How to use a Huawei E3372 on OpenWRT

Huawei_E3372_openwrt.md

HOWTO use a Huawei E3372 on OpenWRT

This modem is also sold as a MegaFon M150-2 USB dongle

Needed Software

Install the needed packages via opkg tool

opkg update
opkg install kmod-usb-net-cdc-ether
opkg install usb-modeswitch

setup

• install software
• reboot router
• connect device
• create a new network named lte
• select the eth device of the dongle ( e.g eth1)
• assign the network to firewall zone wan

I also had to change the name used when requesting dhcp. It was using "root" and was giving me errors. After I changed to "a", it worked just fine.

Works like a charme, exactly as it is described here :)

Hi,

There is the option to force the 4G conection???

Regards

Depends on the firmware of the lte dongle. There are modded firmwares available where you can select the allowed bands.
Open the interface via http://192.168.8.1/ or http://192.168.4.1/

Hi

Thanks.
I'm using the original firmware with Hilink:

Nombre del equipo:	E3372
IMEI:	xxxx
IMSI:	xxxx
Vers. del hardware del:	CL2E3372HM
Vers. del software del:	22.328.62.00.1217
Versión de UI web:	17.100.18.05.1217
Dirección MAC de LAN:	BA:AB:xx:xx
Dirección IP WAN:	172.xx.xx.xx

But with this IP I can check the configuration (and i think force the 4G mode)

Regards

Also runs as described with the Huawei E5573 LTE Router. Thanks a lot.

Still works like a charm, thank you.

Since I was struggling with the last items in the list, perhaps this will help someone in the future:

connect device

to verify that the device is connected, you should see something like this when logged in to the router:

root@OpenWrt:~# lsusb
Bus 001 Device 003: ID 12d1:14dc HUAWEI_MOBILE HUAWEI_MOBILE

create a new network named lte
select the eth device of the dongle ( e.g eth1)
assign the network to firewall zone wan

To achieve this with OpenWrt 21.02.1 / LuCI openwrt-21.02 combination you have to: LuCi -> Network -> Interfaces -> Add new interface... From there:

• Name: lte
• Protocol: DHCP client
• Device: Ethernet Adapter: "eth1" (I guess the number can vary)

and Create interface.

After that the interface "lte" is created and you can move to "Firewall Settings" tab (NB! no need to go to Network -> Firewall menu, it's a different thing) and for "Create / Assign firewall-zone", select "wan" and hit Save.

Lastly, don't forget to hit the "Save & Apply" button at the end

yes, this works with Huawei E3531, thanks

As of 2023-09-20 this is the way.
Network should be DHCP.
Used in HiLink mode.

Huawei E3372
CL1E3372SM Ver.A
22.286.03.01.1202

I also had to change the name used when requesting dhcp. It was using "root" and was giving me errors. After I changed to "a", it worked just fine.

Can you elaborate on what you exactly changed?
I tried everything in the tutorial and according to log and device everything should be fine but I have no internet.

Still works as of today with E3372 (hardware CL2E3372HM and software 22.328.62.00.1217) with OpenWrt 23.05.2

opkg update
opkg install kmod-usb-net-huawei-cdc-ncm
opkg install usb-modeswitch

Restart router, create new interface '4G' connected to eth2 (in my case) and assign to zone WAN at tab 'Firewall settings' of interface.

Stick is running in Hilink mode (hands out a 192.168.8.x address to client, stick webinterface at 192.168.81).
No pin configured on SIM.

If you need lsusb (which is not installed by default): opkg install usbutils

Also confirm this is working!

+1

OLD router xiaomi mi mini usb2+ USB2 MT7620A 1core mips 580MHz;
16MB/128MB DDR2; WiFi 2.4Ghz 2x2 (300M) + 5Ghz 2x2 (867M); WAN 100M + LAN х2 100M

OpenWrt 24.10.1 r28597-0425664679 / LuCI (HEAD detached at 2ac26e56) branch 25.103.51521~2ac26e5

opkg update
opkg install kmod-usb-net-huawei-cdc-ncm
opkg install kmod-usb-net-cdc-ether usb-modeswitch

*restart, 2min waiting... Nowhere in the [Network] v [Interfaces] v [Add new interface] :face_with_steam_from_nose:

USB LTE E3372H -320 Hilink modem (the most **** version of them without custom firmwares, root, scripts, TTL fixes ...), newest firmware 10.0.3.1 (h192sp2c983), webui 10.0.3.1 (W13SP3C7702). OK on the PC with smartphone's SIM, 192.168.8.1 default webgui, green led - connected LTE, SMS ok, but in the router it did not even appear in the GUI Interfaces.

