Setting up call forwarding with the Fritzbox

Would you like to redirect calls from your landline number to your smartphone? We’ll show you how to set this up on the FritzBox.

landline,Are you expecting an important call on your landline but you are not at home? That’s no problem, because with the Fritzbox you can set up call forwarding for your landline number. This means that calls to your landline number will be sent directly to your smartphone.

How to set up call forwarding with the Fritzbox

Follow our step-by-step instructions or check out the quick guide .

Note : The cost of call forwarding depends on your contract. If calls from landlines to mobiles are free in your contract, then call forwarding is usually free for you too.

FritzBox: Set up call forwarding

Step 1:

First, open the Fritzbox user interface. To do this, enter the IP address of the Fritzbox in the address bar of your browser, which is 192.168.178.1 by default . Here, enter the password for your Fritzbox. You have either set this yourself or, if you have not created a personal password, it is on the back of the Fritzbox.

Step 2:

Then go to ” Telephony ” in the menu on the left and then to ” Call handling “.

Step 3:

Now click on the ” Call forwarding ” tab at the top and then go to ” New call forwarding “.

Step 4:

Here you can then select the number whose calls you want to redirect under ” Calls to be redirected “. Your internet plan usually comes with several phone numbers, but you usually only use one of them. Select this number under ” Calls to ” or simply click on the ” All calls ” option. Under ” Call redirection ” enter the number to which the calls should be forwarded instead. Here under ” To destination number ” select the option ” Not in the phone book ” and you can then enter your smartphone number, for example.

Step 5:

Then select the option ” Automatic ” under ” Own phone number for forwarding ” . You can then save the call forwarding by clicking on ” Apply ” at the bottom right.

Step 6:

You then have to confirm the change. To do this, you can either call the string displayed on the screen using your home phone, or you can click on the blue link ” No phone? ” to simply press a button on your FritzBox instead.

Step 7:

If the confirmation was successful, click ” OK ” to complete the process.

Step 8:

The call forwarding is then set up. You can now use the switch to turn the call forwarding on and off at any time and as required. This means you do not have to delete the call forwarding immediately if you want to pause it. You can edit the call forwarding using the pencil symbol on the right , and delete it using the trash can . You can set up a maximum of 32 call forwardings in this way and use them in parallel.

Quick guide

1. Enter the following in the address bar of your browser: 192.168.178.1 . This will open the user interface of your Fritzbox. Here you enter the password of your Fritzbox to log in.
2. Then click on ” Telephony ” on the left and then on ” Call handling “.
3. Now open the ” Call forwarding ” tab and click on ” New call forwarding “.
4. Under ” Calls to be forwarded “, select the landline number whose calls should be forwarded. Alternatively, you can also select ” All calls ” directly. Under ” Call forwarding “, enter the number to which the calls should be forwarded. For example, select ” Not in the phone book ” to specify an individual number. Under ” Own number for forwarding “, select the ” Automatic ” option.
5. Then click on ” Apply ” at the bottom right.
6. Then confirm the operation by following the on-screen instructions and calling the number shown using your landline phone. Click on ” No phone? ” for alternative instructions if you do not have a landline phone. Then click on ” OK .”
7. The call forwarding can then be switched on and off again using the slider . You can edit the call forwarding using the pencil symbol on the right, and you can delete it using the trash can .

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