FRITZ!Box 7272
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Table of Contents
Security and Handling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Safety Instructions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Handling the FRITZ!Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Conventions in the Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
The FRITZ!Box 7272 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Ports, Interfaces, Buttons and LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Ports and Interfaces. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Before You Connect the FRITZ!Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Contents of the FRITZ!Box Package. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Requirements for Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Connecting the FRITZ!Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Connecting to Electrical Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Connecting to the Internet. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Connecting to the Landline Telephone Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Connecting a Computer with a Network Cable . . . . . . . 27
Connecting to the Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Connecting a Network Hub or Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Procedure for Establishing Secure Wireless LAN Connections . . . . 29
Establishing a Wireless LAN Connection Using WPS . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Establishing a Wireless LAN Connection with a Network Key . . . . . 32