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FRITZ!Box 6490 Cable
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Connecting the FRITZ!Smart Gateway with the FRITZ!Box via Wi-Fi

Connect your FRITZ!Smart Gateway to your FRITZ!Box via Wi-Fi to add an access point for Zigbee devices to your home network quickly and easily.

Connection scenario for wireless bridge mode

Note:This guide is valid for FRITZ!OS 7.50 or later. If you are using an older FRITZ!OS version, the configuration may differ or functions may not be available. You can find the FRITZ!OS version on the "Overview" page of the FRITZ!Box user interface.

1 Configuring FRITZ!Smart Gateway as a wireless bridge

  1. For setup, position the FRITZ!Smart Gateway near the Mesh Master.
  2. Wait about 1 minute until the FRITZ!Smart Gateway has started and the Connect LED on the FRITZ!Smart Gateway flashes slower.
  3. Briefly push the Connect button on the FRITZ!Smart Gateway (for about 1 second) and release it again. When you release the button, the Connect LED starts to flash quickly.
  4. Within 2 minutes: Push and hold down the WLAN WPS button on the Mesh Master for about 6 seconds until its WLAN LED flashes.
  5. The process is complete as soon as the Mesh Master marks the FRITZ!Smart Gateway with the Mesh symbol in the Mesh Overview.

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