The update file contains the latest FRITZ!OS (Firmware) for the FRITZ!Box 6850 LTE.

**Attention:** This update file is only intended for use with FRITZ!Box 6850 LTE!
Please follow the instructions at the end of this file to install the update.


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Product:        FRITZ!Box 6850 LTE

Version:        FRITZ!OS 7.29

Language:       German, English, French, Italian, Dutch, Polish, Spanish

Release date:   12/03/2021
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**Top functions of FRITZ!OS**
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- Priority for working from home - Easy to enable prioritization of a computer for internet access 
- Improved SMS function - Send function for SMS and Journal for received and sent SMS
- FRITZ!Fon displays weather forecast on the start screen (currently only available for germany)
- FRITZ! Smart Home now supports DECT compatible roller shutters 
- Smart Home: Lightsequence "Wakeup/Sleep" for FRITZ!DECT 500 and compatible DECT LEDs
- Smart Home: TOP - Perfect indoor climate with FRITZ!DECT 440 - humidity information at a glance 
- For FRITZ!Box's integrated fax machine: Log of received and sent faxes 
- Telephony: TOP - Many improvements to user interface for using the telephone book, call diversion and call blocks 

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With each FRITZ!OS update, AVM also updates its security functions. Therefore we recommend performing the update for all devices.

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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.

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# New functions of FRITZ!OS 7.28

## Mobile Communications:
- **NEW** Send function for SMS and Journal for received and sent SMS (Internet/Internet access/SMS)

## Internet:
- **NEW** Prioritization of a home network device can now be enabled on the FRITZ!Box user interface 

## Telephony:
- **NEW** Fax function: Log for received and sent faxes 
- **NEW** Support for the "Telekom CompanyFlex" business telephony platform (SIP trunk and cloud PBX) 

## DECT/FRITZ!Fon:
- **NEW** New start screen with current weather information 

## Smarthome:
- **NEW** FRITZ!DECT 440 measures humidity and allows its display with FRITZ!App Smart Home and FRITZ!Fon 
- **NEW** FRITZ!DECT 440 displays the QR code for simple connection with the Wi-Fi guest access 
- **NEW** Guest Access or answering machine can be switched on and off at the touch of a button on the FRITZ!DECT 440 
- **NEW** Roller shutter control via FRITZ!DECT 440, FRITZ!Fon, and the FRITZ!Box user interface 
- **NEW** At the touch of a button on FRITZ!DECT 440 or 400, an internal phone rings and displays a message 


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# Additional improvements in FRITZ!OS 7.29

## Mobilfunk:
- **Improved** New software for the mobile modem with improved stability of the mobile connection

## Internet:
- **Improved** List of trusted certification authorities updated
- **Improved** When internet access to storage media via FTP/FTPS is enabled, the randomly preselected port number is displayed

## Telephony:
- **Improved** Encrypted telephony more robust against lost connections
- **Improved** Enhanced interoperability for use of encrypted telephony
- **Fixed** Restricted availability by telephone when using telephony via IPv6

## USB:
- **Improved** compatibility with MacOS 12.0 "Monterey"
- **Improved** compatibility with several older devices (printers, scanners)


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# Further Improvements of FRITZ!OS 7.28

## Mobile Communications:
- **Improved** New software for the mobile modem with improved stability of the mobile connection
- **Improved** Push service for SMS now also supports sent SMS
- **Improved** Optimizations for mobile radio in the diagnosis
- **Improved** Better stability and interoperability

- **Fixed** Start of the diagnosis sometimes leads to the reconnect of the mobile connection
- **Fixed** After the mobile connection was broken, there was sometimes no automatic attempt to re-establish the connection
- **Fixed** In certain constellations, frequent disconnection of the Internet connection

## Internet:
- **Improved** Assignment to devices added to the access profile settings in the parental controls 
- **Improved** Device status (active/not active) is displayed in the selection of devices for port sharing 
- **Improved** Clearer display of port sharing overview on mobile devices 
- **Improved** Independent port sharing settings for a device are now permitted when the request was made over IPv6 for the IPv4 address of the device - and vice versa 
- **Improved** Event message when port 80 temporarily released for sharing in order to issue certificate for letsencrypt.org 
- **Improved** DNS over TLS (DoT) more robust 

