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Indicators

Indicator

Status

Description

Power

Steady on

The WS329 is powered on.

Off

The WS329 is powered off.

Internet

Steady on

The WS329 is connected to the Internet in router mode,
but no data is being transmitted.

Blinking

The WS329 is connected to the Internet in router mode,
and data is being transmitted.

Off

The WS329 WAN port is not connected to any device.

WLAN

Steady on

WS329 has WLAN enabled.

The WS329 has WLAN enabled by default, so the
WLAN LED is steady on while the WS329 is
powered on.

Off

WLAN is disabled.

WPS

Steady on

The WS329 is connected to a wireless client, such as a
computer with a wireless network adapter, over the WLAN
using the Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) function.

Blinking

The WS329 is attempting to connect to a wireless client
over the WLAN using the WPS function.

Off

WPS is disabled.

Summary of Contents for WS329

Page 1: ...WS329 300Mbps Wireless Router User Guide HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO LTD ...

Page 2: ...Setting Up a Wireless Connection Using the WPS Button 22 Manually Setting Up a Wireless Connection 22 Network Security 25 Improving WLAN Security 25 Controlling Computer Internet Access 28 Filtering Out Inappropriate Websites 29 Controlling Computer Bandwidth 30 Configure the Firewall to Prevent Attacks on the Internet 31 Enabling and Disabling the WLAN on the WS329 33 Using the WLAN Button 33 Usi...

Page 3: ...t Open the Web Management Page 47 What Can I Do If the WS329 Cannot Access the Internet through a Wireless Network Adapter Sometimes or If the WLAN Connection Is Unsteady 47 How Can I Restrict My Computer to Specified Websites 47 I Often Need to Restart the WS329 to Display Web Pages What Can I Do 47 Can I Change the WLAN Password 48 Appendix 49 Technical Specifications 49 Default Settings 49 ...

Page 4: ... for multiple devices WLAN The WS329 supports multiple WLAN protocols including 802 11b g n 2 4 GHz Adopting 802 11n multiple input multiple output antennas MIMO technology the WS329 delivers a wireless transmission rate of up to 300Mbps with its dual antennas In addition the WS329 supports multiple wireless encryption modes to provide a secure reliable and high speed WLAN Bandwidth Control The WS...

Page 5: ...and Ethernet switches 3 WLAN WPS WPS button Press the WPS button less than 3 seconds to start Wi Fi protected setup WPS negotiation while the WS329 is powered on WLAN button Press the WLAN button more than 3 seconds to enable or disable WLAN while the WS329 is powered on Reset button Press Reset button more than 20 seconds to restore to its default settings while the WS329 is powered on A reset wi...

Page 6: ...itted Off The WS329 WAN port is not connected to any device WLAN Steady on WS329 has WLAN enabled The WS329 has WLAN enabled by default so the WLAN LED is steady on while the WS329 is powered on Off WLAN is disabled WPS Steady on The WS329 is connected to a wireless client such as a computer with a wireless network adapter over the WLAN using the Wi Fi Protected Setup WPS function Blinking The WS3...

Page 7: ... a computer with a network cable but no data is being transmitted Blinking The LAN port is connected to an Ethernet device such as a computer with a network cable and data is being transmitted Off The LAN port is not connected to any Ethernet device Indicator Status Description ...

Page 8: ...rong magnetic or electric fields such as microwave ovens Connecting the Cables Connecting the WS329 on a DSL Broadband Network If you have subscribed to digital subscriber line DSL broadband you can connect the WS329 to a telephone port for Internet access so that multiple computers could access the Internet Connecting the WS329 on an Ethernet Broadband Network If you have subscribed to the Ethern...

Page 9: ...t of an Cable Modem so that multiple computers could access the Internet Connecting a Computer or Other Devices When the WS329 had been accessed to the network normal you can add the Laptop computer desktop computer set top box pad smart phone and other devices to the network Network Interface WS329 WS329 2 1 Cable Modem Network Interface of an Cable ...

