Fritz! Fritz!Repeater 1200 User manual

Quick Start Guide
Repeater
1200

ENGLISH 3
DEUTSCH 15
ESPANOL 27
FRANÇAIS 39
ITALIANO 51
NEDERLANDS 63

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Package Contents
Part Illustration
1 FRITZ!Repeater1200
1 network cable
Security
• Operate the FRITZ! Repeater 1200 in a dry place that is free of dust and
protected from direct sunlight, and provide for sucient ventilation.
• The FRITZ!Repeater 1200 is intended for indoor use only. Never let liquids
get inside the housing.
• Insert the FRITZ!Repeater1200 into an electrical outlet that is easy to reach.
• Do not open the FRITZ!Repeater 1200 housing. Opening and/or repairing the
device can present a hazard.
• Unplug the FRITZ!Repeater 1200 from the outlet before cleaning. Clean the
device using a moist cloth.

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LED
Meaning Function
“Connect”
button
Press for 1 second:
Start connecting
Press for 6 seconds:
Connect with other
access point
Press for 15 seconds:
Factory settings
LED
on connected with FRITZ!Box, good connection
ashing
• slowly (every 2 seconds): not connected with
FRITZ!Box, no Wi-Fi connection set up
• fast (twice per second): WPS, restart or up-
date in progress
on weak connection to FRITZ!Box
ashing connection to FRITZ!Box interrupted
o • Wi-Fi disabled
• schedule enabled (wireless bridge)
“LAN” socket Connect network devices or internet router via cable

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Access Modes
The FRITZ!Repeater 1200 can work in two dierent access modes:
Wireless Bridge (preset)
In “wireless bridge” access mode, the
FRITZ!Repeater and your FRITZ!Box
(router) are connected via Wi-Fi. The
FRITZ!Repeater can expand the
network by oering connections to
computers and other network devices
via Wi-Fi or LAN cable. Continue read-
ing on page 6.
LAN
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi
Power/DSL
WLAN
Fon/DECT
Connect/WPS
Info
LAN Bridge
In “LAN bridge” access mode, the
FRITZ!Repeater and your FRITZ!Box
(router) are connected by LAN cable.
The FRITZ!Repeater can expand the
network by oering Wi-Fi connections
to computers and other network
devices.
If you would like to connect the
repeater with your FRITZ!Box by cable,
congure “LAN bridge” access mode in
the user interface of the FRITZ!Repeat-
er. Continue reading on page 10.
LAN
Wi-Fi
Power/DSL
WLAN
Fon/DECT
Connect/WPS
Info

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Connecting the FRITZ!Repeater to the Wireless
Router at the Touch of a Button (WPS)
1. Plug the FRITZ!Repeater into an
outlet near your FRITZ!Box. The
FRITZ!Repeater starts operation.
2. Wait until the LED starts slowly
ashing green. As soon as the
LED slowly ashes green, the
FRITZ!Repeater is ready for a
connection.
3. Press the “Connect” button. The
LED ashes green more rapidly.
4. Within 2 minutes, start WPS on
your FRITZ!Box:
• FRITZ!Box with “WPS” or “Con-
nect/WPS” button: Press button
briey
• FRITZ!Boxes with “WLAN” or
“WLAN/WPS” button: Press
button for about 6 seconds until
the “WLAN” LED ashes.
• When the LED on the FRITZ!Re-
peater lights up permanently,
the Wi-Fi connection has been
established.

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Connecting the FRITZ!Repeater to the Wireless
Router at the Touch of a Button (WPS)
If the LED starts ashing slow-
ly green again, the connection
was not established. Repeat
the connection instructions
starting from step 3.
5. Insert the FRITZ!Repeater into
an outlet located about halfway
between the FRITZ!Box and
the wireless devices to be
added to the Wi-Fi network.
The FRITZ!Repeater and your
FRITZ!Box connect once more.
The LED lights up once the con-
nection has been established.
Power/DSL
WLAN
Fon/DECT
Connect/WPS
Info
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi
LED lights up green: the
FRITZ!Repeater has a good Wi-Fi
connection and is ready for operation.
LED lights up orange: the
FRITZ!Repeater has a weak Wi-Fi
connection. Plug the FRITZ!Re-
peater into an outlet closer to your
FRITZ!Box.
LED continuously ashes
orange: cannot connect via Wi-Fi.
Plug the FRITZ!Repeater into an
outlet closer to your FRITZ!Box.
With the FRITZ!App WLAN you
can determine the optimum
position for your
FRITZ!Repeater in the home
network of your FRITZ!Box;
see page 13.

