Setting up the FRITZ!Box as a Mesh Repeater
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FRITZ!Repeater is not marked with Mesh symbol
1 Installing the latest FRITZ!OS for the FRITZ!Repeater
- Click "System" in the user interface of the FRITZ!Repeater.
- Click "Update" in the "System" menu.
- Click on the "FRITZ!OS Version" tab.
- Click the "Find New FRITZ!OS" button.
- Click the "Start Update" button.
2 Unlocking the Mesh Master's buttons
You can only add devices to the Mesh by pushing a button. Therefore, unlock the buttons in the Mesh Master:
- Click "System" in the FRITZ!Box user interface.
- Click "Buttons and LEDs" in the "System" menu.
- Click on the "Keylock" tab.
- Disable the "Buttons locked" checkbox.
- Click "Apply" to save the settings.
3 Directly connecting FRITZ!Repeater with the Mesh Master
The following step is only necessary if the FRITZ!Repeater is connected to the Mesh Master via a device from another manufacturer (for example a switch, powerline device):
- Connect the FRITZ!Repeater directly to a LAN port on the Mesh Master. Do not use the WAN port. Not every FRITZ!Box model has a WAN port.
4 Adding a FRITZ!Repeater to the Mesh by button
You must push a button to add the device to the Mesh. It does not matter whether you push the button on the Mesh Master or the Mesh Repeater first. We recommend the following order:
- Briefly push the Connect button or WPS button on the FRITZ!Repeater (for about 1 second) and release it again. When you release the button, the Connect LED starts to flash quickly or the WLAN LED starts to flash.
- Within 2 minutes: Push and hold down the Connect button on the Mesh Master until the Connect LED (see table) lights up. Other LEDs may also light up.
FRITZ!Box model Connect button Connect LED FRITZ!Box 6690, 5690, 4060 Connect Connect FRITZ!Box 7690, 7590 (AX), 7530 (AX), 7520, 7510, 6890, 6850, 6670, 6660, 5590, 5530 Connect / WPS Connect / WPS FRITZ!Box 6591, 6590 Connect / WPS WLAN / DECT FRITZ!Box 7490, 7430, 5491, 5490 WLAN WPS WLAN / Info FRITZ!Box 6490, 6430 WLAN WPS WLAN / DECT FRITZ!Box 7560, 7362 SL WLAN WLAN / DECT FRITZ!Box 7583, 7582, 7581, 7580 WPS WLAN / Info FRITZ!Box 6820, 4040, 4020, 3490 WPS WLAN - The process is complete as soon as the Mesh Master marks the FRITZ!Repeater with the Mesh symbol
in the Mesh Overview.