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Connecting the FRITZ!Repeater with the Mesh Repeater (cascading)

You want to connect an additional FRITZ!Repeater to an existing FRITZ!Repeater? ✔ Find out how to cascade them here.

You can cascade several Mesh Repeaters in the Mesh. This type of cascading makes it possible for you to extend your home network in a specific direction beyond the Wi-Fi range of a Mesh Repeater.

This means that not only can you connect your FRITZ!Repeater with the FRITZ!Box (Mesh Master), you can also connect it with an already existing Mesh Repeater. It does not matter whether the Mesh Repeater is another FRITZ!Repeater, a FRITZ!Box, or a FRITZ!Powerline adapter.

In this guide we show you how to connect your new FRITZ!Repeater with an already existing Mesh Repeater.

Fig.: Example of Wi-Fi cascading with two FRITZ!Repeaters

Requirements / Restrictions

  • The existing Mesh Repeater is connected with the Mesh Master and is marked with the Mesh symbol in the Mesh Overview.

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

1 Loading the FRITZ!Repeater's factory settings

In order to perform the following steps, the new FRITZ!Repeater must be set to factory settings:

  1. Plug the FRITZ!Repeater in.
  2. Wait about 1 minute until the FRITZ!Repeater starts and the "Power" and "WLAN" LEDs remain lit or the LEDs of the signal strength indicator flash.
  3. Push and hold down the "WPS" button down for about 15 seconds until all of the LEDs flash at the same time.

    Fig.: Loading the FRITZ!Repeater's factory settings

  4. The "Power" and "WLAN" LEDs remains lit as soon as the factory settings have finished loading.

2 Connecting the FRITZ!Repeater with the existing Mesh Repeater

  1. For setup, plug the new FRITZ!Repeater into a power outlet near the existing Mesh Repeater.
  2. Wait about 1 minute until the new FRITZ!Repeater has started and the "Power" and "WLAN" LEDs remain lit.
  3. Briefly push the "WPS" button on the new FRITZ!Repeater (for about 1 second) and release it again. When you release the button, the "WLAN" LED starts to flash.

    Important:If the "WLAN" LED only flashes briefly and then goes out, an older FRITZ!OS is installed. In this case, push the "WPS" button on the FRITZ!Repeater again briefly; when the "WLAN" LED lights up again, push and hold down the "WLAN" button for about 6 seconds until the "WLAN" LED flashes.

  4. Within 2 minutes: Push and hold down the connection button on the existing Mesh Repeater for the time indicated in the table:
    Mesh RepeaterConnect buttonDuration
    FRITZ!Box 7590, 7530 AX, 7530, 7520, 6890, 6660, 6591, 6590Connect / WPSabout 1 second
    FRITZ!Box 7490, 7430, 6490WLAN WPSabout 6 seconds
    FRITZ!Box 7560, 7362 SLWLANabout 6 seconds
    FRITZ!Box 7583, 7582, 7581, 7580, 4040, 4020, 3490WPSabout 1 second
    FRITZ!RepeaterConnect or WPSabout 1 second
    FRITZ!Powerline 1260EConnectabout 1 second
    FRITZ!Powerline 1240EWLAN - WPS
    Powerline - Security    		about 1 second
    FRITZ!Powerline 546E, 540EWLAN · WPSabout 1 second
  5. One or more of the new FRITZ!Repeater's signal strength LEDs remain lit as soon as the Wi-Fi connection is established.

3 Adding a FRITZ!Repeater to the Mesh

  1. Briefly push the "WPS" button on the new FRITZ!Repeater (for about 1 second) and release it again. When you release the button, the "WLAN" LED starts to flash.
  2. Within 2 minutes: Push and hold down the connection button on the Mesh Master until its confirmation LED lights up. Other LEDs may also light up:
    FRITZ!Box modelConnect buttonConfirmation LED
    FRITZ!Box 7590, 7530 AX, 7530, 7520, 6890, 6850, 6660, 5530Connect / WPSConnect / WPS
    FRITZ!Box 6591, 6590Connect / WPSWLAN / DECT
    FRITZ!Box 7490, 7430, 5491, 5490WLAN WPSWLAN / Info
    FRITZ!Box 6490, 6430WLAN WPSWLAN / DECT
    FRITZ!Box 7560, 7362 SLWLANWLAN / DECT
    FRITZ!Box 7583, 7582, 7581, 7580WPSWLAN / Info
    FRITZ!Box 6820, 4040, 4020, 3490WPSWLAN
  3. The FRITZ!Repeater is fully integrated into the Mesh about 5 seconds after one or more signal strength LEDs on the new FRITZ!Repeater remain lit.

4 Finding the ideal location for the FRITZ!Repeater

To extend the range as much as possible, the new FRITZ!Repeater requires a fast and stable Wi-Fi connection to the existing Mesh Repeater:

  1. Position the FRITZ!Repeater so that at least three of its five signal strength LEDs light up. You can find tips on positioning it in the guide Finding the ideal location for FRITZ!Repeater.

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