Huawei HG630 User Manual

HG630 Home Gateway

Quick Start

1 Installing the Base

When you install the base, ensure that the arrow on the base points to the front panel of the HG630 Home Gateway (HG630 for short).

2 Connecting Cables Using the DSL Port

If there is at least one telephone jack available in your home, you can access the Internet using digital subscriber line (DSL) services.

1.	Telephone wall jack	2.	Splitter	3.	Telephone
4.	Desktop computer	5.	Power adapter	6.	Laptop computer
7. HG630
a. Splitter LINE port		b. Splitter PHONE port		c. Splitter MODEM port

3 Powering On the HG630

After you connect the cables, power on the HG630 by pressing the On/Off button on its side panel.

After you power on the HG630, the Power indicator lights up,the DSL indicator lights up and starts blinking, indicating that the DSL port is being activated. The blinking may last from 40 seconds to 3 minutes. When the DSL indicator stops blinking and turns steady on, it indicates that the cables are connected correctly and the HG630 has been activated using DSL.

4 Setting Network Access Parameters

Configuring a Dial-Up Connection for Internet Access

By default, the HG630 works in routing mode. The HG630 starts to set up a dial-up connection automatically after you power it on. You do not need to install any dial-up software or perform any dial-up operations on your computer.

To set up a dial-up connection for Internet access:

Step 1 Launch a browser on your computer. Enter http://192.168.1.1 in the address box, and press Enter.

Step 2 On the login page, enter your user name and password.

 By default, the user name is user and password is HuaweiUser.

 For security reasons or to make the password easy to remember, you can change the user name and password for login. For details, check the HG630 user guide.

 If the user name and password have been changed, use the new ones to log in.

Step 3 Click Login.

Step 4 Click Setup Wizard to display the Wizard tab. Step 5 Click Next.

Step 6 In WAN device, select your ADSL or VDSL WAN device.

Step 7 In User name and Password, enter the user name and password that are provided by your service provider, and then click Next.

Step 8 In SSID and WPA pre-shared key, set a wireless network name and password, and then click Next.

 The default wireless network name (SSID) and password (WLAN Key) which are printed on the label of the HG630's rear panel are preset before delivery. They are unique and safe. If you do not want to modify them, click Next.

For security reasons or to make the password easy to remember, you can change it. For details, see section "Configuring a Wireless Network Name and Password".

If the default wireless network name and password have been changed, use the new ones.

Step 9 Confirm the information you set and then click Submit.

Then check the status of the Internet indicator. When the Internet indicator turns green, you can access the Internet.

The preceding operations need only be performed once. The next time you power on the computer, you can access the Internet without any other configurations.

Configuring a Wireless Network Name and Password

When the HG630 is delivered, the wireless network name and password are preset. You can find them on the HG630’s rear panel label. For security reasons or to make the password easier to remember, change the wireless network name and password as follows:

(The default wireless network encryption mode WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK is used as an example)

Step 1 Log in to the HG630's web-based configuration utility. Step 2 Choose Basic > WLAN to display the WLAN tab.

Step 3 Select Enable WLAN.

Step 4 In SSID, enter a new wireless network name.

Step 5 For Security, select WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK.

Step 6 In WPA Pre-Shared Key, enter a new password. Use the default settings for other parameters.

Step 7 Click Submit.

Remember the new wireless network name and password you just set. You will be prompted to enter this password when connecting wireless devices, such as a computer, to the HG630's wireless network.

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