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Connecting the FRITZ!Repeater to the
Wireless Router Using the Wizard
If your wireless router does not support setup at the touch of a button (WPS),
use the wizard to connect the FRITZ!Repeater with the wireless router.
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Establishing a Connection to the Computer
1. Plug the FRITZ!Repeater into an outlet near your wireless router. The
FRITZ!Repeater starts operation.
2. Wait until the LED starts slowly ashing green.
3. Select the Wi-Fi network of your FRITZ!Repeater on the computer, and start
the connection process.
4. Enter the network key of the FRITZ!Repeater. The precongured unique
network key is printed on the back of this guide and on the back of the
device housing.
The computer establishes a connection to the FRITZ!Repeater.

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Connecting the FRITZ!Repeater to the
Wireless Router Using the Wizard
If your wireless router does not support setup at the touch of a button (WPS),
use the wizard to connect the FRITZ!Repeater with the wireless router.
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Running the Wizard
1. Open the web browser on your computer and enter http://fritz.repeater in
the address bar.
2. The conguration wizard appears and guides you through setup of the Wi-Fi
connection between the FRITZ!Repeater and your wireless router.
3. Insert the FRITZ!Repeater into an outlet located about halfway between the
wireless router and the wireless devices to be added to the Wi-Fi network.
The FRITZ!Repeater and the wireless router connect once more.
LED lights up green: the FRITZ!Repeater has a good Wi-Fi connection
and is ready for operation.
LED lights up orange: the FRITZ!Repeater has a weak Wi-Fi connection.
Insert the the FRITZ!Repeater into an outlet closer to the wireless router.
LED continuously ashes orange: cannot connect via Wi-Fi. Insert the
the FRITZ!Repeater into an outlet closer to the wireless router.

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Connecting the FRITZ!Repeater to the
Router via LAN
If you would like to connect the FRITZ!Repeater with your FRITZ!Box (router)
by cable, congure “LAN bridge” access mode in the user interface of the
FRITZ!Repeater.
Conguring LAN Bridge
1. Connect the FRITZ!Repeater with your computer via LAN cable.
2. Plug the FRITZ!Repeater into a power outlet and wait about 1 minute until
the FRITZ!Repeater has started and the LED ashes slower.
3. Open a web browser an enter http://fritz.repeater.
The user interface appears.
4. Assign a password and click on “OK".
5. Enter the password again and click on “Log In” and “Next”.
6. Enable the “LAN bridge” access mode and click on “Next”.
7. Follow the wizard’s instructions.
8. After the nal conguration step, disconnect the LAN cable from the com-
puter and connect the FRITZ!Repeater with your FRITZ!Box (router).

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Connecting the FRITZ!Repeater to the
Router via LAN
Enable Mesh (Only with FRITZ!Box Software FRITZ!OS 7 or Newer)
1. Make sure that the FRITZ!Repeater is connected with your FRITZ!Box
(router). The LED lights green.
2. Press the “Connect” button. The LED ashes green:
3. Within 2 minutes, enable Mesh on your FRITZ!Box:
• FRITZ!Box with “WPS” or “Connect/WPS” button: Press button briey
• FRITZ!Box with “WLAN” or "“WLAN/WPS” button: Press button for at least
6 seconds
When Mesh is enabled, the FRITZ!Repeater is marked with the Mesh enabled
icon under “Home Network / Mesh” in the user interface of the FRITZ!Box.

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FRITZ!Repeater in the Home Network
FRITZ!Repeater 1200 on a FRITZ!Box
with Mesh (FRITZ!OS7 or newer)
In the home network of a FRITZ!Box
with Mesh (FRITZ!OS 7 or newer),
operation of your FRITZ!Repeater is
especially easy and convenient.
• When Mesh is enabled, all of the
FRITZ!Box’s Wi-Fi settings are
permanently adopted.
• Updates for the FRITZ!Repeater
can be performed directly in the
FRITZ!Box user interface under
“Home Network / Mesh”.
• Mesh Wi-Fi provides for the
optimum Wi-Fi connections of all
wireless devices.
During conguration at the
press of a button (see
page 6, the FRITZ!Repeater
is automatically enabled for
Mesh. When “LAN bridge”
access mode is congured,
Mesh has to be enabled; see
page 10.
FRITZ!Repeater 1200 on a FRITZ!Box
without Mesh or a Wireless Router
from Another Manufacturer
• During conguration the
FRITZ!Repeater adopts the Wi-Fi
network name and Wi-Fi pass-
word of the FRITZ!Box (wireless
router).
• If the Wi-Fi network name and/
or password is changed in the
FRITZ!Box (wireless router),
the FRITZ!Repeater has to be
reconnected.
• Settings and updates for the
FRITZ!Repeater are congured
and performed via the FRITZ!Re-
peater user interface.

