Huawei PT530 Quick Start

1 Pairing Powerline Devices
This product must be used with other powerline devices. This section uses a
PT530 and a PT500 to illustrate the pairing process.
1. Plug the PT530 into a power outlet.
PT530 500Mbps Powerline Access Point
When the PT530 is powered on, its
PWR indicator will turns to steady on.
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Steady on
PT530
3 . Press and hold the PAIR button on the
PT530 for 1 second and then release
it. Its PLC indicator will start to blink.
Blinking
PT530
5 . Check the indicators' status on the PT530
and the PT500. If both two PLC indicators
on the PT530 and the PT500 turn to steady
on from blinking status within 10 seconds,
the connection between the PT530 and the
PT500 has been established successfully.
If you press the PAIR button and the PLC indicator starts to blink while
connection cannot be established, press and hold the PAIR button for 8 seconds
until the PLC indicator turns off, and then the PT530 will exit the current network.
Please repeat from step 1 to restart the pairing process.
2 Connecting Cables
Taking the paired PT530 and PT500 as an example, this section introduce the installation method of PT530 by illustrating their connection to the Internet through a router.
Connect your devices in the sequence indicated in the following figure.
2. Plug the PT500 into a power
outlet nearby the PT530.
Router
PT500
Ethernet port
PT500
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4 . Within 2 minutes, press and hold
the PAIR button on the PT500 for
1 second and then release it.
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1. Connect one end of a network cable to the PT500.
PAIR
Connect the other end of the same network cable to the router's LAN port.
2.
Plug the PT500 into a power outlet.
3.
PT500
After the PT530 is powered on, the PT530 indicator turns on. The following table lists how the indicators behave when the PT530 is operating correctly. If the indicators
do not behave as expected, ensure that everything is plugged in correctly.
PT530 PT500
Steady on Indicator Expected State Description
PWR Steady on The PT530 is powered on.
The PT530 is paired with another
PLC Steady on
powerline device.
The LAN port is connected to an Ethernet
LAN1/LAN2 Steady on
device with a network cable.
WLAN Steady on WLAN is enabled.
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3 Setting the Computer IP Address
Before logging in to the PT530 web management page, set the IP address of the computer that will be used for the login.
Procedure on Computers Running Windows 7
Choose Start > Control Panel >
1.
Network and Internet > Network
and Sharing Center.
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3. Double-click Internet Protocol
Version 4 (TCP/IPv4).
4. Connect one end of a network cable to the PT530's LAN port (either LIN1 or LAN2).
Connect the other end of the network cable to your computer's network port.
5.
Plug the PT530 into a power outlet.
6.
If the basic configuration of your router has already been set (A computer
connected to the router can directly connect to the Internet) before you install
the PT530, Ethernet devices such as a computer connecting to the PT530
with cables can access the Internet directly after the PT530 completed the
installation as the figure shows above.
For the wireless connection method to the PT530, please refer to
the following section to complete the wireless configuration.
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Procedure on Computers Running Windows XP
Choose Change adapter settings. 2. Click Network Connections. Right-click
2. 1. Choose Start > Control Panel
Right-click Local Area Connection Local Area Connection and choose
> Network and Internet
and choose Properties. Properties from the shortcut menu.
Connections.
4. Select Use the following IP address. Set 3. Double-click Internet Protocol 4. Select Use the following IP address. Set
IP address to 192.168.33.100, Subnet (TCP/IP). IP address to 192.168.33.100, Subnet
mask to 255.255.255.0, and Default mask to 255.255.255.0, and Default
gateway to 192.168.33.1. Click OK to return gateway to 192.168.33.1. Click OK to return
to the previous dialog box and click OK. to the previous dialog box and click OK.
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4 Setting the PT530 Wireless Parameters
Before the configuration, please ensure that your computer has been connected to
the PT530's LAN port and the IP address is 192.168.33.* (* indicates from 2 to 254).
For more details, please refer to the chapter 3 "Setting the Computer IP Address".
Open a browser. In the address box, enter 192.168.33.1. Press Enter.
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Enter the login user name (admin by default) and password (admin by
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default). Click Login.
To protect against unauthorized access, change the user name and password
after the first login.
3. Choose SETUP > Wireless Setup. Enter the SSID (WLAN name) and key you
specified into the Wireless Name(SSID) and PasssPhrase , and then click Apply.
1.Setting your SSID to a
easily recognizable name is
recommended, for example,
"Huawei".
2.Password can be set to a
combination of numbers or
letters, and the letter is case
sensitive.
You can record your SSID
and password below for later
examination:
SSID:
Key :
If your router supports wireless function, setting the PT530's SSID and
password to the same values as your existing Wi-Fi network's SSID and key is
recommended.
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