Method for the automatic alignment of antennae of stations of a directional radio link, wherein one station is configured as master (M, 1100) and at least one other station is configured as slave (S 1200); wherein in a first phase - the master and the slave carry out a scan based on a predetermined number of mutual alignments in order to determine a first alignment (S111, S112, S113, S121, S122, S123), which is immediately specified as the first of the adjusted mutual alignments, in which master and slave can exchange signals with one another, and - the specified first alignment is defined as a control beam direction of the master, hereinafter master control beam direction, and as a control beam direction of the slave, hereinafter slave control beam direction, characterised in that - it is determined whether the adjusted first alignment corresponds to a direct visible connection of the master with the slave, and then - either, namely in the case that the adjusted first alignment corresponds to a direct visible connection, a jump is made to the third phase, - or, namely in the case that the adjusted first alignment does not correspond to a direct visible connection (S115, S124); in a second phase - via a number of iterations in a respective iteration loop - the master specifies to the slave a new slave beam direction and a dwell time during which the slave should receive in this new slave beam direction, - the master then transmits search signals to a predetermined number of its master beam directions, without any waiting time in the master beam directions, - after expiry of the dwell time the master adjusts the master control beam direction and the slave adjusts the slave control beam direction and the slave either transmits signal reception data regarding the search signals received from the master beam directions for the signal quality parameter determination to the master or transmits results of a signal quality parameter determination carried out by the slave itself regarding the search signals received from the master beam directions to the master, - furthermore it is determined whether one of the beam combinations tested in this iteration loop as second alignment corresponds to a direct visible connection, and if this is the case a jump is made to the third phase, and if this is not the case the iteration loop is repeated by specifying a different slave beam direction; and wherein in the third phase - starting from the first alignment or the second alignment a fine scan controlled by the master is carried out in order to determine a fine alignment in a predetermined alignment environment of the first alignment or of the second alignment (S322, S332), which forms a best antenna alignment according to predetermined signal quality criteria, and the specified best antenna alignment is then adjusted at the master and slave. - the master and the slave carry out a scan based on a predetermined number of mutual alignments in order to determine a first alignment (S111, S112, S113, S121, S122, S123), which is immediately specified as the first of the adjusted mutual alignments, in which master and slave can exchange signals with one another, and - the specified first alignment is defined as a control beam direction of the master, hereinafter master control beam direction, and as a control beam direction of the slave, hereinafter slave control beam direction, - it is determined whether the adjusted first alignment corresponds to a direct visible connection of the master with the slave, and then - either, namely in the case that the adjusted first alignment corresponds to a direct visible connection, a jump is made to the third phase, - or, namely in the case that the adjusted first alignment does not correspond to a direct visible connection (S115, S124); - via a number of iterations in a respective iteration loop - the master specifies to the slave a new slave beam direction and a dwell time during which the slave should receive in this new slave beam direction, - the master then transmits search signals to a predetermined number of its master beam directions, without any waiting time in the master beam directions, - after expiry of the dwell time the master adjusts the master control beam direction and the slave adjusts the slave control beam direction and the slave either transmits signal reception data regarding the search signals received from the master beam directions for the signal quality parameter determination to the master or transmits results of a signal quality parameter determination carried out by the slave itself regarding the search signals received from the master beam directions to the master, - furthermore it is determined whether one of the beam combinations tested in this iteration loop as second alignment corresponds to a direct visible connection, and if this is the case a jump is made to the third phase, and if this is not the case the iteration loop is repeated by specifying a different slave beam direction; and wherein - starting from the first alignment or the second alignment a fine scan controlled by the master is carried out in order to determine a fine alignment in a predetermined alignment environment of the first alignment or of the second alignment (S322, S332), which forms a best antenna alignment according to predetermined signal quality criteria, and the specified best antenna alignment is then adjusted at the master and slave.