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The User Interface of
the FRITZ!Repeater
With a FRITZ!Box
Enter http://fritz.repeater in the web
browser on a connected device to open
the user interface of the FRITZ!Repeat-
er. If necessary, perform an update
under “System / Update”.
With another wireless router
1. Open the user interface of the
your wireless router to determine
the IP address assigned to the
FRITZ!Repeater.
2. Enter the IP address in the web
browser to open the user inter-
face of the FRITZ!Repeater.
3. Secure your repeater with a
password the rst time you open
the user interface.
4. If necessary, perform an update
under “System / Update”.
Positioning
FRITZ!Repeater with
the FRITZ!App WLAN
A FRITZ!Repeater increases the Wi-Fi
range of your home network optimally
when it is optimally positioned.
The FRITZ!AppWLAN helps you cong-
ure your FRITZ!Repeater and position
it at the ideal location. For this the app
must be installed on your smartphone
and be connected to the home network.
App
Store
Google Play
Store

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Legal Notice
Diagnostics
The FRITZ!Repeater transfers diagnos-
tics data that support AVM in further
developing the product. This allows
you to benet directly from optimiza-
tions and FRITZ!OS updates. For more
detailed information, see the help on
the user interface at
http://fritz.repeater.
Declaration of CE Conformity
AVM declares herewith that the
device is compliant with the basic
requirements and the relevant rules in
directives 2014/53/EU, 2009/125/EC
and 2011/65/EU.
The long version of the declaration of
CE conformity is available at
http://en.avm.de/ce.
Legal Notice
Legal information and licensing condi-
tions are presented in the help of the
user interface.
Disposal
In accordance with European
directives, the FRITZ!Repeat-
er1200 and its cable may not be
disposed with household waste. Bring
these to your local collection points for
disposal.
Wi-Fi Frequencies / Transmitter
Power
• Wi-Fi 2.4-GHz range: 2.4GHz –
2.483GHz, maximum 100mW
• Wi-Fi 5 GHz: range 5.15 GHz –
5.35 GHz, maximum 200 mW plus
5.47 GHz – 5.725 GHz, maximum
1000 mW
• In the 5-GHz band for Wi-Fi, the
range from 5.15GHz to 5.35GHz
is intended only for indoor use.
This restriction or requirement is
eective in the countries AT, BE,
BG, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, EL, ES, FI,
FR, HR, HU, IE, IT, LT, LU, LV, MT, NL,
PL, PT, RO, SE, SI, SK, UK.

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Lieferumfang
Teil Abbildung
1 FRITZ!Repeater1200
1 Netzwerkkabel
Sicherheit
• Betreiben Sie den FRITZ!Repeater1200 an einem trockenen und staub-
freien Ort ohne direkte Sonneneinstrahlung und sorgen Sie für ausreichen-
de Belüftung.
• Der FRITZ!Repeater1200 ist für die Verwendung in Gebäuden vorgesehen.
Es dürfen keine Flüssigkeiten in das Innere eindringen.
• Stecken Sie den FRITZ!Repeater1200 in eine leicht erreichbare Steckdose.
• Önen Sie den FRITZ!Repeater1200 nicht. Durch Önen und/oder unsach-
gemäße Reparaturen können Sie sich in Gefahr bringen.
• Trennen Sie den FRITZ!Repeater1200 vor der Reinigung vom Stromnetz.
Verwenden Sie für die Reinigung ein feuchtes Tuch.

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LED
Bedeutung Funktion
Taste
„Connect”
1 Sek. drücken:
Verbindung herstellen
6 Sek. drücken:
andere Basis verbinden
15 Sek. drücken:
Werkseinstellungen
LED
leuchtet mit FRITZ!Box verbunden, gute Verbindung
blinkt
• langsam (alle 2 Sekunden): nicht mit
FRITZ!Box verbunden, keine WLAN-
Verbindung eingerichtet
• schnell (2-mal pro Sekunde): WPS, Neustart
oder Update wird ausgeführt
leuchtet schwache Verbindung zur FRITZ!Box
blinkt Verbindung zur FRITZ!Box ist unterbrochen
aus • WLAN nicht aktiv
• Zeitschaltung aktiv (WLAN-Brücke)
Buchse „LAN” Netzwerkgeräte oder Internetrouter per Kabel verbinden

