Operation Manual

Establishing a Connection Manually

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3.3 Establishing a Connection Manually

Using this method, you can connect the FRITZ!WLAN Repeater

with your WLAN base station even if the WLAN base station

doesn’t support WPS and you cannot use the online wizard.

Connecting FRITZ!WLAN Repeater with a Computer

Connect the FRITZ!WLAN Repeater with a computer.

You can connect the FRITZ!WLAN Repeater using the network

cable included with delivery or you can establish the connec-

tion wirelessly via WLAN.

1. Connect the FRITZ!WLAN Repeater to an electrical outlet

in the vicinity of the FRITZ!Box.

Connecting the FRITZ!WLAN Repeater to electrical power

2. Establish a WLAN connection between your computer

and the FRITZ!WLAN Repeater. Open the WLAN software

of your computer, select WPA as encryption method and

enter the WPA/WPA2 key 00000000 (8 zeros) which is

the value preset in the FRITZ!WLAN Repeater.

Connect your computer to the LAN port of the

FRITZ!WLAN Repeater using the LAN cable included with

delivery. Enable the setting “Obtain an IP address auto-

matically” for the computer’s LAN port. See the section

Obtaining an IP Address Automatically on page 30 for in-

structions on how to configure the LAN port.