Page 10: ...powered on the WS329 indicator turns on The following table lists how the indicators behave when the WS329 is operating correctly If the indicators do not behave as expected ensure that everything is plugged in correctly 1 2 WS329 Smart phone Pad Laptop computer Desktop computer ...

Page 11: ...8 Indicator Expected State Internet Steady on LAN Steady on Power Steady on WLAN Steady on WPS Steady off ...

Page 12: ...he WS329 web management page set the IP address of the computer that will be used for the login On Windows 7 1 Click in the lower right corner of your desktop Choose Open Network and Sharing Center 2 Choose Change adapter settings Right click Local Area Connection and choose Properties ...

Page 13: ...10 3 Double click Internet Protocol Version 4 TCP IPv4 4 Select Obtain an IP address automatically and Obtain DNS server address automatically Click OK ...

Page 14: ...11 On Windows XP 1 Click in the lower right corner of your desktop 2 In the displayed dialog box click Properties ...

Page 15: ...CP IP 4 Select Obtain an IP address automatically and Obtain DNS server address automatically Click OK Logging In to the Web Management Page The WS329 provides an intuitive web management page where you can view or set the WS329 parameters ...

Page 16: ...nst unauthorized access change the user name and password after the first login Configuring the Internet Connection When you install the WS329 for the first time you need to configure the WS329 Using the Web Based Configuration Utility page The WS329 supports quick configuration page You can quickly configure the network connection parameters through the quick configuration page When you configure...

Page 17: ...e Home tab click Set Up WLAN set WLAN parameters click Save To obtain the default SSID and key check the label on the rear panel To better secure your WLAN promptly change the SSID and key Scenario Connection Type When you are unsure of the network connection you subscribed to you can select this mode that the device will detect the network connection automatically Connect automatically The accoun...

Page 18: ...you have the dial up connection account name and password provided by your Internet service provider ISP This section demonstrates how to set up a Point to Point Protocol over Ethernet PPPoE connection on Windows On Windows 7 1 Choose Start Control Panel Network and Internet Network and Sharing Center 2 Under Change your networking settings click Set up a new connection or network 3 In the Set Up ...

Page 19: ... In User name and Password enter the dial up connection account name and password provided by your ISP In Connection name name the dial up connection Select or deselect Allow other people to use this connection Then click Connect ...

Page 20: ...ick the icon for the dial up connection you just set up and choose Create Shortcut from the shortcut menu In the displayed dialog box click Yes On Windows XP 1 Choose Start Control Panel Network and Internet Connections Network Connections 2 Under Network Tasks click Create a new Connection ...

Page 21: ...18 3 In the New Connection Wizard dialog box click Next 4 Select Connect to the Internet and click Next ...

Page 22: ...19 5 Select Set up my connection manually and click Next 6 Select Connect using a broadband connection that requires a user name and password and click Next ...

Page 23: ...20 7 In ISP Name name the dial up connection Click Next 8 Select Anyone s use or My use only and click Next ...

Page 24: ...10 Select Add a shortcut to this connection to my desktop and click Finish After you successfully set up a PPPoE connection a dial up connection icon is displayed on your computer desktop To connect to the Internet double click the dial up connection icon In the displayed dialog box click Connect ...

Page 25: ...e for the wireless device 2 Within 2 minutes press and hold the WPS button on the WS329 for 1 second or more The WPS indicator blinks When the WPS indicator on the WS329 is steady on a connection between the WS329 and wireless device is set up The WPS indicator is on for 300 seconds Manually Setting Up a Wireless Connection The wireless configuration software provided by Windows is used as an exam...

Page 26: ...r right corner of your desktop 2 From the wireless network list select the WLAN provided by the WS329 Click Connect 3 In the displayed dialog box enter the WLAN password and click OK 4 In the wireless network list check the WLAN connection status If the status is Connected the computer is wirelessly connected to the WS329 ...

Page 27: ...eless network list select the WLAN provided by the WS329 Click Connect 3 In the displayed dialog box enter the WLAN password and click Connect 4 In the wireless network list check the WLAN connection status If the status is Connected the computer is wirelessly connected to the WS329 ...

