Operating Instructions and Installation Instructions

Saving Energy with FRITZ!Box
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17 Saving Energy with FRITZ!Box
The FRITZ!Box combines a variety of devices in one device: ADSL mo-
dem , wireless router and media server. This means that you generally
use much less power with the FRITZ!Box than you would with several
separate devices.
What is more, the FRITZ!Box saves energy by reducing processing
power on standby and lowering the power consumption of idle func-
tions. The FRITZ!Box also offers various settings for energy-saving op-
eration.
17.1 Saving Energy with the Wireless Radio Network
You can reduce the power consumption of the wireless radio
network by
• setting up night service for the wireless radio network
(see page 79).
• turning off the wireless radio network with the “WLAN”
button whenever no more wireless devices are regis-
tered on the FRITZ!Box.
• reducing the transmitter power of the FRITZ!Box. You can
adjust the transmitter power using the “Maximum trans-
mitter power” setting in the “WLAN / Radio Channel”
menu of the FRITZ!Box user interface.
17.2 Enabling Energy-saving Mode for USB Hard Drives
In the FRITZ!Box you can enable an energy-saving function for
USB hard drives connected to the FRITZ!Box. When the ener-
gy-saving function is enabled, connected USB hard drives will
be switched off when they are idle—as long as the hard drives
support the energy-saving function.
The current energy consumption of the total FRITZ!Box sys-
tem is displayed on the “Overview” page. From there, click
with the mouse to view the Energy Monitor, which displays
details on the energy consumption.