The latest lab file on our download server, "fritzbox-XXXX-Labor-xxxx.zip", contains
- the lab version for your FRITZ!Box
- this "infolab-en.txt" file with important information on this lab version
- information, feedback options, and the file at en.fritz.com/fritz-lab


Neue Features: - New Online Monitor with expanded functions
- Substitute connection: Greater fallback protection for the internet connection
- Optimized parental controls
- New upload sharing - Sharing files easier than ever
- More possibilities in the smart home

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# New Features and Improvements in FRITZ!OS 8.24
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This FRITZ! Lab contains new functions fresh from the AVM development team and gives a preview of upcoming FRITZ!OS features in the next major update. It also contains the latest developments in the areas of security and energy efficiency.

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# New Features in FRITZ!OS 8.24

# New functions of FRITZ!OS


## Internet:
- **Fixed** IPv6 addresses were not displayed in full in the overview of WireGuard® connections
- **Fixed** In some cases, connecting to the internet manually via "Reconnect" in the online monitor took a very long time 
- **Fixed** Internet access (remote access) to the FRITZ!Box could be configured only while the FRITZ!Box was connected to the internet
- **Fixed** The "Fixed bandwidth reservation for the home network" option did not always work 
- **Fixed** The summary of individual access profiles displayed "No restriction" despite restrictive settings
- **Improved** Better interoperability with newer browser versions
- **Improved** Detailed rendering of fallback protection in Online Monitor
- **Improved** Operation of schedules in the parental controls reworked for small displays (smartphones, tablets)
- **Improved** Support for fallback protection also for primary internet connections with a fixed IP configuration
- **Improved** Support of IPv6 configuration for fallback protection

## Home Network:
- **Fixed** In special scenarios it was possible for the IP address 192.168.178.1 to be displayed for an extender in the home network instead of its own address
- **Fixed** Names of home network devices were occasionally assigned incorrectly
- **Fixed** Under some circumstances active devices with static IP addresses were displayed as inactive and vice versa

## System:
- **Fixed** Under "Network Connections" in the FRITZ!OS interface, "connected with FRITZ!Repeater" was sometimes shown twice
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[1] Substitute connection: Greater fallback protection for the internet connection

With the new failover protection, FRITZ!Box users can stay online at all times. If the fiber optic, DSL or cable connection is unstable or drops, any FRITZ!Box connected via WAN/LAN establishes a fallback connection via the mobile network. This feature is ideal for anyone who depends upon a reliable internet connection, be it in the home office or a retail store.

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[2] Optimized parental controls

A number of practical optimizations have been included in the first version of FRITZ! Lab. The parental controls now clearly display access profiles and the corresponding devices on one page. Tickets for online time are easier to find on a separate tab and the number of tickets was increased from 10 to 12. This makes managing family internet usage even simpler and more intuitive. Detail improvements were also made to the Online Monitor area. The line graphs have been color-optimized for an even clearer display, and the tooltip that is now is easier to read provides users with more information about the Online Meter.

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[3] New upload sharing  - Sharing files easier than ever

With the new upload sharing via FRITZ!NAS, sharing files has never been easier: Users can make a folder available via sharing link, allowing others to directly upload and download content   perfect for collecting shared photos or documents. Thanks to the new function, it is no longer necessary to create a FRITZ!Box user with special write permission   instead, all that is needed to allow friends and family to securely upload files is a single link.

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[4] 7590 AX now also usable as a Mesh Repeater via Wi-Fi

You can configure your FRITZ!Box for use as a Mesh Repeater and use Wi-Fi or a network cable to integrate it into the Mesh of your FRITZ!Box with internet access (Mesh Master) to increase the range of your home network easily and efficiently.

As a Mesh Repeater, the FRITZ!Box automatically adopts all of the necessary settings from the Mesh Master (for example Wi-Fi access information, guest access, schedule) and creates an additional Wi-Fi network that enables your devices to connect to the home network. In addition, the telephone numbers entered in the Mesh Master can be activated for the Mesh Repeater and used by telephone devices configured in it.
A maximum of Wi-Fi 5 (5 GHz) and Wi-Fi 4 (2.4 GHz) can be used for the connection to the Mesh Master.

