AVM FRITZ!Box Fon WLAN 7270 User guide
Installation,
Configuration
and Operation
FRITZ!Box
Fon WLAN 7270
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Table of Contents
Symbols and Highlighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
I CONNECTING AND OPERATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
1 Security and Handling. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
2 FRITZ!Box Fon WLAN 7270 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
2.1 Package Contents. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
2.2 Operation Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
3 Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
3.1 Launching Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
3.2 Connecting to Electrical Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
3.3 Connecting to the Computer(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
3.4 Connecting Computers to the LAN Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
3.5 Connecting Computer(s) Wirelessly via WLAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
3.6 Connecting to the DSL Line . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
3.7 Connecting to the ISDN Line . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
3.8 Connecting with the Analog Telephone Line. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
3.9 Connecting Telephone, Fax, or Answering Machine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
3.10 Connecting ISDN Telephones. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
3.11 Connecting ISDN PBXs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
3.12 Connecting IP Telephones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
4 Opening the User Interface. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
4.1 Password Protection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
4.2 Saving Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
5 Internet Connections. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
5.1 Configuring the Internet Connection Using the Wizard . . . . . . . . . . . 33
5.2 Configuring the Internet Connection Manually. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
5.3 Internet Connection via the Mobile Telephone Network . . . . . . . . . . 34
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6 Telephone Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
6.1 Entering Your Phone Numbers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
6.2 Configuring Telephony Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
6.3 Telephony Functions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
6.4 The Answering Machine Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
7 DECT Function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
7.1 Registering Cordless Telephones. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
7.2 Making an Internal Call to a Cordless Telephone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
7.3 Logging a Cordless Telephone off of the FRITZ!Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
7.4 Enabling and Disabling DECT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
8 USB Devices. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
8.1 Connecting USB Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
8.2 Accessing USB Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
8.3 USB Mass Storage Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
8.4 USB Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
8.5 FRITZ!Box USB Remote Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
8.6 FRITZ!WLAN USB Stick N and FRITZ!WLAN USB Stick . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
8.7 USB Hub . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
8.8 Tips for Using USB Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
9 FRITZ!DSL: The Software Suite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
9.1 Installing FRITZ!DSL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
9.2 FRITZ!DSL Internet. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
9.3 FRITZ!DSL Protect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
9.4 FRITZ!Box. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
9.5 Update. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
9.6 FRITZ!DSL Diagnosis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
9.7 WebWatch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
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10 Configuration and Operation on the Telephone . . . . . . . 68
10.1 The Telephone Keypad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
10.2 Instructions for Operation at the Telephone. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
10.3 Audio Signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
10.4 Configuring on the Telephone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
10.5 Operation at the Telephone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
11 Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
11.1 Errors Opening the User Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
11.2 The WLAN Adapter Cannot Find FRITZ!Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
11.3 WLAN Connection Is Not Established . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
11.4 Obtaining an IP Address Automatically. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
12 Uninstalling the FRITZ!Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
12.1 Disconnecting the FRITZ!Box from the Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
12.2 Removing the FRITZ!DSL Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
12.3 Removing the Printer Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
12.4 Removing the Program Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
II PRODUCT DETAILS AND USEFUL INFORMATION . . . . . . . 122
1 Product Details . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
1.1 Cables and Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
1.2 LEDs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
1.3 WLAN Button. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
1.4 DECT Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
1.5 Technical Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
1.6 Declaration of CE Conformity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
1.7 Disposal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
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2 More about WLAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
2.1 Standards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
2.2 Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
2.3 Frequency Ranges. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
2.4 Increasing the WLAN Range Using WDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
2.5 WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
3 More about Networks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
3.1 Network Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
3.2 IP Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
3.3 UPnP Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
3.4 IP Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
3.5 DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
3.6 Subnetwork. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
3.7 Changing the Network Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
4 More about Internet Telephony . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
4.1 Telephony Scenarios . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
5 More about Virtual Private Network (VPN). . . . . . . . . . . 155
5.1 What Is VPN?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
5.2 Security through a VPN. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
5.3 The Tunnel Technology. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
5.4 Supplementary Software for VPN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
6 More about Bandwidth Management and Prioritization159
6.1 Bandwidth Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
6.2 The Prioritization of Network Applications and Network Devices . . 159
7 More Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
7.1 Child Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
7.2 Energy Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
7.3 Push Service E-mail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
7.4 Night Service. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
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8 Customer Service Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
8.1 Documentation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
8.2 Information in the Internet. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
8.3 Updates and Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
8.4 Support from the Service Team . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
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Symbols and Highlighting
Symbols and Highlighting
The following sections present explanations about the symbols and
highlighting used in this manual.
