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  • Page 1: User Guide

    HUAWEI HG231f Wireless-N Router Wireless-N Router User Guide HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
  • Page 2 User Guide Issue Date 2010-04-01 Part Number 202201 Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. provides customers with comprehensive technical support and service. For any assistance, please contact our local office or company headquarters. Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. Address: Huawei Industrial Base Bantian, Longgang...
  • Page 3 Thus the descriptions herein may not exactly match the product or its accessories you purchase. Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd reserves the right to change or modify any information or specifications contained in this manual without prior notice or obligation. NO WARRANTY THE CONTENTS OF THIS MANUAL ARE PROVIDED “AS IS”.

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    HUAWEI HG231f Wireless-N Router User Guide Contents Contents About This Document ....................1 1 Warnings and Precautions .................. 1-1 2 Product Overview ....................2-1 2.1 Product Features......................2-1 2.2 Hardware........................2-2 2.2.1 Interfaces and Buttons..................2-2 2.2.2 Indicators......................2-2 3 Hardware Installation ..................3-1 3.1 Selecting a Position for the Router ................
  • Page 5 HUAWEI HG231f Wireless-N Router User Guide Contents 6.5 Prohibiting PCs from Accessing Specified Web Sites ..........6-9 6.6 Setting the Available Bandwidth of a PC ..............6-10 6.7 Preventing Attacks on the Internet ................6-11 6.8 Removing the Restriction Caused by the Binding of the Internet Access Account to the MAC Address .........................
  • Page 6 HUAWEI HG231f Wireless-N Router User Guide Figures Figures Figure 3-1 Cable connections between the router and other devices ........ 3-2 Figure 3-2 Cable connections of an ADSL broadband network before the router is installed on the network ......................3-4 Figure 3-3 Cable connections of an ADSL broadband network after the router is installed on the network ......................
  • Page 8 HUAWEI HG231f Wireless-N Router User Guide Tables Tables Table 2-1 Interfaces and buttons of the router..............2-2 Table 2-2 Indicators of the router..................2-3 Table 3-1 Indicators that turn on after the router is powered on ........3-2 Table 6-1 Rules for setting the password used for accessing a WLAN......6-5 Table 6-2 Protective effects of the preset protective levels of the firewall......

  • Page 10: About This Document

    Purpose This document describes the functions, features, and configuration methods of the HUAWEI HG231f Wireless-N Router (hereinafter referred to as the router). By reading this document, you can understand the functions and features of the router and the procedures for installing and configuring the router.

  • Page 11: General Conventions

    HUAWEI HG231f Wireless-N Router User Guide About This Document General Conventions The general conventions that may be found in this document are defined as follows. Convention Description Times New Roman Normal paragraphs are in Times New Roman. Boldface Names of files, directories, folders, and users are in boldface.
  • Page 12 HUAWEI HG231f Wireless-N Router User Guide About This Document Action Description Click Select and release the primary mouse button without moving the pointer. Double-click Press the primary mouse button twice continuously and quickly without moving the pointer. Issue 01 (2010-04-01)

  • Page 13: Warnings And Precautions

    HUAWEI HG231f Wireless-N Router User Guide 1 Warnings and Precautions Warnings and Precautions To use the device properly and safely, read these warnings and precautions carefully and strictly observe them during operation. Unless otherwise specified, the term "device" refe rs to the device and its accessories.
  • Page 14 HUAWEI HG231f Wireless-N Router User Guide 1 Warnings and Precautions Precautions for Using Wireless Devices When using the device, ensure that the antenna of the device is at least 20 cm away from all persons. Do not use the device where using wireless devices is prohibited or may cause interference or danger.
  • Page 15 HUAWEI HG231f Wireless-N Router User Guide 1 Warnings and Precautions Do not trample, pull, or overbend any cable. Otherwise, the cable may get damaged, causing malfunction of the device. Before cleaning the device, stop using it, power it off, and then remove all the cables connected to it.

  • Page 16: Product Overview

    HUAWEI HG231f Wireless-N Router User Guide 2 Product Overview Product Overview 2.1 Pr oduct Features The router is a network access device designed for home users and small or home office (SOHO) users. It supports the wireless local area network (WLAN) function on the user...

