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Setting up FRITZ!Box for use with a Pepephone line

To use the FRITZ!Box with Pepephone, simply connect it to the fiber optic modem from Pepephone and configure the internet connection in the FRITZ!Box.

The complete FRITZ!Box range of functions for internet, multimedia, and smart home is then available to all of the devices in your home network without restriction.

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

1 Connecting the FRITZ!Box

  1. Insert one end of a network cable into the "LAN 1" port on the FRITZ!Box. Use the network cable supplied with the FRITZ!Box, for example.
  2. Insert the other end of the network cable into the LAN port on the fiber optic modem (ONT, Optical Network Termination).

2 Configuring the internet connection in the FRITZ!Box

  1. Open the FRITZ!Box user interface.
  2. Enter the FRITZ!Box password given on the type label of the FRITZ!Box and click "Log In".
  3. Click "Internet" and then "Account Information".
  4. Select "other internet service provider" from the drop-down list.
  5. Enable the option "Connection to an external modem or router" in the "Connected via" section.
  6. Enable the option "Establish own connection to the internet" in the section "Operating Mode".
  7. Enable the option "No" in the section "Account Information".
  8. Enter the speeds of your internet connection in the "Downstream" and "Upstream" fields.
  9. Click "Change connection settings".
  10. Enable the option "Use VLAN for internet access".
  11. In the fields "VLAN ID" und "PBit", enter the data provided by Pepephone.
  12. Click "Apply" to save the settings.
  13. Now the FRITZ!Box checks whether the internet connection can be established. Configuration is complete as soon as the message "The internet connection check was successful" is displayed.

    Important:If the internet connection check fails, your internet access may not have been activated yet. In this case, contact Pepephone.



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