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FRITZ!Box 6850 5G
This support document is available for the following products:
- FRITZ!Box 7690
- FRITZ!Box 7682
- 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
Enabling energy-saving mode for USB hard drives
The FRITZ!Box can switch USB hard drives that are connected to it to energy-saving mode (standby) when they are idle. This way you can reduce the power consumption of the USB hard drive.
Requirements / Restrictions
- The USB hard drive must support energy-saving mode.
- The USB remote connection function is not enabled for USB storage devices (under "Home Network > USB / Storage > USB Remote Connection" in the user interface).
Note:All instructions on configuration and settings given in this guide refer to the latest FRITZ!OS for the FRITZ!Box.
Enabling the energy-saving mode in the FRITZ!Box
- Click "Home Network" in the FRITZ!Box user interface.
- Click "USB / Storage" in the "Home Network" menu.
- Click on the "USB Settings" tab.
- From the drop-down list, select after how many minutes of inactivity the USB hard drive should be put into energy-saving mode (for example 10 minutes).
- Click "Apply" to save the settings.
Now the USB hard drive will be switched to energy-saving mode when it has been idle for the amount of time specified.