Instructions
Configuring Internet Access via Cable Modem
Overview
You can connect the FRITZ!Box to a cable modem which provides the
internet connection.
Operating Mode of the FRITZ!Box
If the FRITZ!Box is connected with the internet access via cable
modem, the following applies:
• The FRITZ!Box obtains the public IP address from the internet
service provider via DHCP.
• The FRITZ!Box establishes the internet connection itself.
• The FRITZ!Box functions as a router.
• The FRITZ!Box opens up its own IP network.
• The firewall of the FRITZ!Box is enabled.
Requirements
• The FRITZ!Box is connected to a cable modem, which is connected
with the cable junction; see Connecting to the Internet Access:
Cable Connection, page 42.
Instructions: Setting Up Internet Access on the Cable Connection
1. Open the user interface, see page 63.
2. Select the “Internet / Account Information” menu and the
“Internet Connection” tab.
3. In the “Internet Service Provider” area, select the settings “More
internet service providers” and then “Other internet service
provider”.
4. In the “Connect via” area, select the option “Connection to a
cable modem (cable connection)”.
5. For further settings, use the online help of the FRITZ!Box.
Configuring
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