Connecting FRITZ!Box to the USB Port of a Computer
14 FRITZ!Box – 2 Starting FRITZ!Box Operation
After connecting FRITZ!Box to DSL, the connection be-
tween the device and the DSL line is synchronized
(training). This procedure can take up to 15 minutes. As
soon as the connection to the DSL line is ready for oper-
ation, the “Power” LED stops flashing and stays lit.
2.3 Connecting FRITZ!Box to the USB Port
of a Computer
If you would like to connect FRITZ!Box to your computer over
a USB cable, you must install device drivers on the
computer.
Read the section that describes the installation for your op-
erating system.
In some operating systems the display of menus and folders
can be changed. The following instructions are based on the
standard installation of each operating system.
Installing FRITZ!Box in Windows XP
Administrator rights are required to install the driver soft-
ware in Windows XP.
For this step you require the white USB cable and the
FRITZ!Box CD supplied with the hardware.
Insert the FRITZ!Box CD in your CD-ROM drive to start the In-
stallation Help automatically. Follow the instructions in the
Installation Help to install FRITZ!Box at your computer’s USB
port.
Perform the following steps to install FRITZ!Box without using
the Installation Help:
1. Connect FRITZ!Box to the power supply and to DSL as
described on page 13.
2. Start the computer and then insert the FRITZ!Box CD.
3. Connect FRITZ!Box to the USB port. The USB cable has
two different plugs: one is flat and rectangular and the
other is square.
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