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Setting up the FRITZ!Box for use with a Vodafone cable connection (formerly Unitymedia)

The FRITZ!Box Cable is optimally prepared for use with a Vodafone cable connection (formerly Unitymedia).

Have Vodafone activate the FRITZ!Box, then connect it to the multimedia socket and configure telephony. If Vodafone or Unitymedia provided you with the FRITZ!Box, it is already activated and will be configured automatically.

The complete FRITZ!Box range of functions for internet, telephony, and smart home is then available to all of the devices in the home network without restriction.

Important:In this guide, we describe the procedure for Baden-Württemberg, Hesse, and North Rhine-Westphalia. If you are using the FRITZ!Box in a different Federal State in Germany, use the guide Setting up the FRITZ!Box for use with a Vodafone cable connection.

Note:This guide is valid for FRITZ!OS 8.25 or later. If you are using an older FRITZ!OS version, the configuration may differ or functions may not be available. You can find the FRITZ!OS version on the 'Overview' page of the user interface.

1 Unlocking your FRITZ!Box

Serial number and CM MAC
  1. Call the customer service from Vodafone to have them unlock the FRITZ!Box for your cable connection. Have the serial number and MAC address of your FRITZ!Box's cable modem (CM MAC) ready. You can find these on the FRITZ!Box's type label.

2 Connecting the FRITZ!Box

  1. Insert one end of the coaxial cable into the Cable socket on the FRITZ!Box. Use the coaxial cable supplied with the FRITZ!Box, for example.
  2. Insert the other end of the coaxial cable into the socket for the internet connection (data socket) on the multimedia socket in your home.

3 Configuring the internet connection in the FRITZ!Box

  1. Open the FRITZ!Box user interface.
  2. Enter the FRITZ!Box password given on the type label of the FRITZ!Box and click on 'Log In'.
  3. If the 'Set up Internet Connection' menu is not displayed automatically:
    1. Click on 'Internet' and then on 'Account Information'.
    2. Enable the 'Internet connection via cable' option.
  4. Wait until the 'Power / Cable' LED remains lit. Depending on the signal strength and the way your connection is configured, this may take up to 10 minutes.

    Important:If the 'Power / Cable' LED flashes continuously, the cable connection has not been activated yet or the service is disrupted. In this case, contact Vodafone.

  5. Click on 'Apply' or 'Next' to save the settings. Restart the FRITZ!Box to complete the configuration of your internet connection.

4 Setting up telephony in the FRITZ!Box

Having your login information ready

  1. Call up the account information for telephony in Vodafone's customer portal MeinVodafone under 'Einstellungen > SIP-Daten'.

    Note:If you cannot call up your login information, contact Vodafone.

Configuring phone numbers

  1. Click on 'Telephony' in the FRITZ!Box user interface.
  2. Click on 'Phone Numbers' in the 'Telephony' menu.
  3. Click on the 'New Phone Number' button.
  4. If your account information mentions a SIP registrar xxxx.fixed.vodafone.de, select 'Vodafone (fixed.vodafone.de)' in the drop-down list.
    • If your account information mentions a different SIP registrar, select 'Vodafone (BaWü)' or 'Vodafone (NRW/Hessen)' in the drop-down list.
  5. Enter the account information supplied by Vodafone in the corresponding fields.
  6. Click on 'Next' and follow the wizard's instructions.

Assigning phone numbers

  1. Click on 'Telephony' in the FRITZ!Box user interface.
  2. Click on 'Telephony Devices' in the 'Telephony' menu.
  3. Click on the (Edit) button for the respective telephony device.

    Important:If the telephony device was not configured yet, click on the 'Configure New Device' button and follow the wizard's instructions.

  4. From the 'Outgoing Calls' drop-down list, select the number to be used by the telephony device for making outgoing calls. If you do not select a phone number, the number entered under 'Telephony > Phone Numbers > Line Settings' is used for making calls.
  5. Select the phone numbers to which the telephony device should react when you receive calls. You can select up to ten numbers (including the number for outgoing calls).
  6. Click on 'Apply' to save the settings.



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