AVM FRITZ!Box 7590AX, Manual

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Configuring Internet Access via Another Router: IP Client
Overview
You can connect the FRITZ!Box as an IP client to a router which pro-
vides the internet connection.
Operating Mode of the FRITZ!Box
The following apply in IP client mode:
• The FRITZ!Box receives an IP address from the upstream router via
DHCP (factory setting).
• The FRITZ!Box becomes part of the router’s IP network.
• The network devices connected to the FRITZ!Box receive their IP
addresses from the upstream router.
• The firewall of the FRITZ!Box is disabled.
Requirements
• The FRITZ!Box is connected with a router that provides the internet
connection. There are two possibilities for connecting the FRITZ!Box
with the router:
- Via the WAN socket. The socket must be configured as a LAN
port; see page 146 .
- Via one of the LAN sockets.
Instructions: Setting Up Internet Access via LAN (as an IP Client)
1. Open the user interface; see page 56 .
2. Select the “Internet / Account Information” menu and the
“Internet Connection” tab.
3. In the “Internet Service Provider” area, select the settings “More
internet service providers” and then “Other internet service
provider”.
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