Huawei E960 User Manual

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Wonderful Communication, Mobile Life.
Welcome to HUAWEI E960 Wireless Gateway.
HUAWEI E960 Wireless Gateway
User Guide

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  • Page 1 Wonderful Communication, Mobile Life. Welcome to HUAWEI E960 Wireless Gateway. HUAWEI E960 Wireless Gateway User Guide...
  • Page 2 No part of this manual may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means without prior written consent of Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. Trademarks and HUAWEI are trademarks of Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. All other trademarks and trade names mentioned in this manual are the property of their respective holders.
  • Page 3: Safety Precautions

    Safety Precautions Read the safety precautions carefully to ensure the correct and safe use of your wireless device. For detailed information, see Chapter 15 "Warnings and Precautions." Do not switch on your device when the device use is prohibited or when the device use may cause interference or danger.
  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents 1 Getting to Know Your E960....................1 Appearance ........................1 PC Configuration Requirements ...................3 2 Using the E960 Configuration Page ..................4 Logging in to the Management Page................4 Describing the Management Page.................5 Using the Quick Setup Wizard ..................6 Connecting to the Internet .....................6 Validating the PIN Code....................7...
  • Page 6 8 Configuring UMTS Settings ....................21 Choose the Preferred Mode and Band.................21 Configuring the Mode for Searching Network ............22 9 Configuring Dial-up Settings....................23 Configuring PPP Settings ....................23 Managing the Profile List....................24 10 Assigning IP Addresses .....................26 11 Configuring the WLAN ....................27 Enabling or Disabling the WLAN................27 Configuring WLAN Settings..................27 Advanced WLAN Settings ..................28...
  • Page 7: Getting To Know Your E960

    E960. Indicator Power When it is steady on in yellow, the E960 is switched on successfully WLAN If it is steady on and in yellow, the WLAN is enabled. If it is blinking, data is transmitting...
  • Page 8 Note: When the gateway is initialized, it is steady on and in green for three seconds. Button ON/ OFF Press and hold it to power on or off the E960 Interfaces Power adap ter/USB cable interface: When connected with the power adapter, the E960 functions a s a wireless gateway.
  • Page 9: Pc Configuration Requirements

    C Configuration Re quir ements The recommended PC configurations for using the E960 are as follows: CPU: Pentium 500 MHz or above LCD resolution: 800*600 pixel or above, recommended 1024*768 pixel Memory: 128 MB RAM or above Interface: standard USB interface Hard disk: 100 MB available space Internet Browser: Internet Explorer 6.0 or...
  • Page 10: Using The E960 Configuration Page

    Has the rights to view and modify the configurations. The default passw ord is admi User: Has the right to view only the basic information. The default password is user. Note: To avoid the configuration conflict, only one user can log in to the E960 management page at a time.
  • Page 11: Describing The Management Page

    Describing the Management Page Operation Navigation Area: Shows the main functions of the management console. User Operation Area: Shows configuration information, data information, help information, and function operation area of the gateway. The user operation window varies with different function operations. Status Display Area: Shows the network mode, PPP dial-up status, network signal strength, and SIM card status in real-time.
  • Page 12: Using The Quick Setup Wizard

    Gateway Status The following table shows the gateway status information. Item Description The SIM card is not inserted The SIM card is valid. or invalid. The PPP dial-up connection The PPP dial-up connection is failed. is successful. WCDMA The WCDMA network is The WCDMA network is unavailable.
  • Page 13: Validating The Pin Code

    4. Wait for several minutes, if you are prompted that the connection is successful, you can start the IE browser and enter the website address to access the Internet. Validating the PIN Code If the PIN code protection is enabled, you are prompted to validate the PIN code when you restart the gateway and log in to the management page.
  • Page 14: Quickly Configuring The Gateway

    Quickly Configuring the Gateway You can use the q uick setup wizard to configure and maintain the basic param eters of the gateway. Click Quick Setup in the operation navigation to access the welcome page. Click to access the PPP profile setting page following the page prompts. Configuring PPP Profile Settings Profile Name: Enter the profile name when the text box is null.
  • Page 15: Configuring The Wlan Encryption Mode

    SSID Broadcast: Enable or disable the SSID broadcast. Enabled: The E960 broadcasts the SSID of the WLAN, and users can easily access the WLAN. Unauthorized users, however, can also easily access the WLAN because the SSID is broadcasted. Disabled: The E960 does not broadcast the SSID of the WLAN. Before accessing the WLAN, the user must obtain the SSID of the WLAN.
  • Page 16: Validating Quick Setup

    Validating Quick Setup The last page of the wizard displays the all settings you have configured. To accept settings, click to submit the information. To make changes, click to return. Click to quit the settings.
  • Page 17: Configuring Your Computer

    1. Select Start > Control Panel > Network Connections > Wireless Network Connection. 2. Click Show Wireless Networks to display the wireless network connection list. 3. Select the network connection that the SSID is consistent with that in the E960 WEB configuration, and then click...
  • Page 18: Configuring The Pc Network

