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FRITZ!Box – 4 Configuring FRITZ!Box
System Settings
On this page you can update the firmware, restore the factory
settings to FRITZ!Box and open the "Advanced Settings" area.
Updating the Firmware
Use these buttons to update the FRITZ!Box firmware.
Proceed as follows to update the firmware:
Load the new firmware on your computer:
1.
Go to the AVM home page (www.avm.de/en), select
"Download" and then "FTP Server".
The "Cardware/FRITZBOX/Firmware" folder contains a
file called "info.txt". This file contains information
about new features and improvements to the new firm-
ware.
2.
The "Cardware/FRITZBOX/Firmware" folder contains a
file with the suffix "image". Copy this file to your com-
puter.
Now you have saved the new firmware on your computer. The
next step is to perform the update.
1.
Open your Internet browser and enter the address
"fritz.box" or "192.168.178.1".
2.
Select the "System Settings" menu command.
3.
Click the "Update Firmware" button.
4.
In the text field, enter the path to the update file. This
entry can also be selected using the "Browse ..." but-
ton. The file should have the file ending ".image" and
be a valid update file for FRITZ!Box.
5.
Then click the "Update Firmware" button to start the up-
date.
The power supply to FRITZ!Box may not be interrupted
during the update and while the system is restarting.
Never abort an update in progress!
The status line informs you about the progress of the
update.
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