USB Media Sharing Access from a HomeLife EG8145V5

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.

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 192.168.100.1. However, for security reasons, the default password or IP address may have been changed before delivery. 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. 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.

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Note:

The FTP server configuration supports only English.

The file time of an ONT is in the UNIX format. In Windows OS, the file time displayed may be different from the actual time for FTP access.

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.

1. Insert the USB storage device to the ONT that provides a USB port. If No USB Device is displayed in USB Device, no USB storage device is identified. Remove and re-insert the USB storage device.

2. Select Enable FTP Server and specify the User Name and Password.

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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.

HG8010, HG8010H, HG8010Z, HG8012H, HG8040, HG8110, HG8240, HG8310M, HG8311, HG8321, HG8321R, HG8540M and HG8546M do not support the USB function.


https://support.huawei.com/enterprise/en/doc/EDOC1100009117/5125f924/how-to-use-the-usb-function-of-a-huawei-ont-hg8240-hg8240t-hg8240w-hg8245-hg8247-hg8247h.

Hello,

1.In the navigation tree on the left, choose Network Applications > USB. In the pane on the right, set the parameters related to FTP downloading to share the FTP file of the ONT, as shown in Figure 1. Figure 1 USB 2.Click Download to download files from the FTP server to the USB storage device. Table 1 describes the parameters related to the USB. Table 1 Parameters related to the USB  [tr]      Parameter                   Description

Note: This is a common web configuration page. The difference is not large. If you cannot configure the web configuration page, you may use the customized device provided by the carrier.

Thanks

Dear friends, please refer to the following details:

Click Advanced Configuration > Application tab, and choose Media Sharing

in the navigation tree on the left. In the right pane, configure the media

sharing settings, Then click Apply. as shown in the following Figure：

If you cannot access files on the USB storage device through the PC, perform the following operations: 

1. Confirm whether the USB sharing and printing function is turned on. This option is under the application menu. If not, then your device may be a customized machine of the operator, and the media function cannot be used. Please contact the operator for technical support.

2. Check whether the USB port is securely connected. 

3. The USB storage device is damaged. (Do not remove or insert the USB device during use. Otherwise, files in the device may be damaged.) 

4. Your device (application terminal) does not support the DLAN function

5. Check whether the specified path is enabled. The possible cause is that no file exists in the specified path. 

Thank you!