Further information can be found at: https://en.fritz.com/faqs/setting-up-the-fritzbox-as-a-mesh-repeater/

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[5] More possibilities in the smart home

The update also brings additional control functions for the FRITZ!DECT 440 smart switch. Now all the functions that could be configured directly on the radiator control FRITZ!Smart Thermo 302 can also be controlled with the smart switch. In addition, it now offers more comprehensive options for lighting control. Besides switching on and off and dimming, it can now be used to change the color and color temperature. In addition, routines can now be activated and deactivated directly using the FRITZ!Smart Control 440. Routines can also be triggered by a call, reaching a target temperature, activating the boost or antifreeze function, as well as by important events on the FRITZ!Box. To make managing Wi-Fi even simpler, the FRITZ!Smart Control 440 can be used to switch off the main Wi-Fi network in addition to guest Wi-Fi.

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[6] New Online Monitor with expanded functions

The new Online Monitor shows which network devices are using the internet most intensively.
The views for the 'Total' utilization, the 'Top Consumers' and the individual devices allow the display to be restricted to certain time periods. The display periods that can be selected are 10 minutes, one hour, one day, and two months, and now also the past two weeks.
The selection of network devices for which the utilization data are to be recorded and displayed has been simplified considerably in the new version, and is now performed completely in the Online Monitor.


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History of New Functions and Improvements in FRITZ!OS 8.24
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# Improvements of FRITZ!OS  8.24-129164

## Internet:
- **Fixed** In the Connection Details in the Online Monitor, the status of the WAN connection was sometimes displayed as inactive despite an active internet connection

# Improvements of FRITZ!OS within FRITZ!Labor

## System:
- **Fixed** Some pages were not refreshed automatically


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# Improvements of FRITZ!OS 8.24-128821

## System:
- **Improved** Stability

# Improvements of FRITZ!OS within FRITZ!Labor

## Internet:
- **Fixed** Display of DNS server in the connection details of the Online Monitor was not always complete in certain scenarios

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# Improvements of FRITZ!OS 8.24-128478

## Internet:
- **Changed** Root certificate added for DNS over TLS with SSL.com

## Telephony:
- **Changed** Root certificate added for encrypted VoIP with SSL.com

# Improvements of FRITZ!OS within FRITZ!Labor

## Internet:
- **Improved** Tooltips in the Online Monitor are easier to read by hiding entries with 0 Mbit/s

## USB:
- **Fixed** In some cases, the user interface displayed an empty page


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# Improvements of FRITZ!OS within FRITZ!Labor 8.24-128261

## USB:
- **Fixed** In some cases, the user interface displayed an empty page

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# Improvements of FRITZ!OS within FRITZ!Labor 8.10-123603

## Internet:
- **Fixed** A blocked network device could not be unblocked with MyFRITZ!App 
- **Fixed** Display of the online budget consumed in the parental controls always showed 50% 

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# Improvements of FRITZ!OS within FRITZ!Labor 8.10-123321

## Internet:
- **Fixed** No access to SMB or Windows sharing was possible via WireGuard® connections to individual devices

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# Improvements of FRITZ!OS within FRITZ!Labor 8.10-123288

## Internet:
- **Fixed** The preference of a DHCPv6 server was set and displayed incorrectly

## Wi-Fi:
- **Fixed** When enabling a Wi-Fi guest access, the option for restricting the guest access to surfing and mailing could not be enabled effectively (RE- for FRITZ!Box 7590)

## System:
- **Improved** It is now possible to switch from a FRITZ!Box with release version FRITZ!OS 8.20 to a FRITZ!Box with Lab version FRITZ!OS 8.10
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# Improvements of FRITZ!OS 8.10-122996

## Internet:
- **Fixed** The online time for a blocked device could not be extended (ticket, +45 minutes) if it shared a budget with at least one other device
- **Fixed** Tickets with leading zeros could not be used (7590 only)

# Improvements of FRITZ!OS within FRITZ!Labor

## Internet:
- **Fixed** In some cases, the server address was not displayed under IPSec in the "VPN Settings" dialog
- **Fixed** Tickets with leading zeros could not be used
- **Fixed** When creating a new LAN-LAN linkup via WireGuard® VPN, the query of the search domain of the remote site was missing

## Mesh:
- **Fixed** During access to the FRITZ!Repeater user interface from the FRITZ!Box, a password entry was requested
- **Fixed** The option "Automatically Adopting Settings from the Mesh" was displayed when the Mesh was not enabled
- **Improved** Icon for enabling Mesh was standardized



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# Improvements of FRITZ!OS within FRITZ!Labor 8.10-122819

## Internet:
- **Fixed** Display of the number of devices blocked by parental controls was incorrect in the function diagnostics
- **Fixed** When creating a new LAN-LAN linkup via WireGuard® VPN, the query of the search domain of the remote site was missing

