Fritzbox update optimizes system and WLAN stability

The Berlin router manufacturer AVM regularly brings out updates for its Fritz boxes and other Fritz devices. These include, for example, repeaters, powerline adapters, but also Fritz hairdryers. TECHNOLOGY BUTTON has the information about the latest updates.

The latest Fritzbox updates at a glance

February 10: Laboratory for Fritzbox 7590 and Fritzbox 7490

The Fritbzox 7590 and 7490 do not receive an official update, but there is new firmware from the laboratory for the two DSL routers. The new software with the version number 07.24-86172 or 07.24-86171 mainly fixes minor errors, but according to AVM it should also improve the WLAN stability. There are also minor adjustments in the system that are supposed to simplify the use of the Fritzbox a bit.

AVM lists the following innovations for the current laboratory update:

Telephony:

• Fixed – Telephone  numbers of the provider 1 & 1 can no longer register after editing via “Other provider”
• Fixed  – No registration due to missing 2nd PDN when creating phone numbers for “Vodafone at home” (only 6850)
• Fixed  – When synchronizing entries in online phone books (CardDAV), all e-mail addresses were deleted in certain constellations
• Fixed  – No voice transmission via SipGate Satellite and SipGate Browser
• Fixed – No registration of phone numbers with telephony profile  for provider Vodafone Italia
• Fixed  – Editing of door intercoms sometimes led to the loss of the e-mail notification for door intercoms
• Fixed – After importing answering machine settings  including saved messages into another Fritzbox model, some of the imported messages could no longer be played
• Fixed  – Call number for incoming calls is not updated when editing IP telephones

Internet:

• Fixed  – IP address of the PDN gateway is no longer displayed (only 6890)
• Fixed – When creating a port release  , an incorrect reference to an already assigned port was displayed
• Fixed  – Guest devices could be selected for prioritization although prioritization for these devices is not supported
• Fixed  – For Fritz! NAS Internet shares, the IPv6 address was displayed instead of the IPv4 address on DualStack connections (IPv4 & IPv6) if no DynDNS service was configured
• Fixed  – The prioritization of devices did not work for devices with a fixed IP address or bypassing the Fritzbox’s DHCP server
• Fixed  – The input field for manually setting the MTU was too small

WIRELESS INTERNET ACCESS:

• Improvement  – increased stability
• Fixed  – DSL information is deactivated in operating mode “Internet access via existing Internet connection via WLAN”

System:

• Improvement  – Error message when switching back to release now points directly to an incorrect password for the backup file
• Change  – The last user logged on to the user interface from the home network is now saved in the browser and preselected the next time they log on

Cellular:

• Improvement  – Optimized option for the alternative initialization of mobile radio sticks

February 8th: Fritzbox 6660 Cable gets official update to Fritz! OS 7.24

No software from the laboratory but an official update is now available for the Fritzbox 6660 Cable. The cable router gets the update to Fritz! OS 7.24. Compared to the older, so far official version 7.23, AVM has integrated some innovations that the manufacturer has already tested with various laboratory updates.

Improvement – Optimized stability for web conference applications (eg “Big Blue Button”)
Fixed – Sporadic packet loss with certain online gaming applications (eg “Battlefield V”)

WIRELESS INTERNET ACCESS:

Improvement – increased stability
Improvement – improved roaming behavior of WLAN devices in the MESH network
Fixed – Multicast connections in the 5 GHz band possible again

Fixed – No voice transmission via SipGate Satellite and SipGate Browser

February 6th: Repeater update is rolled out

Two of the WLAN repeaters from AVM receive the latest update. The manufacturer is raising the Fritz! Repeater 3000 to version 07.24-86044 and the Fritz! Repeater 2400 to version 07.24-86043. In terms of content, however, the two versions do not differ. This time they don’t bring any new functions either, but rather optimize the system by eliminating minor errors.

With the update, for example, AVM is introducing a redesigned wizard for setting up and changing access types (WLAN bridge / LAN bridge). In addition, the manufacturer says it has reduced the time it takes to establish a connection to the Fritzbox when the repeater and router are coupled by pressing a button (WPS). In addition, the following three errors in the system have been fixed:

February 2nd: Update for Fritzbox 4040

Directly after the cable routers, a Fritzbox gets an update, which otherwise only very rarely receives innovations. The changes listed in the changelog are correspondingly extensive. This time it is the turn of the Fritzbox 4040, which is still running regularly with Fritz! OS 7.14. She has not yet received the official update to Fritz! OS 7.2x. At least from the laboratory there is now new software that suggests that AVM could catch up on this soon. With the Fritz-Labor 07.24-85886 the manufacturer delivers a whole range of innovations.

