AVM Fritz!Box Fon WLAN 7270 Quick guide

Installation,
Configuration
and Operation
FRITZ!Box
Fon WLAN 7270

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FRITZ!Box Fon WLAN 7270 2
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FRITZ!Box Fon WLAN 7270
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Table of Contents
Symbols and Highlighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
I CONNECTING AND OPERATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
1 Security and Handling. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
2 FRITZ!Box Fon WLAN 7270 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
2.1 Package Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
2.2 Operation Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
3 Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
3.1 Launching Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
3.2 Connecting to Electrical Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
3.3 Connecting to the Computer(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
3.4 Connecting Computers to the LAN Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
3.5 Connecting Computer(s) Wirelessly via WLAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
3.6 Connecting to the DSL Line . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
3.7 Connecting to the ISDN Line . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
3.8 Connecting with the Analog Telephone Line. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
3.9 Connecting Telephone, Fax, or Answering Machine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
3.10 Connecting ISDN Telephones. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
3.11 Connecting ISDN PBXs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
3.12 Connecting IP Telephones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
4 Opening the User Interface. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
4.1 Password Protection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
4.2 Saving Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
5 Internet Connections. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
5.1 Configuring the Internet Connection via DSL Using the Wizard . . . . . 35
5.2 Configuring the Internet Connection Manually. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
5.3 Internet Connection via the Mobile Telephone Network . . . . . . . . . . 36
5.4 Surfing the Net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
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6 Telephone Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
6.1 Entering Your Phone Numbers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
6.2 Configuring Telephony Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
6.3 Telephony Functions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
6.4 The Answering Machine Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
7 DECT Function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
7.1 Registering the FRITZ!Fon MT-F Cordless Telephone. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
7.2 Registering Cordless Telephones of Other Manufacturers. . . . . . . . . 49
7.3 Making an Internal Call to a Cordless Telephone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
7.4 Logging a Cordless Telephone off of the FRITZ!Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
7.5 Enabling and Disabling DECT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
8 USB Devices. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
8.1 Connecting USB Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
8.2 Accessing USB Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
8.3 FRITZ!WLAN USB Stick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
8.4 USB Mass Storage Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
8.5 USB Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
8.6 USB Hub . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
8.7 FRITZ!Box USB Remote Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
8.8 FRITZ!WLAN USB Stick N and FRITZ!WLAN USB Stick . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
8.9 Tips for Using USB Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
9 FRITZ!DSL: The Software Suite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
9.1 Installing FRITZ!DSL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
9.2 FRITZ!DSL Internet. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
9.3 FRITZ!DSL Protect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
9.4 FRITZ!Box. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
9.5 Update. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
9.6 FRITZ!DSL Diagnosis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
9.7 WebWatch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
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10 Configuration and Operation on the Telephone . . . . . . . 73
10.1 The Telephone Keypad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
10.2 Instructions for Operation at the Telephone. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
10.3 Audio Signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
10.4 Configuring on the Telephone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
10.5 Operation at the Telephone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
11 Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
11.1 Errors Opening the User Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
11.2 The WLAN Adapter Cannot Find FRITZ!Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
11.3 WLAN Connection Is Not Established . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
11.4 Obtaining an IP Address Automatically. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
12 Uninstalling the FRITZ!Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
12.1 Disconnecting the FRITZ!Box from the Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
12.2 Removing the FRITZ!DSL Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
12.3 Removing the Printer Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
12.4 Removing the Program Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
II PRODUCT DETAILS AND USEFUL INFORMATION . . . . . . . 126
1 Product Details . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
1.1 Cables and Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
1.2 LEDs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
1.3 WLAN Button. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
1.4 DECT Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
1.5 Technical Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
1.6 Declaration of CE Conformity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
1.7 Disposal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
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2 More about WLAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
2.1 Standards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
2.2 Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
2.3 Frequency Ranges. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
2.4 Increasing the WLAN Range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
2.5 Increasing the WLAN Range Using WDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
2.6 WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
3 More about Networks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
3.1 Network Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
3.2 IP Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
3.3 UPnP Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
3.4 IP Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
3.5 DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
3.6 Subnetwork. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
3.7 Changing the Network Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
4 More about Internet Telephony . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
4.1 Telephony Scenarios . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
5 More about Virtual Private Network (VPN). . . . . . . . . . . 161
5.1 What Is VPN?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
5.2 Security through a VPN. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
5.3 The Tunnel Technology. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
5.4 Supplementary Software for VPN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
6 More about Bandwidth Management and Prioritization165
6.1 Bandwidth Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
6.2 The Prioritization of Network Applications and Network Devices . . 165
7 More Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
7.1 Child Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
7.2 Energy Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
7.3 Push Service E-mail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
7.4 Night Service. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
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8 Customer Service Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
8.1 Documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
8.2 Information in the Internet. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
8.3 Updates and Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
8.4 Support from the Service Team . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
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Symbols and Highlighting
Symbols and Highlighting
The following sections present explanations about the symbols and
highlighting used in this manual.
