Page 1 Conﬁ guration and Operation...
Page 2: Table Of Contents
Keys........................23 LEDs ........................24 Requirements for Operation ................27 Connecting........................28 Overview: Connecting the FRITZ!Box............. 29 Placement......................30 Connecting to the Internet: Possibilities ............33 Connecting to the Internet: Determining the DSL Line Type ..... 34 Connecting to the Internet via an IP-based DSL Line ........36 Connecting with the Internet via a DSL Line ..........
Page 3 Configuring IPv6 ....................102 Configuring FRITZ!Box as a LISP Router............104 ....................
Page 4 Configuring Wake on LAN ................143 Configuring USB Devices ................. 144 Configuring and Using the Media Server ............152 Assigning a FRITZ!Box Name ................154 Controlling Smart Home Devices ..............155 User Interface: Wireless Menu................157 Wireless Menu: Settings and Features............158 Switching the Wireless Radio Network On and Off ........
Page 5 Displaying FRITZ!NAS Storage in a File Manager ........206 Saving FRITZ!NAS Storage ................207 MyFRITZ!........................208 Service for Remote Access to the FRITZ!Box ..........209 Creating a New MyFRITZ! Account ..............211 Using an Existing MyFRITZ! Account.............. 212 ....................
Page 6 ....................Configuring the MyFRITZ!App: with Android ..........213 Configuring the MyFRITZ!App: with iOS ............215 Using MyFRITZ! ....................216 Controlling FRITZ!Box with Keypad Codes ............217 Information on Keypad Codes ................. 218 Configuration on the Telephone..............219 Operation at the Telephone................232 Operation on the Telephone (ISDN Convenience Features)......244...
Page 7: General Remarks
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Page 8: Safety Instructions
Provide for sufficient air circulation around the FRITZ!Box. • Make sure that the ventilation slits on the FRITZ!Box housing are always unobstructed. • The FRITZ!Box should not be placed on a carpet or on upholstered furniture. • Do not cover the FRITZ!Box. Power Surges Caused by Lightning During electrical storms, electrical surges caused by lightning present a danger to connected electrical devices.
Page 9 • Do not open the FRITZ!Box housing. • If the FRITZ!Box needs to be repaired, please take it to a special ized vendor. Internet Security Comprehensive information about how to protect your FRITZ!Box and your home network from access by strangers is presented in the Inter...
Page 10 ....................• Do not use the FRITZ!Box in places where the use of radio devices is prohibited.
Page 11 Electromagnetic Fields The FRITZ!Box receives and transmits radio waves during operation. • The FRITZ!Box was designed and constructed to comply with the threshold values for the exposition of radio waves recommended by the International Commission on Non-ionizing Radiation Pro tection (ICNIRP).
Page 12: About This User's Manual
Topics in the User’s Manual This manual assists you in connecting, configuring and operating your FRITZ!Box. Its purpose is not only to introduce to you the many func tions of the device, but also to familiarize you with some of the techni...
Page 13 Topics in the Knowledge Base The knowledge base is a compilation of solutions to common problems with connecting, configuring and operating the FRITZ!Box. The know ledge base on FRITZ!Box 7590 is located in the “Service” area of the AVM website: en.avm.de/service...
Page 14: Type Label
The network key is required in order to connect computers and other devices securely with the FRITZ!Box. The serial number must be provided to the Support team when submitting support requests. Where to Find the Type Label The type label is located on the bottom.
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Page 16: Package Contents
DSL cable gray DSL adapter gray Telephone adapter black Quick guide Connecting the FRITZ!Box Service card FRITZ! Notice: Looking up the FRITZ!Box Factory Settings: • Network key • FRITZ!Box password • Name of the radio network (SSID) • Button and LEDs .
Page 17: Functions And Structure
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Page 18: Features
The FRITZ!Box is a telephone system (or PBX: Private Branch Exchange) for landline and for Internet telephony (IP telephony, VoIP). You can operate the FRITZ!Box at an analog telephone line, at an ISDN line, and at an IP-based line (All-IP).
Page 19 Up to 12 FRITZ!DECT 300/Comet DECT radiator controls Hub in the Home Network The FRITZ!Box is the hub in the home network. All of the devices con nected with the FRITZ!Box make up the home network. With the FRITZ!Box you can keep track of all devices. The functions available for the home network include: •...
Page 20 ....................Smart Home The following Smart Home devices can be registered with the FRITZ!Box at the same time and configured and controlled via the FRITZ!Box: Type of Device...
Page 21: Connection Ports
• RJ45 socket for connecting to a modem or a router for Internet access. • For connecting the FRITZ!Box to DSL via the “DSL” port: additional gigabit Ether net port to connect computers and other network-compatible devices LAN 1 to LAN 4...
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Page 23: Keys
....................Keys Button Functions Name Function WLAN Switch wireless LAN of the FRITZ!Box on and off Fon/DECT Search for cordless telephones (paging call) Connect/WPS • Register cordless telephones with the FRITZ!Box;...
Page 24: Leds
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Page 26 Condition Meaning lights or Error: flashes • Open the FRITZ!Box user interface, see page • Follow the instructions on the “Overview” page in the user interface ....................
Page 27: Requirements For Operation
Internet connection with a modem or router Computer with network connection (to establish a connection with • the Internet connection of the FRITZ!Box via LAN cable) Computer, tablet or smartphone with support for wireless LAN (to • establish a wireless connection with the Internet connection of the FRITZ!Box) •...
Page 28: Connecting
....................Connecting Overview: Connecting the FRITZ!Box ..............29 Placement........................30 Connecting to the Internet: Possibilities ...............
Page 29: Overview: Connecting The Fritz!Box
Overview Connecting the FRITZ!Box entails the following steps: Instructions Place or hang up the FRITZ!Box in a suitable location. Connect the FRITZ!Box to the power supply. Connect the FRITZ!Box with your ADSL or VDSL line. Connect the FRITZ!Box with your landline.
Page 30: Placement
Rules in General Keep the following rules in mind for positioning the FRITZ!Box: • Set the up the FRITZ!Box near an electrical outlet that is easy to reach, so that you can unplug the FRITZ!Box at any time. • The FRITZ!Box is intended only for indoor operation.
Page 31 ....................By slightly shifting the position of the FRITZ!Box it is often possible to improve the wireless connection significantly.
Page 32 ....................Remove the power adapter from the FRITZ!Box package. Connect the power adapter to the socket on the FRITZ!Box labeled “Power”.
