Huawei E5186 AJAX API

Monday, March 16. 2015

As I wrote in my E5186 review, there is a very good API for accessing the box.

All responses start with a <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>. API-calls have <response> as the root element, config-calls have <config> as the root element. Some of the API-calls can be set (POST) or get (GET). Config cannot be set (POST), only read (GET).

URI

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only		 Description Sample
/config/global/config.xml GET   Config

<homepage/>
<default_language>de-de</default_language>
<dialogdisapear>3000</dialogdisapear>
<tip_disapear>3000</tip_disapear>
<update_interval>3000</update_interval>
<ap_station_enabled>0</ap_station_enabled>
<title>Mobile Broadband</title>
<login>1</login>
<autoapn_enabled>0</autoapn_enabled>
<footer>1</footer>
<battery_enabled>0</battery_enabled>
<continue_button>1</continue_button>
<special_redirect>1</special_redirect>
<menu_number>5</menu_number>
<roam_warn_enabled>1</roam_warn_enabled>
<hotlinks>
<enable>1</enable>
<items>
<item/>
<item/>
<item/>
</items>
</hotlinks>
<appmanagements>
<enabled>0</enabled>
<mobileWifi>
<android>http:&#x2F;&#x2F;consumer.huawei.com
&#x2F;minisite&#x2F;mobilewifiapp
&#x2F;apk&#x2F;HuaweiMobileWiFi.apk
</android>
<ios>https:&#x2F;&#x2F;itunes.apple.com
&#x2F;app&#x2F;huawei-mobile-wifi
&#x2F;id546979875?ls=1&amp;mt=8</ios>
<windows/>
</mobileWifi>
<mobileDoctor>
<windowsOS>http:&#x2F;&#x2F;consumer.huawei.com
&#x2F;en&#x2F;support&#x2F;downloads
&#x2F;detail&#x2F;index.htm?id=16921
</windowsOS>
<macOS/>
<linuxOS/>
</mobileDoctor>
</appmanagements>
<commend_enable>0</commend_enable>
<connection>
<enable>1</enable>
<connectionstatus>1</connectionstatus>
</connection>
<position_info>
<offset>0</offset>
<offset_ie6>0</offset_ie6>
</position_info>
<menu>
<home>home</home>
<statistic>statistic</statistic>
<commend>commend</commend>
<sms>
<inbox>smsinbox</inbox>
<sent>smssent</sent>
<drafts>smsdrafts</drafts>
<sms_center_number>messagesettings</sms_center_number>
</sms>
<update>
<update_online>update</update_online>
<update_local>update_local</update_local>
</update>
<ussd>
<prepaid>
<pre_service_title>activate_internet_service
</pre_service_title>
<pre_fun_balanceInquiry>balanceInquiry
</pre_fun_balanceInquiry>
<pre_fun_charge>charge</pre_fun_charge>
<pre_fun_general>general</pre_fun_general>
</prepaid>
<postpaid>
<post_service_title>activate_internet_service
</post_service_title>
<post_fun_balanceInquiry>balanceInquiry
</post_fun_balanceInquiry>
<post_fun_charge>charge</post_fun_charge>
<post_fun_general>general</post_fun_general>
</postpaid>
</ussd>
<settings>
<quick_setup>quicksetup</quick_setup>
<dialup>
<mobileconnection>mobileconnection</mobileconnection>
<profilesmgr>profilesmgr</profilesmgr>
<mobilenetworksettings>mobilenetworksettings
</mobilenetworksettings>
</dialup>
<internet>
<wifinetworks>wifinetworks</wifinetworks>
<wifipriority>wifipriority</wifipriority>
<stationwps>stationwps</stationwps>
</internet>
<wlan>
<wlanbasicsettings>wlanbasicsettings
</wlanbasicsettings>
<wlanadvanced>wlanadvanced</wlanadvanced>
<wlanmacfilter>wlanmacfilter</wlanmacfilter>
<wps>wps</wps>
<dhcp>dhcp</dhcp>
</wlan>
<voip>
<serverbasic>serverbasic</serverbasic>
<voipinformation>voipinformation</voipinformation>
<sipbasic>sipbasic</sipbasic>
<speeddial>speeddial</speeddial>
<sipadvance>sipadvance</sipadvance>
<voiceadvanced>voiceadvanced</voiceadvanced>
<sipvoicecodec>sipvoicecodec</sipvoicecodec>
</voip>
<security>
<pincodemanagement>pincodemanagement
</pincodemanagement>
<firewallswitch>firewallswitch</firewallswitch>
<macfilter>macfilter</macfilter>
<lanipfilter>lanipfilter</lanipfilter>
<virtualserver>virtualserver</virtualserver>
<dmzsettings>dmzsettings</dmzsettings>
<nat>nat</nat>
<ddns>ddns</ddns>
<bridgemode>bridgemode</bridgemode>
<urlfilter>urlfilter</urlfilter>
