The update file contains the latest FRITZ!OS (Firmware) for the FRITZ!Box 6860 5G. **Attention:** This update file is only intended for use with FRITZ!Box 6860 5G! Please follow the instructions at the end of this file to install the update. ``` Product: FRITZ!Box 6860 5G Version: FRITZ!OS 8.03 Language: German, English, French, Italian, Dutch, Polish, Spanish Release date: 06/03/2025 ``` **New features:** ------------------------------------------------------------ - FRITZ!OS 8.03 - with many new functions and useful improvements - User interface: Diagram showing the connections in the overview (homepage) - New Online Monitor informs about the load on the internet connection and the load by individual network devices - Mobile telephony (VoLTE/VoNR) can also be used while "Internet access via WiFi" is being used - Internet: Now IPv6 data can also be transmitted via a WireGuardŽ VPN tunnel - Mesh: Redesigned diagram of all devices connected with the FRITZ!Box with additional functions - Push service: Reworked design and more convenience ------------------------------------------------------------ With each FRITZ!OS update, AVM also updates its security functions. Therefore we recommend performing the update for all devices. ------------------------------------------------------------ Note: Instructions for configuring and using Mesh functions are presented at en.avm.de/mesh-faq 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 features and improvements in FRITZ!OS 8.03 ## Mobile Communications: - **Improved** New software for the mobile modem with various optimizations and improved stability - **Improved** Antenna alignment aid visualizes the values of the first 5G and 4G cell for 5G NSA connections - **Improved** Preferred cell can be set for the initial mobile connection - **Improved** Calculation method for determining the connection share of a mobile phone cell revised - **Improved** Display of band capacity added - **Improved** List of numeric network identifiers (PLMNs) with mapping to network or provider names has been updated - **Improved** Simplified commissioning of SIM cards from resale providers who use national roaming (explicit roaming activation for national roaming no longer required) - **Improved** Provider name is determined from SIM parameter "Provider Network Name (PNN) if no "Service Provider Name (SPN)" is set on the SIM card - **Improved** Mobile telephony (VoLTE/VoNR) can also be used while "Internet access via WiFi" is being used Note on setting up: 1. Set up cell and mobile phone number 2. Edit phone number and activate option "Use mobile phone number even when using Internet access via Wi-Fi" 3. Finally switch to "Internet access via Wi-Fi" Result: Only the mobile phone number will then continue to be used via mobile connection ## Internet: - **NEW** IPv6 data now can also be transferred via a WireGuardŽ VPN tunnel (new WireGuardŽ connection required, no forwarding of IPv6 data to the internet) - **NEW** New Online Monitor diagram with expanded information on the load on the internet connection by individual network devices - **NEW** Extend online time restricted through parental controls by 45 minutes directly in the detailed settings of the network device - **Improved** When sharing internet access to FRITZ!Box services, an additional IP block list from AVM can be used - **Improved** For VPN network couplings via WireGuardŽ, the "fritz.box" domain is resolved in the entire coupled network - **Improved** For VPN network couplings via WireGuardŽ, the domain of the remote site can be specified for DNS resolution - **Improved** More precise explanations of errors during the configuration of WireGuardŽ connections - **Improved** Added notification about potential risk of sharing port 80 or 443 - **Improved** The FRITZ!Box user interface can also be opened in the home network by entering "fritzbox.internal" and "fritzbox.home.arpa" - **Improved** Provider profiles HoT (Hofer Mobile), Raiffeisen Mobil and LIWEST added for Austria - **Improved** Provider profile "spusu" added for Switzerland and UK - **Improved** Provider profile "spusu" updated for Austria ## Wi-Fi: - **NEW** Visualization of Wi-Fi usage in the home network for the last 7 days added on "Wi-Fi > Wi-Fi Channel" ## Mesh: - **NEW** Definition of a name and an icon for network devices directly in the Mesh Overview diagram (tooltip) - **Improved** Details about the LAN connections between FRITZ! devices given in the Mesh Overview diagram (tooltip) ## Telephony: - **Improved** Recordings on the answering machine now with higher voice quality (HD audio) - **Improved** Order of telephone numbers in telephone book entries can be changed more easily - **Improved** The call list shows the country, or for domestic calls, the location, where the call originated - **Improved** Mobile telephony (VoLTE/VoNR) can still be used directly via mobile in "Internet via Wi-Fi" mode - **Improved** Increased stability of phone calls ## DECT/FRITZ!Fon: - **Improved** Display of Wi-Fi account information can now be switched on or off for each FRITZ!Fon - **Improved** Easier deletion of multiple emails via the "delete