- **Fixed** Formatting errors occured in the configuration of IPv6 routes 
- **Fixed** Display corrected in the port sharing overview 
- **Fixed** After activating DNS over TLS (DoT) and longer run times, certain websites could no longer be resolved 
- **Fixed** After update of FRITZ!OS 7.03 or older, the IP address was not refreshed on MyFRITZ!Net (DynDNS) 
- **Fixed** Repeated dropping and reestablishment of VPN connections after automatic disconnection 
- **Fixed** IPv6: After the home network prefix was refreshed, invalid IPv6 addresses for guest access were not deleted 
- **Fixed** Changes to access profiles were sometimes rejected groundlessly with the error message "The list of blocked network applications with this ID already exists." 
- **Fixed** "PTR" type DNS queries were not always resolved correctly 
- **Fixed** IPv6: In IPv6 route advertisement (RA) with option 25 (Recursive DNS Server), sometimes bits from the "Reserved" field were set 
- **Fixed** After restoring factory settings, the first VPN connection configured no longer worked 
- **Fixed** After importing a configuration with an alternative LAN IPv4 network, the local DNS server remained in the old network after settings were adopted 
- **Fixed** The TR-064 parameter WANAccess was sometimes incorrect ("granted") when no WAN was available upon restart 
- **Fixed** "PTR" type DNS resolutions were not always possible 
- **Fixed** Sending of advanced support data did not trigger a push mail 
- **Fixed** When a saved configuration was adopted selectively, not all of the push mails originally configured were adopted 
- **Fixed** VPN connections via L2TP (e.g. in Windows 10) were unexpectedly slow 
- **Fixed** Device block had no effect in certain scenarios (international/engl. only) 
- **Fixed** In factory settings the first VPN connection could not be enabled for a single instance 

## Telephony:
- **Improved** Completely reworked settings pages for call diversion and call blocks 
- **Improved** First Configuration wizard offers configuration of a telephone 
- **Improved** Call diversions offer option to divert selected calls to a certain telephone on the FRITZ!Box 
- **Improved** Setting for using internal fax machine added to "Send faxes only" 
- **Improved** The "Email" and "RSS" tabs are hidden in the "Telephony / Telephony Devices" menu when DECT is switched off 
- **Improved** Display and management of entries in telephone books completely reworked (among others, photo visible in overview, columns can be selected for display, and selection of multiple entries added as well as copying and moving entries between telephone books) 
- **Improved** Settings for sending and receiving faxes combined under "Telephony / Telephony Devices" 
- **Improved** After all new received fax documents in the fax log have been opened, the "Info" LED stops flashing 
- **Improved** Integration of multiple CardDAV telephone books supported 
- **Improved** Better compatibility of the FRITZ!Box's SIP registrar to the SIP client LinPhone 
- **Improved** Better compatibility to telephone providers Easybell and VoIPfoneUK 
- **Improved** Enhanced compatibility for encrypted telephony 
- **Improved** For country setting "Germany" and telephone number configured automatically by provider, the area code included in the number is detected automatically and adopted in the line settings 
- **Improved** Voice quality better for telephone calls
- **Improved** Forwarding of calls accepted on Snom IP telephones supported without query 
- **Improved** Better interoperability for CardDAV-based online telephone contacts
- **Change** Adjustment to the changed behavior of the T-Net-Box when calls are rejected, for instance due to call blocks 
- **Change** Necessary adaptation to changed demands for authentication with Google (Google telephone book and calendar)
- **Change** Necessary change for use of a Google online telephone book in the future

