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Setting up a VPN connection between two FRITZ!Box networks

You can connect two FRITZ!Box networks at different locations via VPN (Virtual Private Network). A securely encrypted "data tunnel" is established over the internet; this tunnel allows direct IP access to the devices in the other network and all IP-based services such as email servers, data banks, and file servers can be used without restriction.

Important:If you only want to connect a home office or a POS system with a central office, you can restrict the VPN connection to individual LAN ports on the FRITZ!Boxes. Devices connected to the LAN ports you selected cannot access other devices in the local FRITZ!Box's network or use the local FRITZ!Box's internet connection.

Example values used in this guide

In this guide we show you how to connect the FRITZ!Box networks "FRITZ!Box A" and "FRITZ!Box B" to each other. When you set up your connection, replace the values used in this example with actual ones.

  • MyFRITZ! domain name of FRITZ!Box A:
    pi80ewgfi72d2os42.myfritz.net
  • IP network of FRITZ!Box A:
    192.168.10.0 (subnet mask: 255.255.255.0)
  • MyFRITZ! domain name of FRITZ!Box B:
    kw23qbmnj31x5aw75.myfritz.net
  • IP network of FRITZ!Box B:
    192.168.20.0 (subnet mask: 255.255.255.0)
  • VPN password (pre-shared key):
    secret

Requirements / Restrictions

  • At least one of the two FRITZ!Boxes must obtain a public IPv4 address from the internet service provider.
  • FRITZ!OS 6.20 or later is installed on FRITZ!Box B.

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

1 Preparations

Setting up a MyFRITZ! account and determining the domain name

With MyFRITZ! you can even access the FRITZ!Boxes over the internet at all times if the FRITZ!Boxes receive different public IP addresses from your internet service provider at regular intervals:

Note:You can use a different dynamic DNS service instead of MyFRITZ!. Since the FRITZ!Box gives higher priority to configured MyFRITZ! accounts, disable MyFRITZ! under "Internet > MyFRITZ! Account" in the user interface before setting up the VPN connection.

  1. Set up a MyFRITZ! account in both of the FRITZ!Boxes.

    Note:You can either configure the same or different MyFRITZ! accounts in the two FRITZ!Boxes. Even if both FRITZ!Boxes use the same MyFRITZ! account, each FRITZ!Box has its own unique MyFRITZ! domain name.

  2. Determine the MyFRITZ! domain names of both of the FRITZ!Boxes.

Adjusting the IP networks

VPN communication cannot occur if both FRITZ!Boxes use the same IP network. Since all FRITZ!Boxes use the IP network 192.168.178.0 in the factory settings, enter IP addresses from different IP networks in the FRITZ!Boxes:

Example:
In this guide, FRITZ!Box A has the IP address 192.168.10.1 (subnet mask 255.255.255.0) and FRITZ!Box B the IP address 192.168.20.1 (subnet mask 255.255.255.0).

  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. Enter the desired IP address and subnet mask.
  6. Click "OK" to save the settings and confirm that the procedure may be executed on the FRITZ!Box, if asked to do so.

2 Configuring FRITZ!Box A

  1. Click "Internet" in the user interface of FRITZ!Box A.
  2. Click "Permit Access" in the "Internet" menu.
  3. Click on the "VPN" tab.
  4. Click the "Add VPN Connection" button.
  5. Click "Connect your home network with another FRITZ!Box network (LAN-LAN linkup)" and then "Next".
  6. In the field "VPN password (pre-shared key)", enter the password required to establish the VPN connection (secret). Use numerals and letters, and combine capitals and lower-case letters.
  7. Enter a unique name (FRITZ!Box London) for the connection in the "Name of the VPN connection" field.
  8. In the "Web address" field, enter the MyFRITZ! domain name of FRITZ!Box B (kw23qbmnj31x5aw75.myfritz.net).
  9. In the "Remote network" field, enter the IP network of FRITZ!Box B (192.168.20.0).
  10. In the "Subnet mask" field, enter the subnet mask that corresponds to FRITZ!Box B's IP network (255.255.255.0).
  11. Enable the option "Hold VPN connection permanently" if FRITZ!Box B has a public IPv4 address and you want to maintain the VPN connection at all times.
  12. If you do not only want to use the VPN connection to access the remote network, but also want all web requests to be sent to the remote FRITZ!Box:
    1. Click "Advanced Settings for Network Traffic".
    2. Enable the option "Send all network traffic via the VPN connection".
  13. Click "OK" to save the settings and confirm that the procedure may be executed on the FRITZ!Box, if asked to do so. The internet connection will be cleared briefly and then re-established right away.

3 Configuring FRITZ!Box B

  1. Click "Internet" in the user interface of FRITZ!Box B.
  2. Click "Permit Access" in the "Internet" menu.
  3. Click on the "VPN" tab. If the tab is not displayed, enable the Advanced View.
  4. Click the "Add a VPN connection" button.
  5. Click "Connect your home network with another FRITZ!Box network (LAN-LAN linkup)" and then "Next".
  6. In the field "VPN password (pre-shared key)", enter the password required to establish the VPN connection (secret).
  7. If the field "Name of the VPN connection" is displayed, enter a unique name (FRITZ!Box London) for the connection.
  8. Enter the MyFRITZ! domain name of FRITZ!Box A (pi80ewgfi72d2os42.myfritz.net) in the "Web address" field.
  9. Enter the IP network of FRITZ!Box A (192.168.10.0) in the "Remote network" field.
  10. In the "Subnet mask" field, enter the subnet mask that corresponds to FRITZ!Box A's IP network (255.255.255.0).
  11. Enable the option "Hold VPN connection permanently" if FRITZ!Box A has a public IPv4 address and you want to maintain the VPN connection at all times.
  12. Click "OK" to save the settings and confirm that the procedure may be executed on the FRITZ!Box, if asked to do so. The internet connection will be cleared briefly and then re-established right away.

4 Establishing a VPN connection

If you enabled the option "Hold VPN connection permanently" in the FRITZ!Boxes, the VPN connection will be maintained at all times.

If the option "Hold VPN connection permanently" is not enabled, the VPN connection is automatically established whenever one of the networks accesses the other network and it is cleared again whenever it has been inactive for one hour.

Note:Active VPN connections are displayed in the user interface of both of the FRITZ!Boxes under "Internet > Permit Access > VPN".



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