Testing the WLAN Connection Without Security Settings
FRITZ!Box Fon WLAN 7170 – 9 Troubleshooting
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Testing the WLAN Connection Without Security
Settings
Disable the WLAN security settings to test whether a WLAN
connection between the FRITZ!Box Fon WLAN and the WLAN
adapter is possible at all.
1.
Connect the FRITZ!Box Fon WLAN to a computer using a
network cable. Proceed as described in the section
“Connecting to a Computer Wirelessly via WLAN” from
page 22.
2.
Click the “WLAN / Security” commands and select the
option “enable non-encrypted access”. Then click “Ap-
ply”.
This non-secured condition should be used only for
testing, to find out whether a WLAN connection is possi-
ble at all.
3.
Clear the cable connection between the FRITZ!Box Fon
WLAN and the computer by removing the network cable.
If this attempt is not successful either, check the installation
of the WLAN adapter and contact the manufacturer of the
WLAN adapter if necessary.
9.4
IP Settings
The FRITZ!Box Fon WLAN is equipped with its own DHCP serv-
er. This means that FRITZ!Box Fon WLAN assigns the connect-
ed computers their IP addresses. The connected computers
must be configured such that they can receive their IP ad-
dresses automatically from FRITZ!Box Fon WLAN. The steps
for checking and adjusting this option differ among the oper-
ating systems. See the relevant section for your operating
system.
If FRITZ!Box Fon WLAN is operated in a network, no other DH-
CP server may be activated in this network. If you need to
operate a DHCP server, please disable the DHCP feature in
the “Advanced System Settings”.
