He connected a LAN cable directly from his PC to LAN port 1 on the HG8245H. Never do this over Wi-Fi , he recited the golden rule. One lost packet, and you’re dead.

He clicked.

He connected his phone to the 2.4 GHz network. The IP camera feed was stable. He launched a game. The ping was a flat 40ms. No spikes.

His first stop was the official Huawei support portal. A dead end. Huawei doesn’t serve end-users directly; they serve ISPs. The download section was a ghost town for consumer firmware.

He downloaded the 42MB file. His antivirus screamed— “Potential unwanted application detected.” He ignored it. He knew the signature was just because the file modified low-level system partitions.