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Knowledge document #16

Setting up the FRITZ!Repeater for use with a cable connection

The FRITZ!Repeater is already configured for use with a cable modem in the factory settings. You only have to connect the FRITZ!Repeater to the cable modem, and then you can access the internet using the FRITZ!Repeater without having to configure any settings first.

Since the FRITZ!Repeater controls the internet connection via the cable modem, all FRITZ!Repeater functions (such as firewall, parental controls) are also available without restrictions in this operating mode.

If you changed the settings of the FRITZ!Repeater, configure the FRITZ!Repeater for use with a cable modem as described in this guide.

Note:All instructions on configuration and settings given in this guide refer to the latest FRITZ!OS for the FRITZ!Repeater.

1 Loading the FRITZ!Repeater's factory settings

To perform the following steps, the FRITZ!Repeater must be set to factory settings:

  1. Push and hold down the Connect button for about 15 seconds.
  2. The Connect LED now indicates by alternately flashing and lighting up that the factory settings are being loaded and that the FRITZ!Repeater is being restarted. This process may take several minutes.
  3. The Connect LED flashes continuously for at least 1 minute as soon as the factory settings have finished loading.

2 Connecting a cable modem

  1. Either connect the cable modem to the first multimedia socket or to the socket that the cable technician used for the original installation. Only use the coaxial cable (without an extension) provided by the cable technician to connect it.

3 Configuring the cable modem

The following step is only necessary if your cable provider supplied you with a wireless cable router with integrated cable modem instead of a cable modem, but you do not use the cable router's Wi-Fi network:

  1. If possible, enable the so-called bridge mode for the wireless cable router in your cable provider's customer center or in the cable router's user interface.

    Note:In bridge mode, the cable router acts as a simple cable modem, so you will not experience problems when accessing the FRITZ!Repeater from the internet, for example. You may not be able to use hotspot services offered by your cable provider when bridge mode is enabled.

4 Connecting the FRITZ!Repeater to a cable modem

  1. Insert one end of a network cable into the "LAN 1" port on the FRITZ!Repeater. Use the network cable supplied with the FRITZ!Repeater, for example.
  2. Insert the other end of the network cable into the LAN port on the cable modem.

5 Connecting a wireless device with the FRITZ!Repeater

  1. Make note of the Wi-Fi network key on the FRITZ!Repeater's type label or the "FRITZ! Notes" enclosed in the box.
  2. Plug the FRITZ!Repeater into an electrical outlet and wait about 1 minute until the FRITZ!Repeater has started and the Connect LED flashes slowly.
  3. Search for Wi-Fi networks in the vicinity with a wireless device (for example a notebook, smartphone).
  4. Select the Wi-Fi network "FRITZ!Mesh [...]".
  5. Enter the Wi-Fi network key (password) you made note of.

    Note:You can also establish the Wi-Fi connection on your mobile devices by pointing the camera at the QR code for Wi-Fi access on the FRITZ! Notes.

6 Configuring the internet connection in the FRITZ!Repeater

  1. Open the user interface of the FRITZ!Repeater.
  2. Enter the FRITZ!Repeater password given on the type label of the FRITZ!Repeater or the "FRITZ! Notes" enclosed in the box and click "Log In".
  3. If the page "Set up a FRITZ!Mesh Set" is displayed, click "Close".
  4. Click "Internet" and then "Account Information".
  5. Select "connection to an external modem or router" from the drop-down list "Internet connection via".
  6. Enter the speeds of your internet connection in the "Downstream" and "Upstream" fields.
  7. Click "Apply" to save the settings.
  8. Now the FRITZ!Repeater establishes its internet connection over the cable modem. Configuration is complete when the message "The procedure was concluded successfully" is displayed.

You can configure additional FRITZ!Repeaters as described in the guide Connecting FRITZ!Repeater with the FRITZ!Repeater (Mesh Master). Then you can connect your wireless devices with the FRITZ!Box home network.



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