Testing the WLAN Connection without Security Settings
FRITZ!Box Fon WLAN – 10 Troubleshooting
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1.
Connect the FRITZ!Box Fon WLAN to a computer using a
network cable. Proceed as described in the section
“Connecting Computer(s) to a LAN Port” from page 17.
2.
Open an Internet browser and enter
fritz.box
in the
address field.
3.
Select the “WLAN / Security” menu.
4.
Click the “Apply” button.
A window is displayed with the WLAN security settings.
Print out this page by clicking the “Print Page” button at
the upper left of the page.
5.
Clear the cable connection between the FRITZ!Box Fon
WLAN and the computer by removing the network cable.
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 Computer(s) to a LAN Port” from page 17.
2.
Click the “WLAN / Security” command and select “en-
able non-encrypted access”. As a final step, 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.
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