Configuring The Wireless Network Connection - Huawei EchoLife HG521 User Manual

You need to perform the preceding operations only once for creating a network
connection. After the n
double-click the icon for the dial-up connection, and then click Connect in the
displayed dialog box.
4 Configurin
Connection
If a wirele ss network adapter is installed on your computer, you can connect you
computer t o the HG521 through a wireless connection.
The hardware installation methods and driver installation methods of
wireless network adapters provided by different companies vary from each
other. For details, see the installation guide provided by the wireless
network adapter provider.
After the installation of a wireless network adapter, you need to configure the wirele
network connection on your computer. You can configure the wireless network
connection through the software provided with the wireless network adapter. If the
Windows XP operating system is used, you can also configure the wireless network
connection through the wireless configuration software provided by Windows XP.
To conf ure the wireless network connection, do as follo ig
operating system as an example):
Step 1
Lo in to the Web-based configuration utility. g
1. Launch the Internet Explorer on your computer. Enter http://192.168.1.1
in the address ba
2. In the displayed dialog box, enter the user name
then click OK.
By default, both the user name and the password are admin.
Step 2
Set the wireless network name and access password of the HG521.
To set the wireless network name and the access password, do as follows (taking the
authentica tion type WPA-PSK as an example):
1. In the navigation tree on the left of the
choose Basic > LAN > WLAN.
2. Select the Enable WLAN check box.
3. Select the SSID1 from the SSID index drop-dow
4. Enter a wireless network name in the SSID text box.
5. Select the Enalbe option box of SSID.
6. Select WPA-PSK from the Security drop-down combo box.
7. Enter an access password in the WP
etwork connection is created, to access the network,
g the Wireless Network
r, and then press Enter.
ws (taking the Windows XP
Web-based configuration utility,
A pre-shared key text box.
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and the password, and
n combo box.
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