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Connecting to the Internet
FRITZ!Box 7490
21
Connecting to a DSL or VDSL Line with a Landline
Connecting to the DSL splitter
If you have a DSL line and a telephone line, then connect the
FRITZ!Box as follows:
1.
Connect the long end of the DSL/telephone cable to the
socket on the FRITZ!Box labeled “DSL/TEL”.
2.
Then connect the short, gray end of the cable to the ap-
propriate socket on the DSL splitter.
If the plug on the gray end of the cable does not fit into
the socket of your DSL splitter, insert it into the DSL
adapter gray included in the package. Then insert the
DSL adapter into the DSL splitter.
The “Power / DSL” LED begins flashing and then lights con-
stantly. The FRITZ!Box is now ready for Internet connections
over DSL.
If the “Power / DSL” continues flashing, read
DSL Connection
Not Established
on
page 160
.
DS
L/
TEL
DSL/TEL
FO
N 1
FON 1
FO
N
2
FON 2
LAN
1
LAN 1
LA
N
2
LAN 2
LAN
3
LAN 3
LA
N
4
LAN 4
Power
Power
FO
N
S
0
FON S
0
Info
WLAN
Fixed Line
Internet
Power/DS L
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FRITZ!Box 7490
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Connecting to the Internet
Connecting to the IP-based DSL or VDSL Line
Connecting to the DSL or VDSL line
If you have a DSL or VDSL line without a connection to the
landline telephone network (also known as IP-based or direct
access), then connect the FRITZ!Box as follows:
1.
Connect the longer end of the DSL cable to the socket on
the FRITZ!Box labeled“DSL/TEL”.
2.
Connect the short, gray end of the cable to the appropri-
ate socket on the DSL or VDSL line. The black branch of
the cable remains free.
If the plug on the gray end of the cable does not fit into
the socket of your DSL or VDSL line, insert it into the gray
DSL adapter included in the package. Then insert the
DSL adapter into the DSL or VDSL line.
The “Power / DSL” LED begins flashing and then lights con-
stantly. The FRITZ!Box is now ready for Internet connections
over DSL.
If the “Power / DSL” continues flashing, read
DSL Connection
Not Established
on
page 160
.
Connecting to the Cable Junction
With an additional cable modem you can also use your
FRITZ!Box 7490 on a cable connection. Use a network cable.
1.
Connect the free end of the network cable to the LAN
(Ethernet) port on the cable modem.
2.
Connect the other end of the network cable to the socket
on the FRITZ!Box labeled “LAN 1”.
DSL/
TEL
DSL/TEL
FON
1
FON 1
FON
2
FON 2
LAN
1
LAN 1
LA
N
2
LAN 2
LAN
3
LAN 3
LA
N
4
LAN 4
Power
Power
FON
S
0
FON S
0
Info
WLAN
Festnetz
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Connecting to the Internet
FRITZ!Box 7490
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3.
Connect a computer with the FRITZ!Box either via wire-
less LAN or using a network cable; see
Connecting a
Computer with a Network Cable
from
page 26
and
Connecting Computers with the FRITZ!Box over Wireless
LAN
from
page 28
.
4.
Set up the Internet connection for connections via cable
in the FRITZ!Box; see
page 47
.
Connecting to the Internet via the Mobile Network
If no other kind of Internet connection is available, you can
use your FRITZ!Box to connect to the Internet via the mobile
communications network. A USB modem for mobile Internet
access (UMTS/HSPA) is required for this.
The FRITZ!Box supports UMTS/HSPA modems from various
manufacturers.
1.
Insert the USB modem into the USB port on the
FRITZ!Box.
2.
Set up the Internet connection via the mobile communi-
cations network; see
page 47
.
Connecting to a Router or a Network
You can use the FRITZ!Box at an already existing Internet ac-
cess. To do this the FRITZ!Box is connected to the router or
network.
Connecting Using a Network Cable
A network cable is required to connect the FRITZ!Box to a rout-
er.
1.
Insert one end of the cable into the socket on the “ la-
beled LAN 1FRITZ!Box”.
2.
Insert the other end of the cable into a network socket
on the router or in the network.
Once you have connected a computer to the FRITZ!Box, you
can configure the Internet connection as described in section
Internet Connection over LAN 1: FRITZ!Box as a Router
on
page 48
.
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FRITZ!Box 7490
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Connecting to the Landline Telephone Network
Connecting via Wireless LAN
If the router is a wireless access point, you can also connect
the FRITZ!Box with the router over wireless LAN. To do this the
radio network of the router must work in the 2.4-GHz frequen-
cy band and use WPA encryption. Section
Internet Connection
over Wireless LAN
on
page 50
describes how to establish the
wireless LAN connection and what to watch out for.
4.3
Connecting to the Landline Telephone Network
You can connect the FRITZ!Box with the following telephone
landlines:
•
analog telephone line
•
ISDN line
An analog telephone line is a single line with one telephone
number. ISDN lines have three or more telephone numbers.
Connecting to the Analog Line
Analog telephone line
1.
Insert the long, gray end of the DSL/telephone cable in
the socket on the FRITZ!Box labeled “DSL/TEL”.
2.
Insert the short, black end of the cable into the landline
socket for your line.
If the plug on the cable does not fit into the socket of
your landline, use the black adapter included in the
FRITZ!Box package.
For more information about connecting the FRITZ!Box,
contact your DSL provider.
DS
L/
TEL
DSL/TEL
FO
N 1
FON 1
FO
N
2
FON 2
LAN
1
LAN 1
LA
N
2
LAN 2
LAN
3
LAN 3
LA
N
4
LAN 4
Power
Power
FO
N
S
0
FON S
0
W
LAN
DECT
Info
WLAN
Fixed Line
Internet
Power/DSL
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Connecting to the Landline Telephone Network
FRITZ!Box 7490
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Connecting to the ISDN Line
ISDN line
1.
Insert the long, gray end of the DSL/telephone cable into
the socket on the FRITZ!Box labeled “DSL/TEL”.
2.
Insert the short, black end of the cable into a socket (S
0
interface) on your ISDN NTBA.
If the plug on the cable does not fit into ISDN NTBA, use
the black adapter included in the FRITZ!Box package.
DS
L/
TEL
DSL/TEL
FO
N 1
FON 1
FO
N
2
FON 2
LAN
1
LAN 1
LA
N
2
LAN 2
LAN
3
LAN 3
LA
N
4
LAN 4
Power
Power
FO
N
S
0
FON S
0
W
LAN
DECT
Info
WLAN
Fixed Line
Internet
Power/DS L

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