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FRITZ!Box 7682
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Changing the password for the FRITZ!Powerline network
FRITZ!Powerline devices are already protected by a unique network password in the factory settings and establish encrypted connections (128-bit AES). You can change the network password with the FRITZ!Powerline software. For this, the FRITZ!Powerline devices must be connected with each other.
Important:The new network password must be configured in each of the FRITZ!Powerline devices in the powerline network.
1 Downloading and installing the FRITZ!Powerline software
- Call up download.avm.de/fritzpowerline/tools/fritzpowerline/ in your web browser.
- Switch to the folder "de" or "en".
- Download the FRITZ!Powerline software for the operating system of your computer.
- Install the FRITZ!Powerline software on a computer that is connected via the FRITZ!Box or a network cable to a FRITZ!Powerline device.
2 Changing the network password
- Plug the FRITZ!Powerline devices into outlets and wait until the Power LED, Powerline LED, or WLAN LED on each of them remains lit.
- If the powerline network is not connected with the FRITZ!Box yet, use a network cable to connect a FRITZ!Powerline device directly to the computer on which the FRITZ!Powerline software is installed.
- Start the FRITZ!Powerline software.
- Double-click the icon of a FRITZ!Powerline device that is not connected to the computer or the FRITZ!Box.
- Enter the new network password in the "New network password" field and click "OK". Use numerals and letters, and combine capitals and lower-case letters. The network password may be up to 1024 characters long.
- Click "OK" when you are asked "Are you sure you want to change the network password?".
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- After making the changes, click "OK".
- Repeat steps 4 - 7 for all other FRITZ!Powerline devices and assign the same network password to each of them.
- Finally, double-click the icon of the FRITZ!Powerline device that is connected to the computer or the FRITZ!Box and also assign it the same network password.