Fritz! Box 6840 LTE User manual

FRITZ!Box 6840 LTE
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Configuration
and Operation
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Table of Contents
Symbols and Highlighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
1 Getting to Know FRITZ!Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
1.1 FRITZ!Box at a Glance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
1.2 LTE: Radio Standard for Connecting to the Internet. . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
1.3 Ports and Interfaces. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
1.4 Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
1.5 LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
2 Before You Connect the FRITZ!Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
2.1 Contents of the FRITZ!Box Package. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
2.2 Requirements for Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
2.3 Security and Handling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
3 Connecting FRITZ!Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
3.1 Screwing On the LTE Antennae . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
3.2 Inserting the SIM Card. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
3.3 Connecting to Electrical Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
4 Connecting the Computer to the FRITZ!Box . . . . . . . . . . 22
4.1 Connecting Computers to the LAN Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
4.2 Connecting Computers Wirelessly over WLAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
5 The FRITZ!Box User Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
5.1 Opening the User Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
5.2 Protecting the User Interface with a Password. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
5.3 Saving the FRITZ!Box Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
6 Configuring an Internet Connection into
the LTE Network. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
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7 Connecting Telephony Devices to the FRITZ!Box. . . . . . 34
7.1 Connecting an Analog Telephony Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
7.2 Registering Cordless (DECT) Telephones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
7.3 Registering Smartphones with FRITZ!App Fon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
7.4 Connecting an IP Telephone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
8 Setting Up the FRITZ!Box for Telephone Calls . . . . . . . . 39
8.1 Entering Internet Telephone Numbers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
8.2 Configuring Connected Telephones and Terminal Devices . . . . . . . 40
8.3 Making Telephone Calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
9 Firmware Update: Updating the FRITZ!Box Software . . 42
10 FRITZ!Box as an Internet Router . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
10.1 Child Protection: Restricting Internet Access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
10.2 Port Forwarding: Making Computers Accessible from the Internet. 44
10.3 Dynamic DNS: Name Instead of IP Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
10.4 Remote Access over HTTPS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
10.5 Prioritization: Right of Way for Internet Access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
10.6 VPN: Remote Access to the Home Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
10.7 DNSSEC: Security for DNS Queries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
11 FRITZ!Box as a WLAN Base Station. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
11.1 Security. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
11.2 Guest Access: WLAN Connection for Guests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
11.3 Setting Up Night Service for WLAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
11.4 Increasing the Range of the WLAN Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
11.5 WLAN Standards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
11.6 Frequency Ranges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
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12 FRITZ!Box as a Telephone System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
12.1 Using the Telephone Book and Call List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
12.2 Setting Up the FRITZ!Box Answering Machine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
12.3 Setting Up FRITZ!Box Fax Reception . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
12.4 Setting Up Call Diversion. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
12.5 Saving Costs with Dialing Rules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
12.6 Blocking Telephone Numbers and Callers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
12.7 Setting Up Do Not Disturb . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
12.8 Setting Up the Alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
12.9 Enabling the Baby Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
12.10 Making Telephone Calls with Convenience Functions. . . . . . . . . . . 75
13 FRITZ!Box as a DECT Base Station . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
13.1 Paging Cordless Telephones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
13.2 Deregistering a Cordless Telephone from the FRITZ!Box . . . . . . . . . 83
13.3 Enabling DECT Eco . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
14 The FRITZ!Box Home Network. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
15 Network Devices in the FRITZ!Box Home Network . . . . 87
15.1 Network Settings in the FRITZ!Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
15.2 Obtaining an IP Address Automatically . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
16 USB Devices in the FRITZ!Box Home Network . . . . . . . . 97
16.1 Power Supply for USB Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
16.2 USB Devices on the FRITZ!Box. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
