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Huawei HG556a

details: 300Mbps 3G ADSL2+ VoIP Router
hardware type: Mobile Router (3G, 4G, 5G)
date added: 2015-05-15
updated: 2015-05-19
Huawei HG556a 300Mbps Wireless Router is a 3G VoIP home gateway using ADSL2+ technology. It has one RJ-11 WAN port, as well as a USB port for 3G USB modems.

In addition to the high-speed WAN interface, HG556a also provides LAN interfaces to facilitate flexible LAN networking of business terminals and interworking between household terminals.

It can function as a print server when connected to a printer through the USB 2.0 host interface. It also supports multiple USB devices, such as the USB stick, USB hard disk, and USB card reader.


 
 
 
 HG556a Features
 General
 Availability: currently available
 Street price: $89
 LAN / WAN Connectivity
 WAN ports: 1
one USB port for 3G USB modem
 WAN port(s) type: DSL/ISDN/POTS connector (RJ-11)
 WAN port auto cross-over: yes
 LAN ports: 4
 LAN ports type: 10/100 Base-TX (RJ-45)
 LAN ports auto cross-over: yes
 USB port(s): 3
for printers, storage devices and 3G USB modems
 USB port type: USB 2.0
 RJ-11 FXO VoIP PSTN wall jack port: 2
 Router
 NAT routing: yes
 Multihomed: yes
 DMZ: yes
 Port forwarding: yes
 DHCP server: yes
 DHCP client: yes
 DSL
 DSL compliance: ADSL1 (G.dmt 992.1, G.lite 992.2, G.hs 994.1, DMT T1.413)
ADSL2 (G.992.3, G.lite.bis 992.4)
RE-ADSL2 (G.992.3 Annex L)
ADSL2+ (G.992.5)
 PPPoE client: yes
 PPPoA client: yes
 VoIP
 VoIP Protocols: SIP v2 (RFC 3261)
 VoIP Voice Features: Speed Dialing
 Wireless
 Maximum Wireless Speed: 300 Mbps (Wi-Fi 4)
 WiFi standards supported: 802.11b (Wi-Fi 1)
802.11g (Wi-Fi 3)
802.11n (Wi-Fi 4)
 Wifi security/authentication: WEP
WPA (TKIP)
WPA2 (AES)
802.1X (EAP-MD5/TLS/TTLS/PEAP)
Wireless MAC Address filtering
SSID Broadcast disable
 WiFi modes: Access point
 external antenna(s): 1
 ext antenna(s) removable ?: no
 Transmit Power: +17 dBm
 WMM (QoS): yes
 WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup): yes
 Firewall
 DoS / DDoS protection: yes
 Filtering: Domain/URL blocking, IP Address filtering, MAC Address filtering
 Device Management
 Default IP address: 192.168.1.1
 Administration: Web-based (LAN)
 Firmware upgradeable: yes
 Diagnostic functions: yes
 Misc hardware info
 Max clients: 32
 Print Server: yes
 Links
 Manual: http://www.speedguide.net/images/hardwar...

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