Here are instructions for logging in to the Huawei EchoLife HG523 router.
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Find Your Huawei EchoLife HG523 Router IP Address
The first thing that we need to know in order to login to the Huawei EchoLife HG523 router is it's internal IP address.
Known EchoLife HG523 IP Addresses |
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192.168.1.1 |
Pick one of these IP addresses and then follow the rest of this guide.
If later on in this guide you do not find your router using the IP address that you pick, then you can try different IP addresses until you get logged in. It should be completely harmless to try different IP addresses.
If, after trying all of the above IP addresses, you still cannot find your router, then you can try one of the following steps:
- Check our out Find Your Router's Internal IP Address guide.
- Use our free Router Detector software.
The next step is to try logging in to your router.
Login to the Huawei EchoLife HG523 Router
Your Huawei EchoLife HG523 is managed through a web-based interface. You need to use a web browser to manage it, such as Chrome, Edge, or Firefox.
Enter Huawei EchoLife HG523 Internal IP Address
Type the internal IP address that you picked above in the address bar of your web browser. Your address bar should look something like this:
Press the Enter key on your keyboard. A window will show asking for your Huawei EchoLife HG523 password.
Huawei EchoLife HG523 Default Username and Password
You need to know your username and password to login to your Huawei EchoLife HG523. Just in case the router's username and password have never been changed, you may want to try the factory defaults. Here is a list of all known factory default usernames and passwords for the Huawei EchoLife HG523 router.
Huawei EchoLife HG523 Default Usernames and Passwords | |
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Username | Password |
admin | admin |
Enter your username and password in the window that pops up. Keep trying them all until you get logged in.

Huawei EchoLife HG523 Home Screen
You should now see the Huawei EchoLife HG523 home Screen, which looks similar to this:

If you see this screen, then congratulations, you are now logged in to your Huawei EchoLife HG523. You are now ready to follow one of our other guides.
Solutions To Huawei EchoLife HG523 Login Problems
If you cannot get logged in to your router, here a few possible solutions you can try.
Huawei EchoLife HG523 Password Doesn't Work
It's possible that your router's factory default password is different than what we have listed. You should try other Huawei passwords. Head over to our list of all Huawei Passwords.
Forgot Password to Huawei EchoLife HG523 Router
If your Internet Service Provider supplied you with your router, then you might want to try giving them a call and see if they either know what your router's username and password are, or maybe they can reset it for you.
How to Reset the Huawei EchoLife HG523 Router To Default Settings
If all else fails and you are unable to login to your router, then you may have to reset it to its factory default settings. For help resetting your router, follow our How To Reset your Router guide.
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This is the login guide for the Huawei EchoLife HG523. We also have the following guides for the same router: