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8 Appendix

HG232f 300Mbps Wireless Router

User Guide

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Indicator Color Status Description

Red Blinking  The router is working in bridge mode.

 The WAN connection is set up.

 Data is being transmitted.

- Off The router is powered off or no WAN connection is

set up.

WLAN Green On The WLAN function is enabled, but no data is being

transmitted on the WLAN.

Green Blinking The WLAN function is enabled and data is being

transmitted on the WLAN.

- Off The WLAN function is disabled.

WPS Green On A wireless connection is set up between the router

and a wireless client through the WPS function.

This state lasts 300 seconds.

Green Blinking The router

is attempting to set up a wireless

connection with a wireless client (such as a computer

with a wireless network adapter installed) through

the WPS function.

This state lasts no more than 2 minutes.

- Off The WPS function is disabled.

LAN1 ~

LAN4

Green On A connection is set up between the corresponding

LAN interface of the router and an Ethernet device

(such as a computer) through a network cable, but no

data is being transmitted.

Green Blinking A connection is set up between the corresponding

LAN interface of the router and an Ethernet device

(such as a computer) through a network cable and

data is being transmitted.

- Off No connection is set up between the corresponding

LAN interface of the router and an Ethernet device

(such as a computer).

Contents

Main User Guide Copyright Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. 2013. All rights reserved. Trademarks and Permissions Notice NO WARRANTY Contents Page 1 Page 2 2.1 Selecting a Position for the Router 2.2 Installing the Hardware 2.3 Connecting the Cables 2.3.1 Installing the Router on a Community Broadband Network 2.3.2 Installing the Router on an ADSL Broadband Network 2.3.3 Installing the Router on a CATV Broadband Network Page 2.4 Powering On the Router Page 3 3.1 Logging In to the Web-based Configuration Utility Page Page Page Page 3.2 Using the Setup Wizard Page Page 4 4.1 Setting Up a Wireless Connection Manually 4.1.1 Procedure on Computers Running Windows 7 4.1.2 Procedure on Computers Running Windows XP Page 4.2 Setting Up a Wireless Connection with the WPS Button Page Page 5 5.1 Configuring Multiple Computers to Access the Internet Simultaneously 5.2 Enabling or Disabling the WLAN Function 5.3 Improving the Security of a WLAN 5.3.1 Hiding the Name of a WLAN Page 5.3.2 Changing the Name of a WLAN 5.3.3 Using Secure Encryption Page 5.3.4 Allowing Only Specified Computers to Be Connected to a WLAN 5.4 Controlling the Internet Access Rights of Computers Page Page Page 5.5 Prohibiting Computers from Accessing Specified Web Sites 5.6 Setting the Available Bandwidth of a Computer Page 5.7 Preventing Attacks on the Internet Page 5.9 Allowing Internet Users to Access an Internal Resource Server Page Page 5.10 Expanding the Coverage of a WLAN Page Page Page Page Page Page 6 6.1 Changing the User Name and Password of the Web-based Configuration Utility 6.2 Changing the Login IP Address of the Web-based Configuration Utility 6.3 Backing Up or Importing a Configuration File 6.4 Restoring Default Settings 6.5 Upgrading Software Page 7 Q 1: Can I use the router as a DHCP server? Q 2: How can I quickly restore the default settings of the router? Q 3: What can I do if I cannot access the router configuration page? Q 4: Does the WPS function have any special requirement on the wireless network adapter? Q 7: How do I improve the transmission quality of wireless signals? Q 8: What can I do if the WLAN of the router is not encrypted and the computer cannot access the WLAN? Page 8 8.1 Indicators Page 8.2 Interfaces and Buttons 8.3 Default Settings 8.4 Technical Specifications