Huawei B3000 Vodafone Router Manual PDF (Setup & Configuration Guide)

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Wi-Fi

5.1 Wi-Fi Settings

This function enables you to configure the Wi-Fi parameters.

5.1.1 Setting General Parameters

To configure the general Wi-Fi settings, perform the following steps:

1.

Choose

Wi-Fi

>

Wi-Fi Settings

.

2.

In the

General Settings

area, set

Wi-Fi

to

Enable

.

3.

Set

Mode

to one of the values described in the following table:

Parameter Value

Description

802.11b/g

The Wi-Fi client can connect to the CPE in 802.11b or 802.11g

mode.

802.11g

The Wi-Fi client can connect to the CPE in 802.11g mode.

802.11b

The Wi-Fi client can connect to the CPE in 802.11b mode.

802.11b/g/n

The Wi-Fi client can connect to the CPE in 802.11b, 802.11g, or

802.11n mode. If the client connects to the CPE in 802.11n mode,

the Advanced Encryption Standard(AES) encryption mode is

required.

4.

Click

Submit

.

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5.1.2 Setting SSID Profile

After you configure the CPE on the

SSID Profile

page, the Wi-Fi client connects to the CPE

based on preset rules, improving access security.

To configure the CPE on the

SSID Profile

page, perform the following steps:

1.

Choose

Wi-Fi

>

Wi-Fi Settings

.

2.

Set

SSID

.

The SSID can contain 1 to 32 ASCII characters. It cannot be empty and the last

character cannot be a blank character. In addition, the SSID cannot contain the

following special characters: / ' = " \ &

The Wi-Fi client connects to the CPE using the found SSID.

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3.

Set

Maximum number of devices

.

This parameter indicates the maximum number of Wi-Fi clients that connect to the

CPE.

A maximum of 32 clients can connect to the CPE.

4.

Set

Hide SSID broadcast

to

Enable

.

If the SSID is hidden, the client cannot detect the CPE's Wi-Fi information.

5.

Set

AP isolation

to

Enable

.

The clients can connect to the CPE but cannot communicate with each other.

6.

Set

Security

.

If

Security

is set to

NONE(not recommended)

, Wi-Fi clients directly connect to

the CPE. This security level is low.

If

Security

is set to

WEP

, Wi-Fi clients connect to the CPE in web-based

encryption mode.

If

Security

is set to

WPA-PSK

, Wi-Fi clients connect to the CPE in WPA-PSK

encryption mode.

If

Security

is set to

WPA2-PSK

, Wi-Fi clients connect to the CPE in WPA2-PSK

encryption mode. This mode is recommended because it has a high security level.

If

Security

is set to

WPA-PSK & WPA2-PSK

, Wi-Fi clients connect to the CPE in

WPA-PSK&WPA2-PSK encryption mode.

7.

Set the encryption mode.

If…

Sets to

Description

WEP

Authentication

mode



Shared authentication

: The client

connects to the CPE in shared

authentication mode.



Open authentication

: The client connects

to the CPE in open authentication mode.



Both

: The client connects to the CPE in

shared or open authentication mode.

Encryption

password length



128bit

: Only 13 ASCII characters or 26 hex

characters can be entered in the

Key 1

to

Key 4

boxes.



64bit

: Only 5 ASCII characters or 10 hex

characters can be entered in the

Key 1

to

Key 4

boxes.

Current

password index

This value can be set to

1

,

2

,

3

, or

4

. After a key

index is selected, the corresponding key takes

effect.

WPA-PSK

Only 8 to 63 ASCII characters or 8 to 64 hex

characters can be entered.

WPA encryption

This value can be set to

TKIP+AES

,

AES

, or

TKIP

.

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If…

Sets to

Description

WPA2-PSK(recom

mended)

WPA-PSK

Only 8 to 63 ASCII characters or 8 to 64 hex

characters can be entered.

WPA encryption

This value can be set to

TKIP+AES

,

AES

, or

TKIP

.

WPA-PSK &

WPA2-PSK

WPA-PSK

Only 8 to 63 ASCII characters or 8 to 64 hex

characters can be entered.

WPA encryption

This value can be set to

TKIP+AES

,

AES

, or

TKIP

.

8.

Click

Submit

.