Details about the update for the Fritzbox 4040 reveals the very extensive changelog:

USB:

• Fixed – Online storage was sometimes no longer reconnected  after forced DSL disconnection

WIRELESS INTERNET ACCESS:

• Improvement  – Messages about the DFS waiting time under “System / Events” revised
• Improvement  – Improved auto channel function after detection of sources of interference (5 GHz band)
• Improvement  – New message under “System / Events” when the maximum number of WLAN repeaters is exceeded
• Improvement  – Naming of the WLAN guest access (SSID, default) depending on the language selection
• Fixed – Text in the WPS completion dialog  adjusted
• Fixed  – Text messages under “System / Events” (syslog) revised
• Fixed  – In the table of known WLAN devices, long names were not completely displayed in the tooltip function (mouseover)
• Fixed  – When detecting parallel running WPS registrations, these were not terminated reliably
• Fixed  – Problems when activating the wireless network not used for the uplink in repeater mode (including WLAN guest access)
• Fixed  – Channel selection in the 2.4 GHz band corrected for the “Auto channel” setting
• Fixed  – Incorrect texts on the WLAN info sheet
• Fixed – When activating the WLAN guest access, WLAN devices occasionally logged  off from the main WLAN access (5 GHz band)
• Fixed – Channel  selection after radar detection in Green AP Mode and 160 MHz channel bandwidth corrected

Home network:

• Improvement  – Representation of prioritized devices improved
• Improvement  – Layout corrections in the device details for prioritization
• Improvement  – Display of network connections in very large networks accelerated
• Improvement  – When exiting the device details, a note about the changed device name only appears if the name has actually been changed
• Change  – When setting an individual name for the Fritzbox, the name of the workgroup of the home network share (“USB / storage”) remains unchanged
• Fixed – Superfluous comma in the display of the mesh overview for Fritz! Products  displayed vertically
• Fixed  – Changed IP settings of the Fritzbox were not offered for printing
• Fixed  – The device lock section was displayed in the device details of guest devices even though the function is reserved for home network devices

System:

• NEW  – Change password visibility when assigning and entering (eye element)
• Improvement – Improved  stability in the update process
• Improvement  – detailed improvements in “Diagnosis / Function”
• Improvement  – detailed corrections in the functional diagnosis in the area of ​​mesh and USB
• Improvement  – Update process more robust in the case of possible DNS problems Fixed – Push service sometimes sent incorrect emails
• Improvement  – Support data can be sent again to AVM without waiting after the sending process has been completed
• Change  – The previously not recommended option of passwordless login to a Fritzbox (user interface) is no longer supported * 1
• Change  – If “only with the Fritzbox password” was set for logging on to the user interface, a Fritzbox user with the name “fritz” and a random four-digit number as well as the Fritzbox password will be created automatically. To log in to the user interface in the home network, it is still sufficient to enter the Fritzbox password. * 2
• Change  – assignment of an e-mail address to a user will no longer be necessary (existing e-mail addresses will be retained after an update)
• Fixed  – Number of messages in “System / Events” was too low in some areas
• Fixed  – When activating the push service for the fax function, an error message was displayed for no reason
• Fixed – Speed display  for LAN connections was not correct
• Fixed  – Fritzbox users could not be sorted in the overview
• Fixed  – Error message came despite successful setting of factory settings

Internet:

