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This post brings you the procedure of how to use the USB function of a Huawei ONT. Please have a read below in order to see the exact steps to undertake this operation.
Q&A
Question: How to use the USB function of a Huawei ONT (HG8045A, HG8245, HG8247H)?
Answer:
The USB port of a Huawei ONT can be used in the following scenarios:
Connects to an electronic device such as mobile phones and pads to supply power;
Connects to a 3G/4G wireless network adapter to provide wireless 3G/4G access;
Connects to a printer. The computers, mobile phones, and pads connected to the ONT can access the printer to implement the network printing (supported by some Huawei ONT's);
Connects to a USB storage device (portable hard drive) for data backup;
Connects to a USB storage device (portable hard drive). The computers, mobile phones, and pads connected to the ONT can access data in the USB storage device to implement network sharing (supported by some Huawei ONT's).
This post describes how to use the USB function of a Huawei ONT to implement network sharing.
2. Enter the default login account and password on the nameplate on the rear of the ONT and click Login.
3. In the navigation tree on the left, choose Network Applications > USB Application. In the pane on the right, set the parameters related to the FTP downloading to share the FTP file of the ONT.
Note:
The FTP server configuration supports only English.
4. Click Download to download files from the FTP server to the USB storage device
Configuration example
Configure the USB-related parameters to share the contents on the USB storage device.
2. Select Enable FTP Server and specify the User Name and Password.
3. Choose Security > ONT Access Control Configuration and select Enable the LAN-Side PC to Access the ONT Through FTP and Enable the WAN-Side PC to Access the ONT Through FTP. Click Apply.
4. Enter ftp://192.168.100.1 in the address bar to visit the USB storage device. 192.168.100.1 is the IP address used for ONT management.
| Parameter | Description |
| FTP Client Configuration | |
| FTP URL | Indicates the path of the file downloaded through FTP. |
| Port ID | Indicates the FTP port number. It is set to 21 by default. Generally, the setting is not required. |
| User Name | Indicates the user name for connecting to the FTP server. If the FTP server supports anonymous login, the setting is not required. |
| Password | Indicates the password for connecting to the FTP server. If the FTP server supports anonymous login, the setting is not required. |
| USB Device | Indicates the drive of the external USB device for saving the file downloaded through FTP. When the USB storage device is connected to the USB port, the drop-down list is available. |
| Path | Indicates the path for saving the FTP-downloaded file to the external USB device. If the path is not entered, the path specified in Download URL is used by default. |
| FTP Server Configuration | |
| Enable FTP Server | Enables the FTP server when the ONT serves as an FTP server. |
| User Name | Sets the user name of the FTP server. This user name is required when another FTP client logs in to the FTP server. |
| Password | Sets the password of the FTP server. This password is required when another FTP client logs in to the FTP server. |
| USB Device | Indicates the drive of the external USB device for saving the file downloaded through FTP. |
| Root Path | Indicates the path for saving shared files when the ONT serves as a server. |
Huawei ONT's include:
HG8010, HG8010H, HG8010Z, HG8012H, HG8040, HG8045, HG8045A, HG8045Q, HG8110, HG8240, HG8245, HG8245A, HG8245D, HG8245H, HG8245Q, HG8245Q2, HG8245T, HG8245U, HG8247, HG8247A, HG8247H, HG8247T, HG8310M, HG8311, HG8321, HG8321R, HG8447, HG8540M, HG8546M and so on.
More details here:
For more information about ONT:
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2. How to configure the DDNS on HG659
3. How to use the USB storage function of an HG659
4. How to use the WPS function of an HG659
5. How to configure the DNS server address of an HG659
6. How to troubleshoot in case of an abnormal indicator on a Huawei ONT
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8. How to configure the DDNS of a Huawei ONT
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10. How to use the WPS function of a Huawei ONT
11. How to configure the DNS server address of a Huawei ONT
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