VPN Fritzbox - With these instructions it works!

When you think of VPN, you think of security and anonymity on the Internet. Thanks to a virtual private network, you can do a lot more, such as accessing your home or company network with your computer or smartphone while on the move. And in a very secure way, because with the help of the VPN function, the end device acts as if it were in the same home network - even when you are on the move. A VPN cannot just be set up on your computer, smartphone or tablet. You can also set up a VPN on your own router. And a FRITZ! Box is best for a full range of functions and full performance.

But what can she do FRITZ! Box in relation to VPN? How I set up a VPN on a FRITZ! Box? You can also do it with his iPhone or his Android device can access the FRITZ! Box? We have found the ideal FRITZ! Box for you: The FRITZ! 7590. Using this router, we will explain how you can easily set up a VPN on the FRITZ! Box and thus gain access to your home network.

What is VPN actually?

As we already do here explained in detail, a VPN is a virtual private network connection. In other words: all your data traffic is transmitted in encrypted form. This ensures that you can navigate the Internet safely and anonymously. In order for this to work, you need a good VPN provider. If you want to know more about it, we have for you in our detailed test report the most popular VPN providers tested.

But a VPN also has another function. thanks to the classic VPNs you can establish a secure, encrypted connection to a network. In other words: whether with a computer, smartphone or tablet, if you set up a VPN in your home network, you can access it securely - from home or on the go.

Advantages of the classic VPN connection

As already mentioned, you can establish a secure connection to your own home network or another network thanks to a classic VPN. This has great advantages, especially in your own network. And especially the FRITZ! Boxes from Shopping Mall offer significantly more functions than a normal internet connection.

As you can already see, the biggest advantage of a VPN on a FRITZ! Box is the option of surfing the Internet from outside the FRITZ! Box or being able to access your own home network. We'll explain how to do this step by step.

VPN FritzBox - A brief overview

You can now set up a VPN on pretty much any device, including routers and modems. However, the FRITZ! Box is clearly the favorite among routers. This router offers a wide variety of functions and features that other devices do not have. And this also includes, for example, remote access to be able to surf safely.

Requirements

In order for VPN to work on your FRITZ! Box, certain requirements must be met. Usually, however, these are already provided by default.

• The firmware of your FRITZ! Box must relevant .
• The FRITZ! Box must be connected to the internet (and have an IPv4 address)
• You need one DynDNS address - so you can reach your FRITZ! Box even if it is assigned a different IP address.
• You need one MyFRITZ! Account to set up a DynDNS address. We explain how it works:

VPN FRITZ! Box: This is how you set up your MyFRITZ! Account

Since the IP address of your FRITZ! Box can change several times, you need a DynDNS address so that you can always access your FRITZ! Box.

To enable your FRITZ! Box to be VPN-enabled, you need a free one MyFRITZ! account. Here's how you set this up:

1 Step

To do this, log into your FRITZ! Box on your computer or smartphone under “fritz.box/” and enter your user data.

2 Step

Navigate to the menu item Internet and click on MyFRITZ! Account.

3 Step

Now select the option "Create new MyFRITZ! Account".

MyFRITZ! Set up an account

4 Step

Now enter your email address and a new password. Make sure you have a high quality password use that in the best case consists of letters, numbers, and special letters. Now click on find out more.

5 Step

Your FRITZ! Box now registers with the MyFritz! Service. Click on Confirm MyFRITZ! Registration.

6 Step

After registering, you will receive an email to send your Confirm your email address. After successful confirmation, you now have a valid MyFRITZ! Account with which you can set up VPN later.

7 Step

In your FRITZ! Box you should now recognize that a new user has been created.

MyFRITZ! registration

8 Step

Thanks to the MyFRITZ! Account, you now have the option of accessing your home network from anywhere. Simply log in to myfritz.net and click on "To your FRITZ! Box".

MyFRITZ! Remote access

Then you log in as normal with your user data. And you've done it! 

