FRITZ!Box 7583 Service - Knowledge Base

FRITZ!Box 7583 Service


You can easily connect an iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch from Apple to the wireless network (WiFi) of your FRITZ!Box. The iOS device can then access the internet, conduct calls over the FRITZ!Box, and play photos, videos, and music from the FRITZ!Box Media Server.

Note:Here we show you how to connect an Apple iOS device to the FRITZ!Box using an iPhone with iOS 12.2 as an example.


1 Preparations


  3. Click on the "Network Settings" tab.


  6. Click "OK" to save the settings.

2 Connecting the iOS device to the FRITZ!Box

  1. Tap "Settings" on the home screen.


    Fig.: Selecting FRITZ!Box's wireless network


Now the iOS device is connected to the internet via the FRITZ!Box. It can play multimedia content from media servers in the home network with suitable apps, for example.

3 Using an iOS device with the FRITZ!Box

Conducting calls over the FRITZ!Box

If you want to make calls at home using the telephone numbers configured in the FRITZ!Box:

  1. Set up FRITZ!App Fon.

Accessing the FRITZ!Box over the internet

If you want to securely access your FRITZ!Box or a USB storage device connected to the FRITZ!Box, or control your smart home devices over the internet when you are away from home:

  1. Set up MyFRITZ!App.

Accessing FRITZ!NAS in the home network

If you want to access a USB storage device connected to the FRITZ!Box:

  1. If you want to easily access your FRITZ!NAS contents, set up our MyFRITZ!App.
  3. If you are already using an app that supports the Server Message Block (SMB) protocol or the FTP protocol, you can also use it to access your FRITZ!NAS contents via \\ or

Playing multimedia content from the FRITZ!Box media server

If you want to play multimedia content such as photos, videos, or music from a USB storage device connected to the FRITZ!Box:

  2. On the iOS device, install VLC for Mobile or another app that can play files from media servers that comply with the UPnP AV (Universal Plug and Play Audio/Video) standard.

Using a printer connected to the FRITZ!Box


Setting up a VPN connection to the FRITZ!Box

If you want to establish a securely encrypted network connection (VPN, Virtual Private Network) to your FRITZ!Box and devices in the home network over your iOS device's internet connection:
