Connect. Step 3 In the displayed dialog box, enter the WLAN password, and click OK. 3-2
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    WS323 300Mbps Wireless Router User Guide 3 Wireless Connection Setup Step 4 In the wireless network list, check the WLAN connection status. If the status is Connected, the computer is wirelessly connected to the WS323. On Windows XP Step 1 Choose Start > Control Panel > Network and Internet
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    3 Wireless Connection Setup WS323 300Mbps Wireless Router User Guide Step 2 From the wireless network list, select the WLAN provided by the wireless device you want to connect. Click Connect. Step 3 In the displayed dialog box, enter the WLAN password, and click Connect. 3-4
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    WS323 300Mbps Wireless Router User Guide 3 Wireless Connection Setup Step 4 In the wireless network list, check the WLAN connection status. If the status is Connected, the computer is wirelessly connected to the WS323. 3.2 Setting Up a Wireless Connection Using the WPS Button Push the WPS button
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    3 Wireless Connection Setup WS323 300Mbps Wireless Router User Guide Step 1 Step 2 The wireless device (laptop, tablet, or mobile phone) to connect to the WS323 is WPS-capable. Press the WPS button on the wireless device to start WPS negotiation. For details, see the user guide for the wireless
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    WS323 300Mbps Wireless Router User Guide 4 Configuring WiFi Router Mode 4 Configuring WiFi Router Mode The WS323 can work as a wireless router, providing a WiFi access point for homes and business travelers. To change the WS323 into WiFi Router mode, press and hold the WS323's WPS button until the
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    4 Configuring WiFi Router Mode WS323 300Mbps Wireless Router User Guide Switching between working modes will restart the WS323. The login page will be displayed and you need to enter your user name and password. Step 3 Click Next. 4-2
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    WS323 300Mbps Wireless Router User Guide 4 Configuring WiFi Router Mode Step 4 Choose the network connection type. Choose the connection type based on the application scenario. Table 4-1 describes the connection types. Table 4-1 Configuring the Internet access parameters Application Scenario
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    4 Configuring WiFi Router Mode WS323 300Mbps Wireless Router User Guide Application Scenario Connection Type No parameters are provided by your service provider. The IP DHCP address is automatically assigned by the service provider. Step 5 Configure the network connection parameters, and click
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    WS323 300Mbps Wireless Router User Guide 4 Configuring WiFi Router Mode The configuration succeeded. 4.2 Wireless Connection Setup 4.2.1 Manually Setting Up a Wireless Connection On Windows 7 Step 1 Choose Start > Control Panel > Network and Internet > Network and Sharing Center > Change adapter
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    4 Configuring WiFi Router Mode WS323 300Mbps Wireless Router User Guide Step 2 From the wireless network list, select the WLAN provided by the WS323. Click Connect. Step 3 In the displayed dialog box, enter the WLAN password, and click OK. 4-6
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    WS323 300Mbps Wireless Router User Guide 4 Configuring WiFi Router Mode Step 4 In the wireless network list, check the WLAN connection status. If the status is Connected, the computer is wirelessly connected to the WS323. On Windows XP Step 1 Choose Start > Control Panel > Network and Internet
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    4 Configuring WiFi Router Mode WS323 300Mbps Wireless Router User Guide Step 2 From the wireless network list, select the WLAN provided by the WS323. Click Connect. Step 3 In the displayed dialog box, enter the WLAN password, and click Connect. 4-8
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    WS323 300Mbps Wireless Router User Guide 4 Configuring WiFi Router Mode Step 4 In the wireless network list, check the WLAN connection status. If the status is Connected, the computer is wirelessly connected to the WS323. 4.2.2 Setting Up a Wireless Connection Using the WPS Button Push the WPS
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    4 Configuring WiFi Router Mode WS323 300Mbps Wireless Router User Guide Step 1 Step 2 Press the WPS button on the wireless device to start WPS negotiation. For details, see the user guide for the wireless device. Within 2 minutes, press and hold the WPS button on the WS323 for 1 second or more.