Page 33: Connecting To The Internet: Possibilities
....................Connecting to the Internet: Possibilities Overview The FRITZ!Box can be connected using various types of Internet con nections: Type of Connection...
Page 34: Connecting To The Internet: Determining The Dsl Line Type
Connecting to the Internet: Determining the DSL Line Type Overview You would like to use the FRITZ!Box on your DSL or VDSL line. So that you can connect the FRITZ!Box correctly, you must know whether you have an IP-based line or a landline.
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Page 36: Connecting To The Internet Via An Ip-Based Dsl Line
....................Connecting to the Internet via an IP-based DSL Line Overview If you have an IP-based DSL or VDSL line, then connect the FRITZ!Box directly to the telephone jack. Requirements All cables have been removed from your telephone jack.
Page 37 If the plug on the cable does not fit into the telephone jack, use the DSL adapter included in the FRITZ!Box package. After a short time the “Power/DSL” LED on the FRITZ!Box lights up. The FRITZ!Box is ready to connect to the Internet.
Page 38: Connecting With The Internet Via A Dsl Line
Connecting with the Internet via a DSL Line Overview If you have a DSL or VDSL line with an analog telephone line or ISDN line, connect the FRITZ!Box to the DSL splitter. Use the DSL/telephone cable included with delivery. Requirements •...
Page 39 DSL adapter included in the FRITZ!Box package. After a short time the “Power/DSL” LED on the FRITZ!Box lights up. The FRITZ!Box is ready to connect to the Internet....................
Page 40: Connecting To The Internet Access: Cable Connection
Connecting to the Internet Access: Cable Connection Overview If you have a cable connection with a cable modem, you can connect the FRITZ!Box to the cable modem, from where it interfaces with the cable connection. Use a network cable. Example Configuration...
Page 41 ....................Connect a computer with the FRITZ!Box,...
Page 42: Connecting With The Internet Access: Mobile Network
....................Connecting with the Internet Access: Mobile Network Overview The FRITZ!Box can connect to the Internet via the mobile communica tions network. Example Configuration...
Page 43: Connecting To The Internet Access: Existing Router
....................Connecting to the Internet Access: Existing Router Overview You can use the FRITZ!Box at an already existing Internet access. To do this the FRITZ!Box is connected to the existing Internet router. Example Configuration Instructions: Connecting to the Router with a Network Cable Insert the one end of the network cable to the “WAN”...
Page 44 ....................Connecting with the Router via Wireless LAN If the router is a wireless access point, you can also connect the FRITZ!Box with the router over wireless LAN; see Setting Up Internet Access via a Wireless Device, page .
Page 45: Connecting With The Landline
....................Connecting with the Landline Overview You can connect the FRITZ!Box with the following landlines: • Analog telephone line ISDN line •...
Page 46 ....................Instructions: Connecting with the ISDN Line Insert the long, gray end of the DSL/telephone cable into the socket on the FRITZ!Box labeled “DSL”. ISDN FON 1...
Page 47: Connecting A Computer With A Network
Instructions: Connecting the Computer Using a Network Cable Insert the network cable into the network (LAN) port of the com puter. Insert the free end of the cable into a LAN port on the FRITZ!Box. FON 1 FON 2 FON S...
Page 48 Insert the free end of the cable into a LAN port on the FRITZ!Box....................
Page 49: Connecting The Computer Via Wireless Lan
Connecting the Computer via Wireless LAN Overview You can connect computers and other network devices to the FRITZ!Box without cables via wireless LAN. You have the following options to establish a secure wireless connection: Establish a wireless connection using a network key •...
Page 50 “FRITZ!Box 7590 XY”), and is printed on the type label on the bottom. Click “Connect”. Enter the network key of the FRITZ!Box. The network key is prin ted on the bottom of the FRITZ!Box; see Type Label, page The wireless LAN connection will be established.
Page 51 With WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup) you can connect a wireless device with the FRITZ!Box quickly and easily without entering the wireless network key of your FRITZ!Box. This key is transmitted to the wireless device automatically. Start the wireless LAN software on your wireless device.
Page 52: Connecting Telephones
During a power outage you cannot make any telephone calls with the telephones connected with the FRITZ!Box. Instructions: Registering a Cordless Telephone You can register up to 6 cordless telephones with the FRITZ!Box. Start the registration of your cordless telephone with a DECT base station.
Page 53 Connect the telephone, the answering machine or the fax machine to the “FON 1” or “FON 2” port. FO N 1 In the user interface of your FRITZ!Box: Configure the connected device; see Configuring Telephones, page ....................
Page 54 Configuring Telephones, page Connecting Multiple ISDN Devices You can connect up to eight ISDN devices to the FRITZ!Box. The FRITZ!Box can provide power to one ISDN device, but the other ISDN devices must have their own power supply. Multiple ISDN devices can be connected in the following ways: You can use an ISDN distributor (available from vendors).
Page 55 ....................Connect the IP telephone to the FRITZ!Box using a LAN cable or wireless LAN.
Page 56: Connecting Smartphones
Overview Your iPhone or Android smartphone can be registered with the FRITZ!App Fon via wireless LAN using the FRITZ!Box. Then you can use the smartphone to make calls to the numbers configured in your FRITZ!Box whenever you are home. Advantage: No mobile communica...
Page 57 Wireless connection to the FRITZ!Box is ac tive. You can make calls via the FRITZ!Box with your smartphone....................
Page 58: Connecting A Door Intercom System
Connecting a Door Intercom System Overview Door intercom systems with an a/b interface and IP door intercoms can be connected to the FRITZ!Box. Then you have the following options: • You can answer the doorbell on your telephones, speak with visi...
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Page 60: Opening The User Interface
Opening the User Interface Overview The FRITZ!Box has a user interface you can open in a web browser on your computer or on mobile devices like a tablet or smartphone. In the user interface you configure the FRITZ!Box, enable or disable func...
Page 61 ....................Areas of the User Interface The following figure shows the most important areas of the user inter face: No. Function / Display The FRITZ!Box user interface menu System Information • Product name or individually assigned name of the FRITZ!Box •...
Page 62 FRITZ!Box ports • Information on telephone calls and voice messages on the integrated answering machine • Devices connected to the FRITZ!Box, such as computers, smartphones, network storage, printers, or Smart Home devices • Configured convenience features Links to the FRITZ!NAS and MyFRITZ! areas Pull-down menu •...
Page 63 ....................Instructions: Opening the User Interface Make sure that your computer, tablet or smartphone is connec ted with the FRITZ!Box by wireless LAN or with the network cable. Start a web browser on your computer or mobile device.
