AVM FRITZ!Box Fon WLAN Owner's manual

FRITZ!Box Fon WLAN 7170
English Edition
Installation,
Configuration
and Operation of
FRITZ!Box fon WLAN 7170
Installation,
Configuration
and Operation of
FRITZ!Box fon WLAN 7170

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FRITZ!Box Fon WLAN 7170
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Contents
1 This Is FRITZ!Box Fon WLAN 7170 10
1.1 Package Contents. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
1.2 Operation Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
2 FRITZ!Box Fon WLAN 7170: Connecting 15
2.1 Launching Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
2.2 Mounting FRITZ!Box Fon WLAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
2.3 Connecting to the Power Supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
2.4 Connecting the Computer(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
2.5 Connecting Computer(s) to a LAN Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
2.6 Connecting to a Computer Wirelessly via WLAN. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
2.7 Connecting to the DSL Line . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
2.8 Connecting to the ISDN Line . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
2.9 Connecting to the Analog Telephone Line . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
2.10 Connecting Telephone, Fax, Answering Machine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
2.11 Connecting ISDN Telephones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
2.12 Connecting an ISDN PBX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
3 Opening the User Interface 33
4 Configuring Internet Connections 35
4.1 FRITZ!Box Fon WLAN as a DSL Router . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
4.2 FRITZ!Box Fon WLAN as a DSL Modem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
4.3 Saving your Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
5 Configuring FRITZ!Box Fon WLAN for Telephone
Connections 40
5.1 Entering Account Information and Internet Numbers for Internet
Telephony . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
5.2 Entering Numbers for Calls over Fixed Lines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
5.3 Configuring Analog Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
5.4 Configuring ISDN Telephones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
5.5 ISDN PBXs on FRITZ!Box Fon WLAN. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
5.6 Dialing Rules for Internet and Fixed-Line Telephony . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
5.7 Selecting the Type of Connection Manually . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
5.8 How Does Internet Telephony Work? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

4FRITZ!Box Fon WLAN
6USBDevices 48
6.1 Connecting USB Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48
6.2 USB Mass Storage Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
6.3 USB Printers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
6.4 AVM FRITZ!WLAN USB Stick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
6.5 USB Hub . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
7 WLAN: Wireless Local Area Network 55
7.1 Standards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
7.2 Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
7.3 Frequency Range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
7.4 Increasing the WLAN Range Using WDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60
8 Network Settings 65
8.1 Basics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66
8.2 IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
8.3 DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
8.4 Subnetwork. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
9 Troubleshooting 77
9.1 Errors Opening the User Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
9.2 The WLAN Adapter Cannot Find FRITZ!Box Fon WLAN . . . . . . . . . . . . .82
9.3 WLAN Connection Is Not Established . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .84
9.4 IP Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
10 Removing the FRITZ!Box Fon WLAN 90
10.1 Disconnecting the FRITZ!Box Fon WLAN from the Computer . . . . . . . .90
10.2 Removing the FRITZ!DSL Software. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
10.3 Uninstallation of the Printer Port. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .92
10.4 Removing the Program Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
11 Configuration and Operation by Telephone 94
11.1 Operation by Telephone. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
11.2 Configuring by Telephone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
11.3 Advanced Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108

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12 Customer Service Guide 129
12.1 Product Documentation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
12.2 Information in the Internet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
12.3 Updates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
12.4 Support from the AVM Service Team. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
13 Product Details 133
13.1 FRITZ!Box Fon WLAN LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
13.2 Audible Signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
13.3 Cables and Sockets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
13.4 WLAN Switch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
13.5 Technical Specifications of the FRITZ!Box Fon WLAN. . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Index 139
Declaration of CE Conformity 141

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Symbols and Highlighting
This manual uses the following symbols for warnings and
tips:
The hand indicates important instructions that must be ob-
served to avoid malfunctions.
FRITZ! marks useful hints to assist you in working with the
product.
The table below explains the highlighting used in this manu-
al.
Highlighting Function Example
Quotation marks Keys, buttons, icons,
tabs, menus, commands
“Start / Programs” or
“Enter”
Capital letters Path and file names in
running text
SOFTWARE\INFO.PDF
or README.DOC
Pointed brackets Variables <CD-ROM drive>
Typewriter font Information to be typed
in using the keyboard
a:\setup
Gray italics Tips, instructions and
warnings ... for more infor-
mation, see...

