Using FRITZ!Box as a NAS system: How to do it

You can use your FRITZ!Box to set up a NAS system. To do this, you will need an external hard drive with a USB connection. This is connected directly to your FRITZ!Box. You can then set which users can access and edit the data via the network.

Using a FRITZ!Box as a NAS system

NAS stands for "Network Attached Storage". These are file servers that can be used to provide storage space in a computer network. Unlike local storage in a computer, such as a hard drive, a NAS can be used by multiple computers in a network. Large amounts of data can also be processed and it is possible for several users to access files simultaneously. To use a FRITZ!Box as a NAS, connect an external hard disk via the USB port and then make this storage medium available to all desired computers and mobile devices via the network. You make all settings via the user interface of your FRITZ!Box on the computer.

How to set up the NAS system

1. Connect an external hard disk to your FRITZ!Box.
2. Open the user interface of the FRITZ!Box and click on "System".
3. Select "FRITZ!Box User".
4. Klicken Sie neben dem Benutzer auf das Stift-Symbol.
5. Wählen Sie „Benutzer hinzufügen“.
6. Legen Sie Benutzernamen und Kennwort fest.
7. Aktivieren Sie „Zugang zu NAS-Inhalten“.
8. Unter Verzeichnis aktivieren Sie die Lese- und Schreibrechte für das NAS.
9. Legen Sie auf die gleiche Weise so viele Benutzer an, wie gewünscht.