Setting Up Internet Access via a Wireless Device
Overview
You can use the FRITZ!Box at an already existing Internet access over
a wireless LAN connection. The FRITZ!Box can share the Internet con
nection of another device via a wireless LAN connection. The other
device can be a router, for instance, or a smartphone configured as a
hotspot.
The FRITZ!Box is connected with the radio network of other device. In
this type of connection the FRITZ!Box works as an independent router
to provide a network with its own network address range.
Requirements
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The radio network transmits in the 2.4-GHz frequency range.
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The connection is encrypted using WPA2.
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The radio network allows the FRITZ!Box to set up a wireless LAN
connection.
Instructions: Setting Up Internet Access via Wireless LAN
1.
Open the FRITZ!Box user interface,
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2.
Select the “Internet / Account Information” menu.
3.
Select the “Existing connection over wireless LAN” entry from
the “Internet service provider” list.
A list of the radio networks in the vicinity is displayed.
4.
Select the radio network with which you want to connect the
FRITZ!Box.
Configuring
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