Page 64: Using The Wizard For Basic Configuration
FRITZ!Box has been concluded. The FRITZ!Box is ready for the Inter net and for telephony. The wizard can be restarted at any time in the FRITZ!Box user inter face....................
Page 65: Logging Out Of The User Interface
186. Automatic Logout when Idle If you have not logged out of the FRITZ!Box user interface, and have not been active in the browser for 20 minutes, you will be logged off auto matically. You must log in again for further access to the FRITZ!Box user interface.
Page 66 Select “Log Out” from the drop-down menu (2). You have been logged out of the FRITZ!Box user interface....................
Page 67: Using The Standard View And Advanced View
The FRITZ!Box user interface offers two views: the standard view and the advanced view. Upon delivery, the standard view is enabled in the FRITZ!Box. All of the settings needed to operate the FRITZ!Box are available here. In the advanced view, various menus display additional settings options.
Page 68: Configuring
Configuring a Door Intercom System ..............81 Saving Power with the FRITZ!Box................82 ....................
Page 69: Overview: Configuring Fritz!Box
....................Overview: Configuring FRITZ!Box Overview Configuration of the FRITZ!Box entails the following steps: Instructions Set up the Internet connection in the FRITZ!Box.
Page 70: Configuring An Internet Connection Via Dsl
Configuring an Internet Connection via DSL Overview Set up the Internet connection in the FRITZ!Box user interface. A wiz ard assists you in entering the account information from your Internet service provider. The first time the user interface is opened, the wizard opens automatically.
Page 71: Setting Up Internet Access Via Cable Modem
....................Setting Up Internet Access via Cable Modem Overview The FRITZ!Box can be connected to a cable modem which provides the Internet connection. Instructions: Setting Up Internet Access on the Cable Connection...
Page 72: Setting Up Internet Access Via Mobile Broadband Modem
....................Setting Up Internet Access via Mobile Broadband Modem Overview The FRITZ!Box can provide Internet access via the mobile communica tions network. Requirements A mobile broadband modem must be connected to the USB port of •...
Page 73: Setting Up Internet Access Via Another Router
....................Setting Up Internet Access via Another Router Overview The FRITZ!Box can be connected to a router that provides the Internet connection. Instructions: Setting Up Internet Access via WAN (as Router)
Page 74: Setting Up Internet Access Via A Wireless Device
Setting Up Internet Access via a Wireless Device Overview You can use the FRITZ!Box at an already existing Internet access over a wireless LAN connection. The FRITZ!Box can share the Internet con nection of another device via a wireless LAN connection. The other device can be a router, for instance, or a smartphone configured as a hotspot.
Page 75 Enter the network key of the radio network in the “Network key” field in the “Security” area. Click “Apply”. The FRITZ!Box is configured as a router and the network range is changed automatically. The FRITZ!Box, along with the connected net work devices, forms its own self-contained network.
Page 76: Extending Wireless Lan Range
Channel”). Extending the Wireless Radio Network If the FRITZ!Box is placed in a favorable location, but the radio signal still does not reach all of your rooms, then you can extend the range of the radio signal with a wireless repeater. You can also deploy a second FRITZ!Box as a wireless repeater.
Page 77 Extending the Wireless Network with a FRITZ!WLAN Repeater You can extend your wireless radio network with a wireless repeater. In combination with the FRITZ!Box the AVM FRITZ!WLAN Repeater is especially suitable. All models of the series can be integrated into your wireless network and your home network. For more information, see the web address: en/avm.de/products/fritzwlan...
Page 78: Configuring Your Telephone Numbers
• Some telephony providers configure your Internet telephone numbers automatically. This remote configuration starts right after the FRITZ!Box is connected to the Internet or after the FRITZ!Box user interface is opened. Instructions: Configuring Your Own Telephone Numbers Open the FRITZ!Box user interface, see page Select “Wizards / Manage Telephone Numbers”.
Page 79: Configuring Telephones
DECT telephones, for instance, you can enable the “call waiting” function. Requirements • Your own telephone numbers are set up in the FRITZ!Box (see the previous section). Instructions: Configuring Telephones and Other Devices Open the FRITZ!Box user interface, see page Select “Telephony / Telephony Devices”.
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Page 81: Configuring A Door Intercom System
....................Configuring a Door Intercom System Overview Once you have connected your door intercom system to the FRITZ!Box, configure the door intercom system in the FRITZ!Box. Specify the tele phones or telephone numbers to which door calls should be forwar...
Page 82: Saving Power With The Fritz!Box
Viewing Information on Energy Consumption The current power consumption of the total FRITZ!Box system is dis played on the “Overview” page of the user interface. Information on the power consumption of the individual areas, and on the average power consumption over the last 24 hours, is presented in the FRITZ!Box user interface under “System / Energy Monitor / Energy...
Page 83 This way they can be switched on and off by timer. At the same time, they inform the FRITZ!Box about consumption, energy costs incurred, and the CO footprint. Instructions: Configuring a Timer for Electrical Appliances in the Home Net...
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Page 85: Menu Overview: Settings And Features
....................Menu Overview: Settings and Features Overview The “Overview” menu is the start page of the FRITZ!Box user interface. This page presents an overview of all FRITZ!Box features and compo nents: Energy consumption, connections, ports, calls, answering machine messages, convenience functions (parental controls, alarm, etc.) and all devices in the home network.
Page 86: User Interface: Internet Menu
Editing Filter Lists ..................... 91 Configuring Priorities for Internet User ..............93 Setting Up Port Sharing.................... 95 Enabling Dynamic DNS....................97 Accessing the FRITZ!Box Remotely ............... 98 Configuring VPN Remote Access................100 Configuring IPv6 .......................102 Configuring FRITZ!Box as a LISP Router..............104 .
Page 87: Internet Menu: Settings And Features
Internet in your network, for instance by setting up blacklists and whitelists. For secure access to the FRITZ!Box from the Internet you can set up a MyFRITZ! account using an e-mail address and password. And users interested in tech...
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Page 89: Configuring Parental Controls
“Standard” access profile. • Every network device that registers with the FRITZ!Box guest net work automatically receives the “Guest” access profile....................
Page 90 Requirements • The parental controls can be used in the FRITZ!Box only if the FRITZ!Box provides the Internet connection. If the FRITZ!Box is configured as an IP client that uses the Internet connection of another router, you must use the corresponding features offered by the other router.
Page 91: Editing Filter Lists
Requirements • The filter lists can be used in the FRITZ!Box only if the FRITZ!Box provides the Internet connection. If the FRITZ!Box is configured as an IP client that uses the Internet connection of another router, you must use the corresponding features offered by the other router.
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Page 93: Configuring Priorities For Internet User
Reserving Bandwidth for the Home Network All of the network devices connected with the FRITZ!Box share the bandwidth available on the connection. This means that devices in the home network and in the guest network have to share bandwidth. You .
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Page 95: Setting Up Port Sharing
....................Setting Up Port Sharing Overview With default settings in the FRITZ!Box, programs on your computer and LAN cannot be accessed from the Internet. For applications like online games and file sharing software or server services like HTTP, FTP, VPN, terminal and remote access servers, you have to make your com...
Page 96 ....................Protocol Internet Protocol Explanation IPv4 Within IPv4 networks you can open the FRITZ!Box firewall for the protocols TCP and UDP when entering the port range. One port can be opened for exactly one computer. IPv6...
Page 97: Enabling Dynamic Dns
IP address. The IP address may change in the process. Dynamic DNS is an Internet service that makes it possible for the FRITZ!Box to remain accessible from the Internet at all times under a fixed name, the domain name, even though the public IP address changes.
Page 98: Accessing The Fritz!Box Remotely
Accessing the FRITZ!Box Remotely Overview Over the Internet it is possible to access the user interface of the FRITZ!Box. With a laptop, smartphone or tablet you can configure set tings in the FRITZ!Box user interface. HTTPS, FTP and FTPS Protocol Function HTTPS (Hypertext Trans...
Page 99 Access to storage: Every user who would like to access the stor age of the FRITZ!Box externally from the Internet requires a FRITZ!Box user account with the rights to access from the Internet and to access the contents on the storage media.
Page 100: Configuring Vpn Remote Access
Overview VPN stands for Virtual Private Network. Via VPN a secure remote access to the network of the FRITZ!Box can be established. The con nection is established via the Internet. The data are transmitted in encrypted form via what is known as a tunnel. This excludes the pos...
Page 101 208. VPN Service Portal The AVM website offers a service page which presents comprehensive information on VPN in general and in connection with the FRITZ!Box. If you would like to find out even more, visit this page at: en.avm.de/service/vpn Also on the VPN Service Portal is the “FRITZ!VPN” software for free downloading.
Page 102: Configuring Ipv6
It offers consider ably more possible addresses and has higher security and perfor mance features than its predecessor. The FRITZ!Box supports the new IPv6 Internet protocol and can estab lish IPv6 connections: Services that Support IPv6...
Page 103 (standard in Windows since Windows Vista and Windows 7, in MAC OS X since MAC OS 10). • The advanced view must be enabled in the FRITZ!Box user inter face; see Using the Standard View and Advanced View, page Instructions: Configuring IPv6 in the FRITZ!Box For instructions, see the Online Help at: “Internet / Account...
Page 104: Configuring Fritz!Box As A Lisp Router
LISP is short for list processing, a routing architecture that separates information about location and identity. There are two IP addresses: one for the location and one for the identity. The FRITZ!Box can be con figured as a LISP router.
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Page 106: Telephony Menu: Settings And Features
In the “Telephony” menu you configure your telephone numbers, tele phones and other connected devices (for instance fax machine, door intercom system). You can also configure the FRITZ!Box answering machine, the internal fax function and various other features: the tele...
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Page 108: Configuring And Using The Telephone Book
....................Configuring and Using the Telephone Book Overview How you can use the FRITZ!Box telephone book depends on the tele phone used: Telephone...
Page 109 FRITZ!Fon telephones. Quick-dial numbers can be configured only in the first local telephone book. Instructions: Setting Up a New Telephone Book in FRITZ!Box For instructions, see the Online Help at: “Telephony / Telephone Book / New telephone book”.
Page 110: Configuring And Using The Answering Machine
....................Configuring and Using the Answering Machine Overview In the FRITZ!Box you can configure an answering machine, making an additional device superfluous. If you have more than one telephone number, you can set up multiple answering machines (up to 5).
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Page 112: Configuring And Using The Fax Function
Configuring and Using the Fax Function Overview With the FRITZ!Box you can receive and send faxes without having to connect a fax machine. Faxes are sent from the browser on any con nected computer. The FRITZ!Box also accepts faxes and forwards them automatically by e-mail or saves them on a storage medium.
Page 113: Configuring Call Diversion
....................Configuring Call Diversion Overview You can configure call diversion for incoming calls in the FRITZ!Box. Incoming Calls Call diversion can be set up for the following calls: •...
Page 114: Configuring Call Blocks
....................Configuring Call Blocks Overview In the FRITZ!Box you can block telephone numbers for outgoing and for incoming calls. Kinds of Call Blocks...
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Page 116: Configuring Do Not Disturb
Configuring Do Not Disturb Overview Do Not Disturb keeps a telephone from ringing at specified times. Calls you miss then appear in the FRITZ!Box call list. Do Not Disturb cannot be configured for IP telephones (connected via LAN port/wireless LAN).
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Page 118: Configuring A Dialing Rule
Overview If you have multiple telephone numbers, you can configure dialing rules. A dialing rule determines which telephone number the FRITZ!Box uses for outgoing calls in a certain number range, for instance to mobile networks or abroad. Example You have a telephone number with which you can save on international calls.
Page 119: Configuring Call-By-Call Numbers
Overview You can configure call-by-call numbers (provider prefixes) in the FRITZ!Box. A call-by-call number is dialed before the actual telephone number to place an outgoing call. The provider prefix ensures that you conduct the call at a discount via the provider with that prefix rather than via your telephone provider.
Page 120: User Interface: Home Network Menu
Configuring USB Devices ..................144 Configuring and Using the Media Server .............152 Assigning a FRITZ!Box Name .................154 Controlling Smart Home Devices ................155 ....................
Page 121: Home Network Menu:settings And Features
....................Home Network Menu: Settings and Features Overview The FRITZ!Box is the center of your home network. All connected devices together make up your personal home network. The “Home Network” menu shows you all of the devices connected with the FRITZ!Box along with their type of connection and properties, and also offers a variety of settings options for these devices.
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Page 123: Keeping Track Of All Devices
At a glance you can see a table with all of the devices that are attached to the FRITZ!Box or connected with the FRITZ!Box. Even devices loc ated elsewhere in the home, which you might not think of, are included in the display: •...
Page 124: Managing Network Devices
“Home Network / Home Network Overview / Network Connections”. A network connection is an IP connection between a net work device and the FRITZ!Box. By means of the table you can keep track of the network connections and all network devices. You can edit the connection properties, and add and remove network devices.
