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Welcome to HUAWEI B260 Series Wireless Gateway

 

HUAWEI B260 Series Wireless Gateway

User Guide

                                       

                                               

Summary of Contents for B260

Page 1: ...Wonderful Communication Mobile Life Welcome to HUAWEI B260 Series Wireless Gateway HUAWEI B260 Series Wireless Gateway User Guide ...

Page 2: ...activated or may be limited by local network operators or network service providers thus the descriptions herein may not exactly match the product or its accessories you purchase 8 Huawei Technologies Co Ltd reserves the right to change or modify any information or specifications contained in this man ual without prior notice or obligation 9 NO WARRANTY 10 THE CONTENTS OF THIS MANUAL ARE PROVIDED ...

Page 3: ...formance of these devices Do not attempt to disassemble your device or its accessories Only qualified personnel are allowed to service or repair the device Do not place your device or its accessories in containers with strong electromagnetic field Do not place magnetic storage media near your device Radiation from the device may erase the information stored on them Do not put your device in a high...

Page 4: ...ing Your Computer 10 Wireless Configuration 10 Configuring the PC Network 11 Advanced Settings 12 Overview 12 System Management 12 SIM Settings 13 Mobile Network Settings 14 Dial up Settings 15 DHCP Settings 16 Clip Settings 17 WLAN Settings 17 Security Settings 21 Firewall Switch 21 LAN MAC Filter 21 LAN IP Filter 21 Virtual Server 22 DMZ Settings 23 UPnP Settings 23 Remote Management 23 Troubles...

Page 5: ...low The WLAN is enabled Blinking Data is being transmitted Signal Steady on and in green Signal strength is strong Steady on and in yellow Signal strength is medium Steady on and in red Signal strength is weak Fast blinking in red The SIM card does not exist or the PIN code is not verified Mode Double blinking in green Searching for the network Blinking in green Registering with the 2G network Ste...

Page 6: ... Safari 3 0 Installation Step 1 Insert the SIM card Warning Before inserting or removing the SIM card you must disconnect the device from the power adapter Insert the card into the slot completely as shown in the following figure To remove the card press the card gently Now the card will pop up automatically Step 2 Connect to the power adapter Use a power adapter that is compatible with the device...

Page 7: ...You can choose whether to use the external antenna In the area covered with strong signal you can switch to the antenna internal and uninstall the external antenna In the area covered with weak signal you can install the external antenna and switch to the antenna external For details of antenna selection consult your local dealer Step 6 Place the device Warning To prevent electrical devices from b...

Page 8: ...rk services such as web browsing and receiving or sending emails Logging In to the Management Page 1 Start the Internet browser and enter the address http 192 168 1 1 in the address bar 2 Select a user type enter the password and then click Login Admin This user type is authorized to view and change configurations The default password is admin User This user type is authorized to view only the bas...

Page 9: ...onnection is Manual click Connect Disconnect to connect to or disconnect from the network Note If PPP Connection is Auto or On Demand refresh the page to view the current network connection status 3 Wait for several minutes If you are notified that the connection is successful you can start the browser and enter the website address to access the Internet Restoring the Factory Defaults If you need ...

Page 10: ...p Quickly configures the device Connection Displays the network connection status and connects to the network Advanced Settings Configures the advanced settings Security Configures the security settings Logout Log out of the management page Item Green icon Red icon SIM The card is valid The card is not inserted or is invalid WAN The PPP dial up connection is established The PPP dial up connection ...

Page 11: ...meters select Static and enter their values Otherwise select Dynamic and the device automatically obtains them Configuring PPP Dial up Settings PPP Connection Select the dial up access mode Auto The device automatically connects to the Internet and does not disconnect when no data is transmitted On Demand The device automatically connects to the Internet when data transmission exists When the dura...