- **Fixed** Web address of the CardDAV server could not be changed in online telephone books after entry 
- **Fixed** Deutsche Telekom SIP trunking account could not be disabled 
- **Fixed** In integrated iCloud contacts (Apple), first and last names were sometimes displayed in inconsistent order 
- **Fixed** During synchronization of entries in online contacts (CardDAV), in certain constellations all email addresses were deleted 
- **Fixed** Certain telephone numbers were temporarily not registered (among them Sipgate, EnviaTel, Teledate) 
- **Fixed** Connections dropped after about 30 seconds for telephony connections secured by TLSonly (among others, KPN) 
- **Fixed** In certain constellations, only one-way voice transmission was possible during telephony via IPv6 
- **Fixed** Unsuitable presettings for telephony provider Vodafone Italy 
- **Fixed** Registration of telephone numbers was not possible with telephony profile for provider Vodafone Italia 
- **Fixed** Sporadic errors when faxing via T.38 connections 
- **Fixed** No hold announcement after resetting to factory settings 
- **Fixed** Pickup on IP telephones was possible for no longer than 4 seconds 
- **Fixed** After a fax was sent, the name of a recipient selected via the telephone book was not displayed in the call list 
- **Fixed** Editing of door intercom stations sometimes led to loss of email notification for door intercom stations 
- **Fixed** After importing answering machine settings including saved messages into another FRITZ!Box model, sometimes the imported messages could no longer be played back 
- **Fixed** Ring sequences incorrect for the country setting "Australia" 
- **Fixed** Sporadic loss of schedule settings for the answering machine after updating FRITZ!OS 

## Wireless:
- **Improved** Reworked "Wi-Fi / Wi-Fi Channel" page 
- **Improved** Improved auto channel function after detection of interference sources (5-GHz band) 
- **Improved** Improved messages on Wi-Fi under "System / Event Log" 
- **Improved** Detection of multiple parallel WPS activations improved 
- **Improved** New message under "System / Event Log" when the maximum number of wireless repeaters is exceeded 
- **Improved** Naming of Wi-Fi guest access (SSID, preassigned) depends on selected language 

- **Fixed** Vulnerabilities in the processing of incoming fragmented frames and aggregated MPDUs (A-MPDU) fixed ("Fragatttack")
- **Fixed** Erroneous display of bandwidth in connections with HUAWEI P30 corrected 
- **Fixed** After a FRITZ!OS update, the "Wi-Fi / Wi-Fi Channel" page did not show any Wi-Fi channels, and in some circumstances, no Wi-Fi networks in the environment 
- **Fixed** Activation of WPS immediately after the Mesh Master was started frequently led to non-DBDC uplinks to Mesh Repeaters 
- **Fixed** Incorrect message under "System / Event Log" for WPS during DFS wait time 

## Mesh:
- **Fixed** For a FRITZ!Box configured as Mesh Master, but not as router (DHCP server), name and IP address of the router could not be changed 
- **Fixed** Display of Wi-Fi channel bandwidth in the user interface on the Mesh Master was sometimes different on the Mesh Repeater 

## Home Network:
- **Improved** Faster display of network connections in very large networks 
- **Improved** When leaving the device details a message concerning changed device names is displayed only if the name was actually changed 
- **Change** When an individual name is set for the FRITZ!Box, the name of the working group for home network sharing ("USB/Storage") remains unchanged 

- **Fixed** The section for blocking devices was displayed in the device details of guest devices even though this function is reserved for home network devices 
- **Fixed** Changed IP settings of the FRITZ!Box were not offered for printing 
- **Fixed** Time synchronization (NTP) was instable in certain scenarios 

## SmartHome:
- **Improved** Template for fast changes to color settings and brightness on FRITZ!DECT 500 

## USB:
- **Improved** In fritz.nas, multiple files can be selected using the shift key 

- **Fixed** Home network sharing of a network drive (SMB) was not visible under Network in Windows Explorer 
- **Fixed** Data transmission via network drive function (SMB) failed with the Windows error message "STATUS_NO_MEMORY" 
- **Fixed** No network drive connection (SMB) was possible with macOS Big Sur Version 11.3

