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- FRITZ!Box 7690
- FRITZ!Box 7590 AX
- FRITZ!Box 7590
- FRITZ!Box 7583 VDSL
- FRITZ!Box 7583
- FRITZ!Box 7582
- FRITZ!Box 7581
- FRITZ!Box 7560
- FRITZ!Box 7530 AX
- FRITZ!Box 7530
- FRITZ!Box 7520
- FRITZ!Box 7510
- FRITZ!Box 7490
- FRITZ!Box 7430
- FRITZ!Box 7390
- FRITZ!Box 7360
- FRITZ!Box 6890 LTE
- FRITZ!Box 6850 5G
- FRITZ!Box 6850 LTE
Maximum cable lengths
The FRITZ!Box comes with various cables, for example to connect the FRITZ!Box to your line or a computer. If a cable is too short, you can extend or replace it. Since you can only extend cables to a certain limit, below you will find information on the maximum possible length for each type of cable.
1 Fiber optic cable
The length of the cable in the home does not matter since the attenuation of the cables is comparatively low. The SFP modules included with the FRITZ!Box have LC/APC sockets, the cable included with delivery has LC/APC plugs. If the fiber optic socket does not have an LC/APC socket, corresponding adapters or cables with different plugs on both ends are available.
2 Telephone cable
Normally, the cable between a telephony device and an analog extension on the FRITZ!Box may be up to 100 meters long, but this depends on the telephony device used.
3 Network cable
The network cable between the FRITZ!Box and a connected device may be up to 100 meters long.
Note:Any standard network cable Cat 5e or better (STP, 1:1) can be used to connect devices to the FRITZ!Box.
4 USB cable
The cable of USB devices connected to the USB port on the FRITZ!Box should be a maximum of 5 meters long.