Before You Connect the FRITZ!Box
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3 Before You Connect the FRITZ!Box
• See the information on Security and Handling on page 8.
• Check the contents of your FRITZ!Box package. See page 17 to
find out what is included in the package.
• Make sure that the requirements for operating the FRITZ!Box
have been met; see page 17.
3.1 Contents of the FRITZ!Box Package
• FRITZ!Box 7490
• one power supply unit
• one network cable
• one DSL/telephone cable (gray-black)
• one telephone adapter (black)
• one DSL adapter (gray)
• one quick guide
3.2 Requirements for Operation
In order to operate the FRITZ!Box, you must have the follow-
ing:
• an up-to-date web browser
Some of the FRITZ!Box functions can be used only with a
web browser that supports HTML5, for instance Firefox
version 17 or higher, Internet Explorer version 9 or
higher, or Google Chrome version 23 or higher.
• a connection to the Internet
– DSL line with or without splitter:
ADSL/ADSL2/ADSL2+ (also IP-based, Annex J), or al-
ternatively ITU G.992.1, ITU G.992.3 or ITU G.992.5
(Annex B or J)
– or VDSL2 (also IP-based) or ITU G.993.2 (up to
17 MHz)
– or an Internet cable access with cable modem