Operation Manual

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Connect Using a WLAN Adapter

You can connect computers with the FRITZ!Box wirelessly

as soon as you have installed a WLAN adapter and config-

ured WLAN software.

Installing 1. Switch on your computer.

2. Install a WLAN adapter, for instance the FRITZ!WLAN

USB Stick, on your computer along with the appropri-

ate software. Please take note of the instructions in

the documentation of the adapter.

Once installation has been completed, you generally have

software available to control your WLAN connections. In

the Windows operating systems you can open the user in-

terface of the WLAN software by clicking an icon in the

taskbar (specific to each manufacturer) or from the start

menu.

Alternatively, you can use the WLAN software supplied wi-

th the operating system to establish a WLAN connection to

the FRITZ!Box.

Establishing a

Connection

This description uses the values given in the section

“Presettings in the FRITZ!Box” on page 17.

If you would like to establish a WLAN connection using

these preset values, then your WLAN adapter must

support the WPA encryption procedure.

1. Start the WLAN software.

2. Select the SSID (WLAN radio network) “FRITZ!Box Fon

WLAN 7113” in the user interface.

If the radio network is not displayed, follow the

instructions in the section “The WLAN Adapter

Cannot Find FRITZ!Box” from page 59.

3. Set “Infrastructure” as the network mode.

4. Select “WPA PSK” as encryption or authentication.

5. Enter the preset key in the “Network Key” field. The

key is printed on the sticker on the base of your

FRITZ!Box.