Internet
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4.3 Internet
Internet Account Information
Specify on the “Internet Account Information” page whether
the FRITZ!Box Fon should establish the Internet connection
as a router. This Internet connection can be used by all com-
puters connected to FRITZ!Box Fon without having to config-
ure a separate Internet connection on each computer.
If you opt for this form of Internet access, enter the access in-
formation supplied by your Internet Service Provider for this
Internet connection.
The “Clear Internet connection automatically” option speci-
fies that the Internet connection will be cleared whenever
none of the connected computers has requested data from
the Internet. Enter a time period in seconds.
When FRITZ!Box Fon is configured as a router, the default set-
tings stipulate that programs on your computer or in your
LAN cannot be accessed from the Internet.
Click the “New Port Forwarding” in the “Port Forwarding”
window button to grant other parties from the Internet re-
stricted access to the computers connected to FRITZ!Box Fon
by opening certain ports to incoming connections.
Other parties then access your computer at the IP address
you were assigned by the Internet Service Provider. If a con-
nection is active, the IP address is displayed in the “Internet
Connection” area on the “Overview” page.
Port Forwarding
With the default settings in the FRITZ!Box Fon, programs on
your computer or in your LAN cannot be accessed from the
Internet. You have the option of granting other users con-
trolled access to your computer from the Internet. To do this
you must enable certain ports for incoming connections. The
ports serve to differentiate between applications (server ser-
vices) with the same IP address on one computer. Once you
have enabled the relevant ports in FRITZ!Box Fon, other users
can access your server at the IP address which FRITZ!Box Fon
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