Operating Instructions and Installation Instructions

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Password Protection: Security for the FRITZ!Box
Selecting the Appropriate Password Protection
Use the table below to compare the two FRITZ!Box login meth-
ods and decide which is appropriate for you:
Features FRITZ!Box Password FRITZ!Box User
Password One shared password for all
users.
Every user uses his own
password.
Access to contents of the
FRITZ!Box user interface
Every user can view and
change all contents and
settings
A user can view and change
only the contents and set-
tings for which he is autho-
rized.
For more information about
which rights you can set up
in a user account, see the
section starting on page 43.
The FRITZ!Box user inter-
face can be opened from
the home network
Yes. Yes.
You can access the FRITZ!Box user interface from devices
that are connected with the FRITZ!Box in the home net-
work.
The FRITZ!Box user inter-
face can be opened via an
Internet connection
No.
In addition to the FRITZ!Box
password, you can also cre-
ate a FRITZ!Box user ac-
count for any user. This user
then needs his FRITZ!Box
user name and his personal
password in order to access
the FRITZ!Box from the In-
ternet.
Yes.
A FRITZ!Box user account is
required to access the
FRITZ!Box from the Internet.