# How to install an original 2016 Homey? **URL:** \ **Category:** Questions & Help\ **Created:** [October 29, 2021, 7:48am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/how-to-install-an-original-2016-homey/53916 "2021-10-29T07:48:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![rvegting](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/rvegting/32/33942_2.png) [@rvegting](https://community.homey.app/u/rvegting)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2021, 7:48am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/how-to-install-an-original-2016-homey/53916/1 "2021-10-29T07:48:43Z")
Hi all, I have an original Homey from 2016 that never has been installed. Is there anyway to install and upgrade it? Kind Regards, Remco ---
**Author:** ![HansieNL](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/hansienl/32/10634_2.png) [@HansieNL](https://community.homey.app/u/HansieNL)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2021, 8:57am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/how-to-install-an-original-2016-homey/53916/2 "2021-10-29T08:57:14Z")
Maybe this helps you to get it working: [https://communitys.athom.com/t/unable-to-connect-old-homey-to-android-app](https://community.homey.app/t/unable-to-connect-old-homey-to-android-app) ---
**Author:** ![rvegting](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/rvegting/32/33942_2.png) [@rvegting](https://community.homey.app/u/rvegting)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2021, 9:36am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/how-to-install-an-original-2016-homey/53916/3 "2021-10-29T09:36:33Z")
Tried that, but after the language selection the next screen says “download the app” No way to get around that so it seems… ---
**Author:** ![Henk\_Renting](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/henk_renting/32/87634_2.png) [@Henk\_Renting](https://community.homey.app/u/Henk_Renting)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2021, 10:02am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/how-to-install-an-original-2016-homey/53916/4 "2021-10-29T10:02:59Z")
Do you get other options when pressing the ALT key in the setup process in the browser? You might get an option “Download full update” which should update the software to the latest stable version. See the description below, just try pressing the ALT key in the last steps you can take. I read a topic that it also works when the setup connects Homey to your wifi. _“If you can put your Homey in setup mode you can solve this problem yourself. Keep Homey upside down for 1 minute. If Homey is in setup mode you then have to go to [setup.athom.com](http://setup.athom.com) with a laptop or desktop. Select the desired language, and go to the next step. Select ‘Continue in the browser’, and follow the steps on your screen. If you see ‘search for updates’, press the ALT key on your keyboard. Press ‘Download full update’. Then choose to keep your data. Homey now needs some time to install the update. This should solve your problem.”_ ---
**Author:** ![rvegting](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/rvegting/32/33942_2.png) [@rvegting](https://community.homey.app/u/rvegting)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2021, 10:46am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/how-to-install-an-original-2016-homey/53916/5 "2021-10-29T10:46:25Z")
When I try this It askes me to connect to HomeySetup wifi, this works, but the button next is still greyed out, so no option to proceed. When I go back I’m back in the language selection. Then go to “continue in browser” again and then it stays on “Setup is loading” forever ---
**Author:** ![Dijker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Dijker](https://community.homey.app/u/Dijker)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2021, 11:08am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/how-to-install-an-original-2016-homey/53916/6 "2021-10-29T11:08:12Z")
> [@rvegting](#): > > continue in browser” Should be done connected to internet After that it should ask > connect to HomeySetup Then connect to the Homey Setup. Check if the notebook gets a ip address from Homey and keep it connected to Homey ---
**Author:** ![rvegting](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/rvegting/32/33942_2.png) [@rvegting](https://community.homey.app/u/rvegting)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2021, 12:37pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/how-to-install-an-original-2016-homey/53916/7 "2021-10-29T12:37:27Z")
Thank you, I have checked, but the laptop is not receiving an ip-address… now what? ---
**Author:** ![Dijker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Dijker](https://community.homey.app/u/Dijker)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2021, 4:52pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/how-to-install-an-original-2016-homey/53916/8 "2021-10-29T16:52:13Z")
Is it still connected to the HomeySetup wifi? Disconnect short and reconnect. Check that the phone is not connected at the same time. I have to check how it works now not sure what way it detects the Homey on that network. ---
**Author:** ![rvegting](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/rvegting/32/33942_2.png) [@rvegting](https://community.homey.app/u/rvegting)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2021, 5:10am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/how-to-install-an-original-2016-homey/53916/9 "2021-10-30T05:10:43Z")
Yes, it was still connected to the HomeySetup wifi, I’ve tried the disconnect/reconnect thing several times, but no luck… It’s only my laptop that tries to connect to the HomeySetup wifi ---
**Author:** ![belowwaves](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/belowwaves/32/34828_2.png) [@belowwaves](https://community.homey.app/u/belowwaves)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2021, 1:03pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/how-to-install-an-original-2016-homey/53916/10 "2021-10-31T13:03:10Z")
I have the same problem. An original homey with old firmware that is not used since 2019. When connected to the ip of the homey the message that it could not connect to “[my.athom.com](http://my.athom.com)”, which is correct, there is no longer a dns entry for that. It stuck in a green ring. So i also want to reset the homey, but also after connecting to the homey-wifi-network, the next steps don’t work. Is it possible that with the old firmware, the reset or install-new procedure does not work? ---
**Author:** ![rvegting](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/rvegting/32/33942_2.png) [@rvegting](https://community.homey.app/u/rvegting)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2021, 2:13pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/how-to-install-an-original-2016-homey/53916/11 "2021-11-02T14:13:11Z")
Thanks to Athom support I tried it with Firefox and it installed! Very happy now 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![belowwaves](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/belowwaves/32/34828_2.png) [@belowwaves](https://community.homey.app/u/belowwaves)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2021, 2:56pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/how-to-install-an-original-2016-homey/53916/12 "2021-11-19T14:56:38Z")
HI @rvegting what was the solution, was it only to use Firefox or also some other steps? ---
**Author:** ![rvegting](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/rvegting/32/33942_2.png) [@rvegting](https://community.homey.app/u/rvegting)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2021, 3:18pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/how-to-install-an-original-2016-homey/53916/13 "2021-11-19T15:18:01Z")
just use Firefox and it works!