Page 12: ...ed to select this option in daily use WPA PSK WPA2 PSK WPA PSK It is a 256 bit data encryption method that can automatically change the key WPA2 PSK It is a more secure version of WPA PSK and it supports the IEEE 802 11i standard WPA Encryption Algorithm TKIP AES TKIP AES WPA Pre Shared Key You can enter a 64 character hexadecimal value or 8 63 character ASCII value as the key The ASCII value cont...

Page 13: ...Setup 9 Validating Quick Setup The last page of the wizard displays all the settings you have configured To accept the settings click Finish To change the settings click Back To quit the settings click Cancel ...

Page 14: ...er to the WLAN adapter user guide provided by the manufacturer For the encryption configurations see Configuring WLAN Encryption For SSID parameters configuration see Configuring WLAN Settings Configuring the Wireless Network 1 Choose Start Control Panel Network Connections Wireless Network Connection 2 Click Show Wireless Networks to display the wireless network connection list 3 Select the netwo...

Page 15: ... 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 4 In the Internet Protocol TCP IP Properties dialog box select Obtain an IP address automatically and Obtain DNS server address automatically and then click OK Disabling Proxy Settings 1 Start the Internet browser and then choose T...

Page 16: ...u can change the login password to prevent unauthorized users from logging in to the management page 1 Click 2 Enter the current password and then enter the new password and confirm it 3 Click Modify Upgrading the device 1 Click Icon Description Click to access the System page Click to access the SIM Settings page Click to access the Mobile Network Settings page Click to access the Dial up Setting...

Page 17: ...lts 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 device Click to access the Restore Defaults page and then click Restore Note After this operation all configurations are restored to the defaults Restarting the Device 1 Click to access the Reboot page 2 Click Reboot Viewing the Version Information ...

Page 18: ...You can enable or disable the auto validate PIN code function 1 Click 2 Select Enable Disable in the Auto Validate option button 3 Enter the current PIN code 4 Click Apply Mobile Network Settings Click to access the Mobile Network Settings page Setting the Preferred Mode and Band 1 Click 2 Select the preference of connection mode in the Preferred Mode list box Note If the service provider provides...

Page 19: ...need to manually search the network and register with it 3 Click Apply 4 In Manual mode select the searched network and click Log on Dial up Settings Click to access the Dial up Settings page Configuring the PPP Settings 1 Click to access the PPP Settings page 2 Enter the correct parameters Profile List Select a profile from the established dial up connection list If the drop down list is empty yo...

Page 20: ...ation is displayed in the corresponding text box 2 Enter the profile information 3 Click Save Deleting a Profile 1 Select a profile to be deleted in the Profile List drop down list 2 Click Delete DHCP Settings Click to access the DHCP Settings page you can set the mode for assigning IP addresses in a LAN DHCP automatically assigns IP addresses to the network devices If you are using the DHCP serve...

Page 21: ...gns an IP address to each device connected to the network When the leased time expires the DHCP server checks whether the device is connected to the network If the device is disconnected from the network the server assigns the IP address to another device Thus the IP address is not wasted Note The Start IP Address must be smaller than or equal to the End IP Address If the DHCP Server is Enabled th...

Page 22: ...standards on channel usage Selecting a WLAN Channel Channel It refers to the channel that the device works with If you do not know which channel to select select Auto and the device can automatically search for the channel Configuring the 802 11 Mode Configuring the Transmission Rate 1 Select Auto the device automatically searches the transmission rate Mode Description 54g Auto The WLAN has the be...

Page 23: ...Encryption WLAN Bridge Click to access the WLAN Bridge page Preamble Type It has two options Long and Short In the case that the client PC supports the Short type the WLAN can have a better performance if it is Short MAX Associations Limit It refers to the maximum number of connections It is used to set the maximum number of concurrent WLAN users on the device Mode It refers to the WLAN accessing ...

Page 24: ...clients accessing the WLAN and improve the WLAN security performance MAC Restrict Mode The following table shows the MAC address filter modes MAC Addresses Enter MAC addresses in the list The device can perform the access control over the clients whose MAC addresses are in the list Parameter Description Disabled The MAC address filter function is disabled Allow The clients with addresses in the MA...

