Operation Manual

The FRITZ!Box 7430
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1The FRITZ!Box7430
Welcome! We are pleased you decided on a FRITZ!Box. The
FRITZ!Box 7430 is the hub of your home network, connecting your
computers and network devices with the Internet. You can operate the
FRITZ!Box as an Internet router on a DSL or VDSL line.
The FRITZ!Box is equipped with ports to connect computers, USB de-
vices and a telephone, an answering machine or a fax machine. Addi-
tionally, the FRITZ!Box supports the radio technologies wireless LAN
and DECT. You can use the FRITZ!Box as a wireless LAN access point
for wireless devices like notebooks, tablets or smartphones and as a
DECT base station for your cordless telephones.
A connected telephone uses the FRITZ!Box as a PBX.
The FRITZ!Box integrates connected computers and network devices
into your private home network. The devices can exchange data with
each other and enjoy shared access to USB hard drives, USB printers
and other USB devices. The FRITZ!Box transmits music, video and im-
age files to suitable playback devices in the home network.
You can expand the scope of functions of your FRITZ!Box with AVM
smart home devices for home automation.
Settings for the FRITZ!Box and for your private network are configured
in an easy-to-use user interface. The user interface can be opened in
any web browser. Wizards guide you step by step through the setup of
the most important FRITZ!Box functions, and comprehensive Help is
available on all functions.
This manual assists you in connecting, configuring and operating your
FRITZ!Box. Its purpose is not only to introduce to you the many func-
tions of the FRITZ!Box, but also to familiarize you with some of the
technical context.