</security>
<cbssettings>cbssettings</cbssettings>
<system>
<deviceinformation>deviceinformation
</deviceinformation>
<modifypassword>modifypassword</modifypassword>
<diagnosis>diagnosis</diagnosis>
<restore>restore</restore>
<reboot>reboot</reboot>
<systemsettings>systemsettings</systemsettings>
</system>
</settings>
</menu>
/config/global/net-type.xml GET   Config ? <networktypes><index>001</index>
<networktype></networktype></networktypes>
<networktypes><index>002</index>
<networktype></networktype></networktypes>
<networktypes><index>003</index>
<networktype></networktype></networktypes>
<networktypes><index>004</index>
<networktype></networktype></networktypes>
<networktypes><index>005</index>
<networktype></networktype></networktypes>
<networktypes><index>006</index>
<networktype></networktype></networktypes>
<networktypes><index>007</index>
<networktype></networktype></networktypes>
<networktypes><index>008</index>
<networktype></networktype></networktypes>
<networktypes><index>009</index>
<networktype></networktype></networktypes>
<networktypes><index>010</index>
<networktype></networktype></networktypes>
<networktypes><index>011</index>
<networktype></networktype></networktypes>
<networktypes><index>012</index>
<networktype></networktype></networktypes>
<networktypes><index>013</index>
<networktype></networktype></networktypes>
<networktypes><index>015</index>
<networktype></networktype></networktypes>
<networktypes><index>017</index>
<networktype></networktype></networktypes>
<networktypes><index>018</index>
<networktype></networktype></networktypes>
<networktypes><index>019</index>
<networktype></networktype></networktypes>
<networktypes><index>021</index>
<networktype></networktype></networktypes>
<networktypes><index>022</index>
<networktype></networktype></networktypes>
<networktypes><index>023</index>
<networktype></networktype></networktypes>
<networktypes><index>024</index>
<networktype></networktype></networktypes>
<networktypes><index>025</index>
<networktype></networktype></networktypes>
<networktypes><index>026</index>
<networktype></networktype></networktypes>
<networktypes><index>027</index>
<networktype></networktype></networktypes>
<networktypes><index>028</index>
<networktype></networktype></networktypes>
<networktypes><index>029</index>
<networktype></networktype></networktypes>
<networktypes><index>030</index>
<networktype></networktype></networktypes>
<networktypes><index>031</index>
<networktype></networktype></networktypes>
<networktypes><index>032</index>
<networktype></networktype></networktypes>
<networktypes><index>033</index>
<networktype></networktype></networktypes>
<networktypes><index>034</index>
<networktype></networktype></networktypes>
<networktypes><index>035</index>
<networktype></networktype></networktypes>
<networktypes><index>036</index>
<networktype></networktype></networktypes>
<networktypes><index>041</index>
<networktype></networktype></networktypes>
<networktypes><index>042</index>
<networktype></networktype></networktypes>
<networktypes><index>043</index>
<networktype></networktype></networktypes>
<networktypes><index>044</index>
<networktype></networktype></networktypes>
<networktypes><index>045</index>
<networktype></networktype></networktypes>
<networktypes><index>046</index>
<networktype></networktype></networktypes>
<networktypes><index>061</index>
<networktype></networktype></networktypes>
<networktypes><index>062</index>
<networktype></networktype></networktypes>
<networktypes><index>063</index>
<networktype></networktype></networktypes>
<networktypes><index>064</index>
<networktype></networktype></networktypes>
<networktypes><index>065</index>
<networktype></networktype></networktypes>
<networktypes><index>101</index>
<networktype></networktype></networktypes>
/config/pcassistant/config.xml GET     <!-- 特性开关(要增加这个开关，与其他模块统一) -->
<enable>0</enable>