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# New functions of FRITZ!OS 8.10-121944/121947

## Home Network:
- **NEW** EEE (Energy Efficient Ethernet) can now be set separately for each WAN/LAN port

# Improvements of FRITZ!OS within FRITZ!Labor

## Internet:
- **Fixed** Display of maximum values for the top consumers was not plausible
- **Fixed** In the Online Monitor, the colors of the buttons for individual devices did not always correspond to the colors in the tooltip
- **Fixed** Network devices with access profiles that do not have any active schedule were blocked by parental controls
- **Fixed** Summarized settings of the access profiles in parental controls were not refreshed correctly

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# Improvements of FRITZ!OS 8.10-122434

## Home Network:
- **Fixed** "Home Network / Network Connections" page was not displayed (empty page) when a FRITZ!Box was configured as a Mesh Repeater in router operation

# Improvements of FRITZ!OS within FRITZ!Labor

## Internet:
- **Fixed** Online Monitor page could not be opened when fallback protection was configured

## Mesh:
- **Fixed** During access to the FRITZ!Repeater user interface from the FRITZ!Box, a password entry was requested

## Home Network:
- **Improved** Corrected details in the dialog for establishing the Wi-Fi connection in the network settings to change the operating mode
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# News and Improvements of FRITZ!OS 8.10-122289

## Home network:
- **Fixed** In rare cases the information on a new network device in the home network was not immediately entered in the event log or change notice

## Internet:
- **Improved** Performance improvement during many parallel DNS queries

# Improvements of FRITZ!OS within FRITZ!Labor

## Internet:
- **Fixed** Access from the home network to local resources by means of port sharing and a public IP address or external URL (for instance the MyFRITZ! address) was not possible
- **Fixed** An access profile in the parental controls that blocks all network applications was not saved correctly
- **Fixed** For devices with the standard parental controls, the overview was missing the option for blocking
- **Fixed** In certain circumstances an unexpected "Internal error" message appeared in the Online Monitor
- **Fixed** Under certain circumstances no internet connection could be established after disabling IPv6 on DS Lite configurations

## System:
- **Fixed** The "FRITZ!Box Info" push service mail also listed FRITZ!OS devices in the "Parental controls" section

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Additional Feedback on FRITZ!OS
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In addition to direct feedback in our lab area en.fritz.com/fritz-lab, there are three additional feedback functions in the user interface which provide information. We have automated the processing of feedback supplied by these functions.

1) DSL feedback via "Internet / DSL Information / Feedback"
2) Wi-Fi feedback via "Wi-Fi / Wi-Fi Network": Feedback icon after the clients
3) VoIP feedback via "Telephony / Telephone Numbers / Voice Transmission", "Other" column: Feedback icon after each call

Information on the Lab update:
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This FRITZ! Lab firmware is a beta version. We've tested it in standard environments before release, but it may still result in bugs. AVM is not liable for any damages that may arise from the use of the Lab version.

Information on working with Lab versions

We appreciate any feedback from our users, which can be submitted at: en.fritz.com/fritz-lab. This page also lists all of the current FRITZ! Lab versions with corresponding feedback areas.

Before you start testing the Lab version

1) You haven't installed the latest firmware for your FRITZ!Box yet? You first need to update the firmware to the latest release.
2) Save your current settings under "System / Backup". The saved settings will be needed if you want to switch back from the Lab firmware back to the release firmware.


Testing the Lab version

Once the latest FRITZ!OS version has been installed on your FRITZ!Box and you've saved your current settings, you can begin testing.

1) Unzip the "fritzbox-yyyy-LabBETA-xxxxx.zip" file.
2) Use the FRITZ!Box user interface to install the update:
- Select "View: Advanced" in the footer.
- Click "Update" in the "System" menu.
- Switch to the "FRITZ!OS File" tab.
- Follow the instructions displayed on the screen.
- Enter the path to the Lab firmware and the name of the Lab file (FRITZ.Box_xxxx-0x.xx-xxxxx-LabBETA.image) in the input field.
3) The Lab version is installed on the FRITZ!Box. The FRITZ!Box will then restart.


Restoring your device to how it was before testing
You can switch back to the official FRITZ!OS at any time under "System > Update > FRITZ!OS Version" or reset the FRITZ!Box back 
to the official FRITZ!OS using the enclosed Windows program "recover.exe" (included in the Lab package).

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