Connection Sockets....................15 Button........................17 LEDs........................... 18 Requirements for Operation..................22 Connecting........................23 Connecting the FRITZ!Repeater to an Internet Router (FRITZ!Box)....24 Finding the Ideal Location for the FRITZ!Repeater........... 33 Mesh..........................35 Mesh of the FRITZ!Box....................36 Determining the FRITZ!OS Version of the FRITZ!Box........37 Enabling Mesh for the FRITZ!Repeater...............
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Setting the Brightness of the LEDs..............65 Switching LEDs On and Off..................66 Setting the User Interface Language..............67 Adjusting the Wi-Fi Settings for Specific Countries..........68 Updating FRITZ!OS....................69 Restoring Factory Settings to the FRITZ!Repeater........... 72 Malfunctions......................... 74 Troubleshooting Procedures................. 75 Troubleshooting Chart.................... 76 Knowledge Base...................... 79 Support........................80...
Overheating Heat accumulation can cause the FRITZ!Repeater to overheat. This can result in damage to the FRITZ!Repeater. • Install the FRITZ!Repeater in a place that is protected from direct sunlight. • Provide for sufficient air circulation around the FRITZ!Repeater. • Make sure that the ventilation slits on the housing are always unob- structed.
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Improper Cleaning Improper cleaning with strong detergents, solvents or wet cloths can cause damage to the FRITZ!Repeater. • Please refer to the information about cleaning your FRITZ!Repeater; page 10. Improper Opening and Repairs Improper opening and improper repairs can present a hazard to FRITZ! Repeater users.
Keep the following rules in mind for cleaning your FRITZ!Repeater: • Unplug the FRITZ!Repeater from the outlet before cleaning. • Wipe the FRITZ!Repeater with a slightly moist, lint-free cloth or an antistatic cloth. • Do not use any strong detergents or solvents for cleaning.
Extending the Wi-Fi Network The Wi-Fi network of an internet router (FRITZ!Box) often does not cov- er all rooms in an apartment or a house. The FRITZ!Repeater 6000 ex- pands the Wi-Fi network of the router. With the FRITZ!Repeater, wire-...
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• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Connecting the Router with LAN Cable You can connect the FRITZ!Repeater 6000 to your internet router (FRITZ!Box) with a LAN cable. Use this kind of connection in the follow- ing cases: • The internet router does not have Wi-Fi.
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• per second Establishing the Wi-Fi con- • nection at the push of a button (performing WPS) Integrating a FRITZ! prod- • uct into the FRITZ!Box's Mesh FRITZ!OS update in • progress flashes 4 Connecting via Wi-Fi abort- • times per...
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Wi-Fi registration mode • per second (WPS) started Integrating a FRITZ! prod- • uct into the FRITZ!Box's Mesh FRITZ!OS update in • progress flashes 4 Connecting via Wi-Fi abort- • times per ed: more than two devices...
Requirements for Operation Requirements • Router with automatic IP address assignment (DHCP) • For operation as a wireless repeater: FRITZ!Box or other wireless router compliant with IEEE 802.11ax, IEEE 802.11ac, or 802.11n • For operation with a LAN cable: Router with free LAN socket •...
Rules for the LAN Connection Connect the FRITZ!Repeater via LAN cable in the following cases: • The FRITZ!Repeater is to be deployed at a location where no stable Wi-Fi connection to the internet router (FRITZ!Box) is possible. • A LAN connection to the FRITZ!Box can be established from the place where the FRITZ!Repeater is being used, for example using the existing cabling in your home.
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• For Wi-Fi connections at the touch of a button: The internet router must support WPS and WPS must be enabled. In a FRITZ!Box WPS is enabled by default. • To connect via LAN cable without the configuration wizard: the FRITZ!Repeater has at least FRITZ!OS 7.20 or higher.
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Press the buttons again to establish the connec- tion. Connect the FRITZ!Repeater to an electrical outlet where it is to expand the Wi-Fi network. The distance from the router (FRITZ! Box) should be about the same as the distance from the devices for which the Wi-Fi network is being expanded.
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• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • If the LED is orange or flashing orange, then the Wi-Fi connec- tion to the router (FRITZ!Box) is weak (orange) or could not be es- tablished (flashing orange). Test outlets at other locations;...
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The Wi-Fi connection to the FRITZ!Box has been established when the LED lights steadily. 12. Connect the FRITZ!Repeater to an electrical outlet where it is to expand the Wi-Fi network. The distance from the router (FRITZ! Box) should be about the same as the distance from the devices for which the Wi-Fi network is being expanded.
