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FRITZ!Box media server: A media hub in just a few steps

Whether it's downloaded movies, vacation photos, or music – with your FRITZ!Box you can conveniently transfer content to the right device in your home network. These can include TVs, Wi-Fi speakers and radios, PCs, tablets and smartphones.

The FRITZ!Box media server can do even more: Set up your favorite podcasts and radio stations and listen via the FRITZ!Box media server. Once set up, your FRITZ!Fon becomes the ultimate remote control.

How to set up the FRITZ!Box media server

  1. Connect: Connect a USB stick or USB hard drive with music, pictures and videos to your FRITZ!Box. FRITZ!OS supports common Windows and Linux file systems, including the exFAT file system from FRITZ!OS 7.50. The media server can also use a cloud storage you've set up as a media source.
  2. Activate: Activate the media server in the FRITZ!Box user interface under Home network > Media Server.
  3. Enjoy: Play your media files with a UPnP AV or DLNA-enabled player on your TV, mobile phone or PC. The FRITZ!Fon also has an integrated media player and can play music, podcasts or web radio.
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