FRITZ!Box 4020
20
Connecting Devices with the FRITZ!Box over Wireless LAN
6
Connecting Devices with the FRITZ!Box over Wireless
LAN
Computers and other devices with wireless LAN, for instance smart-
phones and network printers, can be connected wirelessly with the
FRITZ!Box.
You can establish the wireless LAN connection using WPS or by enter-
ing the FRITZ!Box network key on the wireless device.
Mobile devices with a camera, like smartphones or tablets, can scan
the QR code of the wireless LAN network key to establish a wireless
LAN connection.
6.1
Establishing a Wireless LAN Connection Using WPS
WPS is a procedure for establishing secure wireless LAN con-
nections. With WPS, connecting a wireless device with the
FRITZ!Box is quick and easy.
Requirements
The wireless device must support WPS.
Establishing a Connection on a Windows Computer
Using WPS
Here is how to establish a wireless connection with WPS on a
computer with Windows 8.1, 8, 7 or Vista:
1.
If the “WLAN” LED on the FRITZ!Box is off, press the
“WLAN” button briefly.
The wireless radio network of the FRITZ!Box will be
switched on.
2.
Open the wireless LAN software on the computer.
In Windows 8 and 7, for instance, click the wireless LAN
icon
in the task bar.
3.
Select the wireless radio network of the FRITZ!Box.
The preconfigured name of the wireless radio network
(SSID) is consists of “FRITZ!Box 4020” and two capital
letters, and is printed on the bottom of the housing.
