FRITZ!Box 7590 AX is the first FRITZ!Box to receive FRITZ!OS 8.0

AVM has made FRITZ!OS 8.0 available for the first FRITZ!Box. It is also possible that more boxes will follow today or in the next few days. This means that AVM has kept its promise to make FRITZ!OS 8 available by the end of the month.

This update includes many new functions, improvements and corrections. The prerequisite for this is that you have tested the lab updates in advance and are already aware of these changes. Here is an overview of the new functions.

New features

• User interface: Graphical representation of connections on the overview (home page)
• New online monitor provides information on the utilization of the Internet connection and the utilization of individual network devices
• Internet: IPv6 data can now also be transmitted via a Wireguard® VPN tunnel
• Mesh: Graphic overview of all devices connected to the FRITZ!Box in a new design and with additional functions
• DECT: The number of simultaneous DECT calls has been increased from three to five
• Push service: revised design and more convenience

New features and improvements in FRITZ!OS 8.00

• Internet:
• NEW IPv6 data can now also be transmitted via a WireGuard® VPN tunnel (new WireGuard® connection required, no forwarding of IPv6 data to the Internet)
• NEW New graphical online monitor with extended information on the utilization of the Internet connection by individual network devices
• NEW Extend the online time limited by parental controls by 45 minutes – directly in the detailed settings of the network device
• When allowing Internet access to FRITZ!Box services, an additional IP block list from AVM can be used
• Improvement For VPN network connections via WireGuard®, the domain “fritz.box” is resolved in the entire connected network
• Improvement in VPN network connections via WireGuard®: it is possible to specify the domains of the remote site for DNS resolution
• More detailed explanations of errors during the setup of WireGuard® connections
• Improvement Added notice of a possible risk when port sharing for port 80 or 443
• Improved pre-selection of the easiest setup path for the Internet providers Telekom, Vodafone and EWE during the initial setup on the fiber optic connection
• Improvement Detailed improvements in the initial setup behind a fiber optic modem (ONT)
• Improved selection of automatic fair bandwidth distribution in the home network including ingress shaping as a separate option in the prioritization settings
• Improvement The FRITZ!Box user interface can also be accessed via “fritzbox.internal” and “fritzbox.home.arpa” in the home network

• WiFi: NEW Visualization of WLAN usage in the home network for the last 7 days added to “WLAN > Radio channel”

• Mesh fabric:
• NEW Specify a name and icon for network devices directly in the mesh overview graphic (tooltip)
• Improvement Details of the LAN connections between FRITZ! products are shown in the Mesh overview graphic (tooltip)
• Telephony:
• Improvement Answering machine recordings have higher voice quality (HD audio)
• Improvement For the provider “Drillisch GmbH” the option “Encrypted telephony active” is offered
• Improved number order in phone book entries to be easier to change

• Improvement The call list shows the country or location from which the call comes.

• DECT: NEW The number of simultaneous DECT calls has been increased from three to five

• DECT/FRITZ!Fon:
• Improvement Display of WLAN access data can now be switched on or off for each FRITZ!Fon
• Improvement Easier deletion of multiple emails using the “delete multiple” option
• Improvement Home screen “Weather” now usable in all countries
• Home network:
• NEW Devices that use guest access can now also be given their own names
• NEW More overview through individual symbols for network devices
• Improvement Detailed settings of a device on the Home Network > Network Connections page have been redesigned
• Improved error handling and speed settings for WAN/LAN connections revised

• Improvement Random calculation of the Unique Local Address (ULA, IPv6) according to RFC 4193

• Smart Home:

• NEW On the device page of the FRITZ!DECT 350 window sensor in the FRITZ!Box user interface, the window open detection can be set up for the selected radiator controls
• NEW The templates also allow you to set the target temperature for radiator controls, the brightness, saturation and color for lamps and the position for roller shutters in percentage increments
• NEW The temperature that can be set for radiator controls can be limited with a lowest and highest temperature
• NEW Routines can also be triggered by a preset or astronomically specified time

• Improvement Registration of smart home devices via FRITZ!Box user interface revised

• System:

• NEW New graphical representation of the FRITZ!Box connection status on the overview (home page)
• Improvement File names for saved settings expanded to include the individual FRITZ!Box name
• Improvement A personal subject for the push service can be set
• Improvement Push Service setup revised
• Improved communication with all AVM services for the FRITZ!Box (update etc.) preferably via IPv6, alternatively via IPv4
• Improvement Link to reset password in the “Forgot password” email more robust
• Improvement With “Diagnostics > Function” the services for the Network Time Protocol are checked and displayed if there are any errors
• Improvement of simplified address changes in the push service through the new standard recipient, which can be set independently of the sender
• Improvements to sender information for emails from the push service require additional confirmation
• Improved the sending interval of emails from the push service for notifications about user logins on the FRITZ!Box
• Improvement Wizard “Settings on a new FRITZ!Box” improved for a more robust switch from DSL to fiber optic or cable
• Improvement More reliable detection of FRITZ!Box updates that have already been carried out when using the “Transfer settings to a new FRITZ!Box” function
• USB/Media Server:
• Improved energy saving function now also works with USB storage devices in Green Mode (USB 2.0)
• The data packets downloaded from fritz.nas now contain an easier assignment of the names of the respective FRITZ!Box model and a timestamp in the file name
• Power line: NEW Change the password for all devices in the Powerline network with one click
• Further corrections

Of course, there were other corrections, too. But that would go beyond the scope here. We will also update our AVM update overview with the manual download.