The update file contains the latest FRITZ!OS (Firmware) for the FRITZ!Box 7520. **Attention:** This update file is only intended for use with FRITZ!Box 7520! Please follow the instructions at the end of this file to install the update. ``` Product: FRITZ!Box 7520 Version: FRITZ!OS 7.21 Language: Dutch, German, English, French, Italian, Polish, Spanish Release date: 10/27/2020 ``` **New Features:** ------------------------------------------------------------ - more Wi-Fi security thanks to new WPA3 encryption - public Wi-Fi for guests with encrypted data (OWE) - better Wi-Fi performance with mesh steering and mesh autochanel - convenient enabling and disabling of internet access for specific devices - secure telephony with Deutsche Telekom due to encrypted voice - more comfort for your online contacts, answering machine and fax - smart telephone book shows matching entries while dialing on FRITZ!Fon - support for new products: FRITZ!DECT 500 LED light and four-button FRITZ!DECT 440 switch - multilingual: change the language of your FRITZ!Box and FRITZ!Fon - faster FRITZ!NAS (\\fritz.nas) with new SMB version ------------------------------------------------------------ Note: Instructions for configuring and using Mesh functions are presented at en.avm.de/mesh-faq Below you find a complete list and descriptions of the new functions in the latest FRITZ!OS, along with a list of further improvements in this version. --- # New functions of FRITZ!OS 07.20 ## Internet: - **NEW** With parental controls enabled, settings and ticket entry for the device to be accessed are displayed when the user interface is opened - **NEW** Support for encrypted resolution from domain names to IP addresses (DNS over TLS) - **NEW** Simplified configuration of internet connection on 1&1 lines (zero-touch) ## DSL: - **NEW** Support for VDSL Long Reach ## Wireless: - **NEW** Encryption according to the new WPA3 standard (including Wi-Fi guest access, connections to Mesh Repeaters and internet access via Wi-Fi with SAE) - **NEW** An open Wi-Fi network can be offered at the Wi-Fi guest access, in which only data are transmitted in encrypted form (Enhanced Open/Opportunistic Wireless Encryption, OWE) ## Mesh: - **NEW** Mesh auto-channel: Accounts for the wireless environment of the Mesh Repeater in selecting the best Wi-Fi channel for the entire Mesh ## Telephony: - **NEW** Support for online contacts from Apple (iCloud), Deutsche Telekom (Telekom Mail), and CardDAV providers - **NEW** Support for encrypted telephony (TLS and SRTP) for Deutsche Telekom, Easybell, dus.net and "Other provider" ## DECT/FRITZ!Fon: - **NEW** Nine new ring tones to choose from - **NEW** Smart telephone book displays matching suggestions even during number entry - **NEW** Sound settings for playing back web radio stations and to improve the speech quality of telephone calls - **NEW** Start screen to display the temperature of a compatible Smart Home device in the home network (for instance, FRITZ!DECT 200, FRITZ!DECT 30x, FRITZ!DECT 440) ## Home Network: - **NEW** Network passwords for the powerline network can now be changed on FRITZ!Powerline devices connected directly (via LAN) ## Smart Home: - **NEW** Smart Home: NEW - Reworked Smart Home pages on the FRITZ!Box user interface - **NEW** Smart Home: NEW - Synchronization of the temperature setting, the boost mode and open window detection within a group of radiator controls - **NEW** Smart Home: NEW - Display of total consumption (kWh) of the past two years for the smart plugs FRITZ!DECT 200 and 210 - **NEW** Smart Home: NEW - The "Adaptive Heating" feature of the FRITZ!DECT 301 makes the configured temperature available at the desired time - **NEW** Smart Home: NEW - Supports the FRITZ!DECT 500 LED light - **NEW** Smart Home: NEW - Supports the four-button switch FRITZ!DECT 440 - **NEW** Smart Home: NEW - Supports the DECT ULE/HAN FUN roller blinds profile ## USB: - **NEW** The SMBv3/v2 protocol of the Windows network drive function is supported by default; optionally, SMBv1 can still be supported - **NEW** Media contents like images, music and videos are indexed automatically with "Refresh index automatically" and made available to the home network ## System: - **NEW** Time period for automatic updates can be defined - **NEW** NEW - Users supported in becoming acquainted with FRITZ!Box functions with welcome page - **NEW** Display of the user interface in English, French, German, Dutch, Italian, Polish or Spanish - **NEW** Setting of language, country and time zone for FRITZ!Box operation ## Mobile Communications: - **NEW** Expanded failover protection to automatically switch to an internet connection using the mobile broadband modem when the internet connection via the DSL or WAN connection fails ------------------------------------------------------------ # Further Improvements of FRITZ!OS 07.21 ## Internet: - **Fixed** Bidirectional data transfer was too low between DSL and Wi-Fi - **Fixed** Data transfer was too low between WAN and LAN - **Fixed** Data transfer was too low between WAN and Wi-Fi over 5GHz ## Wireless: - **Improved** Better stability - **Fixed** Info sheet (for printout) with account information for Wi-Fi guest access corrected - **Fixed** In "Mesh Repeater" operating mode, the connection to the Mesh Master via 5 GHz was lost sporadically ## System: - **Change** "The strength of a newly assigned password must be rated at least "medium" ------------------------------------------------------------ # Further Improvements of FRITZ!OS 7.20 ## Internet: - **Improved** Message upon failed ticket entry (parental controls) - **Improved** Display and modification of the IPv6 Interface ID under "Home Network / Network / Network Connections" - **Improved** Any domain name can be used to address a VPN remote peer, not just MyFRITZ! domain names - **Improved** NetBIOS permission can be configured