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Connecting Computers to the LAN Port
3.3 Connecting Computers to the LAN Port
If you would like to connect a computer to the LAN port of
the FRITZ!Box, make sure the computer is equipped with a
LAN port (network adapter). A LAN port is usually desig-
nated by the icon at left or labeled “LAN”.
Connecting a computer to a LAN port on the FRITZ!Box
Connect Set aside the network cable (yellow) from the FRITZ!Box
package.
1. Switch on your computer.
2. If you work with a Linux operating system, configure
your network adapter with the setting “DHCP”, if this
setting is not already configured.
3. Insert one end of the LAN cable into the computer’s
network adapter.
4. Connect the other end of the LAN cable to a socket on
the FRITZ!Box labeled “LAN 1”, “LAN 2”, “LAN 3” or
“LAN 4”.
Now the FRITZ!Box and computer are connected to each
other.
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