## System:
- **Improved** Configuration wizard can be interrupted and resumed 
- **Improved** Various usability improvements in the First Configuration wizard 
- **Improved** Status overview page within the first configuration 
- **Improved** Security query when leaving a page without saving changed settings 
- **Improved** Saving and restoring settings now includes telephony data from the internal storage of the FRITZ!Box (ring tones, telephone book pictures, voice messages) 
- **Improved** After support data have been sent to AVM, a second dispatch can be started immediately without any wait time 
- **Improved** A password can be made visible during entry (eye icon) in the user interface 
- **Improved** Corrected details in the "Diagnostics / Function" for Mesh and USB 
- **Change** Offer to switch to "Level III: Notify me about new versions of FRITZ!OS and install new versions automatically (recommended)" is now offered after updating only when "Level II: Notify me about new versions of FRITZ!OS and install necessary updates automatically" was previously configured 
- **Change** The option to log in to a FRITZ!Box (user interface) without a password, which was not recommended, is no longer supported *1 
- **Change** If "only with the FRITZ!Box password" was set up for logging in to the user interface, a FRITZ!Box user with the name "fritz" and a random four-digit number together with the FRITZ!Box password will be created automatically. To log in to the user interface in the home network, entering the FRITZ!Box password is still sufficient. *2 

- **Fixed** FRITZ!Box users could not be sorted in the overview 
- **Fixed** Access profiles with blocked applications in parental controls were not available when settings were restored 
- **Fixed** Number of messages in "System / Event Log" was too restricted in some areas 
- **Fixed** Display of installation date for the last update was incorrect in certain scenarios 


*1. The home network login mode without a password, which is not recommended, is no longer supported. For the initial access to the user interface after the FRITZ!OS update, the user needs to assign a FRITZ!Box password (additional confirmation required) 

*2. Automatic generation of a user according to the naming structure fritz and a random four-digit number if login before the update took place only with the FRITZ!Box password. Important information for developers of apps that would like to register with FRITZ!Box can be found at avm.de/service/schnittstellen


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# New Features in FRITZ!OS 7.20

## Internet:
- **NEW** Device block makes it easy for internet access to be switched on and off for individual devices in the parental controls
- **NEW** When parental controls are enabled, settings and ticket entry are displayed when the user interface (fritz.box) is opened
- **NEW** Support for encrypted resolution from domain names to IP addresses (DNS over TLS)

## Wi-Fi:
- **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** Performance Mesh Steering improves Wi-Fi connections for terminal devices that are used from on the go
- **NEW** Mesh auto-channel: Accounts for the Wi-Fi 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), Telekom Mail, and CardDAV providers
- **NEW** Support for encrypted telephony (TLS and SRTP) for Deutsche Telekom, Easybell and dus.net

## DECT/FRITZ!Fon:
- **NEW** Nine new ring tones to choose from
- **NEW** FRITZ!Fon: 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 Nework:
- **NEW** Network devices with blocked internet access are marked in the entire user interface
- **NEW** Network passwords for the powerline network can be changed on FRITZ!Powerline connected directly (via LAN)

## Smart Home:
- **NEW** Reworked Smart Home pages on the FRITZ!Box user interface
- **NEW** Supports the FRITZ!DECT 500 LED light
- **NEW** Supports the four-button switch FRITZ!DECT 440
- **NEW** Supports the DECT ULE/HAN FUN roller blinds profile
- **NEW** Display of total consumption (kWh) of the past two years for the smart plugs FRITZ!DECT 200 and 210
- **NEW** Synchronization of the temperature setting, the boost mode and open window detection within a group of radiator controls
- **NEW** The "Adaptive Heating" feature of the FRITZ!DECT 301 makes the configured temperature available at the desired time

## USB:
- **NEW** The SMBv3/v2 protocol of the Windows network drive function is supported by default; optionally, SMBv1 can still be supported

## System:
- **NEW** Users supported in becoming acquainted with FRITZ!Box functions with welcome page
- **NEW** Time period for automatic updates can be defined


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# New Features and additional Improvements in FRITZ!OS 07.21

## Mobile Network:
- **NEW** Support for configuration and use of a second PDN/APN for telephony (VoIP)
- **Improved** Angabe der Bandbreite bei UMTS/HSPA Verbindungen optimiert

- **Fixed** Dedicated bearer was disregarded or not correctly regarded in VoIP upstream (IP address and mask of TFT filter were ignored)
- **Fixed** Undesired signalization of combined EPS/IMSI Attack when LTE-only is configured

