Fritz!Box 4040, Manual

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Enabling Mesh for FRITZ!Repeater and FRITZ!Powerline
Overview
In order to benefit from the advantages of Mesh, enable Mesh for all
FRITZ!Repeater s and FRITZ!Powerline devices located in the home
network of your FRITZ!Box.
Requirements
• FRITZ!OS 7.00 or later is installed on the FRITZ!Box.
• FRITZ!OS version 7.00 or later is installed on the FRITZ!Repeater or
FRITZ!Powerline.
• The FRITZ!Repeater or FRITZ!Powerline is located in the home net-
work of the FRITZ!Box.
Instructions: Enabling Mesh for a FRITZ!Repeater
1. Open the FRITZ!Box user interface; see page 46 .
2. Select “Home Network / Mesh”.
3. The FRITZ!Box is displayed in the overview with the “Mesh
enabled” symbol. If the symbol is also displayed for
the FRITZ!Repeater, then Mesh is already enabled for
the FRITZ!Repeater. If the symbol is missing next to the
FRITZ!Repeater, continue with the next step.
4. Press the button on the FRITZ!Repeater.
After the button is released, the “WLAN” or “Connect” LED on the
FRITZ!Repeater flashes rapidly.
5. Within 2 minutes, start WPS on the FRITZ!Box. Do this by press-
ing the “WPS” button until the “Info” LED starts flashing.
Mesh is enabled and the FRITZ!Repeater is displayed in the overview
marked with the “Mesh enabled” symbol.
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Mesh with FRITZ!
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