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Connecting Devices with the FRITZ!Box over Wireless LAN
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Connecting Devices with the FRITZ!Box
over Wireless LAN
Computers and other devices with wireless LAN, for instance
smartphones and network printers, can be connected wire-
lessly with the FRITZ!Box.
You can establish the wireless LAN connection using WPS or
by entering 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 network key to establish a wire-
less 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 10, 8, or 7:
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 10 and 8, for instance, click the wireless
network icon
in the task bar.
