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FRITZ!Box 6590 Cable Service
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Using a television in the FRITZ!Box home network

If your television has a network port or is equipped with wireless LAN (WiFi), you can simply connect it to a LAN port or the wireless network of your FRITZ!Box. The television can then access the internet and be used as a playback device for multimedia content such as photos, videos, or music.

1 Configuring the FRITZ!Box

In the factory settings, the FRITZ!Box automatically assigns the correct IP settings to all devices via DHCP. If you disabled the FRITZ!Box's DHCP server, re-enable it:

  1. Click "Home Network" in the FRITZ!Box user interface.
  2. Click "Network" in the "Home Network" menu.
  3. Click on the "Network Settings" tab.
  4. Click the "IPv4 Addresses" button. If the button is not displayed, enable the Advanced View.
  5. Enable the DHCP server and define the range from which the FRITZ!Box assigns IP addresses.

    Note:The FRITZ!Box has the IP address 192.168.178.1 (subnet mask 255.255.255.0) and assigns IP addresses from xxx.20 to xxx.200 in the factory settings.

  6. Click "OK" to save the settings.

2 Configuring the television

Make sure that the television obtains its IP settings from the FRITZ!Box:

  1. Configure the television to automatically obtain IP settings via DHCP (this is the default setting for most televisions). Information on how to set it up can be obtained from the manufacturer, for example refer to the manual.

3 Connecting the television to the FRITZ!Box

  1. Either use a network cable or wireless LAN to connect the television to the FRITZ!Box.

Now the television is connected to the internet via the FRITZ!Box. It can play multimedia content from the FRITZ!Box media server and other media servers in the home network (for example Kodi, Plex).

Note:Further information on how to set up the television can be obtained from the manufacturer.



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