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FRITZ!Box 7430 Service

Using a Wii U console in the FRITZ!Box home network

You can easily connect your Wii U console to the FRITZ!Box over Wi-Fi. The Wii U can then access the internet and Nintendo's online services.


1 Preparations

Enabling the FRITZ!Box's DHCP server


  3. Click on the "Network Settings" tab.
  4. Click "Additional Settings" in the section "Guest Access" to display all of the settings.
  5. Click the "IPv4 Settings" button.


  7. Click "OK" to save the settings.

Preparing the FRITZ!Box for WPS

The FRITZ!Box is already prepared for WPS in the factory settings. If you changed the FRITZ!Box's Wi-Fi settings, configure the following settings:

  2. Click "Security" in the "Wi-Fi" menu.
  3. Click on the "WPS Quick Connection" tab.
  4. Enable WPS.
  5. Click "Start WPS" to save the settings.

2 Connecting the Wii U to the FRITZ!Box

  3. Tap "Connect to the internet".
  5. Tap "Wi-Fi Protected SETUP".
  6. Tap "Push-Button Configuration".
  7. Push and hold down the "WLAN" button on the FRITZ!Box for about 6 seconds until its "WLAN" LED flashes.
    • Now the Wi-Fi connection is configured and established.
  8. Tap "OK" to save the connection settings.
  9. Tap "Set" to set the Wi-Fi connection as the default connection.

Now the Wii U is connected to the internet through the FRITZ!Box and you can play online games or use other functions offered by Nintendo's online services.


3 Setting up port sharing for online games



Important:To be fully accessible from the internet, the FRITZ!Box requires a public IPv4 address.

Setting up automatic port sharing

Set up the FRITZ!Box for automatic port sharing so that the Wii U itself can open all of the ports it requires in the FRITZ!Box:

  3. Click on the "Network Connections" tab.
  5. Enable the option "Permit independent port sharing for this device".
  6. Click "OK" to save the settings.

Setting up static port sharing

If you still cannot connect to online games or the connection drops, configure the required port sharing settings manually:

