FRITZ!Box 6490 Cable
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Using MyFRITZ!
6.
If you do not have a FRITZ!Box user account yet, you will
be prompted to set one up by assigning a user name and
an additional password.
If you already have a FRITZ!Box user account, follow the
instructions in the FRITZ!Box user interface.
For security reasons, access to the FRITZ!Box from the In-
ternet is possible only for users with a FRITZ!Box user ac-
count.
7.
You receive an e-mail from MyFRITZ! containing a regis-
tration link. If possible, open the e-mail on the computer
on which you began setting up the account. Click the
registration link.
8.
You are forwarded to the MyFRITZ! website, where you
are prompted to read the terms of use and activate the
account.
Once the account has been activated successfully, you will
end up back on your FRITZ!Box user interface.
Now the FRITZ!Box is registered with your MyFRITZ! account.
On the MyFRITZ! page of the FRITZ!Box user interface the op-
tions “MyFRITZ! enabled for this FRITZ!Box” and “Internet ac-
cess to the FRITZ!Box via HTTPS enabled” are selected.
Click “Refresh status” if the status of your MyFRITZ! account is
marked with a red icon.
12.2
Using MyFRITZ!
As soon as you have created a MyFRITZ! account and regis-
tered your FRITZ!Box with the account, you can begin using
the MyFRITZ! service.
You can reach your FRITZ!Box from anywhere by opening the
website in any web browser.
If you use a smartphone or a tablet, the MyFRITZ!App by AVM
offers you simple access to your FRITZ!Box at home.