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Can an internet service provider's hotspot service be set up in the FRITZ!Box?Some internet service providers offer so-called hotspot services to provide their customers with mobile internet access via private wireless routers belonging to individual customers. Hotspot services can only be set up in special wireless routers made available by the provider. Currently, you cannot set up such hotspot...

Setting up a schedule for the FRITZ!Box's Wi-Fi networkThe schedule function allows you to automatically switch the FRITZ!Box's Wi-Fi on and off at certain times. In the FRITZ! Mesh, the FRITZ!Box (Mesh Master) transmits the scheduling settings to all Mesh Repeaters (for example FRITZ!Repeater) and thus ensures that the Wi-Fi is switched off in the entire Mesh at night, for example. Regardless of...

FRITZ!Box changes the Wi-Fi channel that was manually setAlthough a specific Wi-Fi channel was set in the user interface, the FRITZ!Box switches to a different channel by itself. The following message is displayed in the event log of the FRITZ!Box: "A very strong source of interference was detected on channel [...]; channel switched automatically." 1 Channel change due to strong interferenceThe...

Does the FRITZ!Box support "WiFi Calling"?You can easily use WiFi Calling with the FRITZ!Box. "WiFi Calling" is a feature offered by a number of mobile network operators that allows their customers to make mobile calls over any Wi-Fi network. To use "WiFi Calling", you only need a compatible mobile telephone and Wi-Fi access to the internet. To use "WiFi Calling", ensure the following: If you are...

What do the two letters in the Wi-Fi network name (SSID) mean?The two letters after the FRITZ!Box's product name on the type label on the bottom of the device serve to distinguish your FRITZ!Box's Wi-Fi network from the Wi-Fi network of an identical FRITZ!Box model. The FRITZ!Box already has individual Wi-Fi settings in the factory settings that are printed on the type label. This way, each...

What is OWE (Opportunistic Wireless Encryption)?OWE is a technology that allows wireless devices to establish encrypted connections to public Wi-Fi hotspots (for example from cafés, bars or the FRITZ!Box's guest access) even without Wi-Fi access information. Without OWE, Wi-Fi connections to public Wi-Fi hotspots are established without encryption. This way, there is a risk that data could be read...

Restricting internet access for apps on a smartphone or tabletThe FRITZ!Box parental controls not only allow you to limit internet access time, you can also block particular applications from accessing the internet. You can use the FRITZ!Box's filter lists for websites to regulate internet access for individual apps such as WhatsApp or Facebook. However, many apps establish connections to numerous...