FRITZ!Box

FRITZ! Box is the product of the Berlin company AVM for various DSL router solutions ( included the DSL chip division formerly Texas Instruments, then to Infineon) to VDSL / ADSL chipsets Lantiq based and MIPS microprocessors. The operating system of the device is Linux -based.! The FRITZ Box family dominates with over 68% market share of the high- end devices market in Germany (as of 2010), in part due to the German island solution of the exclusive ADSL-over- ISDN deployment as well as the high prevalence of ISDN terminals in Germany, what AVM has tailored its product portfolio while on the rest of the world market, the international hardware manufacturer in mind, prevail broadband terminals for ADSL-over- POTS and with analog telephone interface. However, there are some models in a special OEM version for Austria and Switzerland; they have the option of switching to ADSL - over-POTS, but there are for these models, a firmware with English instead of German user interface. The FRITZ! Family was honored in the trade press awards for its ease of use, performance and their capabilities.

In February 2014, the manufacturer had to warn you from a vulnerability in the firmware of its products. This allows attackers apparently, by manipulation of the visited web pages, regardless of remotely activated to gain access to the affected Fritz! Box and all data stored on it. Within a few days this issue is closed by a firmware update.

3.1 OEM versions
3.2 Alternative firmware
3.3 FRITZ! laboratory
3.4 Danisahne Mod
3.5 Freetz
3.6 Speed - to-fritz

History

At CeBIT 2004, the first FRITZ! Was presented. In the same year also variants with Wi-Fi and telephone adapters have been introduced for VoIP. Thus, existing phones could connect to the router and use for Internet and fixed- line telephony. The operating system uses its AVM FRITZ! Boxing Linux one. The end of 2007 was first introduced with the model designation Box Fon WLAN 7270 a model with Texas Instruments UR8 chipset, while all models previously based on the Texas Instruments AR7 chipset. At CeBIT 2009, AVM FRITZ Box Fon WLAN 7390 before, which is support by two OEM models and the FRITZ also available only as an OEM device in Germany! Box Fon WLAN 7570 VDSL VDSL and Gigabit network cables. W722 and 7390 use a new chipset Fusiv Vx180 Ikanos. Even before the opening of CeBIT 2010 AVM presented in a newsletter the FRITZ! WLAN 3370 and FRITZ! Box Fon WLAN 6360. At CeBIT 2014 AVM is the first time since the FRITZ! ATA again a box without a modem ( for FTTH connections ) imagine (ie, a use in the " fiber optic modem " ONT (Optical Network Termination ) ).

Product lines

AVM offers under the name FRITZ several model series at:

FRITZ: Current DSL models
FRITZ Box Cable: Devices with Cable Modem
FRITZ LTE: devices with LTE modem
FRITZ: Former devices without Wi-Fi. Originally, the device consisted of a LAN router with integrated DSL modem
FRITZ WLAN Box: Former devices with additional wireless
Voip: Former devices with additional ISDN / analog landline telephone system ( VoIP)
FRITZ Box Fon WLAN: Former devices with additional ISDN / analog landline telephone system ( VoIP) and Wi-Fi

The newer products usually offer a combination of Wi-Fi N, VoIP and DECT Cordless Phone, as well as on all models file and printer server function in conjunction with a connection for USB clients ( printers, external hard drives, UMTS sticks, etc.). Other devices such as scanners can be passed through the program for the USB remote connection directly to a Windows PC.

FRITZ! Fon WLAN 7170

FRITZ! Fon WLAN 7270

FRITZ! Fon WLAN 7390

FRITZ! 4080 for fiber optic connectors ( included CeBIT 2014)

Current

64 MB NAND

Former

To all devices with USB Host Interface USB mass storage and / or printer can be connected.

To all Fritz! Boxes with DECT base station for up to six cordless telephones can be registered by the Standard Generic Access Profile. The internal S0 port is a Euro - ISDN multi-device connection. These can - through additional distribution - up to eight ISDN terminals or be directly connected to a telephone system. The variants of the Box Fon WLAN and Box Fon WLAN 7270 Annex A ( " ADSL over POTS " ) are offered for the international market.

All FRITZ! Boxes with VDSL are with the current FRITZ! OS version (eg 84.06.00 for FRITZ! 7390 ) VDSL vectoring capability.

Under the name of FRITZ! WLAN are on the FRITZ! Matched USB WLAN sticks offered. However, they are not supported by AVM currently under Linux. However, containing recent FRITZ! V2 Wireless USB WLAN sticks may Atheros WLAN chip (eg ath9271 ), the Linux already supported by the kernel driver.

FRITZ! OS

Beginning of 2012, the well-kept by AVM for their products firmware has been baptized in the name FRITZ! OS.

OEM versions

The German Telekom marketed OEM models the FRITZ! DSL router with integrated ADSL2 modem ( Eumex 300 IP, Sinus W 500V as well as various port speed models) and with integrated VDSL2 modem ( Speedport W 721V, Speedport W 722V Type A Speedport W 920V ). Other providers that offer FRITZ! Box models under other names as OEM products, are 1 & 1 ( Home Server, Home Server ), GMX, Arcor, Alice (Alice IAD 5130, Alice IAD 7570 vDSL ) Congstar ( DSL box ), EWE TEL ( multibox ), cable Germany ( Homebox ) or Unity Media ( Fritz! box 6320, Fritz! 6360 ).

Connected to the branding are slight cosmetic restrictions, such as other colors, printed logo, limited to merchants own DSL login input masks or VoIP profile. But technically the models conform to the originals of AVM. Popular therefore the Entbranden, for example, devices can also use Internet connections to other providers.

Alternative firmware

Due to the wide range of functions and the relatively high performance of the Fritzbox devices developed in the course of time many modified firmware versions. Since parts of the AVM firmware under the GPL, it made sense to change the original firmware. So the free GPL components of the firmware were supplemented by scripts or partially replaced.

