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Replacing the FRITZ!Box's wireless antennasThe FRITZ!Box's wireless antennas are optimally designed for the Wi-Fi function of the FRITZ!Box. Therefore, the FRITZ!Box's antennas cannot be replaced with ones from another manufacturer. Note:You can find information on how to improve the Wi-Fi range of the FRITZ!Box in this guide

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...

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...

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...

Application (e.g. SSH) occasionally loses its connection to remote sites on the internetThe internet connection of a single application is cleared after about 15 minutes, although you can open web pages on the same computer at the time the error occurred. This issue occurs with SSH (Secure Shell) or Telnet connections to remote sites on the internet, for example. Cause To guarantee the security...