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Certain settings are missing from the FRITZ!Box user interface

You want to use or configure a certain function in the FRITZ!Box user interface. However, the corresponding settings, for example menu items or buttons, are not displayed although these settings are present in the user interface of a different FRITZ!Box of the same type.

Simply proceed as described below. After each measure, check whether the problem is solved.

1 Installing the latest FRITZ!OS for the FRITZ!Box

  1. Install the latest FRITZ!OS on the FRITZ!Box.

2 Expanding the menu

The menu of the FRITZ!Box user interface is collapsed in the mobile view and with high zoom levels in browsers for a better overview and can be expanded to access menu items.

  1. Click or tap the menu symbol on the top left to expand the menu.

3 Enabling the Wi-Fi network

Some Wi-Fi settings are only displayed if the Wi-Fi network is enabled:

  1. Click "Wi-Fi" ("Wireless") in the FRITZ!Box user interface.
  2. Click "Wi-Fi Channel" ("Radio Channel") in the "Wi-Fi" ("Wireless") menu.
  3. Enable the option "Adjust Wi-Fi channel settings".
  4. Enable the Wi-Fi network for the 2.4 and the 5 GHz frequency bands.
  5. Click "Apply" to save the settings.

4 FRITZ!Box is configured as a Mesh Repeater / IP client

If the FRITZ!Box is configured as an "IP client" under "Internet > Account Information", all of the settings that cannot be used in this operating mode are hidden. This is the case with VPN, port sharing, the online meter, dynamic DNS, and IP settings. If the upstream router makes these functions available, you can set them up there.

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