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FRITZ!Box
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Connecting to the AVM FRITZ!WLAN USB Stick
Connecting
to the AVM FRITZ!WLAN USB Stick
If your are using a AVM FRITZ!WLAN USB Stick as a WLAN
adapter, you can transmit the security settings convenient-
ly with Stick & Surf. Proceed as follows:
1.
Insert the AVM FRITZ!WLAN USB Stick in the USB port
on the FRITZ!Box. The “INFO” LED on the FRITZ!Box be-
gins flashing rapidly. The WLAN security settings are
being transferred to the AVM FRITZ!WLAN USB Stick.
2.
As soon as the “INFO” LED stops flashing, transmis-
sion of the settings has been concluded. Remove the
stick.
3.
Now insert the AVM FRITZ!WLAN USB Stick in the USB
port of the computer.
The security settings saved on the stick are applied to the
computer. A WLAN connection between the computer and
the FRITZ!Box is established automatically.
See the AVM FRITZ!WLAN USB Stick manual for details.
Connecting Using a WLAN Adapter from Another Manufacturer
1.
Switch on your computer.
2.
Install the WLAN adapter in your computer along with
the appropriate software. Please take note of the in-
structions in the documentation of the adapter.
Once installation has been completed, you generally have a
user interface available to control your WLAN connections.
In the Windows operating systems you can open the user
interface by clicking an icon in the taskbar (specific to each
manufacturer) or from the start menu.
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 in-
cluded in the WLAN adapter package.
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Establishing a WLAN Connection with the WLAN Software Provided by the Manufacturer
FRITZ!Box
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Establishing a WLAN Connection with the WLAN Software
Provided by the Manufacturer
The FRITZ!Box is delivered with preset values for WLAN se-
curity. 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 followign values for the connection between
the FRITZ!Box and the WLAN adpater:
3.
Confirm your entries using the relevant button in the
user interface (for instance, “OK”, “Send”, “Submit”
or “Connect”).
4.
Now read the information in section “Opening the Us-
er Interface” from page 30 and follow the security in-
structions in the section “Security” from page 59.
If the WLAN Adapter Does Not Support the WPA Mechanism
If your WLAN adapter does not support WPA, you must
change the WLAN settings in the FRITZ!Box. To do so, pro-
ceed as follows:
1.
Connect the FRITZ!Box and the computer using the
network cable (see the section “Connecting Comput-
er(s) to a LAN Port” on page 18).
SSID
(name of the WLAN radio
network)
FRITZ!Box Fon WLAN 7170
Encryption methods
TKIP (WPA)
Encryption
WPA PSK
Key
The key is printed on the stick-
er on the base of the device
and on the cover of the
FRITZ!Box CD.
Network mode
Infrastructure
Channel
6
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FRITZ!Box
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Connecting to the DSL Line
2.
Open the FRITZ!Box user interface (see the section
“Opening the User Interface” from page 30).
3.
In the “WLAN / WLAN Security” menu, select WEP en-
cryption and enter a network key.
4.
Click the “Apply” button.
5.
A window is displayed with the WLAN security set-
tings. Print out the page by clicking “Print Page”.
6.
Close the user interface and clear the connection be-
tween the FRITZ!Box and the computer. Remove the
network cable.
2.7
Connecting to the DSL Line
Connecting to the DSL splitter
Cable
The gray and black Y-shaped cable is for connecting to the
DSL splitter. This cable is a combination of a DSL cable and
a telephone cable.
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Connecting to the ISDN Line
FRITZ!Box
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Connecting
1.
Connect the longer of the two gray branches of the ca-
ble to the socket labeled “DSL/TEL”, located at the far
left of the back panel of the FRITZ!Box.
2.
Then connect the other end of the cable to the socket
on the DSL splitter labeled “DSL”. If the end of the ca-
ble does not fit into the socket on the splitter, insert
the end of the cable into the gray RJ45-RJ11 adapter in-
cluded in the package and then insert the adapter into
the socket on the DSL splitter.
The black branch of the cable is for the fixed-network
telephone line (see the section “Connecting to the
ISDN Line” on page 24 or the section “Connecting with
the Analog Telephone Line” on page 25).
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.
2.8
Connecting
to the ISDN Line
You only have to connect the FRITZ!Box with the ISDN line if
you have an ISDN line and want to use the FRITZ!Box for ISDN
fixed-line telephony.
Connecting
to the ISDN NT
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FRITZ!Box
25
Connecting with the Analog Telephone Line
Cable
The gray and black Y-shaped cable is for connecting
to the
ISDN line. This cable is a combination of a DSL cable and a
telephone cable.
Connecting
1.
Connect the longer, gray end of the cable to the socket
labeled “DSL/TEL”, located at the far left of the back
panel of the FRITZ!Box.
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 end of
the cable into the gray RJ45-RJ11 adapter included in
the package and then insert the adapter into the sock-
et of the ISDN-NTBA.
2.9
Connecting with the Analog Telephone Line
You only have to connect the FRITZ!Box with the analog line
if you have an analog line and want to use the FRITZ!Box for
analog fixed-line telephony.
Connecting
to the analog telephone line via the DSL splitter
Cable
The gray and black Y-shaped cable is for connecting
to the
ISDN line. This cable is a combination of a DSL cable and a
telephone cable.

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