individually for a single VPN connection - **Improved** Ticket for parental controls can be entered before start of online block, so that usage time can be extended without interruption - **Improved** Additional links from the user interface in the online help for IPv4 and IPv6 routes under "Network Connections" - **Improved** IPv6 prefix delegations and IPv6 subnets are displayed under "Home Network / Network / Network Settings" - **Improved** IP address range for guest network increased to up to 253 devices - **Improved** Incorrect configuration by using the same network address on both sides of a LAN-LAN linkup for VPN prevented - **Improved** Access to the myfritz.net domain for a downstream FRITZ!Box registered with MyFRITZ! allowed from the home network - **Improved** In the context of encrypted name resolution (DNS over TLS, DoT), SNI (Server Name Indication) is supported - **Improved** Support for multiple DNS queries over a single TCP connection - **Change** Unnecessary settings option for connection speed removed from "IP Client" mode - **Change** Button for changing the access profiles under the Parental Controls Overview in the user interface - **Change** Kabel BW and Unitymedia removed from provider list - **Change** "Emule" protocol removed from selection for port sharing - **Change** IP compression (data compression) is no longer supported in VPN connections - **Fixed** "Diagnostics / Function" showed wrong error message for MyFRITZ! registration for FRITZ!Boxes in IP client mode - **Fixed** Defective links behind "MyFRITZ!" under "Diagnostics / Security" - **Fixed** VPN connection name was not displayed in network connections and Mesh Overview - **Fixed** In the VPN overview table "local network" was missing and "remote network" left empty - **Fixed** Devices that are connected to a downstream router via IPv6 prefix delegation received no IPv6 internet connection when parental controls were enabled - **Fixed** Devices that are connected to a downstream router via IPv4 static routes received no IPv4 internet connection when parental controls were enabled - **Fixed** Port sharing for different devices with the same name could not be created - **Fixed** Adaptations of DSL line speed were no longer accounted for after restart - **Fixed** Occasional restarts of FRITZ!Box during many parallel FTP transmissions over WAN - **Fixed** Problems with umlauts in the parental control filter lists - **Fixed** Guest network lock in the parental controls did not lock reliably - **Fixed** No automatic Wake on LAN (WoL) via VPN - **Fixed** Prioritization settings for devices with the "Everything except surfing and mail" access profile were no longer applied after rebooting ## DSL: - **Change** Redesigned display of the "DSL Information" in the user interface ## Wireless: - **Improved** Redesigned the print output of information on the wireless guest access - **Improved** "WPA3" option added to the encryption of the FRITZ!Box in "Mesh Repeater" operating mode - **Change** Reworked information page (for instance, after changes to Wi-Fi configuration) - **Change** WPS/PIN method removed - **Change** Outdated WPA/TKIP encryption removed - **Fixed** "Wireless / Guest access": Duration for disabling automatically could not be changed - **Fixed** Sorting by MAC addresses in "Wi-Fi / Wi-Fi Network / Security" did not work - **Fixed** "Delete" button for devices was displayed even if the device could not actually be deleted - **Fixed** PMF option no longer offered for "WPA/TKIP" encryption selection - **Fixed** Detection of interference did not work under certain rare circumstances - **Fixed** Time stamp "Wireless LAN channels used" corrected (5-GHz band) ## Mesh: - **Improved** Rendering of DHCP host name, media server name and SMB name on Mesh Repeaters improved - **Improved** Improved text for configuration of a FRITZ!Box as a Mesh Repeater - **Improved** Better detection of terminal devices that cannot be rerouted via Mesh steering - **Improved** Notification in FRITZ!Box log when a network loop is created (for instance, simultaneous LAN and wireless connection to the same device) - **Change** On a FRITZ!Box configured as a Mesh Repeater, the option for adopting the settings in the Mesh is offered only after Mesh was enabled on this FRITZ!Box - **Fixed** Display of FRITZ!Powerline 520/530E in the Mesh connection diagram was not correct - **Fixed** In certain cases a FRITZ!Repeater was displayed twice in the "Mesh Overview" of the FRITZ!Box - **Fixed** When telephony in the Mesh is used, telephony registration of a FRITZ!Box used as a Mesh Repeater was sometimes prevented by the Mesh Master - **Fixed** For wireless guest access the steering characteristics (11k/v) of wireless devices were not taken into account correctly (Google Pixel 2 and SAMSUNG S10) ## Telephony: - **Improved** Calls from door intercoms (including images) added to "Calls" push mail - **Improved** "Always register via an internet connection" option added for SIP trunk providers - **Improved** More detailed messages for security-relevant changes to settings - **Improved** New telephony providers added for the country setting "Italy": TIM, Fastweb, Vodafone and others - **Improved** Telephony providers O2, PYUR and multiple SIP trunk providers added - **Improved** Telephone numbers can be assigned to multiple answering machines, so that up to ten different greetings can be scheduled to play on one telephone number - **Improved** The call list in the user interface offers a separate view for rejected calls - **Improved** For company lines (SIP trunk and SIP DDI lines), a settings offered to support setting any telephone numbers desired (CLIP no screening) - **Improved** Integrated fax function supports sending up to ten pages of text - **Improved** If a storage location is set in the fax function of the FRITZ!Box, sent faxes will be stored