  • Page 17: Hardware

    HUAWEI HG231f Wireless-N Router User Guide 2 Product Overview Traffic control through which you can manage the downloading rate of peer -to-peer (P2P) software Local and remote conf iguration through a Web-based configuration utility 2.2 Hardware 2.2.1 Interfaces and Buttons Table 2-1 describes the interfaces and buttons of the router.

  • Page 18: Table 2-2 Indicators Of The Router

    HUAWEI HG231f Wireless-N Router User Guide 2 Product Overview able 2-2 Ind icator s of the Indicator Color Status Indicates POWER White The router is powered on. The router is powered off. INTERNET White Blinking A connection is set up between the...
  • Page 19 HUAWEI HG231f Wireless-N Router User Guide 2 Product Overview Indicator Color Status Indicates LAN1–LAN4 White Blinking A connection is set up between the corresponding LAN interface of the router and an Ethernet device (such as a PC) through a network cable and data is being transmitted.

  • Page 20: Hardware Installation

    HUAWEI HG231f Wireless-N Router User Guide 3 Hardware Installation Hardware Installation 3.1 Se lecting a Position for the Router Place the router in a stable and well-ventilated place and do not expose it to direct sunlight, as described in chapter 1 "Warnings and Precaution." If you want to use the...

  • Page 21: Powering On The Router

    HUAWEI HG231f Wireless-N Router User Guide 3 Hardware Installation Figure 3-1 Cable connections between the router and other devices Internet LAN4 LAN3 LAN2 LAN1 POWER RESET 1. Desktop computer installed with a wireless network adapter 2. Router 3. Switch 4. PC 5.

  • Page 22: Installing The Router On An Adsl Broadband Network

    HUAWEI HG231f Wireless-N Router User Guide 3 Hardware Installation Indicator Color Status Indicates INTERNET White A physical connection is set up between the WAN interface of the router and the Ethernet interface of an Ethernet device (such as an ADSL modem) through a network cable and you can access the Internet through the router.

  • Page 23: Figure 3-2 Cable Connections Of An Adsl Broadband Network Before The Router Is Installed

    5. Telephone line interface on the wall 6. ADSL modem Figure 3-2 takes the Huawei SmartAX MT880d ADSL customer-premises equipment (CPE) as an example of the ADSL modem on the ADSL broadband network. Other models of ADSL modems might vary in appearance. Their interface types and cable connections, however, are similar to those of the modem as shown in Figure 3-2.

  • Page 24: Figure 3-3 Cable Connections Of An Adsl Broadband Network After The Router Is Installed On

    HUAWEI HG231f Wireless-N Router User Guide 3 Hardware Installation Figure 3-3 Cable connections of an ADSL broadband network after the router is installed on the network LAN4 LAN3 LAN2 LAN1 POWER RESET PO W ER RESET AD SL MODEM PHONE LINE 1.

  • Page 25: Installing The Router On A Catv Broadband Network

    HUAWEI HG231f Wireless-N Router User Guide 3 Hardware Installation 3.5 Installing the Router on a CATV Broadband Network Figure 3-4 shows the cable connections of a cable television (CATV) broadband network before the router is installed on the network. On this network, the cable modem provides an Ethernet interface used to connect a PC to the Internet.

  • Page 26: Installing The Router On A Community Broadband Network

    HUAWEI HG231f Wireless-N Router User Guide 3 Hardware Installation Figure 3-5 Cable connections of a CATV broadband network after the router is installed on the network LAN4 LAN3 LAN2 LAN1 POWER RESET 1. Router 2. Power adapter of the router 3.

  • Page 27: Figure 3-6 Cable Connection Of A Community Broadband Network Before The Router Is

    HUAWEI HG231f Wireless-N Router User Guide 3 Hardware Installation Figure 3-6 Cable connection of a community broadband network before the router is installed on the network 1. Community broadband network interface on the wall (Ethernet interface) 2. PC Figure 3-7 shows the cable connections of a community broadband network after the router is installed on the network.

