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== Summary == 

With the "Online Update" function, you can install the current FRITZ!OS for your FRITZ!Box quickly and easily. If no "Online Update" is possible, for example, because the FRITZ!Box is not connected to the Internet, you can perform a manual update.

== Description ==
=== Step 1: Auto-Update ===

If you activate the option "Inform about new FRITZ!OS versions and install new versions automatically" under   '''"System > Update > Auto-Update"''' in the user interface, future updates will be installed automatically.

&emsp;&emsp;1. Click on "System" in the user interface of the FRITZ! box.

&emsp;&emsp;2. Click on "Update" in the "System".

&emsp;&emsp;3. Click on the button "Search for new FRITZ!OS".

&emsp;&emsp;4. Click on the "Start update now" button.

=== Step 2: Manual FRITZ!OS Update ===

With the online update function, you can install the current FRITZ!OS for your FRITZ!Box quickly and easily. However, in some cases, no online update is possible, for example, if the FRITZ!Box is not connected to the Internet. In this case, carry out a manual update.

*'''Download FRITZ!OS file:'''
&emsp;&emsp;1. Call [http://web.archive.org/web/20210725221255/http://ftp.avm.de/fritzbox/ '''ftp.avm.de/fritzbox/'''] in the Internet browser.

&emsp;&emsp;2. Change to the folder of your FRITZ!Box model, then to the subfolder "germany" and then to the folder "fritz.os".
<div style="border: 1px solid #31708f; background-color: #d9edf7; color: #31708f; padding: 5px 10px; margin-bottom: 5px; text-align: justify"><b>Note</b>:The complete model name of your FRITZ!Box can be found in the user interface on the "Overview" page and on the bottom of the device.</div>

&emsp;&emsp;3. Download the file with the extension '''".image"''' to your computer.

*'''Install the current FRITZ!OS:'''
&emsp;&emsp;1. Click on "System" in the user interface of the FRITZ! box.

&emsp;&emsp;2. Click on "Update" in the "System".

&emsp;&emsp;3. Click on the "FRITZ!OS file" tab. If the tab is not displayed, activate the Advanced View first.

&emsp;&emsp;4. Click on "Save settings".

<div style="border: 1px solid #31708f; background-color: #d9edf7; color: #31708f; padding: 5px 10px; margin-bottom: 5px; text-align: justify"><b>Note</b>:
After installation, save the settings of the FRITZ! box again under "System > Backup". You can then restore a functioning configuration at any time.</div>

&emsp;&emsp;5. Click on the "Browse..." or "Select file" button.

&emsp;&emsp;6. Select the FRITZ!OS file that you have downloaded (image file).

&emsp;&emsp;7. Click on the "Start Update" button.

=== Step 3: FRITZ!OS Update not possible: Error message after selecting the FRITZ!OS file ===
The update for the FRITZ! box cannot be installed. After selecting the file in the FRITZ!Box user interface, one of the following error messages is displayed:
 <span style="font-weight: bold"></span>"The update failed: The specified file does not contain a FRITZ!OS released by AVM for this device."
 <span style="font-weight: bold"></span>"The update failed. An unspecified error occurred during the update."

*'''Download FRITZ!OS file again:'''
&emsp;&emsp;1. Call [http://web.archive.org/web/20210725221255/http://ftp.avm.de/fritzbox/ '''ftp.avm.de/fritzbox/'''] in the Internet browser.

&emsp;&emsp;2. Change to the folder of your FRITZ! box model, then to the subfolder "Austria" and then to the folder "fritz.os".

<div style="border: 1px solid #31708f; background-color: #d9edf7; color: #31708f; padding: 5px 10px; margin-bottom: 5px; text-align: justify"><b>Note</b>:
The complete model name of your FRITZ! box can be found in the user interface on the "Overview" page and on the bottom of the device.</div>

&emsp;3. Download the file with the extension '''".image"''' to your computer.

*'''Restart FRITZ!Box:'''
&emsp;&emsp;1. Click on "System" in the user interface of the FRITZ!Box.

&emsp;&emsp;2. Click on "Backup" in the "System".

&emsp;&emsp;3. Click on the "Restart" tab.

&emsp;&emsp;4. Click on the "Restart" button.

*'''Update again:'''
&emsp;&emsp;1. Click on "System" in the user interface of the FRITZ!Box.

&emsp;&emsp;2. Click on "Update" in the "System".

&emsp;&emsp;3. Click on the "FRITZ!OS file" tab. If the tab is not displayed, activate the Advanced View first.

&emsp;&emsp;4. Click on "Save settings".

<div style="border: 1px solid #31708f; background-color: #d9edf7; color: #31708f; padding: 5px 10px; margin-bottom: 5px; text-align: justify"><b>Note</b>:
After installation, save the settings of the FRITZ! box again under "System > Backup". You can then restore a functioning configuration at any time.</div>

&emsp;&emsp;5. Click on the "Browse..." or "Select file" button.

&emsp;&emsp;6. Select the FRITZ!OS file that you have downloaded (image file).

&emsp;&emsp;7. Click on the "Start Update" button.

== Used Hardware ==

* [[AVM Fritz!Box 6890 LTE international WLAN router]]

== References ==

* https://en.avm.de/products/fritzbox/fritzbox-6890-lte/ / http://web.archive.org/web/20200410153949/https://avm.de/service/fritzbox/fritzbox-6890-lte/uebersicht/

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