Page 125 • All connections: Every connection any network device has to the FRITZ!Box is displayed. A connection can be established with a network cable, via wireless LAN, or over VPN. A network device that is sometimes connected with a network cable, and some...
Page 126 Example The “Add Device” function is useful for vendors. When a customer orders a new FRITZ!Box, she or he can have the vendor set up the net work in the FRITZ!Box. With the “Add Device” function this can be done without actually connecting any network devices.
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Page 128: Changing Ipv4 Settings
IPv4 settings upon delivery. You can change these IPv4 set tings. Changes to the IPv4 settings can have the result that the FRITZ!Box can no longer be reached. Only make changes in this menu if you are profi cient in network technology.
Page 129 The messages are received by all network devices. IPv4 Address in Case of Emergency The FRITZ!Box also has a fixed IPv4 address that cannot be changed. The FRITZ!Box always can be reached at this IPv4 address. IPv4 Address Purpose 169.254.1.1...
Page 130 IPv4 Network IPv4: IPv4 stands for Internet protocol, version 4. Together, the IPv4 address of the FRITZ!Box and the subnet mask specify the IPv4 net work of the FRITZ!Box. The IPv4 address range available for the net work devices is determined by this network. If either of these two val...
Page 131: Distributing Ipv4 Addresses
IP network. The DHCP server of the FRITZ!Box is enabled upon delivery. One part of the IPv4 address range of the FRITZ!Box is reserved for the DHCP server. The DHCP server assigns IP addresses from this range to the network devices.
Page 132 Obtaining an IP Address Automatically, page 138. When a network device registers with the FRITZ!Box, it receives an IPv4 address from the DHCP server. Every time the network device is restarted, the DHCP server assigns it an IP address again.
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Page 134: Changing Ipv6 Settings
The “IPv6 support enabled” setting is enabled under “Internet / • Account Information / IPv6” in the FRITZ!Box user interface. Factory Settings The following settings for the IPv6 network of the FRITZ!Box are preset upon delivery: Topic Setting Unique Local Addresses (ULA)
Page 135 ....................You can change the settings. For more information on this subject, see the online help of the FRITZ!Box. Instructions: Changing the IPv6 Settings For instructions, see the Online Help at: “Home Network / Home...
Page 136: Configuring A Static Ip Route
FRITZ!Box is unknown. • The network devices in the subnet are to communicate with the network devices of the FRITZ!Box or access the Internet via the FRITZ!Box. • Only relevant for IPv4: The router that spans the subnet does not do NAT (Network Address Translation).
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Page 138: Obtaining An Ip Address Automatically
Enter “ncpa.cpl” in the search field and press Enter. Click the network connection between the computer and the FRITZ!Box with the right mouse button and select “Properties”. Under “This connection uses the following items”, select “Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4)”.
Page 139 Enable the options “Obtain an IP address automatically” and “Obtain DNS server address automatically” for the Internet pro tocol version 6 (TCP/IPv6) as well. The network device receives an IP address from the FRITZ!Box. Obtaining an IP Address Automatically in Mac OS X Select the “System Preferences” in the Apple menu.
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Page 141: Configuring Lan Guest Access
Configure settings in the FRITZ!Box user interface ....................
Page 142 ....................Example Configuration Requirements • The FRITZ!Box establishes the Internet connection itself, that is, it is not configured as an IP client. • You have a network cable at hand.
Page 143: Configuring Wake On Lan
Wake on LAN is a function that allows a computer to be started via net work adapter. Wake on LAN can be used with remote maintenance software, without wasting electricity by keeping the computer switched on permanently. The FRITZ!Box supports Wake on LAN both for IPv4 and for IPv6 connections. Requirements •...
Page 144: Configuring Usb Devices
....................Configuring USB Devices Overview The FRITZ!Box has two USB ports to which you can connect various USB devices. All devices in the FRITZ!Box home network can use these USB devices jointly and simultaneously.
Page 145 ....................Example Configuration Rules Follow the rules below for connecting USB devices to the FRITZ!Box: • If more than one USB device without its own power supply is con...
Page 146 USB storage media on a regular basis. • Place USB hard drives as far away from the FRITZ!Box as possible in order to prevent interference to wireless radio transmission. Instructions: Connecting and Configuring USB Storage Media Click “Remove Safely”...
Page 147 ....................Instructions: Configuring a USB Printer as a Network Printer (Windows 7) A USB printer connected to the FRITZ!Box can be configured as a net work printer in Windows 7: Click “Start / Control Panel”...
Page 148 ....................Instructions: Configuring a USB Printer as a Network Printer (Windows 8) A USB printer connected to the FRITZ!Box can be configured as a net work printer in Windows 8: Press the keyboard shortcut “Windows key+X”...
Page 149 ....................Instructions: Configuring a USB Printer as a Network Printer (Windows 10) A USB printer connected to the FRITZ!Box can be configured as a net work printer in Windows 10: Press the keyboard shortcut “Windows key+X”...
Page 150 ....................Instructions:Configuring a USB Printer as a Network Printer (Mac OS X 10.5 or Higher) A USB printer connected to the FRITZ!Box can be configured as a net work printer in Mac OS X version 10.5 or higher: In the dock, click “System Preferences”.
Page 151 As the port type, select “Raw TCP”. Enter 9100 as the port. Enter fritz.box as the printer name. If the FRITZ!Box is configured as a wireless repeater or an IP client, enter here the IP address at which it can be reached in the network.
Page 152: Configuring And Using The Media Server
The media server can be expanded using USB storage media or USB hard disks. You can also use the media server of the FRITZ!Box to listen to web radio. Criteria The FRITZ!Box detects media files automatically and makes them available in a clear playlist.
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Page 154: Assigning A Fritz!Box Name
....................Assigning a FRITZ!Box Name Overview You can assign an individual name for your FRITZ!Box in the FRITZ!Box user interface. This name is then adopted as the name of the wireless radio network (SSID).
Page 155: Controlling Smart Home Devices
....................Controlling Smart Home Devices Overview The following Smart Home devices can be registered with the FRITZ!Box and configured and controlled via the FRITZ!Box: • Up to 10 FRITZ!DECT 200/210 outlet switches and •...
Page 156 ....................Requirements • A Smart Home device is registered with the FRITZ!Box. Instructions: Setting Up a Group For instructions, see the Online Help at: “Home Network / Smart Home”.
Page 157: User Interface: Wireless Menu
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Page 158: Wireless Menu: Settings And Features
In this menu you can also set up a schedule for your wireless radio networks and change the operating mode of the FRITZ!Box so that it can be used as a wire less repeater if needed.