16.3 Using USB Devices Safely . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
16.4 Accessing USB Memory. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
16.5 Sharing a USB Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
17 Saving Energy with FRITZ!Box. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
17.1 Saving Energy with the WLAN Radio Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
17.2 Enabling Energy-saving Mode for USB Hard Drives . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
17.3 Saving Energy at the LAN Ports. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
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18 Help in Case of Errors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
18.1 The User Interface Does Not Open . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
18.2 Cannot Establish a WLAN Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
19 Configuring FRITZ!Box on the Telephone . . . . . . . . . . . 120
19.1 Restoring Factory Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
19.2 Switching WLAN On and Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
19.3 Turning Do Not Disturb On/Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
19.4 Switching the Alarm On and Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
19.5 Setting Up Call Diversion. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
19.6 Disabling Automatic Outside Dialing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
20 Taking FRITZ!Box out of Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
20.1 Removing the SIM Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
20.2 Restoring the FRITZ!Box Factory Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
20.3 Uninstalling Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
21 Technical Specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
21.1 Ports and Interfaces. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
21.2 Router Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
21.3 User Interface and Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
21.4 Physical Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
21.5 Cable. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
22 Customer Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
22.1 Documentation on the FRITZ!Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
22.2 Information in the Internet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
22.3 Support from the Support Team . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
23 AVM Products for the FRITZ!Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Legal Notice. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Legal Notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Declaration of CE Conformity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Disposal Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
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Drilling Template . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Glossary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
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Symbols and Highlighting
Symbols and emphasized text are used to mark certain information in
this manual.
Symbols
Highlighting
This symbol designates hints and tips that are useful in oper-
ating your product.
This symbol indicates important instructions that must be
observed to avoid malfunctions.
Highlighting Function Examples
Quotation marks Keys
Buttons
Menus
File paths
Folder and file
names
“F1” key
“Help”
“Home Network”
“C:\My Documents”
“Documentation”
Pointed brackets Joker <Telephone number>
Blue and under-
lined
Address to be en-
tered in the web
browser
fritz.box
Blue text links and references
within this manual
For more information on
customer service, see
the section from
page 132.
Bold Emphasis Do not click the button ...
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Getting to Know FRITZ!Box
1 Getting to Know FRITZ!Box
This chapter gives you an overview of the features and functions of
your FRITZ!Box 6840 LTE and describes ports, buttons and LEDs.
1.1 FRITZ!Box at a Glance
Access to the Internet
The FRITZ!Box connects multiple computers fast and safely
with the Internet. Other network-compatible devices like
smartphones and game consoles can use the FRITZ!Box for
their Internet connection.
For fast Internet connections via the LTE radio standard, an
LTE modem is integrated into the FRITZ!Box. A preconfigured
firewall protects your network from attacks from the Internet.
The FRITZ!Box also offers a variety of functions to control ac-
cess to the Internet as well as access from the Internet. The
“Internet filter” feature allows you to restrict access to the In-
ternet for individual Windows users or computers, for in-
stance for you children’s computers. With the integrated VPN
server you can link remote computers securely with the home
network of the FRITZ!Box over the Internet.
WLAN Base Station for Wireless Connections
Computers and other network devices that support WLAN can
be connected wirelessly with the FRITZ!Box. If no WLAN de-
vice is integrated in your computer, you can install an external
WLAN adapter like a FRITZ!WLAN USB Stick by AVM (see also
AVM Products for the FRITZ!Box from page 135).
The FRITZ!Box supports the fast WLAN N standard, which pro-
vides for data throughput of up to 300 Mbit/s (gross).
You can use the FRITZ!Box in either the 2.4-GHz frequency
band or the 5-GHz frequency band (dual band). Because the
5-GHz frequency band is used less frequently, connections in
this band are subject to less interference.
With the “guest access” feature you can grant friends and vis-
itors fast, secure access to the Internet over your wireless net-
work.
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FRITZ!Box at a Glance
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Telephone System (PBX)
The FRITZ!Box is a telephone system (or PBX: private branch
exchange) for the Internet telephone line.
The PBX is also equipped with up to five integrated answering
machines and one integrated fax machine for fax reception.
