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Indicators

Indicator

Status

Description

Internet

Steady on

The WS330 WAN port is connected to the Internet.

Off

The WS330 WAN port is not connected to the Internet.

LAN

Steady on

The WS330 LAN port is connected to an Ethernet device
(such as a computer) with a network cable.

Off

The WS330 LAN port is not connected to an Ethernet
device (such as a computer) with a network cable.

Power

Steady on

The WS330 is powered on.

Off

The WS330 is powered off.

WLAN

Steady on

The WS330 has WLAN enabled.

The WS330 has WLAN enabled by default, so the
WLAN LED is steady on while the WS330 is
powered on.

Off

WLAN is disabled.

WPS

Steady on

The WS330 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 WS330 is attempting to connect to a wireless client
over the WLAN using the WPS function.

Off

WPS is disabled.

Summary of Contents for WS330

Page 1: ...WS330 300Mbps Wireless Router User Guide HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO LTD ...

Page 2: ...Setting Up a Wireless Connection Using the WPS Button 21 Manually Setting Up a Wireless Connection 21 Network Security 24 Improving WLAN Security 24 Controlling Computer Internet Access 27 Filtering Out Inappropriate Websites 28 Controlling Computer Bandwidth 29 Configure the Firewall to Prevent Attacks on the Internet 30 Enabling and Disabling the WLAN on the WS330 32 Using the WLAN Button 32 Usi...

Page 3: ...t Open the Web Management Page 46 What Can I Do If the WS330 Cannot Access the Internet through a Wireless Network Adapter Sometimes or If the WLAN Connection Is Unsteady 46 How Can I Restrict My Computer to Specified Websites 46 I Often Need to Restart the WS330 to Display Web Pages What Can I Do 46 Can I Change the WLAN Password 47 Appendix 48 Technical Specifications 48 Default Settings 48 ...

Page 4: ... for multiple devices WLAN The WS330 supports multiple WLAN protocols including 802 11b g n 2 4 GHz Adopting 802 11n multiple input multiple output antennas MIMO technology the WS330 delivers a wireless transmission rate of up to 300Mbps with its dual antennas In addition the WS330 supports multiple wireless encryption modes to provide a secure reliable and high speed WLAN Bandwidth Control The WS...

Page 5: ...onds or more while the WS330 is powered on A reset will result in all custom data and settings being lost Use with caution 4 WLAN WPS WPS button Press the WPS button less than 3 seconds to start WPS negotiation while the WS330 is powered on WLAN button Press the WLAN button more than 3 seconds to enable disable WLAN while the WS330 is powered on 5 WAN Connects to an Ethernet device that provides I...

Page 6: ...omputer with a network cable Power Steady on The WS330 is powered on Off The WS330 is powered off WLAN Steady on The WS330 has WLAN enabled The WS330 has WLAN enabled by default so the WLAN LED is steady on while the WS330 is powered on Off WLAN is disabled WPS Steady on The WS330 is connected to a wireless client such as a computer with a wireless network adapter over the WLAN using the Wi Fi Pro...

Page 7: ...rong magnetic or electric fields such as microwave ovens Connecting the Cables Connecting the WS330 on a DSL Broadband Network If you have subscribed to digital subscriber line DSL broadband you can connect the WS330 to a telephone port for Internet access so that multiple computers could access the Internet Connecting the WS330 on an Ethernet Broadband Network If you have subscribed to the Ethern...

Page 8: ...t of an Cable Modem so that multiple computers could access the Internet Connecting a Computer or Other Devices When the WS330 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 WS330 WS330 Network Interface of an Cable 2 1 Cable Modem ...

Page 9: ...r turns on The following table lists how the indicators behave when the WS330 is operating correctly If the indicators do not behave as expected ensure that everything is plugged in correctly Indicator Expected State Internet Steady on LAN Steady on 1 2 WS330 Laptop computer Pad Smart phone Desktop computer ...

Page 10: ...7 Power Steady on WLAN Steady on WPS Steady off Indicator Expected State ...

Page 11: ...he WS330 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 12: ...9 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 13: ...10 On Windows XP 1 Click in the lower right corner of your desktop 2 In the displayed dialog box click Properties ...

Page 14: ...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 WS330 provides an intuitive web management page where you can view or set the WS330 parameters ...