there along with received faxes - **Improved** New methods for call diversion to external destinations supported for certain telephony providers (302 - Moved temporarily) - **Improved** Automatic configuration of telephone numbers for provider Deutsche Telekom adapted to the latest network demands - **Improved** Increased robustness of telephony against partial failure of network infrastructures when TCP internet protocol in use - **Improved** Better interoperability with Swiss provider sipcall - **Improved** Maximum length for hold announcement of answering machine increased from 8 to 30 seconds - **Improved** Transfer/Forwarding of calls supported (without a query) on IP telephones to other telephones connected with the FRITZ!Box - **Change** New missed calls are no longer displayed with a flashing "Info" LED on the FRITZ!Box - **Change** New fax and email messages for answering machine services (like the Deutsche Telekom SprachBox) are no longer displayed with a flashing "Fon" LED on the FRITZ!Box - **Fixed** Under the "SIP trunking" selection, telephone numbers could not be created for providers that could be selected for another telephony provider using the same registrar - **Fixed** Under the "Other Provider" selection, telephone numbers could not be created for providers that could be selected for another telephony provider using the same registrar - **Fixed** Changes to the settings for the proxy server and STUN server were not adapted in the telephone numbers - **Fixed** When the fax function was started in the user interface, only an empty page was displayed if there was an entry without a telephone number in the telephone book - **Fixed** Telephone numbers set to "Only via IPv6" could not be switched to use IPv4 without an IPv6 internet connection - **Fixed** When preparing a fax in the integrated fax machine for sending, the contents in the "To" field were deleted after selecting a telephone book entry and switching to another input field - **Fixed** For IP door intercom systems with multiple doorbells, sometime the desired ring tone was not used ## DECT/FRITZ!Fon: - **Improved** Telephone book display for FRITZ!Fon C4, C5 and C6 now faster - **Improved** Setting up call blocking in the handset is now easier - **Improved** Display of FRITZ!Box events with "OK" button in the "FRITZ!Box" start screen - **Improved** Pictures can also be browsed with up/down rocker ## Home Network: - **Improved** "Mesh" added to properties in the network connection overview - **Improved** Mesh icon shifted in the Mesh table from the "Connections" column to the "Properties" column - **Improved** Reliable display of new AVM Powerline products in the FRITZ!Box home network - **Improved** More reliable indication of low powerline data rates in the FRITZ!Box home network - **Change** "Smart Home" menu moved to top menu level and "DECT" menu moved to the telephony menu ## Smart Home: - **Improved** Fiber: Improved - Optimized display of the "Fiber Information" in the user interface - **Change** Smart Home: Change - Display of low battery level on Smart Home devices now only on the FRITZ!Box user interface, by push service, and on connected FRITZ!Fon devices - **Fixed** Smart Home: Fixed - Wrong target temperature when accessing the FRITZ!Box via MyFRITZ! - **Fixed** Smart Home: Fixed - Template for radiator control did not work if heating was off during 01/01 until 31/12 ## USB: - **Improved** When creating new release links on fritz.nas, the user is informed if the FRITZ!Box is not accessible from the internet - **Improved** The "USB Devices" and "Storage (NAS)" pages on the user interface were integrated into "USB/Storage" and simplified - **Change** "USB Devices" and "Storage (NAS)" menus combined under "Home Network / USB/Storage" - **Fixed** A folder released for sharing was not rendered legibly under "Sharing" - **Fixed** When uploading a file to fritz.nas by Drag & Drop, each file was uploaded twice - **Fixed** The time information "Changed On" was given incorrectly on fritz.nas if the language was not set to German in the FRITZ!Box ## System: - **Improved** Device name displayed the same everywhere in the Mesh - **Improved** "FRITZ!Box Info" push service now includes an option for information on the "Home network" - **Improved** New menu icons for "Overview" and "Smart Home" - **Improved** "Reset" function in details of network devices for deleting all settings for this device - **Improved** Diagnostics check expanded to include "Mesh", "Internet", "DECT" and "Wi-Fi" - **Improved** FRITZ!Box support page now includes option to send support data directly to AVM - **Improved** Separate restoration of settings for the Smart Home and Telephony areas - **Improved** Modernized display of "LEDs" and other symbols throughout the user interface - **Improved** Upon the first restart after the update, activation of automatic updates is offered (auto-update level III) - **Improved** Warning on the FRITZ!Box Overview on selected settings that are not recommended - **Improved** Page structure simplified in many areas of the user interface to improve usability - **Improved** Reworked concept for navigation in the wizard for first configuration - **Improved** Overview of authorized apps in the "System / FRITZ!Box Users" area now also includes rights and time of last login - **Improved** Update information is included in event log (visible only with the next update) - **Improved** Update process optimized for automatic updates - **Change** Update setting upon delivery is now auto update level III (updates are installed automatically) - **Change** User with the name "ftpuser-internet" is deleted ## Mobile Communications: - **Fixed** No internet connection with LTE mobile communications dongles from Huawei when using a rate without LTE support - **Fixed** Detail corrections to settings and status information when using mobile