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  • Page 1: User Guide

    HG630b Home Gateway User Guide HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
  • Page 2 HG630b Home Gateway V100R001 User Guide Issue 202635_01 Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. provides customers with comprehensive technical support and service. Please feel free to contact our local office or company headquarters. Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. Address: Huawei Industrial Base Bantian, Longgang...
  • Page 3 Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. and its affiliates ("Huawei"). The product described in this manual may include copyrighted software of Huawei and possible licensors. Customers shall not in any manner reproduce, distribute, modify, decompile, disassemble, decrypt, extract, reverse engineer, lease, assign, or sublicense the said software, unless such restrictions are prohibited by applicable laws or such actions are approved by respective copyright holders.
  • Page 4 Privacy Policy To better understand how we protect your personal information, please see the privacy policy at http://consumer.huawei.com/privacy-policy.

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    2 Hardware Installation .......... 6 2.1 Selecting an Installation Location ......6 2.2 Installing the HG630b on a DSL Broadband Service ... 7 2.3 Installing the HG630b on a Fibre Broadband Service .. 8 2.4 Installing USB Mobile Broadband on the HG630b ..9 2.5 Getting Started ..........
  • Page 6 On Google Android 4 ..........22 On Apple Mac OS X ..........22 On Apple iOS ............22 4.4 Changing Your WLAN Name and Password ....23 5 USB Device ............24 5.1 USB Storage Device ..........24 5.2 Connecting a USB Device ........24 5.3 Connecting to the Internet When Using USB Mobile Broadband ..............
  • Page 7 7.1 Changing the Web Management Page User Name and Password ..............40 7.2 Restoring Default Settings ........40 7.2.1 Using the Configuration Tool ......41 7.2.2 Using the Reset Button ........ 41 7.3 Changing the Web Management Page IP ....42 7.4 Configuring the Firewall ........

  • Page 8: Product Overview

    1 Product Overview 1.1 Ports and Buttons Number Port or Description Button Starts Wi-Fi protected setup (WPS) negotiation. WLAN Enables or disables the WLAN function. On/Off Powers the HG630b on or off.
  • Page 9 Connects to a USB device, such as a USB storage device or a printer. CAUTION If you connect a USB device to the HG630b, verify that the input voltage and current of the USB device does not exceed 5 V/0.5 A.

  • Page 10: Indicators

    1.2 Indicators Indicat Status Description Power Steady on The HG630b is powered on. The HG630b is powered off or faulty. Blinking The HG630b is being activated through DSL. Steady on The HG630b is activated through DSL. The HG630b is powered off.
  • Page 11 Indicat Status Description Blinking The HG630b is working in routing mode.  The WAN connection is set up.  Data is being transmitted.  The HG630b is working in bridge mode.  The HG630b is working in routing mode, ...
  • Page 12 Status Description No connection is set up on the port.  The HG630b is powered off.  Blinking The HG630b is being activated through  USB modem. Data is being transmitted on the USB  port. Steady on The HG630b is activated through USB ...

  • Page 13: Hardware Installation

    2 Hardware Installation 2.1 Selecting an Installation Location Place the HG630b on a well-ventilated even surface without exposure to direct sunlight. For the best possible performance, take note of the following: − Make sure there are no obstacles, such as concrete or wooden walls, between the computer and HG630b.

  • Page 14: Installing The Hg630B On A Dsl Broadband Service

    3. DSL filter 4. Telephone 5. Desktop computer 6. Power adapter 7. Set-top Box 8. Laptop computer 9. Mobile phone 10. Tablet When setting up the HG630b for the first time, connect the HG630b to a computer using an Ethernet cable...

  • Page 15: Installing The Hg630B On A Fibre Broadband Service

    (ONT) installed in your premise. If you have subscribed to fibre broadband services, connect your HG630b WAN Ethernet port to your fibre company ONT using the blue Ethernet cable supplied. Connect your devices in the sequence indicated in the following figure.

  • Page 16: Installing Usb Mobile Broadband On The Hg630B

    If you wish to use 3G mobile broadband to access the Internet, plug in a supported 3G USB Mobile Broadband T-Stick into the USB interface in the rear of the HG630b. Connect your devices in the sequence indicated in the following figure.

  • Page 17: Getting Started

    2.5 Getting Started To power on the HG630b, press its power button. After the HG630b is powered on, the HG630b indicator turns on. If the indicators do not behave as expected, ensure that everything is plugged in correctly.

  • Page 18: Setting Network Parameters

    3.2 Setting Network Access Parameters The HG630b works in PPP mode by default, and starts to set up a dial-up connection automatically after starting up, meaning you do not need to install dial-up software or perform dial-up operations on your computer.