## Internet:
- **Improved** Improved stability for name resolution in the internet (DNS), especially in the case of sudden connection losses by the remote site
- **Improved** Improved stability for encrypted name resolution in the internet (DNS over TLS, DoT)
- **Improved** Optimierte Auflösung von PTR-Queries im DNS
- **Improved** VPN interoperability improved on DS Lite/CG NAT connections
- **Improved** Optimization of error handling (retransmit) for incorrect DNS responses to DNS over TLS (DoT)
- **Improved** Email notification about successful update was not sent to the MyFRITZ! email address (myfritz.net)

- **Fixed** Device could not be reached in the home network under the device name (host name); device name now replaced by DNS name
- **Fixed** Servers for encrypted name resolution in the internet (DNS over TLS, DoT) that were shut down in case of error were not always reactivated
- **Fixed** During configuration of a VPN tunnel for selected LAN ports of the FRITZ!Box no internet connection for devices connected to these ports
- **Fixed** Unexpected restriction on reaching certain websites when blacklist enabled
- **Fixed** Display problems in the port sharing overview
- **Fixed** During configuration of MyFRITZ! internet access no NAS rights were granted for already existing users
- **Fixed** On a FRITZ!Box configured as an IP client, it was not possible to reset additional protection for MyFRITZ! (myfritz.net)
- **Fixed** Remote access via HTTPS/MyFRITZ! led to occasional interruptions due to invalid session
- **Fixed** After reboot it was not possible to reset additional protection for MyFRITZ! (myfritz.net)
- **Fixed** Inconsistencies in display of times blocked by parental controls eliminated
- **Fixed** Incorrect warning about diverted or multiply opened ports
- **Fixed** VPN connection to a FRITZ!Box with older version of FRITZ!OS was not always possible
- **Fixed** VPN connection of a downstream FRITZ!Box failed in ATA mode
- **Fixed** "Blocked" icon for parental controls was displayed erroneously when certain settings were configured for the "Guest" profile
- **Fixed** After rebooting, all prioritization rules for a network application were deleted except the first prioritization rule
- **Fixed** No internet access possible when a VPN connection used with a smartphone
- **Fixed** Gerät am WLAN-Gastzugang des Repeaters wurde unter Umständen keine IP-Adresse über DHCP zugewiesen
- **Fixed** After import of a VPN configuration, the changed configuration was not enabled
- **Fixed** In certain operation modes, the Online Monitor showed no upload traffic
- **Fixed** VPN problems in special scenarios
- **Fixed** Settings page for privider services was not displayed

## Telephony:
- **Improved** Minor adjustments for various telephony provider profiles in Italy and the Netherlands
- **Improved** Labeling of multiple/overlapping use of telephone numbers by the internal answering machine standardized
- **Improved** Details improved in the telephony provider profiles for EW and Plusnet
- **Improved** Corrected details for the new transfer function with IP telephones
- **Improved** Various details corrected for telephony provider profiles for Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Italy and the Netherlands, and additional provider profiles added
- **Improved** Stability
- **Change** CardDAV provider "MagentaCloud" renamed to "TelekomMail"

- **Fixed** When creating new telephone numbers, the first area code entered was not applied to the interference resistance settings
- **Fixed** Area codes starting with 01 or 1 were not accepted (for instance, 01 for Vienna with the Austrian country code)
- **Fixed** Incorrect display of area code when editing the SIP trunks of certain providers (e.g., Easybell)
- **Fixed** When creating and editing telephone numbers under "Other provider", the password was requested
- **Fixed** Incorrect rendering of regional prefix in the editing view
- **Fixed** On the Start page, most of the telephone numbers of a SIP trunk were displayed as not registered
- **Fixed** Wrong default settings for music on hold after loading the factory settings
- **Fixed** ?Telekom SIP Trunk? - erroneous display when editing the telephone numbers later
- **Fixed** Corrections for the telephony provider profiles "Vodafone zuhause" and "A1 SIP-Trunk"
- **Fixed** If telephone numbers of certain providers not included in the provider list were automatically configured, the "Overview" page was empty
- **Fixed** When editing a telephone number it was not possible to switch to the free settings mask "Other Provider"
- **Fixed** Wrong telephony profiles for Post Luxemburg and Telenor