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Page 160: Switching The Wireless Radio Network On And Off
The FRITZ!Box schedule can be transferred to other connected AVM devices, for instance FRITZ!WLAN Repeaters and FRITZ!Powerline adapters. By default, the AVM devices adopt the settings for the wire less switching schedule from the FRITZ!Box. You can also configure a separate wireless LAN switching schedule for the connected AVM devices.
Page 161: Selecting The Radio Channel
Wireless Auto Channel With the “Set radio channel settings automatically” (wireless auto channel) feature, the FRITZ!Box automatically searches for the channel subject to the least interference. This process takes into consideration interference from radio networks in the vicinity (wireless access points) and potential sources of interference (for instance baby .
Page 162 Switching Frequency Bands Spontaneously (Band Steering) To improve data transmission, the FRITZ!Box can automatically switch the frequency band used by dual-band wireless devices. For this the registered wireless devices are controlled so that they log in to the less busy frequency band, and thus take better advantage of the wire...
Page 163: Configuring Wireless Guest Access
Configure settings in the FRITZ!Box user interface ....................
Page 164 ....................Example Configuration Requirements The FRITZ!Box is not configured as an IP client. Instructions: Configuring Wireless Guest Access For instructions, see the Online Help at: “Wireless / Guest Access”.
Page 165: User Interface: Dect Menu
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Page 166: Dect Menu: Settings And Features
DECT Menu: Settings and Features Overview The “DECT” menu contains the settings to configure the DECT base sta tion integrated in the FRITZ!Box. “DECT” menu Description of the Submenus The online help of the user interface includes a detailed description of the submenus.
Page 167: Enabling Dect Eco
When all registered cordless telephones are in standby operation, the DECT radio network of the FRITZ!Box and the telephones is switched off. As soon as a call arrives or you press a key on a cordless telephone, the DECT radio network is switched back on.
Page 168: Allowing Non-Encrypted Connections
DECT connections. In order to use DECT repeaters from other manufacturers that do not allow encrypted connections, you can allow non-encrypted connections. Consequences of Non-encrypted Connections The following FRITZ!Box features can not be used if you allow non- encrypted connections: • Registering FRITZ!DECT Repeater or FRITZ!Box in DECT repeater mode •...
Page 169: Switching Dect On And Off
Overview DECT is switched on automatically whenever you register a DECT device with the FRITZ!Box and switched off when you deregister all DECT devices. You can also switch off DECT in the user interface. Then the registered DECT devices will lose their connections to the FRITZ!Box, but remain registered with it.
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Page 171: Diagnostics Menu: Settings And Features
Overview The “Diagnostics” menu presents an overview of the functional status of your FRITZ!Box, your home network, and the connection to the Inter net. You also get an overview of all security-relevant settings of your FRITZ!Box. At a single glance it shows which ports are opened, which users are logged in and which wireless devices are connected.
Page 172: Starting The Function Diagnostics
Overview With the function diagnostics you can get an overview of the functional status of your FRITZ!Box, its Internet connection and about your home network. In the case of an error the diagnostics results can help you localize and remedy any problems.
Page 173 Telephone numbers Count and number of own telephone numbers Home network • Number of network devices connected with the FRITZ!Box at present or at an earlier point in time • Number of network devices online Smart Home Number of Smart Home devices Wireless environ...
Page 174: Using Security Diagnostics
Overview By means of the security diagnostics you get an overview of all secur ity-relevant settings of your FRITZ!Box. At a glance you can see wheth er the latest FRITZ!OS is installed, which ports are open, which users are logged in or off the FRITZ!Box, which wireless devices with which properties are connected with the FRITZ!Box and much more.
Page 175 • IP telephone settings: connected with the FRITZ!Box directly or via FRITZ!App Fon FRITZ!Box users • All FRITZ!Box users and their rights to access FRITZ!Box contents, for the FRITZ!Box home network and for access from the Internet • Time at which the FRITZ!Box last logged in and the IP address it used to do so.
Page 176: User Interface: System Menu
....................User Interface: System Menu System Menu: Settings and Functions..............177 Setting a FRITZ!Box Password ................179 Creating FRITZ!Box Users ..................182 Configuring Push Services ..................186 Selecting Signaling of the “Info”...
Page 177: System Menu: Settings And Functions
FRITZ!Box settings. In addition to allocating rights in the user administration, the “System” menu entries also allow the settings of the FRITZ!Box to be saved and restored. In the “Update” menu you can also specify how the operating FRITZ!OS system is kept up to date.
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Page 179: Setting A Fritz!Box Password
FRITZ!Box. Every user who knows this password can access all con tents and settings of the FRITZ!Box. A unique password is already set in your FRITZ!Box upon delivery. With this, access to the user interface of your FRITZ!Box is protected from the outset.
Page 180 ....................Password Protection To protect the FRITZ!Box with a password, you can either use a FRITZ!Box password or set up FRITZ!Box accounts. These password...
Page 181 If you lose your FRITZ!Box password and did not configure the “Forgot password” push service, you will have to restore the factory settings to the FRITZ!Box and you will have to reconfigure all of your personal set tings for your Internet connection, your telephone system and your home network.
Page 182: Creating Fritz!Box Users
Creating FRITZ!Box Users Overview You can set up as many as 18 user accounts in the FRITZ!Box. A FRITZ!Box user opens the user interface of the FRITZ!Box by entering her or his personal password. There she or he can view and change those contents or settings for which she or he has been granted access rights.
Page 183 ....................FRITZ!Box Password FRITZ!Box Users Scope of access With the FRITZ!Box pass For each FRITZ!Box user, word, access to all con...
Page 184 Comply with the following rules for creating user names and setting passwords: • For FRITZ!Box users, select a user name that begins with a letter from a to z in upper or lower case and has a maximum of 32 char acters.
Page 185 Instructions: Configuring FRITZ!Box Users For instructions, see the Online Help at: “System / FRITZ!Box Users / Users”....................
Page 186: Configuring Push Services
Various push services are available in the user interface under “System / Push Service”. Push services are notification services that inform you about the activities of your FRITZ!Box and assist you in saving your passwords and FRITZ!Box settings. With the push services...
Page 187 Notifies you whenever a new FRITZ!Box version is available for your FRITZ!OS Save settings Saves the settings of the FRITZ!Box before each update and every time the factory settings are restored, and forwards these settings by e-mail Sends you an access link to the specified...
Page 188: Selecting Signaling Of The "Info" Led
You would like to be notified about new messages on the answering machine. The “Info” LED flashes when there are new messages on the FRITZ!Box answering machine. The LED stops flashing as soon as all new messages have been heard.
