Fritz! Powerline 1240E Owner's manual

Installation
and Operation
AVM GmbH, Alt-Moabit 95, D-10559 Berlin
Germany
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Help is opened by clicking the question mark
button in the user interface of FRITZ!Powerline.
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WLAN Set and cable may not be disposed with
household waste. Please bring these to
your local collection points for disposal.
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1240E 1000E Function
•Power supply
•Interface to the powerline network
WLAN
•Wireless access point
•For connecting to the wireless radio
network
LAN LAN
•For connecting network devices
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•For establishing secure
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Security
•Operate the FRITZ!Powerline
1240E and FRITZ!Powerline
1000E in dry places free of
dust and protected from
direct sunlight, and provide
for sufficient ventilation.
•The FRITZ!Powerline 1240E
WLAN Set is intended for
indoor use only.
•Plug the FRITZ!Powerline
adapters into easily
accessible outlets in your
home.
•Never let liquids get inside
the FRITZ!Powerline adapters.
•Do not open the
FRITZ!Powerline adapters.
Opening and/or repairing the
device can present a hazard.
•Remove the FRITZ!Powerline
adapters from the mains
before cleaning. Clean the
device using a moist cloth.
Package Contents and Device Features
1 FRITZ!Powerline 1000E
Power
LAN
Powerline • Security
1 FRITZ!Powerline 1240E
WLAN
Powerline
WLAN -WPS
Powerline -Security
2 LAN cables
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This Is the FRITZ!Powerline 1240E WLAN Set
This quick introduction shows you the possibilities for deploying and operating
your FRITZ!Powerline 1240E WLANSet. The FRITZ!Powerline1240E WLAN
Set is comprised of the powerline adapters FRITZ!Powerline 1240E and
FRITZ!Powerline 1000E.
The FRITZ!Powerline1240E WLAN Set lets you set up a complete powerline
network that is encrypted and ready for secure operation immediately upon
delivery. FRITZ!Powerline1000E is the connection from your internet router to
the powerline network. FRITZ!Powerline 1240E can be deployed throughout
the home and serves as a fast, secure internet access point for your wireless
and network devices.
In the FRITZ!Box home network, FRITZ!Powerline 1240E automatically
adopts the FRITZ!Box's settings. With a FRITZ!Box that has FRITZ!OS 6.90 or
higher installed, you can also benefit from expanded Mesh WiFi functionality.
Information about the benefits and the configuration of Mesh WiFi is presented
at en.avm.de/mesh-networking.
For device settings FRITZ!Powerline 1240E has a user interface which you can
open in a web browser on all connected devices.
Detailed instructions and technical details are presented in the PDF manuals
for the FRITZ!Powerline 1240E and FRITZ!Powerline 1000E products available
on our website en.avm.de/service
Have fun with your FRITZ!Powerline 1240E WLAN Set.
User Interface
FRITZ!Powerline 1240E has a user interface you can open in the web browser
on your computer. Enter the following address:
•In the home network of a FRITZ!Box: http://fritz.powerline
•For multiple FRITZ!Powerline devices with a user interface: <IP address>
(the IP address is displayed in http://fritz.box under "Home Network")
•In the home network of another Internet router: <IP address> (the IP
address is displayed in the user interface of the router)
•Without a connection to the home network and router: 192.168.178.2
Settings and Functions
In the user interface you can:
•Perform update to the latest FRITZ!OS version (firmware)
•Configure various settings for FRITZ!Powerline 1240E, for instance switch
the LEDs on and off
•Add powerline adapter to the powerline network without pressing the
button
•Configure FRITZ!Powerline 1240E as a wireless repeater
•If you have Ethernet house wiring or a router without wireless LAN
functionality: Configure the connection to the Internet router via LAN cable
Software for Microsoft Windows and MacOS
•Update and control also with the FRITZ!Powerline program, available for
download at en.avm.de/powerline.
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Starting Operation of the FRITZ!Powerline 1240E WLAN Set
1. Insert the FRITZ!Powerline1000E in an outlet
and use the LAN cable to connect it with your
Internet router (FRITZ!Box).
2. Insert FRITZ!Powerline 1240E in an outlet close
to your Internet router (FRITZ!Box) and wait until
the “Powerline” LED lights up permanently.
If you have a FRITZ!Box with FRITZ!OS
6.90 or higher installed, you can integrate
FRITZ!Powerline 1240E into the Mesh WiFi of
your FRITZ!Box: First trigger registration mode
with the “WPS” or “Connect” button on the
FRITZ!Box, and then press the “WLAN-WPS”
button on FRITZ!Powerline 1240E and hold it
down for 1second. The LEDs on FRITZ!Powerline
1240E will start flashing.
3. As soon as the “WLAN-WPS” LED stops flashing,
you can insert FRITZ!Powerline 1240E into an
outlet at the location where you need access
to the Internet and the home network for your
smartphone, tablet and other network devices.
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Electrical wiring
Electrical wiring
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