Huawei B593s-22 Router Manual PDF (Setup & Configuration Guide)

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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

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

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.

1.

Choose

Wi-Fi

>

WPS Settings

.

2.

Set

WPS

to

Enable

.

3.

Set

WPS

Mode

.

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If

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.

If

WPS

Mode

is set to

Route PIN

, the client can connect to the CPE after you enter

the Router PIN on the client.

If

WPS

Mode

is set to

Client PIN

, the client can connect to the CPE after you enter

the correct PIN and click

Connect to Client

.

4.

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.

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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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5.5 Advanced Settings

Advanced Settings

affect Wi-Fi performance. The settings help you to obtain the maximum

rate through optimal access performance.

To configure the advanced settings, perform the following steps:

1.

Choose

Wi-Fi

>

Advanced Settings

.

2.

Set

Country/Region

.

3.

Set

Channel

.

Auto

indicates that the channel with the best signal quality is selected.

The value

1

to

13

indicates the selected channel.

4.

Set

802.11n bandwidth

.

If this parameter is set to

20MHz

, 802.11n supports only 20 MHz bandwidth.

If this parameter is set to

20/40MHz

, 802.11n supports 20 MHz or 40 MHz

bandwidth.

5.

Set

Transmit power

.

If this parameter is set to

100%

, the Wi-Fi client transmits at full power.

If this parameter is set to

80%

,

60%

, or

40%

, the Wi-Fi client transmits signals at

low power. The Wi-Fi client located far away from the CPE may fail to access the

CPE.

6.

Set

WMM

to

Enable

.

Wi- Fi Multimedia (WMM) is a Wi-Fi Alliance interoperability certification based on the

IEEE 802.11e standard. It provides basic quality of service (QoS) features for IEEE 802.11

networks. WMM prioritizes traffic according to four access categories (AC): voice, video,

best effort, and background. However, WMM does not provide guaranteed throughput. WMM

applies to simple applications that require QoS, such as Voice over IP (VoIP) on Wi-Fi

phones.

7.

Click

Submit

.

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5.6 WDS

The CPE supports the wireless distribution system

(

WDS

)

. All Wi-Fi devices in a WDS must

be configured to use the same radio channel, encryption mode, SSID, and encryption key. You

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