This symbol indicates useful hints to assist you in working with the FRITZ!Box.
This symbol indicates important instructions that must be
observed to avoid malfunctions.
The table below explains the highlighting used in this
manual.
Highlighting Function Examples
Quotation marks Keys
Buttons
Settings pages
Menus
Commands
File paths
File names
Underlined text Text input fritz.box
Pointed brackets Joker <MSN>
Bold Emphasis Do not click the but-
“F1” key
“Help”
“Advanced”
“Edit/Paste”
“Copy”
“C:/My Documents”
“Documentation”
ton...
For detailed information about the numerals and function
keys used in the manual, see the section “Instructions for
Operation at the Telephone” on page 70.
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Security and Handling
I CONNECTING AND OPERATION
1 Security and Handling
What to Watch Out For
Safety Instructions When working with the FRITZ!Box Fon WLAN 7270, ob-
serve the following security instructions in order to protect
yourself and the FRITZ!Box from harm.
Do not install the FRITZ!Box during an electrical
storm.
Disconnect 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.
Do not open the FRITZ!Box housing. The device con-
tains 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. Please note the following:
Place or hang the FRITZ!Box in a dry location that is
free of dust and protected from direct sunlight.
Do not place FRITZ!Box on excessively heat-sensitive
surfaces, as the base of the device can heat up during normal operation.
Make sure that the ventilation slits are unobstructed.
For this reason the FRITZ!Box should not be placed on
a carpet or on upholstered furniture. The ventilation
slits provide for air cooling of the FRITZ!Box.
When connecting FRITZ!Box to your computer using
the network, remember to take the length of the cable into account.
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Security and Handling
If you would like to establish wireless connections
between FRITZ!Box and the computer, position the
device at a central location.
Make sure to keep sufficient distance from potential
sources of interference like microwave devices or
electric devices with large metal housings.
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FRITZ!Box Fon WLAN 7270
2 FRITZ!Box Fon WLAN 7270
An Overview
The FRITZ!Box is a DSL modem that connects your computers directly
with your DSL line. Each connected computer can establish an Internet
connection over the FRITZ!Box. As a WLAN access point, FRITZ!Box offers you the possibility of connecting your computer to the DSL line
wirelessly.
The FRITZ!Box is a Private Branch Exchange (PBX) for making telephone
calls via the Internet and the fixed-line network (ISDN and analog).
Possibilities for connecting FRITZ!Box
PBX Two analog telephones, fax machines and answering ma-
chines can be connected to FRITZ!Box to take advantage of
the features of ISDN. Up to eight ISDN telephony terminal
devices can be connected to the integrated ISDN S
Using Cordless
Phones
Thanks to the DECT function, the FRITZ!Box can be used as
a basis station for cordless phones. Every cordless phone
that supports the DECT-GAP standard can be registered at
the FRITZ!Box.
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port.
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FRITZ!Box Fon WLAN 7270
Connecting
Computers
Four computers can be connected directly to the FRITZ!Box
using the four LAN ports.
You can also connect a network hub or switch to the LAN
ports so that even more computers can be connected to
your FRITZ!Box.
WLAN Access Point The FRITZ!Box is a WLAN access point. All computers
equipped with a WLAN adapter can be wirelessly connected to the FRITZ!Box.
Local Network All of the computers connected with the FRITZ!Box consti-
tute a network and can share access to any files released
for file sharing.
Internet All of the computers connected to the FRITZ!Box can ac-
cess the Internet.
The FRITZ!Box works as a DSL router, making the Internet
connection available to all connected computers. All connected computers can then use the Internet connection at
the same time.
Firewall The FRITZ!Box is equipped with an integrated firewall. The
integrated firewall protects your network from attacks
from the Internet as long as the FRITZ!Box is operated as a
router.
USB Port The FRITZ!Box is equipped with a USB host controller to
which you can connect a USB storage device (hard drive,
stick), a printer, an AVM FRITZ!WLAN USB Stick N, an AVM
FRITZ!WLAN USB Stick or a USB hub.
The USB port supports the USB 1.1 and USB 2.0 standards.
If you use AVM’s FRITZ!WLAN USB Stick N or the
FRITZ!WLAN USB Stick, AVM Stick & Surf technology is at
your disposal. Use Stick & Surf to adopt the WLAN security
settings from the FRITZ!Box quickly and conveniently.
For connecting a printer, FRITZ!Box has a printer server.
