Product Description

HUAWEI B68L Wireless Gateway

V100R001

Issue 03

Date 2016-02-25

HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.

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About This Document

Summary
This document provides information for product features, main functions and services,
technical specifications and technical references.
This document includes:

Chapter Details

Describes the appearance and main services of

1 Product Overview
product

2 Features Describes the product features

Describes the specifications of product hardware,

3 Technical Specifications
software and user interface

4 Services and Applications Describes the main functions and applications

5 System Structure Describes the product system structure

Describes the devices and accessories of the

6 Packing List
product

NOTE
The document is an invitation to offer but not an offer. It is intended to describe the general
features and functions of products. The features and functions of certain products vary with
requirements of customers.

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History
Issue Details Date

01 Initial official release. 2013-11-30

l Remove Windows 2000
l Modify maximum WLAN rate to 150Mbps
l Remove support for TKIP ciphering algorithm only
02 l Remove LAN MAC Filter (not a separate feature now, 2014-04-10
included into LAN access control function)
l Add One Power port and One Telephone port
l Modify storage temperature to -30℃ to +60℃

03 Modify WLAN frequency to 2.400 GHz - 2.4835 GHz 2016-02-25

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Contents

1 Product Overview ........................................................................................................... 6

2 Features ........................................................................................................................... 8
3 Technical Specifications ................................................................................................ 9
3.1 Hardware Specifications ................................................................................................................... 9
3.2 Antenna and Radiofrequency Specifications................................................................................... 11
3.3 Software Specifications .................................................................................................................. 13

4 Services and Applications ........................................................................................... 16

4.1 Wireless Router .............................................................................................................................. 16
4.2 Voice Service.................................................................................................................................. 16
4.3 SMS ................................................................................................................................................ 17
4.4 Security Service ............................................................................................................................. 17
4.5 Local management and maintenance ............................................................................................ 17

5 System Structure .......................................................................................................... 18

6 Packing List ................................................................................................................... 19
A Acronyms and Abbreviations ...................................................................................... 20

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1 Product Overview

The B68L wireless gateway (hereinafter refereed to as the B68L) is a wireless 3G

gateway, which provides users with flexible and diversified 3G/2G data access
services and voice services.

NOTE
The frequency bands of the product are optional. The service provider can customize the bands
according to user requirements.
 B68L-54: HSPA/WCDMA 850MHz/1900MHz/2100MHz
EDGE/GPRS/GSM 850MHz/900MHz/1800MHz/1900MHz
 B68L-25: HSPA/WCDMA 900MHz/1900MHz/2100MHz
EDGE/GPRS/GSM 900MHz/1800MHz/1900MHz

B68L supports the following standards:

l HSPA+ (High Speed Packet Access Plus)
l HSUPA (High Speed Uplink Packet Access)
l HSDPA (High Speed Downlink Packet Access)
l WCDMA (Wideband Code Division Multiple Access)
l GSM(Global System for Mobile Communications)
l GPRS(General Packet Radio Service (System))
l EDGE(Enhanced Data Rates for Global Evolution)
B68L supports wired and wireless network access, and provides data routing service.
B68L provides the following services:
l Data service
l Voice service
l SMS
l Security Service
l Local maintenance management function

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B68L appearance

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2 Features

The B68L mainly supports the following features:

l Multiple network environments, Supports HSPA+/HSUPA/HSDPA/WCDMA/GSM/
GPRS/EDGE.
l High speed experience. Supports data services of maximum rate of HSPA+(DL
21Mbit/s, UL 5.76Mbit/s), HSPA(DL 7.2Mbit/s, UL 5.76Mbit/s), 384kbit/s WCDMA
PS, 236.8kbit/s EDGE, 85.6kbit/s GPRS.
l Supports maximum rate of 150Mbps 802.11b/g/n.
l AP function
l WPS 2.0
l Intuitionistic and convenient Web-based management.
l Built-in DHCP Server, DNS RELAY and NAT.
l Security services. Provides instant protection to block potential security risks and
intrusion attempts.
l FOTA
l Windows XP/Windows Vista/Windows 7/Windows 8/Mac OS.
l User-friendly design of LED indicator. Easy to observe the status of equipment.
l Receiving diversity and load equalizer.
l Built-in WCDMA/GSM and WLAN antenna.
l External main diversity antenna interface.