The table below explains the highlighting used in this
manual.
This symbol indicates useful hints to assist you in work-
ing with the FRITZ!Box.
This symbol indicates important instructions that must be
observed to avoid malfunctions.
Highlighting Function Examples
Quotation marks Keys
Buttons
Settings pages
Menus
Commands
File paths
File names
“F1” key
“Help”
“Advanced”
“File / Edit”
“Copy”
“C:/My Documents”
“Documentation”
Underlined text Text input fritz.box
Pointed brackets Joker <MSN>
Bold Emphasis Do not click the but-
ton...
For detailed information about the numerals and function
keys used in the manual, see the section “Instructions for
Operation at the Telephone” on page 74.
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Security and Handling
FRITZ!Box Fon WLAN 7270 9
I CONNECTING AND OPERATION
1 Security and Handling
What to Watch Out For
Safety Instructions When working with the FRITZ!Box Fon WLAN 7270, ob-
serve the following security instructions in order to protect
yourself and the FRITZ!Box from harm.
Do not install the FRITZ!Box during an electrical
storm.
Disconnect FRITZ!Box from the power supply during
electrical storms.
Never let liquids get inside the FRITZ!Box. Otherwise,
electric shocks or short circuits may result.
The FRITZ!Box is intended for indoor use only.
Do not open the FRITZ!Box housing. The device con-
tains hazardous components and should only be
opened by authorized repair technicians.
Handling the
FRITZ!Box
You can either place FRITZ!Box on a horizontal surface or
mount it on a wall. Please note the following:
Place or hang the FRITZ!Box in a dry location that is
free of dust and protected from direct sunlight.
Do not place FRITZ!Box on excessively heat-sensitive
surfaces, as the base of the device can heat up dur-
ing normal operation.
Make sure that the ventilation slits are unobstructed.
For this reason the FRITZ!Box should not be placed on
a carpet or on upholstered furniture. The ventilation
slits provide for air cooling of the FRITZ!Box.
When connecting FRITZ!Box to your computer using
the network, remember to take the length of the ca-
ble into account.
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Security and Handling
If you would like to establish wireless connections
between FRITZ!Box and the computer, position the
device at a central location.
Make sure to keep sufficient distance from potential
sources of interference like microwave devices or
electric devices with large metal housings.
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2 FRITZ!Box Fon WLAN 7270
An Overview
The FRITZ!Box is a DSL modem that connects your computers directly
with your DSL line. Each connected computer can establish an Internet
connection over the FRITZ!Box. As a WLAN access point, FRITZ!Box of-
fers you the possibility of connecting your computer to the DSL line
wirelessly.
The FRITZ!Box is a Private Branch Exchange (PBX) for making telephone
calls via the Internet and the fixed-line network (ISDN and analog).
Possibilities for connecting FRITZ!Box
PBX Two analog telephones, fax machines and answering ma-
chines can be connected to FRITZ!Box to take advantage of
the features of ISDN. Up to eight ISDN telephony terminal
devices can be connected to the integrated ISDN S0port.
Using Cordless
Phones
Thanks to the DECT function, the FRITZ!Box can be used as
a basis station for cordless phones. Every cordless phone
that supports the DECT-GAP standard can be registered at
the FRITZ!Box.
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FRITZ!Box Fon WLAN 7270
Connecting
Computers
Four computers can be connected directly to the FRITZ!Box
using the four LAN ports.
You can also connect a network hub or switch to the LAN
ports so that even more computers can be connected to
your FRITZ!Box.
WLAN Access Point The FRITZ!Box is a WLAN access point. All computers
equipped with a WLAN adapter can be wirelessly connect-
ed to the FRITZ!Box.
Local Network All of the computers connected with the FRITZ!Box consti-
tute a network and can share access to any files released
for file sharing.
Internet All of the computers connected to the FRITZ!Box can ac-
cess the Internet.
The FRITZ!Box works as a DSL router, making the Internet
connection available to all connected computers. All con-
nected computers can then use the Internet connection at
the same time.
Firewall The FRITZ!Box is equipped with an integrated firewall. The
integrated firewall protects your network from attacks
from the Internet as long as the FRITZ!Box is operated as a
router.
