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Determining the FRITZ!Box's BSSID

A BSSID (Basic Service Set Identifier) serves as a unique identifier of a wireless access point, for example a router or a repeater, in a Wi-Fi network. Some applications for setting up Wi-Fi connections require you to enter a BSSID when you want to set up a Wi-Fi connection to your FRITZ!Box.

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 Determining the Wi-Fi MAC address

The FRITZ!Box's BSSID is the MAC address at which the FRITZ!Box can be accessed by wireless devices. Which MAC address is relevant depends on whether the Wi-Fi connection is established using the 2.4 GHz or the 5 GHz Wi-Fi network:

  1. Click "Wi-Fi" ("Wireless") in the FRITZ!Box user interface.
  2. Click "Wi-Fi Network" ("Radio Network") in the "Wi-Fi" ("Wireless") menu.
  3. Click "More Information on the Wi-Fi Network" and make note of the respective MAC address.
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