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Changing FRITZ!Box's Wi-Fi security settings

You can easily change the FRITZ!Box's Wi-Fi security settings and configure a new network key for your Wi-Fi, for example. When you change the security settings, note that you must then reconfigure the Wi-Fi connection on all of the wireless devices.

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

1 Enabling the 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. Enable the Wi-Fi network for the 2.4 and the 5 GHz frequency bands. If the option "Wireless radio network enabled" is only displayed once, enable the Advanced View first.
  4. Click "Apply" to save the settings.

2 Changing the Wi-Fi security settings

  1. Click "Wi-Fi" ("Wireless") in the FRITZ!Box user interface.
  2. Click "Security" in the "Wi-Fi" menu.
  3. Click on the "Encryption" tab.
  4. If you want to use secure WPA encryption (recommended):
    1. Enable the option "WPA encryption".
    2. Select "WPA2 (CCMP)" for the "WPA mode". If you are still using older wireless devices that do not support WPA2 encryption, select "WPA + WPA2".
    3. Enter a password in the "Network key" field. Use numerals, letters, and other characters, and mix upper and lower case letters.

    • Fig.: Adjusting the Wi-Fi encryption in user interface


      If you want to use insecure WEP encryption (not recommended):
    1. Enable the option "WEP encryption".
    2. Enter a password in the "Network key" field.
    • If you do not want to use encryption (not recommended), which would leave your Wi-Fi network unprotected, enable the option "non-encrypted".
  5. Click "Apply" to save the settings.

Now the popup window "Access to Wi-Fi" ("Wireless LAN Access") with the new Wi-Fi access information for the FRITZ!Box opens. Print out or make note of the new Wi-Fi access information and reconfigure the Wi-Fi connection to the FRITZ!Box.



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