The update file "FRITZ.Box_5690_Pro-xx.xx.image" contains the latest FRITZ!OS (Firmware) for the FRITZ!Box 5690 Pro. **Attention:** This update file is only intended for use with FRITZ!Box 5690 Pro! Please follow the instructions at the end of this file to install the update. ``` Produkt: FRITZ!Box 5690 Pro Version: FRITZ!OS 08.20 Sprache: Deutsch, Englisch, Französisch, Italienisch, Niederländisch, Polnisch, Spanisch Release-Datum: 05.02.2026 ``` ------------------------------------------------------------ With each FRITZ!OS update, FRITZ! also updates its security functions. Therefore we recommend performing the update for all devices. ------------------------------------------------------------ **New features:** - The new Online Monitor offers a clear graphical overview of the internet usage of top consumers and selected home network devices - Mesh optimization - for greater stability and improved data throughput, FRITZ!Repeaters independently select the ideal connection in the Mesh - More options for triggering routines in the smart home and many other interesting new features - The new, easy-to-use FRITZ!NAS sharing function makes it possible to share a folder, for example to collect and share photos after a family celebration - Simplified user guidance for the parental controls - access profiles and the home network devices assigned to it are now clearly displayed - Protection against internet connection failure: FRITZ! Failsafe automatically switches to a substitute connection, for example via mobile network - Reduce the FRITZ!Box's energy consumption with EEE (Energy Efficient Ethernet) Can now be individually configured for the WAN or LAN sockets # New features and improvements in FRITZ!OS 8.20 ## Internet: - **NEW** Display of the utilization of the network segment where own subscriber connection is located, based on own utilization and utilization by neighboring users - **NEW** With the new internet fallback protection, the FRITZ!Box always stays online: If the internet connection fails, an alternative internet connection is established via an access device, e.g. via the mobile network with FRITZ!Box 6820 LTE or via USB mobile network dongles - **NEW** Online Monitor shows the network devices with the highest utilization of the internet connection (top consumers) - **NEW** The Online Monitor for "individual devices" also displays the total current utilization of devices that were not selected individually - **NEW** Simplified user guidance on the "Filter" pages (parental controls) - **Improved** In the Online Monitor the display of the utilization of the internet connection allows selection of not only one day or two months but also an interval of 2 weeks - **Improved** Device selection for display and data recording simplified in the Online Monitor - **Improved** Reworked diagrams and colors in the Online Monitor - **Improved** Online Monitor: Reworked display in the diagrams for the utilization of the internet connection - **Improved** For the internet service provider 1&1 Telecom GmbH, the opportunity to switch to an internet connection via WAN is offered under "Internet > Account Information" - **Improved** Improved stability when there are many simultaneous requests to internet services - **Improved** Telekom Easy Support: Simplified configuration on Telekom fiber optic or DSL line enabled for internet access and telephone numbers - **Improved** Port 443 (HTTPS, QUIC) is taken into account when the network application "Surfing" is prioritized - **Improved** In the access profiles for parental controls, it is now possible to select whether network applications should be blocked or allowed - **Improved** Number of tickets to extend online time for devices blocked by parental controls was increased from 10 to 12 - **Improved** In the parental controls, limited online time for a network device can now be easily extended by 45 minutes ## Mesh: - **NEW** Automatic detection of device type (e.g. smartphone, computer, or printer) for devices displayed in the Mesh Overview - **NEW** Intelligent networking: FRITZ! products in the Mesh assess and optimize the connections among each other - **NEW** Simplified login to Mesh Repeaters via the Mesh Overview of the Mesh Master ## Telephony: - **NEW** Caller announcements for the integrated answering machine can now also be entered as text (text-to-speech) - **Improved** Support for the Vodafone IP Anlagen Anschluss ## DECT/FRITZ!Fon: - **Improved** Podcasts can automatically continue from where they left off, even after a long interruption - **Improved** Revised menu order and dialogs in the FRITZ!Fon user interface ## Home Network: - **NEW** Save energy in the home network: EEE (Energy Efficient Ethernet) can now be set separately for each WAN/LAN port - **Improved** Completely reworked network settings for improved user-friendliness ## Smart Home: - **NEW** In the FRITZ!Box user interface of the Mesh Master, the registration of smart home devices with another FRITZ!Box or a FRITZ!Smart Gateway can be started - **NEW** Data read by the FRITZ!Smart Energy 250 from the export meter is shown under "Smart Home > Devices and Groups" - **NEW** With FRITZ!Smart Control 440, the following functions can now be controlled: the boost and frost protection functions for radiator controls, color and color temperature for lamps, activation and deactivation of routines, and the display of the QR code for Wi-Fi - **NEW** Routines can also be triggered by a phone call, by reaching a target temperature, or by activating boost or antifreeze functions, as well as by important events on the FRITZ!Box - **NEW** Templates and routines can be triggered with delay - **Improved** The schedule for a radiator control can be disabled without discarding the configured schedule - **Improved** Temperature and humidity data from Zigbee devices are displayed in the home network and can be used for automation - **Improved** Roller shutters can now be combined into groups - **Improved** Color and brightness transitions have been improved in the controls for Zigbee lights ## Storage (NAS): - **NEW** Upload sharing: Via fritz.nas a folder can be shared for users with a sharing link to upload and download contents, e.g. to collect photos after a family celebration - **Improved** Better interoperability with FTP applications (e.g. Filezilla) through support for MFMT command - **Improved** Simplified generation of sharing links to access files saved in FRITZ!NAS ## Security: - **Improved** Push mail now also sends notifications about logins from FRITZ!Apps ## System: - **Improved** File name for saved settings now includes name of individual FRITZ!Box - **Improved** The "Diagnostics > Function" page now displays information on problems with time synchronization via NTP - **Improved** If the configured/provisioned time server fails, automatic switch to public server - **Improved** "Forgot Password" function of the push service can now be configured with a freely chosen recipient - **Improved** Functional diagnostics now indicates when access for apps (TR-064) is disabled in the home network sharing settings - **Improved** Reworked pages of the update functions under "System > Update" - **Improved** Reworked user guidance for backing up or restoring settings - **Improved** Warning on the overview page when push service is interrupted - **Improved** Now the Energy Monitor displays the power consumption of additional FRITZ!Box models - **Improved** Push service emails now clearly differentiate between function and security diagnostics through specific subject lines, adapted email texts, and file names - **Improved** Accessibility support for FRITZ!Box, FRITZ!Mesh Set Master, and FRITZ!Fon (in accordance with GAA Ordinance) # Additional Improvements in FRITZ!OS 8.20 ## Internet: - **Changed** FRITZ! devices in the home network, e.g. FRITZ!Repeaters, are no longer offered in parental controls and prioritization; they always have unrestricted internet access with normal priority - **Changed** Private IPv4 addresses (RFC 1918) are no longer posted via MyFRITZ!Net (DNS) if a publicly accessibly IPv6 address is available - **Changed** When VPN connections are active for which all network traffic is routed via the VPN connection ("full tunnel"), the guest network is excluded from this and routed over the normal internet connection - **Changed** Number of network devices for which the saving of internet data rates can be enabled was increased to 40 - **Fixed** Enabling the UPnP filter had no effects for IPv6 - **Fixed** For providers without support for IPv6, the Online Meter did not count consumption values as long as IPv6 was enabled in the account information of the FRITZ!Box - **Fixed** Possible internet disruptions when using a large filter list for blocked websites - **Fixed** For FRITZ! devices operated exclusively via IPv6, under some circumstance there was no search for new FRITZ!OS versions (updates) - **Fixed** Creation of new WireGuard® VPN connections could fail if many WireGuard® VPN connections had already been created - **Fixed** Under certain circumstances, a FRITZ! device operated exclusively via IPv6 could not obtain the system time via the Network Time Protocol - **Fixed** The rate information in the Online Meter showed an incorrect end of the billing period - **Fixed** Parental controls: Redeeming tickets to extend online time failed in certain scenarios [FRITZ!OS > 8.0 only] - **Fixed** Potential incorrect display in the Online Meter of the use of data capacity during the billing period - **Fixed** In some cases, connecting to the internet manually via "Reconnect" in the online monitor took a very long time - **Fixed** Internet access (remote access) to the FRITZ!Box could be configured only while the FRITZ!Box was connected to the internet ## Wi-Fi: - **Fixed** Incorrect "Please wait" information text when 2.4-GHz band disabled corrected ## Home Network: - **Fixed** In rare cases the information on a new network device in the home network was not immediately entered in the event log or change notice - **Fixed** In special scenarios it was possible for the IP address 192.168.178.1 to be displayed for a repeater in the home network instead of its own address - **Fixed** "Home Network > Network Connections" page was not displayed (empty page) when a FRITZ!Box was configured as an internet gateway and a Mesh Repeater ## System: - **Fixed** Push service sent the Forgot Password link of devices configured as IP clients with the incorrect IP address - **Fixed** Despite correct rate settings, the "Info" LED did not flash when online volume exhausted - **Fixed** Preview of personalized subject line from push service shows the suggested parentheses only if they were actually entered ------------------------------------------------------------ Previous Versions of FRITZ!OS ------------------------------------------------------------ # New features of FRITZ!OS 08.03 ------------------------------------------------------------ - 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 - Internet: Now IPv6 data can also be transmitted via a WireGuard® VPN tunnel - Mesh: Redesigned diagram of all devices connected with the FRITZ!Box with additional functions - DECT: The number of DECT telephone calls possible concurrently was increased from three to five - Push service: Reworked design and more convenience - Simplified setups for external fibre modems (ONT) - Speed of Ethernet connection to the external access device (for example glas fibre modem, ONT) displayed on the overview site (homepage) - May details further optimized or corrected ``` With each FRITZ!OS update, FRITZ! also updates its security functions. Therefore we recommend performing the update for all devices. ``` # New functions of FRITZ!OS 08.01 ## Internet: - **NEW** IPv6 data now can also be transferred via a WireGuard® VPN tunnel (new WireGuard® connection required, no forwarding of IPv6 data to the internet) - **NEW** New graphic Online Monitor with additional information about the utilization of the internet connection by individual network devices - **NEW** Online time limited by parental controls can be extended by 45 minute intervals directly on the Details settings page of the network device ## 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** Devices using the guest network can be assigned names and icons of their own in the graph of the Mesh overview - **NEW** Home network devices can be assigned names and icons of their own in the graph of the Mesh overview (tooltip for home network device) ## Home Network: - **NEW** Better overview through individual icons for network devices - **NEW** Even devices that use the guest network can be assigned individual names ## 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** Routines can also be triggered by a preset time or a time relative to sunrise/sunset - **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 ## Powerline: - **NEW** Password for all devices in the powerline network can be changed with a single click --- # Improvements of FRITZ!OS 08.03 ## Internet: - **Fixed** Sometimes emails about push service or MyFRITZ!Net were sent with empty login information - **Fixed** When using certain mobile sticks, the fallback to mobile network in the extended failure protection did not work ## Telephony: - **Fixed** In Austria (country code 43) dialing numbers beginning with 12, 13 or 14 was only possible en bloc - **Improved** Increased stability of telephone calls --- # Improvements of FRITZ!OS 08.01 ## DSL: - **Improved** Determination of line properties optimized for various ADSL2+ remote sites ## Internet: - **Change** For VPN connections via IPSec, AES-192 is no longer supported as an encryption algorithm in the Phase 2 security associations (SA) - **Change** In PPPoE passthrough operation of the FRITZ!Box, DNS root queries are no longer filtered