 

<!-- PC助手页面链接地址 -->
<winpath>http://www.huaweidevice.com/resource
/mini/201105202018/bolt-card/setup_win.exe</winpath>
<macpath>http://www.huaweidevice.com/resource
/mini/201105202018/bolt-card/setup_mac.zip</macpath>
<upgradepath>http://support.microsoft.com/hotfix/KBHotfix.aspx?kbnum=945436kbln=zh-cn</upgradepath>
/config/global/languagelist.xml GET     <languages>
<!-- UI显示的语言列表 -->
<language>de-de</language>
<language>en-us</language>
</languages>
<privacy_policy_url>
<default_url>http://consumer.huawei.com/en/privacy-policy/index.htm</default_url>
<en_us>http://consumer.huawei.com/en/privacy-policy/index.htm</en_us>        
<zh_cn>http://consumer.huawei.com/cn/privacy-policy/index.htm</zh_cn>        
</privacy_policy_url>

 

<usermanual_language>
<default_language>de-de</default_language>
<support_language>
<language>en-us</language>        
<language>de-de</language>        
</support_language>
</usermanual_language>
/config/deviceinformation/config.xml GET     <devicename>1</devicename>
<serialnumber>0</serialnumber>
<imei>1</imei>
<imsi>1</imsi>
<iccid>0</iccid>
<msisdn>1</msisdn>
<hardwareversion>1</hardwareversion>
<softwareversion>1</softwareversion>
<webuiversion>1</webuiversion>
<macaddress1>1</macaddress1>
<macaddress2>0</macaddress2>
<productfamily>0</productfamily>
<classify>0</classify>
<wanipaddress>1</wanipaddress>
<wanipv6address>0</wanipv6address>
<esn>0</esn>
<meid>0</meid>
<pci>0</pci>
<sc>0</sc>
<cell_id>0</cell_id>
<rsrq>0</rsrq>
<rsrp>0</rsrp>
<rssi>0</rssi>
<sinr>0</sinr>
<rscp>0</rscp>
<ecio>0</ecio>
/config/webuicfg/config.xml GET     <lanipfilter>
<wan>1</wan>
<number>16</number>
<lan_enable>1</lan_enable>
<protocol_imcp>1</protocol_imcp>
</lanipfilter>
<specialapplication>
<number>16</number>
</specialapplication>
<virtualserver>
<number>16</number>
</virtualserver>
<firewallwanportpingswitch_enable>1
</firewallwanportpingswitch_enable>
<urlfilter><number>16</number></urlfilter>
<dialog_new_version>1</dialog_new_version>  
<install_processbar_enable>1
</install_processbar_enable>
<install_processbar_speed>1
</install_processbar_speed>
/api/cradle/status-info GET     <cradlestatus>0</cradlestatus>
<connectstatus>902</connectstatus>
<connectionmode>5</connectionmode>
<currenttime>0</currenttime>
<macaddress>38:F8:89:38:F8:89</macaddress>
<ipaddress></ipaddress>
<netmask></netmask>
<gateway></gateway>
<primarydns></primarydns>
<secondarydns></secondarydns>
/api/device/autorun-version GET   Radio hardware version? <Version>22.001.07.00.03</Version>
/api/device/basic_information GET   LTE, customer premises equipment <productfamily>LTE</productfamily>
<classify>cpe</classify>
<multimode>0</multimode>
/api/device/control POST   Reboot the device <Control>1</Control>
/api/device/device-feature-switch GET     <coulometer_enabled>0</coulometer_enabled>
<copyright_enabled>1</copyright_enabled>
/api/device/information GET   Android-side version information <DeviceName>E5186s-22a</DeviceName>
<SerialNumber>W</SerialNumber>
<Imei>8643910</Imei>
<Imsi>2</Imsi>
<Iccid>8</Iccid>
<Msisdn>041</Msisdn>
<HardwareVersion>CL1E5175HM</HardwareVersion>
<SoftwareVersion>21.298.00.00.55</SoftwareVersion>
<WebUIVersion>16.100.02.00.03</WebUIVersion>
<MacAddress1>38:F8:89:38:F8:89</MacAddress1>
<MacAddress2></MacAddress2>
<ProductFamily>LTE</ProductFamily>
<Classify>cpe</Classify>
<supportmode></supportmode>
<workmode>LTE</workmode>
/api/device/signal GET   Cell ID and signal quality parameters: RSRQ, RSRP, RSSI, SINR, RSCP, Ec/Io <pci>82</pci>
<sc></sc>
<cell_id>551</cell_id>
<rsrq>-6dB</rsrq>
<rsrp>-102dBm</rsrp>
<rssi>-89dBm</rssi>
<sinr>3dB</sinr>
<rscp></rscp>
<ecio></ecio>
<mode>7</mode>
/api/device/usb-tethering-switch ?      
/api/dialup/connection GET     <RoamAutoConnectEnable>0</RoamAutoConnectEnable>
<MaxIdelTime>600</MaxIdelTime>
<ConnectMode>0</ConnectMode>
<MTU>1500</MTU>
<auto_dial_switch>1</auto_dial_switch>
/api/dialup/dial ?      
/api/dialup/mobile-dataswitch GET     <dataswitch>1</dataswitch>
/api/global/module-switch GET   Features of the router <ussd_enabled>0</ussd_enabled>
<bbou_enabled>1</bbou_enabled>
<sms_enabled>1</sms_enabled>
<sdcard_enabled>0</sdcard_enabled>
<wifi_enabled>1</wifi_enabled>
<statistic_enabled>1</statistic_enabled>
<help_enabled>1</help_enabled>
<stk_enabled>0</stk_enabled>
<pb_enabled>0</pb_enabled>
<dlna_enabled>0</dlna_enabled>