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    WS323 300Mbps Wireless Router User Guide 5 Configuring WiFi Repeater Mode 5 Configuring WiFi Repeater Mode The WS323 can work as a repeater together with a wireless router to expand the WLAN coverage. To change the WS323 into WiFi Repeater mode, press and hold the WS323's WPS button until the
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    5 Configuring WiFi Repeater Mode WS323 300Mbps Wireless Router User Guide Step 3 Click Next. 5-2
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    WS323 300Mbps Wireless Router User Guide Step 4 Click SCAN to scan the network. 5 Configuring WiFi Repeater Mode Step 5 Choose the network SSID and configure the network connection parameters. The configuration succeeded. 5-3
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    5 Configuring WiFi Repeater Mode WS323 300Mbps Wireless Router User Guide After the configuration, the WS323's SSID and password will be synchronized to those of the connected network. Enter the SSID and password of the WLAN when connecting the WS323 to other devices. 5.2 Wireless Connection Setup
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    WS323 300Mbps Wireless Router User Guide 5 Configuring WiFi Repeater Mode Step 3 In the displayed dialog box, enter the WLAN password, and click OK. Step 4 In the wireless network list, check the WLAN connection status. If the status is Connected, the computer is wirelessly connected to the WS323
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    5 Configuring WiFi Repeater Mode WS323 300Mbps Wireless Router User Guide The default SSID and key are printed on the router's rear label. To protect your WLAN from unauthorized access, change the SSID and key promptly. On Windows XP Step 1 Choose Start > Control Panel > Network and
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    WS323 300Mbps Wireless Router User Guide 5 Configuring WiFi Repeater Mode Step 3 In the displayed dialog box, enter the WLAN password, and click Connect. Step 4 In the wireless network list, check the WLAN connection status. If the status is Connected, the computer is wirelessly connected to the
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    5 Configuring WiFi Repeater Mode WS323 300Mbps Wireless Router User Guide 5.2.2 Setting Up a Wireless Connection Using the WPS Button Push the WPS button once to quickly set up a wireless connection between the WS323 and any WPS-capable device. Before you set up a wireless connection using the
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    WS323 300Mbps Wireless Router User Guide 5 Configuring WiFi Repeater Mode 5.2.3 Setting Up a Wireless Connection Using a Network Cable Step 1 Step 2 Use a network cable to connect the WS323 to your computer. Set the computer to automatically obtain an IP address. For details, see section 2.3 "
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    5 Configuring WiFi Repeater Mode WS323 300Mbps Wireless Router User Guide On Windows XP Select Obtain an IP address automatically and Obtain DNS address automatically. Click OK. 5-10
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    WS323 300Mbps Wireless Router User Guide 6 Configuring WiFi Client Mode 6 Configuring WiFi Client Mode The WS323 can work as a wireless network adapter to provide Internet access for devices without the WLAN function. To change the WS323 into WiFi Client mode, press and hold the WS323's WPS button
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    6 Configuring WiFi Client Mode WS323 300Mbps Wireless Router User Guide Step 3 Click Next. 6-2
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    WS323 300Mbps Wireless Router User Guide Step 4 Click SCAN to scan the network. 6 Configuring WiFi Client Mode Step 5 Choose the network SSID and configure the network connection parameters. 6-3
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    6 Configuring WiFi Client Mode The configuration succeeded. WS323 300Mbps Wireless Router User Guide 6.2 Setting Up a Connection with a Computer Step 1 Step 2 Use a network cable to connect the WS323 to your computer. Set the computer to automatically obtain an IP address. For details, see
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    WS323 300Mbps Wireless Router User Guide 6 Configuring WiFi Client Mode On Windows XP Select Obtain an IP address automatically and Obtain DNS address automatically. Click OK. 6-5
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    WS323 300Mbps Wireless Router User Guide 7 Network Security 7 Network Security 7.1 Hiding the WLAN Name This function is available in WiFi router and WiFi repeater modes. In WiFi repeater mode, this function applies to the WS323 maintenance SSID only. Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Log in to the web
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    WS323 300Mbps Wireless Router User Guide 7.2 Changing your WLAN Name and password WLAN access requires the WLAN name and password. To improve your WLAN security, regularly change your WLAN name and password. This function is available in WiFi router and WiFi repeater modes. In WiFi repeater
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    WS323 300Mbps Wireless Router User Guide Step 7 Click Submit. 7 Network Security 7.3 Using High Secure Encryption This function is available in WiFi router and WiFi repeater modes. In WiFi repeater mode, this function applies to the WS323 maintenance SSID only. Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Log in to
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    Click Submit. WS323 300Mbps Wireless Router User Guide 7.4 Allowing Only Specified PCs to Be Connected to a WLAN To prevent unauthorized access to your WLAN, you can specify which devices are allowed to access your WLAN. Each network device is assigned with a unique MAC address. After you specify
