The update file "FRITZ.Box_5490.de-en-es-it-fr-pl.151.06.84.image" on ftp.avm.de contains the latest FRITZ!OS (Firmware) for the FRITZ!Box 5490. **Attention:** This update file is only intended for use with FRITZ!Box 5490! Please follow the instructions at the end of this file to install the update. ``` Product: FRITZ!Box 5490 Version: FRITZ!OS 6.84 Language: English, French, Italian, Polish, Spanish Release date: 25/07/2017 ``` # New and improved Features in FRITZ!OS 6.84 ## Internet - **NEW:** Preselection of Internet provider "Tweak" in the Netherlands - **Bug fix:** special IPTV scenarios will work again # New features in FRITZ!OS 6.83 **New features:** Powerful wireless LAN: Band steering - Reservation of data rates - Extended Smart Home functions and more for MyFRITZ! - FRITZ!Fon: new start screens und a night service - Extra security and network adjustments - Necessary adjustment to changes in the telephone network - Display of information on fiber optics 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 and improved Features in FRITZ!OS 6.83 ## Internet - **NEW:** Display of Internet use by guests in the Online Monitor - **NEW:** Guaranteed data rate for home network devices despite intensive use of the guest network - **NEW:** Option for autonomous port sharing (UPnP/PCP) can be enabled for each device ## Telephony - **NEW:** Option to limit the number of outgoing calls to foreign numbers, enabled automatically - **NEW:** Call diversion applicable to all contacts in a telephone book ## DECT - **NEW:** Support added for operating CAT-iq 2.0-compliant handsets ## Home network - **NEW:** IP address (DHCP) can be changed directly in the device details ## Wireless LAN - **NEW:** To improve data transmission, a dual-band wireless device can be set to switch between the 2.4 and the 5 GHz frequency band automatically (band steering) ## Smart Home - **NEW:** Display of temperature curve over the last 24h for devices with temperature sensor - **NEW:** Group switching for radiator controls - **NEW:** Switching of the FRITZ!DECT 200/210 smart plug by sounds, like clapping or knocking ## MyFRITZ! - **NEW:** New convenience features added to myfritz.box user interface and optimized display on smartphones and tablets (responsive design) ## Security - **NEW:** Password for registering an IP telephone with the FRITZ!Box must have at least eight characters. IP telephones with a shorter password will be disabled with this update. - **NEW:** Certain settings and features require additional confirmation by the user where the FRITZ!Box is located ## Storage (NAS) - **NEW:** FRITZNAS user interface optimized for tablets and smartphones (responsive design) --- More wireless LAN speed through band steering The new FRITZ!OS offers a leap of speed for WiFi with band steering. Many smartphones and tablets can transmit data on the 2.4-GHz-band and the 5-GHZ-band. If one band is working at a high capacity, the FRITZ!Box now automatically initiates a band switch. This way resources can be exploited better and data reach their destination faster and without interference. Band steering is possible for all FRITZ!Box models with dual-band Wireless AC+N (FRITZ!Box models 7580, 7490, 7560, 6490, 4040, 3490). Priorities in WiFi With the FRITZ!OS 6.83 update, users can be sure to surf, stream or chat without interference even if the guest network is highly used. So you can decide which transmission rates you and your guests are entitled to. If the FRITZ!Box owners are not online, the guests can enjoy higher data rates. The new online monitor is also very handy, since it now displays the data rates of the guest access on top of the usual downstream rates for Internet and IPTV. FRITZ!Fon: additional start screens and night service FRITZ!Fon, the DECT telephone for FRITZ!Box, received new selectable start screens. Users now have their Smart Home products in direct view and can switch even easier. The analog clock displayed in white or black is also new. The new night service is dimming the display when the brightness in the room falls below the settings. The possibility to configure a call diversion with the FRITZ!Box can now also be used with any contact in the requested telephone book. Plus, the number of outgoing calls can be limited with FRITZ!OS 6.83. Smart Home switch on sound The smart plugs FRITZ!DECT 200 and DECT 210 can already be switched automatically at sunrise/sunset or according to an individual schedule via app or phone. Now another option was added: with FRITZ!OS 6.83 an acoustic sensor is activated locally in the smart plug. Lamps or other connected devices will then react to sounds like clapping or knocking. Another innovation is the display of the temperature measured over the last 24 hours in the FRITZ!Box