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FRITZ!Repeater is positioned well. If the LED is orange or flashing orange, then the Wi-Fi connec- tion to the router (FRITZ!Box) is weak (orange) or could not be es- tablished (flashing orange). Test outlets at other locations;...
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Enable Mesh; page 38. To optimize the Wi-Fi settings of the FRITZ!Repeater for the Wi-Fi frequencies permitted in its country of operation, set the FRITZ! Repeater to the country in which it will be used;...
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• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • The preset Wi-Fi network key of the FRITZ!Repeater is printed on the bottom of the housing and on the back of the quick guide.
Overview The position for the FRITZ!Repeater that optimizes expansion of the Wi-Fi network can be found by applying the following rules. In combi- nation with a FRITZ!Box you can also use the FRITZ!App WLAN to de- termine the ideal location. Rules •...
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Tap on the “My Repeaters” button under “My Wi-Fi”. Tap on “Evaluate Repeater Position”. If the FRITZ!Repeater is not in an optimum position, you will re- ceive tips for improving the range of the Wi-Fi network. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •...
Mesh connects FRITZ! products that support Wi-Fi to form an espe- cially powerful Wi-Fi network with a single name and password. The hub in the Mesh is always a FRITZ!Box configured as a Mesh Master. All other FRITZ! products in the Mesh are Mesh Repeaters.
FRITZ!Box is set so that the current version of FRITZ!OS is regularly in- stalled as an automatic update. If your FRITZ!Box has its own setting, or if you have an older FRITZ!Box, it can happen that the FRITZ!OS in- stalled is an older version.
Mesh Repeaters in order to expand the Wi-Fi network in one direction. A Mesh Repeater can be a FRITZ!Repeater, or a FRITZ!Pow- erline device with Wi-Fi, or a FRITZ!Box configured as a Mesh Repeater. The hub in the Mesh is always a FRITZ!Box configured as a Mesh Mas- ter. Rules •...
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The Wi-Fi connection to the other Mesh Repeater has been estab- lished. Connect the FRITZ!Repeater to an electrical outlet where it is to expand the Wi-Fi network. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •...
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If the LED is lit up green, then the connection has been estab- lished and the FRITZ!Repeater is positioned well. If the LED is orange or flashing orange, then the Wi-Fi connection to the FRITZ!Box is weak (orange) or could not be established (flashing orange). Test outlets at other locations; page 33.
Instructions: Opening the User Interface (One FRITZ!Repeater) If you are using only one FRITZ!Repeater in the home network of your FRITZ!Box, open the user interface as follows: Open a web browser on a computer, tablet or smartphone in the home network.
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The user interface of the selected FRITZ!Repeater opens. Instructions: Opening the User Interface (Other Router) If your router is not a FRITZ!Box, open the user interface of the FRITZ! Repeater as follows: Open the user interface of the router.
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Instructions: Opening the User Interface (No Connection to the Home Network of the FRITZ!Box) If the FRITZ!Repeater is not integrated in the home network of a FRITZ! Box and does not have a connection to the internet router, then open the user interface as follows: Connect the power adapter included with delivery to the “Power”...
Overview You can adopt the Wi-Fi settings of the router at the touch of a button. You only need this feature if your router is not a FRITZ!Box, or if your FRITZ!Box does not support Mesh. In the Mesh of a FRITZ!Box, the FRITZ!Repeater automatically adopts the Wi-Fi network settings when it is connected, and every time they are changed in the FRITZ!Box;...
• The FRITZ!Repeater is in the Mesh of a FRITZ!Box Rules Disabling adoption of the settings results in the following restrictions: • Changes to settings in the FRITZ!Box are no longer automatically adopted by the FRITZ!Repeater. • Mesh steering is no longer available for the FRITZ!Repeater.
Application Example • The FRITZ!Repeater was already connected with the internet router (FRITZ!Box) via LAN cable and now is to be connected via Wi-Fi. • When the FRITZ!Repeater was connected with the internet router (FRITZ!Box) via LAN cable, it was not automatically set to the con- nection type “LAN bridge”.
(FRITZ!Box). You can also define the IP address for the FRITZ!Repeater manually. Application Example • The FRITZ!Repeater is to be used in a home network where there is no DHCP server to assign IP addresses automatically. Instructions: Configuring the IP Address Manually Open the user interface;...
