``` Product: FRITZ!Repeater 1200 AX Version: FRITZ!OS 8.20 Language: German, English, French, Italian, Spanish, Polish, Dutch Release Date: 12/16/2025 ``` **New features with FRITZ!OS 8.20** - NEW: Smart Networking (1) - NEW: Simplified access to the user interfaces of FRITZ!Repeaters (2) - several corrections and stability improvements (1) Smart Networking In a home network consisting of a FRITZ!Box and more than one FRITZ!Repeater, the W-Fi connections of the repeaters are re-evaluated and optimized whenever changes are made in the home network or a repeater is restarted. Example: A FRITZ!Repeater is already connected to the home network. A second FRITZ!Repeater is added and connected directly to the FRITZ!Box. It can then be moved and plugged into the desired location. The repeaters now re-evaluate the situation and decide whether the new repeater should connect to the first repeater, or whether it should remain connected to the FRITZ!Box. Requirement: FRITZ!OS 8.10 is installed on the FRITZ!Box and all of the FRITZ!Repeaters. This option can be disabled in the FRITZ!Box user interface under 'Home Network > Mesh > Mesh Settings'. (2) Simplified access to the user interfaces of FRITZ!Repeaters When switching from the FRITZ!Box user interface to the user interface of a FRITZ!Repeater in the Mesh, it is not necessary to re-enter any login data (single-sign-on). Requirement: FRITZ!OS 8.10 is installed on the FRITZ!Box and all of the FRITZ!Repeaters. **Further Improvements of FRITZ!OS 8.20** - **Improved** Improved interoperability to several devices - **Changed** For improved compatibility with older wireless devices, security settings can be adjusted on the "Wi-Fi > Security" page - **Changed** Wi-Fi encryption switched to WPA2/WPA3 ("Transition Mode") (devices with Wi-Fi 7) - **Changed** Incongruous information text for configuration of the Wi-Fi guest access on the Mesh Repeater removed - **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** 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 - **Fixed** When 5-GHz channels were checked for radar (DFS), no wait cursor was displayed under these channels in the user interface ------------------------------------------------------------- **Automatic detection an configuration of operating mode** For configuration of a FRITZ!Repeater in "LAN Bridge" mode (using a repeater connected with the FRITZ!Box by cable as the wireless access point), previously the FRITZ!Repeater user interface had to be opened. Making this setting is no longer necessary with this lab version - the FRITZ!Repeater automatically detects the operating mode. - Factory settings must be configured in the FRITZ!Repeater (to reset the factory settings: Wait 2 minutes for the FRITZ!Repeater to be completely startet, than press and hold the button on the repeater for at least 15 seconds). - Remove the repeater from the outlet. - Connect the FRITZ!Repeater with any LAN port on the FRITZ!Box via LAN cable. - Insert the FRITZ!Repeater into an electrical outlet. Upon starting, the repeater is already set to "LAN Bridge" mode. - Now enable the repeater for Mesh (press briefly on the button on the repeater, and briefly on the "Connect/WPS" or "WPS" button on the FRITZ!Box). Now the repeater adopts the settings and forms a Mesh Wi-Fi with the FRITZ!Box. More information on this subject is available at en.avm.de/mesh. - If you want to switch back to a connection of the FRITZ!Repeater to the FRITZ!Box via WiFi, remove the LAN-cabel from the FRITZ!Repeater and repeat the process without connecting a LAN-Cable ------------------------------------------------ **Restoring factory defaults** To reset the FRITZ!Repeater to factory settings: Wait 2 minutes for the FRITZ!Repeater to be completely startet, then press and hold the button on the repeater for at least 15 seconds ------------------------------------------------ **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 "fritz.box / Home Network / Mesh". Here the products in the Mesh are designated with a corresponding "Mesh active" icon. A FRITZ!Repeater or FRITZ!Powerline adapter can be enabled for Mesh in various ways: - If the FRITZ!Repeater or FRITZ!Powerline adapter has the factory settings configured and is being connected with the FRITZ!Box via WPS for the first time, it will be automatically enabled for Mesh. - If the FRITZ!Repeater or FRITZ!Powerline adapter 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. ----------------------------------------------- **Set factory default** For restoring the repeater to factory defaults, press the "Connect" button for 15 seconds ----------------------------------------------- We recommend to always keep all your FRITZ!-Products up to date as every update also improves security features of FRITZ!Box and FRITZ!Repeater KSH20251216