Product Description: HUAWEI B525s-23a LTE CPE V100R001

HUAWEI B525s-23a LTE CPE
V100R001
Product Description
Issue 02
Date 2016-07-27
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Product Description About This Document
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
1 Product Overview Describes the appearance and main services of product
2 Features Describes the product features
3 Technical Specifications Describes the specifications of product hardware,
software and user interface
4 Services and Applications Describes the main functions and applications
5 System Structure Describes the product system structure
6 Packing List Describes the devices and accessories of the product
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.
History
Issue Date Details
01 2016-06-21 Initial official release.
02 2016-07-27 1.delete B20+ B20
2. revised” H side gain”
3.update B32 Efficiency
4. revised “WLAN 2.4GHz 2.402 GHz～
2.472 GHz”
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Product Description Contents
Contents
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1 Product Overview ......................................................................................................................... 1
2 Features ........................................................................................................................................... 3
3 Technical Specifications .............................................................................................................. 4
3.1 Hardware Specifications ............................................................................................................................................... 4
3.2 Antenna and Radio Frequency Specifications .............................................................................................................. 6
3.3 Software Specifications ................................................................................................................................................ 9
4 Services and Applications ......................................................................................................... 11

4.1 Data Services .............................................................................................................................................................. 11
4.1.1 Accessing the Internet Through a Mobile Network (LTE/UMTS/GSM) ................................................................. 11
4.1.2 Accessing the Internet Through an Ethernet Network ............................................................................................. 12
4.2 Voice Services ............................................................................................................................................................. 12
4.3 SMS ............................................................................................................................................................................ 13
4.4 Security Service .......................................................................................................................................................... 13
4.5 Local management and maintenance .......................................................................................................................... 13
5 System Structure ......................................................................................................................... 14

5.1 System Architecture Diagram ..................................................................................................................................... 14
5.2 Functional Modules .................................................................................................................................................... 14
6 Packing List .................................................................................................................................. 15

A Acronyms and Abbreviations .................................................................................................. 16
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Product Description Product Overview
1 Product Overview
The HUAWEI B525s-23a LTE CPE (B525s-23a for short) is a wireless gateway that
integrates LTE and high-speed Ethernet uplink access, which provides users with flexible and
diversified data access and voice services.
The frequency bands of the product are as follows.
B525s-23a support:
 LTE: B1/3/7/8/20/32/38
FDD: 2100 MHz/1800 MHz/2600 MHz/ 900 MHz/800 MHz/1500 MHz/
TDD: 2600 MHz
Intra-band contiguous: B3+B3, B7+B7, B38+B38
Inter-band: B3+B7, B3+B20, B7+B20, B7+B8, B3+B8, B1+B20, B1+B8,
B20+B32
 DC-HSPA+/HSPA+/HSPA/UMTS：Band 1/8 2100MHz/900MHz
 EDGE/GPRS/GSM：Band 2/3/5/8 1900MHz/1800MHz/850MHz/900MHz
The B525s-23a supports the following standards:

 LTE（Long Term Evolution）
 DC-HSPA+（Dual Carrier High Speed Packet Access Plus）
 HSPA+（High Speed Packet Access Plus）
 HSUPA（High Speed Uplink Packet Access）
 HSDPA（High Speed Downlink Packet Access）
 UMTS（Universal Mobile Telecommunications System）
 EDGE（Enhanced Data Rates for Global Evolution）
 GPRS（General Packet Radio Service）
 GSM（Global System for Mobile Communications）
The B525s-23a supports wired and wireless network access, and provides data routing
service.
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Product Description Product Overview
The B525s-23a provides the following services:

 Data service
 Voice service
 SMS
 Security service
 Local maintenance management function
Figure 1-1 B525s-23a appearance

Product Description Features
2 Features
The B525s-23a mainly supports the following features:

 Access to LTE wireless networks
 Access to Gigabit Ethernet networks
 High-speed data access
− LTE FDD: DL 300 Mbit/s, UL 50 Mbit/s
− LTE TDD: DL 220 Mbit/s, UL 10 Mbit/s
− DC-HSPA+: DL 42 Mbit/s, UL 5.76 Mbit/s
− HSPA+: DL 21 Mbit/s (64QAM) / 28 Mbit/s (MIMO), UL 5.76 Mbit/s
− HSPA: DL 14.4 Mbit/s, UL 5.76 Mbit/s
− WCDMA PS: 384 kbit/s
− EDGE: DL 296 kbit/s, UL 236.8 kbit/s
− GPRS: 85.6 kbit/s
 Complies with wireless 802.11b/g/n standards with data rates up to 300 Mbit/s
 Complies with wireless 802.11a/ac standards with data rates up to 1300 Mbit/s
 SMS
 IPv4 /IPv6 dual stack
 Compatibility with RJ11 telephone ports; can be set to Voice over Internet Protocol
(VoIP) voice mode or Circuit Switch (CS) voice mode
 External LTE antenna port
 Support for HUAWEI HiLink App
 WPS 2.0
 HOTA updates
 Built-in DHCP Server, DNS RELAY and NAT
 Security services. Provides instant protection to block potential security risks and
intrusion attempts
 Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows 10 (does not support Windows RT),
MAC OS X 10.7, 10.8, 10.9 and 10.10 with latest upgrades
 User-friendly design of LED indicator. Easy to observe the status of equipment.

Product Description Technical Specifications
3 Technical Specifications
3.1 Hardware Specifications

Table 3-1 Technical specifications of the B525s-23a main unit
Item Description
Technical WAN LTE/DC-HSPA+/HSPA+/HSPA/UMTS/EDGE/GPRS/GSM
standard
LAN IEEE 802.3/802.3u
WLAN IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac
Working LTE B525s-23a support:
frequency band LTE: B1/3/7/8/20/32/38
FDD: 2100 MHz/1800 MHz/2600 MHz/900
MHz/800 MHz/1500 MHz/
TDD: 2600 MHz
Intra-band contiguous: B3+B3, B7+B7,
B38+B38
Inter-band: B3+B7, B3+B20, B7+B20, B7+B8,
B3+B8, B1+B20, B1+B8, B20+B32
DC-HSPA+/HSPA+/ Band 1/8 2100 MHz /900 MHz
HSPA/UMTS
EDGE/GPRS/GSM Band 2/3/5/8 1900 MHz/1800 MHz/850
MHz/900 MHz
WLAN  2.4GHz 2.402 GHz～2.472 GHz
 5GHz 5.150GHz～5.350GHz &
5.470GHz～5.725GHz

Item Description
External port  One power adapter port
 Three LAN port (RJ45)
 One LAN/WAN port (RJ45)
 One phone port (RJ11)
 Two external LTE antenna ports (SMA-J1.5)
 One micro-SIM card slot
 One USB 2.0 port (Supports a maximum of 500mA current)
Antenna  Built-in LTE/UMTS/GSM primary antenna
 Built-in LTE/UMTS secondary antenna
 Built-in WLAN 2.4G antenna
 Built-in WLAN 5G antenna
Indicator  One power indicator
 One Internet status indicator
 One WLAN/WPS indicator
 One LAN indicator
 One group of signal strength indicators
Button  One Power ON or OFF switch
 One WPS button
 One Reset button
Maximum LTE Conform to 3GPP Power Class 3 Definition
transmit power
WLAN 2.4G 802.11b 16 dBm
802.11g 17 dBm
802.11n 17 dBm
5G Low band
802.11a 17 dBm
802.11n 16 dBm
802.11ac 16 dBm
Middle band
802.11a 17 dBm
802.11n 16 dBm
802.11ac 16 dBm
High band
802.11a 21 dBm
802.11n 21 dBm
802.11ac 21 dBm

Item Description
Receiving LTE Conform to 3GPP Definition
sensitivity
UMTS Conform to 3GPP Definition
GSM -104 dBm
WLAN 802.11a：-71 dBm（54 Mbit/s）
802.11b：-85 dBm（11 Mbit/s）
802.11g：-71 dBm（54 Mbit/s）
802.11n：-69 dBm（65 Mbit/s）
802.11ac：-65 dBm（78 Mbit/s）
Power < 20W

consumption
AC/DC  AC: 100 V - 240 V
power supply  DC: 12 V/2 A
Dimensions 226mm × 163mm × 52mm
(Maximum)
Weight About 370g (excluding the power adapter)
Temperature  Working temperature: 0°C to 40°C
 Storage temperature: -20°C to +70°C
Humidity 5% - 95%
3.2 Antenna and Radio Frequency Specifications

Table 3-2 LTE main diversity antenna specifications
Item Description
Frequency 703 MHz~960 MHz /1452 MHz~1496 MHz /1710 MHz~2690
MHz
Input impedance 50 Ω
Standing wave ratio <3
Efficiency ≥ -4dB@703MHz~960MHz
≥-4 dB@1452 MHz~1496 MHz
H side gain ≥ 1dBi
Polarization Linear polarization