• NEW  – One network device is preferred over all others, this property can be activated in the “Details” of the device in the home network
• Improvement  – For Internet access via LAN 1, speeds greater than 1 Gbit / s can now be set in the user interface
• Fixed  – Online monitor for cellular networks sometimes did not show any data when the “Extended failure protection” setting was activated
• Fixed  – Prioritization was wrongly offered in the details of guest devices, although the function is not available in the guest network
• Fixed  – The unsupported “Deactivate NAT” function was offered
• Fixed – When creating a port release  , an incorrect reference was made to a port that was already assigned
• Fixed  – Adding a network application under “Filters / Lists” was rejected with error code 1
• Fixed  – Extended failure protection with cellular sticks in modem mode when using an ADSL connection without function
• Fixed  – Extended failure protection with cellular sticks and Internet access via WAN / LAN 1 was not started under certain initial conditions at the time of activation
• Fixed – After the factory setting  , the first VPN connection could not be activated once
• Fixed – Device  lock was ineffective in certain scenarios
• Fixed  – When operating the Fritzbox behind certain cable modems, the internet connection was briefly interrupted every 12 hours
• Fixed  – Display in the overview of port releases corrected
• Fixed  – Changes in the prioritization were applied despite canceling the change process
• Fixed – Formatting errors  occurred when setting up IPv6 routes
• Fixed  – VPN connections via L2TP (including Windows 10) were unexpectedly slow
• Fixed  – When setting up shares on a Fritzbox without an internet connection, error messages about the missing IP address were incomplete
• Fixed – Calling “Smart Home / Device Management  ” led to an entry “Settings changed” in the events

February 1st: Cable routers get an update

It has been a while since AVM rolled out an update for its Fritzbox 6590 Cable and 6490 Cable routers. Now both boxes get an update to the Fritz! OS 07.24-85832 or 07.24-85831. With the update, AVM not only provides support for CompanyFlex, the new firmware also fixes some errors and increases system stability.

Internet:

• Fixed  – Online monitor for cellular networks sometimes did not show any data when the “Extended failure protection” setting was activated
• Fixed  – Prioritization was wrongly offered in the details of guest devices, although the function is not available in the guest network
• Fixed  – The unsupported “Deactivate NAT” function was offered
• Fixed – When creating a port release  , an incorrect reference was made to a port that was already assigned

WIRELESS INTERNET ACCESS:

• Improvement  – increased stability
• Fixed  – In the table of known WLAN devices, long names were not completely displayed in the tooltip function (mouseover)
• Fixed  – When detecting parallel running WPS registrations, these were not terminated reliably
• Fixed  – Problems when activating the wireless network not used for the uplink in repeater mode (including WLAN guest access)
• Fixed  – Channel selection in the 2.4 GHz band corrected for the “Auto channel” setting

Telephony:

• Fixed  – E-mail configuration for a registered Fritz! Fon not possible (under “Telephony / Telephony Devices”)
• Fixed  – In the detailed information on voice transmission, the use of encrypted telephony was only actually displayed for the first phone number of a SIP trunk (CompanyFlex)

USB:

• Fixed  – Data transfer via network drive function (SMB) failed with the Windows error message “STATUS_NO_MEMORY”

System:

• Fixed  – Number of messages in “System / Events” was too low in some areas
• Improvement – Improved  stability in the update process
• Fixed  – Import of settings did not work (only 7520/7530)

Also interesting: Fritzbox 7530 AX from AVM offers fast WLAN thanks to Wifi 6

The innovations in the current FritzOS 7.2x

With the Fritz! OS 7.2x, AVM is delivering over 100 new functions and optimizations for its Fritz devices. These should not only increase the performance of the Fritz boxes, but also improve WLAN connections from mobile devices, enable faster and more stable connections via VPN networks and ensure more security in the home network. Overall, AVM is introducing innovations in all core areas such as Internet, telephony, smart home and home network.

Fritz Labor: That is important to note

If an update comes from the Fritz Laboratory, different conditions apply compared to the official updates. Because with the laboratory firmware, AVM is testing new functions that will later become part of the large, official firmware update at the end of August or beginning of September. It is therefore beta. The manufacturer also points out that problems can arise when operating the software.

Users can try out a Fritz laboratory if the current FritzOS is installed on their Fritzbox. Before installing the software, the data and settings on the router should be backed up to be on the safe side. Once this is done, users can download the laboratory firmware in the Fritz Laboratory from the AVM website and save it as a ZIP file on their computer. After unpacking the file, the following steps are necessary for installation:

1. Call up the Fritzbox interface in the browser with http://fritz.box and enter the password for your Fritzbox if necessary
2. At the bottom of the menu you will find the footer “View: Advanced”, which you have to activate
3. You will now find the “FritzOS file” tab under “System / Update”
4. In the input field, select the path to the previously downloaded and unzipped ZIP file and click on “Start update”

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