  • Page 19: Enabling Bridge Mode

    In addition, you need to perform dial-up operations on your computer upon each startup. To configure the HG630b and your computer for the network access bridge mode, do as follows: Step 1 Set the working mode of the HG630b to Bridge.
  • Page 20 6. Select Bridge from the Connection type drop-down combo box. 7. Keep the default settings of other parameters. 8. Click Submit. Step 2 Install and configure the PPP dial-up software on your computer. The PPP dial-up software is pre-installed on certain computer operating systems.

  • Page 21: On Windows 7

    > Network and Sharing Center. 2. Click Set up a connection or network. 3. In the displayed dialog box, select Connect to the Internet and click Next. 4. Click Broadband（PPPoE）. 5. In User name and Password, enter the dial-up connection account name and password provided by your ISP.
  • Page 22 connection. Then click Connect. 6. Return to the Network and Sharing Center page. Click Change adapter settings. Right-click 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.
  • Page 23 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: Wireless Connection Setup

    HG630b 4.1.1 Using the WLAN Button Press the WLAN button in the HG630b to enable or disable the WLAN. To ascertain whether the WLAN is enabled, view the WLAN indicator. The WLAN function is enabled by default. You can enable or disable the WLAN as follows: −...

  • Page 25: Setting Up A Wireless Connection Using The Wps Button

    The wireless device (laptop, tablet, or mobile phone) to connect  to the HG630b is WPS-capable. The wireless network security mode of the HG630b is WPA2-PSK  or WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK, for the WPS function can be used only when the security mode of the WLAN is set to WPA2-PSK, or WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK.
  • Page 26 HG630b for 1 second or more. The WPS button indicator blinks. When the WPS button indicator on the HG630b is steady on, a connection between the HG630b and wireless device is set up. The WPS button indicator is on for 300 seconds.

  • Page 27: Manually Setting Up A Wireless Connection

    For details, see the network adapter's user guide. Before setting up a wireless connection, record the WLAN name and password of the HG630b. The default WLAN name and password are printed on the HG630b cover label. On Windows XP Step 1 Choose Start >...

  • Page 28: On Windows 7

    Step 4 In the wireless network list, check the WLAN connection status. If the status is Connected, the computer is wirelessly connected to the HG630b. On Windows 7 Step 1 Choose Start > Control Panel > Network and Internet >...

  • Page 29: On Google Android 4

    Step 3 In the displayed dialog box, enter the WLAN password and click Join. Note that the WLAN password is case sensitive. Step 4 When a check mark appears next to the HG630b's SSID, the device is connected to the wireless network.

  • Page 30: Changing Your Wlan Name And Password

    Step 4 In the displayed dialog box, enter the WLAN password and click Join. Note that the WLAN password is case sensitive. Step 5 When a check mark appears next to the HG630b's SSID, the device is connected to the wireless network.

  • Page 31: Usb Device

    USB storage devices use their USB ports to exchange data with other devices. You can connect a USB storage device to your HG630b and access the USB device from your computer. Both the USB drive and removable hard disk can connect to your HG630b. Your HG630b supports the following file systems for reading and writing.

  • Page 32: Connecting To The Internet When Using Usb Mobile Broadband

    5.3 Connecting to the Internet When Using USB Mobile Broadband The HG630b is not set to automatically connect through a supported 3G USB mobile broadband T-Stick when it is inserted. A mobile broadband connection must be manually started by the user.
  • Page 33 3. Select TNZ_MOBILEBB from the Connetion device. 4. Select INTERNET from the Service list. 5. Select PPP from the Connection type drop-down combo box. 6. Enter the user name and password provided by the network operator in the User name and Password text boxes.

  • Page 34: Content Sharing

    5. Enter a server port number (default is 21) in the Port text box. 6. Click Submit to save the settings. Step 3 Start the FTP client, and access the HG630b's LAN IP address through the FTP server. 1. On your computer, launch a browser.

  • Page 35: Accessing A Portable Storage Device Using A Samba Server

    HG630b. 5.4.2 Accessing a Portable Storage Device Using a Samba Server Step 1 Connect the mobile storage device to the HG630b's USB port. Step 2 Enable the samba server. 1. Log in to the web management page. 2. Choose Advanced > USB Port.

  • Page 36: Sharing A Usb Printer

    5.5 Sharing a USB Printer HG630b supports USB printers. After you connect a USB printer to your HG630b through the USB port, and install the printer’s driver in your computer, you can access the printer from the Internet or internal network.
  • Page 37 Printer. 2. Choose Add Printer. 3. Choose Add a network, wireless or Bluetooth printer. The operating system will now attempt to independently make the printer connected locate. If the connected printer can not click The printer that I want isn't listed. be found, 5.
  • Page 38 6. Select the model of the printer you want or click Have Disk to manually install the printer drive. Click OK. 7. Click Next. 8. Determine whether to set the printer as the default printer. Click Finish. On Windows 8 Desktop 1.