Page 189: Locking Buttons
....................Locking Buttons Overview You can lock the keys on the FRITZ!Box. Locking the buttons prevents the settings for your FRITZ!Box or your home network from being changed unintentionally or without authorization.
Page 190: Updating Fritz!Os
FRITZ!OS available for your FRITZ!Box, free of charge. Updates contain further developments of existing features, and often new features for your FRITZ!Box. Always install the latest version of FRITZ! on all FRITZ!Box products in your FRITZ!OS home network (see page 190).
Page 191 Enter the following address in the web browser: ftp.avm.de/fritz.box Switch to the folder for your FRITZ!Box model, then to the sub- folder “firmware”, and then to the folder named “english”. The complete model name of your FRITZ!Box is shown in the user interface on the “Overview”...
Page 192 FRITZ!OS regularly. With the automatic update function you will never miss a software update for your FRITZ!Box and will be able to use new features right away. In the “System / Update / Auto Update” menu you can specify whether every new version of FRITZ!OS should be installed automa...
Page 193 ....................The “Auto Update” function offers you the following methods: Procedure Description Notify about new • The FRITZ!Box indicates that a new FRITZ!OS versions version of FRITZ!OS is available on the "Overview" page. • You start the update yourself;...
Page 194 ....................Procedure Description Notify me about new ver • The FRITZ!Box indicates that a new sions of FRITZ!OS and version of FRITZ!OS is available on the install new versions "Overview" page.
Page 195: Saving Settings
....................Saving Settings Overview You can save all of the settings made in your FRITZ!Box to a backup file. Using this file you can save time on future configurations: •...
Page 196: Loading Settings
FRITZ!Box settings you have previously saved can be restored. • You can restore settings saved in your current FRITZ!Box. • You can load the saved settings into a FRITZ!Box of the same model. • You can load the saved settings into another FRITZ!Box of a differ...
Page 197: Restarting
A restart may be necessary if the FRITZ!Box no longer reacts correctly, or if Internet connections can no longer be established for no apparent reason. You can perform a restart directly on the FRITZ!Box or via the FRITZ!Box user interface.
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Page 199: Using Wizards
....................Using Wizards Overview Wizards guide you step by step through the most important FRITZ!Box functions. All settings options are commented on in detail. Follow the wizard’s instructions in each window and configure your settings.
Page 200 FRITZ!Box, its Internet connection and the home network connection to the FRITZ!Box Security • Diagnostics of FRITZ!Box settings that regulate access to the FRITZ!Box from the Internet or in the home network • Indications of potentially insecure set tings Save and Restore...
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Page 203: Fritz!Nas Features
With FRITZ!NAS you can display the data on the storage media of your FRITZ!Box in a clearly arranged interface. All participants in the FRITZ!Box home network can start FRITZ!NAS in a web browser and use it as a platform to access music, images, videos and documents in the FRITZ!Box memory.
Page 204 Instructions: Starting FRITZ!NAS in the Home Network Open a web browser. Enter “fritz.nas” in the address bar. If password protection is configured: Log in to your FRITZ!Box. FRITZ!NAS opens and displays the storage media enabled in the FRITZ!Box. Instructions: Starting FRITZ!NAS in the Internet Open a web browser.
Page 205: Expanding Fritz!Nas Storage
FRITZ!Box as high-performance NAS storage. Access Rights Access to FRITZ!NAS and thus to the storage media of the FRITZ!Box can be protected by defining a password in the user interface. For user oriented rights management, you can configure different FRITZ!Box users.
Page 206: Displaying Fritz!Nas Storage In A File Manager
....................Displaying FRITZ!NAS Storage in a File Manager Overview You can display the NAS storage of your FRITZ!Box in the file manager of your computer. This section describes how to proceed in doing so. Requirements •...
Page 207: Saving Fritz!Nas Storage
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....................MyFRITZ! Service for Remote Access to the FRITZ!Box ............. 209 Creating a New MyFRITZ! Account.................211 Using an Existing MyFRITZ! Account..............212...
Page 209: Service For Remote Access To The Fritz!Box
FRITZ!Box at home from anywhere. Access to the MyFRITZ! Service There are three ways you can use MyFRITZ! for secure, easy access to the information and data on your FRITZ!Box when you’re on the go. Kind of Access MyFRITZ! Access Via mobile device •...
Page 210 (Not required for use of the “myfritz.net” website.) • An account as FRITZ!Box user has been set up for you in your FRITZ!Box. (Not required for use of the MyFRITZ!App 2.) • A MyFRITZ! account was created and your FRITZ!Box is registered with this account.
Page 211: Creating A New Myfritz! Account
In order to be able to use MyFRITZ! via the MyFRITZ!App or the “myfritz.net” website, you must first create a MyFRITZ! account. During this process your FRITZ!Box is registered with your MyFRITZ! account. If you would like to use MyFRITZ! via the MyFRITZ!App 2, this step is not necessary.
Page 212: Using An Existing Myfritz! Account
Overview You only have to set up a MyFRITZ! account once. It exists no matter which FRITZ!Box was used to create it. You can register as many FRITZ!Boxes as you like with one MyFRITZ! account. Switching to a Newer FRITZ!Box...
Page 213: Configuring The Myfritz!App: With Android
If you would like to access your FRITZ!Box from an Android mobile device, you can use the free MyFRITZ!App 2 or the older, also free, MyFRITZ!App from AVM. In order to be able to use MyFRITZ!App 2, your FRITZ!Box must use the software version FRITZ!OS 6.50 or higher. Both MyFRITZ!Apps are available in the Google Play Store.
Page 214 Open the MyFRITZ!App. To register with the FRITZ!Box, enter the required data....................
Page 215: Configuring The Myfritz!App: With Ios
....................Configuring the MyFRITZ!App: with iOS Overview If you would like to access your FRITZ!Box from a mobile Apple device, you can do so using the free MyFRITZ!App from AVM. The MyFRITZ!App is available in the Apple App Store.
Page 216: Using Myfritz
....................Using MyFRITZ! Overview With MyFRITZ! you can access your FRITZ!Box directly via the MyFRITZ!App 2 (Android), or via the MyFRITZ!App (Android and iOS), or via the “myfritz.net” website.
Page 217: Controlling Fritz!Box With Keypad Codes
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Page 218: Information On Keypad Codes
Do Not Disturb and call diversion, but also other functions. For instance, you can switch wire less LAN on and off, and restore the factory settings to the FRITZ!Box. How It Works Keypad codes are combinations of keys (for instance, #811*1*), which you enter on the telephone keypad.