Page 25: ...e LAN MAC address filter check box is selected the default filter rules are available 3 Select other options as required and then click Apply LAN MAC Filter Your device supports MAC filtering based on a list of either denied or allowed computers A common method to restrict network access is to specify the Media Access Control MAC address To locate the MAC address in the Windows OS choose Start Run...

Page 26: ...otocol and Status 3 Enter values in the following text boxes Name Enter a name to the service provided by the LAN WAN Port Enter the WAN port of the LAN in which the computer provides services IP Address Specify a computer in the LAN to provide services LAN Port Enter the LAN port of the computer that provides services Note You can also add a virtual server in the following way select a port from ...

Page 27: ... that is specified as a DMZ host 4 Click Apply Note Only one computer can be specified as a DMZ host at a time UPnP Settings The Universal Plug and Play UPnP service allows other network users to control your device s network features to realize the intelligent interconnection 1 Click 2 Select Enabled Disabled for UPnP Status to enable or disable the UPnP service 3 Click Apply Remote Management Th...

Page 28: ...Remote Management 24 2 Select Enabled Disabled for Remote Status to enable or disable the service 3 Enter the IP address that can access and control your device 4 Click Apply ...

Page 29: ...d Ethernet connection is normal 5 You must configure the correct PPP user name and PPP password when you access the Internet through the device Check whether they are correct and see Configuring PPP Profile Settings for details 6 If the DHCP service is disabled and the PC obtains the IP address dynamically the PC also cannot access the Internet You can change the mode to manually assign an IP addr...

Page 30: ...face you can enter http e home and log in to the management page when the PC obtains the IP address automatically What to do if bridging between two devices is unsuccessful 1 Make sure that the two devices work on the same channel For details see Selecting a WLAN Channel 2 Make sure that the MAC address of one device is in the peer MAC address list of the other device For details see WLAN Bridge W...

Page 31: ...w Value 1 to TcpWindowSize 6 Right click TcpWindowSize and then select Modify 7 Select Decimal and enter 65535 in the Value data text box and then click OK 8 For the DWORD Value of DefaultRcvWindow do the same operations as that of TcpWindowSize ...

Page 32: ...e potentially explosive atmospheres include the areas where you would normally be advised to turn off your vehicle engine Triggering of sparks in such areas could cause an explosion or fire resulting in bodily injuries or even deaths Do not switch on the device at refueling points such as service stations Comply with restrictions on the use of radio equipment in fuel depots storage and distributio...

Page 33: ...ude parts that can be detached from the device may prove dangerous as it may present a choking hazard Make sure that small children are kept away from the device and accessories Accessories Use only the accessories delivered by manufacturer Using accessories of other manufacturers or vendors with this device model might invalidate any approval or warranty applicable to the device might result in t...

Page 34: ...e area The connection however cannot be guaranteed in all conditions You should not rely solely on the device for essential communications Disposal and Recycling Information should be handed over to a certified collection point for recycling or proper disposal at the end of their life For more detailed information about the recycling of the device or batteries please contact your local city office...

Page 35: ...C The declaration of conformity may be consulted at www huaweidevice com certification This device may be operated in all the European countries France Outdoor use limited to 10 mW e i r p within the band 2454 2483 5 MHz Italy For private use a general authorisation is required if WAS RLAN s are used outside own premises For public use a general authorisation is required Luxembourg General authori...

Page 36: ...neral Packet Radio Service HSPA High Speed Packet Access HSDPA High Speed Downlink Packet Access HSUPA High Speed Uplink Packet Access IP Internet Protocol LAN Local Area Network LED Light Emitting Diode NAT Network Address Translation POTS Plain Old Telephone Service VoIP Voice over IP UMTS Universal Mobile Telecommunications System WAN Wide Area Network WLAN Wireless Local Area Network WCDMA Wid...

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