Table 3-3 WLAN 2.4 GHz antenna specifications
Item Description
Frequency 2.401 GHz～2.495 GHz
Input impedance 50 Ω
Standing wave ratio <2
Efficiency ≥ -3dB
Table 3-4 WLAN 5 GHz antenna specifications
Item Description
Frequency 5.15-5.35GHz / 5.47-5.725GHz
Input 50 Ω
impedance
Standing wave <2
ratio
Efficiency ≥ -3dB
Table 3-5 External antenna specifications
 The external antenna is an optional accessory. Signals may be weak in some areas; thus, you can
choose whether to use the external antenna.
 The external antenna can be used indoor only. Put it near the window when using to get better signal.
 Avoid thunderstorms when using.
Item Description
Technical LTE/DC-HSPA+/HSPA+/HSPA/WCDMA/EDGE/GPRS/GSM
standard
Frequency  703 MHz - 960 MHz
 1452 MHz~1496 MHz
 1710 MHz - 2690 MHz
Input 50 Ω
impedance
Standing wave <3
ratio

Item Description
H side gain ≥ 3 dBi (horizontal level)
Interface SMA-J1.5
standard

3.3 Software Specifications

Table 3-6 Software specifications
Item Description
Gateway Supports the default route: 0.0.0.0.

Supports the default gateway address: 192.168.8.1.
Supports the Address Resolution Protocol (ARP).
Supports the Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP).
Supports the domain name service (DNS).
NAT Supports NAT and Network Address and Port
Translation (NAPT), which complies with
RFC2663, RFC3022, and RFC3027.
Supports CONE NAT.
Supports fragmented message identification
during common NAT.
DHCP server Enables and disables the DHCP server.
Configures DHCP server address pools.
Sets the lease time.
VPN client Support L2TP VPN client (When L2TP vpn client function is
enabled, the throughput performance will slow down, the
maximum speed can up to 50Mbps (dependent on network
environment).)
SMS Writing/Sending/Receiving
Writing/Sending/Receiving extra-long messages
Voice(optional) VoIP Supports the Session Initiation Protocol (SIP).
Supports G.711a/G.711u/G.726
(-24/-32)/G.722 for encoding and decoding.
CS voice Supports CS voice communication over UMTS
and GSM networks.
Supports the circuit switched fallback (CSFB).
Firewall Enables and disables the firewall.
Filters LAN MAC addresses.
Filters LAN IP addresses.
Filters URLs.

Item Description
Supports demilitarized zone (DMZ).
Supports Universal Plug and Play (UPnP).
Supports Application Level Gateway (ALG).

WLAN Broadcasts and hides service set identifiers (SSIDs).
Complies with IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac.
Supports WPS
Authentication Supports OpenSystem authentication.
Supports encryption using wired equivalent
privacy (WEP), Wi-Fi protected access
preshared key (WPA /WPA2-PSK), and
WPA2-PSK authentication.
Supports the Advanced Encryption Standard
(AES) encryption algorithm.
Supports the TKIP and AES hybrid encryption
algorithm.
MAC address Supports the MAC address authentication
authentication whitelist.
Supports the MAC address authentication
blacklist.
Supports a maximum of 10 MAC address
entries.
Supports automatic transmission rate adjustment.
Station Supports station status queries.
management
Supports a maximum of 32+32 connected
stations.
IPv6/IPv4 dual DHCPv6/v4 server and client
stack
DNSv6/v4 server and client
Display IPv6/v4 WAN address
HUAWEI HiLink View the data traffic usage and SMS.
App
Manage the connected devices.
Change CPE's SSID and password.
System Operating system: Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1,
requirements Windows 10 (does not support Windows RT), MAC OS X 10.7,
10.8, 10.9 and 10.10 with latest upgrades
Hardware configuration: meets the configuration requirements
of the operating system.

Product Description Services and Applications
4 Services and Applications
4.1 Data Services

The B525s-23a can access the Internet through mobile networks, and Ethernet networks. By
connecting to the B525s-23a using Wi-Fi or a network cable, users can get access to
high-speed Internet services and establish a local area network (LAN).
4.1.1 Accessing the Internet Through a Mobile Network

(LTE/UMTS/GSM)
The B525s-23a can access the Internet through mobile networks.
Figure 4-1 Accessing the Internet through a mobile network

4.1.2 Accessing the Internet Through an Ethernet Network

Connect the B525s-23a's LAN/WAN port to a wall-mounted Ethernet port using a network
cable.
Figure 4-2 Accessing the Internet through an Ethernet network
4.2 Voice Services

The B525s-23a provides one telephone port that can be connected to telephones for calling.

