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I need to change the setting of router Fritz Box. The setting were set by another person. I can't connect to router using cable, may be standard port or address were changed. So the only option is to switch to factory settings. Usually there is a button which deletes all the settings. I read the documentation and they tell to call the number #991*15901590* on the router. Do I have to connect telephone to router?
damluar
Posted 2011-10-26T22:03:35.910
Reputation: 251
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I had the same problem, but no analogue telephone at hand. So i tried it with wireshark to find my "lost" fritz.box (i chose: "get IP from DHCP") without success.
After some reading i found a solution: The fritz.box 7170 is always available on http://169.254.1.1. (Just set the IP address manually in the range of 169.254.1.x)
lhlmgr
Posted 2011-10-26T22:03:35.910
Reputation: 684
1Works for Fritz!Box 7360v2 as well. – Jeroen Wiert Pluimers – 2017-07-05T18:03:56.647
1And for the 7530 – noonand – 2019-10-22T22:16:56.540
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Jeroen
Posted 2011-10-26T22:03:35.910
Reputation: 71
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I'm reading through the manual now of this (bizarre) WLAN/router/ADSL modem combo appliance. Yes, it does appear that you need to find an analog touch-tone phone and plug it into the RJ11 (telephone) port on the device and dial those keys to reset it to factory default if you do not have the password (the manual states that it cannot be recovered without factory reset).
Hopefully you have your PPPoE/ADSL authentication information from your ISP, otherwise you'll have to call them to have it reset.
gravyface
Posted 2011-10-26T22:03:35.910
Reputation: 1 144
1That's just incredible. – Shane Madden – 2011-10-26T22:20:45.873
2I know. #mindblown – gravyface – 2011-10-26T22:21:11.597
3Boo for no pulse dial support, though! Discrimination against rotary phones! – Shane Madden – 2011-10-26T22:23:42.533
If the thought of hunting around for a telephone isn't persuasive enough to look for a new router, you might like to know that Fritz!box is in a GPL dispute at the moment (according to wikipedia), which could go badly for the company and they may end-of-life your product. – gravyface – 2011-10-26T22:27:03.217
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Yes, you have to connect an (analog) telephone to the box.
Or connect via cable, set your PC to get an IP via DHCP and then browse to http://fritz.box. After that follow the instructions for a password reset, which also does a factory reset.
mailq
Posted 2011-10-26T22:03:35.910
Reputation: 212
Hi, thanks. But I can't connect to it. I tried DCHP, tried manual setting of my IP like 192.168.178.10. No way... – damluar – 2011-10-26T22:24:22.580
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Yes. Connect the analogue telephone to the router and dial the number. You should hear a long beep in the handset and it should revert to factory settings.
If this doesn't work, try firmware recovery and/or update.
LukeP
Posted 2011-10-26T22:03:35.910
Reputation: 121
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You may wish to use port 456 for the https connection, for example:
https://169.254.1.1:456/
Fritz often does not use standard port. The plaintext server on my FRITZ!Box WLAN 7390 http://169.254.1.1/ You might also want to try LAN ports 2, 3, 4 with reference to LAN port 1. One of the other might have special significance, I think LAN 1 can be on a different VLAN if it wants to be perhaps. Use the wired Ethernet not Wireless when setting up for the first time!
Tomachi
Posted 2011-10-26T22:03:35.910
Reputation: 154
What's the exact model number of the Fritz Box? It'll be something like WLAN 7390 or WLAN 7270. – gravyface – 2011-10-26T22:11:46.457
It's difficult to say, cause it's not written on the router. It's just "Fritz!Box von WLAN". But it looks like 7113: http://www.avm.de/de/Produkte/FRITZBox/FRITZ_Box_Fon_WLAN/index.php
– damluar – 2011-10-26T22:20:11.613