user interface. Starting with FRITZ!OS 6.83, group switching can also be used for the new radiator control FRITZ!DECT 300. Even better and easier: MyFRITZ! for browser and app Following the fritz.box user interface - the window to the FRITZ!Box - with FRITZ!OS 6.83 the user interfaces of the MyFRITZ! service (myfritz.net) and FRITZ!NAS now also appear in a responsive design and adjust to any display size. Using the MyFRITZ!App 2 (for Android) users have convenient access to saved data, their call list or voice messages wherever the are. Users will receive real time notifications via the app about missed calls or new voice messages. With a single swipe you can establish a secure connection to your home network and access your FRITZ!Box and connected devices from on the go. Even Smart Home devices can be operated and switched directly via app or widget. On the safe side: strong passwords and settings requiring confirmation The configuration of new IP phones and call diversions as well as the saving of backup files is even safer now as a new function implements an additional confirmation that can only be verified where the FRITZ!Box is located (two-factor authentication). Attempts to log in with wrong user data are recorded as an event. On top of this, FRITZ!OS 6.83 makes sure that users assign a password with at least 8 digits when configuring an IP telephone or an IP intercom system via the FRITZ!Box. Numerous other FRITZ!OS 6.83 upgrades provide the FRITZ!Box with the latest security standards. With every large update AVM always advises to install the latest version of FRITZ!OS for optimum security and best network synchronization. FRITZ! convenience with DECT telephones from other manufacturers With FRITZ!OS 6.83 DECT telephones that support the CAT-iq 2.0 standard offer many convenience features that come with FRITZ! telephony. For example, cordless telephones from other manufacturers can use one or more telephone books in the FRITZ!Box and users can get a quick overview with the call list. Approve access from the Internet for online games, gaming consoles or IP devices Devices connected to the FRITZ!Box are safe from unauthorized access from the Internet. However, certain applications such as online games or devices like IP cameras or gaming consoles sometimes need to be accessible for others over the Internet. FRITZ!Box users can enable such connections through port sharing. Now it's also possible to allow certain devices to control port sharing automatically. With FRITZ!OS 6.83 all shared ports (IPv4, IPv6, MyFRITZ! or autonomous) can be viewed and configured at once. Users can find an overview of all shared ports with their connected home network devices in the menu at "Internet" "Permit Access". Settings for parental controls can also be used with pure IPv6 devices with the new FRITZ!OS 6.80. --- # Additional improvements in FRITZ!OS 06.83 ## Internet - **Improved:** Display of online time in the parental controls overview - **Improved:** Labeling of time axes in the Online Monitor - **Improved:** Filters for websites take account of blocked domains for https calls as well - **Improved:** Support for pure IPv6 devices in parental controls - **Improved:** Port sharing combined with MyFRITZ! sharing and IPv6 sharing - **Improved:** Complete firewall exceptions possible for downstream routers with IPv6 - **Improved:** Static routes can be defined for IPv6 - **Improved:** Faster surfing through optimized treatment of DNS queries - **Improved:** IPTV stability when used simultaneously via LAN and wireless LAN - **Bug fix:** Shifted time scale in the graphic overview of permitted online time on fritz.box/surf.lua ## Telephony - **Improved:** Better voice quality for Internet telephony through voice transmission with minimal delay - **Improved:** Faster connecting for Internet telephony during simultaneous data transmission - **Improved:** Scheduled switching settings for answering machine optimized for smartphone and tablet - **Improved:** Adjustments for Internet telephony with Personal-VoIP - **Improved:** Settings of packet size for "other provider", "SIP DDI line" and "SIP trunking" - **Improved:** Interoperability of message transmission (MWI) to connected IP telephones - **Improved:** Interoperability for transmission of faxes via the Internet (T.38 protocol) - **Improved:** Optimized position of group filter in the configuration wizard for Google contacts Remedied: Rare interruption of calls in cases of Hold/Routing - **Bug fix:** Impaired voice quality on some analog telephone lines - **Bug fix:** Integration of a new Google telephone book now possible Changed: Requirement for passwords from IP telephone is even stricter ## DECT - **Improved:** Entries in the telephone book now can be