  • Page 28: Configuration Of Internet Access Parameters

    Use the proxy server for LAN is selected, clear Use the proxy server for LA and then click OK. Step 3 In the address bar of the Internet Explorer, enter hg231f.com, and then press Enter. Step 4 In the Lo...
  • Page 29 HUAWEI HG231f Wireless-N Router User Guide 4 Configuration of Internet Access Parameters When you configure the router for the first time, you can see the setup wizard page after logging in to the utility. To configure the router through the setup wizard, do as follows: If you have configured the router before, you will not see the setup wizard page after logging in to the Web-based configuration utility.

  • Page 30: Configuration Of Wlan Parameters

    HUAWEI HG231f Wireless-N Router User Guide 5 Configuration of WLAN Parameters Configuration of WLAN Parameters 5.1 Setting Up a Wireless Connection Through the Button The router supports the WPS function. If your network adapter also su pports the WPS function, you can use the WPS function to set up a wireless connection between your PC and the router quickly.

  • Page 31: Setting Up A Wireless Connection Manually

    HUAWEI HG231f Wireless-N Router User Guide 5 Configuration of WLAN Parameters a wireless connection between your PC and the router quickly. To set up a wireless connection, do as follows: Step 1 Set the WLAN parameters of router, and set the WPS mode to AP PIN.
  • Page 32 HUAWEI HG231f Wireless-N Router User Guide 5 Configuration of WLAN Parameters If your PC runs on Windows XP, you can use the wireless configuration software that is provided by Windows XP to set up a wireless connection between your PC and the router.
  • Page 33 HUAWEI HG231f Wireless-N Router User Guide 5 Configuration of WLAN Parameters After finishing the configuration, if the other PCs need to setting up a wireless connection manually, please repeat Step 3. Issue 01 (2010-04-01)

  • Page 34: Configuring Frequently Used Functions

    HUAWEI HG231f Wireless-N Router User Guide 6 Configuring Frequently Used Functions Configuring Frequently Used Functions 6.1 Configuring Multiple PCs to Access the Internet Simultaneously Functio n Overview The router provides four Ethernet interfaces and the WLAN function. Thus, you ca connect multiple PCs to the router wirelessly or through the Ethernet interfaces.

  • Page 35: Enabling Or Disabling The Wlan Function

    HUAWEI HG231f Wireless-N Router User Guide 6 Configuring Frequently Used Functions 6.2 Enabling or Disabling the WLAN Function Function Overview The router supports enabling or disabling the WLAN function. Thus, you can enable or disable the WLAN function as required.

  • Page 36: Changing The Name Of A Wlan

    HUAWEI HG231f Wireless-N Router User Guide 6 Configuring Frequently Used Functions The router also provides the multi-SSID function. You can configure multiple SSIDs, and then enable one or multiple of them. Through the multi-SSID function, multiple virtual access points of a WLAN can be established.

  • Page 37: Using Secure Encryption

    HUAWEI HG231f Wireless-N Router User Guide 6 Configuring Frequently Used Functions Configuration Example If your current SSID index is SSID1 and if you have used this SSID for a certain period, to change this SSID to MyNewSSID, do as follows: Step 1 Log in to the Web-based configuration utility.

  • Page 38: Allowing Only Specified Pcs To Be Connected To A Wlan

    HUAWEI HG231f Wireless-N Router User Guide 6 Configuring Frequently Used Functions Table 6-1 Rules for setting the password used for accessing a WLAN Security Password Setting Rule Mode It uses 64-bit encryption (also referred to as 40-bit encryption). encryption The password consists of five visible ASCII characters entered through a keyboard or 10 hexadecimal characters.

  • Page 39: Configuration Example

    HUAWEI HG231f Wireless-N Router User Guide 6 Configuring Frequently Used Functions only specified PCs to be connected to the WLAN, thus preventing unauthorized users from accessing the WLAN. Through the wireless MAC filtering function of the router, the preceding functions can be used after you enter the MAC addresses of the PCs to be controlled.

  • Page 40: Controlling The Internet Access Rights Of Pcs

    HUAWEI HG231f Wireless-N Router User Guide 6 Configuring Frequently Used Functions Step 4 Click WLAN Filtering. Step 5 Select Enable. Step 6 Select Whitelist. Step 7 Click Step 8 Select MyNewSSID for Select SSID. Step 9 In Source MAC address, enter the MAC address of the laptop.
  • Page 41 HUAWEI HG231f Wireless-N Router User Guide 6 Configuring Frequently Used Functions After the function of automatically synchronizing the time of the router with the network time is enabled, you need to create the following two filtering rules: Rule 1: From 00:00 to 18:59 each day, prohibit the PC whose MAC address is 00:11:09:11:04:DD from accessing the Internet.

