FRITZ!Powerline 546E 2
Table of Contents
1 Security Instructions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
2 Conventions in the Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
2.1 Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
2.2 Highlighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
3 FRITZ!Powerline 546E . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
3.1 This Is FRITZ!Powerline 546E. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
3.2 Powerline: Data Transmission over the Electrical Wiring. . . . . . . . . . 9
3.3 Package Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
4 Buttons, LEDs and LAN Ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
4.1 Buttons and LEDs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
4.2 LAN Ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
5 Integrated Socket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
5.1 Maximum Capacity. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
5.2 Using Multi-Outlet Strips. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
5.3 Intelligent Switching and Consumption Measurement . . . . . . . . . . 12
6 Using FRITZ!Powerline in the Powerline Network . . . . . 13
6.1 What Is a Powerline Network? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
6.2 Expanding a Powerline Network with FRITZ!Powerline 546E. . . . . . 14
6.3 Configuring a New Powerline Network with FRITZ!Powerline 546E. 15
7 Connecting PCs, Tablets, Smart TVs and Other Devices .
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7.1 Connecting a Network Device with LAN Cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
7.2 Connecting a Hub or Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
7.3 Connecting Network Devices Wirelessly. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
7.4 Adopting the Wireless LAN Registration Data of the FRITZ!Box. . . . 19
8 Application Examples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
8.1 Wireless Internet Access from Anywhere in the Home . . . . . . . . . . 20
8.2 Connecting Network Devices by Cable and by Wireless LAN. . . . . . 21