FritzOS 7.26 Update: Two FritzBoxes get the new version

What do AVM products like routers, repeaters, and WLAN powerline switches have in common? Of course: FritzOS OS. A few weeks ago, FritzOS 7.25 was a major update to the first FritzBoxes, which for the first time since FritzOS 7.20 contained many new functions. Meanwhile, many AVM routers have already received the new firmware. But that’s not all: now the Berlin manufacturer FritzOS 7.26 is launching the new FritzBox cable 6660 and 6591 cable as a successor. What innovations can cable router owners look forward to?

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FRITZ!  Box 7590

Shopping center

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forefront

  • Fast wifi
  • Supports supervision


Fritz!  Box 7580

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forefront

  • Fast WiFi speed
  • Long range even for older WLAN devices

Contra

  • Not ready for Super DSL (supervision)
  • USB connections are slow


RT-AC88U

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forefront

  • Flottes Weather
  • Long-term

Contra

  • There is no built-in modem and no telephone connections
  • High energy consumption


Fritz!  Box 6591 Cable

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forefront

  • Flottes WLAN-Weather
  • Supports DOCSIS 3.1

Contra

  • Gigabit LAN sockets are not fast enough to get full gigabit speed
  • High energy consumption


FRITZ!  Box 6890 LTE

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forefront

  • Fast WiFi speed
  • 35 B.

Contra

  • The WiFi range is a little short
  • Only one USB port

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FritzOS 7.26 for FritzBox 6660 and 6591

To install the new version, contact your FritzBox, and enter it in the address line of your browser http://fritz.box/ And log in using the device password. Activate Expanded view Through the three dots at the top right. In the menu on the left, click SystemAnd the UpdateAnd the Fritz!And the Looking for Fritz! OS new And the Start updating now. FritzOS 7.26 brings new FritzOS 7.25 functions to FritzBox 6660 and 6591 cable for the first time. These are the most important:
  • Ease of prioritizing the device
  • Easier management of parental controls
  • Simplified configuration of telephony
  • Higher transmission quality to remote cellular sites with poor cellular connections
  • Manage the revised phone book
  • Detailed improvements to Mesh WiFi
  • FritzFon: Start screen with weather information
  • FritzDECT 440: Switch guest access and answering machine
  • FritzDECT 440: Measurement and display of air humidity
  • Backing up data for internal storage
  • Fax Journal
  • Support for the “CompanyFlex” commercial telephony platform (Deutsche Telekom)
FritzOS 7.26 doesn’t have any new functions, but it does contain minor bug fixes. On AVM website The many changes, especially from version 7.25, are mentioned in detail.

Frank Mccarthy

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