dongles - **Fixed** Not all of the settings for the SMS message push service could be changed - **Fixed** Received SMS messages were sometimes rendered with only partial text or with an incorrect time stamp in the push service and in "System / Event Log" ## Security: - **Improved** More detailed message about security-relevant changes under "System / Event Log" - **Improved** Display of the ports that can be reached from the home network under "Diagnostics / Security" - **Change** Waiting for the additional confirmation of a change is indicated by the flashing of all LEDs ------------------------------------------------------------ # New Features in FRITZ!OS 7.10 ## DSL: - **NEW** A DSL data rate considerably higher than the speed of the internet connection given by the provider can now be reduced to a lower value in order to improve stability ## Mesh: - **NEW** Mesh WiFi steering can automatically direct devices (smartphones or computers, for instance) to the best Mesh WiFi Repeater (access point steering) - **NEW** The FRITZ!DECT 400 Smart Home switch can be used on every FRITZ!Box in the Mesh - **NEW** All FRITZ!Boxes in the Mesh now have a shared telephone book at their disposal ## Telephony: -**NEW** Support for SIP trunking from Deutsche Telekom, dus.net, easybell, envia Tel and EWE/swb/osnatel ## DECT: - **NEW** Support for DECT door intercom systems (manufactured by Telegärtner) ## DECT/FRITZ!Fon: - **NEW** Very easy to offer wireless guest access: Display the account data or initiate WPS on the handset - **NEW** Block incoming telephone calls directly from the handset call lists - **NEW** Fast accessibility to Smart Home devices as favorites - **NEW** Configure and delete call diversion settings directly from the handset menu ## Home network - ** NEW** Graphic display of home network connections when editing the connection of a network device ## Smart Home: - **NEW** For the FRITZ!DECT 400 Smart Home switch, pressing a button longer can trigger a second switching action - **NEW** Now a "Template" option is available as an additional switching option for FRITZ!DECT 400 ## System: - **NEW** FRITZ!Box sends information on certain events to the email address of your MyFRITZ! account - **NEW** All LEDs on the device can now be switched off in the user interface - **NEW** Display of the available updates for the FRITZ! products connected in the home network on the Overview page ## Mobile network: - **NEW** Higher data rates possible through support for the Mobile Broadband Interface Model (MBIM) (for instance, W1208 from 4G Systems) - **NEW** Push Service for sending received text messages ------------------------------------------------------------ With each FRITZ!OS update, AVM also updates its security functions. Therefore we recommend performing the update for all devices. ------------------------------------------------------------ # Additional improvements in FRITZ!OS 07.13 ## System: - **Improved** stability improved ------------------------------------------------------------ # Additional improvements in FRITZ!OS 07.12 ## DSL: - **Improved** Certain information adapted on DSL pages - **Improved** 35b interoperability to certain Broadcom remote sites improved ## Internet: - **Fixed** Sporadic change of shared ports in rare cases - **Improved** Increased stability ## WLAN: - **Fixed** Time display for scan of wireless environment (5-GHz band) corrected ## Mesh: - **Fixed** Mesh WiFi steering for devices on the wireless guest access improved - **Improved** Stablity ## Telefonie: - **Fixed** Playback of voice messages on myfritz.box failed in iOS and macOS - **Fixed** Possible crash during use of call diversions - **Fixed** ISDN data calls no longer worked with FRITZ!OS 7.10/7.11 ## DECT/FRITZ!FON: - **Fixed** PIN query came despite disabled PIN ## Home network: - **Fixed** Powerline information of a FRITZ!Powerline device connected with the FRITZ!Box via LAN were missing in the "Device Details" area ## System: - **Improved** Stability - **Improved** Browser compatibility optimized for saving table renderings locally - **Fixed** Push Service could not be disabled - **Fixed** Push Service for saving settings deleted the sender settings - **Fixed** During assignment of VPN rights for the current user, under certain circumstances this user's other rights were removed - **Fixed** Update in progress on FRITZ!Repeaters was displayed for too long in the "Mesh Overview" ------------------------------------------------------------ # Additional improvements in FRITZ!OS 07.10 ## DSL: - **Improved** Approximate line length displayed in the DSL Overview - **Change** For VDSL vectoring connections, manufacturer of the DSL central exchange (DSLAM) named in the user interface ## Internet: - **Improved** Now domain names can be specified for VPN connections that are resolved via the tunnel - **Improved** For VPN connections, the remote network is displayed in the network even after the connection has been cleared - **Improved** Now any names can be specified for VPN connections - **Improved** A VPN connection can now transfer the entire network traffic (VPN full tunneling, default route via VPN tunnel) - **Improved** Better VPN connection negotiation - **Improved** VPN LAN-LAN linkup of a FRITZ!Box on a DS Lite connection possible to IPv4 remote sites - **Improved** Various changes for importing a VPN settings file - **Improved** More devices possible in the guest access (and wireless hot spot): assigned IP addresses now reserved for only 6 hours (DHCP lease time, configurable) - **Improved** FRITZ!Box no longer repeats an attempt to register with MyFRITZ! if the confirmation link sent by email was not clicked - **Change** For Vodafone, also consideration of first configuration on fiber optic connections - **Change** For activation of internet access to the FRITZ!Box via HTTPS, TCP number selected randomly - **Change** Transfer rate of the internet connection on the WAN port entered in Mbit/s instead of Kbit/s - **Change** For connections from Telekom, "Zuhause Start" connections now called "MagentaZuhause Regio Tarif" - **Fixed** "Standard" and "Guest" access profiles, configurable under Filters, contained a budget setting that was not supported - **Fixed** Settings from the window for VPN settings could not be copied - **Fixed** Under port sharing it was not possible to enter the IPv6 interface ID 0:0:0:0:* - **Fixed** Switch of type of connection from IP client to internet router generated illegal IP settings - **Fixed** Releasing a port on a dual-stack connection (IPv4 and IPv6) for sharing with a device configured only for IPv4 sometimes failed - **Fixed** Internet connection failed after switching internet provider via mobile network to existing connection via wireless LAN . **Fixed** In rare cases a device in the wireless guest access via a repeater was not assigned an IP address - **Fixed** Misleading message úpon disabling internet access to the FRITZ!Box via HTTPS - **Fixed** Port sharing for destination IP addresses in the form 192.168.*.127 was not possible - **Fixed** Port sharing for IPv6 could not be enabled for internet connections with a prefix length /64 - **Fixed** VPN LAN-LAN linkup to fixed IP addresses did not work (IKE error 0x2005) - **Fixed** Additional characters transmitted during download of the FRITZ!Box certificate under FRITZ!Box services - **Fixed** Registration with MyFRITZ! could be instable when upper-case letters were used in the email address of the MyFRITZ! account - **Fixed** With IPv6 and FRITZ!Box users without the right to access from the internet, access from the home network via FTP to storage (NAS) shared in the home network could fail - **Fixed** Guest network block was not applied in individual access profiles configured in parental controls ## Wireless: - **Improved** The wireless radio network table of known wireless devices was reworked - **Improved** For devices that support the wireless protocols 802.11v/k (smartphones or computers, for instance), improved automatic steering into the 2.4-GHz or 5-GHz band (band steering) - **Change** For wireless devices in the radio network, the property 802.11k displayed only when the scope of performance is sufficient (beacon report) - **Change** New report in event log on problems with "protected logins from wireless devices (PMF)" - **Change** The radio channel settings option for automatic steering of wireless devices now also offers Mesh WiFi steering - **Fixed** "Wireless LAN coexistence" option now works reliably again (2.4 GHz) - **Fixed** When one wireless frequency band is switched off, the radio network of the other frequency band is no longer interrupted - **Fixed** Line breaks on the captive portal for the wireless guest access were not saved - **Fixed** Wireless LAN settings (channel, wireless standard, etc.) no longer selectable when disabled - **Fixed** On the "Wireless / Radio Network" page, wireless devices that are not connected are no longer listed in the table only with a marking for the 2.4-GHz band ## Mesh: - **Improved** Display of important notifications for secure, reliable operation on all FRITZ!OS products in the Mesh (with red "Info"' LED and on start page) - **Improved** Smart Home templates can now be used on every FRITZ!Box in the Mesh This allows actions like "Everything off" to be applied to all FRITZ!Boxes in the Mesh - **Improved** Information on Mesh proved in the FRITZ!Box push service mail - **Improved** New message in event log on wireless devices that were reregistered because of Mesh steering - **Improved** Notice on Mesh Overview about FRITZ!Repeaters or FRITZ!Powerline devices that can still be integrated into the Mesh - **Improved** Home network access of the FRITZ!Repeater 3000 optimized for performance in wireless bridge mode - **Improved** The name assigned to a Mesh Repeater in the Mesh or Network Overview is applied as its "Repeater name". The user interface of the Mesh Repeater can then be accessed with http://assigned_name - **Change** Mesh designation of the Powerline devices without wireless function that participate in the Mesh - **Change** Device names of FRITZ!OS devices in the Mesh are adopted from the Mesh Master as push service sender names - ** Change** During configuration of telephony in the Mesh, the "landline enabled" setting on the Mesh Repeater is switched off - **Fixed** Distribution of wireless LAN settings in the Mesh erroneous in rare situations - **Fixed** The battery status of Smart Home devices was occasionally displayed incorrectly on the user interface of a Mesh Repeater - **Fixed** If a FRITZ!Box configured as a Mesh Repeater was removed from telephony, this change was not applied until the Mesh Master restarted - **Fixed** Telephony messages (Message Waiting Indication, MWI) were not passed on to the Mesh Repeater with the right dialed telephone number ## Telephony: - **Fixed** Type of an existing call diversion could not be changed from the initial setting - **Fixed** In isolated cases, conversations were incorrectly negotiated with voice compression - **Fixed** Telephony messages (Message Waiting Indication, MWI, RFC 3842) were switched off when adding/editing internet telephone numbers - **Fixed** Error in display of contact groups from Google contacts when their names contained "&" - **Fixed** While copying an existing telephone book the setting for "important person" was not adopted ## DECT/FRITZ!Fon: - **Improved** Titles from the media player played on the handset can now be fast forwarded and rewound - **Improved** https supported even for live images, for instance for images from a door intercom system - **Improved** Playback compatibility of https web radio and podcast streams - **Improved** Faster zapping between radio stations - **Fixed** Occasional rhythmic sound disruptions when playing web radio ## Home network - **Improved** Change to radio network name now optional when setting the FRITZ!Box name - **Change** Podcasts preset for the media server updated. Also applies to FRITZ!Fon - **Fixed** Failure to set up a home network connection for certain interfaces in the MyFRITZ!App - **Fixed** Problem with DNS resolution of local home network devices when using DHCP without host name - **Fixed** In some rare cases it was not possible to set LAN ports to 100 Mbit/s (Green mode) ## Smart Home: - **Improved** Better illustrations of temperature profile in push service (email) - **Change** Updated the AHA-HTTP-APU programming interface. https://www.avm.de/schnittstellen - **Fixed** In rare cases the sunrise/sunset function did not work reliably - **Fixed** Error when setting the temperature for a group ## Storage/NAS: - **Improved** Optimized treatment of NTFS-formatted storage media - **Fixed** In some cases new files were indexed incompletely or not at all ## System: - **Improved** User interface permanently saves the desired sorting of a table by column - **Improved** Dual-band wireless devices were displayed in the overview only with 2.4 GHz - **Change** Push service sends important messages from the FRITZ!Box only to the recipient of the FRITZ!Box Info mail - **Change** The FRITZ!Box user ftpuser is no longer created ex works (or after restoring the factory settings). One FRITZ!Box user must be created for sharing of storage media (NAS) in the home network - **Change** Updated the TR-064 programming interface. See http://www.avm.de/schnittstellen - **Fixed** Update with FRITZ!OS file could fail with an IPv6 connection to the FRITZ!Box - **Fixed** No import of settings possible when "Magenta Cloud" was enabled ## Mobile network: - **Change** Huawei 3372 mobile communications dongle switched from USB tethering to interne connection via mobile network. The mobile network PIN and provider must be entered once under "Internet / Mobile Network" ## Security - **Change** Support of outdated TLS 1.0 standard to secure FRITZ!OS services in the server role switched off - **Change** Length of DH parameter extended to 2048 bit for FRITZ!OS services in the server role ------------------------------------------------------------ # New Features in FRITZ!OS 7.00 ## Internet: - **New** Register for regular status updates for your FRITZ!Box (MyFRITZ! report) - **New** MyFRITZ! internet access to the FRITZ!Box without a warning from the browser (SSL certificate from Let's Encrypt) ## Telephony: - **NEW** The FRITZ!Box configured as Mesh Master transfers your telephone numbers to an additional FRITZ!Box as a Mesh Repeater. - **New** Scheduling function for call diversion - **NEW** Telephone numbers can be blocked or added to your contacts directly from the call list - **NEW** Support for Deutsche Telekom SIP Trunking (DeutschlandLAN SIP Trunk / SIP Trunk Pooling) ## DECT: - **NEW** FRITZ!Fon phone number display shows region and country area codes - **NEW** Now five different ring tones of your own can be selected for FRITZ!Fon - **NEW** FRITZ!Fon start screen event log: received faxes are displayed - **NEW** FRITZ!Fon Smart Home start screen now scrollable to display more Smart Home devices - **NEW** Expanded registration mode for (re-)registration of all devices known to the FRITZ!Box, for instance, after switching to a new FRITZ!Box - **NEW** FRITZ!Box supports software updates for compatible handsets from other manufacturers (CAT-iq SUOTA) - **NEW** FRITZ!Fon supports updates for FRITZ!Box (can also be protected with a PIN) - **NEW** Separate volume controls for the alarm sound - **NEW** FRITZ!Fon media player: save and load playlists as .xsfp files via FRITZ!NAS - **NEW ** Jump to next/last title when playing podcasts on your FRITZ!Fon - **NEW** Support for Speedphone 11 from Deutsche Telekom ## Home network: - **NEW** User interface with new Home Network -> "Mesh" menu for all settings concerning Mesh - **NEW** Mesh Home Network Overview also shows telephone and Smart Home connections complete with topology and connection quality - **NEW** In the factory settings, a second FRITZ!Box connected via Ethernet becomes a Mesh Repeater at the push of a button (WPS) - **NEW** Switch for IP client or router operation in the network settings area - **NEW** Switch for the function of the FRITZ!Box in the home network (Mesh operating mode) as Mesh Master or Mesh Repeater in the Home Network>Mesh>Mesh Settings and WLAN areas - **NEW** Mesh events added to the event messages - **NEW** The settings for push services, auto updates and AVM services are applied to the entire Mesh WiFi More information on the new features for Mesh is presented at "New features for Mesh" More information on configuration and using Mesh is presented at en.avm.de/mesh-faq ## Wireless: - ** NEW** With a "FRITZ! Hotspot" it's easier than ever to give guests WiFi access in public places such as bars, restaurants, medical practices etc. For details, see Wireless / Guest Access. - **NEW** Improved wireless security through support of activated Protected Management Frames (PMF) ## Smart Home: - **NEW** Support for DECT ULE/HAN FUN - **New** With Smart Home templates you can create different Smart Home device switching schedules for various occasions (like holidays, working shifts, or vacations), and switch between them at the click of a button ------------------------------------------------------------ # Additional improvements in FRITZ!OS 7.01 ## DSL: - **Fixed** The DSL data rate displayed in the GUI differed in different places ## Internet: - **Fixed** Downloads of devices in the wireless guest access were displayed incorrectly in the Online Monitor - **Fixed**: On the MyFRITZ! page of the FRITZ!Box (myfritz.box) the option to change the user email address was offered when no