Huawei WS880 Setup Guide

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Obtaining More Information

Thanks for purchasing the WS880 802.11ac Wireless Router (WS880 for short).

This quick start will show you how to connect your WS880 to a network and access the

Internet. The figures in this guide are for reference only. The appearance and display

features may vary slightly depending on the actual product version.

For the full user guide, visit http://www.huaweidevice.com. Enter

WS880

in the website

search box and press

Enter

.

Please visit www.huaweidevice.com/worldwide/support/hotline for recently updated

hotline and email address in your country or region.

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Connecting Cables

Connect your devices in the sequence indicated in the following

fi

gure.

POWER

LAN

RESET

ADSL

USB 3.0

4

5

6

7

3

2

1

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

I

A

Phone

B

Tablet

C

Laptop

D

Computer

E

WS880

F

Modem

G

Telephone

H

Telephone wall

jack

I

Splitter

Packing list:

1 x WS880, 1 x power adapter, 1 x network cable, 1 x Quick Start and 1 x Warranty Card.

When con

fi

guring the WS880 for the

fi

rst time, use a network cable to connect the

WS880 to a computer.

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Powering On

After the WS880 power adapter is plugged into a wall-mounted power outlet:

•

Touch the

icon to turn all the indicators off or on.

•

Touch and hold the

icon for more than 2 seconds to power the WS880 off or on.

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Setting the Computer IP Address

The following example uses Windows 7 to describe how to set the computer IP address:

The following example uses Windows 7 to describe how to set up a wireless connection:

1. Open a browser. In the address box, enter

http://mediarouter.home

. Press

Enter

.

Enter the login user name (

admin

by default) and password (

admin

by default). Click

Login

.

2. On the

Home

tab, click

Connect to The Internet

. Then select a network connection

type and set network parameters based on the network provided by your Internet

service provider.

3. On the

Home

tab, click

Connect to Internet by WLAN

, set WLAN parameters, Click

Save

to complete the con

fi

guration.

To protect against unauthorized access, change your user name and password

after the

fi

rst login.

You can choose

Connect automatically

, WS880 will automatically select the

network connection type.

To obtain the default SSID and key, check the label on the rear panel. To

better secure your WLAN, promptly change the SSID and key.

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Quick Setup

3. Double-click

Internet Protocol

Version 4 (TCP/IPv4)

.

1. Choose

Start

>

Control Panel

>

Network and Internet

>

Network

and Sharing Center

>

Change

adapter settings

. Right-click

Wireless

Network Connection

, and choose

Connect / Disconnect

.

1. Choose

Start

>

Control Panel

>

Network and Internet

>

Network and

Sharing Center

.

2. From the wireless network list, select

the WLAN provided by the WS880.

Click

Connect

.

2. Choose

Change adapter settings

.

Right-click

Local Area Connection

and choose

Properties

.

4. Select

Obtain an IP address

automatically

and

Obtain DNS server

address automatically

. Click

OK

.

Indicator

Expected State

Starting up

Working

USB

Steady off

•

Steady off (No USB device connected to the USB port)

•

Steady on (USB device connected to the USB port)

LAN

Steady on

•

Steady off (No LAN port connected to a computer)

•

Steady on (any of the LAN1 to LAN4 ports connected to a computer)

INTERNET

Steady on

•

Steady off (WAN port not connected to a network)

•

Steady on (WAN port connected to a network)

•

Blinking (WAN interface is connecting to the network)

WLAN

Steady on

•

Steady off

(WLAN enabled)

•

Steady on (WLAN disabled)

Press the WLAN button (more than 3 seconds) to enable/disnable WLAN.

WPS

Steady off

•

Steady off

(WPS disabled)

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Blinking

(WPS enabled

)

Press the WPS button(less than 3 seconds) to start WPS negotiation.

Steady on

•

Steady off (WS880 powered off)

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Steady on (WS880 powered on)

With all the cables connected, plug the power adapter into the wall-mounted power outlet

to power on the WS880. After the WS880 is powered on, the WS880 indicator turns on.

The following table lists how the indicators behave when the WS880 is operating correctly.

If the indicators do not behave as expected, ensure that everything is plugged in correctly.

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Wireless Connection Setup

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After the SSID and key had been changed, your computer should use the new

ones to establish a wireless connection to the WS880.

•

By default, WLAN has enabled. When you don't use it, you can press the WPS/

WLAN button (more than 3 seconds) to disnable/enable WLAN.

Use the QR code scanner on your Android-based phone or tablet to scan the

QR code on the security token card that pulls out from the top of the WS880.

Enter

RuMate

in the search box to download the Huawei RuMate software.

With Huawei RuMate installed, your phone or tablet is ready to manage and

con

fi

gure your WS880.

To use this function, your phone or tablet must have a QR code scanner installed.

If your phone or tablet is running iOS or Windows Mobile, download Huawei RuMate from the App

Store or Windows Phone Store.

You can use your phone or tablet to manage and con

fi

gure your WS880. To do so:

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QR Code Scanning

3. In the displayed dialog box, enter the

WLAN key and click

OK

.

4. In the wireless network list, check

the WLAN connection status.

If the status is

Connected

, the

computer is wirelessly connected to the

WS880.

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