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SmartAX MT880 ADSL Router
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  • Page 1 SmartAX MT880 ADSL Router User Manual HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
  • Page 2 Copyright © Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. 2007. All rights reserved. No part of this document may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means without prior written consent of Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. Trademarks and Permissions and other Huawei trademarks are trademarks of Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
  • Page 3 Without prior written consent, no organization or individual is permitted to make any change to the structure or safety design of the device. Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. is not liable to any consequences or legal issues due to such changes.
  • Page 4 Keep the device far away from any heat source or bare fire, such as a candle or an electric heater. Keep the device far away from any household appliance with strong magnetic field or electromagnetic field, such as a microwave oven or a refrigerator.
  • Page 5 Cleaning Requirements: Before cleaning the device, stop using it and disconnect it from the power supply. Use a piece of soft cloth to clean the device. Keep the power plug clean and dry. Using a dirty or wet power plug may lead to electric shock or other perils.
  • Page 6 文档名称 文档密级 Note: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.

  • Page 7: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents Chapter 1 Introduction ..............1 1.1 Functions and Features............1 1.2 Appearance ................1 1.2.1 Front Panel ..............2 1.2.2 Rear Panel..............4 Chapter 2 Installation of the MT880 ..........6 2.1 Preparation................6 2.2 Connecting the MT880 ............6 2.3 Setting Up the Configuration Environment......8 2.3.1 Planning the Parameters ..........8 2.3.2 Operation ..............9 2.4 Web Setup Page ..............10...
  • Page 8 3.5 Configuring the PPPoA Mode ..........22 3.6 Configuring the RFC2684B Mode ........22 3.6.1 Preparation ...............23 3.6.2 Steps.................23 3.7 Configuring the RFC2684(IPoA) Mode .......26 Chapter 4 Other Configurations ............27 4.1 Changing the LAN IP Address ..........27 4.2 Changing the Administrator Password........28 4.3 Restoring the Default Settings ..........28 4.4 Firmware Upgrade...............29 Chapter 5 Troubleshooting ............30...

  • Page 9: Chapter 1 Introduction

    Chapter 1 Introduction This chapter describes the functions and the appearance of the SmartAX MT880 ADSL Router (hereinafter referred to as the MT880). 1.1 Functions and Features The MT880 is a type of Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line (ADSL) terminal. Using the MT880 and a telephone line, you can enjoy data, video and audio services at a high speed.

  • Page 10: Front Panel

    1.2.1 Front Panel Figure 1-1 shows the front panel of the MT880. Figure 1-1 Front panel of the MT880 Note: The figure of the front panel is only for your reference. Table 1-1 describes the indicators on the front panel. Table 1-1 Indicators on the front panel Indicator Status...
  • Page 11 Indicator Status Description Blinking The MT880 is being activated. green light The MT880 is activated. Blinking orange The built-in PPP dial-up software is dialing. ADSL light LINK Steady The built-in PPP dial-up software orange completes dialing successfully. light The telephone line is not connected or the MT880 is preparing for the next activation.

  • Page 12: Rear Panel

    Note: If the MT880 fails to activate, it tries again after one minute. The ADSL LINK indicator is off during this period. 1.2.2 Rear Panel Figure 1-2 shows the rear panel of the MT880. Figure 1-2 Rear panel of the MT880 Note: The figure of the rear panel is only for your reference.
  • Page 13 Table 1-2 Interfaces and buttons on the rear panel Interface/Button Description ADSL It connects with the Modem interface of a splitter. Ethernet It connects with a computer or a switch. It restores the default settings of the MT880. Once you press this button, all your customized Reset settings will be lost.

  • Page 14: Chapter 2 Installation Of The Mt880

    Chapter 2 Installation of the MT880 This chapter introduces the installation of the MT880. 2.1 Preparation Before installing the MT880, prepare the following components: Ethernet card: The MT880 communicates with a computer through an Ethernet card. Make sure that an Ethernet card is installed on the computer before connecting the MT880 with the computer.
  • Page 15 Figure 2-1 Connecting the MT880 (1) PC (2) Phone (3) RJ-11 telephone line (4) Splitter (5) RJ-11 telephone line (6) Phone jack (7) RJ-11 telephone (8) MT880 (9) RJ-45 Ethernet cable line Caution: Before connecting the MT880, power off the MT880 and the computer.

  • Page 16: Setting Up The Configuration Environment

    Operation: Connect the interfaces of the splitter with other devices by using a telephone line: LINE interface --> telephone jack on the wall MODEM interface --> ADSL interface of the MT880 PHONE interface --> telephone Connect the Ethernet interface of the MT880 with the Ethernet interface of the computer by using a straight through cable.

