FRITZ!Box
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This Is FRITZ!Box Fon WLAN 7170
You can also connect a network hub or switch to the LAN
ports so that even more computers can be connected to
FRITZ!Box.
All computers connected to FRITZ!Box are networked to-
gether and can access shared files and printers.
Internet
Connection
All of the computers connected to FRITZ!Box can access the
Internet. There are two different ways of establishing an In-
ternet connection. Both cases require Internet account in-
formation from an Internet Service Provider:
The Internet connection is established by FRITZ!Box.
For this the Internet account information must be reg-
istered in FRITZ!Box. In this case FRITZ!Box works as a
DSL router and all computers can use the Internet con-
nection at the same time.
The computers connected establish the Internet con-
nections themselves. For this, Internet access soft-
ware must be installed and the Internet account infor-
mation entered on the given computer. In this case
FRITZ!Box works as a DSL modem.
Integrated Firewall
When FRITZ!Box is operated as a DSL router, the integrated
firewall protects your network from attacks from the Internet.
USB Port
The FRITZ!Box is equipped with a USB host controller to
which you can connect a USB storage device (hard drive,
stick), a printer, a AVM FRITZ!WLAN USB Stick or a USB hub.
AVM Stick & Surf technology is provided by the AVM
FRITZ!WLAN USB Stick. This technology allows security set-
tings to be read from the FRITZ!Box automatically. For con-
necting a printer, FRITZ!Box has a printer server.
Port for Network
Devices
Network devices can be connected to the FRITZ!Box LAN
port along with network hubs or switches, including game
consoles.
WLAN Access
Point
The FRITZ!Box is a WLAN access point. Computers equipped
with a WLAN adapter can be wirelessly connected to
FRITZ!Box.
Operating
Systems
Supported
FRITZ!Box can be connected to computers with Windows
operating systems, the Linux operating system or Apple
computers with the Mac OS X operating system.
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