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Registering a cordless telephone with the FRITZ!Box

You can register cordless telephones from various manufacturers with your FRITZ!Box. To do so, simply use the wizard in the FRITZ!Box user interface or your telephone's menu.

Requirements / Restrictions

  • A maximum of six cordless telephones can be registered with the FRITZ!Box.
  • The cordless telephone must support the DECT-GAP profile.

    Note:DECT-GAP is a widely used standard for cordless telephones that is supported by all FRITZ!Fon models.

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

1 Using the FRITZ!Box wizard to register a telephone

  1. Click "Telephony" in the FRITZ!Box user interface.
  2. Click "Telephony Devices" in the "Telephony" menu.
  3. Click the "Configure New Device" button.
  4. Enable the option "Telephone (with or without answering machine)" and click "Next".
  5. Enable the option "Cordless (DECT) Telephone" and click "Next".
  6. Start the registration procedure on the telephone, then click "Connect" and follow the instructions.
  7. If you are asked to do so, enter the FRITZ!Box's four-digit PIN on the telephone and confirm it with "OK".

    Note:When using the wizard to register telephones, you do not have to push any buttons on the FRITZ!Box.

2 Using the telephone's menu to register a telephone

Registering FRITZ!Fon

  1. Switch the telephone on and press the right select key "Register". If "Register" is not displayed above the right select key:
    1. Press the "Menu" key.
    2. Select the menu item "Settings" and press "OK".
    3. "Registration" > "Register" > "OK"
  2. Wait until the message "Press and hold DECT button on base station!" appears.
  3. Within 2 minutes: Push the "DECT" button on the FRITZ!Box. Hold down the button for at least 6 seconds until the "DECT" or "Info" LED on the FRITZ!Box begins to flash. The FRITZ!Box is in registration mode as long as the LED flashes.
  4. If you are asked to do so, enter the FRITZ!Box's four-digit PIN on the telephone and confirm it with "OK".

    Note:You only have to enter the PIN if you changed the preconfigured PIN in the FRITZ!Box user interface in the menu "DECT > Base Station".

Registering a cordless telephone from another manufacturer

  1. Set your telephone to registration mode. The procedure depends on the telephone you are using. Information on how to set it up can be obtained from the device's manufacturer, for example refer to the manual.
  2. Push the "DECT" button on your FRITZ!Box. Hold down the button for at least 6 seconds until the "DECT" or "Info" LED on the FRITZ!Box begins to flash. The FRITZ!Box is in registration mode as long as the LED flashes.
  3. If you are asked to do so, enter the FRITZ!Box's four-digit PIN on the telephone and confirm it with "OK".



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