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ZXHN H196A
WiFi Router
User Manual
ZXHNH196A
WiFiRouter
UserManual
ManualNo:SJ-20190711154832-005
EditionTime:2020-09-25(R1.0)
LEGALINFORMATION
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1SafetyPrecautions
Note:
Beforeusingthedevice,readthefollowingsafetyprecautions.ZTEbearsno
liabilitytotheconsequencesincurredbyviolationofthesafetyinstructions.
UsageCautions
�Readallthesafetycautionscarefullybeforeusingthedevice.
�Onlyusetheaccessoriesincludedinthepackage,suchaspowersupply
adapterandbattery.
�Donotextendthepowercord,otherwisethedevicewillnotwork.
�Thepowersupplyvoltagemustmeettherequirementsofthedeviceinput
voltage(Thevoltageuctuationrangeislessthan10%).
�Keepthepowerplugcleananddrytopreventanyriskofelectricshockor
otherdangers.
�Disconnectallthecablesduringalightningstormtopreventthedevicefrom
damage.
�Poweroffandunplugthepowerplugwhenthedeviceisnotinuseforalong
time.
�Donotattempttoopenthecoversofthedevice.Itisdangeroustodoso
whenthedeviceispoweredON.
�Poweroffandstopusingthedeviceundertheconditionssuchas,abnormal
sound,smoke,andstrangesmell.Contacttheserviceproviderformainte-
nanceifthedeviceisfaulty.
EnvironmentRequirements
�Ensureproperventilationtothedevice.Placethedeviceawayfromdirect
sunlight.
�Keepthedeviceventilatedanddry.Neverspillanyliquidonthedevice.
�Donotplaceanyobjectonthedevicetopreventanydeformationordamage
tothedevice.
�Donotplacethedevicenearanysourceofheatorwater.
�Keepthedeviceawayfromanyhouseholdapplianceswithstrongmagnetic
orelectricelds,suchasmicrowaveovenandrefrigerator.
CleaningRequirements
�Beforecleaning,poweroffthedevice,andunplugallthecablesconnected
tothedevice,suchaspowercable,opticalber,andEthernetcable.
�Donotuseanyliquidorspraytocleanthedevice.Useasoftdrycloth.
EnvironmentProtection
�Donotdisposethedeviceorbatteryimproperly .
�Observethelocalregulationsabouttheequipmentdisposalortreatment.
EnvironmentalInformation
Theequipmentyoupurchasedhasrequiredtheextractionanduseofnatural
resourcesforitsproduction.Itmaycontainsubstancesthatarehazardous
topeople’shealthandtotheenvironment.T oavoidputtingsuchsubstances
intoourenvironmentandtoreducepressureonournaturalresources,weask
thatyoureuseorrecycleyourend-of-lifeequipmentbyusinganaccredited
electronicstake-backsystem.
Thesymbolsbelowindicatethatthisproductshouldbereusedorrecycled
andnotsimplydiscarded.Pleaselocateanduseanappropriatereuseand
recyclingsite.
Ifyouneedmoreinformationoncollection,reuseandrecyclingsystems,con-
tactyourlocalorregionalwasteadministration.Youmayalsocontactyour
equipmentproviderformoreinformationontheenvironmentalperformances
oftheseproducts.
2Overview
TheZXHNH196AisanadvancedrouterthatsupportsDual-bandconcurrent
11acWi-Fi.ItprovidesHighSpeedInternet,IPTVservicesthroughtheGE
uplink.Thoseservicesaredeliveredbythegatewayonyourhomenetwork
tothePCs,STBs,gamingdevicesandsoonviatheintegratedinterfaces:
Ethernet,Wi-Fi.
Itsupportsthefollowingfeatures:
�GigabitEthernetWANUplink
TheZXHNH196AcanprovideInternetaccessthroughGigabitEthernet
WANconnection.SoitispossibleforZXHNH196AtoprovideInternetac-
cesschoicestosuitvariousbroadbandaccessnetwork.
�GELANPorts
TheZXHNH196Aisequippedwith2GigabitEthernetLANinterfaceswhich
provideshigherbandwidthandspeedfornetworkingandmakesthedevice
morefuture-proof.