Page 15: ...gainst unauthorized access change the user name and password after the first login Configuring the Internet Connection When you install the WS330 for the first time you need to configure the WS330 Using the Web Based Configuration Utility The WS330 supports quick configuration page You can quickly configure the network connection parameters through the quick configuration page When you configure t...

Page 16: ...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 Setting Dial Up Connection Parameters When the WS330 works in Bridge mode you need to perform this operation Otherwise you do not need to perform this operation Scenario Connection Type When you are unsure of the network connection ...

Page 17: ...net 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 a Connection or Network window select Connect to the Internet and click Next ...

Page 18: ... 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 19: ...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 20: ...17 3 In the New Connection Wizard dialog box click Next 4 Select Connect to the Internet and click Next ...

Page 21: ...18 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 22: ...19 7 In ISP Name name the dial up connection Click Next 8 Select Anyone s use or My use only and click Next ...

Page 23: ...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 24: ... press and hold the WPS button on the WS330 for 1 second or more The WPS indicator blinks When the WPS indicator on the WS330 is steady on a connection between the WS330 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 example to describe how to set up a wireless con...

Page 25: ...ireless network list select the WLAN provided by the WS330 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 WS330 ...

Page 26: ...eless network list select the WLAN provided by the WS330 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 WS330 ...

Page 27: ...AN 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 Encryption confi...

Page 28: ...thout 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 6 Sel...

Page 29: ...s to your WLAN you can specify which devices are allowed to access your WLAN 1 Connect a computer and the WS330 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 30: ...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 31: ... 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 32: ...ximum 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 Click Save You can confi...

Page 33: ...elect 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 specified in Application 5 Click Save Configure the Firewall to Prevent Attacks on the Internet ...

Page 34: ...ge 2 Choose Internet tab 3 In the navigation tree choose Network Security 4 Select Firewall configuration page 5 In Firewall level select the firewall level you specified 6 Click Save 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 set the firewall level of the router to Disable all data packets are allowed t...

Page 35: ...ress the WLAN button in the WS330 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 36: ...dio channel WLAN name encryption method and encryption key 1 Find and record the wireless MAC addresses of the two WS330 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 a4 99 47 81 c8 54 This value is the wireless MAC address...

Page 37: ...34 e Select Advanced Settings configuration page Set the same Channel Please select the same non adaptive channel for Channel ...

Page 38: ... 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 WS330 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 39: ...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 WS330 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 40: ...e and password used for logging in to the web management page are then restored to their default values After the WS330 is restored to its default settings all user customized data will be lost Perform this operation with caution Configuration Backup WS330 s backup configuration function is applicable to the following scenario When updating the configuration parameters fails or when you want to qu...

Page 41: ...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 WS330 parameter settings were configured incorrectly log in to the web management page to reload the default configuration file and restore the WS330 to its default settings Perform this operation with caut...

Page 42: ...lt settings change the computer IP address so that it is in the same network segment as the 192 168 3 1 default IP address Restoring Configuration by Importing Backup File If your operations fail after multiple configurations or you want to quickly restore the WS330 to the familiar configuration state you can upload the backup configuration file to restore the configuration Please regularly back u...

Page 43: ...ware through the web management page Before upgrading the firmware please download the latest firmware of the WS330 at the Huawei s official website To avoid any damage to the WS330 do not power off the WS330 when it is being upgraded 1 Log in to the web management page 2 Choose Maintain tab 3 In the navigation tree choose Device Management 4 Select Firmware Upgrade configuration page 5 Click Brow...

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Page 45: ... 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 46: ...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 47: ...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 48: ...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 49: ...far from electric appliances that generate strong magnetic or electric fields such as microwave ovens refrigerators and cordless telephones 3 The WS330 is in an open area and there are no obstacles such as concrete or wooden walls between the WS330 and computer 4 The WS330 is close to the computer 5 The angle between the WS330 and computer is appropriate Do not use the WS330 during thunderstorms a...

Page 50: ...47 Can I Change the WLAN Password Yes To improve your WLAN security regularly change your WLAN password ...

Page 51: ...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 52: ...49 Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol DHCP server Enabled WLAN Enabled Parameter Default Value ...

Page 53: ...50 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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