via UDP - **Change** The IPv6 option "Assign unique local addresses (ULA) as long as no IPv6 internet connection exists (recommended)" is no longer offered - **Change** The hash algorithm MD5 and the 3DES encryption algorithm are no longer used on VPN connections over IPSec for reasons of security - **Fixed** Changes to the device name of a device in the home network were not transmitted to MyFRITZ!Net - **Fixed** During operation of the FRITZ!Box on an external modem or router, limitations of the internet connection occurred - **Fixed** IPv6 sharing settings as "Exposed Host" for devices with delegated IPv6 prefix were sporadically deleted - **Fixed** In some circumstances active WireGuard® connections were interrupted when adding or deleting WireGuard® connections - **Fixed** Incorrect entry for the NTP server in DHCPv6 reply of the FRITZ!Box resulted in IPv6 home network devices not being able to obtain a valid time - **Fixed** Independent port sharing (UPnP) for the same port with various home network devices did not work under certain circumstances - **Fixed** No internet connection after update to FRITZ!OS 8.00 when no password included in account information - **Fixed** Parental controls: Redeeming tickets to extend online time failed in certain scenarios - **Fixed** Sometimes IPSec VPN connections with the option to route all data traffic via this connection did not work - **Fixed** Sometimes emails about push service or MyFRITZ!Net were sent with empty login information - **Fixed** The preferred user for default login with the FRITZ!Box during MyFRITZ! access from the internet was not transmitted to MyFRITZ!Net - **Fixed** Under certain circumstances, OpenWrt devices operated behind a FRITZ!Box did not receive an IPv6 connection to the internet - **Fixed** Under some circumstances the network traffic of a connected telephone system was not routed via a specially configured VoIP interface - **Fixed** VPN connections via WireGuard® to an endpoint given as multiple (comma separated) domains could not be established - **Improved** Added notification about potential risk of sharing port 80 or 443 - **Improved** EDNS0 expansions for local domains (fritz.box) to improve interoperability with Linux system (systemd-resolved) during use of DNS-SEC - **Improved** For VPN network couplings via WireGuard®, the "fritz.box" domain is resolved in the entire coupled network - **Improved** For VPN network couplings via WireGuard®, the domain of the remote site can be specified for DNS resolution - **Improved** If the configured time server could not determine the system time, the system time is obtained from a public time server - **Improved** Improved details during the initial configuration behind a fiber optic modem (ONT) - **Improved** More precise explanations of errors during the configuration of WireGuard® connections - **Improved** Preselection of easiest configuration method for the internet providers Telekom, Vodafone, and EWE for initial configuration on a fiber optic connection - **Improved** Selection of automatically fair bandwidth distribution in the home network including Ingress shaping as own option in the prioritization settings - **Improved** When sharing internet access to FRITZ!Box services, an additional IP block list from FRITZ! can be used ## Wi-Fi: - **Change** Text reference to selection of "WPA2 + WPA3" Wi-Fi encryption removed - **Fixed** After changing the SSID on the Mesh Master, the Wi-Fi guest access to Mesh Repeaters connected via LAN could no longer be used in the 5-GHz and 6-GHz bands - **Fixed** Repeaters that were logged into the guest network were not marked as "Wi-Fi guests" - **Fixed** WLAN LED flashed for an unnecessarily long time after change to a Wi-Fi setting when no guest access was active - **Improved** Better interoperability with various wireless devices on 2.4 GHz ## Mesh: - **Improved** Details of LAN connections between FRITZ! devices are listed in the graph of the Mesh Overview (tooltip) - **Improved** Rejuvenated graph of the Mesh overview ## Telephony: - **Fixed** Registration of telephone numbers failed in certain constellations - **Fixed** Telekom CompanyFlex SIP trunking - Outgoing calls failed when telephone number suppressed - **Fixed** Under certain conditions, voice transmission was disrupted after a short time during ongoing telephone calls - **Improved** Increased stability of telephone calls - **Improved** Order of telephone numbers in telephone book entries can be changed more easily - **Improved** Recordings on the answering machine now with higher voice quality (HD audio) - **Improved** The "Enable