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FRITZ!Box 5491
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Transferring settings from one FRITZ!Box to another

You want to transfer settings from one FRITZ!Box to a different model? ✔ It's easy with the import function.

If you switch to a different FRITZ!Box, you do not have to reconfigure all of your settings; instead, you can quickly and easily transfer previously saved settings from the old FRITZ!Box to the new FRITZ!Box.

Transferring settings from one FRITZ!Box to another

To import the settings, simply use the restore function in the FRITZ!Box user interface. You can choose whether you want to import all of the settings or only certain ones, for example Wi-Fi settings and telephone books, into the new FRITZ!Box.

Requirements / Restrictions

  • The FRITZ!OS version of the new FRITZ!Box must be the same or later than the FRITZ!OS version of the old FRITZ!Box.

Note:All instructions on configuration and settings given in this guide refer to the latest FRITZ!OS for the FRITZ!Box.

1 Transferring settings

Besides the settings, you can also restore telephony data, for example contact pictures, ringtones, and messages from the answering machine, as well as other data from the internal memory of the FRITZ!Box:

Restoring settings

  1. Click "System" in the FRITZ!Box user interface.
  2. Click "Backup" in the "System" menu.
  3. Click on the "Restore" tab.
  4. Click the "Browse..." or "Choose File" button.
  5. Select the file "FRITZ.Box[...].export" that contains the FRITZ!Box settings.
  6. Enter the password you entered when saving the file.
  7. Enable the option "Restore all of the settings". If you only want to restore some of the settings, enable the option "Select manually the settings to be restored".
  8. Click the "Restore" button.
  9. On the FRITZ!Box,confirm that the procedure may be executed, if you are asked to do so.
  10. If you have two different FRITZ!Box models or you enabled the option "Select manually...", you will now be shown all of the settings that can be restored: Enable the settings you want to restore and click "Apply".
    • If you have two FRITZ!Boxes of the same model, all of the settings will now be applied.

Restoring telephony data

  1. Click "System" in the FRITZ!Box user interface.
  2. Click "Backup" in the "System" menu.
  3. Click on the "Restore" tab.
  4. Enable the "Telephony data" option.
  5. Click the "Browse..." or "Choose File" button.
  6. Select the file "FRITZ.Box[...].zip" with the telephony data you want to restore.
  7. Click the "Restore" button.

Restoring data from the internal memory

  1. Click "Home Network" in the FRITZ!Box user interface.
  2. Click "USB / Storage" in the "Home Network" menu.
  3. Enable the storage (NAS) function of the FRITZ!Box and click the internal storage to display the contents of FRITZ!NAS.
  4. Unzip the file "download.zip" to your computer, for example to the Desktop.
  5. Click "Add" and select the files and folders you saved.

2 Registering DECT devices

After importing the settings, use the expanded login mode to quickly and easily register all of the DECT devices that were connected to the FRITZ!Box with the new FRITZ!Box. Expanded login mode is enabled for one hour after it has been activated. This way you can take your time to register your FRITZ!DECT devices with the FRITZ!Box one after the other:

Enabling expanded login mode

  1. Click "Telephony" in the FRITZ!Box user interface.
  2. Click "DECT" in the "Telephony" menu.
  3. Click the "Start Expanded Login Mode" button.

Registering devices

  1. Register your FRITZ!DECT devices with the FRITZ!Box:
    FRITZ!DECT deviceRegistration
    FRITZ!Fon Press the menu button and select "Registration" > "Register" > "OK".
    FRITZ!DECT 500 Load the factory settings of FRITZ!DECT 500.
    FRITZ!DECT 440 Press the Menu button.
    FRITZ!DECT 400 Push the connection button on the top side until you hear a signal tone.
    FRITZ!DECT 302 Press the menu button and select "Anmeldung > OK".
    FRITZ!DECT 301 Press the menu button and select "Anmeldung > OK".
    FRITZ!DECT 300 Press the menu button and select "FUNK > OK".
    FRITZ!DECT 210 Hold the DECT button down until the button flashes.
    FRITZ!DECT 200 Hold the DECT button down until the button flashes.
    FRITZ!DECT Repeater 100 Hold the DECT button down until the button flashes.
  2. After you have registered all of the DECT devices, you can also end the extended login mode early by clicking the button "Stop Expanded Login" under "Telephony > DECT".

3 Setting up an online telephone book

Online telephone books are not taken into account when saving the settings and must be set up again:

  1. Set up the telephone book in the FRITZ!Box.

4 Configuring MyFRITZ!

If you use MyFRITZ!, register the new FRITZ!Box with MyFRITZ!:

  1. Click "Internet" in the FRITZ!Box user interface.
  2. Click on "MyFRITZ! Account" in the "Internet" menu.
  3. In the field "Your MyFRITZ! account", enter the email address you used to register with MyFRITZ!.
  4. Click "Next". Now MyFRITZ! sends you an email with a confirmation link for the new FRITZ!Box.

    Important:If you do not receive an email, the email was classified as unsolicited advertising (spam). In this case, check the spam folder of your email inbox.

  5. Open the email you received from MyFRITZ!.
  6. In the email, click the "Register Your FRITZ!Box" button to complete the registration procedure.

5 Configuring FRITZ!Apps

If you are using FRITZ!App Fon, FRITZ!App Smart Home or MyFRITZ!App, configure them for use with the new FRITZ!Box:

Setting up FRITZ!App Fon

  1. Uninstall or delete FRITZ!App Fon from your smartphone.
  2. Download the app from the Google Play Store or the Apple App Store and reinstall the app on your smartphone.

Setting up FRITZ!App Smart Home or MyFRITZ!App

  1. Start the FRITZ!App in question.
  2. Tap the menu on the top right or left and then tap "Settings".
  3. Tap "Log in again" or "Reconfigure App".
  4. Tap "OK" to delete the app's connection to the old FRITZ!Box.
  5. Enter the FRITZ!Box password of the new FRITZ!Box. If you are asked to enter a username and password, enter the account information of a FRITZ!Box user who is authorized to access FRITZ!Box settings.

    Note:You can edit the account information and access rights of users under "System > FRITZ!Box Users" in the user interface.

  6. Tap the "Save" button to complete the configuration.
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