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

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. The MAC address is listed in the section "2.4-GHz frequency band" or "5-GHz frequency band". If the MAC address is not displayed, enable the Advanced View first.
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