<ota_enabled>0</ota_enabled>
<wifioffload_enabled>0</wifioffload_enabled>
<cradle_enabled>1</cradle_enabled>
<multssid_enable>1</multssid_enable>
<ipv6_enabled>0</ipv6_enabled>
<monthly_volume_enabled>1</monthly_volume_enabled>
<powersave_enabled>0</powersave_enabled>
<sntp_enabled>0</sntp_enabled>
<dataswitch_enabled>1</dataswitch_enabled>
<ddns_enabled>0</ddns_enabled>
<sambashare_enabled>0</sambashare_enabled>
<poweroff_enabled>0</poweroff_enabled>
<fw_macfilter_enabled>1</fw_macfilter_enabled>
<ecomode_enabled>1</ecomode_enabled>
<zonetime_enabled>0</zonetime_enabled>
<diagnosis_enabled>1</diagnosis_enabled>
<localupdate_enabled>1</localupdate_enabled>
<cbs_enabled>0</cbs_enabled>
<qrcode_enabled>0</qrcode_enabled>
<charger_enbaled>0</charger_enbaled>
/api/host/info POST   Web-admin client information for the router <Time>20150315223426</Time>
<Timezone>GMT+02:00</Timezone>
<Platform>Win32</Platform>
<PlatformVer>Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 6.1; WOW64; rv:36.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/36.0</PlatformVer>
<Navigator>5.0 (Windows)</Navigator>
<NavigatorVer>Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 6.1; WOW64; rv:36.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/36.0</NavigatorVer>
/api/language/current-language GET   Selected language. There is a list of supported languages at /config/global/languagelist.xml <CurrentLanguage>en-us</CurrentLanguage>
/api/monitoring/check-notifications GET     <UnreadMessage>0</UnreadMessage>
<SmsStorageFull>0</SmsStorageFull>
<OnlineUpdateStatus>14</OnlineUpdateStatus>
/api/monitoring/converged-status GET   SIM info <SimState>257</SimState>
<SimLockEnable>0</SimLockEnable>
<CurrentLanguage>en-us</CurrentLanguage>
/api/monitoring/status GET     <ConnectionStatus>901</ConnectionStatus>
<WifiConnectionStatus></WifiConnectionStatus>
<SignalStrength></SignalStrength>
<SignalIcon>3</SignalIcon>
<CurrentNetworkType>101</CurrentNetworkType>
<CurrentServiceDomain>3</CurrentServiceDomain>
<RoamingStatus>0</RoamingStatus>
<BatteryStatus></BatteryStatus>
<BatteryLevel></BatteryLevel>
<BatteryPercent></BatteryPercent>
<simlockStatus>0</simlockStatus>
<WanIPAddress>37.33.207.127</WanIPAddress>
<WanIPv6Address></WanIPv6Address>
<PrimaryDns>62.241.198.245</PrimaryDns>
<SecondaryDns>62.241.198.246</SecondaryDns>
<PrimaryIPv6Dns></PrimaryIPv6Dns>
<SecondaryIPv6Dns></SecondaryIPv6Dns>
<CurrentWifiUser>0</CurrentWifiUser>
<TotalWifiUser>64</TotalWifiUser>
<currenttotalwifiuser>64</currenttotalwifiuser>
<ServiceStatus>2</ServiceStatus>
<SimStatus>1</SimStatus>
<WifiStatus>0</WifiStatus>
<CurrentNetworkTypeEx>101</CurrentNetworkTypeEx>
<maxsignal>5</maxsignal>
<wifiindooronly>0</wifiindooronly>
<wififrequence>0</wififrequence>
<classify>cpe</classify>
<flymode>0</flymode>
<cellroam>1</cellroam>
<ltecastatus>0</ltecastatus>
/api/monitoring/traffic-statistics GET   Traffic transferred <CurrentConnectTime>243360</CurrentConnectTime>
<CurrentUpload>244020</CurrentUpload>
<CurrentDownload>1135754</CurrentDownload>
<CurrentDownloadRate>0</CurrentDownloadRate>
<CurrentUploadRate>0</CurrentUploadRate>
<TotalUpload>90688300183</TotalUpload>
<TotalDownload>250205129647</TotalDownload>
<TotalConnectTime>10613008</TotalConnectTime>
<showtraffic>1</showtraffic>
/api/net/current-plmn GET   Public Land Mobile Network information <State>0</State>
<FullName>DNA</FullName>
<ShortName>DNA</ShortName>
<Numeric>24412</Numeric>
<Rat>7</Rat>
/api/online-update/upgrade-messagebox GET     <messagebox>1</messagebox>
/api/pin/status GET   Extended SIM information <SimState>257</SimState>
<PinOptState>258</PinOptState>
<SimPinTimes>3</SimPinTimes>
<SimPukTimes>10</SimPukTimes>
/api/redirection/homepage GET     <EnableRedirection>0</EnableRedirection>
<Homepage></Homepage>
/api/security/bridgemode ?   ? Enable bridge-mode  
/api/security/upnp GET, POST   Query or set Universal Plug and Play setting <UpnpStatus>1</UpnpStatus>
/api/sms/get-cbsnewslist ?      
/api/sms/sms-list ?      
/api/user/login POST   Log in an admin-user <Username>admin</Username>
<Password>-password-hash-</Password>
<password_type>4</password_type>
/api/user/logout POST   Log out an already logged in user <Logout>1</Logout>
/api/user/remind GET     <remindstate>1</remindstate>
/api/user/session ?      
/api/user/state-login GET  