Media Server An integrated media server makes music files available in
the local network. Music files from a USB stick can be
made available even when the computer is switched off.
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Package Contents
Network Devices Other network devices can also be connected to the net-
work ports of the FRITZ!Box, for instance game consoles.
Operating Systems
Supported
The FRITZ!Box can be connected to computers with Windows operating systems, the Linux operating system or
Apple computers with the Mac OS X operating system.
2.1 Package Contents
The following is included in the FRITZ!Box Fon WLAN 7270
package:
FRITZ!Box Fon WLAN 7270
one power supply unit with a cable for connection to
one DSL/telephone cable for connecting the
one network cable for connection to a computer or a
one RJ45/RJ11 adapter (gray) for the DSL line (re-
one RJ45/RJ11 adapter (black) for connecting
one FRITZ!Box CD with
the power mains
FRITZ!Box to your DSL line
network
quired in some countries)
FRITZ!Box Fon WLAN 7270 to the analog telephone
network
– installation Help
– FRITZ!DSL software package
– software for the printer port
– documentation for all enclosed AVM products
one quick guide
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Operation Requirements
2.2 Operation Requirements
In order to operate the FRITZ!Box, you must have the following:
a Web browser that supports Java script (for instance,
Internet Explorer version 6.0 or higher, or Firefox
version 1.5 or higher)
DSL line, ITU G.992.1 standard, ITU G.992.3 stan-
dard, ITU G.992.5 standard
for connection via WLAN:
computer with a WLAN adapter compliant with
IEEE 802.11n draft 2.0, IEEE 802.11g,a or
IEEE 802.11b, for example a FRITZ!WLAN USB Stick N
for connection via network cable:
computer with a network port (network adapter standard Ethernet 10/100 Base-T)
for fixed-line telephony:
an ISDN point-to-multipoint line in accordance with
the Euro ISDN protocol DSS1, or an analog telephone
line
to install the DSL software ComWareDSL, the mini-
mum computer requirements are:
– Pentium III processor (or comparable) with
Windows Vista (32-bit) or Windows XP (32-bit)
and CD drive
– 128 MB RAM
– 40 MB free memory on the hard drive
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Connection
3Connection
Connecting FRITZ!Box
This chapter contains instructions on the following topics:
launching FRITZ!Box operation
connecting FRITZ!Box to electrical power
connecting one or several computers to the FRITZ!Box
connecting FRITZ!Box to DSL
connecting FRITZ!Box to ISDN or the analog telephone line
connecting analog terminal devices to the FRITZ!Box
connecting ISDN terminal devices to the FRITZ!Box
connecting an IP telephone
Please see the instructions about setting up the
FRITZ!Box in section “Security and Handling” on page 9.
3.1 Launching Operation
We recommend using the Installation Help on the
FRITZ!Box CD when launching operation of the FRITZ!Box
for the first time.
Using the Installation Help on the CD
On computers with Windows operating systems you can
use the Installation Help on the FRITZ!Box CD. The Installation Help presents instructions on the screen, guiding you
through the steps required to launch operation of the
FRITZ!Box.
1. Insert the FRITZ!Box CD in the CD-ROM drive of your
computer.
The Installation Help starts automatically.
2. Follow the instructions in the Installation Help to pre-
pare the FRITZ!Box for operation.
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Launching Operation without the Installation Help CD
At the conclusion of the Installation Help, you will be routed directly to the FRITZ!Box user interface.
Launching Operation without the Installation Help CD
If you do not want to use the Installation Help on the
FRITZ!Box CD, then work through the instructions below in
the recommended order:
1. Mounting FRITZ!Box; see the section “Security and
Handling” from page 9.
2. Connecting FRITZ!Box to the power supply; see the
section “Connecting to Electrical Power” on page 17.
3. Connecting FRITZ!Box to the computer(s); see the
section “Connecting to the Computer(s)” on page 17.
4. Connecting FRITZ!Box to DSL; see section “Connect-
ing to the DSL Line” from page 24.
5. If you want to make telephone calls with the fixed-
line network using FRITZ!Box:
– If you have an ISDN line, please read section
“Connecting to the ISDN Line” on page 26.
– If you have an analog line, please read section
“Connecting with the Analog Telephone Line” on
page 27.
6. If you want to make telephone calls and fax using the
FRITZ!Box over the Internet and/or the fixed-line network, connect your analog equipment to the
FRITZ!Box: See the section “Connecting Telephone,
Fax, or Answering Machine” on page 28.
