Connecting to the Internet
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3. Connect a computer with the FRITZ!Box either via wire-
less LAN or using a network cable; see Connecting a
Computer with a Network Cable from page 26 and
Connecting Computers with the FRITZ!Box over Wireless
LAN from page 28.
4. Set up the Internet connection for connections via cable
in the FRITZ!Box; see page 47.
Connecting to the Internet via the Mobile Network
If no other kind of Internet connection is available, you can
use your FRITZ!Box to connect to the Internet via the mobile
communications network. A USB modem for mobile Internet
access (UMTS/HSPA) is required for this.
The FRITZ!Box supports UMTS/HSPA modems from various
manufacturers.
1. Insert the USB modem into the USB port on the
FRITZ!Box.
2. Set up the Internet connection via the mobile communi-
cations network; see page 47.
Connecting to a Router or a Network
You can use the FRITZ!Box at an already existing Internet ac-
cess. To do this the FRITZ!Box is connected to the router or
network.
Connecting Using a Network Cable
A network cable is required to connect the FRITZ!Box to a rout-
er.
1. Insert one end of the cable into the socket on the “ la-
beled LAN 1FRITZ!Box”.
2. Insert the other end of the cable into a network socket
on the router or in the network.
Once you have connected a computer to the FRITZ!Box, you
can configure the Internet connection as described in section
Internet Connection over LAN 1: FRITZ!Box as a Router on
page 48.