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3 Technical Specifications

3.1 Hardware Specifications

Table 3-1 Technical specifications of the B68L main unit
Item Description

Technical l WAN: HSPA+/HSUPA/HSDPA/WCDMA/GSM/GPRS/EDGE

standard l LAN: IEEE 802.3/802.3u
l WLAN: IEEE 802.11b/g/n
Working HSPA/WCDMA:
frequency l B68L-54: 850MHz/1900MHz/2100MHz
band
l B68L-25: 900MHz/1900MHz/2100MHz
GSM/GPRS/EDGE:
l B68L-54: 850MHz/900MHz/1800MHz/1900MHz
l B68L-25: 900MHz/1800MHz/1900MHz
WLAN: 2.400 GHz - 2.4835 GHz
l One Power indicator
l One Network indicator
l One Wi-Fi/WPS indicator
l Two LAN indicators
External
l One Power ON or OFF switch
interface/ l One WPS button
Indicators l One Reset button
l One external antenna port
l One Telephone port
l One Power port
l Two LAN interfaces

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Maximum WCDMA 24dBm(+1dB/-3dB)

transmit
power GSM l 850MHz/900MHz: 33dBm(+2dB/-2dB)
l 1800MHz/1900MHz: 30dBm(+2dB/-2dB)
WLAN l 802.11b: 16dbm (+2dB /-2dB)
l 802.11g: 13dbm (+2dB /-2dB)
l 802.11n: 13dbm (+2dB /-2dB)
Receiving WCDMA ≤ -109dBm@3.84MHz
sensitivity
GSM ≤ -107dBm
WLAN l 802.11b: ≤ -83dBm@11Mbps
≤ -92dBm@1Mbps
l 802.11g: ≤ -70dBm@54Mbps
l 802.11n: ≤ -68dBm@MCS7 (BW=20MHz)
≤ -65dBm@MCS7 (BW=40MHz)
Power
< 12W
consumption

AC/DC power l AC: 100V - 240V

supply l DC: 12V/1A
Dimensions
180mm (Width) x 123mm (Height) x 32.5mm (Depth)
(Maximum)
Weight ≤ 400g (excluding the power adapter)
l Working temperature: 0℃ to 45℃
Temperature
l Storage temperature: -30℃ to +60℃

Humidity 5% - 95%

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3.2 Antenna and Radiofrequency Specifications

Table 3-2 WCDMA/GSM main antenna specifications
Item Description

Frequency l B68L-54:
824MHz - 960MHz
1710MHz - 2170MHz
l B68L-25:
880MHz - 960MHz
1710MHz - 2170MHz
Input
50Ω
impedance
Standing
< 2.5
wave ratio
H side gain ≥ 1dBi (Horizontal level)
Polarization Linear polarization

Table 3-3 WCDMA/GSM sub diversity antenna specifications

Item Description

Frequency l B68L-54:
824MHz - 960MHz
1710MHz - 2170MHz
l B68L-25:
880MHz - 960MHz
1710MHz - 2170MHz
Input
50Ω
impedance
Standing
< 2.5
wave ratio
H side gain ≥ 1dBi (Horizontal level)
Polarization Linear polarization

Table 3-4 WLAN main diversity antenna specifications

Item Description

Frequency 2.400 GHz - 2.4835 GHz

Input
50Ω
impedance

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Standing
<2
wave ratio
H side gain ≥ 1.5dBi (Horizontal level)
Polarization Linear polarization

Table 3-5 WLAN sub diversity antenna specifications

Item Description

Frequency 2.400 GHz -2.4835 GHz

Input impedance 50Ω
Standing wave ratio <2
H side gain ≥ 1.5dBi (Horizontal level)
Polarization Linear polarization

Table 3-6 External WCDMA/GSM antenna specifications

NOTE
l The external antenna is an optional accessory. Signals may be weak in some areas; thus,
you can choose whether to use the external antenna.
l The external antenna can be used indoor only. Put it near the window when using to
get better signal.
l Avoid thunderstorms when using.