�DualBandConcurrentWi-Fi
TheZXHNH196AsupportsDual-BandconcurrentWi-Fiupto
300Mbps(802.11n2x2@2.4GHz)and1.16Gbps(802.11ac2x2@5GHz).
Wi-Fiisakeyfeaturefortheenduserstobuildupahomenetworkwithout
anycablinginthehouseorintheofce.
�IPv4/IPv6DualStack
TheZXHNH196AsupportsIPv4/IPv6dualstackmechanismforIPv6net-
workmigration.
�Remotemanagement
TheZXHNH196AsupportsTR-069,includingTR-098datamodel.Itiscon-
venientforoperatorstofacilitatethelarge-scaledeploymentandmainte-
nancebyzero-touchprovisioning.
2.1ProductSpecications
TechnicalSpecications
Dimension95mm(L)×95mm(W)×80mm(H)
PoweradapterInput:AC100V–240V,50Hz/60Hz
Output:DC12.0V,1.0A
EnvironmentRequirements
Operationtemperature0°C–40°C(32°F–104°F)
Operationhumidity5%–95%(non-condensing)
2.2PackageCheck
AfterunpackingtheZXHNH196Aproduct,checkthatthefollowingitemsare
complete.
NameQuantity
ZXHNH196A1
Poweradapter1
RJ-45Ethernetcable1
Usermanual1
Note:
Thelistisonlyforreference.Theactualcontentsmayvaryfromthelist.
Ifanyitemisfoundtobewrong,missing,ordamaged,contactyourservice
provider.Keepthepackageandalltheitemsingoodconditionifyouwantto
replacetheproduct.
3InstallationPreparation
3.1HardwareDescription
Frontpanel
Figure3-1showsthefrontpaneloftheZXHNH196A.
Figure3-1TheFrontPanel
Indicator
ColorStatusDenition
SolidThedeviceisbeingstartedorthedeviceis
abnormal.
Red
Flashing
Theuplinkconnectionisfailured,orfailure
toconguresynchronizationintheExtender
mode.
SolidTheuplinkconnectionisnormal.
Green
FlashingTheWPSnegotiationconnectionisbeing
implemented.
Solid
IntheExtendermode,thewirelessuplink
signalisstrong,ortheconnectionissuccessful
andthecongurationsynchronizationis
successfulintheExtendermode.
Blue
FlashingIntheExtendermode,thewirelessuplink
signalisweak.
Redand
purpleFlashingFlashingred,green,andblueatthesametime.
Thedeviceisupgradingsoftware.
Rearpanel
Figure3-2showstheinterfacesandbuttonsontherearpaneloftheZXHN
H196A.
Figure3-2TheRearPanel
Interface/ButtonFunction
POWERPowersupplyport,itisconnectedtothepower
adapter.
WANRJ-45port,itisusedtotoconnecttotheuplink
accessnetwork.
LAN1/LAN2RJ-45port,itisusedtoconnectthemodemto
computer,STBorothernetworkdevices.
RESET
DuringpowerONperiod,holdonthisbuttonformore
than5secondstoresetthecurrentsettingstothe
factorydefaultsetting,andthenthesystemrestarts
automatically.
WPSWPSPushButton,pressthisbuttontoenableor
disabletheWPSfunction.
•*TheWPSbuttonislocatedinthefrontofthedevice,butthereisnomark.
3.2HardwareConnection
Figure3-3showsthedevicesthatareconnectedtointerfacesoftheZXHN
H196A.
Figure3-3CableConnection
Thefactorsaffectingthewirelessnetworkcoveragerangeincludethelocation
oftheproduct,distancebetweentheproductandawirelessterminal,num-
berofobstacles,obstaclematerialanddensity ,andinterferencesource.It
isrecommendedthatyouplacetheproductinaccordancewiththefollowing
principlestomaximizethestrengthofwirelesssignals.
�Theproductshouldbefarawayfromtheobjectsaffectingwirelesssignal
propagation,forexample,anobjectwithahighreectivitysuchasametallic
objectoramirror.
