The Berlin router manufacturer AVM regularly releases updates for its Fritz boxes and other Fritz devices. These include, for example, repeaters, powerline adapters, but also Fritz phones. TECHBOOK has the information about the latest updates.
AVM has a whole range of different devices on offer, most of which are supplied with new firmware updates over the years. The updates bring numerous innovations for the Fritz boxes, repeaters and powerline adapters, but often also solve minor problems. In advance, the company usually prepares the so-called release candidates in a laboratory for the current major Fritzbox update. New features will also continue to be tested through minor updates from the Fritz lab. Here you can find out for which devices AVM is currently offering an update.
Please note:
In the list we include updates to the official Fritz!OS as well as the latest laboratory versions. Since AVM first tests new functions in the Fritz laboratory, the software can lead to minor problems during operation. Therefore, note our comments that we give about the installation of a Fritz laboratory.
Current Fritzbox updates at a glance
Laboratory update for DSL and cable Fritz boxes
AVM is rapidly approaching the release of the next big Fritz!OS. However, until 7.50 is ready, the router manufacturer will test the new functions in various laboratory updates. Such is currently available for numerous DSL and cable Fritz boxes. The update includes numerous adjustments and optimizations.
A total of five different Fritzboxes get the update – the DSL models Fritzbox 7590 AX, 7590 and 7530 as well as the cable routers Fritzbox 6660 Cable and 6591 Cable. The same points can be found in the changelog, which lists all the new features of the Fritzbox update. Accordingly, there are not only adjustments to the system, AVM has also improved various points in the area of Internet and WLAN. This includes bug fixes for parental controls and guest WiFi access, improvements in the choice of WiFi frequency band and stability improvements for VPN connections via Android devices. These are the innovations in detail:
Internet:
- Fixed The ICMP identifier for ping calls was sporadically set to 0 by the FRITZ!Box, which made “host monitoring” more difficult
- Fixed Calling up a list in a parental control access profile started the print preview
- Fixed After importing and using a simplified WireGuard VPN setup for company dialing into a FRITZ!Box (as a home device), access from the company network to the FRITZ!Box was not possible
- improvement Stability improvements for (Android) VPN connections via IPSec IKEv2
WIRELESS INTERNET ACCESS:
- Fixed When the 2.4 GHz frequency band was deactivated on the “WLAN / radio channel” page, the setting for the WLAN standard was reset
- Fixed When the MAC address filter was activated on the “WLAN / wireless network” page, login attempts were not always logged in the “Show unsuccessful login attempts” list
- Fixed Push service for the WLAN guest access did not work
- improvement Added a corresponding entry in the event log for a temporary channel change on channel 36 during ZeroWaitDFS (5GHz band) (7590, 6591)
System:
- Fixed Calling the direct help for event messages was not linked
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The innovations in the current FritzOS
With the current Fritz!OS, AVM is delivering numerous 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 the Internet, telephony, smart home and home network.
Read in the linked message which adjustments and functions the update to Fritz!OS 7.25 and higher includes.
Fritz-Labor: That has to be considered
If an update comes from the Fritz laboratory, other conditions apply compared to the official updates. Because with the laboratory firmware, AVM is testing new functions that will later become part of the major, official firmware update at the end of August or beginning of September. It therefore has beta character. 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, however, the data and settings on the router should be backed up to be on the safe side. Once this is done, users can install the laboratory firmware in the Fritz laboratory on the AVM website Download and save to your computer as a ZIP file. After unzipping the file, the following steps are necessary for installation:
- Call up the Fritzbox interface in the browser with http://fritz.box and, if necessary, enter the password for your Fritzbox
- At the bottom of the menu you will find the “View: Advanced” footer that you need to enable
- You will now find the “FritzOS file” tab under “System / Update”
- In the input field, select the path to the previously downloaded and unzipped ZIP file and click on “Start update”
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If laboratory firmware is already installed on the Fritzbox, a new update will be offered automatically. Note that the update process may take a few minutes. Meanwhile, the router’s info lamp is flashing. When the update is complete, the Fritzbox restarts automatically. Data and settings are not lost, so the router is ready for use again as usual.