Page 219: Configuration On The Telephone
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Page 221 If your telephone provider supports this, calls will be diverted by your provider and your line will remain free for other calls. Otherwise the FRITZ!Box establishes a second con nection. In either case, extra charges will accrue according to your contracted telephone rates.
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Page 230 ....................Instructions: Switching Wireless LAN On The wireless radio network of your FRITZ!Box can be switched on and off using a connected telephone.
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Page 232: Operation At The Telephone
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Page 233 Controlling FRITZ!Box with Keypad Codes ....................
Page 234 You can pick up and take the following calls on connected telephones: • Calls that have already been accepted by an answering machine. This can be the FRITZ!Box answering machine or a connected answering machine. Calls that arrive at another connected telephone (the other tele...
Page 235 Telephone with Call Button Press the following keys for a broadcast call: All telephones on the FRITZ!Box ring. You will be connected to the telephone that picks up the call first....................
Page 236 Controlling FRITZ!Box with Keypad Codes ....................
Page 237 Instructions: Specifying the Telephone Number for the Next Call If you have multiple telephone numbers, when dialing a call you can specify which telephone number the FRITZ!Box uses to make the call. Dialing rules are disregarded for this call. Telephone without Call Button...
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Page 244: Operation On The Telephone (Isdn Convenience Features)
....................Operation on the Telephone (ISDN Convenience Features) Overview The following convenience features can be used if the FRITZ!Box is connected with an ISDN line. Instructions: Callback on No Reply You can enable a call-back for internal and external calls in the follow...
Page 245 Controlling FRITZ!Box with Keypad Codes ....................
Page 246: Restoring Factory Settings With The Telephone
Restoring Factory Settings with the Telephone Overview You can restore factory settings to the FRITZ!Box by telephone. This is necessary, for instance, if you can no longer access the user interface of your FRITZ!Box because you’ve forgotten your password and did not configure the “Forgot password”...
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Page 248: Malfunctions
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Page 249: Troubleshooting Procedures
....................Troubleshooting Procedures Overview The following table offers recommendations about what do when prob lems with your FRITZ!Box arise: Error Scenario Remedy No access to the user interface Troubleshooting chart;...
Page 250: Troubleshooting Chart
Wireless radio When the “WLAN” LED is off, press network of the the “WLAN” button on the FRITZ!Box FRITZ!Box. Hold it down until the switched off “WLAN” LED begins flashing. Enable the “Name of the radio Computer can network visible” function not find the (“Wireless / Radio Network”) in...
Page 251 Proxy configura If a proxy server is enabled in tion does not your web browser, the address of allow the the FRITZ!Box must be entered as FRITZ!Box an exception. Check your web address browser settings. For more information on this, see the help of your web browser.
Page 252 FRITZ!Box and the wireless interrupted between devices: FRITZ!Box and • Do not place the FRITZ!Box in wireless device the corner of a room. interrupted • Do not place the FRITZ!Box directly next to or beneath an obstacle or a metal object (like a cabinet or radiator).
Page 253: Opening The User Interface With The Emergency Ip Address
Opening the User Interface with the Emergency IP Address Overview The FRITZ!Box has an emergency IP address at which it can always be reached. The emergency IP address can be useful if you can no longer access the FRITZ!Box user interface, for instance due to erroneous configurations.
Page 254 If the user interface is protected with a password: Enter your password. If the FRITZ!Box user interface is not displayed, you have to assign the IP address 169.254.1.2 to the network adapter connected with the FRITZ!Box. Instructions from the AVM...
Page 255: Knowledge Base
....................Knowledge Base Overview Help for resolving problems with the FRITZ!Box is provided in the AVM Knowledge Base. This resource presents answers to the questions asked most frequently of our Support team.
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Page 258: Restoring Factory Settings
FRITZ!Box. The FRITZ!Box is not working any more (for instance, due to • improper settings). The FRITZ!Box is to be passed on to an outside party for repair. • • The FRITZ!Box is to be resold to another user.
Page 259 Saving FRITZ!NAS Storage, page 207. Instructions: Restoring Factory Settings When the factory settings are restored to the FRITZ!Box, all of the set tings are restored to their condition upon delivery. Open the FRITZ!Box user interface, see page In the FRITZ!Box user interface, select the “System / Backup”...
Page 260: Disposal
....................Disposal Disposal of Used Devices In accordance with European regulations, FRITZ!Box, as well as all devices and electronic components contained in the package, may not be disposed with household waste.
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Page 266: Drilling Template
....................Drilling Template FRITZ!Box 7590 Drilling Template The following figure is a drilling template for your FRITZ!Box. The drilling template assists you in marking the holes needed to mount the FRITZ!Box on a wall.
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Page 270: Information On Cleaning
Keep the following rules in mind for cleaning your FRITZ!Box: • Remove the FRITZ!Box from the mains before cleaning. • Wipe the FRITZ!Box with a slightly moist, lint-free cloth or an anti static cloth. • Do not use any strong detergents or solvents for cleaning.
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Page 273 36, FRITZ!OS Internet access......36, factory settings......246, Internet connection.......33, FRITZ!Box name........ line type determination....loading settings......... dynamic DNS..........push service........saving settings........update ........190, e-mail notifications........user interface....................236 version..........
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Page 275 MCID ............245 parental controls........media server..........password for FRITZ!Box....180, menus in the user interface password protection DECT ..........forgot password........ diagnostics..........170 FRITZ!Box password......179 home network........FRITZ!Box users......182, Internet..........
Page 276 LAN range......new start..........settings resolving problems........IP address........... restoring loading ..........factory settings......246, network........128, FRITZ!Box settings....196, protecting with a password..180, restoring factory settings push service........via user interface......restoring........196, with FRITZ!Fon........246 saving ........195, room monitoring........229...
Page 277 USB device conference call........access rights........diverting........113, configuring..........144 holding ..........connecting.......... missed ........106, settings..........151 transfer..........suitable for FRITZ!Box..... 144, telephone line..........USB ports........... telephone number user account..........182 assigning.........79, user interface blocking..........fallback........246, call-by-call..........119 FRITZ!NAS...........203 configuring....78, 78, 200, log out ..........
Page 278 163, wireless LAN auto channel........band steering........computer..........configuring radio network....encryption........... extending range......... location for the FRITZ!Box....network key......14, 49, radio channel........radio frequencies......161, reception..........schedule..........standards..........switching on/off by button..23, switching on/off by telephone..

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