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8.2 WLAN Connection Is Not Established
Make sure that the settings in the WLAN access point and
in the FRITZ!WLAN control software agree with the entries
in the following table. Try again to establish a WLAN
connection.
For the settings in this table it is presumed that an AVM
WLAN product from the FRITZ!Box family is used with
WPA/WPA2 encryption (mixed mode). In general it is
always advisable to secure your WLAN using the most
secure mechanism supported by your WLAN remote site.
For more support on problems with WLAN connections,
see the following sections.
Setting Preset Value
SSID
(name of the WLAN radio
network)
Name of the WLAN access
point, for example:
FRITZ!Box Fon WLAN 7170
Encryption WPA or WPA2
Key The key (ASCII format) is
printed on the underside of
the device and on the back of
the installation CD.
Type of authentication/
registration
Pre-shared key
Network mode Infrastructure
Frequency band 2.4-GHz (mode:
802.11n/g/b)
Channel The channel (1 - 13) depends
on the settings of the WLAN
access point.