Huawei HG659b Spark Router Manual PDF (Setup & Configuration Guide)

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4.

Click

Save

.

Step 2

Access your portable storage device using Windows Media

Player.

1.

Open the Windows Media Player on your computer.

2.

In the navigation tree, choose

Home Gateway Media

Server

.

You can then select media files (such as music, video, photo) and

enjoy them.

8.4 Configuring the Firewall

The firewall can protect the terminal against malicious access on the

WAN port and is used when the HG659b works in routing mode. To

configure the firewall, do as follows:

Step 1

Log in to the web management page.

Step 2

In the navigation tree, choose

Internet

>

Network

Security

>

Firewall

.

Step 3

Select a firewall level for

Firewall level

.

−

Off:

The firewall does not monitor or filter through any

Internet activities.

−

Low:

The firewall monitors and filters through some

Internet activities. If you play network games and access

entertainment services often without connecting to

computers on the home network, select this level.

−

High:

The firewall monitors and filters through all

Internet activities. If you have high security

requirements, select this level.

Step 4

Click

Submit

.

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9 Maintenance Guide

9.1 Changing the Web Management

Page User Name and Password

The correct user name and password are required to log in to the web

management page. Regular changes to the web management page

user name and password can effectively prevent unauthorized users

from logging in and modifying important parameters.

Step 1

Log in to the web management page.

Step 2

In the navigation tree, choose

Maintain

>

Account

Management

.

Step 3

Click

Edit

.

Step 4

Enter your current password, and a new password. Re-enter

the new password to confirm it.

Step 5

Click

Save

.

When modify password successfully, this page will jump to the login

page, enter the new user name and password to log in.

9.2 Restoring Default Settings

If you restore the HG659b to its default settings, all

customized user data will be lost. Use this function

only when necessary.

If you forget the password, you can press and hold the Reset

button for 6 seconds or more, then the user name and password

of the web management page will back to factory value. This

operation will make your own configuration data lost, please

perform this operation with caution.

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9.2.1 Using the Configuration Tool

If the HG659b parameter settings were configured incorrectly, log in

to the web management page to reload the default configuration file

and restore the user to its default settings. Perform this operation with

caution. After the user is restored to its default settings, all custom

data and settings will be lost, and the password will be restored to

user.

Step 1

Log in to the web management page.

Step 2

In the navigation tree, choose

Maintain

>

Device

Management

.

Step 3

In

Factory Restore

, click

Reset

.

Step 4

In the displayed dialog box, click

OK

.

9.2.2 Using the Reset Button

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 HG659b rear panel to restore the HG659b to its default settings.

Perform this operation with caution. After the HG659b is restored to

its default settings, all custom data and settings will be lost, and the

password will be restored to user.

Step 1

Press the HG659b power button to power the HG659b on.

Step 2

Press and hold the

Reset

button for 8 seconds to 10 seconds.

The HG659b will restart, which will cause temporary network

interruptions.

After the HG659b is restored to its default settings, change the

computer IP address so that it is in the same network segment as

the 192.168.1.254 default IP address.

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9.3 Changing the Web Management

Page IP

To make the login IP address easy to remember or from avoiding the

IP address of the router conflict with other device in your home, you

can change the IP address of the router after logging in to the web

management page.

Step 1

Log in to the web management page.

Step 2

Choose

Home Network

>

LAN Interface

.

Step 3

Click

LAN Interface Settings

.

Step 4

In

IP address

, enter the new IP address you specified

,

and

then click

Save

.

Step 5

In the displayed dialog box, click

OK

.

After you change the IP address successfully, enter the new IP

address for logging in.

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10 FAQs

How can I quickly restore the default settings of the HG659b?

When the HG659b is powered on, press and hold the

Reset

button

for 6 or more seconds, and then release it. The HG659b then

automatically restarts and the default settings are restored.

What can I do if I cannot access the HG659b configuration page?

Step 1

Check the IP address of your computer and ensure that this

IP address is in the same network segment as the HG659b

LAN IP address.

Step 2

Ensure that your Web browser does not use a proxy server.

Step 3

Ensure that you have entered the valid user name and

password used to access the HG659b configuration page.

If the problem persists, restore the default settings of the HG659b.

If my computer fails to connect to a WLAN after I press and hold the

WPS button, what should I do?

Step 1

Ensure that only one computer is connecting to the HG659b

through the WPS function at one time.

Step 2

On the HG659b, ensure that the wireless network function

and the WPS function implemented through the PBC

method are enabled.

Step 3

Ensure that the security mode of the WLAN is set to

WPA2-PSK

or

WPA-PSK+WPA2-PSK

. Note that the

WPS function of the HG659b is forcibly disabled if the WEP

encryption is used for the WLAN.

Step 4

Check the positions of the HG659b and computer. Ensure

that they are far from electric appliances that generate

strong magnetic or electric fields, such as microwave

ovens, refrigerators, and cordless telephones.

Step 5

Place the HG659b and the computer in an open space.

Although radio signals can pass through obstacles, passing

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