Item Description

Technical HSPA+/HSUPA/HSDPA/WCDMA/GSM/GPRS/EDGE
standard
Frequency l B68L-54:
824MHz - 960MHz
1710MHz - 2170MHz
l B68L-25:
880MHz - 960MHz
1710MHz - 2170MHz
Input
50Ω
impedance
Standing < 3 (after being matched, all frequency points)
wave ratio
H side gain ≥ 2dBi (horizontal level peak value)
Polarization Linear polarization
Interface SMA-C-J1.5
standard

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3.3 Software Specifications

Table 3-7 Software specifications
Item Description

Gateway Supports the default routing (the routing address is 0.0.0.0).

You can set the WAN connection to the default routing to
generate default routing table items
Supports ARP
Supports ICMP
Supports DNS Relay
NAT:
l Supports NAT, NAPT (compliant with RFC2663, RFC3022
and RFC3027)
l Supports fragment message identification for normal NAT
l Supports ALG
DHCP Server:
l The default IP addresses of the DHCP server is from
192.168.1.2 to 192.168.1.254. The default gateway address
is 192.168.1.1
l The default DHCP lease is 24 hours
l The DHCP Server can be enabled or disabled
l The address pool of the DHCP server can be configured
l The lease can be configured
l The IP address status can be displayed, such as the host
name, MAC address, IP address, and remaining lease
Data service l HSPA+: DL 21Mbit/s UL 5.76Mbit/s
l HSPA: DL 7.2Mbit/s UL 5.76Mbit/s
l WCDMA PS: DL 384kbit/s UL 384kbit/s
l EDGE: DL 236.8kbit/s UL 236.8kbit/s
l GPRS: DL85.6kbit/s UL 85.6kbit/s
WLAN:
l 802.11b: 11Mbit/s, 5.5Mbit/s, 2Mbit/s, 1Mbit/s
l 802.11g: 54Mbit/s, 48Mbit/s, 36Mbit/s, 24Mbit/s, 18Mbit/s,
12Mbit/s, 9Mbit/s, 6Mbit/s
l 802.11n: 150Mbit/s, 75Mbit/s

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Firewall setup l Firewall Switch

l URL Filter
l Virtual Server
l Port Forwarding
l Port triggering
l DMZ Service
l UPnP Service
l ACL settings
l ALG settings
(Optional) TR069 & TR111
Remote
management
LAN l 10Mbit/s and 100Mbit/s auto-negotiation
l MDI/MDIX auto-sensing
l IEEE802.3/802.3u is compatible
WLAN 4 SSID broadcast and hiding are supported in maximum.
Supports Wi-Fi 802.11b/g/n
Supports WPS 2.0
Authentication:
l Open System authentication
l Shared Key authentication
l 64/128-digit WEP encryption
l WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK encryption
l AES ciphering algorithm
l TKIP and AES ciphering algorithm synchronously
MAC address authentication:
l White list
l Black list
l The preceding two lists cannot coexist.
l Up to 16 MAC address items.
Ratio adjustment:
l Automatically
l Manually
STA management:
l Supports inquiry of STA status
l Supports limit of access users (up to 32 users)

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WAN l Support APN management

l Support multi-profile dial-up management
System l Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, Mac
requirement OS
l Display resolution: 1024*768 or above
l Web browser:
﹥ IE 7.0, IE 8.0 (Windows XP)
﹥ IE 8.0, IE 9.0, IE 10.0, IE 11.0 (Windows 7)
﹥ Firefox 21.0, 22.0, 23.0
﹥ Safari 5.1.7 (Windows), Safari 5.1.6 (Mac)
﹥ Opera 12.0, 15.0, 16.0
﹥ Chrome 27.0, 28.0, 29.0
l Your computer’s hardware system should meet or exceed
the recommended system requirements for the installed
version of OS

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4 Services and Applications

4.1 Wireless Router

The B68L can be used as a wireless router when the Wi-Fi is enabled. You can
access the Internet service through setting up the wireless network connection with
the B68L.

