FRITZ!Box 6490 Cable
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Table of Contents
Security and Handling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Safety Instructions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Handling the FRITZ!Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Conventions in the Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
The FRITZ!Box 6490 Cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Ports, Interfaces, Buttons and LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Ports and Interfaces. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Meaning of the LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Before You Connect the FRITZ!Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Contents of the FRITZ!Box Package. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Requirements for Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Connecting the FRITZ!Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Installing at the Cable Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Connecting to Electrical Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Connecting a Computer with a Network Cable . . . . . . . 19
Connecting to the Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Connecting a Network Hub or Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Procedure for Establishing Secure Wireless LAN Connections . . . . 21
Establishing a Wireless LAN Connection Using WPS . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Establishing a Wireless LAN Connection with a Network Key . . . . . 24