The Huawei HG8245H is a versatile Optical Network Terminal (ONT), widely deployed by Internet Service Providers (ISPs) worldwide. Depending on the region and network infrastructure, this device ships in two variants: GPON (Gigabit Passive Optical Network) and EPON (Ethernet Passive Optical Network) . While both technologies serve the same purpose—delivering fiber internet—they operate on different physical and data-link layer protocols.
w800> setenv ipaddr 192.168.100.10 # ONT IP w800> setenv serverip 192.168.100.50 # Your PC IP w800> update tftp 0x80000000 HG8245H_EPON.bin The bootloader will flash the new image. Step 3: Modify Board Parameters (If Dual-Mode) After flashing a dual-mode firmware, the device may still default to GPON. Telnet into the live system (or use serial) and run: firmware huawei hg8245h gpon to epon
WAP> set upport mode 2 # 1 = GPON, 2 = EPON WAP> set opticalmode 2 # 2 enables EPON WAP> commit WAP> reboot Once rebooted, log into the web interface or CLI and check: The Huawei HG8245H is a versatile Optical Network