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Connecting NTBA and splitter: This is how it works

In the past, users still needed an NTBA and a splitter when setting up an Internet connection. Today, the NTBA is integrated into the router. So you can connect your router directly to your phone jack. You can get the router and all cables from your provider. You still need a splitter in some cases.

How do you connect an NTBA and a splitter?

The NTBA used to be placed between the router and the phone jack. The NTBA is used for communication between the telecommunications provider and the end user's equipment. The functions of the NTBA have been built into every router for several years now. So today you only need to connect the router without interposing an NTBA. A splitter is still needed by some users if they do not want to use the main telephone socket to connect the router. This is the case with users who have several telephone sockets in their house and cannot use the main telephone socket for various reasons. For example, if the connection to the main phone jack is too weak to be used in a room further away.

Connecting a router

Remove all cables from your phone jack.

Connect the F-jack of the phone socket to the gray DSL input of your router.

Connect the router to the power supply and plug the cable into the wall socket.

Set up your router on your computer.

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Set up Wi-Fi - this procedure is necessary

If the Wi-Fi is activated on the router and the computer or mobile device, it is very easy to set up the Wi-Fi connection. Regardless of which device you use, you will always need to enter the Wi-Fi password, which you will find by default on the back of your router.

How to set up the Wi-Fi on a computer

Setting up a wireless Internet connection via Wi-Fi is possible in just a few steps. If you have a laptop or PC with Windows, after clicking on the Wi-Fi icon in the taskbar, all you need to do is select your Wi-Fi network and enter the associated password.

If you have a Mac or MacBook from Apple, you first need to click on the Wi-Fi icon located in the menu bar at the top of the screen to set up the Wi-Fi connection.

Thereupon a new window opens, in which all available Wi-Fi networks in the vicinity are displayed and you have to click on the Wi-Fi of your router.

Now enter the Wi-Fi password of the router and click on "Connect" to complete the setup.

This procedure is necessary to set up on smartphone and tablet

To set up the Wi-Fi on a smartphone or tablet, the procedure depends on the type of device. If you are using an iPad or iPhone with iOS, please open the Settings app of the device, navigate to "Wi-Fi" or "Wi-Fi" respectively, and tap your Wi-Fi network to enter the network key and connect the device. On an Android device, the Wi-Fi setup is done in "Settings" > "Wi-Fi" and a password entry is required to connect.

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What is my IP? How to find out your IP address

Your IP address is your fingerprint on the Internet. As an average Internet user, you've often heard of this ominous address, but once you have to enter it manually, you're usually at a loss. Where do you actually find out what your IP address is?

How does an IP address work?

When you surf the Internet, you need an IP address. It guarantees that you can call up websites in your browser and that data sent on the network reaches you. The IP address is therefore comparable to your home address in analogue life. It is assigned by your Internet provider and changes whenever you switch your Internet access off and on again. Since your provider can use your IP address to find out which pages you have visited and which downloads you have made, it is advisable for data protection reasons to renew your Internet connection regularly so that you are assigned a new IP address. According to a ruling by the Federal Court of Justice, the provider must delete your data after seven days anyway.

How do you find out your IP address?

There are several ways to find out your IP address. Here's how it works:

If you have problems with your Internet connection, then your Internet provider usually needs your internal IP address for further support. This is on your router.

If you use Windows, find out your IP address via a command prompt. Click on the Start button and search via the search box "cmd.exe". In the new window, type the command "ipconfig" and confirm with "Enter". In the list that appears, search for "IPv4" if you are connected to the Internet via LAN cable. If you use Wi-Fi, search for "Ethernet adapter" > "Wireless network connection".

You can also use websites like My-current-IP to determine the IP.

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How do I install a repeater? This is how

The use of a repeater is useful when the Wi-Fi signal from your router is not strong enough to reach all areas of your home. Before you can use a repeater to strengthen the Wi-Fi, you need to install the device properly.

How to install a repeater via LAN cable

If you want to install a repeater to strengthen the Wi-Fi of your router and increase its range, this is possible in several ways. For example, you can choose to connect the repeater to your router via cable or use a wireless connection. Regardless of which method you use to connect the repeater to the router, you must first connect the repeater to the power supply. To install the repeater wired, take a LAN cable, plug each end into a free LAN port on the router and repeater, and set up the repeater using the user interface.

Installing a repeater via Wi-Fi

If a wired connection is not possible, you can also install your repeater via the Wi-Fi network. The fastest way to do this is by using the WPS method.

To connect the repeater and router by WPS, first please press the WPS button on the repeater and wait until its LED light starts flashing at "Wi-Fi".

Now also press the Wi-Fi button on the router within two minutes so that the router can connect to the repeater.

If your repeater does not have a WPS button, search for the Wi-Fi of your repeater on a PC or laptop and connect the computer to it.

Then open the user interface of the repeater and follow the instructions there to install the device.

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Which router for cable connection? Everything at a glance

Consumers have no longer been obliged to use a router since 2016. This means that users can now decide for themselves which router they want to use. However, the range of cable routers on the market is quite limited, so the advantage does not seem obvious. However, some providers offer good cable routers.

Which router for cable connection? These options are available

Only very few providers currently have routers in the range that provide an Internet connection directly via a cable connection.

The FRITZ!Box routers are currently among the few routers, among which there are also some with cable connection.

When buying such a router, however, you should pay close attention to whether there is also a cable connection.

Most routers are designed for a DSL or VDSL connection and differ visually only by the cable connection available in the back.

Also possible is the use of a modem from TP-Link.

Also here: Pay close attention before buying, whether it is also the right router.

Whereupon you should pay attention

The purchase of a cable router in the trade is cheaper than at the provider, but it also has some disadvantages.

While experienced users will hardly have any problems, the support of the provider is especially important for laymen.

In addition, if your router fails, the provider can provide a replacement device.

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