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    300Mbps Wireless Router User Guide 7 Network Security For details, see chapter 9.2 "Checking the Computer MAC Address". Step 2 Log in to the web management page. Step 3 Click Advance Settings. Step 4 Choose Basic > WIFI Router in WiFi router mode and choose Basic > Management WIFI in WiFi repeater
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    7 Network Security WS323 300Mbps Wireless Router User Guide 7.5 Controlling Computer Internet Access Your WS323 provides MAC address filtering. With this function, you can confine Internet access to specific computers or deprive specific computers of Internet access. While using this function,
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    WS323 300Mbps Wireless Router User Guide  Source MAC address: 00:11:09:11:04:DD  Time control: Enable  Start . Step 14 Set the following parameters based on rule 2.  Rule name: Prohibited after 20:00  Source MAC address: 00:11:09:11:04:DD  Time control: Enable  Start time: 19:59  End time: 23
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    Security Step 15 Click Submit. WS323 300Mbps Wireless Router User Guide To delete a rule, select the rule from the rule list. In the Remove column, select the rule. Then click Remove. 7.6 Configuring the Firewall Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 The WS323 provides a firewall to help secure
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    WS323 300Mbps Wireless Router User Guide 7 Network Security Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Click DoS Attack. Under browsing, use URL filtering to create a blacklist rule to block that website. This function is available in WiFi router mode. Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Log in to the
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    WS323 300Mbps Wireless Router User Guide  Source start port: 80  Source end port: 80  Destination start address: 192.168.33.166  Destination end address: 192.168.33.166  Destination start port: 80  Destination end port: 80  Priority：1 Step 8 Click Submit. 7.8 Changing WLAN Repeater
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    WS323 300Mbps Wireless Router User Guide 7 Network Security Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Click Advance Settings. In the navigation tree, choose Basic > WIFI Repeater. Click AP List. From the WLAN Repeater Mode drop-down list, select Multi-STA. 7-11
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    WS323 300Mbps Wireless Router User Guide 8 Maintenance Guide 8 Maintenance Guide 8.1 Changing the Web Management Password The correct user name and password are required to log in to the web management page. Regular changes to the web management page password can effectively prevent unauthorized
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    8 Maintenance Guide WS323 300Mbps Wireless Router User Guide conflicts with that of another device on the same network), you can change the WS323 IP address. Use the new IP address to log in to the web management page. Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Log in to the web management page.
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    WS323 300Mbps Wireless Router User Guide 8 Maintenance Guide to its default settings, all custom data and settings will be lost, and the password will be restored to admin. Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Log in to the web management page. Click Advance Settings. In the navigation tree,
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    8 Maintenance Guide WS323 300Mbps Wireless Router User Guide After the WS323 is restored to its default settings, change the computer IP address so that it is in the same network segment as the 192.168.33.1 default IP address. 8-4
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    WS323 300Mbps Wireless Router User Guide 9 Reference Operations 9 Reference Operations 9.1 Enabling Wireless Configuration on Windows On the Computer Management window, choose Computer Management (Local) > Services and Applications > Services. Step 3 In the right pane of the Computer Management
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    WS323 300Mbps Wireless Router User Guide Step 4 Step 5 In the displayed dialog box, check that Service status is Started. Click OK to close the dialog box. Then close the Computer Management window. 9.2 Checking the Computer MAC Address The MAC address, also known as the physical address
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    WS323 300Mbps Wireless Router User Guide 9 Reference Operations Step 3 In Network Connection Details, find the line similar to Physical Address 70-F3-95-0C-49-4E. The 70-F3-95-0C-49-4E string is your computer's MAC address. 9-3
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    9 Reference Operations WS323 300Mbps Wireless Router User Guide On Windows XP Step 1 Choose Start > Control Panel > Network and Internet Connections > Network Connections. Right-click Local Area Connection and choose Status from the shortcut menu. 9-4
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    WS323 300Mbps Wireless Router User Guide 9 Reference Operations Step 2 Click the Support tab. Under Connection status, click Details. Step 3 In Network Connection Details, find the line similar to Physical Address 78-AC-C0-B0-DF-A1. The 78-AC-C0-B0-DF-A1 string is your computer's MAC address.
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    WS323 300Mbps Wireless Router User Guide 10 FAQs 10 FAQs What are the meanings of the WS323 signal indicator? The WS323 signal indicator only works in WiFi repeater and WiFi client modes. The number of lightened bars shows the network signal strength. Three bars mean the network signals are
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    10 FAQs WS323 300Mbps Wireless Router User Guide This is probably because the WS323 has its cables connected loosely, is placed too close to electronic appliances with intensive interference, or is too far from the computer. Verify that: Step 1
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WS323 300Mbps Wireless Router
User Guide
HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.