State = -1 no logged in user
Password type = 4 for SHA-256 hashed password with token

 <State>-1</State>
<Username></Username>
<password_type>4</password_type>
/api/ussd/get ?      
/api/webserver/token ?   Get a new security token  
/api/wlan/basic-settings GET   WiFi setup information <WifiSsid>Huawei5186_2.4</WifiSsid>
<WifiChannel>9</WifiChannel>
<WifiHide>0</WifiHide>
<WifiCountry>ALL</WifiCountry>
<WifiMode>b&#x2F;g&#x2F;n</WifiMode>
<WifiRate>0</WifiRate>
<WifiTxPwrPcnt>100</WifiTxPwrPcnt>
<WifiMaxAssoc>32</WifiMaxAssoc>
<WifiEnable>1</WifiEnable>
<WifiFrgThrshld>2346</WifiFrgThrshld>
<WifiRtsThrshld>2347</WifiRtsThrshld>
<WifiDtmIntvl>1</WifiDtmIntvl>
<WifiBcnIntvl>100</WifiBcnIntvl>
<WifiWme>1</WifiWme>
<WifiPamode>0</WifiPamode>
<WifiIsolate>0</WifiIsolate>
<WifiProtectionmode>1</WifiProtectionmode>
<Wifioffenable>1</Wifioffenable>
<Wifiofftime>600</Wifiofftime>
<wifibandwidth>0</wifibandwidth>
<wifiautocountryswitch>0</wifiautocountryswitch>
<WifiRestart>0</WifiRestart>
/api/wlan/handover-setting ?      
/api/wlan/multi-security-settings ?      
/api/wlan/multi-switch-settings GET     <multissidstatus>1</multissidstatus>
/api/wlan/station-information ?      
/api/wlan/wifi-feature-switch GET   WiFi features <wifi5g_enabled>1</wifi5g_enabled>
<wifiautocountry_enabled>0</wifiautocountry_enabled>
<maxapnum>2</maxapnum>
<isdoublechip>1</isdoublechip>
<acmode_enable>1</acmode_enable>
<stawpsenabled>0</stawpsenabled>
<opennonewps_enable>1</opennonewps_enable>
<stafrequenceenable>0</stafrequenceenable>
<wifi24g_switch_enable>1</wifi24g_switch_enable>
<wifi_dfs_enable>0</wifi_dfs_enable>
/api/net/net-mode GET, POST   Mode lock (2G/3G/4G), frequency lock. Bitmask with Huawei values. <NetworkMode>03</NetworkMode>
<NetworkBand>3FFFFFFF</NetworkBand>
<LTEBand>800C5</LTEBand>
         