Figure 4-3 Connecting telephones to the B525s-23a
4.3 SMS
The B525s-23a supports message writing/sending/receiving and group sending (up to 50
contacts at a time). You can manage messages through the Web page, such as inbox, outbox,
draft.
4.4 Security Service

The B525s-23a supports 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 B525s-23a supports local configuration through the Web page. You can accomplish
device management, network configuration and ensure normal and stable performance.

Product Description System Structure
5 System Structure
5.1 System Architecture Diagram

Figure 5-1 System architecture
5.2 Functional Modules

 Mobile network access: The B525s-23a adopts the LTE/UMTS/GSM access technology
at the WAN side, can access the wireless broadband packet-based.
 WLAN AP function: 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac compliant WLAN AP interface is provided, used
for wireless networking at home. The interface is compliant with the IEEE 802.11
a/b/g/n/ac standard and the WPA/WPA2-PSK/WPA2-PSK/WEP security authentication.
 DHCP/DNS: The DHCP server dynamically allocates IP addresses to PCs. The DNS
parses domain names.
 Web management: You can configure, modify and query the configuration information of
the B525s-23a.
 Routing and NAT: High-speed routing capability. With the built-in NAT, the B525s-23a,
together with wireless broadband packet-based network devices, can provide flexible
broadband access solutions and networking schemes.

Product Description Packing List
6 Packing List
Table 6-1 Packing list

Description Quantity Remarks
Wireless Gateway 1 Standard
Power supply adapter 1 Standard
Quick Start 1 Standard
Ethernet cable 1 Standard
Warranty card 1 Optional
Phone cable 1 Optional
HUAWEI B525s-23a wireless gateway also provide external antenna as optional for you to
choose.

Product Description Acronyms and Abbreviations
A Acronyms and Abbreviations
A
AC Alternating Current
ARP Address Resolution Protocol
AP Access Point
APN Access Point Name
C
CPE Customer Premises Equipment
CS Circuit Switch
CSFB Circuit Switched Fallback
D
DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
DL Downlink
DNS Domain Name Server
G
GE Gigabit Ethernet
H
HSPA High Speed Packet Access
HSPA+ High Speed Packet Access Plus
HSDPA High Speed Downlink Packet Access
HSUPA High Speed Uplink Packet Access
I
IP Internet Protocol
ICMP Internet Control Message Protocol

Product Description Acronyms and Abbreviations
L
LAN Local Area Network
LED Light Emitting Diode
LTE Long Term Evolution
M
MCS Modulation and Coding Scheme
N
NAT Network Address Translation
P
POTS Plain Old Telephone Service
T
TKIP Temporal Key Integrity Protocol
U
UMTS Universal Mobile Telecommunications System
UL Uplink
V
VoIP Voice over Internet Protocol
W
WAN Wide Area Network
WLAN Wireless Local Area Network
WCDMA Wideband Code Division Multiple Access
Wi-Fi Wireless Fidelity


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About This Document

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4 Services and Applications ......................................................................................................... 11

5 System Structure ......................................................................................................................... 14

6 Packing List .................................................................................................................................. 15

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The frequency bands of the product are as follows.

The B525s-23a supports the following standards:

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The B525s-23a provides the following services:

Figure 1-1 B525s-23a appearance

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The B525s-23a mainly supports the following features:

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3.1 Hardware Specifications

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802.11b：-85 dBm（11 Mbit/s）

802.11g：-71 dBm（54 Mbit/s）

802.11n：-69 dBm（65 Mbit/s）

802.11ac：-65 dBm（78 Mbit/s）

Power < 20W

3.2 Antenna and Radio Frequency Specifications

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Table 3-3 WLAN 2.4 GHz antenna specifications

Table 3-4 WLAN 5 GHz antenna specifications

Table 3-5 External antenna specifications

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3.3 Software Specifications

Gateway Supports the default route: 0.0.0.0.

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Supports Application Level Gateway (ALG).

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4 Services and Applications

4.1 Data Services

4.1.1 Accessing the Internet Through a Mobile Network

Figure 4-1 Accessing the Internet through a mobile network

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4.1.2 Accessing the Internet Through an Ethernet Network

Figure 4-2 Accessing the Internet through an Ethernet network

4.2 Voice Services

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Figure 4-3 Connecting telephones to the B525s-23a

4.4 Security Service

4.5 Local management and maintenance

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5.1 System Architecture Diagram

5.2 Functional Modules

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Table 6-1 Packing list

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A Acronyms and Abbreviations