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FRITZ!Box as a WLAN Base Station
11
FRITZ!Box as a WLAN Base Station
The FRITZ!Box supports WLAN (Wireless Local Area Network) technolo-
gy. In this chapter you will learn how you can use WLAN with the
FRITZ!Box.
11.1
Security
Security is of utmost importance within radio networks.
Therefore it is important that no unauthorized users can reg-
ister in a WLAN to use its Internet access or shared network
resources.
FRITZ!Box includes settings on various levels that contribute
to the security of your WLAN and thus to the security of your
computers.
Wireless Network Name (SSID)
In the factory settings of the FRITZ!Box, the name of the wire-
less network (SSID) is set to “FRITZ!Box 6840 LTE”.
11.2
Guest Access: WLAN Connection for Guests
You can connect computers with the FRITZ!Box via WLAN so
that they can access the Internet without being integrated in
the home network of the FRITZ!Box. This function is called
“guest access”.
Your guests can use the guest access, for instance, to surf the
web with a notebook and to receive e-mail.
Radio signals can also be received outside of office or resi-
dential spaces and abused for criminal purposes.
It may occur that an additional device with the same
FRITZ!Box network name is located in the vicinity of your
FRITZ!Box. Therefore we recommend changing the preset ra-
dio network name.
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