user was registered - **Fixed** A display error in the DSL area after "Reset Powerline Settings" was fixed - **Fixed**: Import of a VPN settings file did not work if confirmation was disabled - **Fixed**: Creating VPN users with NAS rights required double confirmation - **Change**: Windows proxy detection added to global filter settings ## Home network: - **Improved** In Mesh Repeater mode the FRITZ!Box receives a unique network name - **Fixed**: Incorrect display in the Mesh Overview area on Edge browsers ## Smart Home: - **Fixed** In Mesh Repeater mode, registered Smart Home devices were not visible in the GUI of the Mesh Master - **Fixed**: In the group configuration, a disabled summer schedule was enabled again after restart ## System: - **Fixed**: After update to F!OS 7.00 login to the GUI was no longer possible when the FRITZ!Box password contained certain special characters - **Fixed**: Google Authenticator: Configuration did not work for names containing spaces - **Fixed** Display of the DSL connection status in the "Diagnostics / Security" area was incorrect - **Fixed**: Incorrect and missing displays in Diagnostics when UMTS fallback was enabled - **Fixed**: Confusing error message when a radiator control with a dead battery was connected ## Telephony: - **Fixed**: Voice messages on myfritz.box could not be listened to in iOS and macOS - **Fixed**: During configuration of call diversion, sometimes the wrong options were made unavailable (displayed in gray) - **Fixed**: During configuration of telephone numbers, no "Back" was possible after a failed test - **Fixed**: It was not possible to edit SIP telephone numbers after configuration - **Fixed**: Call diversion displayed incorrectly when parallel calls were disabled by schedule - **Fixed**: Call diversions could not be configured in connection with individual telephone book entries - **Fixed**: After updating to FRITZ!OS 7.00, certain IP telephones could no longer register with the FRITZ!Box (Message: "422 session interval too small") ## Wireless: - **Improved**: Smoother registration of wireless repeaters when Protected Management Frames (PMF) enabled - **Improved**: Increased stability - **Fixed** Permanent flashing of the WLAN LED when reconifguring to "Repeater" mode - **Fixed**: Entry for "Inspecting channel" removed from the legend of the 2.4-GHz Wireless LAN Monitor (Zero Wait DFS only in the 5-GHz band) - **Fixed** In Mesh Repeater mode, a problem with switching the option for wireless LAN coexistence was resolved (for home network via the 5-GHz band) - **Fixed** In Mesh Repeater mode, an incorrect type of connection was displayed under "Home Network / Mesh / Access to Home Network" - **Fixed**: Potential problems with re-enabling the 2.4-GHz radio eliminated - **Fixed**: Possible connection breaks when encryption to devices in Wireless Bridge mode was changed - **Fixed**: After updating, "auto channel" sometimes set although wireless channels were specified - **Fixed** Some incorrect data rates were shown for wireless devices under "System / Event Log" - **Fixed**: Wireless guest access to Mesh WiFi Repeaters did not work after disabling/enabling wireless LAN on the Mesh Master - **Fixed**: The MAC address filter could not be enabled when the device list was empty but a device was connected in the wireless guest access - **Fixed**: Wireless devices that support dual-band were displayed with a double line in the list of known wireless devices - **Fixed**: When a device was deleted from the list of wireless devices, the "Remove" button could no longer be clicked for inactive devices ## USB/NAS: - **Fixed**: When media contents were played via FRITZ!NAS, the connection to the HTML player was cleared after 20 minutes -** Fixed**: Missing message when an incompatible media file was played back - **Fixed**: Sharing settings could not be deleted or edited in the mobile view ## USB/UMTS: -**Fixed** Incorrect display for DSL connection on the start page when mobile network fallback enabled -**Fixed**: Incorrect connection display when tethering enabled on the home page ## Powerline: - **Fixed** Display error for remedying detected Powerline interference with VDSL ------------------------------------------------------------ # Additional improvements in FRITZ!OS 7.00 ## Powerline: - **Improved** Option for checking and, if necessary, remedying detected interference from powerline to VDSL ## DSL - **Improved** Improvements for supervectoring (35b) ## Internet - **Improved** Display of internet connections on the Overview page also includes WAN connections - **Improved** Simplified display for internet connections on the Overview page under Connections - **Improved** Function for removing the FRITZ!Box from the MyFRITZ! account (myfritz.net) - **Improved** Optimizations for data throughput - **Improved** Optimizations for DNS resolution - **Improved** Optimized registration with MyFRITZ! (myfritz.net) also possible without enabling MyFRITZ! internet access, under "Internet / MyFRITZ! Account" - **Improved:** SHA 2 support for VPN connections - **Improved** Filter for port 25 (unsecured mail sending) also effective for the Guest Access (Wireless LAN/LAN) - **Change** Connections to 1&1 lines also with Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6 and IPv4 Dual Stack) - **Change** Connections to Vodafone lines also with Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6 and IPv4 Dual Stack) - **Change** Type of internet connection "existing connection over wireless LAN" also supports non-encrypted wireless LAN - **Change** Parental controls no longer differentiate between Windows users - **Change** Devices blocked for internet use in the parental controls can be reached via VPN - **Change** Internet service provider "GMX" removed - **Change** FRITZ!Box devices in IP client mode (as for connection to existing network) can be registered