USB Port The FRITZ!Box is equipped with a USB host controller to
which you can connect a USB storage device (hard drive,
stick), a printer, an AVM FRITZ!WLAN USB Stick N, an AVM
FRITZ!WLAN USB Stick or a USB hub.
The USB port supports the USB 1.1 and USB 2.0 stan-
dards.
If you use AVM’s FRITZ!WLAN USB Stick N or the
FRITZ!WLAN USB Stick, AVM Stick & Surf technology is at
your disposal. Use Stick & Surf to adopt the WLAN security
settings from the FRITZ!Box quickly and conveniently.
For connecting a printer, FRITZ!Box has a printer server.
Media Server An integrated media server makes music files available in
the local network. Music files from a USB stick can be
made available even when the computer is switched off.
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Package Contents
FRITZ!Box Fon WLAN 7270 13
Network Devices Other network devices can also be connected to the net-
work ports of the FRITZ!Box, for instance game consoles.
Operating Systems
Supported
The FRITZ!Box can be connected to computers with Win-
dows operating systems, the Linux operating system or
Apple computers with the Mac OS X operating system.
2.1 Package Contents
The following is included in the FRITZ!Box Fon WLAN 7270
package:
FRITZ!Box Fon WLAN 7270
one power supply unit with a cable for connection to
the power mains
one DSL/telephone cable for connecting the
FRITZ!Box to your DSL line
one network cable for connection to a computer or a
network
one RJ45/RJ11 adapter (gray) for the DSL line (re-
quired in some countries)
one RJ45/RJ11 adapter (black) for connecting
FRITZ!Box Fon WLAN 7270 to the analog telephone
network
one FRITZ!Box CD with
–installation Help
–FRITZ!DSL software package
–software for the printer port
–documentation for all enclosed AVM products
one quick guide
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Operation Requirements
2.2 Operation Requirements
In order to operate the FRITZ!Box, you must have the fol-
lowing:
a Web browser that supports Java script (for instance,
Internet Explorer version 7.0 or higher, or Firefox
version 2.0 or higher)
an Internet access
–DSL line, ITU G.992.1 standard, ITU G.992.3 stan-
dard, ITU G.992.5 standard
–or an Internet cable access with cable modem
–or a USB modem for mobile Internet access
(UMTS/HSPA)
–or another Internet connection
for connection via WLAN:
computer with a WLAN adapter compliant with
IEEE 802.11n, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11b or
IEEE 802.11a, for example a FRITZ!WLAN USB Stick N
for connection via network cable:
computer with a network port (network adapter stan-
dard Ethernet 10/100 Base-T)
for fixed-line telephony:
an ISDN point-to-multipoint line in accordance with
the Euro ISDN protocol DSS1, or an analog telephone
line
to install the DSL software ComWareDSL, the mini-
mum computer requirements are:
–Pentium III processor (or comparable) with
Windows 7, Windows Vista (32-bit) or
Windows XP (32-bit) and CD drive
–128 MB RAM
–40 MB free memory on the hard drive
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Connection
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3Connection
Connecting FRITZ!Box
This chapter contains instructions on the following topics:
launching FRITZ!Box operation
connecting FRITZ!Box to electrical power
connecting one or several computers to the FRITZ!Box
connecting FRITZ!Box to DSL
connecting FRITZ!Box to ISDN or the analog telephone line
connecting analog terminal devices to the FRITZ!Box
connecting ISDN terminal devices to the FRITZ!Box
connecting an IP telephone
3.1 Launching Operation
Using the Installation Help on the CD
On computers with Windows operating systems you can
use the Installation Help on the FRITZ!Box CD. The Installa-
tion Help presents instructions on the screen, guiding you
through the steps required to launch operation of the
FRITZ!Box.
1. Insert the FRITZ!Box CD in the CD-ROM drive of your
computer.
The Installation Help starts automatically.
2. Follow the instructions in the Installation Help to pre-
pare the FRITZ!Box for operation.
Please see the instructions about setting up the
FRITZ!Box in section “Security and Handling” on page 9.
We recommend using the Installation Help on the
FRITZ!Box CD when launching operation of the FRITZ!Box
for the first time.
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Launching Operation without the Installation Help CD
At the conclusion of the Installation Help, you will be rout-
ed directly to the FRITZ!Box user interface.
Launching Operation without the Installation Help CD
If you do not want to use the Installation Help on the
FRITZ!Box CD, then work through the instructions below in
the recommended order:
1. Mounting FRITZ!Box; see the section “Security and
Handling” from page 9.