FRITZ! laboratory

From the Manufacturer AVM itself at regular intervals, so-called FRITZ! Laboratory firmwares published. This is still beta versions with many improvements and new experimental enhancements (improved DSL - driver, IPv6 support - which is now part of the official firmware, streaming capabilities ). Gradually, it will use the stable versions, which are then entered into the official firmware. This continuous optimization, especially the DSL driver to ensure the most smooth and stable operation of borderline DSL connections, constitute a large proportion of the performance of the devices. Neglect other DSL modem manufacturer or mostly offer only rarely a regular firmware care of their equipment in this area, also in view of the purely German Annex B island solution.

Danisahne Mod

Even fairly soon after publication of the first FRITZ! Box model some computer enthusiasts with restrictions in the original AVM devices were dissatisfied. It was the Danisahne - Mod ( short DS-Mod ), a developer package that allows modify Linux programmers firmwares and supplement with additional software packages could.

Freetz

Freetz ( a composition of english free, free ' and the German name Fritz ) was established as a development of Danisahne mod into life on February 2, 2008. It is a software " kit" for developers and requires the development tools of the free operating system Linux advance. With Freetz savvy users can access the original firmware from the manufacturer builds, build functionally modified firmware versions for the various DSL, LAN, WLAN or VoIP Routers brands FRITZ! Box or port speed and the devices based on them and transfer them to the device in question. A variety of extension packages are offered as well as the possibility of unneeded functionality of the original firmware to remove. The range of influence extends from the integration of various Linux services to explicit Hide interfering carrier tapes in the broadband spectrum to optimize connections with high attenuation.

Speed - to-fritz

Speed - to-fritz is aimed primarily at OEM versions of the Speedport models of Deutsche Telekom, but can also be used for all AVM models. It is derived from the DS mod and Freetz project to integrate new features of the original AVM firmware that are not provided for individual models in these models and to extend its functionality. There is a certain return on findings to Freetz. It also enables the seamless use of Freetz. Especially for the W920V and the nearly identical 7570 the use of Freetz in combination with AVM firmware laboratory is thus possible. There are simple, understandable instructions for everyone. For standard changes no Linux knowledge is required. There are some solutions to install Linux as a working basis, recommended speed Linux on the one hand for older PCs and 32 bit or a processed Ubuntu 10.04. Than an image of a virtual machine, which is capable of running both VMware Player and VirtualBox under

Occupancy of the combined DSL phone jack

Fritz boxes newer design have a combined RJ -45 ( 8P8C ) jack, which represents both the interface for ADSL as well as for ISDN NT or analog trunk. AVM provides a corresponding Y-cable with, which has connectors for the corresponding German outlets. However, to operate a Fritz box in a different country with different outlets standards, one has to assemble an appropriate adapter.

The pin assignment of the combo jack is as follows:

Pin 1: ISDN 1a
Pin 2: ISDN 1b
Pin 3: analog La
Pin 4: DSL
Pin 5: DSL
Pin 6: analog Lb
Pin 7: ISDN 2a
Pin 8: ISDN 2b

The RJ -45 connector on the gray DSL branch of the Y- cable combination shows the following allocation:

Pin 4: DSL
Pin 5: DSL.

The other pins are unused.

On black telephone branch of the RJ -45 connector is wired as follows:

Pin 1: analog La
Pin 2: free
Pin 3: ISDN 2a
Pin 4: ISDN 1a
Pin 5: ISDN 1b
Pin 6: ISDN 2b
Pin 7: free
Pin 8: analog Lb

Thus, a direct connection to ISDN is possible for analog connections for Germany is an adapter to TAE at:

Pin 1 RJ socket on pin 1 TAE
Pin 8 RJ socket on pin 2 TAE

A normal cable with TAE connector and six-pole RJ connectors, as used for the connection of analog phones to a telephone socket is not working.

For unbundled (without analog or ISDN telephone ) a straight-through cable can be used when the phone connection is DC-free.

The cable for German connections:

Pin 4 RJ connector to pin 1 TAE
Pin 5 RJ connector to pin 2 TAE

Others

The Box Fon ATA 1020 was the only model, no built-in modem.
The product variant, which also serves as a charger for the supplied DECT phone, called FRITZ! Fon 7150th
In addition, have the Fritz boxes 6320, 6360, 7270, 7240, 7320, 7330, 7340, 7390, 7490 and 7570 also has a built-in DECT station.
When operating a Box Fon or FRITZ! Fon on a unbundled DSL connection is also called an Integrated Access Device to an All- IP or NGN connection.
The FRITZ! Boxes can be used as a WDS wireless repeater, with the WDS connection can be encrypted with WPA2 through a proprietary WDS protocol extension, if so, the wireless range of a FRITZ! Should be extended.
Newer boxes Fritz the 72er, 73er, 32er and 33er series using firmware version 5:50 ( 5:29 - beta ) is no longer WDS, but another WDS inkompatibeles wireless method to increase the range. In this series the Fritz boxes this function is either as beta software or even as a part of the official firmware. It is expected that to come out soon other official firmwares with this function.
Some Box Fon models such as 7170, 7270 or 7390 provide an internal S0 bus. Thus, it is possible to operate an ISDN PBX to a broadband connection via VoIP, but also with ISDN telephones to make calls to analog lines.
! The serial number of the FRITZ Box can be illustrated W485.304.00.085.448 decode as follows:

MIPS architecture Very-high-bit-rate digital subscriber line Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line Customer Premises Equipment G.992.1 Analog telephone adapter File server Print server Universal Mobile Telecommunications System Digital Enhanced Cordless Telecommunications Arcor (telecommunications)

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