with myfritz.net - **Change** Certificate signed by letsencrypt.org (for MyFRITZ! addresses) - **Fixed** "Default user already exists" message when configuring parental controls - **Fixed** Possible circumvention of time limits defined in parental controls - **Fixed** Circumvention of parental controls for certain blocked websites - **Fixed** The LAN ports were switched for the VPN LAN-LAN linkup - **Fixed** Improved VPN interoperability - **Fixed** VPN user connections not displayed in the home network overview - **Fixed** MyFRITZ! FTP links corrected - **Fixed** MyFRITZ! access or device with MyFRITZ! access could not be deleted under certain circumstances - **Fixed** Error while entering an already assigned IP address for a new device for port sharing - **Fixed** No IPv4 port sharing for devices with IPv6 interface ID during IPv4 internet connection without IPv6 - **Fixed** IPv6 NAS sharing link could not be used - **Fixed** Google DynDNS service not supported - **Fixed** Static IP address with /31 network mask not possible ## Telephony: - **Improved** Redesigned administration of call blocks for incoming calls (telephone numbers) - **Improved** Optimized management of telephone books ## DECT: - **Improved** Playback of web radio and podcasts with HTTPS addresses on AVM devices (only if contents can be played back without encryption) - **Fixed** Speedphone 500 could no longer make calls ## Home network: - **Fixed** Possible error message (Error code 1) when IP address entered manually in the Device Details - **Change:** Connection Statistics area for the powerline network moved from the Network Device Details to the "Contents > FRITZ!Box Support" area ## Wireless: - **Improved** DFS wait times in the 5-GHz band optimized - **Improved** Band steering for wireless clients that support the 802.11v/k standards - **Improved** Display of wireless standards 802.11k and 802.11v as "Signal Properties" (for band steering) - **Improved** Display of frequency bands on "Wireless / Radio Channel" page in the "Other radio networks in your in your vicinity" list - **Improved** Improved changing of SSID in Wireless Assistant during first configuration - **Fixed** Selection of DFS channels in the 5-GHz band possible again in repeater mode - **Fixed** Display of interference sources on Wireless / Radio Channel page in the "Use of the Wireless LAN Channels" list - **Fixed** The entire network environment of the base station is displayed in "Repeater" mode ## Smart Home: - **Improved** Support for external temperature sensor to determine room temperature - **Improved** Push notification sent when an interrupted DECT connection is restored - **Improved** Error while saving Smart Home device names ## Security: - **Change** The "Login without password (not recommended)" option in the FRITZ!Box user interface now requires pressing a button on the FRITZ!Box ## Diagnostics: - **Improved** Function diagnostics shows insufficient memory for saving faxes and voice messages when USB storage is full - **Change** Display of port for "Diagnostics and Maintenance" ## System: - **New** Additional confirmation for certain changes can now be performed using the Google Authenticator - **Improved** Redesigned "Auto Update" page - **Improved** Event protocol on the Mesh Master also contains all events on the other FRITZ! devices in the Mesh WiFi - **Improved** Push service sends email after the update with additional information on the version and update progress - **Improved** Push service change notice now also includes information on the registration of a new DECT device - **Improved** Push service change notice on new devices in the home network now also includes information on new Mesh Repeaters - **Improved** "New FRITZ!OS" push service now also includes planned update time for auto updates - **Improved** Optimized time synchronization (NTP) after internet dial-in - **Improved** Consent to "Diagnostics and Maintenance" does not include permission for software updates - **Improved** Simplified display for configuration of wireless LAN, LAN and WAN in the Interfaces area of the Overview page - **Improved** Redesigned push services overview - **Change** For security reasons, the preconfigured user "ftpuser" can no longer be granted access from the internet - **Change** For FRITZ!Box users who are granted access from the internet, the password must be different from the user name - **Change** The security of new password assignments must be rated at least "medium" or they will be rejected. - **Change** Additional confirmation for creating VPN connections - **Change** Additional confirmation for creating VPN connections ##USB: - *Improved** Message notifying about possible detriment to FRITZ!Box functions when contents deleted from the FRITZ! folder - **Fixed** System folders no longer indexed for the FRITZ! media server ## USB/UMTS: - **Fixed** Internet via mobile network not offered for all detected 3G dongles during first configuration We recommend every update for reasons of security as well. Further improvements to increase security with this version of FRITZ!OS are presented at http://en.avm.de/guide/security in the area "Updates increase security". ___________________________________________________________ **Initial firmware version upon product launch** Version: FRITZ!OS 07.03 Language: Dutch, German, English, French, Italian, Polish, Spanish Release-Date: 12/17/2018 ___________________________________________________________ Instructions for installing an update: Use the update function offered in the user interface to install the update. This automatically offers you the right FRITZ!OS. Click "Wizards", select "Update" and then follow the instructions on the screen. ___________________________________________________________ © AVM GmbH 2004 - 2020. All rights reserved. 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