7. If you want to connect an ISDN telephone or an ISDN
PBX to the FRITZ!Box, please read the sections “Connecting ISDN Telephones” on page 28 and “Connecting ISDN PBXs” on page 29.
8. If you would like to connect an IP telephone to the
FRITZ!Box, please read the section “Connecting IP
Telephones” on page 30.
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Connecting to Electrical Power
3.2 Connecting to Electrical Power
Connecting to the power supply
Connecting Set aside the power supply unit out of the FRITZ!Box pack-
age.
1. Connect the power supply unit to the socket on the
FRITZ!Box labeled “Power”.
2. Plug the other end into an AC power outlet.
The green “Power/DSL” LED will light up after a few seconds.
3.3 Connecting to the Computer(s)
If you would like to surf the web using the FRITZ!Box or to
open the FRITZ!Box user interface, then you must connect
a computer with the FRITZ!Box.
A computer can be connected with the FRITZ!Box in two
different ways:
via a LAN port
wirelessly via WLAN
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Connecting Computers to the LAN Port
Connection Szenarios Note the following when connecting computers to the
FRITZ!Box:
One computer can be connected to the FRITZ!Box by
only one of these means.
At each of the network ports of the FRITZ!Box, a com-
puter can be connected directly or via a hub/switch.
Using WLAN you can connect multiple computers wi-
th the FRITZ!Box at the same time.
The way a computer is connected to the FRITZ!Box is
the same regardless of the operating system on the
computer.
All of the computers connected with the FRITZ!Box
constitute a network.
3.4 Connecting Computers to the LAN Port
If you would like to connect a computer to the LAN port of
the FRITZ!Box, make sure the computer is equipped with a
LAN port (network adapter). A LAN port is usually designated by the icon at left or labeled “LAN”.
Connecting a computer to a LAN port on the FRITZ!Box
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Connecting More Computers to the LAN Ports
Connecting Set aside the network cable (yellow) from the FRITZ!Box
package.
1. Switch on your computer.
2. If you work with a Linux operating system, use YaST
to configure your network card with the setting
“DHCP”, if this setting is not already configured.
Insert one end of the LAN cable to the computer’s
network adapter.
3. Connect the other end of the LAN cable to a socket on
the FRITZ!Box labeled “LAN 1”, “LAN 2”, “LAN 3” or
“LAN 4”.
Now the FRITZ!Box and computer are connected to each
other.
Connecting More Computers to the LAN Ports
Additional cables are required to connect further computers. In purchasing a LAN cable, note the instructions in the
section “Cables and Buttons” on page 123.
You can connect a computer to any of the four LAN ports of
the FRITZ!Box at any time.
Connecting a Network Hub or Switch
You can connect a network hub or switch to one of the LAN
ports on the FRITZ!Box if you would like to connect multiple computers via LAN.
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Connecting Computer(s) Wirelessly via WLAN
Connecting FRITZ!Box to a network hub
Connecting Set aside the network cable (yellow) from the FRITZ!Box
package.
1. Connect one end of the LAN cable to the uplink port
of the network hub or switch.
2. Connect the other end of the cable to one of the LAN
sockets on the FRITZ!Box.
The FRITZ!Box and network hub are now connected with
each other.
3.5 Connecting Computer(s) Wirelessly via WLAN
Using WLAN you can connect one or multiple computers
with the FRITZ!Box wirelessly.
The wireless WLAN connection is independent of the operating system used. Each computer to be connected to the
FRITZ!Box via WLAN must support WLAN, by means of a
compatible WLAN adapter, for instance the
FRITZ!WLAN USB Stick N.
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Connecting the FRITZ!WLAN USB Stick
For more information on WLAN, see the section “More
about WLAN” from page 131.
Connecting the FRITZ!WLAN USB Stick
Connecting If you are using a FRITZ!WLAN USB Stick N or a
FRITZ!WLAN USB Stick by AVM as a WLAN adapter, you can
transmit the security settings of the FRITZ!Box to your
FRITZ!WLAN USB Stick quickly and conveniently using
AVM Stick & Surf. Proceed as follows to do so (described
here using the example of the FRITZ!WLAN USB Stick N):
1. Switch on your computer.
2. Insert the FRITZ!WLAN USB Stick N the USB port on
the FRITZ!Box. The “INFO” LED on the FRITZ!Box begins flashing rapidly.
The WLAN security settings are being transferred to
the FRITZ!WLAN USB Stick N. As soon as the “INFO”
LED stops flashing, transmission of the settings has
been concluded.
