The following configuration settings can be made on the "IP Settings" page:
Note: If your Internet service can only be reached using a transfer protocol other than PPPoE, this option must be disabled. Before making any changes on this page, it is important to check carefully whether such changes will require adjustments to the IP settings of the computers connected to FRITZ!Box. FRITZ!Box must be located in the same IP network as every computer that will be used to open the FRITZ!Box user interface. Erroneous IP settings can make it impossible to open the FRITZ!Box user interface in the usual manner.
About the DHCP server: Every time a computer is rebooted the DHCP server will assign it a new IP address. If you have assigned a new IP address in the FRITZ!Box, you must restart the computers connected with the FRITZ!Box.
How to Access the FRITZ!Box User Interface at Any Time via a LAN Connection
FRITZ!Box has a fixed IP address, which cannot be changed and which can be used to access the FRITZ!Box user interface at any time via a LAN connection.
Fixed FRITZ!Box IP address: | 169.254.1.1 |
User's Manual
The FRITZ!Box user's manual includes a detailed description of the IP settings in the different Windows operating systems and for the operating systems Mac OS X and Linux.
You can assign to the FRITZ!Box any IP address desired in this field. The only restriction is that it may not be in a reserved IP address range. The preconfigured IP address is 192.168.178.1.
When assigning the IP address, always use the 1 in the fourth block of the IP address.
Reserved IP Address Ranges | |
192.168.180.1 - 254 | The entire IP network 192.168.180.0 is reserved for internal purposes. |
any value between 2 and 253 | In every IP address range, the addresses between 2 and 253 in the fourth block of the IP address are reserved for the DHCP server. Specify the address range the DHCP server should use with your entries under "DHCP server assigns IP addresses". When the DHCP server is switched off, these addresses are available without restriction. |
The subnet mask for the IP network can be changed here. We recommend accepting the preset value of 255.255.255.0.
When the setting "enable DHCP server" is selected, the FRITZ!Box DHCP server is enabled. Every time the computers connected to FRITZ!Box are started, they are automatically assigned an IP address by the DHCP server.
Example: | |
FRITZ!Box IP address: | 172.163.154.1 |
Subnet mask: | 255.255.255.0 |
IP addresses available to the DHCP server: | 172.163.154.2 - 172.163.154.253 |
Free IP addresses from the IP network: | the IP addresses not reserved for FRITZ!Box and the DHCP server |
If you would like to assign a fixed IP address to individual computers even though you have a DHCP server, use the free addresses from the IP network.
If the setting "DHCP server enabled" is not selected and the DHCP server is thus disabled, you must assign IP addresses manually to the computers connected with the FRITZ!Box.
Example: | |
FRITZ!Box IP address: | 172.163.154.1 |
Subnet mask: | 255.255.255.0 |
Free IP addresses from the IP network: | 172.163.154.2 - 172.163.154.254 |
All free IP addresses can be used for the computers.
Click the "OK" button to implement your changes to the settings.