  • Page 17: Operation

    Table 2-1 Parameters for the configuration environment Item Description Default: Username and password of the administrator of the Username: admin MT880 Password: admin Default: LAN IP address and subnet mask of the IP address: 192.168.1.1 MT880 Subnet mask: 255.255.255.0 Make sure that the IP address of the computer is in the same network segment as the LAN IP address of the IP address and subnet...

  • Page 18: Web Setup Page

    Step To... Do... Taking Internet Explorer 6.0 as an example: Launch the Internet Explorer. Choose Tools > Internet Options... to Check and display the Internet Options dialog ensure that box. the proxy Choose the Connections tab and click server is not LAN Settings..
  • Page 19 The navigation tree: On the left of the page, it allows you to access different setup pages. Configuration area: On the right of the page, it displays the configuration data.

  • Page 20: Chapter 3 Service Configuration

    Chapter 3 Service Configuration This chapter introduces how to configure the MT880. Note: The figures in the following configuration operations are only for your reference. 3.1 Configuration Method 3.1.1 Protocol Model Figure 3-1 shows the protocol model for the connection between the MT880 and the DSLAM at the office end.

  • Page 21: Steps

    The data between the MT880 and the DSLAM are transmitted in the Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM). To configure the MT880 for different services, you need to configure the Permanent Virtual Channel (PVC) and other parameters. 3.1.2 Steps The steps to configure the service modes are as follows. Step To...

  • Page 22: Service Modes Of The Mt880

    3.2 Service Modes of the MT880 The MT880 supports multiple service modes. To choose a proper service mode, you need to take the DSLAM settings into consideration. Table 3-1 lists the available service modes. Table 3-1 Service modes of the MT880 Service Mode Working Method Configuration...
  • Page 23 Service Mode Working Method Configuration Take the MT880 as a router. The MT880 obtains an IP address from DHCP server Refer to 3.6 or uses the static public IP to "Configuring the RFC2684B access the Internet. RFC2684B Mode". RFC2684B encapsulation mode encapsulate the packets.

  • Page 24: Configuring The Pure Bridge Mode

    3.3 Configuring the Pure Bridge Mode In the pure bridge mode, the MT880 functions as a bridge. You need to install the PPP dial-up software in your computer to access the Internet. This section describes how to configure the MT880 to work in the pure bridge mode.

  • Page 25: Steps

    3.3.2 Steps You need to configure the MT880 and your computer in turn. Configuring the MT880 The steps are as follows: Log in to the Web setup page of the MT880. For details, see section 2.3 "Setting Up the Configuration Environment." Choose Basic >...

  • Page 26: Configuring The Pppoe Mode

    II. Configuring Your Computer After configuring the MT880, install the PPP dial-up software in your computer to access the network. The Windows XP (Professional) operating system has built-in PPPoE dial-up software. Take the Windows XP system as an example, the steps to set up a PPP dial-up connection are as follows: Choose Start >...

  • Page 27: Preparation

    This chapter describes how to configure the MT880 to work in the PPPoE mode. It also describes how to configure your computer to access the network through the MT880. 3.4.1 Preparation Table 3-3 lists the configuration items. Table 3-3 Configuration items for the PPPoE mode Item Configuration PVC mode...

  • Page 28: Steps

    Note: After the DHCP server is enabled, the MT880 can assign a private IP address to the computer. 3.4.2 Steps Configuring the MT880 The steps are as follows: Log in to the Web setup page. For details, see section 2.3 "Setting Up the Configuration Environment." Choose Basic >...
  • Page 29 Figure 3-3 Configuring the PPPoE mode...

  • Page 30: Configuring The Pppoa Mode

    Click Submit. Choose Basic > DHCP in the navigation tree to display the DHCP configuration page. Choose DHCP Server and click Submit. Choose Tools > Reboot in the navigation tree. 10) Select Current Settings in the Reboot page. Click Restart to save the configuration.

  • Page 31: Preparation

    3.6.1 Preparation Table 3-4 shows the configuration preparation. Table 3-4 Configuration for the RFC2684B mode Name Configuration PVC mode Routing Active Default route Enable Enable VPI/VCI Provided by the ISP Encapsulation RFC2684B IP address/subnet IP address and subnet mask for the MT880 to mask access the network are provided by the ISP IP address of the...
  • Page 32 Log in to the Web setup page. For details, see section 2.3 "Setting Up the Configuration Environment." Choose Basic > WAN Setting in the navigation tree to display the WAN configuration page. Choose the PVC to be configured and click the editing icon. Select Routing in the PVC Mode field.
  • Page 33 Figure 3-4 Configuring the RFC2684B mode Click Submit. Choose Basic > DHCP in the navigation tree to display the DHCP configuration page. Choose DHCP Server in the DHCP configuration page. Click Submit. Select Tools > Reboot in the navigation tree.

