FRITZ!Powerline 540E
WLAN Set
This quick introduction shows you the
possibilities for deploying and oper-
ating your FRITZ!Powerline 540E
WLANSet. The FRITZ!Powerline540E
WLAN Set is comprised of the powerline
adapters FRITZ!Powerline 540E and
FRITZ!Powerline 510E.
The FRITZ!Powerline540E WLAN Set lets
you set up a complete powerline network
that is encrypted and ready for secure
operation immediately upon delivery.
FRITZ!Powerline510E is the connection
from your internet router to the powerline
network. FRITZ!Powerline 540E can be
deployed throughout the home and serves
as a fast, secure internet access point for
your wireless and network devices.
In the FRITZ!Box home network,
FRITZ!Powerline 540E automatically
adopts the FRITZ!Box‘s settings. With a
FRITZ!Box that has FRITZ!OS 6.90 or higher
installed, you can also benefi t from expan-
ded Mesh WiFi functionality. Information
about the benefi ts and the confi guration
of Mesh WiFi is presented at
en.avm.de/
mesh-networking.
For device settings FRITZ!Powerline 540E
has a user interface which you can open in
a web browser on all connected devices.
Detailed instructions and technical
details are presented in the PDF manu-
als for the FRITZ!Powerline 540E and
FRITZ!Powerline 510E products available
on our website
en.avm.de/service
Have fun with your FRITZ!Powerline 540E
WLAN Set.
Radio Frequencies and
Transmitter Power
Wireless LAN radio technology at 2.4
GHz: range 2.4 GHz – 2.483 GHz, maxi-
mum 100 mW
User Interface
FRITZ!Powerline 540E has a user interface you can open in the web browser on your
computer. Enter the following address:
In the home network of a FRITZ!Box:
http://fritz.powerline
For multiple FRITZ!Powerline devices with a user interface: <IP address> (the IP
address is displayed in http://fritz.box under „Home Network“)
In the home network of another Internet router: <
IP address> (the IP address is
displayed in the user interface of the router)
Without a connection to the home network and router:
192.168.178.2
Settings and Functions
In the user interface you can:
Perform update to the latest FRITZ!OS version (fi rmware)
Confi gure various settings for FRITZ!Powerline 540E, for instance switch the LEDs
on and off
Add a powerline adapter to the powerline network without pressing the button
Confi gure FRITZ!Powerline 540E as a wireless repeater
If you have Ethernet house wiring or a router without wireless LAN functionality:
Confi gure the connection to the Internet router via LAN cable
Software for Microsoft Windows and MacOS
Update and control also with the FRITZ!Powerline program, available for download
at
en.avm.de/powerline.
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