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Using an iPhone or iPad in the FRITZ!Box home network

You can easily connect an iPhone or iPad to the Wi-Fi network of the FRITZ!Box. Then the Apple device can access the internet connection, FRITZ!NAS, and the FRITZ!Box media server, and use numerous other functions of the FRITZ!Box with our FRITZ!Apps.

1 Connecting the iPhone or iPad to the FRITZ!Box

  1. Tap the "Settings" symbol on the home screen.
  2. Tap "Wi-Fi" in the "Settings" menu.
  3. If Wi-Fi is switched off, tap the "On / Off" symbol.
  4. Under "Networks" tap the name of the Wi-Fi network (SSID) of the FRITZ!Box. If the FRITZ!Box's Wi-Fi network is not displayed, follow the steps in our guide FRITZ!Box's Wi-Fi network cannot be found.

    Note:If necessary, you can determine the Wi-Fi network name and network key of the FRITZ!Box as described in our guide Setting up a Wi-Fi connection to the FRITZ!Box.

  5. Enter the FRITZ!Box's network key in the "Password" field and tap "Connect".
  6. Now the Wi-Fi connection is established and the iOS device can access the internet via the FRITZ!Box.

2 Using the FRITZ!Box with iPhone or iPad

Accessing FRITZ!NAS

If you want to access files on a USB storage device connected to the FRITZ!Box:

  1. Call up http://fritz.nas in a web browser or configure the file app for access to FRITZ!NAS:
    1. Start the file app.
    2. Tap in the file app and then "Connect to Server".
    3. Enter fritz.box in the "Server" field.
    4. Tap on "Connect".
    5. Enter the name and password of a FRITZ!Box user who is authorized to access NAS contents.

      Note:You can edit the account information and access rights of users under "System > FRITZ!Box Users" in the user interface.

    6. Tap "Next" to complete the configuration.

Playing multimedia content from the FRITZ!Box media server

If you want to use the FRITZ!Box as a media server and want to play photos, videos, or music from the FRITZ!Box media server:

  1. Install VLC for Mobile or another app that can play files from UPnP AV media servers (Universal Plug and Play Audio/Video).

Setting up a VPN connection to the FRITZ!Box

If you want to establish a securely encrypted network connection (VPN, Virtual Private Network) to your FRITZ!Box and devices in the home network over the internet when you are away from home:

  1. Set up a VPN connection to the FRITZ!Box.



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