  • Page 34: Configuring The Rfc2684(Ipoa) Mode

    10) Select Current Settings in the Reboot page. Click Submit to save the configuration. Configuring Your Computer Configure the Ethernet card on your computer, so that your computer can automatically obtain such information as the IP address, gateway and DNS. 3.7 Configuring the RFC2684(IPoA) Mode It is similar to configure the RFC2684(IPoA) mode as to configure the RFC2684B mode.

  • Page 35: Chapter 4 Other Configurations

    Chapter 4 Other Configurations 4.1 Changing the LAN IP Address You can access the Web setup page of the MT880 through the LAN IP address of the MT880. The MT880 has a default LAN IP address. To change it, follow the steps described below: Log in to the Web setup page of the MT880.

  • Page 36: Changing The Administrator Password

    4.2 Changing the Administrator Password The Web manager of the MT880 provides the password protection function to prevent illegal users from changing the configuration of the MT880. The username and the password of the MT880 administrator can be changed as follows: Log in to the Web setup page of the MT880.

  • Page 37: Firmware Upgrade

    Find the Reset button on the rear panel of the MT880. Use a pin to press the Reset button and then release it. Using the Web Manager The steps are as follows: Choose Tools > Reboot in the navigation tree to display the Reboot page.

  • Page 38: Chapter 5 Troubleshooting

    Chapter 5 Troubleshooting 5.1 Fixing Common Problems Problem Solution Ensure that the power adapter matches the MT880. The Power indicator is not Ensure that the MT880 is connected to the power supply properly. Ensure that the Power button is pressed. Ensure that the ADSL line is connected properly.

  • Page 39: Faqs

    Problem Solution card. Note: "Network adapter" refers to a network interface card. In this context, it is the Ethernet card of your computer. Ensure that all the previous problems are addressed. Ensure that the PVC parameters provided by the ISP are not changed. Otherwise, restore the default settings.
  • Page 40 Architecture (ISA) bus with a 10/100M Ethernet card using the Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI) bus. Install the latest driver. Find help on http://www.huawei.com. What should I do if the username and the password of the Web setup page are forgotten? If you forget the username and the password of the Web setup page, restore the default settings of the MT880.

  • Page 41: Chapter 6 Technical Specifications

    Chapter 6 Technical Specifications Main Technical Specifications ITU G.992.1 (G.dmt) Annex A ADSL standard ITU G.994.1 (G.hs) ANSI T1.413 Issue 2 Standard ADSL2 standard ITU G.992.3 (G.dmt.bis) Annex A ADSL2+ ITU G.992.5 Annex A standard The maximum downlink rate G.dmt is 8 Mbit/s The maximum uplink rate is T1.413...
  • Page 42 Physical Features and Environment Requirements Power consumption < 5 W Power adapter output 12 V AC 0.8 A Temperature of the working 0℃–40℃ (32°F–104°F) environment Humidity of the working 5%–95% (non-condensing) environment Dimensions (L % W % H) 136 mm % 113 mm % 34 mm Weight <...

  • Page 43: Chapter 7 Appendix

    Chapter 7 Appendix 7.1 Default Settings 7.1.1 Common Default Parameters Item Default Value Username of administrator admin Password of administrator admin IP address 192.168.1.1 Subnet mask 255.255.255.0 DHCP mode Server Disabled 7.1.2 Default PVC Parameters Sequence No. Mode Bridge Bridge Bridge Bridge Bridge...
  • Page 44 Sequence No. Mode Bridge Bridge Bridge...

  • Page 45: Acronyms And Abbreviations

    7.2 Acronyms and Abbreviations ADSL Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line Asynchronous Transfer Mode DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol Domain Name Server DSLAM Digital Subscriber Line Access Multiplex Internet Protocol IPoA Internet Protocol over ATM Industry Standard Architecture Internet Service Provider Local Area Network Personal Computer...
  • Page 46 Peripheral Component Interconnect Point-to-Point Protocol PPPoA PPP over ATM PPPoE PPP over Ethernet Permanent Virtual Channel Virtual Channel Identifier Virtual Path Identifier Wide Area Network...
  • Page 47 HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD. Huawei Industrial Base Bantian, Longgang Shenzhen 518129 People's Republic of China www.huawei.com No.: 103075...

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