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Table of Contents
Symbols and Highlighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
1 FRITZ!WLAN Repeater 1750E . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
1.1 Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
1.2 Package Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
1.3 Button and LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
2 Before You Connect the FRITZ!WLAN Repeater . . . . . . . . 9
2.1 Requirements for Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
2.2 Security and Handling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
3 Connecting with the Web Router Wirelessly . . . . . . . . . 12
3.1 Establishing a Wireless LAN Connection Using WPS . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
3.2 Establishing a Wireless LAN Connection Using the Online Wizard . 14
3.3 Establishing a Wireless Connection Manually . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
4 Extending the Range of the Wireless Radio Network . . 18
4.1 Prerequisite: Connection with a Wireless LAN Access Point . . . . . . 18
4.2 Choosing the Best Location for the FRITZ!WLAN Repeater . . . . . . . 18
4.3 Integrating Wireless Devices into the Wireless Network . . . . . . . . . 19
5 Integrating in the Wireless LAN via LAN Port . . . . . . . . . 20
6 The FRITZ!WLAN Repeater User Interface. . . . . . . . . . . . 21
6.1 Opening the User Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
6.2 Protecting the User Interface with a Password. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
6.3 Performing a FRITZ!OS Update . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
7 Connecting to the Web Router via LAN Cable . . . . . . . . 23
7.1 When Connecting via LAN Is Advisable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
7.2 Connecting via LAN Cable or Power Lines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
7.3 Connecting a Web Router . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
7.4 Connecting Wireless Devices with the FRITZ!WLAN Repeater . . . . . 24