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MyFRITZ!: Accessing the FRITZ!Box from Anywhere
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MyFRITZ!: Accessing the FRITZ!Box from Anywhere
MyFRITZ! is a service from AVM, with which you can access your
FRITZ!Box from anywhere. This section describes what MyFRITZ! does
and how to configure MyFRITZ!.
Why MyFRITZ!?
Using an active Internet connection on any computer, tablet
or smartphone, with MyFRITZ! accessing your FRITZ!Box from
anywhere is safe and simple. The following areas of your
FRITZ!Box are accessible:
•
FRITZ!NAS: Photographs, music and documents located
on the storage media connected to the FRITZ!Box are
available anywhere via MyFRITZ!.
With MyFRITZ! and FRITZ!NAS your FRITZ!Box offers a
“personal cloud service” in which all of your data are lo-
cated safely at home. Data transmission is encrypted;
see
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FRITZ!Box user interface: With MyFRITZ! you can open the
user interface of your FRITZ!Box from anywhere and con-
figure settings.
Exactly which data are available to you depends on the rights
set in your FRITZ!Box user account; see
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Configuring MyFRITZ!
The MyFRITZ! service can be used only with a MyFRITZ! ac-
count. Register your FRITZ!Box with this MyFRITZ! account.
Once your FRITZ!Box is registered with your MyFRITZ! account,
the FRITZ!Box determines the public IP address each time it is
changed and conveys it to the MyFRITZ! account. The
FRITZ!Box can be reached at this IP address in the Internet
from anywhere in the world. When you log in to MyFRITZ! you
will be forwarded to the FRITZ!Box using the IP address.
Creating a MyFRITZ! Account
To set up a MyFRITZ! account, use a computer that fulfills the
following requirements:
