Instructions
Configuring Internet Access via Another Router
Overview
You can connect the FRITZ!Box to a router which provides the internet
connection.
Operating Mode of the FRITZ!Box
The following applies to this kind of internet connection:
• The FRITZ!Box receives an IP address from the upstream device
via DHCP (default setting).
• The FRITZ!Box functions as its own router.
• The FRITZ!Box opens up its own IP network.
• The firewall of the FRITZ!Box is enabled.
Requirements
• The FRITZ!Box is connected with a router that provides the
internet connection; see Connecting to the Internet Access:
Existing Router, page 45.
Instructions: Setting Up Internet Access via WAN (as a Router)
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. From the “Connect via” area, select the “Connection to an
external modem or router” option.
5. For further settings, use the online help of the FRITZ!Box.
Configuring
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