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5.2 Access Management

5.2.1 Setting the Access Policy

This function enables you to set access restriction policies for each SSID to manage access to

the CPE.

To configure Wi-Fi MAC control settings, perform the following steps:

1.

Choose

Wi-Fi

>

Access Management

.

2.

In the

Settings

area, set SSID's MAC Access.

The MAC access of each SSID can be set to

Disable

,

Blacklist

or

Whitelist

.



If SSID's MAC Access is set to

Disable

, access restrictions do not take effect.



If SSID's MAC Access is set to

Blacklist

, only the devices that are not in the blacklist

can connect to the CPE.



If SSID's MAC Access is set to

Whitelist

, only the devices in the whitelist can connect

to the CPE.

3.

Click

Submit

.

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5.2.2 Managing the Wi-Fi Access List

This function enables you to set the SSID access policies based on MAC addresses.

To add an item to the Wi-Fi access list, perform the following steps:

1.

Choose

Wi-Fi

>

Access Management

.

2.

Click

Edit MAC List

.

3.

Click

Add

.

4.

Set MAC address.

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5.

Set one of the SSID

to

Enable

to make the MAC address take effect for the SSID

.

6.

Click

Submit

.

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To modify an item in the Wi-Fi access list, perform the following steps:

1.

Choose

Wi-Fi

>

Access Management

.

2.

Click

Edit MAC List

.

3.

Choose the item to be modified, and click

Edit

.

4.

Set MAC address.

5.

Set one of the SSID

to

Enable

to make the MAC address take effect for the SSID

.

6.

Click

Submit

.

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To delete an item from the Wi-Fi access list, perform the following steps:

1.

Choose

Wi-Fi

>

Access Management

.

2.

Click

Edit MAC List

.

3.

Choose the item to be deleted, and click

Delete

.

4.

Click

OK

.

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To delete all items from the Wi-Fi access list, perform the following steps:

1.

Choose

Wi-Fi

>

Access Management

.

2.

Click

Edit MAC List

.

3.

Click

Delete All

.

4.

Click

OK

.

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5.3 WPS Settings

Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) enables you to simply add a wireless client to the network

without needing to specifically configure the wireless settings, such as the SSID, security

mode and passphrase. You can use either the WPS button or PIN to add the wireless client.

To configure Wi-Fi WPS settings, perform the following steps:

1.

Choose

Wi-Fi

>

WPS Settings

.

2.

Set

WPS

to

Enable

.

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WPS

Mode

is set to

PBC

, the client can connect to the CPE after you press the

WPS button on the CPE and the client.

3.

Click

Submit

.

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5.4 Wi-Fi Multi-SSID Settings

The

SSID List

page shows information about the SSIDs to be configured.

To configure an SSID, perform the following steps:

1.

Choose

Wi-Fi

>

Wi-Fi Multi-SSID

.

2.

Choose an SSID to be configured, and click

Edit

.

3.

Set

Status

to

Enable

.

4.

Set

SSID

.

The SSID can contain 1 to 32 ASCII characters. It cannot be empty and the last

character cannot be a blank character. In addition, the SSID cannot contain the

following special characters: / ' = " \ &

5.

Set

Maximum number of devices

.

This parameter indicates the maximum number of Wi-Fi clients that connect to the

CPE.

A maximum of 32 clients can connect to the CPE.

6.

Set

Hide SSID broadcast

to

Enable

.

If the SSID is hidden, the client cannot detect the CPE's Wi-Fi information.

7.

Set

AP isolation

to

Enable

.

The clients can connect to the CPE but cannot communicate with each other.

8.

Set

Security

.

If

Security

is set to

WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK

or

WPA-PSK & WPA2-PSK

, you can set

WPA encryption

and

WPA-PSK.

WPA-PSK

can contain 8 to 63 ASCII characters or 64 hex characters.

If

Security

is set to

WEP

, set

Authentication mode

,

Password length

and

Current

password index

, and configure the corresponding keys.

If

Password length

is set to

128-bit

,

WPA-PSK

can contain 8 to 63 ASCII characters or 64

hex characters.

If

Password length

is set to

64-bit

, the 64-bit encryption key must contain 5 ASCII

characters or 10 hex characters.

9.

Click

Submit

.

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