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FRITZ!Box as a WLAN Base Station
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FRITZ!Box as a WLAN Base Station
The FRITZ!Box is a WLAN base station for WLAN devices like note-
books, tablets or smartphones. The FRITZ!Box can establish WLAN
connections compliant with the fast WLAN N standard. The FRITZ!Box
is preconfigured with an encryption method from today's safest meth-
od WPA2. This encryption method is supported by most of the latest
WLAN devices. The FRITZ!Box supports wireless LAN convenience
functions like guest access, night service and WPS Quick Connection.
13.1 Connecting WLAN Devices Securely with the FRITZ!Box
In a WLAN radio network security is of the utmost importance.
This is why WLAN connections between the FRITZ!Box and
your wireless devices are encrypted. For encryption the
FRITZ!Box and your wireless devices must use the same en-
cryption method. The FRITZ!Box is preconfigured with an en-
cryption method that combines today's safest methods WPA
and WPA2. These encryption methods are supported by most
of the latest wireless devices.
If you would like to use wireless devices that do not support
WPA2 or WPA, you can switch encryption in the FRITZ!Box to
the older, less secure WEP method. You can also establish
non-encrypted wireless LAN connections. However, if at all
possible we recommend always establishing WPA2 wireless
LAN connections.
WLAN devices can be connected with the FRITZ!Box automati-
cally or manually. A particularly simple and secure automatic
method is WPS, with which a WLAN connection can be estab-
lished at the touch of a button. For manual WLAN connections
with the FRITZ!Box use the WLAN software of your WLAN
device or the WLAN program on your computer.
Connecting WLAN Devices Automatically (WPS)
WLAN devices that support the fast connection method WPS
can be connected with the FRITZ!Box automatically.
1.
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Start the WPS function of your WLAN device. Consult the
documentation of the WLAN device to find out how to
start WPS.
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