  • Page 42: Prohibiting Pcs From Accessing Specified Web Sites

    HUAWEI HG231f Wireless-N Router User Guide 6 Configuring Frequently Used Functions Effective da y: Select from Monday to Sunday. Step 17 Click Su bmit. ----End To del ete a le, select the rule from the rule list. In the Remove column, select the rule. Then click 6.5 Pro...

  • Page 43: Setting The Available Bandwidth Of A Pc

    HUAWEI HG231f Wireless-N Router User Guide 6 Configuring Frequently Used Functions To delete a rule, select the rule from the rule list. In the Remove column, select the rule. Then click 6.6 Setting the Available Bandwidth of a PC Function Overview The router provides traffic management function to control the bandwidth used by a PC for accessing the Internet.

  • Page 44: Preventing Attacks On The Internet

    HUAWEI HG231f Wireless-N Router User Guide 6 Configuring Frequently Used Functions Step 4 Click Enable P2P Traffic Management check box. The configuration page for the traffic control function is displayed. Step 5 Under LAN Host, click the PC icon indicated by myPC.
  • Page 45 HUAWEI HG231f Wireless-N Router User Guide 6 Configuring Frequently Used Functions Operation Protective Effects Corresponding to the Preset Protective Levels of the Firewall Block-All High Medium Standard Disable The user of a × √ √ √ √ √ PC on a LAN browses Web pages.
  • Page 46 HUAWEI HG231f Wireless-N Router User Guide 6 Configuring Frequently Used Functions Operation Protective Effects Corresponding to the Preset Protective Levels of the Firewall Block-All High Medium Standard Disable Internet × × × × × √ user performs other accessing operations on your router.

  • Page 47: Removing The Restriction Caused By The Binding Of The Internet Access Account To The Mac Address

    HUAWEI HG231f Wireless-N Router User Guide 6 Configuring Frequently Used Functions 6.8 Removing the Restriction Caused by the Binding of the Internet Access Account to the MAC Address Function Overview Certain network service providers bind your Internet access account to the MAC address of the network adapter of your PC.

  • Page 48: Allowing Internet Users To Access An Internal Resource Server

    HUAWEI HG231f Wireless-N Router User Guide 6 Configuring Frequently Used Functions 1. Through the MAC address cloning function, the router has the same MAC address as that of PC 1 and this MAC address can be used for accessing the Internet.
  • Page 49 HUAWEI HG231f Wireless-N Router User Guide 6 Configuring Frequently Used Functions Apply for the DDNS to a DDNS provider. Suppose you apply for the DDNS to China Telecom. China Telecom provides you with the DDNS user name, namely yourDDNSUserName and the DDNS password, namely yourDDNSPassword.

  • Page 50: Expanding The Coverage Of A Wlan

    HUAWEI HG231f Wireless-N Router User Guide 6 Configuring Frequently Used Functions Password: yourDDNSPassword Server port: 80 Step 11 Click Submit. ----End Host and Domain constitute a complete Web site address. 6.10 Expanding the Coverage of a WLAN Function Overview The router supports the WDS function. Through the WDS function, two routers can be connected wirelessly, thus expanding the coverage of a WLAN.
  • Page 51 HUAWEI HG231f Wireless-N Router User Guide 6 Configuring Frequently Used Functions The settings of the following parameters on both wireless routers should be the same: Wireless channel − Encryption mode − Encryption password − The security modes set on the two wireless routers can be different but the encryption modes should be the same.
  • Page 52 HUAWEI HG231f Wireless-N Router User Guide 6 Configuring Frequently Used Functions Disable the DHCP server function. Enable the DHCP relay function. Select SSID1 for SSID (default value). Set the name of SSID1 to my SSID that is the same as the setting on router A.
  • Page 53 HUAWEI HG231f Wireless-N Router User Guide 6 Configuring Frequently Used Functions The WLAN configuration page is displayed. 2. Click WLAN WDS. 3. Select Enable. 4. Select Repeater for WDS Mode. 5. Click 6. Select mySSID for Select SSID. 7. In MAC Address, enter BB:BB:BB:BB:BB:BB.
  • Page 54 HUAWEI HG231f Wireless-N Router User Guide 6 Configuring Frequently Used Functions 1. In the navigation tree, choose Basic > LAN. The LAN configuration page is displayed. 2. Under DHCP Server, clear Enable. 3. Under DHCP Server, click Submit. Step 8 Enable the DHCP relay function of router B.

