AVM Unlocks New Features for Existing FRITZ!Box Customers

AVM releases new features for most of its 10 million FRITZ!Box customers in Europe. Current and new firmware updates allow advanced functions like remote access, child protection, and improved DSL performance.

New Firmware is available for the following products:

- FRITZ!Box Fon
- FRITZ!Box Fon WLAN
- FRITZ!Box Fon WLAN 7170
- FRITZ!Box Fon WLAN 7140


Some Firmware features in the past, for updates of special FRITZ!Boxes please refer to AVM Download-Area

Restriction and protection - More control on Internet usage (Child protection)
Another feature is controlling the usage of individual Internet users, e.g. children. This child protection feature enables parents to define surfing times and duration for each user of the network. The restrictions can be set for each day individually, so that the duration for weekdays can differ from that of the weekend.

Eco-friendly and energy efficiency
Reduction of wireless signal radiation when not needed is one step, energy efficiency the other step towards smarter hardware. The FRITZ!Box now provides comprehensive information of current energy consumption levels and enables users to adjust them easily. The internal processor and the LAN-interfaces also self-regulate their power consumption automatically and adjusts to save power whenever possible.

Enhanced DSL Performance
The new firmware supports seamless rate adoption and optimizes the compatibility for different Internet service providers and other network providers. Furthermore, the firmware improves DSL performance and uses advanced bandwidth-management, diagnostic, and reporting tools.

Remote Access configuration via HTTPS (Friends helping Friends) - only for FRITZ!Box Fon WLAN 7170 and 7140
For most user, the FRITZ!Box quickly becomes the core of their network and communications. Although all basic features are easy to use, the FRITZ!Box also has some advanced features that require a little background knowledge and know-how. In these cases, the FRITZ!Box Fon WLAN 7140 and 7170 can be accessed remotely with a secure login to receive help or to access your own network to change features (e.g. call forwarding) while away.