Rules for Background Applications

Internet / Filters / Prioritization / Background Applications / "New Rule" button

Click on the "OK" button to save your settings. If you leave the page without saving, all of your changes will be discarded.

Here is how to set up rules for the "Background Applications" category:

  • Select from the upper list the network device to which the rule should be applied.
  • Select from the list of network applications the application that should be treated with lower priority when the Internet connection is running at capacity.

Selection Instructions:

Network Device Network Application Instructions
All devices Application XY If you select the "All devices" entry from the list of network devices, then you must select a concrete application from the network applications. This selection applies the rule to all of the devices present in the FRITZ!Box network. Use this selection combination if an application does not require prioritized treatment on any device.
Device XY All If you select the "All" entry from the list of network applications, then you must select a concrete device from the network devices. This selection combination is suitable for devices for which higher-priority treatment is not relevant.