  • Page 39: Advanced Configuration

    6 Advanced Configuration 6.1 Parental Controls 6.1.1 MAC Filter The HG630b supports controlling the Internet access rights of computers through the MAC address filtering function, and you can prevent certain computers from accessing the Internet or allow only certain computers to access the Internet. In addition, you can specify the period during which computers are not allowed to access the Internet.
  • Page 40 19:00 to 20:00 each evening while preventing your own computer from being restricted, you can use the blacklist mode of the MAC address filtering function as follows: (Suppose the MAC address of the computer of your child is 00:11:09:11:04:DD.) Step 1 Log in to the web management page. Step 2 Enable the network time.

  • Page 41: Url Filter

    If you don’t need to set other rules, skip the step 8 and step 9. 6.1.2 URL Filter The HG630b supports prohibiting computers from accessing specified web sites through the Uniform Resource Locator (URL) filtering function. You can restrict computers from accessing...

  • Page 42: Configuring Port Forwarding

    FTP servers) from the Internet. 6.2.1 Port Mapping Port mapping maps the HG630b port using a WAN IP address to a LAN computer. When Internet users access the HG630b port, the HG630b maps access requests to the LAN computer and provides services for the Internet users through the LAN computer.

  • Page 43: Port Trigger

    When an Internet server initiates a connection request to a LAN computer, an application of the LAN computer initiates a connection to the Internet server port, triggering the HG630b port to be enabled. Then the application on the LAN computer can communicate with the Internet server through the HG630b port.

  • Page 44: Configuring The Dmz

    Step 7 Click Submit. 6.4 Configuring the DMZ The HG630b supports Demilitarized Zone (DMZ), which is used to solve the problem that the external network equipped with a firewall cannot access the internal network server. After DMZ is enabled, the computer that is configured as a DMZ host is exposed to the Internet.

  • Page 45: Configuring The Upnp

    You can clear the host IP address and click Submit to inactivate the DMZ host. 6.5 Configuring the UPnP The HG630b supports universal plug and play (UPnP) for various network devices. If UPnP is enabled, devices supporting UPnP can automatically join the network, simplifying configuration procedures.
  • Page 46 1. Log in to the web management page. 2. In the navigation tree, choose Advanced > DLNA. The DLNA configuration page is then displayed. 3. Select Enable. 4. In Share directory, Click Browse. 5. In the displayed dialog box, select a USB device path as a share directory, and then click OK.

  • Page 47: Maintenance Guide

    7.2 Restoring Default Settings If you restore the HG630b to its default settings, all customized user data will be lost. Use this function only when necessary.

  • Page 48: Using The Configuration Tool

    If you forget the login password to the web management page or could not access the web management page, use the Reset button on the HG630b rear panel to restore the HG630b to its default settings. Perform this operation with caution. After the HG630b is restored to its default settings, all custom data and settings will be lost, and the password will be restored to user.

  • Page 49: Changing The Web Management

    7.4 Configuring the Firewall The firewall can protect the terminal against malicious access on the WAN port and is used when the HG630b works in routing mode. To configure the firewall, do as follows: Step 1 Log in to the HG630b's web-based configuration utility.

  • Page 50: Faqs

    Yes. The HG630b incorporates the DHCP server software. How can I quickly restore the default settings of the HG630b? When the HG630b is powered on, press and hold the Reset button for 6 or more seconds, and then release it. The HG630b then automatically restarts and the default settings are restored.
  • Page 51 HG630b are connected properly. Step 2 Check whether the WLAN indicator of the HG630b is on. If the WLAN indicator is off, the WLAN function of the HG630b is disabled. If this is the case, enable the WLAN function. For details about how to enable the WLAN function, see section 5.1 "Enabling or Disabling the WLAN Function."...
  • Page 52 Step 7 Try to access different web sites to check whether the HG630b can access other web sites. If the HG630b cannot access other web sites, restore to the default settings of the HG630b. If the problem persists, contact your service provider.
  • Page 53 Step 5 Avoid using your HG630b to access a WLAN during thunderstorms. What can I do if the WLAN of the HG630b is not encrypted and the computer cannot access the WLAN? Step 1 Delete the settings of wireless network connections from your computer.

  • Page 54: Appendix

    Password used to log in to admin the web-based configuration utility SSID used to access wireless network Check the label on the HG630b's rear panel WLAN key used to access wireless Check the label on the network HG630b's rear panel...

  • Page 55: Technical Specifications

    9.2 Technical Specifications Item Specification Ambient temperature 0°C to 40°C (32°F to 104°F) for operation Dimensions (without About 182 mm × 141 mm × 66 mm antenna, H × W × L) Weight < 266 g (Not including the power adapter) Relative humidity for 5% to 95%, non-condensing...

  • Page 56: For More Help

    10 For More Help Please visit www.huaweidevice.com/worldwide/support/hotline for recently updated hotline and email address in your country or region.
  • Page 57 HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD. Huawei Industrial Base Bantian, Longgang Shenzhen 518129 People's Republic of China www.huawei.com...

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