ZTE H298A Admin Manual
Contents
Router login
Changing admin password
Reboot and factory reset
LAN clients
Wifi password and SSID change
WPS connection
Creating, disabling and changing settings for SSIDs
Wifi channel change
Wifi authentication
Parental control
Change of DNS
UPnP router configuration
USB storage
Router login
To log into your router, open a web browser (for example, Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, Mozilla Firefox etc.). Type 192.168.1.1 in the address bar of the browser. You should then see a login page. In the Username field, type "admin". In the Password field, type the password shown on the sticker on the back of your router. Once all fields are populated, press Login.
Image 1. Router H298A login screen showing fields for Username and Password, with a 'Login' button. The browser address bar displays '192.168.1.1'.
Changing admin password
To change your admin login password, log into your router (see page 2) and navigate to Management & Diagnostics > Account Management > User Account Management. Once the new details are entered, click Apply.
Image 2. Changing admin password, showing the 'User Account Management' section with fields for 'Username', 'Old Password', 'New Password', and 'Confirmed Password', along with 'Apply' and 'Cancel' buttons.
Reboot and factory reset
You can reboot your router and restore it to factory settings by logging in (see page 2) and navigating to Management & Diagnostic > System Management > Device Management. Please note, factory reset isn't recommended as it can shorten the life of a router if used often. Also, factory reset will delete any user-made configuration, such as wifi SSID, wifi password, port forwarding rules, etc.
Image 3. Reboot and factory reset, displaying 'Reboot Management' with a 'Reboot' button and 'Factory Reset Management' with a 'Factory Reset' button. Warnings about factory reset are included.
LAN clients
The number of LAN (Local Area Network) clients, their MAC addresses and associated IPv4 addresses can be checked once you're logged into your router (see page 2). Navigate to Local Network > Status > WLAN Client Status and LAN Client Status.
Image 4. List of WLAN and Ethernet LAN clients, showing client names (e.g., 'Shyams-MBP', 'AsusLaptop'), MAC addresses, and IPv4 addresses. A note indicates that IPv6 addresses are shown in a comment box when hovered over.
Wifi password and SSID change
To change your wifi password or SSID name, log into your router (see page 2) and navigate to Local Network > WLAN > WLAN Basic > WLAN SSID Configuration. You can then choose the SSID name and WPA Passphrase. Please use passwords containing upper and lower case letters and numbers, with a minimum of 12 characters in length. Once changed, click Apply. It is highly recommended to use only WPA2-PSK-AES for 2.4GHz and 5GHz.
Image 5. Configuration of 2.4GHz wifi parameters, showing fields for 'SSID Name' (e.g., 'H298A_8368_2.4G'), 'SSID Hide', 'Encryption Type' (e.g., 'WPA/WPA2-PSK-TKIP/AES'), and 'WPA Passphrase' (e.g., '12345678').
Configuration of 5GHz wifi parameters
Configuration of 5GHz wifi parameters is described in Image 6. Again, SSID Name and WPA Passphrase can be chosen by you. Once changed, click Apply.
Image 6. Configuration of 5GHz wifi parameters, showing expanded 'WLAN SSID Configuration' for specific SSIDs (e.g., SSID3 for 2.4GHz, SSID7 for 5GHz). It displays fields to change 'SSID Name' and 'WPA Passphrase', with 'Apply' and 'Cancel' buttons. Multiple SSID configurations for 2.4GHz and 5GHz are displayed.
WPS connection
To connect to wifi without a password, press the WPS button on the router until the LED light indicates that WPS is active. Once the LED lights green, press the WPS button on your LAN device. After a few seconds, the connection will be made.
Creating, disabling and changing settings for SSIDs
To create a new SSID, log into your router (see page 2) and navigate to Local Network > WLAN > WLAN SSID Configuration. Enable an SSID by clicking On.
Image 7. Creating new SSID for 2.4GHz and 5GHz, showing the 'WLAN SSID Configuration' interface with options to enable/disable SSIDs for 2.4GHz and 5GHz bands.
Once new or existing SSIDs are enabled, you can expand their properties by clicking on the blue triangle. Type your chosen SSID Name and supply the WPA Passphrase that would be needed for access. Click Apply. To disable an existing SSID, click the Off button associated with that SSID.
Image 8. Changing SSID Name and WPA Passphrase for new SSIDs, showing expanded configuration fields for specific SSIDs.
Wifi channel change
To minimise interference, we highly recommend leaving your wifi channel selection on its default settings. If you would like to change your channel selection, however, you can do so by logging into your router (see page 2) and navigating to Local Network > WLAN > WLAN Basic > WLAN Global Configuration. Expand properties by clicking on the blue rectangle near the 2.4GHz and 5GHz frequency bands. For 2.4GHz, select Channel Range of United Kingdom(CH1-11), select your desired channel and click Apply.
