HUAWEI OLT Initial Configuration

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Huawei OLT Initial Configuration Guide

This guide provides step-by-step instructions for the initial OLT configuration and for setting up IP connectivity on any HUAWEI OLT. After completing these steps, your OLT will be ready to connect to QuickOLT.

Step 1: Connect with telnet using the factory default IP address

  • The factory IP address of any Huawei OLT is 10.11.104.2
  • Default username: root
  • Default password: admin (For R017 and newer firmware, the root password is admin123)

  1. Connect an ethernet cable to the dedicated (out-of-band) ETH management port of the OLT

    • This management port is typically labeled as ETH and in the OLT software is referred to as meth0
    • The Mgmt ETH port is an isolated port designed for management purposes only and cannot be used for normal customer traffic

  2. If using a serial cable to connect to the serial console port instead of telnet, the settings are: 9600-8N1

  3. Configure the IP address 10.11.104.1/255.255.255.0 on your PC or on the ethernet port of the Mikrotik where the OLT's management port is connected

  4. Verify connectivity by pinging 10.11.104.2, then open a telnet connection to the OLT:

telnet 10.11.104.2
Trying 10.11.104.2...
Connected to 10.11.104.2.
>>User name:root
>>User password:
MA5608T>
MA5608T> enable
MA5608T#

Step 2: Display and confirm the detected OLT boards

MA5608T> enable
MA5608T# config
MA5608T(config)# display board 0

A list with the OLT boards will be displayed. Confirm the boards that have the Auto_find status:

MA5608T(config)# board confirm 0/0
MA5608T(config)# board confirm 0/1
MA5608T(config)# board confirm 0/2
...
MA5608T(config)# display board 0

Your OLT boards should now be in Normal or Active_normal status.

Step 3: Configure management IP address

Configure your allocated management IP address for this OLT (in this example it's 10.100.0.2), with default gateway 10.100.0.1 on the out-of-band meth0 ETH interface:

MA5608T> enable
MA5608T# config
MA5608T(config)# interface meth0
MA5608T(config)# ip address 10.100.0.2 255.255.255.0

Reconnect to the OLT on the new IP address 10.100.0.2.

Add the default gateway and save configuration:

Note: Make sure the default gateway IP address 10.100.0.1 is already configured on your router

MA5608T> enable
MA5608T# config
MA5608T(config)# undo ip route-static 0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0
MA5608T(config)# ip route-static 0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 10.100.0.1
MA5608T(config)# save

Press Enter again to confirm the save action of both data and configuration.

Step 4: Create a dedicated username/password

This user/password will be used by QuickOLT to connect to your OLT:

MA5608T> enable
MA5608T# config
MA5608T(config)# terminal user name
User Name(length<6,15>): QuickOLTusr
User Password(length<6,15>): (insert a strong password here)
Confirm Password(length<6,15>): (confirm the password)
User profile name(<=15 chars)[root]: (press ENTER)
User's Level:
1. Common User 2. Operator 3. Administrator: 3
Permitted Reenter Number(0--4): 4
User's Appended Info(<=30 chars): (press ENTER or a comment like QuickOLTUser)
Adding user successfully
Repeat this operation? (y/n)[n]: n

For safety, change the root password:

MA5608T(config)# terminal user password
User Name(<=15 chars): root
New Password(length<6,15>): (insert a strong password here)
Confirm Password(length<6,15>): (confirm the password)
Information takes effect
Repeat this operation? (y/n)[n]: n

Step 5: Enable telnet and SNMP (firmware version dependent)

In some cases, depending on the OLT firmware version, these extra commands will enable telnet and SNMP:

MA5608T# config
MA5608T(config)# sysman service telnet enable
MA5608T(config)# sysman service snmp enable

Then bind the telnet/snmp to all the interfaces:

MA5608T(config)# sysman server source telnet any-interface
MA5608T(config)# sysman server source snmp any-interface

Finally, make sure no firewall is enabled for the services:

MA5608T(config)# sysman firewall telnet disable
MA5608T(config)# sysman firewall snmp disable

Connecting to QuickOLT System

At this stage, your OLT is ready to be interconnected with QuickOLT system:

  1. Open your QuickOLT.com site
  2. Go to Settings → OLTs → Add OLT
  3. Fill in the fields displayed
  4. Click the Save button

Additional General Settings

Note: If you use QuickOLT, these are configured automatically, no need to configure them manually

MA5608T> enable
MA5608T# config
MA5608T(config)# autosave interval 1442
MA5608T(config)# autosave type all
MA5608T(config)# autosave interval configuration 480
MA5608T(config)# autosave interval on
MA5608T(config)# ntp-service unicast-server 20.101.57.9
MA5608T(config)# ntp-service unicast-server 216.239.35.4

Optional: Configure In-band IP Address (Not Recommended)

You can optionally configure an "in-band" IP address on a VLAN interface. This is useful when you want to manage the OLT using the same physical interface that is used for normal customer traffic.

Warning: We do not recommend this scenario because if a loop happens in the ONT, undetected by the ONT/OLT, and the uplink port is shutdown by the uplink device as a reaction to the loop, you will lose IP connectivity with the OLT as well.

MA5608T> enable
MA5608T# config
MA5608T(config)# interface vlanif 100
MA5608T(config)# ip address [IP] [MASK]