VPN FRITZ! Box: This is how you set up a VPN on your FRITZ! Box

Thanks to setting up your MyFRITZ! Account, you have now received a DynDNS address. You now need this to set up VPN on your FRITZ! Box. Here, too, you have to create a user in your configuration interface (Attention: Not to be confused with the user for your MyFRITZ! Account!)

How to set up VPN on your FRITZ! Box is explained here using the FRITZ! 7490:

1 Step

Open the user interface of your FRITZ! Box and log in.

2 Step

Navigate to: Internet shares  and then click the tab VPN. Now click on the button Add a VPN connection.

Add a VPN connection

3 Step

If you don't have the tab, you may need the software "Fritz remote access" download and set up. With this utility you can easily create a configuration file which you can then import via your user interface.

4 Step

Now click on the option Create remote access for a user.

Set up remote access on the FRITZ! Box

5 Step

You will now automatically System, FRITZ! Box users forwarded. Click on the button there add userif you haven't created one yet. To do this, click on Add user.

This is how you add a user in your configuration interface

6 Step

When creating a user enter a username and password. An email address is not required here. Make sure that you have the permissions "VPN"Activate. Put a tick under "Access also allowed from the Internet“And confirm with OK.

Now activate the VPN connection

You have now successfully set up a VPN on your FRITZ! Box. Usually a pop-up will appear that asks you whether you want to view the settings in order to set up VPN on your iOS device or Android device. Otherwise just click on "Show VPN settings".

After successful setup you will be asked if you want to view the settings for your mobile devices. Click OK.

Set up VPN FRITZ! Box on iOS and Android

Your FRITZ! Box already shows you how to set up VPN on your smartphone or tablet running on iOS or Android. Once you have this data, it is wise to get this either to print out, or to the notier. So you already have all your data at hand when you set up on your iPhone or Android.

FRITZ! Box data that you need to set up on your mobile device

Establish a VPN FRITZBox connection under Windows 10

With the help of the FRITZ! Remote access program, you can also establish a VPN connection to your FRITZ! Box over the internet on your Windows computer or laptop. This usually happens when you set up your MyFRITZ! Accounts. However, if you are on the road and you are not in the same network, you need the FRITZ! Remote access program. This means that you can always access your home network on the go. Setup and installation is very easy in this case.

Requirements VPN remote access

However, if you want to access your data and devices on the go, you need the following Requirements be given:

FRITZ! Remote Access now creates the VPN settings and then automatically opens a folder in Windows. This contains the file "fritzbox_ […] .cfg"And a subfolder in which the file"vpnuser_ […] .cfg“Is located. You can use these to import the settings into your Fritzbox or into FRITZ! Remote access.

Import VPN FRITZBox settings

1. Go to the user interface of your fritzbox via the browser and go to "Internet shares"And then click on the"VPN".

Add a new VPN connection

2. Click on the button "Add a VPN connection"And in the following window select the option"Import a VPN configuration from an existing VPN settings file" out. Click on "Continue".

Import your configuration file

3. Click on “Select file” and navigate to the “fritzbox_ […] .cfg” file that was created.

4. Click on "to open"And then on"Ok".

5. Now open the FRITZ! Remote access program and click on "File - Import "

6. Select the file "vpnuser_ […] .cfg " .

7. Click on "to open"And then on"Complete. "

Test the VPN FRITZBox connection

If you have followed all the steps, you should now test whether a VPN connection has been successfully established.

1. Connect to your VPN connection (albeit from your smartphone or computer.
2. Open your browser and go to any website.
3. Usually everything should work normally now. If, however, no website appears, log into your FRITZ! Box configuration interface. Then choose "Internet - Filter - Lists "
4. Scroll to the bottom of the page and check the box next to "Teredo filter active".

And so everything should work perfectly!

Summary

A VPN connection with your FRITZ! Box has many advantages, especially when you are on the go and want to access your devices and data in your home network. You can also control your smart home while you are out and about. But you can also securely establish a VPN connection with your devices at home. Just that FRITZ! 7590 is ideal for this, as you can make a lot of configurations and settings. The FRITZ! Box 7590 has a wide range of features, is easy to install and use, and offers strong performance.

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Jasmin Fuchs studied linguistics and trained in information technology and IT management.

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