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Before You Connect the FRITZ!Box
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Before You Connect the FRITZ!Box
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See the information on
Security and Handling
on
page 7
.
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Check the contents of your FRITZ!Box package. See
page 16
to
find out what is included in the package.
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Make sure that the requirements for operating the FRITZ!Box
have been met; see
page 16
.
3.1
Contents of the FRITZ!Box Package
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FRITZ!Box 6490 Cable
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one power supply unit
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one network cable
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one quick guide
3.2
Requirements for Operation
In order to operate the FRITZ!Box, you must have the following:
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an up-to-date web browser
Some of the FRITZ!Box functions can be used only with a
web browser that supports HTML5, for instance Firefox
version 17 or higher, Internet Explorer version 9 or high-
er, or Google Chrome version 23 or higher.
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an Internet-ready cable connection compliant with the
DOCSIS or EuroDOCSIS 1.0, 1.1, 2.0 or 3.0 standard
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for the wireless LAN connection to tablets, smartphones
and computers:
Tablets, smartphones or computers that support wire-
less LAN compliant with IEEE 802.11ac, IEEE 802.11n,
IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11a, or IEEE 802.11b. Comput-
ers that do not have wireless LAN integrated can be
equipped with wireless LAN support by installing a wire-
less LAN device, like a FRITZ!WLAN USB Stick, for in-
stance.
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for connecting computers using network cables:
computer with a network port (network adapter standard
Ethernet 10/100/1000 Base-T)