encrypted telephony" option is offered for the provider "Drillisch GmbH" - **Improved** The call list shows the country, or for domestic calls, the location, where the call originated - **Improved** The list of voice codecs for telephony was reworked for the provider Telekom ## DECT/FRITZ!Fon: - **Improved** "Weather" start screen can now be used in multiple countries (Germany, Denmark, Poland, Czech Republic, Austria, Switzerland, France, Luxembourg, Belgium, Netherlands, Italy, Liechtenstein - **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 ## Home Network: - **Improved** Detailed settings of a device on the "Home Network > Network Connections" page were redesigned - **Improved** Random calculation of the Unique Local Address (ULA, IPv6) in accordance with RFC 4193) - **Improved** Troubleshooting and settings for speeds on WAN/LAN connections reworked ## Smart Home: - **Fixed** Link for automatic adjustment between an external temperature sensor and a radiator control was lost when the FRITZ!Box restarted - **Improved** Simplified registration of smart home devices via the FRITZ!Box user interface ## System: - **Change** The link generated by "Forgot Password" push service in the email is valid for 20 minutes - **Fixed** After failed download of a FRITZ!OS update, under certain circumstances no further update queries were performed - **Fixed** After results of functional diagnostics were sent, an event message about changed FRITZ!Box settings was displayed - **Fixed** Although the push service worked, sending the test email to the provider GMX failed when the sender name contained umlauts - **Fixed** Push service on Mesh Repeaters that adopted settings could not send email - **Fixed** Restart of FRITZ!Box via user interface sometimes failed - **Fixed** The "Live TV" button for Magenta TV streaming was missing in the user interface screens resolved for smartphone and tablet - **Fixed** The status of port sharing was always inactive in the "FRITZ!Box Info" push service mail - **Fixed** When accessing the FRITZ!Box interface via the internet (https), individual elements or pages were sporadically missing - **Improved** A personal subject line can be defined for the push service - **Improved** Changing addresses in the push service simplified due to new standard recipient that can be configured independently from the sender - **Improved** Communication to all FRITZ! services for the FRITZ!Box (update, etc.) preferentially via IPv6 with fallback to IPv4 - **Improved** File name for saved settings now includes name of individual FRITZ!Box - **Improved** Link to reset the password more prominent in the "Forgot password" email - **Improved** Reworked push service configuration - **Improved** With "Diagnostics > Function" the services for the Network Time Protocol are checked and relevant information displayed about any errors found ## USB: - **Fixed** In certain constellations, access to NAS contents via download link was not possible - **Improved** Data packets downloaded from fritz.nas now include the name of the given FRITZ!Box model and a time stamp in the file name to ease identification - **Improved** Energy-saving function now also works with USB storage devices in Green Mode (USB 2.0) ## Repeater: - **Improved** A personal subject line can be be specified for push service on FRITZ!Repeaters as well ------------------------------------------------------------ ## Improvements in FRITZ!OS 7.62 ## Internet: - **Improved** VLAN-handling for internet connection optimized ## WLAN: - **Fixed** Display for Zero Wait DFS function on the "Wi-Fi > Wi-Fi Channel > 5 GHz" page was incorrect during channel check - **Improved** 6GHz Wi-Fi intergration in user interface optimized ## System: - **Improved** Stability enhancements ------------------------------------------------------------ ## Improvements in FRITZ!OS 7.61 - FRITZ!OS 7.61 - Firmware for production ------------------------------------------------------------ **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) FRITZ! GmbH 2004-2026. All rights reserved. This FRITZ! firmware package contains files that are propagated under different licenses, in particular under a license held by FRITZ! 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). The source code of the files propagated as open source files can be obtained upon a written request to fritzbox_info@avm.de. FRITZ! grants the non-exclusive right to use this FRITZ! 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. FRITZ! 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 FRITZ! 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. HKR 2026/02/05