Operating Instructions and Installation Instructions

FRITZ!Box 3272 80
Extending a Wireless LAN Network
12.4 Extending a Wireless LAN Network
The range of a wireless radio network is not specified. It de-
pends on
• the wireless devices you are using for your wireless LAN
connections
• interference in the vicinity of your wireless radio network
• the structural conditions where you operate the wireless
radio network
• the number of wireless devices in the vicinity of your
FRITZ!Box that work in the same frequency range
You can extend the range of your wireless radio network with
a wireless repeater.
Or you can set up a second FRITZ!Box as a wireless repeater.
Extending a Wireless LAN Radio Network with a Wireless
Repeater
You can extend the range of your wireless radio network with
a wireless repeater. In combination with the FRITZ!Box the
AVM FRITZ!WLAN Repeater is especially suitable. All models
of the FRITZ!WLAN Repeater series can be integrated into your
wireless radio network and your home network by WPS quick
connect. Find out more in the Internet at:
avm.de/en/Produkte/FRITZ_WLAN
Using an Existing FRITZ!Box as a Repeater
You can extend the wireless LAN radio network of your
FRITZ!Box with an additional FRITZ!Box you already have. To
extend your wireless LAN, configure the repeater function in
this device.
You can configure a FRITZ!Box as a repeater by working
through the following steps:
1. Open the FRITZ!Box user interface.
2. Select the “System/View”menu.