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The Telephone Keypad
Instructions for Operation at the Telephone
0...9Numeric keys
sAsterisk key
RHold or Flash key
rPound sign key
MDial a number.
NPick up the handset.
OHang up the handset.
PTalk.
DThree-party Conference Call
QWait for the acknowledgement tone.
KYou hear the ring tone.
Ext. Enter an extension number (Ext.). In the place of the
abbreviation Ext. used here, enter the number “1”,
“2”, or a higher number, corresponding to the exten-
sion you would like to configure.
MSN Enter an ISDN number (MSN). In place of the abbrevia-
tion “MSN” used here, enter the complete MSN de-
sired, without any dialing prefix.
XNo./Ext. Enter the external number (XNo.) or extension number
(Ext.) to which your calls are to be diverted. In the
place of the abbreviation “XNo.”, enter the complete
number of the external line.
XNo. In the place of the abbreviation “XNo.”, enter the com-
plete number of the external line.

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Icons Designating the Functions and Features
The functions and features can be used for analog and
ISDN fixed-line connections as well as for Internet tele-
phony (VoIP).
The functions and features can be used for analog and
ISDN fixed-line connections.
The functions and features can be used only for ISDN
fixed-line connections.
The functions and features can be used only for analog
fixed-line connections.

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Safety Instructions
When working with FRITZ!Box Fon WLAN, follow the instruc-
tions below to protect yourself and the FRITZ!Box Fon WLAN
from injury.
zDo not install the FRITZ!Box Fon WLAN during an electri-
cal storm. Disconnect FRITZ!Box Fon WLAN from the
power supply during electrical storms.
zNever let liquids get inside the FRITZ!Box Fon WLAN.
Otherwise, electric shocks or short circuits may result.
zFRITZ!Box Fon WLAN is intended for indoor use only.
zDo not open the FRITZ!Box Fon WLAN housing. The de-
vice contains hazardous components and should only
be opened by authorized repair technicians.
Disposal Instructions
After use, please subject this product to orderly disposal as
electronic scrap in accordance with the current EU disposal
regulations.

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The FRITZ!Box Fon WLAN 7170 is a Private Branch Exchange
(PBX) for making telephone calls via the Internet and the
fixed-line network. FRITZ!Box Fon WLAN connects one or
more computers directly with your DSL line. Each connected
computer can establish an Internet connection over your
FRITZ!Box Fon WLAN. As a WLAN access point, FRITZ!Box Fon
WLAN offers you the possibility of connecting your computer
to the DSL line wirelessly.
Possibilities for connecting FRITZ!Box Fon WLAN
PBX for Internet and Fixed-Line Telephony
FRITZ!Box Fon WLAN is a PBX for the connection of analog
terminal devices. You can connect two analog telephones di-
rectly, and connect any existing cabling at your location to
the FRITZ!Box Fon WLAN. Up to eight ISDN telephony devices
can be connected to the integrated ISDN S0port. You can
make telephone calls using the Internet, ISDN, or the analog
fixed-line network using all of the connected telephones.

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Connecting One or More Computers
Four computers can be connected directly to the FRITZ!Box
Fon WLAN using the four LAN ports. Using WLAN you can con-
nect multiple computers with FRITZ!Box Fon WLAN wirelessly.
You can also connect a network hub or switch to the LAN
ports so that even more computers can be connected to
FRITZ!Box Fon WLAN.
All computers connected to FRITZ!Box Fon WLAN are net-
worked together and can access shared files and printers.
Internet Connection for All Computers
All of the computers connected to FRITZ!Box Fon WLAN can
access the Internet. There are two different ways of estab-
lishing an Internet connection. Both cases require Internet
account information from an Internet Service Provider:
zThe Internet connection is established by FRITZ!Box Fon
WLAN. For this the Internet account information must be
registered in FRITZ!Box Fon WLAN. In this case FRITZ!Box
Fon WLAN works as a DSL router and all computers can
use the Internet connection at the same time.
zThe computers connected establish the Internet con-
nections themselves. For this, Internet access software
must be installed and the Internet account information
entered on the given computer. In this case FRITZ!Box
Fon WLAN works as a DSL modem.
Protection by the Integrated Firewall
When FRITZ!Box Fon WLAN is operated as a DSL router, the
integrated firewall protects your network from attacks from
the Internet.
Connecting USB Devices
The FRITZ!Box Fon WLAN is equipped with a USB host con-
troller to which you can connect a USB mass storage device
(hard drive, stick), a printer, a AVM FRITZ!WLAN USB Stick or
a USB hub. AVM Stick & Surf technology is provided by the
AVM FRITZ!WLAN USB Stick. This technology allows security

