Operation Manual

Operation Requirements
12 FRITZ!Box Fon ata – 1 This Is FRITZ!Box Fon ata
1.2 Operation Requirements
In order to operate FRITZ!Box Fon ata, you must have the fol-
lowing:
z an ISDN point-to-multipoint line in accordance with the
Euro ISDN protocol DSS1, or an analog telephone line
z a DSL or cable line
(both line types are also called “broadband line”)
– a DSL access must be available: Standard ITU
G.992.1 Annex A or Annex B
– Cable line: support for backward channel with sock-
ets for multimedia lines
z If you would like to operate FRITZ!Box Fon ata as a rout-
er, you will need:
– a standard DSL modem with Ethernet port
or
– a cable modem with Ethernet port.
z If you do not want to use FRITZ!Box Fon ata as a router,
you will need a suitable router such as FRITZ!Box SL.
z If you want to connect FRITZ!Box Fon ata over the com-
puter’s network adapter, a computer with the following
specifications is required:
– Standard Ethernet 10/100 Base-T network adapter
– To connect additional computers or a network, you
also need an Ethernet hub or switch.
z If you want to connect FRITZ!Box Fon ata over the com-
puter’s USB port, a computer with the following specifi-
cations is required:
– USB port (USB version 1.1 or 2.0), hard drive and CD
drive
– Operating system: Microsoft Windows XP,
Windows Me, Windows 2000, Windows 98, Linux
(from SUSE 9.0 upwards) or Mac OS X (from version
10.3.3 upwards)