AVM FRITZ!Powerline 540E User Manual

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8.3 Special Case: Multiple FRITZ!Powerline Devices with Wireless LAN. 20
8.4 Special Case: Another Internet Router (No FRITZ!Box). . . . . . . . . . . 21
8.5 Special Case: No Connection to the Home Network . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
9 Updating FRITZ!OS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
9.1 What Is FRITZ!OS? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
9.2 Performing a FRITZ!OS Update . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
10 Operating Modes: Powerline Bridge, Wireless LAN Bridge
and LAN Bridge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
10.1 Which Operating Mode Do I Configure? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
10.2 Wireless Data Rates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
10.3 WLAN Bridge Operating Mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
10.4 LAN Bridge Operating Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
11 The FRITZ!Powerline Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
11.1 Downloading the FRITZ!Powerline Software. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
11.2 Settings and Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
12 Changing the Network Password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
12.1 When Must the Network Password Be Changed?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
12.2 Changing the Network Password with the FRITZ!Powerline Software 29
13 Optimizing Powerline Transmission Capacity . . . . . . . . 31
13.1 Finding the Ideal Outlet. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
13.2 Avoiding Multi-Outlet Strips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
14 Loading Factory Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
14.1 Restoring Factory Settings in the User Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
14.2 Loading the Factory Settings Using the Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
15 Security in the Powerline Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
15.1 FRITZ!Powerline Always Password Protected . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
15.2 No Access from Outside Permitted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
15.3 Changing the Network Password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

AVM FRITZ!Powerline 540E Specifications

General

Brand	AVM
Model	FRITZ!Powerline 540E
Category	Switch
Language	English