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settings to be read from the FRITZ!Box Fon WLAN automati-
cally. For connecting a printer, FRITZ!Box Fon WLAN has a
printer server.
Port for Network Devices
Network devices can be connected to the FRITZ!Box Fon
WLAN LAN ports along with network hubs or switches, in-
cluding game consoles.
WLAN Access Point
The FRITZ!Box Fon WLAN is a WLAN access point. Computers
equipped with a WLAN adapter can be wirelessly connected
to FRITZ!Box Fon WLAN.
Operating Systems Supported
The FRITZ!Box Fon WLAN can be connected to computers
with Windows operating systems, the Linux operating sys-
tem or Apple computers with the Mac OS X operating system.

Package Contents
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1.1 Package Contents
The following is included in the FRITZ!Box Fon WLAN 7170
package:
zFRITZ!Box Fon WLAN 7170
zone AC power adapter with cable for connection to the
power mains
zone 4.25 m combined DSL-telephone cable (gray/black)
for connecting FRITZ!Box Fon WLAN to the DSL splitter
and the ISDN network terminator (NT) or the analog
telephone line
zone network cable (red) for connecting FRITZ!Box Fon
WLAN to a computer or network hub
zone RJ45-RJ11 adapter (gray) for the DSL line (required in
some countries)
zone RJ45-RJ11 adapter (black) for connecting FRITZ!Box
Fon WLAN 7170 to the analog telephone network
zone FRITZ!Box Fon WLAN CD with
–Installation Help
–DSL software FRITZ!DSL
–software for the printer port
–documentation for all enclosed AVM components

Operation Requirements
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1.2 Operation Requirements
In order to operate FRITZ!Box Fon WLAN, you must have the
following:
za Web browser that supports Java Script (for instance,
Internet Explorer from version 6.0 or Netscape 4.0)
zfor fixed-line telephony: an ISDN point-to-multipoint
line in accordance with the Euro ISDN protocol DSS1, or
an analog telephone line
zyou must have a DSL line: Standard ITU G.992.1 Annex A
or B (depending on the FRITZ!Box Fon WLAN 7170 mod-
el)
zIf you would like to connect the FRITZ!Box Fon WLAN via
the LAN port of the computer, you need a computer with
a network adapter (standard Ethernet 10/100 Base-T).
zIf you would like to connect FRITZ!Box Fon WLAN wire-
lessly using WLAN, you will need a computer equipped
with a WLAN adapter (in accordance with
IEEE802.11b/g), for instance, a AVM FRITZ!WLAN USB
Stick.
zTo install the DSL software FRITZ!DSL, the minimum
computer requirements are:
–300 MHz Pentium II processor with Windows XP,
Windows 2000, Windows Me or Windows 98 and CD
drive
–32 MB RAM
–20 MB free memory on the hard drive

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2 FRITZ!Box Fon WLAN 7170: Connecting
This chapter contains instructions on the following topics:
zLaunching FRITZ!Box Fon WLAN operation: recommend-
ed procedure
zMounting the FRITZ!Box Fon WLAN and connecting it to
the power supply
zConnecting one or several computers to the FRITZ!Box
Fon WLAN
zConnecting the FRITZ!Box Fon WLAN to DSL and ISDN or
the analog telephone line
zConnecting analog terminal devices to the FRITZ!Box
Fon WLAN
zConnecting ISDN terminal devices to the FRITZ!Box Fon
WLAN
2.1 Launching Operation
We recommend using the Installation Help on the FRITZ!Box
Fon WLAN CD when launching operation of the FRITZ!Box Fon
WLAN for the first time.
Using the Installation Help on the CD
On computers with Windows operating systems you can use
the Installation Help on the FRITZ!Box Fon WLAN CD. The In-
stallation Help presents instructions on the screen, guiding
you through the steps required to launch operation of the
FRITZ!Box Fon WLAN.
zInsert the FRITZ!Box Fon WLAN CD in the CD-ROM drive
of your computer.
The Installation Help starts automatically.

