This Is the FRITZ!Powerline 1240E
This quick introduction shows you the possibilities for deploying and operating
FRITZ!Powerline 1240E. Comprehensive information is presented in the PDF manual
available on our website at en.avm.de/service.
FRITZ!Powerline 1240E is a powerline adapter that expands your existing powerline
network and can be used with your wireless LAN and network devices as a secure
access point to the home network and the Internet.
For device settings FRITZ!Powerline 1240E has a user interface. In this user inter-
face you can update the FRITZ!OS device software, set up a wireless schedule and a
wireless guest access, or confi gure FRITZ!Powerline 1240E as a wireless repeater to
expand your existing wireless radio network.
Thanks to these properties FRITZ!Powerline 1240E is a versatile device with many ap-
plication possibilities, that can expand the range of your home network over powerline,
wireless LAN and over LAN connections.
Have fun with your FRITZ!Powerline 1240E!
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Connecting Wireless LAN and Network Devices
With your wireless and network devices you can use FRITZ!Powerline 1240E as an
access point to your home network and your Internet router.
This is how to connect your wireless LAN devices, like smartphones or laptops, which
support the fast connection method WPS, with FRITZ!Powerline 1240:
1. Press the WLAN • WPS button on FRITZ!Powerline 1240E for about 1 second until it
starts to fl ash.
2. Start WPS on your wireless LAN device within two minutes.
If your wireless LAN device does not support the quick connection method WPS:
3. Remove FRITZ!Powerline 1240E from the outlet and
take note of the network key printed on the back of
the device.
4. Start the WLAN software on your wireless LAN device
and enter the network key there.
If you would like to use a wired network device:
Connect your network device to one of the LAN so-
ckets on FRITZ!Powerline 1240E using a LAN cable.
FRITZ!Powerline 1240E
Powerline device password:
ABCD-EFGH-IJKL-MNOP
Network key (WPA2):
37798981156289811234
00:00:00:00:00:00
Powerline MAC:
H022.454.40.000.001
Serial no.:
Article no.: 2000 2755 • Input: 230V~; 0,1A; 50 Hz
LED display / button shortcuts:
WLAN: Status display
Powerline: Status display
WLAN-WPS / Powerline-Security: register device
AVM GmbH,
10547 Berlin
These values are examples.
Do
not
adopt these values in your
settings.
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