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Using the USB remote connection to connect a USB storage device connected to FRITZ!Box to a computer

With the FRITZ!Box USB remote connection software, you can use a USB storage device connected to the FRITZ!Box as if it were connected directly to the USB port on your computer.

Important:If you want to allow more than one computer and other devices to access the USB storage device, configure the USB storage device as a central storage location in the home network ('storage (NAS))'

Requirements / Restrictions

  • Windows 10 / 8 / 7 (64-bit or 32-bit) is installed on the computer.
  • Only one computer can access the USB storage device at a time.
  • The FRITZ!Box media server is not available when the USB remote connection is active; it is not possible to access the storage over FRITZ!NAS (https://fritz.nas) or MyFRITZ!.

Note:All instructions on configuration and settings given in this guide refer to the latest FRITZ!OS for the FRITZ!Box.

1 Connecting a USB storage device to the FRITZ!Box

  1. Connect the USB storage device to a USB port on the FRITZ!Box.

    Note:In accordance with the USB 3.0 specification, the FRITZ!Box supplies USB devices with a total of up to 900 mA. If more power is needed, connect the devices to the FRITZ!Box via a USB hub with its own power adapter (active USB hub).

2 Installing the FRITZ!Box USB remote connection software

Install the FRITZ!Box USB remote connection software on the computer on which you want to use the USB device connected to the FRITZ!Box:

  1. Log on to the computer as the Windows user who wants to use the FRITZ!Box USB remote connection.

    Important:If the user does not have administrator rights, you must enter a valid administrator password when installing or starting the software for the first time.

  2. Open the FRITZ!Box user interface.
  3. Click on 'Home Network' and then 'USB / Storage'.
  4. Click on the 'USB Settings' tab.
  5. Click on the 'Download Software' button.
    • The window 'AVM FRITZ!Box USB Remote Connection' opens.
  6. If the window 'AVM USB Remote Connection' has a 'Download' button:
    1. Click on 'Download' and download the file 'fritzbox-usb-fernanschluss.application'.
    2. Double-click on the downloaded file.
  7. Click on 'Install' and follow the instructions on your screen.
  8. Repeat steps 1 - 7 for all other Windows users who want to use the FRITZ!Box USB remote connection.

3 Enabling the USB remote connection for storage

  1. Click on 'Home Network' in the FRITZ!Box user interface.
  2. Click on 'USB / Storage' in the 'Home Network' menu.
  3. Click on the 'USB Settings' tab.
  4. Enable the 'USB remote connection enabled' option.
  5. Enable the 'USB storage media' option.

    Important:If the USB remote connection is used for the device type 'USB storage media', USB storage devices cannot be used with the FRITZ!Box's storage (NAS) function.

  6. Click on 'Apply' to save the settings.

4 Connecting a computer to a USB storage device via the USB remote connection

  1. Double-click on the FRITZ!Box USB remote connection symbol in the notification area of the Windows taskbar (Systray).
  2. If you log in to your FRITZ!Box with the FRITZ!Box password, enter the password and leave the 'Username' field blank.
    • If you enter a username and password to log in to the FRITZ!Box, enter the name and password of a user who is authorized to access the FRITZ!Box settings.

      Note:You can edit the account information and access rights of users under 'System > FRITZ!Box Users' in the user interface.

  3. Click on 'Refresh'.
  4. Right-click on the USB storage device that you want to connect to the computer.
  5. Click on 'Connect'.

Now the computer recognizes the USB storage device as a USB device and it can be used as if it were connected directly to a USB port on the computer.

Note:Before a different computer can access the USB storage device, you must clear the connection between the computer and the USB storage device in the USB remote connection software.

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