What are FRITZ!Box users?

Overview

FRITZ!Box users are individual authorizations to access and use the FRITZ!Box, which are linked with a individual user account. A FRITZ!Box user account is set up with a user name and a password in the "System / FRITZ!Box Users" menu. An email address is optional, but serves as additional identification for the user.

Rules: FRITZ!Box User Account

  • With a FRITZ!Box user account you assign to a FRITZ!Box user individual rights for selected areas and functions of the FRITZ!Box.
  • Every FRITZ!Box user logs in with their own user name and a unique password.
  • Login using a FRITZ!Box account is possible from the home network of the FRITZ!Box and, with the appropriate rights, also via the internet.
  • You can set up as many as 18 FRITZ!Box user accounts.

Examples

  • You would like to be able to access the settings and functions of your FRITZ!Box not only at home in the home network, but also from the internet. Set up a FRITZ!Box user with the rights "FRITZ!Box settings" and "Access from the internet allowed".
  • You would also like to access from the internet files on a USB storage medium connected to the FRITZ!Box: Also grant the user the right "Access to NAS contents".
  • You would like to allow family members or housemates to view call lists and/or switch and control Smart Home devices without accessing the FRITZ!Box settings: Configure a FRITZ!Box user with the rights "Voice messages, faxes, FRITZ!App Fon and call list" and/or "Smart Home". Then this FRITZ!Box user can access the Smart Home functions via the MyFRITZ! interface (myfritz.box).
  • You would like to connect with the FRITZ!Box home network from a remote network device using VPN software via a secure VPN direct connection: Configure a FRITZ!Box user with the "VPN" right.

FRITZ!Box password or FRITZ!Box user?

You can log in to the user interface of your FRITZ!Box with a FRITZ!Box password or via a FRITZ!Box user account. Here is an overview of the differences:

  FRITZ!Box PasswordFRITZ!Box User
Login For login you use a preconfigured FRITZ!Box password or specify a FRITZ!Box password yourself. There are user accounts linked to certain individuals.
Every FRITZ!Box user logs in with their own user name and a unique password.
Scope of access Every user who logs in with the FRITZ!Box password has the right to access all contents and settings on the FRITZ!Box. The user accounts specify which contents and settings each FRITZ!Box user can access.
Kind of access Login to the user interface is permitted from devices located in the home network of the FRITZ!Box. Login is possible from the home network of the FRITZ!Box and, with the appropriate rights, also via the internet.

Enabling a FRITZ!Box User

After the first configuration, the FRITZ!Box is protected only by a general FRITZ!Box password. If you want to enable FRITZ!Box users for login to the FRITZ!Box, select the appropriate setting in the "System / FRITZ!Box Users / Login in to the Home Network" menu.