Huawei EchoLife ONT FAQ - Router Switch

1 Huawei EchoLife ONT FAQ. 1. Content 1. How to Obtain Huawei ONT Default IP Address? ..5. 2. How to Obtain Huawei EchoLife ONT Default Username and Password? ..5. 3. How to Login Huawei EchoLife ONT?..6. 4. How to Change the Username and Password of Huawei ONT? ..8. 5. What Do I Do If I Forget the Wi-Fi Password of Huawei ONT?..10. 6. How to Reset Huawei ONT to Default?..11. 7. How to Specify Websites by URL Filtering (In Specified Times) On Huawei ONT? ..12. 8. How to Obtain User Manuals for Huawei ONT? ..15. 9. How to Improve Huawei ONT WiFi Speed? ..16. 10. How to Configure MAC Address Filtering to Prevent Unauthorized Network Access on Huawei ONT?

2 17. 11. How to Configure the DNS Server Address of Huawei ONT? ..19. 12. How to Use the WPS Function of a Huawei ONT? ..21. 13. How to Use the USB Function of a Huawei ONT? ..25. 14. How to Configure the DDNS of a Huawei ONT? ..28. 15. How to Use the WiFi SSID Hiding Function Of A Huawei ONT? ..30. 16. How to Troubleshoot in Case of an Abnormal Indicator on a Huawei ONT? ..31. 17. Where Can I Download Firmware Upgrade Files of Huawei EchoLife ONT? ..34. 18. What Do I Do If I Cannot Find Huawei ONT's Wi-Fi Signals? ..34. 19. What Do I Do If I Cannot Connect to Huawei ONT's Wi-Fi Network? ..36. 20. What Do I Do If I Cannot Access the Internet After Connecting to Huawei ONT's Wi-Fi?

3 38. 21. What Do I Do If I Occasionally Get Disconnected from Huawei ONT's Wi-Fi?..39. 22. What Do I Do If Huawei ONT's Wi-Fi Is Slow? ..39. 23. How Do I Prevent Rogue Devices from Connecting to My Huawei ONT's Wi-Fi?..40. 24. How to Change the Voice Protocol on an ONT? ..42. 25. Does an ONT Support Routing? ..42. 26. How to Configure the Wi-Fi Service on an ONT? ..42. 2. 27. What Are Default User Name and Password for Logging In to an ONT? ..43. 28. Can the Management IP Address of an ONT Be Configured? ..43. 29. What Is ONT's Optical Power Range? ..44. 30. Can ONT's Factory Password Be Restored? ..44. 31. How to Configure the Voice Service on an ONT?

4 44. 32. Can an ONT Connect to a Switch in the Lower Layer to Support the Enterprise Private Line Service? ..44. 33. Which Configurations Are Required for Logging in to an ONT Through Web Pages? ..45. 34. Can an ONT Connect to a POS Machine in the Lower Layer? ..45. 35. Can an Optical Port on an ONT Connect to an Optical Port on an Optical Transceiver? ..45. 36. How Many MAC Addresses Can an ONT Learn?..46. 37. How to Provision the POS Service on an ONT? ..46. 38. Is the Wi-Fi Service Affected If Multiple ONTs Use the Same Channel? ..46. 39. How to Change a Digitmap Mapping Mode? ..46. 40. Which ONTs Support Both IPv4 and IPv6?..46. 41. Which ONTs Support Polarity Reversal Impulse?

5 47. 42. Is the Number of Concurrently Online Users Limited on an ONT? ..47. 43. Can Call Waiting Duration Be Changed on an ONT?..47. 44. Does an ONT Require an IP Address for Configuring Voice Data? ..47. 45. Can an Ethernet Port on an ONT Transparently Transmit Multiple VLAN Tags?..48. 46. How to Clear ONT Data? ..48. 47. Which ONTs Support Dual-Band Wi-Fi?..48. 48. Can I Use an iPad to Log in to the ONT Web Page to Update and Download the ONT. Configuration File? ..48. 49. Can an STA Automatically Switch to an Access Point with Stronger Signal Strength in a Smart Wi-Fi Coverage Network? ..49. 50. Will User Services Be Affected During Wi-Fi Access Point Switching in a Smart Wi-Fi Coverage Network?

6 49. 51. How to Resolve Incompatibility Between GPON and XG-PON ONTs When They Share the Same 3. ODN? ..50. 52. What Is the Meaning of ONT Indicators? ..53. 53. What Is a Rogue ONT and How to Prevent Such an ONT? ..55. 54. What is Loop Detection? ..55. 55. What Is the Number of Wi-Fi Accesses?..56. 56. What Are the Restrictions on The Application of Multiple Management Channels (including the WebUI) of the ONT? ..56. Where to Buy ..57. About us ..57. 4. 1. How to Obtain Huawei ONT Default IP. Address? Answer Look for the default IP address on the nameplate on the rear side of an ONT. Generally, the IP. address is or 2. How to Obtain Huawei EchoLife ONT Default Username and Password?

7 Answer (1). Default password of logging to web management interface. You can obtain default username and password on the product nameplate, as the following figure show. 5. (2). Default password of Wi-Fi. You can obtain default username and password on the product nameplate, as the following figure show. 3. How to Login Huawei EchoLife ONT? Answer Bridging ONTs do not have the Wi-Fi function. You can login Huawei EchoLife ONT only in wired login mode. Wireless login 6. (1). Connect your mobile phone, pad, or PC to the Wi-Fi network of the Huawei ONT. (2). Enter the IP address in the address bar of a browser and press Enter. On the displayed login page, enter the username and password.

8 (For details about the IP address, login username, and password, see the product nameplate.). Wired login (1). Use a network cable to connect the Huawei ONT to your PC. (2). Set the IP address of the PC in the same subnet as the web address of the Huawei ONT. For example, if the web address of the Huawei ONT is (for the web address of the Huawei ONT, see the product nameplate), the IP address of the PC is 7. Note: The preceding cable connection diagram and login pages are only for reference, and those of the actual product prevail. (3). Log in to the web configuration page. a. Open a browser. In the address bar, enter the web address (printed on the nameplate of the Huawei ONT).

9 Press Enter. b. Enter the login user name and password (printed on the nameplate of the Huawei ONT). Click Log In. 4. How to Change the Username and Password of Huawei ONT? Answer Wi-Fi SSID & password Bridging ONTs do not have the Wi-Fi function. You need to change the Wi-Fi password on the connected Router . For details about how to change the Wi-Fi password, consult the Router vendor or the carrier service hotline. For Huawei ONTs with Wi-Fi functions, such as HG8045, HG8045A, HG8245, HG8245H, HG8245Q, HG8245T, HG8247 and HG8247H, perform the following steps to change the Wi-Fi SSID and password: (1). In most cases, the default user name for logging in to the web page is root, the password is admin, and the IP address is However, for security reasons, the default password or IP address may have been changed before delivery.

10 The nameplate prevails. Enter the IP address in the address bar of your browser. (2). Enter the default login account and password on the nameplate on the rear of the ONT, and click Login. (3). Click the Advanced Configuration > WLAN tab, and choose WLAN Basic Configuration from the navigation tree on the left. In the right pane, configure the basic parameters of the Wi-Fi network, and modify the Wi-Fi SSID and password in the text boxes marked in red in the following 8. figure. (4). Click Apply. Username and password for logging in to the web interface . You can obtain default username and password on the product nameplate.. Enter the IP address in the browser address bar and press "Enter".