multiple" option - **Improved** "Weather" start screen now available in all countries ## Home Network: - **NEW** Names can now also be assigned to devices that use the guest access - **NEW** Improved overview through individual icons for network devices - **Improved** Detailed settings of a device on the "Home Network > Network Connections" page redesigned - **Improved** Random calculation of the Unique Local Address (ULA, IPv6) in accordance with RFC 4193) ## Smart Home: - **NEW** On the device page of FRITZ!DECT 350 window sensor in the FRITZ!Box user interface, window open detection can be configured for the selected radiator controls - **NEW** The templates also allow the user to set the target temperature for radiator controls; the brightness, saturation, and color for lights, and the position for roller shutters in percentage steps - **NEW** The temperature settings for the radiator control can be restricted to a lowest and highest temperature (from software version 5.20 for FRITZ!DECT 301 and FRITZ!DECT 302) - **NEW** Routines can also be triggered by a preset time or a time relative to sunrise/sunset - **Improved** Reworked registration of Smart Home devices via the FRITZ!Box user interface ## System: - **NEW** New diagram of the FRITZ!Box connection status in the overview (homepage) - **Improved** File name for saved settings now includes name of individual FRITZ!Box - **Improved** A personal subject line can be be specified for push service - **Improved** Reworked configuration of push service - **Improved** Communication to all AVM services for the FRITZ!Box (update, etc.) preferentially via IPv6 with fallback to IPv4 - **Improved** Link to reset the password more prominent in the "Forgot password" email - **Improved** With "Diagnostics > Function" the services for the Network Time Protocol are checked and relevant information displayed about any errors found - **Improved** Simplified address changes in push service through the new default recipient, which can be specified independently of the sender - **Improved** Changes to sender information for email from push service require additional confirmation - **Improved** Shorter interval for sending push service emails with notifications on user logins with the FRITZ!Box ------------------------------------------------------------ # Additional Improvements in FRITZ!OS 8.03 ## Mobile Communications: - **Fixed** Cells announced by the network via SCC link are occasionally shown in the network overview without PLMN and without provider name - **Fixed** Mobile modem sometimes fails to initialize at system startup - **Fixed** Information about 3G cells is sometimes displayed incorrectly ## Internet: - **Changed** The AES-192 encryption algorithm is no longer supported in Phase 2 SAs of VPN connections - **Changed** The hash algorithm MD5 and the 3DES encryption algorithm are no longer used on VPN connections over IPSec for reasons of security - **Changed** The IPv6 option "Assign unique local addresses (ULA) as long as no IPv6 internet connection exists (recommended)" is no longer offered - **Fixed** Under some circumstances the network traffic of a connected telephone system was not routed via a specially configured VoIP interface - **Fixed** Under certain circumstances, OpenWrt devices operated behind a FRITZ!Box did not receive an IPv6 connection to the internet - **Fixed** Independent port sharing (UPnP) for the same port with various home network devices did not work under certain circumstances - **Fixed** In some circumstances active WireGuardŽ connections were interrupted when adding or deleting WireGuardŽ connections - **Fixed** VPN connections via WireGuardŽ to an endpoint given as multiple (comma separated) domains could not be established - **Fixed** No IPv6 connection possible - Provider WINDTRE (IT) ## Telephony - **Fixed** Incoming calls via VoLTE were not signaled under certain circumstances (WIND / IT) - **Fixed** Dialing numbers starting with 999 not possible in Cyprus ## Wi-Fi: - **Changed** For improved compatibility with older wireless devices, security settings can be adjusted on the "Wi-Fi > Security" page - **Changed** Text reference to selection of "WPA2 + WPA3" Wi-Fi encryption removed - **Fixed** Display of Wi-Fi properties of a registered wireless device was in rare cases incorrect - **Fixed** When 5-GHz channels were checked for radar (DFS), no wait cursor was displayed under these channels in the user interface - **Fixed** Repeaters that were logged into the guest network were not marked as "Wi-Fi guests" ## Home Network: - **Changed** Recommendation to enable the automatic update search at the bottom of the Mesh Overview page ## System: - **Changed** The link generated by "Forgot Password" push service in the email is valid for 20 minutes - **Fixed** After results of functional diagnostics were sent, an event message about changed FRITZ!Box settings was displayed - **Fixed** When accessing the FRITZ!Box interface via the internet (https), individual elements or pages were sporadically missing - **Fixed** Update search at the end of the initial setup could fail if the mobile phone number was previously