Page 28: ...oose WLAN Settings 4 Select Advanced Settings configuration page 5 Set Hide Broadcast to Enable 6 Click Save Changing Your WLAN Name and Password WLAN access requires the WLAN name and password To improve your WLAN security regularly change your WLAN name and password 1 Log in to the web management page 2 Choose Home Network tab 3 In the navigation tree choose WLAN Settings 4 Select WLAN Encryptio...

Page 29: ...ity without sacrificing working efficiency use WPA PSK WPA2 PSK and AES This step also prevents WLAN unavailability caused by network adapters incompatibility with the selected security mode 1 Log in to the web management page 2 Choose Home Network tab 3 In the navigation tree choose WLAN Settings 4 Select WLAN Encryption Encryption Settings configuration page 5 Select Security mode for you wanted...

Page 30: ...s to your WLAN you can specify which devices are allowed to access your WLAN 1 Connect a computer and the WS329 via wireless 2 Log in to the web management page 3 Choose Home Network tab 4 In the navigation tree choose WLAN Access 5 Select WLAN Access Rules configuration page 6 Set Only allow specific computers in the WLAN to Enable 7 In Managed LAN devices select the computer name for you wanted ...

Page 31: ...ch the PCs are not allowed to access the Internet 1 Log in to the web management page 2 Choose Internet tab 3 In the navigation tree choose Parental Control 4 Select Time Rules configuration page 5 Click New time rule 6 In Rule name enter a filtering rule name you specified 7 In Times allowed enter a time zone you specified 8 In Apply to select the computer name for you wanted 9 Click Save ...

Page 32: ... to the web management page 2 Choose Internet tab 3 In the navigation tree choose Parental Control 4 Select URL Filter configuration page 5 Click New URL filter 6 In URL enter the Web site address you specify 7 Set Manage devices manually to Enable 8 In Apply to select the computer name for you wanted 9 Click Save ...

Page 33: ...ters Determine the maximum bandwidth certain computers can occupy so that bandwidth remains available to other computers 1 Log in to the web management page 2 Choose Internet tab 3 In the navigation tree choose Bandwidth Control 4 Select Bandwidth Control configuration page 5 Set Enable bandwidth control to Enable 6 In Egress bandwidth and Ingress bandwidth enter the rate value you specified 7 Cli...

Page 34: ...nt to control in IP address When the Traffic management type is MAC QoS Classification select the MAC address of the computer you want to control in MAC address When the Traffic management type is LAN QoS Classification select the interface of the computer you want to control in LAN interface When the Traffic management type is Application QoS classification enter the Application name you specifie...

Page 35: ...Network Security 4 Select Firewall configuration page 5 In Firewall level select the firewall level you specified 6 Click Save Level Description High When you set the firewall level of the router to High only the FTP DNS HTTP packet is allowed to pass through Low When you set the firewall level of the router to Low the packets from the LAN to the WAN are allowed to pass through Disable When you se...

Page 36: ...ress the WLAN button in the WS329 to enable or disable the WLAN To ascertain whether the WLAN is enabled view the WLAN indicator Using the Web Management Page 1 Log in to the web management page 2 Choose Home Network tab 3 In the navigation tree choose WLAN Settings 4 Select Basic Settings configuration page 5 Set Enable WLAN 2 4 GHz to Enable 6 Click Save ...

Page 37: ...dio channel WLAN name encryption method and encryption key 1 Find and record the wireless MAC addresses of the two WS329 a Log in to the web management page b Choose Home Network tab c In the navigation tree choose WDS Bridge d Select 2 4GHz frequency band configuration page e Under WLAN MAC Address find a character string that is similar to EC 23 3D E0 5E B4 This value is the wireless MAC address...

Page 38: ...35 e Select Advanced Settings configuration page Set the same Channel Please select the same non adaptive channel for Channel ...