In the Mesh of a FRITZ!Box, the FRITZ!Repeater automatically adopts Note the Wi-Fi network name (SSID) from the FRITZ!Box (Mesh Master). If you would like to configure a unique Wi-Fi network name (SSID) for the FRITZ!Repeater in the Mesh, you can disable adoption of the set- tings; page 52. Example The FRITZ!Repeater has the same SSID as your internet router (FRITZ! Box).
In the Mesh of a FRITZ!Box, the FRITZ!Repeater automatically adopts Note the settings for the Wi-Fi schedule from the FRITZ!Box (Mesh Master). If you would like to configure a customized Wi-Fi schedule for the FRITZ!Repeater, then you can disable adoption of the settings;...
For this reason you assigned the Wi-Fi network a different name (SSID) than the Wi-Fi network of the FRITZ! Box. Now the Wi-Fi network of the FRITZ!Repeater should receive a dif- ferent network key. Example 2 You would like to use the latest WPA3 encryption standard with wire- less devices.
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WPA Mode WPA Mode Properties WPA2+WPA3 Wireless devices that support WPA3 or WPA2 can establish a connection to the FRITZ!Re- peater. The FRITZ!Repeater uses WPA3 if a wireless device supports WPA3. WPA2 (preset) Wireless devices that support WPA2 can es- tablish a connection to the FRITZ!Repeater.
Configuring Wi-Fi Guest Access Overview If the FRITZ!Repeater is connected with a FRITZ!Box, you can set up a Wi-Fi guest access for your guests. With this your guests receive an internet connection of their own for their smartphones, tablets or laptops.
FRITZ!Repeater. If you forget your FRITZ!Repeater password and did not configure the Important “Forgot password” push service, you will have to restore the factory settings to the FRITZ!Repeater.
Overview The FRITZ!Repeater is prepared for operation in different countries. To optimize the Wi-Fi settings of the FRITZ!Repeater for the Wi-Fi fre- quencies permitted in the country of operation, you can set the FRITZ! Repeater to the country in which it will be used.
FRITZ!OS of your FRITZ!Repeater. Updates contain further developments and often new features. By default, your FRITZ!Repeater is set so that the current version of FRITZ!OS is regularly installed as an automatic update. If you recon- nect the FRITZ!Repeater, or if your FRITZ!Repeater has its own setting, it can happen that the FRITZ!OS installed is an older version.
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Click on the Browse button and select the downloaded file. Click on “Start Update”. Instructions: Configuring Automatic Updates in FRITZ!Box (Mesh) If the FRITZ!Repeater is located in the Mesh of a FRITZ!Box, configure automatic updates in the FRITZ!Box: Open the FRITZ!Box user interface. In the browser, enter the ad- dress http://fritz.box.
Reset the FRITZ!Repeater in the following cases, for instance: • You forgot the password for the FRITZ!Repeater user interface. • You want to establish a LAN connection to the FRITZ!Box or switch the type of connection from LAN to Wi-Fi.
(in “Wireless In the user interface of the bridge” mode). • FRITZ!Box, under “Wi-Fi / Schedule”, if the FRITZ!Re- peater is part of the Mesh of a FRITZ!Box. In the user interface of the •...
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LAN cable). Keylock of the Disable the keylock in the user FRITZ!Box en- interface of the FRITZ!Box abled. (http://fritz.box) under “Sys- tem / Buttons and LEDs”. The MAC address Enable the “Allow all new filter of the FRITZ! wireless devices”...
Keep the following device information handy: • Model • Serial number • FRITZ!OS Version • FRITZ!Box model, or device data on the router from another manu- facturer • Country • Internet service provider • Information on the operating system, network (LAN or Wi-Fi) •...
After use, please dispose of the FRITZ!Repeater and all electronic com- ponents and devices included with delivery at a collection point in your local community for the disposal of electric and electronic appliances.
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The licensing conditions are presented in the help for the FRITZ!Re- peater 6000 user interface under the “Legal Notice” heading. This documentation and the software have been produced with all due care and checked for correctness in accordance with the best available technology.
........button ............17 firmware version determining in FRITZ!Box .....37 cables ............7 FRITZ!OS CE conformity declaration ..... determining version in FRITZ!Box choice of location ........84 ............cleaning ..........6, factory settings .......72 configuration ........43, updating ........... configuration wizard functions ..........11, LAN connection .......30...
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Wi-Fi .........."wireless bridge" ......Mesh ............35 setting language ........disabling adoption of settings from settings ............43 FRITZ!Box .........52 adopt from FRITZ!Box ....adopt from router ......51 night service ..........disabling adoption ......52 sockets ............software: FRITZ!OS ......... online help ...........8 SSID ............57...
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