Configuring Internet Connections
FRITZ!Box Fon WLAN 7170 – 4 Configuring Internet Connections
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Configuring Internet Connections
There are two different ways for FRITZ!Box Fon WLAN to con-
nect to the Internet. In both cases you need account informa-
tion from an Internet Service Provider:
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The FRITZ!Box Fon WLAN establishes the connection
with the Internet and makes it available to all of the
computers connected with the FRITZ!Box Fon WLAN. In
this mode the FRITZ!Box Fon WLAN functions as a
DSL
router
.
For information about how to configure FRITZ!Box Fon
WLAN for this operating mode, see the section
“FRITZ!Box Fon WLAN as a DSL Router” from page 35.
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The computers connected to FRITZ!Box Fon WLAN es-
tablish the Internet connections themselves. In this
case FRITZ!Box Fon WLAN works like a
DSL modem
and
is responsible only for forwarding data.
How to configure the FRITZ!Box Fon WLAN and the com-
puters connected with it for this operating mode is de-
scribed in the section “FRITZ!Box Fon WLAN as a DSL
Modem” from page 37.
4.1 FRITZ!Box Fon WLAN as a DSL Router
So that the FRITZ!Box Fon WLAN can establish the Internet
connection itself, an Internet connection must be configured
with the account information from your Internet Service Pro-
vider in the FRITZ!Box Fon WLAN. All connected computers
can then use this Internet connection at the same time. It is
not necessary to install any additional Internet access soft-
ware on the other connected computers.
In this mode the FRITZ!Box Fon WLAN works like a DSL router
and uses the Internet Service Provider’s account informa-
tion.