2. Connecting FRITZ!Box to the power supply; see the
section “Connecting to Electrical Power” on page 17.
3. Connecting FRITZ!Box to the computer(s); see the
section “Connecting to the Computer(s)” on page 17.
4. Connecting FRITZ!Box to DSL; see section “Connect-
ing to the DSL Line” from page 24.
5. If you want to make telephone calls with the fixed-
line network using FRITZ!Box:
–If you have an ISDN line, please read section
“Connecting to the ISDN Line” on page 26.
–If you have an analog line, please read section
“Connecting with the Analog Telephone Line” on
page 27.
6. If you want to make telephone calls and fax using the
FRITZ!Box over the Internet and/or the fixed-line net-
work, connect your analog equipment to the
FRITZ!Box: See the section “Connecting Telephone,
Fax, or Answering Machine” on page 28.
7. If you want to connect an ISDN telephone or an ISDN
PBX to the FRITZ!Box, please read the sections “Con-
necting ISDN Telephones” on page 28 and “Connect-
ing ISDN PBXs” on page 29.
8. If you would like to connect an IP telephone to the
FRITZ!Box, please read the section “Connecting IP
Telephones” on page 30.
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Connecting to Electrical Power
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3.2 Connecting to Electrical Power
Connecting to the power supply
Connecting Set aside the power supply unit out of the FRITZ!Box pack-
age.
1. Connect the power supply unit to the socket on the
FRITZ!Box labeled “Power”.
2. Plug the other end into an AC power outlet.
The green “Power/DSL” LED will light up after a few sec-
onds.
3.3 Connecting to the Computer(s)
If you would like to surf the web using the FRITZ!Box or to
open the FRITZ!Box user interface, then you must connect
a computer with the FRITZ!Box.
A computer can be connected with the FRITZ!Box in two
different ways:
via a LAN port
wirelessly via WLAN
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Connecting Computers to the LAN Port
Connection Szenarios Note the following when connecting computers to the
FRITZ!Box:
One computer can be connected to the FRITZ!Box by
only one of these means.
At each of the network ports of the FRITZ!Box, a com-
puter can be connected directly or via a hub/switch.
Using WLAN you can connect multiple computers
with the FRITZ!Box at the same time.
The way a computer is connected to the FRITZ!Box is
the same regardless of the operating system on the
computer.
All of the computers connected with the FRITZ!Box
constitute a network.
3.4 Connecting Computers to the LAN Port
If you would like to connect a computer to the LAN port of
the FRITZ!Box, make sure the computer is equipped with a
LAN port (network adapter). A LAN port is usually desig-
nated by the icon at left or labeled “LAN”.
Connecting a computer to a LAN port on the FRITZ!Box
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Connecting More Computers to the LAN Ports
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Connecting Set aside the network cable (yellow) from the FRITZ!Box
package.
1. Switch on your computer.
2. If you work with a Linux operating system, use YaST
to configure your network card with the setting
“DHCP”, if this setting is not already configured.
Insert one end of the LAN cable to the computer’s
network adapter.
3. Connect the other end of the LAN cable to a socket on
the FRITZ!Box labeled “LAN 1”, “LAN 2”, “LAN 3” or
“LAN 4”.
Now the FRITZ!Box and computer are connected to each
other.
Connecting More Computers to the LAN Ports
Additional cables are required to connect further comput-
ers. In purchasing a LAN cable, note the instructions in the
section “Cables and Buttons” on page 126.
You can connect a computer to any of the four LAN ports of
the FRITZ!Box at any time.
Connecting a Network Hub or Switch
You can connect a network hub or switch to one of the LAN
ports on the FRITZ!Box if you would like to connect multi-
ple computers via LAN.
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Connecting Computer(s) Wirelessly via WLAN
Connecting FRITZ!Box to a network hub
Connecting Set aside the network cable (yellow) from the FRITZ!Box
package.
1. Connect one end of the LAN cable to the uplink port
of the network hub or switch.
2. Connect the other end of the cable to one of the LAN
sockets on the FRITZ!Box.
The FRITZ!Box and network hub are now connected with
each other.
3.5 Connecting Computer(s) Wirelessly via WLAN
Using WLAN you can connect one or multiple computers
with the FRITZ!Box wirelessly.
The wireless WLAN connection is independent of the oper-
ating system used. Each computer to be connected to the
FRITZ!Box via WLAN must support WLAN, by means of a
compatible WLAN adapter, for instance the
FRITZ!WLAN USB Stick N.
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