Integrating FRITZ! Devices into the Mesh

Integrate all FRITZ! devices that support Wi-Fi into the Mesh of the FRITZ!Box. Mesh combines the individual Wi-Fi networks into a single powerful Wi-Fi network.

The FRITZ!Box is the hub of the Mesh, the Mesh Master. The other FRITZ! devices (Mesh Repeaters) adopt the Wi-Fi network settings from the FRITZ!Box, for instance, account information, guest access, and schedule.

Integrating a FRITZ! Device into the Mesh

FRITZ! devices in the Mesh are displayed in the "Mesh Overview" of the FRITZ!Box (under "Home Network / Mesh" in the user interface) with the Mesh icon:

Mesh icon

Devices that are not marked with this icon can be integrated into the Mesh in a few steps.

Instructions: Integrating FRITZ!Repeater into the Mesh

  1. Check whether the "Perform Update" button is available next to the FRITZ!Repeater in the "Mesh Overview".
  2. If an update is available, start the update. Wait until the message "Update was successful" appears.

    If no update is available, continue with the next step.

  3. Press the button on the FRITZ!Repeater briefly.
  4. Press the "WLAN/WPS" button on the FRITZ!Box and hold it down for 6 seconds.

Instructions: Integrating FRITZ!Powerline into the Mesh

  1. Check whether the "Perform Update" button is available next to FRITZ!Powerline in the "Mesh Overview".
  2. If an update is available, start the update. Wait until the message "Update was successful" appears.

    If no update is available, continue with the next step.

  3. On FRITZ!Powerline 1260E: Press the "Connect" button briefly.

    On FRITZ!Powerline 1240E / 546E / 540E: Press the "WLAN/WPS" button briefly.

  4. Press the "WLAN/WPS" button on the FRITZ!Box and hold it down for 6 seconds.

Instructions: Integrating Another FRITZ!Box (Configured as a Mesh Repeater) into the Mesh

  1. Check whether the "Perform Update" button is available next to the other FRITZ!Box (Mesh Repeater) in the "Mesh Overview".
  2. If an update is available, start the update. Wait until the message "Update was successful" appears.

    If no update is available, continue with the next step.

  3. On this FRITZ!Box (Mesh Master): Press the "WLAN/WPS" button and hold it down for six seconds.

    The "WLAN" LED flashes. Other LEDs may also flash.

  4. On the other FRITZ!Box (Mesh Repeater): Press the connect button for the duration listed in the table:

 

FRITZ!Box ModelConnection ButtonDuration
FRITZ!Box 6690, 4060 Connect Press briefly until "Connect" LED flashes
FRITZ!Box 7590 AX, 7590, 7530 AX, 7530, 7520, 6890, 6660, 6591, 6590, 5530 Connect/WPS Press briefly until "Connect/WPS" LED flashes
FRITZ!Box 7583, 7582, 7581, 7580, 6820, 4040, 4020, 3490 WPS Press briefly until "WLAN" LED flashes
FRITZ!Box 7560, 7362 SL WLAN Press for 6 seconds until "WLAN" LED flashes
FRITZ!Box 7490, 7430, 6490, 6430, 5491, 5490 WLAN/WPS Press for 6 seconds until "WLAN" LED flashes