Operation Manual

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Changing the Network Password
Changing the Network Password in the AVM FRITZ!Powerline
Program
1. Plug both FRITZ!Powerline adapters into outlets in your
home.
2. Use a network cable to connect one FRITZ!Powerline
adapters to a computer on which the AVM
FRITZ!Powerline program is installed.
3. Restart the AVM FRITZ!Powerline software and click the
icon of the FRITZ!Powerline that is not connected with
the computer.
The “FRITZ!Powerline Device Profile” window opens.
4. Enter any password you like in the “New network pass-
word” field and then click “OK”.
The “Set Network Password” window opens.
5. Enter the device password of the FRITZ!Powerline in the
“Device password” field and then click “OK”. The device
password of the adapter is printed on the sticker on the
base of the adapter housing.
Now FRITZ!Powerline will restart. As soon as the “Power”
LED stops flashing, the device has been restarted.
6. Next, go to the AVM FRITZ!Powerline program and dou-
ble-click the icon of the FRITZ!Powerline connected with
the computer.
The “FRITZ!Powerline Device Profile” window opens.
7. In the “New network password” field, enter the same
password you entered before for the first adapter.
8. Click “OK”.
Now the FRITZ!Powerline connection is established with
the new network password. The process is concluded as
soon as the “Powerline” LEDs on both adapters stop
flashing.
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