All of the API-calls require a valid session cookie set to respond. Some commands require a logged in user for access, some don't. I won't be able to maintain this list, as I don't own an E5186, but I'll update this if I find something interesting.

Later I will publish a tool to allow full bi-directional access.

by Jari Turkia in Huawei at 20:43 | Comments (51) | Share in LinkedIn

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Arnaud on :

Interesting ! As i have a E5372, i'd like to get access to the source code of your tool (allowing bidirectional access)
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Jari Turkia on :

Yes. I will release it momentarily.
Comments (15)

rvl on :

Thanks for the info. I have an E3231. Here is a script to login and reboot the device using the API. You will have to fix the indentation because of blog comment formatting.

###########################
#!/usr/bin/env python

from _future_ import print_function

import requests
import re
import hashlib
import base64


def login(baseurl, username, password):
s = requests.Session()
r = s.get(baseurl + "html/index.html")
csrf_tokens = grep_csrf(r.text)

s.headers.update({
'__RequestVerificationToken': csrf_tokens[0]
})

# test token on statistics api
# r = s.get(baseurl + "api/monitoring/statistic-server")

data = login_data(username, password, csrf_tokens[0])
r = s.post(baseurl + "api/user/login", data=data)

s.headers.update({
'__RequestVerificationToken': r.headers["__RequestVerificationTokenone"]
})

return s


def reboot(baseurl, session):
s.post(baseurl + "api/device/control", data='1')


def grep_csrf(html):
pat = re.compile(r".*meta name=\"csrf_token\" content=\"(.*)\"", re.I)
matches = (pat.match(line) for line in html.splitlines())
return [m.group(1) for m in matches if m]


def login_data(username, password, csrf_token):
def encrypt(text):
m = hashlib.sha256()
m.update(text)
return base64.b64encode(m.hexdigest())

password_hash = encrypt(username + encrypt(password) + csrf_token)

return '%s%s4' % (username, password_hash)


WEB = "http://192.168.1.1/"
USERNAME = "admin"
PASSWORD = "admin"

if __name__ == "__main__":
s = login(WEB, USERNAME, PASSWORD)
reboot(WEB, s)
#########################
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Jari Turkia on :

Thanks for the info. I didn't realize, that POSTing to /api/device/control would do a reboot. I'll add that to the docs.
Comments (15)

Arnaud on :

In fact, these kind of API allow only small changes (POST commands), as the web access allow.

The only way to make some powerful changes seem to send AT commands.
Unfortunately, a lot of commands are proprietary and not documented.
Comments (3)

aFriend on :

Is there a way i can assign a permanent IP address to a computer on the network based on its MAC address? it was easily done via the router web-ui in the old B593 router but the feature doesn't seem to exists in this newer supposedly more powerful router.

i have the E5186s-22a.

Thanks
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Jari Turkia on :

Generally speaking: yes there is. For a static assignment of IPv4-address to happen, you will need a DHCP-server running and on that, your configuration needs to map the given MAC into an IPv4 -address.

Back to reality: if you are in a situation where you'll be needing reliable IPv4-addressing in your own LAN, for godssake, don't mess around with an Huawei router. That's just a cheaply-made cheap box for mobile internet access. It's not a proper server regardless of the power it has. Even a dirt cheap but yet powerful enough RasperryPi could handle that for you. It is a real server.