## DECT/FRITZ!Fon:
- **Improved** Pictures can also be browsed with up/down rocker

## Wi-Fi:
- **Improved** Optimized performance
- **Improved** Better stability
- **Improved** New information presented when "WPA2 + WPA3" encryption selected on the "Wi-Fi / Security" page
- **Change** Base stations with hidden SSID cannot be displayed

- **Fixed** Under "Wi-Fi / Wi-Fi Network / [wireless device] / Properties", the "Wi-Fi property (2.4-GHz)" was shown twice for wireless repeaters
- **Fixed** Settings for Wi-Fi schedule could not be changed
- **Fixed** Error while setting the Wi-Fi channel whenever radar was detected during the channel switch (5-GHz band)
- **Fixed** Problems with activation of the Wi-Fi guest access

## Mesh:
- **Improved** Better stability

- **Fixed** The combination of Wi-Fi settings "Mixed Mode" and "PMF" was not applied correctly in the Mesh
- **Fixed** Data rates of FRITZ!Repeaters' LAN connections were not displayed

## Smart Home:
- **Fixed** Smart Home Vorlagen could not be edited
- **Fixed** Message for battery warning missing in the device manager
- **Fixed** Numerical consumption values missing for the "1 Week" period

## Home Network:
- **Fixed** Graphics error for certain options in the device details

## USB:
- **Improved** USB performance improved via Windows network drive function (SMB)

- **Fixed** Network drive function (SMB) for overwriting files on "fritz.nas" in Windows 10 started only with a long delay
- **Fixed** For search results on http://fritz.nas no HTML5 player was started when a file was supposed to be played back
- **Fixed** In some constellations it was not possible to connect to online memory

## System:
- **Improved** Improved evaluation of Wi-Fi connection in "Diagnostics / Function"
- **Improved** Rendering of blocked devices in the user interface completed
- **Improved** Corrected details in the user interface
- **Improved** Better stability

- **Fixed** Incorrect display of dispatch ID for support data
- **Fixed** Missing display of evaluation for password assignment
- **Fixed** After set to IP client mode, a fixed IP address was always configured
- **Fixed** Empty page in the statistics of the "Online Monitor" if langage was set to "Italian"
- **Fixed** Incorrect display of the "Password" field under "System / Backup"
- **Fixed** Import-Versuch einer Konfigurationsdatei, die mit Labor-Firmware erzeugt wurde, scheitert unter Umständen
- **Fixed** Incorrect connection status for repeaters shown under "Diagnostics / Function" on the Mesh Master
- **Fixed** Deletion of app rights was not successful [defect 76556]
- **Fixed** Error when exiting the First Configuration wizard
- **Fixed** Fax sending triggered a delivery error for push service, although push service was not enabled
- **Fixed** When maximum number of users reached, an empty page was displayed when the settings were opened under "System / FRITZ!Box Users"
- **Fixed** Incomplete test for minimum password security
- **Fixed** Remedies a problem that caused the "Overview" and "Telephony" pages in the FRITZ!Box user interface to remain blank


--- Initial FRITZ!OS Version ---

FRITZ!OS 7.20


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##Information on the Mesh Feature
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General information on Mesh is presented at en.avm.de/mesh-networking.

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**Enabling the Mesh Function**

To check whether a FRITZ! product is enabled for Mesh, see the "Mesh Overview" of the FRITZ!Box (the Mesh Master) under "Home Network / Mesh".
Here the products in the Mesh are designated with a corresponding "Mesh active" icon.

A FRITZ!Repeater or FRITZ!Powerline adapter with FRITZ!OS 6.90 or higher installed can be enabled for Mesh in various ways:
- If the product has the factory settings configured and is being connected with the FRITZ!Box for the first time, it will be automatically enabled for Mesh.
- If the product is already connected, but not enabled for Mesh, it is added to the Mesh by pressing a button on the product to be integrated and a button on the FRITZ!Box. On the FRITZ!Box, use the button that initiates WPS (depending on the model, press the "Connect" or "WPS" button briefly, or the "WLAN/WPS" button for 6 seconds).
Detailed instructions, additional information and the answers to frequently asked questions about Mesh are presented at en.avm.de/mesh-faq.

