Operation Manual

Configuring FRITZ!Box Fon WLAN for Internet Connections
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3 Configuring FRITZ!Box Fon WLAN
for Internet Connections
There are two ways to use FRITZ!Box Fon WLAN for connections
with the Internet. In both cases you need account information
from an Internet Service Provider.
z FRITZ!Box Fon WLAN establishes the connection with
the Internet.
For this an Internet connection with the account informa-
tion from the Internet Service Provider must be set up in
the FRITZ!Box Fon WLAN user interface. All connected com-
puters can then use this Internet connection at the same
time. It is not necessary to install any additional Internet
access software on the other connected computers.
In this mode FRITZ!Box Fon WLAN works like a DSL router
and uses the Internet Service Provider’s account informa-
tion. For information about how to configure FRITZ!Box
Fon WLAN for this operating mode, see the section
“FRITZ!Box Fon WLAN Uses the Internet Service Provider’s
Account Information” from page 41.
Most Internet telephony providers only allow Internet
telephony to be used when FRITZ!Box Fon WLAN estab-
lishes the Internet connection itself.
z The computers connected to FRITZ!Box Fon WLAN es-
tablish the Internet connections themselves.
In this case FRITZ!Box Fon WLAN works like a DSL modem
and is responsible only for forwarding data. An Internet
connection must be configured on the connected com-
puters, using the Internet access software and the ac-
count information from an Internet Service Provider. The
Internet access software is also required to establish In-
ternet connections.
If your Internet Service Provider supplies its own access
software, you can use this software for your computers.