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The HS8145C5 (or V5) ONT from China Telecom ships with only useradmin privileges by default — many settings are hidden. Most tutorials online tell you to modify config files or flash the Huawei firmware. But if all you need is the super-admin password, there is a more direct way.

Prerequisite: Telnet already enabled

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Newer ONTs have Telnet disabled by default. You will need an ONT V3-V5 enablement tool once to turn it on:

1. Unplug all cables from the ONT, only LAN1 connected to your computer
2. Set your computer IP to 192.168.1.x (x ≠ 1)
3. Open the enablement tool, select V5 enable, pick your network interface, click start
4. Wait until a green success appears in the device list (all ONT LEDs stay lit), click stop, then power-cycle the ONT

Telnet stays open after reboot. You only need to do this once — it persists unless the ONT is factory-reset.

One command to retrieve the super-admin password

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Telnet into the ONT and run:

telnet 192.168.1.1
root
adminHW
su
display current-configuration grep telecomadmin

The output will show the line containing telecomadmin, something like:

The portion between $2; and the trailing $ in the Password field is the encrypted admin password.

Decrypting the $2 ciphertext

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Copy the entire $2;...$ string into a Huawei configuration decryption tool (easily found online), use the “decrypt” function, and the plaintext password will be revealed.

Alternatively, search for a local standalone version of the same tool.

Log in as telecomadmin

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Open 192.168.1.1 in your browser, enter telecomadmin as the username and the decrypted plaintext as the password. You now have full admin access to the ONT — bridge mode, DMZ, TR069 deletion, any configuration you need.