Before You Connect The Fritz!Wlan Repeater; Operation Requirements - Fritz! WLAN Repeater Installation And Operation Manual

Before You Connect the FRITZ!WLAN Repeater

2 Before You Connect the FRITZ!WLAN Repeater
Read this chapter before connecting the FRITZ!WLAN Repeater to the
power supply and the WLAN base station.
2.1

Operation Requirements

In order to operate the FRITZ!WLAN Repeater 310, you must
have the following:
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FRITZ!WLAN Repeater 310
Your WLAN base station (WLAN access point) must sup-
port the IEEE 802.11n, 802.11g or 802.11b standard in
the 2.4-GHz range.
The WLAN base station must support automatic IP ad-
dress assignment (DHCP).
The WLAN base station must support forwarding of IP-
based protocols/Address Resolution Protocol.
For the first configuration of the WLAN: The SSID (radio
network name) must be set to "visible" and the MAC ad-
dress filter must be disabled. For a FRITZ!Box both set-
tings are configured upon delivery.
For WPS functionality: a WPS-compliant WLAN base
station with up-to-date firmware
For the first configuration of WLAN without WPS: WLAN
client that supports the WPA or WPA2 encryption stan-
dard
For the first configuration of WLAN using the Installation
Wizard: Microsoft Windows 8, Windows 7,
Windows Vista or Windows XP (Service Pack 3 or higher),
Internet access
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