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****Mesh for Telephony and Smart Home****

With FRITZ!OS 7.0, telephony and Smart Home are also compatible with the Mesh.

The connections of cordless telephones and Smart Home products are displayed in the FRITZ!Box Mesh Overview. You can use a second FRITZ!Box as Mesh Repeater, and use telephones registered with the second FRITZ!Box with the numbers assigned in the first FRITZ!Box, the "Mesh Master".

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**Configuring a Second FRITZ!Box as a Mesh Repeater with the Press of a Button**

Prerequisites:

- Your existing FRITZ!Box supports Mesh (FRITZ!OS 6.90 or higher).
- The FRITZ!Box to be deployed as a Mesh Repeater has been updated to FRITZ!OS 7.0 and you have restored its factory settings.

Here's how:

- Connect the port "LAN 1" of the Mesh Repeater with the Master using a LAN cable.
- Initiate the Connect function on both boxes (7590: press the "Connect" button briefly; 7490: press and hold down the "WLAN/WPS" button for 6 seconds).

After the connection procedure is concluded, the second FRITZ!Box is ready for operation as a Mesh Repeater.  (It is operating in "IP client" mode and, as a Mesh Repeater, adopts the wireless LAN settings and other important settings from the FRITZ!Box).

Please note that this function can be used only if the second FRITZ!Box is permanently connected with the first box by LAN cable.

If you received the second FRITZ!Box from your internet provider, the automatic configuration of this feature might not be possible.
In this case, configure this FRITZ!Box manually in the user interface as Mesh Repeater.

For instructions, see en.avm.de/mesh-faq.

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**Transmitting the Telephone Numbers of a Mesh Master to Another FRITZ!Box in the Home Network**

Once you have added an additional FRITZ!Box to the Mesh, you can configure it so that all telephone numbers are available on each FRITZ!Box. If your FRITZ!Box is connected with a landline, you can use the telephones connected to the second FRITZ!Box to make calls over the internet as well as on the landline. If the latest FRITZ!OS 7.0 is installed on both FRITZ!Boxes, the telephone numbers are transferred automatically in the Mesh once the "Telephony in the Mesh" option is enabled.

If the new FRITZ!Box is already a component of the Mesh, or if you have already set up telephone numbers on it, these telephone numbers must be deleted and one of the two FRITZ!Boxes must be restarted.

Then the new FRITZ!Box must be enabled for "Telephony in the Mesh".
To do so proceed as follows:

- Click "Home Network" in the user interface of the Mesh Master.
- Click "Mesh" in the "Home Network" menu.
- Click the "Mesh Settings" tab.
- In the "Use Telephony in the Mesh" section, click the "Enable" link next to the respective Mesh Repeater and then confirm that the procedure may be executed on the Mesh Master as well, if asked to do so.

The telephone numbers are now distributed in the Mesh and can be assigned to your telephones and other terminal equipment for telephony (for instance, answering machines) on the FRITZ!Box.

Note: Telephony Mesh is not the same thing as DECT repeating, which requires the support of special hardware on the FRITZ!Box deployed as the Mesh Master.
If you would like to use DECT repeating, you can purchase the FRITZ!DECT Repeater 100 from an electronics retailer.


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Instructions for installing the 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.

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The source code of the files propagated as open source files can be obtained upon a written request to fritzbox_info@avm.de.

AVM grants the non-exclusive right to use this AVM firmware package, which is supplied exclusively in object code format. The licensee may create only one copy of the software, which may be used exclusively for backup use.
Without previous approval in writing, and except for in cases permitted by law, it is particularly prohibited to -copy, propagate or in an other manner make the AVM firmware package publicly accessible, or- process, disassemble, reverse engineer, translate, decompile or in any other manner open the software and subsequently copy, propagate or make the firmware publicly accessible.

TVI 2021/12/03