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Setting up FRITZ!Repeater in the Mesh

The FRITZ!Repeater adds an additional wireless access point to your home network quickly and easily. This way you will have ideal Wi-Fi reception and high-speed connections to the internet and home network, even when outside the Wi-Fi range of your FRITZ!Box.

Since the FRITZ!Repeater is automatically integrated into the FRITZ! Mesh during setup, it adopts all of the Wi-Fi settings from your FRITZ!Box, such as access information and guest access, and can be used directly by all of the wireless devices in the home network.

There are several ways to connect the FRITZ!Repeater with your FRITZ! home network. Which connection type makes the most sense for you depends on the FRITZ!Repeater model being used and the operational environment.

1 Connecting the FRITZ!Repeater with a FRITZ!Box via Wi-Fi

Connecting FRITZ!Repeater to the FRITZ!Box via Wi-Fi

A Wi-Fi connection to the FRITZ!Box makes sense if

  • you want to position the FRITZ!Repeater within the Wi-Fi range of the FRITZ!Box.
  • you want to integrate a device without Wi-Fi support, for example an IPTV receiver, into the home network via the LAN port on the FRITZ!Repeater.
  • it should be possible to reposition the FRITZ!Repeater quickly and easily if necessary.

Just follow these steps: Integrating FRITZ!Repeater into the Mesh via Wi-Fi

 

2 Connecting the FRITZ!Repeater with a FRITZ!Box via LAN

Connecting FRITZ!Repeater to the FRITZ!Box via LAN

A LAN connection to the FRITZ!Box makes sense if

  • you want to position the FRITZ!Repeater outside the Wi-Fi range of the FRITZ!Box.
  • it is possible to establish a LAN connection to the FRITZ!Box from where the FRITZ!Repeater is being used, for example using the cabling in your home.

Just follow these steps: Integrating FRITZ!Repeater into the Mesh via LAN

3 Connecting FRITZ!Repeater with another repeater via Wi-Fi

Connecting FRITZ!Repeater with another repeater via Wi-Fi (cascading)

A Wi-Fi connection to another repeater makes sense if

  • the other repeater is a Mesh Repeater, regardless of whether it is a FRITZ!Repeater, FRITZ!Powerline device or FRITZ!Box.
  • you want to extend your home network in a specific direction beyond the Wi-Fi range of the existing Mesh Repeater.

Just follow these steps: Connecting FRITZ!Repeater with a Mesh Repeater via Wi-Fi

4 Connecting FRITZ!Repeater with another repeater via LAN

Connecting FRITZ!Repeater with another repeater via LAN (cascading)

A LAN connection to another repeater makes sense if

  • the existing repeater is a Mesh Repeater, regardless of whether it is a FRITZ!Repeater, FRITZ!Powerline device or FRITZ!Box.
  • you want to extend your home network in a specific direction beyond the Wi-Fi range of the existing Mesh Repeater.
  • both Mesh Repeater have a LAN port.
  • it is possible to establish a LAN connection to the existing Mesh Repeater from where the FRITZ!Repeater is being used, for example using the cabling in your home.

Just follow these steps: Connecting FRITZ!Repeater with a Mesh Repeater via LAN



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