  • Page 55: Maintenance Guide

    HUAWEI HG231f Wireless-N Router User Guide 7 Maintenance Guide Maintenance Guide 7.1 Changing the Administrator Password of the Web-based Configuration Utility Functio n Overview You can configure all the parameters of the router through the Web-based configuration utility. To prevent unauthorized personnel from changing these parameters, you need to use the administrator name and password to log in to the Web-based configuration utility.

  • Page 56: Changing The Login Ip Address Of The Web-Based Configuration Utility

    1. By acces sing hg231f.com. This method can be used only when your IP address is assigned dynamically by the router. 2. By accessing the IP address of the LAN interface of the router 192.168.1.100 (the subnet mask is 255.255.255.0).

  • Page 57: Restoring Default Settings

    HUAWEI HG231f Wireless-N Router User Guide 7 Maintenance Guide the router. Once the modification of the parameters fails, you can qu ickly restore the router to the normal state. To back up the configuration file, do as follows: Step 1 Log in to the Web-based configuration utility.

  • Page 58: Upgrading Software

    HUAWEI HG231f Wireless-N Router User Guide 7 Maintenance Guide default settings. To restore the default settings through the web-based configuration utility, do as follows: Step 1 Log in to the Web -based configuration utility. Step 2 In the navigation tree, choose Maintenance > Device.

  • Page 59: Faqs

    HUAWEI HG231f Wireless-N Router User Guide 8 FAQs FAQs Can I use the router as a DHCP server? Q 1: Yes, you can. The router incorporates the DHCP server software. How can I quickly restore the default settings of the router?
  • Page 60 HUAWEI HG231f Wireless-N Router User Guide 8 FAQs Step 3 Ensure that the security mode of the WLAN is set to WPA-PSK or WPA2-PSK and the SSID is set to SSID1. Note that the WPS function of the router is forcibly disabled if the WEP encryption is used for accessing a WLAN.
  • Page 61 HUAWEI HG231f Wireless-N Router User Guide 8 FAQs If the router cannot access other Web sites, restore the default settings of the router. If the problem persists, contact your network service provider. ----End What can I do if the router cannot access the Internet through a...

  • Page 62: A Technical Specifications

    HUAWEI HG231f Wireless-N Router User Guide A TTechnical Specifications Technical Specifications Item Specification Dimensions (L × W × 144 mm × 31 mm × 88 mm Weight (including the About 145 g router support) Entire-device power < 5 W consumption...

  • Page 63: Default Settings

    HUAWEI HG231f Wireless-N Router User Guide B TDefault Settings Default Settings Parameter Default Value IP address of the LAN 192.168.1.100 interface Subnet mask of the LAN 255.255.255.0 interface Administrator name admin Administrator password admin DHCP server Enabled WLAN Enabled Issue 01 (2010-04-01)

  • Page 64: C Acronyms Or Abbreviations

    HUAWEI HG231f Wireless-N Router User Guide C TAcronyms or Abbreviations Acronyms or Abbreviations ADSL Asymmetrical Digital Subscriber Line ASCII merican Standard Code for Information Interchange DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Pro tocol Dynamic Domain Nam e Service DDNS Domain Name Server...
  • Page 65 HUAWEI HG231f Wireless-N Router User Guide C TAcronyms or Abbreviations PPoE oint to Point Protocol over Ethernet uality of Service outing Information Protocol ervice Set Identifier Wide Area Network Wireless Distribution System Wireless Local Area Netw WLAN Wired Equivalent Privac...
  • Page 66 HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD. Huawei Industrial Base Bantian, Longgang Shenzhen 518129 People's Republic of China www.huaweidevice.com Part Number: 202201...

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