Image 9. Selecting channel for wifi, showing the 'WLAN Global Configuration' section with settings for 2.4GHz ('Channel Range', 'Channel') and 5GHz ('Channel').
Wifi authentication
To change your wifi authentication settings, please log into your router (page 2) and navigate to Local Network > WLAN > WLAN Basic > WLAN SSID Configuration. Select Authentication Type from the drop-down menu and click Submit. By default, advanced encryption algorithm is used. It is highly recommended to use only WPA2-PSK-AES for 2.4GHz and 5GHz.
Image 10. Encryption types per SSID, showing 'Encryption Type' dropdown menus with options like 'WPA/WPA2-PSK-TKIP/AES' and 'WPA2-PSK-AES'.
Parental control
Parental control can be used to restrict access to sites. To enable parental control, please login to your router (page 2) and navigate to Internet > Parental Controls. Name your parental control rule and, under User Identity, provide the MAC address of the LAN client for which internet service should be blocked. Choose the day and time during which access should be restricted and provide any keyword or URLs you would like to block and click Apply.
Image 11. Example of traffic blocking to Yahoo and imdb, showing fields for 'Name', 'User Identity' (MAC address), 'Time Policy' (Days, Duration), and 'Action' (URL Black List with entries like 'www.imdb.com' and 'yahoo').
Please note that parental control won't filter any website which contains https in the address bar (e.g. https://www.youtube.com). This means it will only filter websites with http (e.g. http://www.yahoo.com).
Change of DNS (admin account)
Your DNS properties can be changed for local LAN clients. To change, you'll need to follow these steps, and then call Hyperoptic Customer Support to complete the final step. To change your DNS, please log into your router (page 2) and navigate to Home > LAN Devices. Click on LAN Settings. By default, the router uses two Hyperoptic DNS servers which provide redundancy and address resolution. These servers communicate directly with the WAN ethernet router port and provide means for swift browsing.
Image 12. Section of LAN Settings, showing a list of devices and their network details.
Click on DHCP Server and edit Primary DNS and/or Secondary DNS. See Image 13, where DNS server with IPv4 address 8.8.8.8 is used. Click Apply. To complete the DNS change, please call Customer Support who will perform the final step for you.
Image 13. DNS change section of router configuration, showing the 'DHCP Server' configuration with fields for 'Primary DNS' (e.g., '8.8.8.8') and 'Secondary DNS' (e.g., '8.8.4.4').
UPnP router configuration
To configure your router using LAN UPnP applications, please log into your router (page 2) and navigate to Local Network > UPnP. Click On to activate UPnP service. Click Apply. See Image 14, where UPnP is used to configure port forwarding. If you're not using UPnP applications, UPnP should be set to Off (the default UPnP setting is Off).
Image 14. Enabling UPnP, showing the 'UPnP' section with an 'On/Off' toggle for UPnP service and a 'UPnP Portmap Table' listing protocols, ports, and IP addresses.
USB storage
You can access the USB storage port on your router from a LAN client. To grant access to USB flash, please log into your router (page 2) and navigate to Local Network > FTP. Enable FTP server and enable security (click On buttons). Once enabled, configure FTP username and FTP password and click Apply. See Image 15. Your router's USB port with attached flash drive can be used as additional storage, linked to LAN network.
Image 15. Enabling FTP access to USB flash. Access can be performed by typing ftp://192.168.1.1 in a web browser. Using a web browser, it's only possible to download - but if an FTP client is used (e.g. FileZilla), upload is also possible.
Image 16. LAN access to USB flash drive, showing a web browser displaying the contents of a USB drive accessed via FTP, listing files and directories.
Access to USB flash drive from LAN can be achieved via Digital Media Server feature. See Image 17. Navigate to Local Network > DMS. Click On and Apply settings. LAN applications that support DMS will enable access to USB drive. Example of such an application is VLC player, Windows Media Player.
Image 17. Enabling Digital Media Server feature, showing the 'DMS' configuration with an 'On/Off' toggle, 'DMS Name', and 'Media Source' settings.
You can also access USB flash drive from PC application. See Image 18.
Image 18. Access to USB flash drive from PC application, showing a VLC media player displaying a 'Media Library' with 'Universal Plug'n'Play' devices and a folder structure.
Access to USB flash drive is also possible using SMB service. See Image 19. Navigate to Local Network > Samba Service. Click On and Apply. See Image 20 for confirmation of samba service.
Image 19. Enabling Samba service on a router, showing the 'Samba Service' configuration with an 'On/Off' toggle and fields for 'Host Name' and 'Confirmed Password'.
Image 20. Access form LAN PC, showing a Windows File Explorer window accessing a network share at '\192.168.1.1' with a 'samba' folder.
