Fritz! Box 7590 Guide Rapide page 8

Wireless Bridge: Connect the FRITZ!Repeater 2400
to the Wireless Router Using the Wizard
If your wireless router does not support setup at the touch of a button (WPS), use the
wizard to connect the FRITZ!Repeater 2400 with the wireless router.
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Establishing a Connection to the Computer
1. Plug the FRITZ!Repeater 2400 into an outlet near your wireless router. The
FRITZ!Repeater 2400 starts operation.
2. Wait until the status LED starts slowly flashing green.
3. Select the wireless network of your FRITZ!Repeater 2400 on the computer, and start
the connection process.
4. Enter the network key of the FRITZ!Repeater 2400. The preconfigured unique network
key is printed on the back of this guide and on the bottom of the device housing.
The computer establishes a connection to the FRITZ!Repeater 2400.
2 Starting the Configuration Wizard
1. Open the web browser on your computer and enter
address bar.
2. The configuration wizard appears and guides you through setup of the wireless
connection between the FRITZ!Repeater 2400 and your wireless router.
3. Insert the FRITZ!Repeater 2400 in an outlet located about halfway between the
wireless router and the wireless devices to be added to the wireless network.
The FRITZ!Repeater 2400 and your wireless router connect once more. The status LED
and the bars for connection quality light up as soon as the connection is established.
3 - 5 bars: the FRITZ!Repeater 2400 has a good wireless connection and is ready for
operation.
1 - 2 bars: the FRITZ!Repeater 2400 has a weak wireless connection. Insert the the
FRITZ!Repeater into an outlet closer to the wireless router.
0 bars and the status LED flashes orange: the wireless connection cannot be
established. Insert the the FRITZ!Repeater into an outlet closer to the wireless router.
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LAN Bridge: Connect the FRITZ!Repeater 2400 to the
Internet Router Using a LAN Cable
If you would like to connect the FRITZ!Repeater with your FRITZ!Box (router) by cable,
configure "LAN bridge" access mode in the user interface of the FRITZ!Repeater.
Configure LAN Bridge
1. Connect the FRITZ!Repeater with your computer using a LAN cable
2. Insert the the FRITZ!Repeater into an electrical outlet.
3. Wait about 1 minute until the FRITZ!Repeater starts.
4. Open a web browser on the computer and enter http://fritz.repeater. The user
interface of the FRITZ!Repeater appears.
5. Assign a password for the user interface and click "OK".
6. Enter the password again and click "Log In" and "Next".
7. Enable the "LAN bridge" access mode and click "Next".
8. Follow the wizard's further instructions.
9. After the final configuration step, disconnect the LAN cable from the computer and
connect the FRITZ!Repeater with your FRITZ!Box (router).
Enable Mesh (Only with FRITZ!Box Software FRITZ!OS 7 or Newer)
1. Make sure that the FRITZ!Repeater is connected with your FRITZ!Box (router). The
LED lights green.
2. Press the "Connect" button. The LED flashes green.
3. Within 2 minutes, enable Mesh on your FRITZ!Box:
- FRITZ!Box with "WPS" or „Connect/WPS" button: Press button briefly.
- FRITZ!Box with "WLAN" or „WLAN/WPS" button: Press button for at least 6 seconds.
When Mesh is enabled, the FRITZ!Repeater is marked with the
under "Home Network / Mesh" in the user interface of the FRITZ!Box.
More detailed information about the benefits and the configuration of Mesh is
presented in the PDF manual and at en.avm.de/mesh-networking.
Mesh enabled icon
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