3. Remove the FRITZ!WLAN USB Stick N.
4. Now insert the FRITZ!WLAN USB Stick N in the USB
port of the computer.
The security settings saved on the FRITZ!WLAN USB
Stick N are applied to the computer. Now the FRITZ!Box
and FRITZ!WLAN USB Stick N are connected with each
other wirelessly.
For more information, see the manual on the AVM
FRITZ!WLAN USB Stick N or the manual for the AVM
FRITZ!WLAN USB Stick.
Using WLAN Adapters from Other Manufacturers
Installing Proceed as follows to install a WLAN adapter from another
manufacturer:
1. Switch on your computer.
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Using WLAN Adapters from Other Manufacturers
2. Install the WLAN adapter in your computer along with
the appropriate software. Please take note of the instructions in the documentation of the adapter.
3. In order to establish a WLAN connection to the
FRITZ!Box, you must either use the WLAN software
supplied with the operating system, or the manufacturer’s WLAN software included in the WLAN adapter
package.
Establishing a
Connecti on
The FRITZ!Box is delivered with preset values for WLAN security. You must enter these values during the configuration of the WLAN adapter.
If you would like to establish a WLAN connection using
these preset values, then your WLAN adapter must support the WPA encryption procedure.
1. Start the WLAN software.
2. Enter the following values for the connection be-
tween the FRITZ!Box and the WLAN adapter:
SSID (name of the
WLAN radio network)
Encryption methods WPA (TKIP) or WPA2 (AESCCMP)
Encryption WPA-PSK or WPA2-PSK (AES)
Key The key is printed on the sticker on
Network mode Infrastructure
FRITZ!Box Fon WLAN 7270
the base of the device and on the
cover of the FRITZ!Box CD.
3. Confirm your entries using the relevant button in the
user interface (for instance, “OK” or “Connect”).
Now your WLAN adapter and the FRITZ!Box are connected
with each other wirelessly.
Please see the instructions in the section “Opening the
User Interface” on page 32. See also the information on
WLAN security in the section “Security” from page 134.
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Using WLAN Adapters from Other Manufacturers
WPA Not Supported If your WLAN adapter does not support WPA, you must
convert the encryption in the FRITZ!Box to WEP. For this
you must change the WLAN settings in the FRITZ!Box. To
do so, proceed as follows:
1. Connect the FRITZ!Box and the computer using the
network cable (yellow) (see the section “Connecting
Computers to the LAN Port” from page 18).
2. Start a web browser on your computer.
3. Enter fritz.box
in the address line of the browser.
4. Select the “Advanced Settings / WLAN / Security”
menu in the “Settings” area.
5. Then select WEP encryption and enter a network key.
6. Click the “Apply” button.
A window is displayed with the WLAN security settings.
7. Make a note of the settings or print out the page by
clicking the printer icon in the toolbar.
8. Close the user interface and clear the connection be-
tween the FRITZ!Box and the computer. Remove the
network cable (yellow).
9. Configure your WLAN adapter with the security set-
tings entered in the FRITZ!Box.
The WLAN connection between your WLAN adapter and
the FRITZ!Box will be established.
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Connecting to the DSL Line
3.6 Connecting to the DSL Line
Depending on whether you have a DSL line and a telephone line, or a DSL line without a telephone line, the
FRITZ!Box is connected to DSL with two different cables.
Connecting to the Telephone Line
FRITZ!Box on the DSL line: Connecting to the telephone socket
Connecting If you have a DSL line without a telephone line, connect
the FRITZ!Box to DSL using the DSL cable (gray).
1. Insert one end of the DSL cable into the socket on the
FRITZ!Box labeled “DSL/TEL”.
2. Insert the other end into the appropriate socket on
your telephone socket.
The green “Power” LED stops flashing after a short time
and remains lit to signalize that FRITZ!Box is ready for Internet connections over DSL.
For instructions on how to connect your telephony terminal devices, read from page 28.
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DSL and Telephone Line
DSL and Telephone Line
Connecting to the DSL splitter
Connecting If you have a DSL line and a telephone line, then connect
the FRITZ!Box using the DSL/telephone cable (gray-black).
1. Connect the longer of the two gray ends of the cable
to the port labeled “DSL/TEL”.
2. Then connect the other end of the cable to the socket
on the DSL splitter labeled “DSL”. If the end of the cable does not fit into the socket on the splitter, insert
the end of the cable into the gray RJ45/RJ11 adapter
included in the package and then insert the adapter
into the socket on the DSL splitter.
