Huawei HG520C - Manual

1 1 Safety Precautions Thank you for purchasing the EchoLife HG520c Home Gateway (hereinafter referred to as the HG520c). For safety purposes, carefully read through these safety precautions and observe them during operation. Basic Requirements z Keep the device dry during storage, transportation, a...

2 z Use the accessories such as the power adaptor provided or authorized only by the manufacturer. z Make sure that the device does not get wet. If water gets into the device, disconnect the power supply immediately and unplug all the cables connected to the device. z The power supply of the device ...

3 Wireless Product Usage Requirements z Keep the device away from magnetic storage devices (e.g., a magnetic card or a floppy disk), to prevent loss of the stored information. z Stop using the device or disconnect the power supply in situations where wireless device is prohibited or using of a wirel...

4 2 Connecting the Cables and Getting Started 2.1 Simple Connection If your telephone line is used for the broadband network access only and if you do not need to use a telephone, take the following figure as a reference for connecting the cables. 1 2 3 POW ER LAN 4 LAN 3 LAN 2 LAN1 RESET AD SL 1. T...

5 2.2 Connecting One Telephone If your telephone line is used for both the broadband network access and a telephone connection, take the following figure as a reference for connecting the cables. # # # # # # # # # # # # 1 3 4 5 PHONE LINE MODEM 2 P O W E R L A N 4 L A N 3 L A N 2 L A N 1 R E S E T A...

6 2.3 Connecting Multiple Telephones If your telephone line is used for the broadband network access, telephone connections, and fax connections, take the following figure as a reference for connecting the cables. # # # # # # # # # # # # 1 3 4 5 PHONE LINE MODEM 2 POWER LAN4 LAN3 LAN2 LAN1 RESET ADS...

7 2.4 Getting Started To power on the HG520c, press the power button on the side panel of the HG520c. After you power on the HG520c, the ADSL indicator blinks (for less than three minutes), which indicates that the HG520c is being activated. Later, the ADSL indicator turns solid on. The POWER indica...

11 5 Configuring the HG520c 5.1 Changing the Administrator Password Used for Logging In to the Web-Based Configuration Utility For safety reasons or to make the password easy to remember, you can change the administrator password for login after logging in to the Web-based configuration utility. To ...

13 To log in to the Web-based configuration utility after you change the IP address successfully, you need to launch the Internet Explorer, and then enter the new IP address in the address bar. Ensure that the IP address of the computer is in the same network segment as that of the HG520c so that th...

17 7 Appendix 7.1 Indicators Indicator Status Description Solid on The HG520c is powered on. POWER Off The HG520c is powered off. Blinking The HG520c is being activated. Solid on The HG520c is activated. ADSL Off The HG520c is powered off. Blinking z The HG520c works in routing mode. z The WAN conne...

18 7.2 Interfaces and Buttons Interface or Button Description POWER It is used to connect the power adapter. LAN1–LAN4 It is used to connect to the Ethernet interface on the computer. RESET You can press and hold the RESET button for over six seconds to restore the default settings of the HG520c. No...