"Info" Display

The "Info" LED on the upper panel of the FRITZ!Box signals various events. Some events for which the "Info" LED flashes or lights up are preset in the FRITZ!Box.

You also have the option of assigning any other event to the "Info" LED.

Freely Selectable Options

The following conditions can be chosen and assigned to the Info LED:

Internet connection is active: LED lights up

The "Info" LED lights up when the FRITZ!Box is connected with the internet.

Free data volume / free online time exhausted - LED flashes

The "Info" LED flashes if you entered rate information in the "Internet / Online Monitor / Overview of Rates / Set Rate" menu and specified a limit for data volume or online time, and the specified data volume or free online time has been exhausted.

Wireless guest access enabled: LED lights up

The "Info" LED lights up if you enabled guest access via wireless LAN in the "Wireless / Guest Access" menu.

Devices registered with the wireless guest access: LED lights up

If you enabled guest access via wireless LAN in the "Wireless / Guest Access" menu, the "Info" LED lights up as soon as a guest logs in to the wireless guest access.

Device connected to LAN port: LED flashes

The "Info" LED lights up when a device connects to the LAN port of the FRITZ!Box.

Device connected to USB port: LED lights up

The "Info" LED lights up when a device connects to the USB port of the FRITZ!Box and is ready for operation. (When you connect a device to the USB port, it takes a moment before the device is ready for operation.)

No selection: LED lights up/flashes only for "preconfigured" events

The "Info" LED signals only the preset events described in the next section.

Preset Conditions for the "Info" LED

"Info" LED Flashing Green

The "Info" LED flashes green:

  • An update for FRITZ!OS (FRITZ!Box firmware) is in progress.
  • The Wi-Fi security settings of the FRITZ!Box are transmitted automatically to a FRITZ!WLAN Stick.

The "Info" LED Lights Up or Flashes Red

The "Info" LED lights up or flashes red: An error occurred.

  • Open the "Overview" page of the FRITZ!Box user interface.
  • Follow the instructions in the upper area of the screen.