The HG612 has a log which can be enabled and viewed via the GUI.
It is also possible to view the log by making a telnet connection to the device and from the 'ATP>' prompt issue the command 'display log'.
Example --
[Duo2 Cattery]$ telnet 192.168.1.254
Trying 192.168.1.254...
Connected to 192.168.1.254.
Escape character is '^]'.
Welcome Visiting Huawei Home Gateway
Copyright by Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
Login:admin
Password:
ATP>display login
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User Name : admin
Login IP : 192.168.1.2
Login Time : 2012-11-04 20:15:22
Login TimeLen : 9(Secs)
ATP>display timeout
timeout value of current client is :5 minutes.
ATP>set timeout 15
ATP>display timeout
timeout value of current client is :15 minutes.
ATP>display debug
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App Name Mod Name Debug Level
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ATP>history
display login
display timeout
set timeout 15
display timeout
display debug
history
ATP>display log
Manufacturer:Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
Style:EchoLife HG612
SN.:21530315408K1A068314
IP:192.168.1.254
HW Ver:VER.B
SW Ver:V100R001C01B028SP10
2012-11-4 16:57:9 Notice 0 admin login
2012-11-3 5:23:0 Notice 0 admin login
2012-11-2 1:23:26 Notice 104505 PPP dial-up succeed
2012-10-23 22:22:31 Notice 0 admin login
2012-10-1 15:17:58 Debug 101845 File:igmprt.c, Line:1331 Message type: Query, Querier: 192.168.1.254, Group: 0.0.0.0, version: 3
2012-10-1 15:15:54 Debug 101845 File:igmprt.c, Line:1331 Message type: Query, Querier: 192.168.1.254, Group: 0.0.0.0, version: 3
2012-10-1 15:13:50 Debug 101845 File:igmprt.c, Line:1331 Message type: Query, Querier: 192.168.1.254, Group: 0.0.0.0, version: 3
2012-10-1 15:8:20 Notice 0 admin login
2012-9-16 21:29:10 Notice 0 admin login
2012-9-14 17:17:22 Notice 0 admin login
<blah-blah-etc>
ATP>help
Help may be requested at any point in a command by entering
a question mark '?'. If nothing matches, the help list will
be empty and you must back up until showing the available
options by entering a '?'.
Three styles of help are provided:
1. Member commands list help is provided when typing the '?'
only or after a group command( e.g. '?', 'dis ?', ) then
the member commands will be listed.
2. Matched commands list help is provided when typing the '?'
after a string( e.g. 'dis?', 'dis l?' ) then the matched
commands will be listed.
3. Command use help is available when typing the '?' after a
full command ( e.g. 'dis log ?' ) and then the usage of
the command usage will be shown up.
ATP>display sys
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Up Time: 6572843
ATP>logout
logout from configuration console.
Connection closed by foreign host.
[Duo2 Cattery]$