Launching Operation without the Installation Help on the CD
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If the Installation Help is not displayed automatically,
double-click the SETUP.EXE file in the root directory of
the FRITZ!Box Fon WLAN CD. Follow the instructions in
the Installation Help to connect FRITZ!Box Fon WLAN to
your computer.
zFollow the instructions in the Installation Help to pre-
pare the FRITZ!Box Fon WLAN for operation.
Launching Operation without the Installation
Help on the CD
If you do not want to use the Installation Help on the CD,
then work through the instructions below in the recommend-
ed order:
1. Set up the FRITZ!Box Fon WLAN hardware. See the sec-
tion “Mounting FRITZ!Box Fon WLAN” from page 17.
2. Connect the FRITZ!Box Fon WLAN to the power supply.
See the section “Connecting to the Power Supply” from
page 18.
3. Connect the FRITZ!Box Fon WLAN to the computer(s).
See the section “Connecting the Computer(s)” from
page 19.
4. Connect FRITZ!Box Fon WLAN to DSL. See the section
“Connecting to the DSL Line” from page 26.
5. If you want to make telephone calls with the fixed-line
network using the FRITZ!Box Fon WLAN: connect the
FRITZ!Box Fon WLAN to the fixed-line network
–If you want to use the ISDN fixed-line network, con-
nect the FRITZ!Box Fon WLAN to the ISDN NT. See the
section “Connecting to the ISDN Line” from page 27.
–If you want to use the analog fixed-line network,
then connect the FRITZ!Box Fon WLAN to the analog
telephone jack. See the section “Connecting Tele-
phone, Fax, Answering Machine” from page 29.

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6. If you want to make telephone calls via the Internet
and/or the fixed-line network using the FRITZ!Box Fon
WLAN: connect your analog equipment to the FRITZ!Box
Fon WLAN. See the section “Connecting Telephone, Fax,
Answering Machine” from page 29.
7. If you want to connect an ISDN telephone or an ISDN
PBX to the FRITZ!Box Fon WLAN: connect your ISDN
equipment. See the sections “Connecting ISDN Tele-
phones” from page 31 and “Connecting an ISDN PBX”
from page 32.
2.2 Mounting FRITZ!Box Fon WLAN
You can either place FRITZ!Box Fon WLAN on a horizontal sur-
face or mount it on a wall. Please note the following:
zPlace or hang the FRITZ!Box Fon WLAN in a dry location
that is free of dust and protected from direct sunlight.
zDo not place FRITZ!Box Fon WLAN on excessively heat-
sensitive surfaces, as the base of the device can heat
up during normal operation.
zWhen connecting FRITZ!Box Fon WLAN to your computer
using the network or USB cable, remember to take the
length of the cable into account.
zIf you would like to establish wireless connections be-
tween FRITZ!Box Fon WLAN and the computer, position
the device at a central location.
zMake sure to keep sufficient distance from potential in-
terference sources like microwave devices or electric
devices with large metal housings.

Connecting to the Power Supply
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2.3 Connecting to the Power Supply
Connecting to the power supply
Connect the FRITZ!Box Fon WLAN to the power supply as de-
scribed below:
1. Remove the power supply unit from the FRITZ!Box Fon
WLAN package.
2. Connect the mains adapter to the socket labeled “Pow-
er”, located at the far right of the back panel of the
FRITZ!Box Fon WLAN.
3. Plug the other end into an AC power outlet.
The green “Power/DSL” LED begins flashing after a few
seconds.

Connecting the Computer(s)
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2.4 Connecting the Computer(s)
If you would like to surf the web using the FRITZ!Box Fon
WLAN or to open the FRITZ!Box Fon WLAN user interface,
then you must connect a computer with the FRITZ!Box Fon
WLAN.
A computer can be connected with the FRITZ!Box Fon WLAN
in two different ways:
zusing a LAN port of the FRITZ!Box Fon WLAN
zwirelessly via WLAN
One computer can be connected to FRITZ!Box Fon WLAN by
only one of these means.
One computer can be connected to each of the four LAN
ports of FRITZ!Box Fon WLAN, and several computers can be
connected with FRITZ!Box Fon WLAN at the same time via
WLAN.
The way a computer is connected to the FRITZ!Box Fon WLAN
is the same regardless of the computer’s operating system.
All of the computers connected with the FRITZ!Box Fon WLAN
constitute a network.

Connecting Computer(s) to a LAN Port
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2.5 Connecting Computer(s) to a LAN Port
If you want to connect a computer to one of the four LAN
ports on the FRITZ!Box Fon WLAN, make sure that your com-
puter is equipped with a network adapter. A LAN port is usu-
ally designated by the icon at left or labeled “LAN”.
Connecting a computer to a LAN port on the FRITZ!Box Fon WLAN
Cable
A red network cable for connecting a computer is included in
the FRITZ!Box Fon WLAN package.