Figure 4-1 Connect wireless device to the B68L

4.2 Voice Service

The B68L provides a telephone interface, which can be used for connecting a
telephone for the voice service. At most three extensions can be connected. When
there is a new incoming call, all extensions play the ringtone. Only one extension can
make a call simultaneously.

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Figure 4-2 Connect telephone to the B68L

4.3 SMS
The B68L supports message writing/sending/receiving and group sending (up to 10
contacts at a time). You can manage messages through the Web page, such as inbox,
outbox, draft.

4.4 Security Service

Its various security features, such as the firewall, user authentication, and PIN
protection, protect users against security threats from the Internet when users are
using network services.

4.5 Local management and maintenance

The B68L supports local configuration through the Web page. You can accomplish
device management, network configuration and ensure normal and stable
performance.

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5 System Structure

Figure 5-1shows the system architecture.

Figure 5-1 System architecture

The following describes modules shown in Figure 5-1.
l HSPA+ access: The B68L adopts the HSPA+ access technology at the WAN side.
The B68L can access the wireless broadband packet-based network through 3G.
l WLAN AP function: An 802.11 b/g/n-compliant WLAN AP interface is provided,
used for wireless networking at home. The interface is compliant with the
IEEE802.11 b/g/n standard and the WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK/WEP security
authentication.
l DHCP/DNS: The DHCP server dynamically allocates IP addresses to PCs. The
DNS parses domain names.
l Web management: You can configure, modify and query the configuration
information of the B68L.
l Routing and NAT: High-speed routing capability. With the built-in NAT, the B68L,
together with wireless broadband packet-based network devices, can provide
flexible broadband access solutions and networking schemes.

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6 Packing List

Table 6-1 shows the devices and accessories of the B68L.

Table 6-1 Packing list

Description Quantity Remarks

Wireless Gateway 1 Standard

Quick Start 1 Standard
Power supply adapter 1 Standard
Warranty card 1 Optional
Ethernet cable 1 Optional
Phone cable 1 Optional

HUAWEI B68L wireless gateway also provide external antenna as optional for you to
choose.

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A Acronyms and Abbreviations

3G The Third Generation

A
AC Alternating Current
ARP Address Resolution Protocol
AP Access Point
APN Access Point Name
D
DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
DNS Domain Name Server
DL Downlink
H
HSPA High Speed Packet Access
HSPA+ High Speed Packet Access Plus
HSDPA High Speed Downlink Packet Access
HSUPA High Speed Uplink Packet Access
HLR Home Location Register
I
IP Internet Protocol
ICMP Internet Control Message Protocol
L
LAN Local Area Network
LED Light Emitting Diode
L2TP Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol

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M
MSC Mobile Switching Center
N
NAT Network Address Translation
P
PSTN Public Switched Telephone Network
POTS Plain Old Telephone Service
PPTP Point to Point Tunneling Protocol
R
RTT Radio Transmission Technology
S
SOHO Small Office Home Office
SCP Service Control Point
SGSN Serving GPRS Support Node
SDRAM Synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory
T
TKIP Temporal Key Integrity Protocol
U
UMTS Universal Mobile Telecommunications System
UL Uplink
V
VLR Visitor Location Register
VPN Virtual Private Network
W
WWAN Wireless Wide Area Network
WAN Wide Area Network
WLAN Wireless Local Area Network
WCDMA Wideband CDMA
Wi-Fi Wireless Fidelity

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