Fritz! DVB-C Owner's manual

FRITZ!WLAN
Repeater DVB-C
Installation
and Operation

FRITZ!WLAN Repeater DVB-C 2
Table of Contents
Symbols and Highlighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
1 FRITZ!WLAN Repeater DVB-C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
1.1 Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
1.2 Package Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
1.3 Button and LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
1.4 Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
2 Before You Connect the FRITZ!WLAN Repeater . . . . . . . 11
2.1 Requirements for Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
2.2 Security and Handling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
3 Installing at the Cable Connection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
4 Connecting with the Internet Router Wirelessly . . . . . . 15
4.1 Establishing a Wireless LAN Connection Using WPS . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
4.2 Connecting Wirelessly Using the Configuration Wizard. . . . . . . . . . 17
4.3 The Best Location for the FRITZ!WLAN Repeater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
5 Connecting to the Internet Router via LAN Cable . . . . . 19
5.1 Connecting via LAN Cable or Power Lines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
5.2 Connecting an Internet Router . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
6 Integrating Wireless Devices in the Wireless Network . 20
6.1 Instructions for a Wireless Connection with the Internet Router . . 20
6.2 Instructions for a LAN Connection with the Internet Router . . . . . . 20
7 The FRITZ!WLAN Repeater User Interface. . . . . . . . . . . . 22
7.1 Opening the User Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
7.2 Protecting the User Interface with a Password. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
7.3 Performing a FRITZ!OS Update . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

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8 Television in the Home Network. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
8.1 What the FRITZ!WLAN Repeater Makes Available . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
8.2 Installing TV Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
8.3 Television with FRITZ!App TV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
8.4 Watching Television with the VLC Media Player. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
8.5 Restarting the Channel Search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
9 Integrating in the Wireless LAN via LAN Port. . . . . . . . . 28
10 Changing the Name of the Wireless Network (SSID). . . 29
10.1 Why the Name of the Radio Network (SSID)
Has To Be Changed First . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
10.2 Configuring a Separate Radio Network Name for the
FRITZ!WLAN Repeater. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
11 Switching the Operating Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
11.1 Operating Modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
11.2 Changing the Operating Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
12 Switching Off LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
13 Configuring a Switching Schedule for the Wireless Radio
Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
14 Help in Case of Errors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
14.1 LEDs Not On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
14.2 The User Interface Is Not Displayed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
14.3 Problems with an App . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
14.4 Poor Picture Quality in Television Reception . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
14.5 No Connection with the Wireless Access Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
14.6 No Wireless LAN Connection with a Computer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
14.7 Throughput Too Slow for Wireless AC or Wireless N . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
14.8 Cannot Access Devices in the Network. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
14.9 Obtaining an IP Address Automatically . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

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15 Technical Specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
15.1 Physical Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
15.2 User Interface and Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
16 Customer Service Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
16.1 Documentation on the FRITZ!WLAN Repeater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
16.2 Information in the Internet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
16.3 Assistance from the Support Team . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Manufacturer’s Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Legal Notice. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Legal Notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Declaration of CE Conformity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Disposal Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

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Symbols and Highlighting
Symbols and emphasized text are used to designate certain informa-
tion 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 Buttons
Menus
“Help”
“System / “Info” Dis-
play”
Blue and under-
lined text
Address to be en-
tered in the web
browser
http://fritz.repeater
Blue text Links and references
within this manual
For instructions on con-
necting the FRITZ!WLAN
Repeater with your wire-
less access point, see
page 15.

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FRITZ!WLAN Repeater DVB-C
1 FRITZ!WLAN Repeater DVB-C
This chapter presents an overview of the FRITZ!WLAN Repeater DVB-C.
1.1 Features
Extending the Wireless Radio Network
The FRITZ!WLAN Repeater increases the range of your wireless
network simply and securely.
PCs, notebooks, tablets and other wireless devices that are
not located too far from the wireless access point can be reg-
istered with the FRITZ!WLAN Repeater.
The wireless network devices receive access to the radio net-
work and to the wireless access point’s Internet connection.
FRITZ!WLAN Repeater DVB-C in a radio network

Package Contents
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Distributing Cable Television in the Home Network
The FRITZ!WLAN Repeater distributes the TV signal of your ca-
ble connection throughout the home network. With
FRITZ!App TV or other software you can receive free-to-air dig-
ital television channels on a PC, notebook, tablet or smart-
phone.
Integrating the Network Device in the Wireless Network
via LAN Cable
At the LAN port of the FRITZ!WLAN Repeater you can connect a
network device without wireless LAN support, like a Blu-ray
player, satellite/TV receiver, or network storage.
The connected device is integrated into the wireless radio
network and has access to the Internet.
Integrating the Internet Router in the Wireless Network
via LAN Cable
You can also connect an Internet router to the FRITZ!WLAN
Repeater’s LAN port.
The wireless network devices receive access to the Internet
router’s Internet connection via the FRITZ!WLAN Repeater.
1.2 Package Contents
•FRITZ!WLAN Repeater DVB-C
•1 LAN cable (network cable)
•1 coaxial cable
•1 T-adapter
•1 printed quick guide

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Button and LEDs
1.3 Button and LEDs
The FRITZ!WLAN Repeater has a button and various LEDs on
the front panel.
LEDs and button
Button
The following functions are operated using the button:
Function Press for at least ...
Switches wireless LAN on and off 1 second
Starts a WPS Quick Connection 6 seconds
Restores the repeater to factory set-
tings
15 seconds
TV
WLAN
Power
WPS
TV
WLAN
Power

Button and LEDs
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LEDs
LED Condition Meaning
Signal
strength
flashing •Searching for wireless access point
•No connection with the wireless access
point
on The more LEDs are lit up, the stronger the
connection with the wireless access point
In the “LAN Bridge” mode: signal strength
of the connection with the first registered
wireless LAN device
Power flashing •FRITZ!WLAN Repeater starting
•Updating the firmware of the
FRITZ!WLAN Repeater
on FRITZ!WLAN Repeater is ready for operation
WLAN flashing •FRITZ!WLAN Repeater adopts wireless
LAN settings
•Switching wireless radio network on or
off
•Performing WPS
flashing rapid-
ly
WPS aborted. More than two wireless de-
vices are performing WPS at the same
time. Restart WPS.
on Wireless LAN is enabled
TV flashing Performing channel search
on TV signal found
off No TV signal
All flashing Loading factory settings

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Connections
1.4 Connections
The bottom edge of the FRITZ!WLAN Repeater has two sock-
ets:
Features
The sockets have the following functions:
Socket Features
LAN •Connects network de-
vices to the
FRITZ!WLAN Repeater
with a LAN cable
•Connects FRITZ!WLAN
Repeater to the Inter-
net router with a LAN
cable
DVB-C •Connects FRITZ!WLAN
Repeater to a cable or
multimedia socket us-
ing a coaxial cable
DVB-CLAN