New test versions of the lab update for seven unlocked Fritz Boxes

With FritzOS 7.50, most consecutive Fritzbox routers from AVM have received a major update with over 150 new functionality in the past few months, followed by the first distributions of the lab update 7.51 – now it’s time to fine-tune. As announced by AVM in a statement, seven Fritz boxes will be given an updated version of FritzOS 7.51 at the start of the weekend. Looking at version 7.51-105xxx on its own, version 7.51-105xxx contains only bug fixes.

These Fritz boxes are receiving the new FritzOS 7.51 beta

• Fritz Box 7590 AX
• Fritz Box 7590
• Fritz box 7530
• Fritz Box 7490
• Fritz box 4060
• Fritz box 7520
• Fritz Box 7510

the Patch notes For all Fritzbox routers in the course of the last update identical. For example, on the WLAN side, an error that occurred if the WLAN SSID name contained the special character “\” was fixed. Support issues for IPv6 connections over LISP have also been resolved.

Errors that appeared after restarting the router in question should also be a thing of the past. Here, for example, a WireGuard VPN connection cannot be established – one of the main innovations of FritzOS 7.50; In addition, it may happen that after restarting the Mesh Master or Repeater, the Smart Home devices are simply removed from the network.

The FritzOS 7.51 lab update installs for free and is easy to implement, but AVM recommends that users back up their settings beforehand. The respective software version is available via file Manufacturer’s official website Available for download and installation via the user interface of the corresponding Fritzbox router.