You do not need any more additional devices for these func-
tions. For up to five different telephone numbers in the
FRITZ!Box you can configure a separate answering machine.
The FRITZ!Box can be configured to forward new messages on
an answering machine and new faxes automatically by e-
mail.
The FRITZ!Box telephone book is easy to manage in the web
browser. If you use multiple FRITZ!Box cordless telephones on
the FRITZ!Fon, you can use a shared telephone book or set up
a separate telephone book for each FRITZ!Fon in the
FRITZ!Box.
In addition, the FRITZ!Box telephone functions offer conve-
nience features like a call list, call diversion and do not Dis-
turbDo Not Disturb.
DECT Base Station for Cordless Telephones
A DECT base station is integrated in your FRITZ!Box. Up to six
cordless telephones can be connected with the FRITZ!Box:
you do not need an additional base station.
You can use the FRITZ!Box as a DECT base station or as a re-
peater. When used as a repeater, the FRITZ!Box increases the
range of another FRITZ!Box’s DECT radio network.
Switchboard in the Home Network
The FRITZ!Box connects your computers and other network
devices not only with the Internet, but also with each other.
The connected network devices constitute the home network
of the FRITZ!Box and can exchange data among each other.
You connect computers and other network devices with the
FRITZ!Box either wirelessly via WLAN or using a network ca-
ble.
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LTE: Radio Standard for Connecting to the Internet
The FRITZ!Box can manage various storage media and make
them available to all participants in the home network. These
include connected USB flash drives, USB hard drives and on-
line storage.
USB 2.0 Port
The FRITZ!Box has a USB port which can be used to integrate
USB devices into your home network, for instance a printer or
a storage medium. The connected USB devices can then be
used simultaneously by all network devices in the home net-
work of the FRITZ!Box.
Media Server for Music, Images, and Video in the Home
Network
As a media server the FRITZ!Box makes music, video and im-
age files available throughout the entire home network. With
suitable playback devices in the home network of the
FRITZ!Box you can even play back the media files when the
computer is turned off.
Your music, video and image files can be stored on a USB
storage medium connected to the FRITZ!Box.
The playback devices or programs, for instance computers or
television sets, must support the UPnP AV or DLNA standard.
1.2 LTE: Radio Standard for Connecting to the Internet
LTE (Long Term Evolution) is a radio standard specified ac-
cording to the 3GPP standard, Release 8 . Within this stan-
dard the FRITZ!Box belongs to category 3 UE (user equip-
ment).
Frequency Ranges
LTE supports two frequency bands:
•791 - 862 MHz: the LTE band 20 is located in this range.
This band is called the “digital dividend” spectrum.
•2500 - 2690 MHz: the LTE band 7 is located in this range.
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Ports and Interfaces
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Channel Bandwidth
Within these two frequency bands the FRITZ!Box supports the
channel bandwidths 5, 10 and 20 MHz.
The smaller the channel bandwidth, the lower the throughput:
All devices located in the same radio cell share the band-
width and thus the throughput.
Antenna Technology
The FRITZ!Box supports Multiple-In-Multiple-Out (MIMO) an-
tenna technology.
1.3 Ports and Interfaces
Possibilities for connecting the FRITZ!Box
20 MHz up to 100 Mbit/s download
up to 50 Mbit/s upload
10 MHz up to 60 Mbit/s download
up to 38 Mbit/s upload
Computer, game
console, network
Analog telephone,
fax
4 x LAN (Gigabit)
Notebook, smartphone,
video/TVStreaming
Fon analog
Printer,
storage media
USB 2.0
FRITZ!Fon or other
DECT telephones
DECT
LTESIM card
SIM
WLANLTE
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Buttons
•FON
One RJ11 socket for one analog telephone or another an-
alog terminal device
•LAN 1 – LAN 4
4 gigabit Ethernet ports (10/100/1000 Base-T) for con-
necting computers and other network devices like game
consoles and network hubs
•USB
USB 2.0 port for connecting USB devices like printers or
storage media
•WLAN base station
Integrated WLAN base station for connecting to WLAN
devices that use the radio standard IEEE 802.11a,
IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g or IEEE 802.11n (in the 2.4-
or 5-GHz frequency band)
•DECT base station
Integrated DECT base station for connecting up to
6 cordless telephones that use the DECT standard
1.4 Buttons
The FRITZ!Box has two buttons on the upper side of the hous-
ing.