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Zugangsarten
Der FRITZ!Repeater1200 kann in 2 verschiedenen Zugangsarten arbeiten:
WLAN-Brücke (voreingestellt)
In der Zugangsart „WLAN-Brücke“ wird
eine WLAN-Verbindung per Tasten-
druck zwischen dem FRITZ!Repeater
und Ihrer FRITZ!Box (WLAN-Router)
hergestellt. Der FRITZ!Repeater kann
das Netzwerk per WLAN oder per
LAN-Kabel für Computer und andere
Netzwerkgeräte erweitern. Lesen Sie
weiter auf Seite 18.
LAN
WLAN
WLAN
Power/DSL
WLAN
Fon/DECT
Connect/WPS
Info
LAN-Brücke
In der Zugangsart „LAN-Brücke“ wird
eine Verbindung per LAN-Kabel zwi-
schen dem FRITZ!Repeater und Ihrer
FRITZ!Box (Router) hergestellt. Der
FRITZ!Repeater kann das Netzwerk
per WLAN für Computer und andere
Netzwerkgeräte erweitern.
Wenn Sie den Repeater per LAN-Kabel
mit Ihrer FRITZ!Box verbinden möch-
ten, richten Sie die Zugangsart „LAN-
Brücke“ in der Benutzeroberäche des
FRITZ!Repeaters ein. Lesen Sie weiter
auf Seite 22.
LAN
WLAN
Power/DSL
WLAN
Fon/DECT
Connect/WPS
Info

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FRITZ!Repeater per Tastendruck (WPS)
mit dem WLAN-Router verbinden
1. Stecken Sie den FRITZ!Repeater
in eine Steckdose in der Nähe
Ihrer FRITZ!Box. Der FRITZ!Re-
peater startet.
2. Warten Sie bis die LED langsam
grün blinkt. Sobald die LED
langsam grün blinkt, ist der
FRITZ!Repeater bereit eine Ver-
bindung herzustellen.
3. Drücken Sie die Taste „Connect“.
Die LED blinkt schneller grün.
4. Starten Sie an Ihrer FRITZ!Box
innerhalb von 2 Minuten WPS:
• FRITZ!Box mit Taste „WPS“
oder „Connect/WPS“: Taste kurz
drücken.
• FRITZ!Box mit Taste „WLAN“
oder „WLAN/WPS“: Taste ca.
6Sekunden lang drücken, bis
die LED „WLAN“ blinkt.
• Wenn die Verbindung her-
gestellt ist, leuchtet die LED am
FRITZ!Repeater dauerhaft grün.

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FRITZ!Repeater per Tastendruck (WPS)
mit dem WLAN-Router verbinden
Sollte die LED erneut langsam
grün blinken, konnte die
Verbindung nicht hergestellt
werden. Wiederholen Sie den
Verbindungsaufbau ab
Schritt3.
5. Stecken Sie den FRITZ!Repea-
ter in eine Steckdose, die sich
ungefähr auf halbem Weg zwi-
schen der FRITZ!Box und den
WLAN-Geräten bendet, für die
das Funknetz erweitert werden
soll. Der FRITZ!Repeater und
Ihre FRITZ!Box verbinden sich
erneut. Sobald die Verbindung
hergestellt ist, leuchtet die LED.
Power/DSL
WLAN
Fon/DECT
Connect/WPS
Info
WLAN
WLAN
LED leuchtet grün: der
FRITZ!Repeater hat eine gute WLAN-
Verbindung und ist einsatzbereit.
LED leuchtet orange: der
FRITZ!Repeater hat eine schwache
WLAN-Verbindung. Stecken Sie den
FRITZ!Repeater in eine Steckdose
näher an der FRITZ!Box.
LED blinkt dauerhaft orange:
die WLAN-Verbindung kann nicht
hergestellt werden. Stecken Sie den
FRITZ!Repeater in eine Steckdose
näher an der FRITZ!Box.
Mit FRITZ!App WLAN können
Sie die optimale Position Ihres
FRITZ!Repeaters im Heimnetz
der FRITZ!Box bestimmen,
siehe Seite 25.

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FRITZ!Repeater per Assistenten mit dem
WLAN-Router verbinden
Wenn Ihr WLAN-Router die Einrichtung per Tastendruck (WPS) nicht unterstützt,
verbinden Sie den FRITZ!Repeater per Assistenten mit dem WLAN-Router.
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Verbindung zum Computer herstellen
1. Stecken Sie den FRITZ!Repeater in eine Steckdose in der Nähe Ihres WLAN-
Routers. Der FRITZ!Repeater startet.
2. Warten Sie bis die LED langsam grün blinkt.
3. Wählen Sie auf Ihrem Computer das WLAN-Funknetz Ihres FRITZ!Repeaters
aus und starten Sie den Verbindungsaufbau.
4. Geben Sie den Netzwerkschlüssel des FRITZ!Repeaters ein. Den vorgege-
benen individuellen Netzwerkschlüssel nden Sie auf der Rückseite dieser
Anleitung und auf der Geräterückseite.
Der Computer stellt eine Verbindung zum FRITZ!Repeater her.