    4. If the encryption parameter is set for the E960, the Wireless Network Connection dialog box is displayed and requires the network key and confirmation. The value you entered must be consistent with the WPA Pre-Shared Key or Network Key of the E960.
  • Page 19 Configuring the Network Connection 1. Select My Network Places > Properties > Local Area Connection. 2. Right-click the Local Area Connection icon and select Properties from the shortcut menu. 3. In the Local Area Connection Properties dialog box, select Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) in the This connection uses the following items list box, and then click Properties.
  • Page 20: Disabling Proxy Settings

    4. Select Obtain an IP address automatically and Obtain DNS server address automatically in the Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties dialog box, and then click OK. Disabling Proxy Settings 1. Start the IE browser, and then select Tools > Internet Options. 2.
  • Page 21: Describing Advanced Settings

    Describing Advanced Settings In the Advanced Settings page, you can configure the basic attributes a nd advanced parameters of the gateway, and perform routine maintenance and manag ement to the gateway. In the operation navigation area, click Advanced Settings to access the page The following table describes shortcut icons.
  • Page 22 Open the DHCP setting interface to choose the IP address assignment mode. Open the interface to enable or disable the WLAN. Open the WLAN setting interface. Open the MAC address filter setting window.
  • Page 23: Managing The System

    Managing the System On the sy stem management page, you can modify the password, upgrade the software, restore facto ry defaults, restart the device, and view the version information. Click to access the system management page, as shown in the following figure. Modifying t he Password You can...
  • Page 24: Restoring Factory Defaults

    Caution: After the system is upgraded, the system automatically restarts. The whole process takes two to three minutes. The software programs for upgrading must come from the official website of Huawei or the official website of the carrier. The system upgrading does not change the configuration of the client. Restoring Factory Defaults If you need to reconstruct the network or you forget the changes of some parameters, you can choose to restore factory defaults and reconfigure the gateway.
  • Page 25: Configuring Sim Card Settings

    Configuring SIM Card Settings You can manage the PIN c ode on the SIM card settings window, including the following operations: Enabling the PIN code Disabling the PIN code Modifing t he PIN code Unloc king the PIN code If you enter the wrong PIN code for three successive times, the PIN code is locked.
  • Page 26: Modifying The Pin Code

    1. Enter the correct PUK code. 2. Enter the new PIN code and confirm it. 3. Click to submit the setting. Modifying the PIN Code When the P IN code pr otection is enabled, you can reset the PIN code. .
  • Page 27: Configuring Umts Settings

    Network Mode Description 3G preferred The E960 automatically selects the data service mode based on the network signal strength. The high-speed data service mode is preferred. GPRS preferred The E960 automatically selects the data service mode ba sed on the network signal strength.
  • Page 28: Configuring The Mode For Searching Network

    If the carrier provides only the GPRS service and the Prefe rred Mode is configured as 3G only, you cannot access the Internet. If the carrier only provides only the HSDPA ser vice and Preferred Mode is configured as GPRS only, you cannot access the Internet. f the carrier provides neither the 3G nor GPRS service, you cannot access the Internet regardless of th...
  • Page 29: Configuring Dial-Up Settings

    Configuring Dial-up Settings In the Dial Up Settings window, you can configure PPP settings and manage profile setting Click to open the Dial Up Settings window, as shown in the following figure. Configuring PPP Settings 1. Click to open the PPP Settings window, as sh own in the following figure.
  • Page 30: Managing The Profile List

    PPP Max Idle Time: The duration of the idle PPP connection. In On Demand mod e, if there is no data transmission beyond the duration, the P PP connection automatically closes. PPP MTU: The MTU of the PPP data transmission. It is used to set the maximum number of bytes encapsulated in a single da ta frame.
  • Page 31 2. Enter the profile inform ation. 3. Click to save the modified profile. De ting a Profile 1. Select a profile to be deleted in the Profile List drop-down list. 2. Click to delete the selected profile.
  • Page 32: Assigning Ip Addresses

    IP address assignment. For example, in the network segment 192.168.1.0/24, the default IP address of the E960 is 192.168.1.1. The host IP address can range from 192.168.1.2 to 192.168.1.254. The minimum range is a single IP addres...
  • Page 33: Configuring The Wlan

    You can enter a character string as the SSID, such as MyHome. nabling or Disabling the SSID Broadcast Enabled: Enable the SSID broadcast. The E960 broadcasts the SSID of the WLAN, a users can easily access the WLAN. Unauthorized users, however, can also easily access the WLAN.
  • Page 34: Advanced Wlan Settings