If your intention is to get a static address via 3G/LTE, then talk to your telco. If your problem is on the IPv6-side, then you'll definitely need a real server.
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Mark on :

Hello, I have problem with this router. After firmware update only WiFi and Power shines. Could you help ? Combnation wps and wifi keys are alive, ping too, telnet not but after upgrade still only wifi and power.
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Jari Turkia on :

Which firmware did you upgrade to which box?

What you're describing sounds like you bricked it.
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Hex on :

I also have this problem. I did NOT attempt to update my firmware (although I think it may have been set to automatically update). After I got home last weekend, the device was non-functional. Power and WiFi lights are on. Does not broadcast a WiFi SSID. If I connect a PC to its Ethernet port, I cannot access the device's admin page @ 192.168.8.1. Did this thing perhaps update automatically and then managed to corrupt/brick itself?
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Jari Turkia on :

Read: https://blog.hqcodeshop.fi/archives/289-Huawei-E5186-Firmware-Upgrade-with-Multicast-Upgrade-Tool.html for firmware upgrades.

It would be possible, that E5186 auto-upgrades itself and gets bricked. I think you're the second person claiming that such a thing could happen.
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Deon on :

The unit has auto updated to the latest Huawei versions on switch-on.
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aluRamb0 on :

Hi, i wanted to find out if there is a API from huawei with no luck and ended up here. trying to access the dialup/dial operation. this is my first couple of hours researching about this. any help would be appreciated
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Jari Turkia on :

Sorry, I have no clue about Huawei's dial-up option. We don't use those in Finland.
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Purnipsi on :

Hello!

I have Huawei E5186 router and I am connected to Sonera's LTE-A network. (Bands 3 and 20). Is it anyhow possible to get Huawei report when LTE-A is in action? When I run command /api/net/net-mode I got following:

03 3FFFFFFF 20000800C5

Are there any clue?

I contacted Sonera and they said that they are considering for a possibility to add LTE-A/4G+ icon to the WebUI.
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Jari Turkia on :

What you have there is:
Network aquire order (4G/3G/2G): LTE
1) 2G/3G Frequency band preference:
2) 3FFFFFFF = CM_BAND_PREF_ANY
any band: 850,900,1700,1800,1900,2100 MHz
3) 4G Frequency bands used: 0x20000800C5 =
0x1: LTE BC1: 2100 MHz
0x4: LTE BC3: 1800 MHz
0x40: LTE BC7: 2600 MHz
0x80: LTE BC8: 900 MHz
0x80000: LTE BC20: 800 MHz

That has no information about LTE-A being used or not used.
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Purnipsi on :

Thank you for the information!
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gaze on :

Did you ever find out how to get the current CA (LTE-A) status from E5186?

I just installed the latest Elisa FW (318) but it's not visible in the web UI and I can't find it in the API either.

Did Telia ever include this feature in their FW? I have not tested their latest FW as I think it is still not officially released..
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Jari Turkia on :

I did not succeed in doing that. Sorry.
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moh on :

Hi , is there a way to enable some router features like ipv6 ?
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Jari Turkia on :

No.
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Jaap Schaap on :

Hi, just curious: Tele2 sees I'm logging in with a 5186, can I change this name?

Regards, Jaap
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thom on :

Hoi Jaap,
ik ... [rest of the un-chipherable text removed]
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Jari Turkia on :

Please, write your comments in English. That way all of us can read and optionally answer your questions.
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Marcin on :

How to set LTEBand manually?
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Valtteri Holopainen on :

Change LTEBand. https://www.lteforum.at/mobilfunk/toolbox-fuer-huawei-router-mit-hilink.1872/

/api/net/net-mode
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KantiB on :

Just wanted to understand that the Huawei HLINK interface is same across all Huawei models. We are writing an application to send and receive the SMS using Hlink.
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Ririshi on :

I realize it's been some time and you may have already finished your project, but I managed to take Huawei's own Javascript code (for encrypted login) to create an application to send SMS using the API, running on Nodejs. Receiving SMS can be done by extending some of the code I wrote. If you would like, I could send you my code somehow?
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Jari Turkia on :

Ref.: https://blog.hqcodeshop.fi/archives/297-Ground-Rules-part-1-Contacting-me.html

Absolutely you can. If you would have been kind enough to enter an email address to your comment, I would have been able to reply directly to you. Now I there is very little that I can do.
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Alexander van Zandvliet on :

I would like to see that code.

