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FRITZ!Box as a DECT Base Station
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FRITZ!Box as a DECT Base Station
A DECT base station is integrated in your FRITZ!Box, on which you can
register and configure a total of up to 6 cordless telephones. This
chapter describes various functions of the DECT base station.
13.1
Paging Cordless Telephones
If you have misplaced a cordless telephone, you can find it by
using a paging call:
1.
Briefly press the DECT button of the FRITZ!Box. All cord-
less telephones registered on the FRITZ!Box will ring.
2.
To end the paging call press the DECT button on the
FRITZ!Box again, or any button on your cordless tele-
phone.
13.2
Deregistering a Cordless Telephone from the FRITZ!Box
1.
Open the FRITZ!Box user interface (see
page 31
).
2.
Click “DECT”.
The “Cordless Telephones” page presents an overview of
the registered cordless telephones.
3.
Click the “Delete”
button next to the cordless tele-
phone to be deregistered.
The cordless telephone will be deregistered from the
FRITZ!Box.
If you deregister all of the cordless telephones from the
FRITZ!Box, the DECT function of the FRITZ!Box is switched off
automatically.
For instructions on how to register a cordless telephone on
the FRITZ!Box, see
page 38
.
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Enabling DECT Eco
13.3
Enabling DECT Eco
The DECT Eco function allows the FRITZ!Box to switch off the
DECT network whenever all of the cordless telephones regis-
tered are on stand-by.
The connection between the FRITZ!Box and the cordless tele-
phones remains active. You can place and accept calls at any
time.
Prerequisite for Using DECT Eco
DECT Eco can be used only if all of the cordless telephones
registered on the FRITZ!Box support DECT Eco.
To find out whether your cordless telephone supports DECT
Eco, see the “DECT / DECT Monitor” menu in the FRITZ!Box us-
er interface.
Enabling DECT Eco in the FRITZ!Box
1.
Open the user interface of the FRITZ!Box in a web brows-
er (
fritz.box
).
2.
Select “DECT / Base Station”.
3.
Enable the “DECT Eco” option and define when DECT Eco
should be active.
4.
Click the “Apply” button to save the settings.
5.
Register all of the cordless phones on the FRITZ!Box
again.
Now DECT Eco is enabled.
All of the latest FRITZ!Fon models by AVM support DECT Eco
(see also
AVM Products for the FRITZ!Box from page 146
).
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The FRITZ!Box Home Network
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The FRITZ!Box Home Network
The FRITZ!Box connects your network devices, USB devices and stor-
age in what we call a FRITZ!Box home network. In the home network
the FRITZ!Box makes data like images, music and videos available to
all connected users and allows them to share a printer.
Network Devices
Network devices include, for instance, computers, game con-
soles and smartphones that are connected with the FRITZ!Box
via a network cable connection or via WLAN.
All network devices can access each other's folders released
for sharing, and share connected USB devices and available
memory.
If you would like to learn more about the possibilities of net-
work devices in your FRITZ!Box home network, continue read-
ing in the chapter
Network Devices in the FRITZ!Box Home
Network from page 95
.
USB Devices
USB devices include, for instance, printers, multi-function de-
vices, and flash memory on the USB ports of the FRITZ!Box.
Connected USB devices can be used jointly and simultane-
ously by all network devices of your FRITZ!Box home network.
For more information about how to best configure USB de-
vices in your home network and how to use them securely,
see the chapter
USB Devices in the FRITZ!Box Home Network
from page 106
.
Storage (NAS)
The memory of the FRITZ!Box includes storage media like
flash memory or hard drives connected to the USB ports of
the FRITZ!Box.
What is more, the FRITZ!Box can manage online storage con-
figured on the server of your telecommunications provider.
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The FRITZ!Box Home Network
For more information about how to access the memory in your
FRITZ!Box home network safely and conveniently, see the
chapter
Accessing USB Memory from page 108
.
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Network Devices in the FRITZ!Box Home Network
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Network Devices in the FRITZ!Box Home Network
All network devices connected with the FRITZ!Box comprise a network.
Network devices include, for instance, computers, game consoles and
smartphones. The devices can be connected with the FRITZ!Box by ca-
ble or wirelessly. This chapter describes the network settings in the
FRITZ!Box and how you can change them. You will also learn how you
can change the IP settings for the computer in the most common oper-
ating systems.
15.1
Network Settings in the FRITZ!Box
The FRITZ!Box is delivered with preconfigured network set-
tings. According to these settings, all network devices con-
nected with the FRITZ!Box are located in a single network.
The network settings can be changed and adapted to your
conditions and needs. But you should do so only if you are
well versed in networking technology.
Network Overview
The FRITZ!Box user interface shows an overview with all of the
devices and users connected with the FRITZ!Box.
The network overview “Devices and Users” is found in the
menu “Home Network / Network”.
The Glossary (from
page 157
) explains concepts and termi-
nology having to do with IP networks.

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