    Configur ing the Tr ansmission Rate 1. Select Auto, the E960 automatically searches the transmission rate. The maximum WLAN transmission rate supported by the gateway is 54 Mbit/s. 2. Click to submit the setting. 3. Click Advanced to configure the advanced WLAN setting.
  • Page 35 Bridge Restriction: It refers to the limitation to the peer MAC addresses. When it is Disabled, the E960 can access all the remote bridges; when it is Enabled, the E960 can only access the remote bridges that the addresses are in the address list.
  • Page 36: Configuring The Mac Filter

    nfigu ring the MAC Filte Click to o pen the Wlan MAC Filter Settings window. You can control and m anage the clients access ing the WLAN, and improve the WLAN securit y performance. AC R estric t Mode The following tabl e lists the MAC address filter modes: Value Description...
  • Page 37: Security Settings

    Security Settings In the Security s ettings page, you can configure the advanced security setting, which includes the following settings: Firewall, LAN MAC Address Filter and IP Address Filter, Virtual Server, UPnP Settings, Remote Web Management, DMZ Service, Special Applications. In the operation navigation area, click Security to access the page, as shown in the following figure.
  • Page 38: Lan Mac Filter

    3. Select other option if you want and then click LAN MAC Filter Your gateway supports MAC filtering based on either a list of denied or allowed computers. A common method of restricting network access is to specify the Media Access Control (MAC) address.
  • Page 39: Dmz Service

    Modifying a Virtual Server 1. Click the icon that appears in the ‘Modification’ column. The corresponding virtual server will appear. 2. Modify the contents as necessary. 3. Click to save the changes. Deleting a Virtual Server Click the ’ icon that appears in the ‘Modification’ column. The corresponding virtual server will be deleted.
  • Page 40: Upnp Setting

    UPnP Setting UPnP service allow other network users to control your gateway’s network features to realize the intellectual interconnection. 1. Click to access the UPnP page. 2. Select the UPnP Status check box to enabled or disabled the services 3. Click to submit the setting.
  • Page 41: Typical Networking Example

    LAN with multiple PCs, you can extend the Ethernet interfaces through a hub or Ethernet switch. For example, the gateway constructs a small-sized LAN with multiple PCs in the SOHO to access the Internet wirelessly, and the networking diagram is as follows: UPLINK(HSDPA ) 218.10.1.1 WLAN E960 192.168.1.1/24 Routing/NAT WLAN RJ11 Phone Ethernet...
  • Page 42: Troubleshooting

    Troubleshooting e PC in a LAN cannot access internet. 1. The power indicator is on, and the E960 is normally connected with the power adapter. If the power indicator is off, you need to check whether the power is normally connected.
  • Page 43 the mode of PC obtaining IP address automatically. W at to do if bridging between two EC506s is unsuccessful 1. Make sure that the two gateways work on the same channel. For details, see "Selectin the WLAN Channel." 2. Make sure that the MAC address of one gateway is in the peer MAC address list of another gateway.
  • Page 44 5. Rename New Value #1 to TcpWindowSize. 6. Right-click TcpWindowSize and then select Modify in the shortcut menu. 7. Select Decimal and enter 65535 in the Value data text box, and then click OK.
  • Page 45 8. For the DWORD value of DefaultRcvWindow, do the same operations as that of TcpWindowSize.
  • Page 46: Warnings And Precautions

    Warnings and Precautions Electronic Device Turn off your device near high-precision electronic devices. The wireless device may affect the performance of these devices. Such devices include hear ing aids, pacemakers, fire alarm systems, automatic gates, and other automatic-control devices can be affected. If you are using an electronic medical device, co nsult the device manufacturer to confirm whether the radio wave affects the operation of this device.
  • Page 47 Storage Environment Do not place magnetic storage media such as magnetic cards and floppy disks near the wireless device. Radiation from the wireless device may erase the information stored them. Do not put your wireless device, and other accessories in containers with strong magnetic field, such as an induction cooker and a microwave oven.
  • Page 48 leaning and Maintenance Before you clean or maintain the wireless device, turn off it and disconnect it from the charger. Otherwise, electric shock or short-circuit may occur. Do not use any chemical detergent, powder, or other chemical agent (such as alcohol benzene) to clean the phone and the charge.
  • Page 49: Abbreviations

    Abbrevi ations The Third Generation Alternating Current Address Resolution Protocol ccess Point Access Point Name CDMA Code Division Multiple Access DHCP Dynamic Host Config uration Protocol omain Name Server down link, downlink EDGE Enhanced Data rates for GSM Evolution Global System for Mobile communications GPRS eneral Packet Radio Service GGSN...
  • Page 50 Internet Protocol ICMP Internet Control Message Protocol ocal Area Network Light Emitting Diode L2TP ayer 2 Tunneling Protocol Mobile Switching Center Network Address Translation Personal communication systems PSTN ublic Switched Telephone Network POTS Plain Old Telephone Service PPTP oint to Point Tunneling Protocol Radio Transmission Technology SOHO Small Office Home Office...
  • Page 51 Virtual Private Network Wide Area Network WLAN Wireless Local Area Network WCDMA Wideband CDMA WI-FI Wireless Fidelity Version: V100R00_01, English, Orange Romania...

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