The black branch of the Y-shaped cable is for connection to the telephone line (see the page 26 and
page 27).
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Connecting to the ISDN Line
The green “Power” LED stops flashing after a short time
and remains lit to signalize that FRITZ!Box is ready for Internet connections over DSL.
3.7 Connecting to the ISDN Line
Your telephone line is either an analog line or an ISDN
line.
If you have an ISDN line, read here how to connect the
FRITZ!Box with the ISDN line.
Connecting to the ISDN NT
Connecting Set aside the Y-shaped cable (gray-black) delivered in the
package. This cable is a combined DSL/telephone cable.
1. Connect the longer gray end of the cable to the sock-
et on the FRITZ!Box labeled “DSL/TEL”.
2. Insert the black end of the Y-branch of the cable into
the socket of your ISDN NT. If the end of the cable
does not fit into the socket on the splitter, insert the
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Connecting with the Analog Telephone Line
end of the cable into the gray RJ45/RJ11 adapter included in the package and then insert the adapter into the socket of the ISDN NT.
Now the FRITZ!Box and the ISDN line are connected.
3.8 Connecting with the Analog Telephone Line
Your telephone line is either an analog line or an ISDN
line.
If you have an analog telephone line, read here about how
to connect the FRITZ!Box with the analog telephone line.
Connecting to the analog telephone line via the DSL splitter
Connecting Set aside the Y-shaped cable (gray-black) delivered in the
package. This cable is a combined DSL/telephone cable.
1. Connect the longer gray end of the cable to the sock-
et on the FRITZ!Box labeled “DSL/TEL”.
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Connecting Telephone, Fax, or Answering Machine
2. Then insert the black plug into the appropriate sock-
et of your DSL splitter. If the plug does not fit into the
splitter, connect the end of the cable to the black
RJ45/RJ11 adapter included in the package and then
insert the adapter into the socket on the DSL splitter.
Now the FRITZ!Box and the analog telephone line are connected.
3.9 Connecting Telephone, Fax, or Answering Machine
The FRITZ!Box provides Internet and/or fixed-line telephony for analog terminal devices.
You can connect two analog terminal devices like telephones, fax machine or answering machine to the
FRITZ!Box.
Analog devices with an RJ11 plug are connected to the
RJ11 sockets “FON 1” and “FON 2”. These two sockets are
located on the back panel of the FRITZ!Box.
Connecting an analog telephone to an RJ11 socket
3.10 Connecting ISDN Telephones
ISDN telephones can be connected to the FRITZ!Box. With
appropriate cabling, up to eight ISDN telephones can be
connected.
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Connecting ISDN PBXs
Connecting an ISDN telephone to the FRITZ!Box
Connecting Use an ISDN cable to connect an ISDN telephone.
1. Connect one end of the ISDN cable with the ISDN
telephone.
2. Connect the other end of the ISDN cable with the
“FON S
3.11 Connecting ISDN PBXs
If you have an ISDN PBX, you can connect this PBX to the
FRITZ!Box. With the telephones connected to the PBX you
can make calls in the usual fashion.
port of the FRITZ!Box.
0”
The ISDN PBX must support a point-to-multipoint line.
Connecting an ISDN PBX to the FRITZ!Box
Connecting Use an ISDN cable to connect an ISDN PBX.
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Connecting IP Telephones
1. Connect one end of the ISDN cable with the ISDN
PBX.
2. Connect the other end of the ISDN cable with the
“FON S
0”
If you have no more than two analog devices connected to the PBX, you can connect them directly to
the FRITZ!Box and do without the PBX.
3.12 Connecting IP Telephones
IP telephones can be connected to the FRITZ!Box Fon
WLAN 7270 at the LAN ports or via WLAN.
port of the FRITZ!Box.
Connecting to a LAN
At the LAN ports of the FRITZ!Box you can connect IP tele-
Port
phones using a LAN cable.
Connecting an IP telephone to the FRITZ!Box
1. Connect one end of the LAN cable with the IP tele-
phone.
2. Connect the other end of the LAN cable to one of the
LAN ports on the FRITZ!Box.
Now the IP telephone is connected to the FRITZ!Box. This
phone must be configured before you can use it for telephone calls. Follow the instructions in the documentation
of the device and in the section “Setting Up an IP Telephone in the FRITZ!Box” on page 41.
Connecting via WLAN IP telephones that support WLAN, known as “smart
phones”, can be connected wirelessly to the FRITZ!Box via
WLAN.
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