FRITZ!Box buttons
PhonePhone
PowePower / LTELTE
DECTDECT
WLANWLAN
InfoInfo
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LEDs
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WLAN Button
With the WLAN button you can turn the WLAN function on and
off and connect wireless devices with the FRITZ!Box by WPS.
WPS is an easy way to establish secure wireless connections
(see page 25).
DECT Button
With the DECT button you can register cordless telephones on
the FRITZ!Box (see page 34) and page misplaced cordless
handsets (see page 83).
1.5 LEDs
LED Condition Meaning
Power /
LTE
on •FRITZ!Box on standby
•Device has electrical power and the LTE connection has
been established
flashing •Device has electrical power
•LTE connection is being established or has been inter-
rupted
Phone on Telephone connection to the Internet active
flashing Messages in your voicemail/e-mail inbox (this function
must be supported by your telephony provider)
DECT on DECT function enabled
flashing Registration procedure for a DECT handset in progress
WLAN on WLAN function enabled
flashing •Enabling or disabling WLAN function
•Adopting the WLAN settings
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LEDs
Info LED
Here you can define what additional information should be
displayed on the “Info” LED. For details, see the “System / In-
fo Display” section of the user interface of your FRITZ!Box
6840 LTE.
Info on •Telephone connection between two Internet telephony
subscribers is active; the call is free of charge (this func-
tion must be supported by your Internet telephony pro-
vider)
•Signals an event specified by the user
flashing •Updating the firmware
•Specified value for online meter reached
•Signals an event specified by the user
flashing red Error: Open the FRITZ!Box user interface and follow the in-
structions on the “Overview” page
LED Condition Meaning
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Before You Connect the FRITZ!Box
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2 Before You Connect the FRITZ!Box
•Check the contents of your FRITZ!Box package. See the section
Contents of the FRITZ!Box Package on page 15 for more informa-
tion.
•Make sure that the requirements for connecting and operating
the FRITZ!Box have been met. See the section Requirements for
Operation on page 15 for more information.
•Please see the security and handling instructions in the section
Security and Handling on page 16.
2.1 Contents of the FRITZ!Box Package
•FRITZ!Box 6840 LTE
•two LTE antennae
•one power supply unit
•one network cable
•a FRITZ!Box CD with the FRITZ!Box manual as a PDF file
•printed product information
2.2 Requirements for Operation
In order to operate the FRITZ!Box, you must have the follow-
ing:
•a web browser that supports Java script (for instance, In-
ternet Explorer version 8.0 or higher, or Firefox version 7
or higher)
•an LTE SIM card for the Internet connection
•for connecting computers via WLAN:
computer with WLAN support (compliant with
IEEE 802.11n, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11a or
IEEE 802.11b). Computers that do not have integrated
WLAN can be equipped with WLAN support by installing
a WLAN device like a FRITZ!WLAN USB Stick N, for in-
stance.
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Security and Handling
•for connecting computers using network cable:
computer with a network port (network adapter standard
Ethernet 10/100/1000 Base-T)
2.3 Security and Handling
Before installing and using the FRITZ!Box, please read the fol-
lowing security and handling instructions.
Safety Instructions
•Before mounting the FRITZ!Box on the wall, make sure
that there are no electrical lines, gas or water pipes lo-
cated where you need to drill the holes.
If necessary, check the site it with a pipe detector or con-
sult with qualified experts.
•Do not place FRITZ!Box on excessively heat-sensitive sur-
faces, as the base of the device can heat up during nor-
mal operation.