sorted by first and last name - **Improved:** Random playback of music list now works across sub-folders - **Improved:** Podcasts can now be interrupted on the FRITZ!Fon (by the user or by incoming calls) and resumed at the point of interruption Remedied: Telephone book entries with multiple telephone numbers were sometimes not adopted completely ## Home network - **Improved:** Display of device details completed Remedied: "Deleting" unused devices in the home network list also removes VPN connections Change: LAN ports 1 through 4 switched to power mode ## WiFi - **NEW:** FRITZ!Hotspot - the wireless guest access with additional functions for cafés, shops or practices: Captive portal with own logo, text and link to own homepage. Details at https://en.avm.de/guide/practical-wifi-features/the-fritzhotspot-for-your-guests/ - **Improved:** Scheduled switching settings optimized for smartphone and tablet - **Improved:** Better stability - **Improved:** Shows the last time when auto-channel was refreshed - **Improved:** Deletion of all inactive wireless devices without individual settings from the list of known wireless devices ## Smart Home - **Improved:** Additional options to prevent manual switching of FRITZ!DECT 200/210 smart plug ## MyFRITZ! - **Improved:** Diagnostics of "Function" and "Security" includes MyFRITZ! - **Improved:** Optimized registration of MyFRITZ! account ## Security - **Improved:** Attempts to log in with wrong user data recorded in Event Log - **Improved:** Access via FTPS supports ECDHE ciphers Change - Registeration with FRITZ!Box user interface valid for 20 min Change: Increased security of FRITZ!Box's own certificate through signature with SHA 256 ## System - **Improved:** Optimized configuration of switching schedule by graphic time table for smartphone and tablet - **Improved:** FRITZ!OS update page also shows the last time the version was checked or the last time a FRITZ!OS was installed - **Improved:** Display of logins via FTP or SMB in the Event Log - **Improved:** Event log adjusted to different display sizes - **Improved:** User guidance for restoring saved settings - **Improved:** Push service overview - **Improved:** Reworked mail subject line for push service mails and information about sender - **Improved:** Text edited in the FRITZ!Box Info mail from push service - **Improved:** Push service combines mails generated within a short period - **Improved:** Change notices for selected settings added to push service mails - **Improved:** Push service mail for use of guest access even when wireless network login/logout display disabled - **Improved:** Information on full storage medium for push service mails on fax reception, voice messages and function diagnostics - **Improved:** Important notifications for secure and reliable operation now also on FRITZ!Fon devices, via MyFRITZ!App 2 and by push service mail (Previously: only red Info LED and fritz.box overview) - **Improved:** Better stability even in atypical load situations - **Bug fix:** Recurrent push mails (change notices) about first registration of powerline devices or devices without a clock - **Bug fix:** "Change notices" and "Forgot password" mail were not sent if the push service was configured with the answering machine or the fax function Change: Interface descriptions for developers expanded (www.avm.de/Schnittstellen) ## Storage (NAS) - **Improved:** FTP and SMB service can be enabled/disabled independently of each other Change - FTP service in the home network disabled upon delivery # New features in FRITZ!OS 6.52 ## Internet - **NEW:** Preselection of Internet providers in Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Austria, Switzerland # New features in FRITZ!OS 6.51 - first firmware release --- 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. --- (c) AVM GmbH 2004-2017. All rights reserved. This AVM firmware package contains files that are propagated under different licenses, in particular under a license held by AVM or under an open-source license (namely the GNU General Public License, GNU Lesser General Public License or FreeBSD License). For details on the various licenses, see the "license.txt" file (ftp://ftp.avm.de/fritz.box/license.txt). 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. AVM reserves all rights that are not expressly granted to the licensee. Without previous approval in writing, and except for in cases permitted by law, it is particularly forbidden for this AVM firmware packet to be - copied, propagated, or in any other manner made publicly accessible, or - processed, disassembled, reverse engineered, translated, decompiled or in any other manner "opened" and subsequently copied, propagated or made publicly accessible in any other manner. JLA 2017/07/25