�Theproductshouldbefarawayfromanelectricalappliancewithastrong
magneticorelectriceld,forexample,amicrowaveoven,arefrigerator,a
wirelessrouter,acordlessphone,oraBluetoothproduct.
�Theproductshouldbeinstalledonthesameoorastheappliedarea.
�Donotputotherobjectsontheproduct.Trytoreducethenumberofobsta-
clesbetweentheproductandawirelessterminal.
�Horizontallyplacetheproductinthemiddleoftheappliedareaanddonot
putitinacorner.
�Donotplacetheproductatahighpositionwhileitisplacedhorizontally.The
recommendedheightis1.2to1.5meters.
4Troubleshooting
Thegreenindicatoronthefrontpanelisoffafterthedeviceis
poweredon.
�Thewirelessnetworkisnotenabledandcheckingthecongurationofwire-
lessnetwork.
�Theindicatorfunctionisdisabled.
�TheuplinksignalisweakintheExtendermodeandcheckingtheuplink
connection.
Theredindicatoronthefrontpanelisashingafterthedevice
ispoweredon.
�TheWANlinkisnotestablished.
�TheEthernetcableisnotcorrectlyconnectedtotheWANinterface.
�Pleasecontacttheserviceproviderforhelp.
Unabletoconnecttothenetwork.
�CheckthattheEthernetcableiscorrectlyconnectedtotheWANinterface
andtheEthernetcableiscorrectlyconnectedtotheLANinterface.
�Checktheindicatoronthefrontpanelissolidredorashingred.
Restorethefactorydefaultsettings.
Afterthepowerison,useaneedletopressthebuttonforover5secondsto
restorethedefaultfactorysettings.
5FCCStatement
FCCStatement
ThisequipmenthasbeentestedandfoundtocomplywiththelimitsforaClass
Bdigitaldevice,pursuanttopart15oftheFCCRules.Theselimitsarede-
signedtoprovidereasonableprotectionagainstharmfulinterferenceinares-
identialinstallation.Thisequipmentgenerates,usesandcanradiateradio
frequencyenergyand,ifnotinstalledandusedinaccordancewiththeinstruc-
tions,maycauseharmfulinterferencetoradiocommunications.However,
thereisnoguaranteethatinterferencewillnotoccurinaparticularinstalla-
tion.Ifthisequipmentdoescauseharmfulinterferencetoradioortelevision
reception,whichcanbedeterminedbyturningtheequipmentoffandon,the
userisencouragedtotrytocorrecttheinterferencebyoneormoreofthefol-
lowingmeasures:
�Reorientorrelocatethereceivingantenna.
�Increasetheseparationbetweentheequipmentandreceiver.
�Connecttheequipmentintoanoutletonacircuitdifferentfromthattowhich
thereceiverisconnected.
�Consultthedealeroranexperiencedradio/TVtechnicianforhelp.
Toassurecontinuedcompliance,anychangesormodicationsnotexpressly
approvedbythepartyresponsibleforcompliancecouldvoidtheuser’sauthor-
itytooperatethisequipment.(Example-useonlyshieldedinterfacecables
whenconnectingtocomputerorperipheraldevices).
FCCRadiationExposureStatement
ThisdevicecomplieswithFCCradiationexposurelimitssetforthforanun-
controlledenvironmentanditalsocomplieswithPart15oftheFCCRFRules.
Thisequipmentmustbeinstalledandoperatedinaccordancewithprovided
instructionsandtheantenna(s)usedforthistransmittermustbeinstalledto
provideaseparationdistanceofatleast20cmfromallpersonsandmustnot
beco-locatedoroperatinginconjunctionwithanyotherantennaortransmitter.
End-usersandinstallersmustbeprovidewithantennainstallationinstructions
andconsiderremovingtheno-collocationstatement.
ThisdevicecomplieswithPart15oftheFCCRules.Operationissubjectto
thefollowingtwoconditions:
1.Thisdevicemaynotcauseharmfulinterference.
2.Thisdevicemustacceptanyinterferencereceived,includinginterference
thatmaycauseundesiredoperation.
Caution!
Anychangesormodicationsnotexpresslyapprovedbythepartyresponsible
forcompliancecouldvoidtheuser'sauthoritytooperatetheequipment.
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