•Make sure that the ventilation slits on the FRITZ!Box
housing are always unobstructed. The ventilation slits
provide for air cooling.
–The FRITZ!Box should not be placed on a carpet or on
upholstered furniture.
–Do not cover the FRITZ!Box.
•Do not install the FRITZ!Box during an electrical storm.
•Disconnect the 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.
When working with the FRITZ!Box 6840 LTE, be sure to ob-
serve the following security instructions in order to protect
yourself and the FRITZ!Box from harm.
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Security and Handling
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•Do not open the FRITZ!Box housing. The device contains
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. For a drilling template to mount the
FRITZ!Box on a wall, see page 144.
•Place or hang the FRITZ!Box in a dry location that is free
of dust and protected from direct sunlight.
•For ideal operating conditions, mount the FRITZ!Box on a
wall with the cables connected on the bottom.
•When connecting FRITZ!Box to your computer using a
network cable, keep in mind that the cable can be no
longer than 100 m.
•If you would like to establish wireless connections be-
tween the FRITZ!Box and the computer, position the
FRITZ!Box at a central location.
•Make sure to keep sufficient distance from potential
sources of interference like microwave devices or elec-
tric devices with large metal housings.
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3 Connecting FRITZ!Box
•Screw the LTE antennae onto the FRITZ!Box and insert the SIM
card.
•Connect the FRITZ!Box to the power supply.
This chapter tells you how.
3.1 Screwing On the LTE Antennae
Screwing On the LTE Antennae
1. Pick up the two LTE antennae included in the package.
2. Screw the antennae onto the sockets labeled “LTE”.
Connecting Exterior Antenna
You can also connect the FRITZ!Box 6840 LTE with an exterior
antenna rather than using the LTE antennae included with de-
livery. If areas located on the edge of LTE radio coverage, the
two LTE included in the package may not be sufficient for suc-
cessful radio traffic. If this is the case, you can use a stronger
antenna, for instance, one mounted on your roof.
Before you connect the FRITZ!Box, note the additional in-
structions in the section Security and Handling on page 16.
SIM
SIM LTE
LTE
LTE
LTE
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Please note the following if you would like to use an exterior
antenna:
•The antenna has to fit into an SMA socket. The antenna
sockets on the FRITZ!Box 6840 LTE are SMA connectors.
•The plugs on the antenna cable used to connect the
FRITZ!Box 6840 LTE and the antenna must be SMA plugs.
•The FRITZ!Box 6840 LTE receives on both antenna sock-
ets and transmits on only one. The antenna socket on
the left of the FRITZ!Box 6840 LTE socket panel ist the
one for transmission:
If your exterior antenna has only one connector, connect
the antenna to this antenna socket and screw one of the
LTE antennae included with delivery into the other an-
tenna socket.
If the exterior antenna has two connectors, connect the
antenna to both antenna sockets on the FRITZ!Box 6840
LTE.
3.2 Inserting the SIM Card
You received a SIM card from your LTE provider. This card
must be inserted into the card holder in the FRITZ!Box SIM
card slot.
SIM
SIM
LTE
LTE
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Connecting to Electrical Power
1. Pull the card holder completely out of the SIM card slot.
2. Place the SIM card with the slanted edge in the bottom
right corner with the contacts facing downwards.
3. Insert the card holder with the SIM card back into the
SIM card slot.
3.3 Connecting to Electrical Power
Connecting to the power supply
1. Pick up the power supply unit included in the FRITZ!Box
package.
2. Connect the power supply unit to the socket on the
FRITZ!Box labeled “Power”.
DECT
DECT
WLAN
WLAN
Info
Info
SIM
SIM
SIM-Karte
DECT
DECT
WLAN
WLAN
Info
Info
SIM
SIM
SIM-Karte
123
DECT
WLAN
Info
PhonePhone
SIM
SIM LTE
LTE
LTE
LTE
D
WLAN
Use only this power supply unit for connecting to electri-
cal power.
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