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Huawei HG256s Login Instructions

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This guide shows you exactly how to login to the Huawei HG256s router.

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This is the login guide for the Huawei HG256s. We also have the following guides for the same router:

Find Your Huawei HG256s Router IP Address

Before you can log in to your Huawei HG256s router, you need to figure out it's internal IP address.

Known HG256s IP Addresses
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. I will not hurt anything to try different IP addresses.

If you try all of the above IP addresses and still cannot find your router, then do one of the following:

After you find your router's internal IP Address, it is time to try logging in to it.

Login to the Huawei HG256s Router

Your Huawei HG256s router has a web interface. You need to use a web browser to manage it, such as Chrome, Edge, or Firefox.

Enter Huawei HG256s Internal IP Address

Put the internal IP Address of your Huawei HG256s in the address bar of your web browser. The address bar will look like this:

Press the Enter key on your keyboard. You will see a window asking for your Huawei HG256s password.

Huawei HG256s Default Username and Password

You need to know your username and password to login to your Huawei HG256s. If you are not sure what the username and password are, then perhaps they are still set to the factory defaults. Here is a list of all known factory default usernames and passwords for the Huawei HG256s router.

Huawei HG256s Default Usernames and Passwords
UsernamePassword
adminadmin

Put your username and password in the appropriate boxes. You should be able to try them all.

router login screen
This is the login page from your Huawei HG256s router.

Huawei HG256s Home Screen

If your password is correct then you will be logged in and see the Huawei HG256s home screen, which looks like this:

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This is the status page from your Huawei HG256s router.

If you see this screen, then you know that you are logged in to your Huawei HG256s router. You are ready to follow any of our other guides for this router.

Solutions To Huawei HG256s Login Problems

Here are some ideas to help if you are having problems getting logged in to your router.

Huawei HG256s Password Doesn't Work

It's possible that your router's factory default password is different than what we have listed. Be sure to try other Huawei passwords. Head over to our list of all Huawei Passwords.

Forgot Password to Huawei HG256s Router

If your ISP provided your router, then you may have to call them and ask them if they know how to login to your router. Sometimes they will have your password on file.

How to Reset the Huawei HG256s Router To Default Settings

The last option when you are unable to get logged in to your router is to reset it to the factory defaults. Your last option when you are unable to get logged in is to reset your router to factory default settings.

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This is the login guide for the Huawei HG256s. We also have the following guides for the same router: