Fritz!Box

Fritz!Box, stylised as FRITZ!Box, is a series of residential gateway devices produced by the German company AVM GmbH. In 2010 it was estimated the series had a market share of 68% of the digital subscriber line (DSL) consumer equipment in Germany.[1]

Fritz!Box brand logo
Fritz!Box 7050 WLAN
Fritz!Box Fon WLAN 7390
Fritz!Box connections

Functionality
Main article: Comparison of Fritz!Box devices

Typical functionality of a Fritz!Box includes:

  • a built-in broadband modem:
  • a built-in LAN-WAN router, usually with a network switch supporting Fast Ethernet or, in newer models, Gigabit Ethernet
  • in nearly all models, a wireless access point:
  • a PBX, particularly in the 7xxx series models:
    • a built-in SIP client for internet telephony (VoIP)
    • a DECT base station to connect cordless handsets
    • a SIP server to connect SIP-compliant phones or software devices
    • support for physical phones (extensions) connected via ISDN and/or analog interfaces
    • an answering machine and software-based fax (receiving only)
  • in most models since 2006, a USB port to connect external storage or printer which may also be used to connect a e.g. a 3G or 4G mobile modem
  • a NAS and a DLNA/UPnP compliant media server in most models with newer firmware

Many Fritz!Boxes offer wireless repeater functionality which, in earlier firmware versions, was compatible with the IEEE 802.11-1999 standard wireless distribution system before being replaced with a proprietary system in more recent firmware versions.

IPv6 support was enabled from firmware version 4.90 onwards.

Fritz!Box devices operate under the control of Fritz!OS, a specialized Linux distribution, which provides a graphical web interface for user interaction.

Domestic versions

Fritz!Box devices with an integrated DSL modem come in three versions. The version for the German market uses an ISDN interface for voice. For the Austrian and Swiss markets the voice interface use traditional POTS and also has a German-language user interface. The international version has a multi-language web interface and provides support for POTS and usually ISDN for voice. While the international version supports both the most common ADSL Annex A POTS and ADSL Annex B ISDN, the German version offers hardware support for Annex B only, which is the sole standard used in Germany, with additional support for Annex J in newer models.

gollark: So they give land to people they deem "cool" somehow, you mean, instead of just listing it generally with low prices?
gollark: "Give nearby people free food" generally scales better, I think, since it's cheaper than land in a lot of places.
gollark: No.
gollark: *How* does it actually do that?
gollark: It serves as a subsidy for whoever happens to rent the thing first, and does not fix any underlying problem or provide people with choices.

References
  1. "Neues von der Fritz!Box". Onlinekosten.de. Retrieved 2 March 2010.
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