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Obtaining an IP Address Automatically
7.
Click “OK” to save the settings.
8.
Enable the options “Obtain an IP address automatically”
and “Obtain DNS server address automatically” for the
Internet protocol version 6 (TCP/IPv6) as well.
The computer receives an IP address from the FRITZ!Box.
Obtaining an IP Address Automatically in Mac OS X
1.
Select the “System Preferences... in the Apple menu.”
2.
In the “System Preferences” window, click the “Net-
work” icon.
3.
In the “Network” window, select the “Built-in Ethernet”
entry from the “Show:” list.
4.
Switch to the “TCP/IP” tab and select the “Using DHCP”
option from the “Configure IPv4:” drop-down list.
5.
Click “OK”.
The computer now receives an IP address from the FRITZ!Box.
Obtaining an IP Address Automatically in Linux
For comprehensive information and tips on the topic of net-
work settings in Linux, see, for example:
www.tldp.org/HOWTO/NET3-4-HOWTO-5.html
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Connecting USB Devices to the FRITZ!Box
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18
Connecting USB Devices to the FRITZ!Box
The FRITZ!Box has two USB ports to which you can connect various
USB devices. All network devices in the FRITZ!Box home network can
use these USB devices jointly and simultaneously.
This chapter describes how to share a printer in the network, which
USB devices can be used in your FRITZ!Box home network, and how to
use these devices safely.
18.1
Power Supply for USB Devices
You can connect USB devices with the following properties to
the FRITZ!Box:
•
Some USB devices require more than one USB port for
operation, for instance, hard drives with a USB Y cable.
Connect this type of USB device to the FRITZ!Box using a
USB hub with its own power supply.
•
The total current consumption of connected USB devices
without their own power supply may not exceed 500 mA.
Check the rating plates of the connected USB devices.
USB devices that exceed the total current consumption
of 500 mA can be connected to the FRITZ!Box using a
USB hub with its own power supply.
18.2
USB Devices on the FRITZ!Box
These USB devices can be connected to the FRITZ!Box:
•
You can connect up to four USB storage media like hard
disks, USB flash drives or card readers.
•
USB storage media must use the file systems EXT2, FAT,
FAT32 or NTFS. On storage media with the FAT and FAT32
file systems you can use files up to a size of 4 GB. In the
EXT2 and NTFS file systems there is no limit to the size of
files that can be used.
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Using USB Devices Safely
•
You can connect
one
standard USB printer or
one
all-in-
one device with scanner and fax function.
The complete range of functions available in all-in-one
printers is guaranteed only with the USB remote connec-
tion of the FRITZ!Box; see
Sharing a USB Printer
on
page 130
.
•
You can connect a USB hub to the FRITZ!Box and use up
to four USB devices at this hub.
You can use USB hubs with or without a separate power
supply. We recommend deploying a USB hub with its
own power supply if the USB devices to be connected ex-
ceed a total current consumption of 500 mA; see
Power
Supply for USB Devices
on
page 127
.
18.3
Using USB Devices Safely
Follow the instructions below about how to use USB devices
on your FRITZ!Box.
•
The FRITZ!Box can not defend the USB memory from ex-
ternal influences. This means that voltage spikes or
drops, like those that occur during electrical storms, may
lead to data losses on connected USB storage media. We
recommend making regular backups of the USB memory
contents to avoid any losses.
•
Whenever you want to remove USB devices from the
FRITZ!Box, go to the “Home Network / USB Devices” area
in the FRITZ!Box user interface to remove them safely
and avoid any loss of data.
18.4
Configuring Access Rights
You can protect the data on your USB storage from unautho-
rized access by securing the user interface of your FRITZ!Box
with a password. In the “System / FRITZ!Box Password” menu
you can
•
configure a shared password that is requested every
time anyone in your home network accesses the
FRITZ!Box and the connected USB storage media.
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Accessing USB Memory
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•
configure various FRITZ!Box users. You can configure a
password for each FRITZ!Box user and then specify
which connected USB storage media each user is al-
lowed to access.
A USB storage medium connected to the FRITZ!Box can be
reached in the home network by entering the shared
FRITZ!Box password. From the Internet you can reach the USB
storage medium only by logging in with your individual user
name and password.
Information on the user controls of your FRITZ!Box is present-
ed in the section
Password Protection: Using FRITZ!Box Safely
from
page 42
.
18.5
Accessing USB Memory
The participants in the home network have various possibili-
ties for accessing the various storage media of the FRITZ!Box.
•
Home network members can access the contents of con-
nected USB memory and all other memory of the
FRITZ!Box especially conveniently with FRITZ!NAS. For
this FRITZ!NAS offers a graphic interface. Read section
Managing Memory with FRITZ!NAS
on
page 136
for more
information.
•
Participants in the home network can use FTP software
like FireFTP to exchange files among the FRITZ!Box stor-
age media and workplaces.
Alternatively, you can enter
ftp://fritz.box
in the address
line of your Internet browser to access the storage media
of the FRITZ!Box.
If you would like to use FTP software, see the documen-
tation of the software as well as the instructions in the
Help in the FRITZ!Box user interface.
•
For access to media data like music, images and videos
available on the memory or on storage media of the
FRITZ!Box you can enable the FRITZ!Box media server.
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Sharing a USB Printer
Suitable playback devices like TV sets, web radios,
smartphones and the Windows Media Player can then
call up the data from the media server for streaming.
Playback devices to be used in connection with the me-
dia server must support the UPnP AV standard. The term
“DLNA” is often used to designate this support.
Enable the “Media Server enabled” function in the
FRITZ!Box user interface under “Home Network / Media
Server”.
18.6
Sharing a USB Printer
You can connect a USB printer to the FRITZ!Box to make it
available to all participants in your home network.
You can either release the printer for sharing as a network
printer or use the FRITZ!Box USB remote connection software
to connect it with a computer.
Using a USB Printer as a Network Printer
Configure the USB printer as a network printer on the
FRITZ!Box if
•
the participants in the home network are to be able to
use the printer jointly and simultaneously.
•
the printer is to be used by computers that use an oper-
ating system other than Windows.
For information about how to configure a USB printer as a net-
work printer, see the section
Configuring a USB Printer as a
Network Printer
on
page 131
.
Using a USB Printer with FRITZ!Box USB Remote Connection
Configure the USB printer on the FRITZ!Box with the FRITZ!Box
USB remote connection if
•
the USB printer is an all-in-one device (fax/printer/scan-
ner) and the entire range of functions is to be used.
•
the USB printer is equipped with convenience features
like ink level display and you would like to use these.

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