The settings for the WLAN radio network of the FRITZ!Box are configured on this page.

Radio Network

WLAN radio network active
This setting must be selected for the WLAN function to be enabled and available in your FRITZ!Box. This setting is selected by default.

• Name of the WLAN radio network (SSID)
  Enter a name for the radio network in this field. You can choose any name containing any characters. The length of the name is limited to 32 characters.
• Name of the WLAN radio network visible
  When this setting is enabled, the name of the radio network is transmitted at regular intervals. This setting is enabled by default.
  If you disable this setting, you must enter the name of the radio network by hand on any WLAN devices that want to connect to FRITZ!Box. When entering names manually, be sure to comply with the exact spelling (case-sensitive).
• Enable AVM Stick & Surf
  Enable this settings if you would like to use Stick & Surf technology to automatically transmit the WLAN security settings to the FRITZ!WLAN USB Stick.
  Note: Disable this setting as soon as you have completed the automatic transmission or when it is no longer needed. This prevents unauthorized users with a FRITZ!WLAN USB Stick from acquiring the WLAN security settings of your FRITZ!Box.
  If you are using an AVM FRITZ!WLAN USB Stick as a WLAN device, you can use the Stick & Surf technology to transmit the WLAN security settings:
  1. Insert the FRITZ!WLAN USB Stick in the USB port on your FRITZ!Box.
  2. The "INFO" LED on the FRITZ!Box begins flashing.
  3. As soon as the "INFO" LED stops flashing, transmission of the settings is complete.
  4. Pull the FRITZ!WLAN USB Stick out of FRITZ!Box and insert it in the USB port of the computer.
  5. The WLAN security settings will be taken over.
• MAC address of this FRITZ!Box
  The MAC address is the FRITZ!Box's hardware address, with which it can be identified unambiguously in the network.

Known WLAN Devices

Known WLAN devices are displayed in the table with their names and addresses, as well as their connection data, including signal strength, throughput and encryption.

A WLAN device is known, when ...

• the device is currently connected to the FRITZ!Box via WLAN.
• the device was previously connected to the FRITZ!Box via WLAN.
• the device is currently attempting to connect to the FRITZ!Box via WLAN.
• the device previously attempted to connect to the FRITZ!Box via WLAN.

Description of the Table Columns:

Received signal strength indication	The symbol for reception field strength (RSSI: Received Signal Strength Indication) indicates whether the network device is currently connected with the FRITZ!Box WLAN via WLAN and how strong the WLAN signal is. When a WLAN connection is cleared, this symbol may continue to display a connection for a certain period.
Name	The name of the network registered in the network device.
IP address	The IP address assigned to the network device by the DHCP server of the FRITZ!Box is displayed here. This column remains empty if the network device has a fixed IP address rather than receiving an IP address from the DHCP server.
Mac address:	The network device's own unique address (Media Access Control) is displayed here.
Data rate	The throughput of the data transmitted in Mbit/s is shown here. The value displayed is the speed that is physically possible. The value is imparted by the physical layer. The speed is increased when "g++" mode is used. The functions that cause this increase are executed on a layer higher than the physical one. For this reason an increase in speed caused by the "g++" mode will not be displayed here; only the value on the physical layer will be displayed. This means that the highest value possible is 54 Mbit/s. When the "g++" mode is used, the additional entry "(g++)" is displayed as well.
Properties	This displays whether the WLAN device is connected with the FRITZ!Box, and, if so, which frequency band and which WLAN encryption method is being used for the connection. Also displayed is whether the WLAN device supports wireless multimedia (WMM) and the expanded energy-saving mode U-APSD (Power Save). If the WLAN device is able to negotiate optional operating conditions for the connections, for instance, STBC, these conditions are also displayed here.

• The WLAN devices displayed may communicate with each other
  This setting defines whether or not the WLAN devices are allowed to communicate with each other.
• Allow all new WLAN devices
  With this option all WLAN devices are allowed to register at the FRITZ!Box with the appropriate registration data.
• Restrict WLAN access to known WLAN devices
  With this option registration is permitted only for those WLAN devices which previously were connected with the FRITZ!Box via WLAN. However, this setting alone does not provide sufficient protection from undesired access. This is why you should always use the encryption methods on the "WLAN / Security" page to protect your WLAN connections.
  To register a new WLAN device, click the "Add WLAN Device" button and enter the MAC address of the new WLAN device there.

Click the "Apply" button to implement your changes to the settings.