Can you post it here?
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Jari Turkia on :

I would like to do that, but after contacting Mr. Ririshi, he never got back on that.
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Zeeshan Memon on :

Hi Ririshi -

I am trying to do same but feeling little lost, I am using linux as OS, Huawei E8372 zong 4g lte dongle and node.js to write such app to send and receive smses but can't make it work easily. Can you please be nice to help or share some snippet? Thanks!
Comment (1)

Jari Turkia on :

Sure thing, go ahead and tell us how it went. I don't have that particular hardware at my disposal, so I have no input on your problem.
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Wookie on :

Hello Everyone,

Is there any way to enable USSD on E5577Cs-321 (or E5186)? I'm more or less tech-savvy, Linux user, can write Python/Bash. But I'm a completely woose in webdev, so I could use a little guiding.
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Homayoun on :

I need it. if everyone knows how to enable ussd, please inform us
best wishes,
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epalzeo on :

Hello

i'd like with python to login to POST commands,

on huawei B528 or B525,

however, each time i issue the POST on api/user/login, with username, password encoded,

i've got errors :
[error] Failed with exception: ('Connection aborted.', BadStatusLine("''",))

or [error] Failed with exception: ('Connection aborted.', error(54, 'Connection reset by peer'))

Does those routers have different API to login ?

Thanks in davance
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Jari Turkia on :

Nice suggestion, but ... (there's always a but-part). I haven't done any Huawei hacking for a while and am not likely to do any. Unless something really interesting happens, then maybe. But for the time being, sorry, no avail.
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Novak on :

Is there any way to find the max download rate of the router?
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Amin Shirzad on :

Hello!
Is there any way to make Huawei E5577Cs-321 to support VPN setup?
Thanks a lot!
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MO on :

I am using a Hilink modem on an Android head unit in my car. There are moments when I need to restart the modem, but doing this is tedious.
Is there a way to do the post command for the reboot, with a single command, without needing the RequestVerificationToken ?
Any help or ideas are appreciated.
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Joost on :

I managed to build my own little webpage (running on a webserver in the lan connected to my B315) to config the Huawei B315 using the info from this site.
Main reason is that I am using the B315 as a bridge only (=GUI not accessible from my LAN) and I want to configure it via the internet as well (GUI not available at all).
So I can now swtch the antenna type, check config and forward SMS (via telegram).

I am now in search for the API to switch the internet conection on the B315 over from LTE to WAN.
Any help much appreciated.
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zaxeize on :

source code please, do you have github page ?
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Krystian on :

How did you manage to change antennas to external? Can you help, please?
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Jari Turkia on :

I didn't use the external antennas. Signal quality was ok when I had the thing for a test-drive.

My thinking is just to attach the two external antennas and you're golden. In B593 there is an admin-screen where antennas can be selected, but those engineers have created auto-sensing by detecting the impedance on the external connector.
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Krystian on :

Thanks for you reply. I saw an option to select external antennas in software on screens in the Internet, but my version doesn't show this (it is branded). When I connected the antennas nothing happened, i.e. I didn't notice any change, neither to worse or better. I will try with software change perhaps.
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mlundblad on :

Anyone who have figured out how to perform a shutdown / power-off of the router? I have the E5785 and on the Huawei app there is a "Power-off"-button, so I guess that there must be an API-call for that?
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zaxeize on :

Does anyone configured to login and do action via javascript ?
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netgear orbi firmware update on :

All of the API-calls require a valid session cookie set to respond. Some commands require a logged in user for access, some don't. I won't be able to maintain this list, as I don't own an E5186, but I'll update this if I find something interesting.
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Orbi firmware update on :

Thanks for sharing this informative article. It's in line with what I've been discussing on my blog too.
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Flat on :

How can I use http://pocket.wifi/api/device/control to restart the modem without encountering.


125002



http://pocket.wifi/api/webserver/SesTokInfo

gives the sessID and TokID. Can these be used or do I need to login into admin first?
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anatol on :

I’m working on the topic of reading SMS from a modem (brovi e3372-325) via an http request. Very similar to the E3372-320, but slightly different. And it doesn’t work out. Maybe someone has some experience?
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