FRITZ 6490 Cable Router Manual PDF (Setup & Configuration Guide)

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FRITZ!Box 6490 Cable

Overview: FRITZ!Box at a Glance

The “Overview” page of the FRITZ!Box

In the

upper

area of the window the complete product name

of your FRITZ!Box is displayed, along with the currently in-

stalled version of FRITZ!OS, and its current energy consump-

tion.

If you assigned a name of your own for your FRITZ!Box (see

page 137

), this name will be displayed here.

The

middle

area of the window presents information about

connections, interfaces, and configured convenience func-

tions.

In the

lower

area of the window, you see the last telephone

calls conducted, the list of connected devices like computers,

network storage and telephones, and the telephone book en-

tries edited last.

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Standard View and Advanced View

FRITZ!Box 6490 Cable

7.3

Standard View and Advanced View

The FRITZ!Box user interface has two views: the standard view

and the advanced view.

Upon delivery, the FRITZ!Box interface is set to display the

standard view. In the standard view all of the settings re-

quired for daily operation of the FRITZ!Box are at your dispos-

al. Some pages and areas of the FRITZ!Box user interface are

not displayed.

In the advanced view additional settings options appear un-

der various menus and commands. The expanded menu

items contain settings for advanced users and are not re-

quired for daily FRITZ!Box operation.

Fast Switching between the Views

The “View” link in the footer of the FRITZ!Box allows you to

switch instantly between the standard view and the advanced

view:

“View” link in the footer

Combinations of various settings in the “Internet” and

“Home Network” areas can produce a situation in which the

user interface of the FRITZ!Box can no longer be opened. En-

abling the advanced view in these areas is recommended on-

ly if you have advanced network expertise.

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FRITZ!Box 6490 Cable

Using System Functions of the FRITZ!Box

The FRITZ!Box offers a slew of system functions like notification ser-

vices, diagnostics functions and updating services. These system

functions inform you about the activities and functional status of the

FRITZ!Box and help you operate the FRITZ!Box safely and always keep

it up to date.

8.1

Diagnostics: Checking FRITZ!Box Functions

With the diagnostics function you can get an overview of the

functional status of your FRITZ!Box, its Internet connection

and your home network. In the case of an error the diagnos-

tics results can help you localize and remedy any problems.

Starting Diagnostics

Open the FRITZ!Box user interface; see

page 25

Select “Diagnostics / Function”.

Click “Start” to start the diagnostics.

The diagnostics run through the various test areas.

For more information on test areas and test items, as well as

on the icons and information in the result of the diagnostics,

see the Help of the FRITZ!Box user interface.

Canceling Diagnostics

You can end diagnostics in progress without losing any data.



To end a diagnostics run, click “Cancel”.

The results obtained up to that point remain visible.

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Using Energy-Saving Functions of the FRITZ!Box

FRITZ!Box 6490 Cable

8.2

Using Energy-Saving Functions of the FRITZ!Box

The FRITZ!Box combines a variety of devices in one device: ca-

ble modem, WLAN router, media server, answering machine,

fax machine and DECT base station for cordless telephones.

This means that you generally use much less power with the

FRITZ!Box than you would with several separate devices.

What is more, the FRITZ!Box saves energy by reducing pro-

cessing power on standby and lowering the power consump-

tion of idle functions. The FRITZ!Box also offers various set-

tings for energy-saving operation.

The current energy consumption of the total FRITZ!Box system

is displayed on the “Overview” page. From there, click with

the mouse to view the “Energy Monitor”, which displays de-

tails on the energy consumption.

Energy-Efficient Operation of the Wireless LAN Radio

Network

The WLAN module of the FRITZ!Box works in “Green AP

mode”. This means it is especially energy-efficient: As soon

as no more wireless LAN devices are connected with the

FRITZ!Box, the energy consumption of the WLAN module is

automatically reduced to a minimum. “Green AP” operation

has no effect on the accessibility of the wireless network for

wireless LAN devices, since the new registration of a wireless

LAN device automatically ends the mode, thus restoring full

wireless LAN functionality to the FRITZ!Box.

You can further reduce the power consumption of the wireless

radio network by configuring the following settings:

•

set up a schedule for the wireless radio network in the

“WLAN / Schedule” menu; see

page 85

•

turn off the wireless radio network whenever no more

wireless LAN devices are registered with the FRITZ!Box;

see

page 86

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FRITZ!Box 6490 Cable

Using Energy-Saving Functions of the FRITZ!Box

Enabling Energy-Saving Mode for USB Hard Drives

In the FRITZ!Box you can enable an energy-saving function for

USB hard drives connected to the FRITZ!Box. When the ener-

gy-saving function is enabled, connected USB hard drives will

be switched off when they are idle—as long as the hard drives

support the energy-saving function.

Enable the energy-saving function in the “Home Network /

USB Devices” menu in the FRITZ!Box user interface. You can

also test here wether your USB hard disk supports the energy-

saving function.

Saving Energy at the LAN Ports

For energy-efficient use of your gigabit LAN ports you can

specify for each individual LAN port whether it should always

operate with full power (power mode) or with reduced energy

consumption (green mode). With green mode you can reduce

the power consumption of the FRITZ!Box to the level neces-

sary for your applications.

The LAN ports can be configured in the advanced view of the

FRITZ!Box user interface; see

page 27

. In the “Home Network

/ Network / Network Settings” menu you can select from

among the following operating modes in the “LAN Settings”

area:

operating mode

Functionality and Power Consumption

Power Mode

In this setting LAN connections are estab-

lished with a maximum throughput of

1 Gbit/s.

Higher power consumption than in green

mode if the LAN port is used.

Green Mode

As needed, the FRITZ!Box establishes LAN

connections with a data throughput rate of

100 Mbit/s.

Lower power consumption than for the “Power

Mode” setting.

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