Wireless LAN Connections
You can establish wireless LAN connections in three simple ways.
AVM Stick & Surf (page 7)
Stick & Surf is especially simple and secure. With Stick & Surf the FRITZ!WLAN USB
Stick AC 430 adopts the security settings of a FRITZ!Box and automatically estab-
lishes a secure wireless LAN connection.
or
WPS Quick Connection (page 8)
The FRITZ!WLAN USB Stick AC 430 can be connected with the wireless access
point via WPS. WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup) is a fast and simple way to establish a
secure connection between wireless LAN devices. WPS is supported by all current
FRITZ!Box models with wireless LAN and by many wireless LAN access points from
other manufacturers. See the documentation for your wireless access point.
or
Direct Connections (page 10)
A direct connection, or ad-hoc network, is a wireless LAN consisting of several
participants that does without a wireless access point by enabling simple, direct
data exchange between the network devices.
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Establishing a Wireless Connection with Stick & Surf
With Stick & Surf you can establish a secure wireless connection to your FRITZ!Box auto-
matically using the USB port.
Establishing a Connection
1. Insert the FRITZ!WLAN USB Stick AC 430
in the FRITZ!Box.
2. The Info LED on the FRITZ!Box fl ashes.
Wait until the Info LED stops fl ashing
and remains lit up.
3. Remove the FRITZ!WLAN USB
Stick AC 430.
4. Insert the FRITZ!WLAN USB Stick AC 430
in your booted computer.
5. The device driver installation starts.
6. Click AVM FRITZ!WLAN USB Stick
AC 430 Installation and confi rm the
subsequent queries. The FRITZ!WLAN
USB Stick AC 430 will be installed.
7. The Stick & Surf logo appears and the
connection to your FRITZ!Box is estab-
lished automatically. Please note the
information on the FRITZ!WLAN software
on page 11.
Flashes briefl y,
then remains lit
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