dmesg

[ 4.079122] ehci-platform 101c0000.ehci: irq 26, io mem 0x101c0000
[ 4.095557] ehci-platform 101c0000.ehci: USB 2.0 started, EHCI 1.00
[ 4.103476] hub 1-0:1.0: USB hub found
[ 4.108525] hub 1-0:1.0: 1 port detected
[ 4.124846] ohci-platform 101c1000.ohci: Generic Platform OHCI controller
[ 4.131918] ohci-platform 101c1000.ohci: new USB bus registered, assigned bus number 2
[ 4.140317] ohci-platform 101c1000.ohci: irq 26, io mem 0x101c1000
[ 4.176844] hub 2-0:1.0: USB hub found
[ 4.181573] hub 2-0:1.0: 1 port detected
[ 4.198865] kmodloader: done loading kernel modules from /etc/modules-boot.d/*
[ 4.208270] init: - preinit -
[ 4.515374] usb 1-1: new high-speed USB device number 2 using ehci-platform
[ 7.250377] random: crng init done
[ 8.313618] 8021q: adding VLAN 0 to HW filter on device eth0
[ 10.096514] jffs2: notice: (459) jffs2_build_xattr_subsystem: complete building xattr subsystem, 35 of xdatum (3 unchecked, 26 orphan) and 39 of xref (13 dead, 15 orphan) found.
[ 10.114885] mount_root: switching to jffs2 overlay
[ 10.123341] overlayfs: upper fs does not support tmpfile.
[ 10.139074] urandom-seed: Seeding with /etc/urandom.seed
[ 10.268133] procd: - early -
[ 10.271457] procd: - watchdog -
[ 10.894353] procd: - watchdog -
[ 10.898826] procd: - ubus -
[ 11.058021] procd: - init -
[ 12.856887] kmodloader: loading kernel modules from /etc/modules.d/*
[ 13.576752] jitterentropy: Initialization failed with host not compliant with requirements: 9
[ 14.048041] Loading modules backported from Linux version v6.12.6-0-ge9d65b48ce1a
[ 14.055797] Backport generated by backports.git v6.1.110-1-35-g410656ef04d2
[ 14.686254] mt76x2e 0000:01:00.0: card - bus=0x1, slot = 0x0 irq=4
[ 14.692976] mt76x2e 0000:01:00.0: ASIC revision: 76120044
[ 15.401807] mt76x2e 0000:01:00.0: ROM patch build: 20141115060606a
[ 15.432566] mt76x2e 0000:01:00.0: Firmware Version: 0.0.00
[ 15.438211] mt76x2e 0000:01:00.0: Build: 1
[ 15.442461] mt76x2e 0000:01:00.0: Build Time: 201607111443____
[ 15.510572] mt76x2e 0000:01:00.0: Firmware running!
[ 15.515767] mt76x2e 0000:01:00.0: registering led 'mt76-phy0'
[ 15.523776] ieee80211 phy0: Selected rate control algorithm 'minstrel_ht'
[ 15.838134] PPP generic driver version 2.4.2
[ 15.881898] NET: Registered PF_PPPOX protocol family
[ 16.023159] ieee80211 phy1: rt2x00_set_rt: Info - RT chipset 6352, rev 0500 detected
[ 16.031564] ieee80211 phy1: rt2x00_set_rf: Info - RF chipset 7620 detected
[ 16.040421] ieee80211 phy1: Selected rate control algorithm 'minstrel_ht'
[ 16.502510] jitterentropy: Initialization failed with host not compliant with requirements: 9
[ 17.391050] kmodloader: 1 module could not be probed
[ 17.396472] kmodloader: - jitterentropy_rng - 0
[ 62.769378] 8021q: adding VLAN 0 to HW filter on device eth0
[ 62.871528] br-lan: port 1(eth0.1) entered blocking state
[ 62.877088] br-lan: port 1(eth0.1) entered disabled state
[ 62.882732] eth0.1: entered allmulticast mode
[ 62.887200] mtk_soc_eth 10100000.ethernet eth0: entered allmulticast mode
[ 62.894558] eth0.1: entered promiscuous mode
[ 62.898954] mtk_soc_eth 10100000.ethernet eth0: entered promiscuous mode
[ 63.055644] br-lan: port 1(eth0.1) entered blocking state
[ 63.061274] br-lan: port 1(eth0.1) entered forwarding state
[ 74.482702] ieee80211 phy1: rt2800_rxiq_calibration: Warning - RXIQ calibration FAIL
[ 74.514450] br-lan: port 2(phy1-ap0) entered blocking state
[ 74.520335] br-lan: port 2(phy1-ap0) entered disabled state
[ 74.526165] rt2800_wmac 10180000.wmac phy1-ap0: entered allmulticast mode
[ 74.533575] rt2800_wmac 10180000.wmac phy1-ap0: entered promiscuous mode
[ 83.315231] ieee80211 phy1: rt2800_rxiq_calibration: Warning - RXIQ calibration FAIL
[ 83.351809] br-lan: port 2(phy1-ap0) entered blocking state
[ 83.357546] br-lan: port 2(phy1-ap0) entered forwarding state
[ 147.592279] urngd: v1.0.2 started.
[ 372.841600] usb 1-1: USB disconnect, device number 2
[ 376.004912] usb 1-1: new high-speed USB device number 3 using ehci-platform
[ 420.916573] usb 1-1: USB disconnect, device number 3
[ 421.967238] usb 1-1: new high-speed USB device number 4 using ehci-platform
root@OpenWrt:~#
[ 372.841600] usb 1-1: USB disconnect, device number 2
[ 376.004912] usb 1-1: new high-speed USB device number 3 using ehci-platform
[ 420.916573] usb 1-1: USB disconnect, device number 3
[ 421.967238] usb 1-1: new high-speed USB device number 4 using ehci-platform
[ 477.549452] usb 1-1: USB disconnect, device number 4
[ 501.098871] usb 1-1: new high-speed USB device number 5 using ehci-platform
[ 504.508730] usb 1-1: USB disconnect, device number 5
[ 505.108392] usb 1-1: new high-speed USB device number 6 using ehci-platform

lsusb

root@OpenWrt:~# lsusb
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux 6.6.86 ehci_hcd EHCI Host Controller
Bus 001 Device 007: ID 12d1:14db HUAWEI_MOBILE HUAWEI_MOBILE
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux 6.6.86 ohci_hcd Generic Platform OHCI controller

USB LTE E3372H-320 Hilink not working on OpenWRT 24.10.1
No any ttyUSB*

it looks like the modem is not detected correctly and is reenumerated in 5 second intervalls. it there enougth power? maybe try a different cable or power plug. or a powered hub.

Work on OpenWRT 24.10.0 TP-LINK C6U v1
USB LTE E3276s-152 HiLink (Russian: Мегафон М150-1 (E3276s-152))