Devices and Users

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The "Devices and Users" overview lists all network devices and Windows users known in the FRITZ!Box home network. A device is known when it has or had a network connection to the FRITZ!Box.

The page is divided into the areas "Active Connections", "Guest Network" and "Idle Connections".

An additional "Users" area is displayed if the "FRITZ!Box parental controls" software is installed on a Windows computer.

Icon

The network devices in the "Active Connections" are displayed with an icon to indicate whether or not the devices are connected to the Internet.

Active Internet connection The Internet connection is active. The network device is sending and receiving data.
Icon The network device is connected with the FRITZ!Box, but is not currently using the Internet connection.
Name

The name of the network device in the home network. The display shows the standard name of the device, or, if you changed this name, the name you assigned to the device.

If the network device can be reached over the HTTP protocol, the name is displayed as a link. Click the link to open the user interface of the network device.

Examples of network devices with clickable entries:

FRITZ!Box

A second FRITZ!Box connected to the FRITZ!Box is displayed with its name. Click this name to open the user interface of the second FRITZ!Box.

FRITZ!Repeater

A FRITZ!Repeater connected to the FRITZ!Box is displayed with its name. Click this name to open the user interface of the FRITZ!Repeater.

FRITZ!Powerline device

A FRITZ!Powerline device connected to the FRITZ!Box is displayed with its name. Click this name to open the user interface of the FRITZ!Powerline device.
Printer Printers that have their own user interfaces are displayed with their names. Click this name to open the user interface of the printer.
IP Address

The public IP address at which the network device can be reached in the home network.

There are some entries in this overview for which no IP address is displayed. These are generally devices like the FRITZ!Repeater or FRITZ!Powerline devices. Each of these devices has an additional entry for its own user interface.

MAC Address The MAC address of the network device.
Connection

This column shows the connection type and the transmission speed.

The icons have the following meanings:

Connecting to wireless LAN

The network device is connected to FRITZ!Box via a wireless network.

The maximum transmission rate possible is displayed next to the icon.

Click the icon to open the "WLAN" page in the FRITZ!Box user interface.

LAN port

The network device is connected to a LAN port on the FRITZ!Box via network cable.

Next to the icon is the name of the LAN port to which the network device is connected.

The maximum transmission rate possible on the LAN port is also displayed.

LAN port on the powerline device

The FRITZ!Box is connected to the LAN port of a FRITZ!Powerline device.

Next to the icon is the name of the LAN port to which the FRITZ!Box is connected.

Properties

If additional settings were configured for the network device or the Windows user, they will be displayed here.

Port Forwarding Port forwarding was set up for the network device in the "Internet / Permit Access" menu.
Connected via The icon indicates that the network device is connected to the FRITZ!Box via a different device, a repeater or a powerline device.
FRITZ!App Cam The icon indicates that the FRITZ!App Cam application is running on one of the Android devices connected with the FRITZ!Box. Click the icon to open the web site on which the images from FRITZ!App Cam are being shown.
Button

Opens the detailed view for the network device or Windows user.

Button

Deletes the network device or user from the FRITZ!Box. This has the following consequences:

  • The entry disappears from the overview.
  • The settings configured for the network device or the Windows user in the FRITZ!Box will be deleted. Settings for filters and port forwarding are also lost.
  • When the network device or the Windows user registers with the FRITZ!Box again, they register as new, unknown devices or Windows users. Any settings saved before are no longer available.

Network devices with an activated connection to the FRITZ!Box cannot be deleted. Devices connected via the guest access cannot be deleted either.

The page is divided into the areas "Active Connections", "Guest Network" and "Idle Connections".

An additional "Users" area is displayed if the "FRITZ!Box parental controls" software is installed on a Windows computer.

Icon

The network devices in the "Active Connections" are displayed with an icon to indicate whether or not the devices are connected to the Internet.

Active Internet connection The Internet connection is active. The network device is sending and receiving data.
Icon The network device is connected with the FRITZ!Box, but is not currently using the Internet connection.
Name

The name of the network device in the home network. The display shows the standard name of the device, or, if you changed this name, the name you assigned to the device.

If the network device can be reached over the HTTP protocol, the name is displayed as a link. Click the link to open the user interface of the network device.

Examples of network devices with clickable entries:

FRITZ!Box

A second FRITZ!Box connected to the FRITZ!Box is displayed with its name. Click this name to open the user interface of the second FRITZ!Box.

FRITZ!Repeater

A FRITZ!Repeater connected to the FRITZ!Box is displayed with its name. Click this name to open the user interface of the FRITZ!Repeater.

FRITZ!Powerline device

A FRITZ!Powerline device connected to the FRITZ!Box is displayed with its name. Click this name to open the user interface of the FRITZ!Powerline device.
Printer Printers that have their own user interfaces are displayed with their names. Click this name to open the user interface of the printer.
Connection

This column shows the connection type and the transmission speed.

The icons have the following meanings:

Connecting to wireless LAN

The network device is connected to FRITZ!Box via a wireless network.

The maximum transmission rate possible is displayed next to the icon.

Click the icon to open the "WLAN" page in the FRITZ!Box user interface.

LAN port

The network device is connected to a LAN port on the FRITZ!Box via network cable.

Next to the icon is the name of the LAN port to which the network device is connected.

The maximum transmission rate possible on the LAN port is also displayed.

LAN port on the powerline device

The FRITZ!Box is connected to the LAN port of a FRITZ!Powerline device.

Next to the icon is the name of the LAN port to which the FRITZ!Box is connected.

Properties

If additional settings were configured for the network device or the Windows user, they will be displayed here.

Port Forwarding Port forwarding was set up for the network device in the "Internet / Permit Access" menu.
Connected via The icon indicates that the network device is connected to the FRITZ!Box via a different device, a repeater or a powerline device.
FRITZ!App Cam The icon indicates that the FRITZ!App Cam application is running on one of the Android devices connected with the FRITZ!Box. Click the icon to open the web site on which the images from FRITZ!App Cam are being shown.
Button

Opens the detailed view for the network device or Windows user.

Button

Deletes the network device or user from the FRITZ!Box. This has the following consequences:

  • The entry disappears from the overview.
  • The settings configured for the network device or the Windows user in the FRITZ!Box will be deleted. Settings for filters and external access are also lost.
  • When the network device or the Windows user registers with the FRITZ!Box again, they register as new, unknown devices or Windows users. Any settings saved before are no longer available.

Network devices with an activated connection to the FRITZ!Box cannot be deleted. Devices connected via the guest access cannot be deleted either.

Add Device

Use this button to add to the "Devices and Users" list network devices that have not yet connected to the FRITZ!Box and are supposed to always receive a fixed IP address from the DHCP server.

This function is designed for special application scenarios.

Example:

You have your FRITZ!Box configured by a specialized vendor and to fulfill requirements including the following:

  • Port forwarding/sharing should be configured for a server in your home network.
  • Child protection/parental controls should be configured for various network devices in your home network.

The server and all of the other network devices are located in your home and not on the premises of the specialized vendor. The network devices are unknown to the FRITZ!Box.

This raises the following problem:

Port forwarding/port sharing and parental controls (child protection) can be configured only for network devices that are known to the FRITZ!Box. A network device is known to the FRITZ!Box when there is already an entry with the name, MAC address and IP address of the network device in the "Devices and Users" overview.

This is the solution to the problem:

With the "Add Device" button you can register network devices with the FRITZ!Box with their name, MAC address and IP address.