set up - **Fixed** USB/Storage is displayed even though the box has no USB port -------------------- Initial release version -------------------- FRITZ!OS 7.62 ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------- ##Information on the Mesh Feature ------------------------------------------------------------- General information on Mesh is presented at en.avm.de/mesh-networking. ------------------------------------------------------------- **Enabling the Mesh Function** To check whether a FRITZ! product is enabled for Mesh, see the "Mesh Overview" of the FRITZ!Box (the Mesh Master) under "Home Network / Mesh". Here the products in the Mesh are designated with a corresponding "Mesh active" icon. A FRITZ!Repeater or FRITZ!Powerline adapter with FRITZ!OS 7.00 or higher installed can be enabled for Mesh in various ways: - If the product has the factory settings configured and is being connected with the FRITZ!Box for the first time, it will be automatically enabled for Mesh. - If the product is already connected, but not enabled for Mesh, it is added to the Mesh by pressing a button on the product to be integrated and a button on the FRITZ!Box. On the FRITZ!Box, use the button that initiates WPS (depending on the model, press the "Connect" or "WPS" button briefly, or the "WLAN/WPS" button for 6 seconds). Detailed instructions, additional information and the answers to frequently asked questions about Mesh are presented at en.avm.de/mesh-faq. ------------------------------------------------------------- ****Mesh for Telephony and Smart Home**** With FRITZ!OS 7.0, telephony and Smart Home are also compatible with the Mesh. The connections of cordless telephones and Smart Home products are displayed in the FRITZ!Box Mesh Overview. You can use a second FRITZ!Box as Mesh Repeater, and use telephones registered with the second FRITZ!Box with the numbers assigned in the first FRITZ!Box, the "Mesh Master". ------------------------------------------------------------- **Configuring a Second FRITZ!Box as a Mesh Repeater with the Press of a Button** Prerequisites: - Your existing FRITZ!Box supports Mesh (FRITZ!OS 7.00 or higher). - The FRITZ!Box to be deployed as a Mesh Repeater has been updated to FRITZ!OS 7.0 and you have restored its factory settings. Here's how: - Connect the port "LAN 1" of the Mesh Repeater with the Master using a LAN cable. - Initiate the Connect function on both boxes. After the connection procedure is concluded, the second FRITZ!Box is ready for operation as a Mesh Repeater. (It is operating in "IP client" mode and, as a Mesh Repeater, adopts the wireless LAN settings and other important settings from the FRITZ!Box). Please note that this function can be used only if the second FRITZ!Box is permanently connected with the first box by LAN cable. If you received the second FRITZ!Box from your internet provider, the automatic configuration of this feature might not be possible. In this case, configure this FRITZ!Box manually in the user interface as Mesh Repeater. For instructions, see en.avm.de/mesh-faq. ------------------------------------------------------------ **Transmitting the Telephone Numbers of a Mesh Master to Another FRITZ!Box in the Home Network** Once you have added an additional FRITZ!Box to the Mesh, you can configure it so that all telephone numbers are available on each FRITZ!Box. If your FRITZ!Box is connected with a landline, you can use the telephones connected to the second FRITZ!Box to make calls over the internet as well as on the landline. If at least FRITZ!OS 7.0 is installed on both FRITZ!Boxes, the telephone numbers are transferred automatically in the Mesh once the "Telephony in the Mesh" option is enabled. If the new FRITZ!Box is already a component of the Mesh, or if you have already set up telephone numbers on it, these telephone numbers must be deleted and one of the two FRITZ!Boxes must be restarted. Then the new FRITZ!Box must be enabled for "Telephony in the Mesh". To do so proceed as follows: - Click "Home Network" in the user interface of the Mesh Master. - Click "Mesh" in the "Home Network" menu. - Click the "Mesh Settings" tab. - In the "Use Telephony in the Mesh" section, click the "Enable" link next to the respective Mesh Repeater and then confirm that the procedure may be executed on the Mesh Master as well, if asked to do so. The telephone numbers are now distributed in the Mesh and can be assigned to your telephones and other terminal equipment for telephony (for instance, answering machines) on the FRITZ!Box. Note: Telephony Mesh is not the same thing as DECT repeating, which requires the support of special hardware on the FRITZ!Box deployed as the Mesh Master. If you would like to use DECT repeating, you can purchase the FRITZ!DECT Repeater 100 from an electronics retailer. ___________________________________________________________ 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. ___________________________________________________________ Š AVM GmbH 2004 - 2025. 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 (https://download.avm.de/fritzbox/license.txt). 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