Page 39: ... c In the navigation tree choose WDS Bridge d Select 2 4G frequency band configuration page e Set Enable to Enable f In Remote bridge MAC address 1 enter the wireless MAC address of other WS329 g Click Save You can also click Scan then the wireless MAC address in the list of scanned wireless LAN and then add it ...

Page 40: ...n page 5 In IP address enter a new IP address Such as 192 168 6 1 6 Click Save 192 168 2 1 can not be used to configure the IP address After changing the WS329 s IP address you need to reconnect your PC for new IP address Use the new IP address to log in to the web management page Use the new IP address to log in to the web management page Changing the Web Management Page User Name and Password Th...

Page 41: ...ame and password used for logging in to the web management page are then restored to their default values After the WS329 is restored to its default settings all user customized data will be lost Perform this operation with caution Configuration Backup WS329 s backup configuration function is applicable to the following scenario When updating the configuration parameters fails or when you want to ...

Page 42: ...ironment later you can import the configuration file directly to restore the default configuration without any configuration again Restoring Default Settings Using the Configuration Tool If the WS329 parameter settings were configured incorrectly log in to the web management page to reload the default configuration file and restore the WS329 to its default settings Perform this operation with caut...

Page 43: ... caution After the WS329 is restored to its default settings all custom data and settings will be lost and the password will be restored to admin 1 Press the WS329 power button to power the WS329 on 2 Press and hold WLAN WPS button more than 20 seconds The WS329 will restart which will cause temporary network interruptions After the WS329 is restored to its default settings change the computer IP ...

Page 44: ...ick Browse In the displayed dialog box select the backup configuration file 6 Click Restore Settings During importing the configuration file do not power off the WS329 otherwise the restoring of the WS329 to the normal state may fail 7 Then the WS329 automatically restarts to make the new configuration file useful Upgrading Firmware The WS329 supports upgrade firmware through the web management pa...

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Page 46: ... 7 or Windows Vista 1 Right click Computer and choose Manage from the shortcut menu 2 In the left pane of the Computer Management window choose Computer Management Local Services and Applications Services 3 In the right pane of the Computer Management window right click WLAN AutoConfig and choose Properties from the shortcut menu 4 In the displayed dialog box check that Service status is Started 5...

Page 47: ...On Windows 7 1 Choose Start Control Panel Network and Internet Network and Sharing Center Change adapter settings Right click Local Area Connection and choose Status from the shortcut menu 2 Click Details ...

Page 48: ...ysical Address 70 F3 95 0C 49 4E The 70 F3 95 0C 49 4E string is your computer s MAC address On Windows XP 1 Choose Start Control Panel Network and Internet Connections Network Connections Right click Local Area Connection and choose Status from the shortcut menu ...

Page 49: ...ick the Support tab Under Connection status click Details 3 In Network Connection Details find the line similar to Physical Address 78 AC C0 B0 DF A1 The 78 AC C0 B0 DF A1 string is your computer s MAC address ...

Page 50: ...far from electric appliances that generate strong magnetic or electric fields such as microwave ovens refrigerators and cordless telephones 3 The WS329 is in an open area and there are no obstacles such as concrete or wooden walls between the WS329 and computer 4 The WS329 is close to the computer 5 The angle between the WS329 and computer is appropriate Do not use the WS329 during thunderstorms a...

Page 51: ...48 Can I Change the WLAN Password Yes To improve your WLAN security regularly change your WLAN password ...

Page 52: ...nna excluded Weight About 200 g WLAN standard 802 11b 802 11g 802 11n 2 4GHz Wireless transmission rate 2 4G 802 11b Up to 11 Mbit s 802 11g Up to 54 Mbit s 802 11n 2T2R antenna technology Up to 300 Mbit s Parameter Default Value LAN port IP address 192 168 3 1 LAN port subnet mask 255 255 255 0 User name to log in to the web configuration page admin Password to log in to the web configuration pag...

Page 53: ...50 Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol DHCP server Enabled WLAN Enabled Parameter Default Value ...

Page 54: ...51 12 For More Help Please visit www huaweidevice com worldwide support hotline for recently updated hotline and email address in your country or region ...

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