Reports of vulnerability related to WPS are currently appearing in the media. The models of the FRITZ!Box family are not affected by this, as they do not feature continuously activated WPS.
In order to connect the FRITZ!Box to another WLAN device, the user has to temporarily activate WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup) – this can be done using either the WPS button or the FRITZ!Box user interface. A secure connection can then be established within two minutes.
WPS disabled automatically after connecting
Once the connection has been successfully established or the two minutes have elapsed, the WPS function on the FRITZ!Box is once again automatically deactivated. If multiple devices simultaneously attempt to establish a WPS connection, WPS is immediately deactivated, preventing any external access to the FRITZ!Box.
WPS makes it simple to establish a secure WLAN connection
WPS, the standard developed by the Wi-Fi Alliance, serves to simplify the setup of an encrypted wireless home network. This method makes it much easier to add new devices to an existing WLAN, relieving the user of the often burdensome task of entering a complex encryption code.

Until pretty recently Internet Telephony didn’t leave small businesses with up to 20 people with much choice. On one end you could find ASTERISK whereas on the other end you were left with Skype.
Now there is a serious third option for small business use which it much easier to set up than Asterisk but offers you much more functions and flexibility than Skype. As with Asterisk you can choose your VoIP Service provider, incoming phone numbers and digital lines from hundreds of the new Internet Telco’s from anywhere worldwide. On the other hand you have an intuitive user Interface that makes the setup very easy and lets you set up a whole wireless office network right out of FRITZ!Box within 2-3 hours.
Functions like Voicemail, FAX2email, VPN, integrated Print server just to name a few features really make FRTIZ!Box become the centerpiece of your office. The integrated superfast Wi-Fi N, Gigabit LAN Router and ADSL/ VDSL Modem unit make your modem obsolete and enhance your network speed while clearing the cable spaghetti from your office. With more than 10 Million units sold at a fraction of the cost of an Asterisk system the red little box also became known as the “Swiss Army Knife” of communications and network Infrastructure.

This week I write a shot tutorial on how to use FRITZ!Box behind a cable Modem.

You have to connect your FRITZ!Box via Network cable on the “LAN1” Port of FRITZ!Box and connect your computer to FRITZ!Box either via LAN or Wi-Fi.

To see all the following settings please activate the Expert Mode in the System folder first. Now copy the settings in the screenshot.

For upstream / downstream please insert the Internet speed data for your line. Save the settings.

Last but not least you will need to restart your cable modem & FRITZ!Box by unplugging them from the power mains for a moment.

Now everything should be working!

VDSL stands for (Very-High-Bitrate Digital Subscriber Line). The VDSL protocol was standardized by the ITU in February 2006 and is now being deployed in more than 30 countries.

In Thailand True telecom offers VDSL with 50Mbit downstream and 20Mbit upstream for currently 3599 Baht/month.

FRITZ!Box Fon WLAN 7390 is one of the very few VDSL Modems available on the Thai Market. With integrated high-speed Wi-Fi N and 4 ports Gigabit LAN the FRITZ!Box is certainly the most outstanding VDSL Product in the market.

Your employees enjoy checking the latest comments on their Facebook and chatting via Windows Messenger? That’s fine if they need a short break or if there are no tasks pending. But sometimes, depending on their personality, they get easily distracted and have problems to concentrate on their designated duties.

If employees are spending unacceptable long on these sites the P-word (productivity) will pop up:

For example, if every employee in a 50-employee company spent 30 minutes on social networking every day of a working week, that would total a cumulative productivity loss of 6,500 hours in one year. Now when you factor in how much each hour costs in salaries, you get a better and convincing picture.

Recent surveys found out that nearly 60% of work interruptions involve either using tools like private email, social networks, text messaging, instant messaging or switching windows among different standalone tools and applications.

And, not to forget, using social networking sites with their posted video links may take a high amount of bandwidth depending on your internet line. Furthermore there is still the threat of web-borne viruses and malware finding a way to your business computers via Facebook applications to infect it with malicious codes to collect commercial data.

Soon AVM will have a solution for this problem. The upcoming firmware for the FRITZ!Box 7390 and 7270 will enable you to monitor and control web surfing activities of your employees. So if needed, you can easily block certain websites for dedicated persons working in your office.

At the moment there is a Beta version available but I suggest that you wait for the final firmware as we noticed some stability problems when testing it at our office. I will let you know in my blog as soon as it comes available.

Here is an extract from a recent Article in the Bangkok Post:

TOT Plc has introduced a new low-price promotion for its high-speed internet service in a bid to win customers back from private-sector internet providers.

"We just finished our 7-billion-baht network upgrading and IP broadband project, and now we are ready to prove to customers that our quality can compete with others," said Mr Morakot.

The competition is expected to get even tougher, he said, predicting that by the end of this year, local users would be able to obtain speeds of 8 Mbps at only 590 baht.

Currently, there are 2.7 million broadband users in the Thai market. TOT still leads with 1.1 million customers. True Online and 3BB are ranked second and third with a combined 1.6 million.

What do you usually do if a guest comes to your office and asks you to access the Internet? Most of us would just share the WLAN Key with our visitors. However, if we have shared folders in our office network EVERYONE within the same Network can access them. So it’s very easy for any guest to get insight into confidential data from your company. To prevent handing out the WLAN Network key and still allow guests to go online FRITZ!Box 7270 & 7390 now offer a WLAN guest access for visitors that is completely separated from your Network, meaning that visitors can surf the Internet without passing on the WLAN network key for your network. You can offer a Guest WLAN Key and even define how long they can use this access.

 In future, the FRITZ!Powerline 500E will help in situations where a network connection is required but new cabling is to be avoided. The small adapter extends the Gigabit LAN cable via the house power line, meaning that each socket in the house becomes a network connection. Startup is incredibly simple – plug in, connect the PC or network device and that’s it! The user interface provides an overview of the whole Powerline network. FRITZ!Powerline 500E is fitted with a 128-bit AES encryption ex works and is based on the standard IEEE P1901, supporting speeds of up to 500 Mbit/s. P1901 is compatible with the forthcoming HomePlug AV 2 standard.

LTE stands for Long Term Evolution, the upcoming mobile phone internet standard also known as 4G. With significantly faster speeds than WiMax LTE is rightly called 4G. With theoretical download speeds of 100 Mbit LTE is also much faster than the current 3G Networks. Driven by ever increasing data traffic LTE is fast evolving to become the new standard for the mobile Internet. Especially in rural areas were ADSL is not available or just at low speeds LTE is hailed to be the solution. With the rise of subscriptions however the traffic speeds will decrease as more and more users have to share bandwidth. End of 2010 Ericson was showcasing LTE in Thailand. The NTC (National Telecommunications Commission) expressed its willingness to use 2.3GHz-2.5GHz bands. Meanwhile AVM is showing its first Fritz!Box LTE at the CEBIT 2011 in Hanover.

Ever got stuck with a bad WLAN reception in your house or office building? AVM came up with a solution to this problem. The FRITZ!WLAN Repeater N/G  is a real marvel. Just plug the device into any power outlet, press the touch screen display and you instantly increase the range of you Wifi Network. To access more settings you can either navigate through the touch screen display or even easier – just type fritz.reapeater into your bowser line.

The just released firmware update now even offers music streaming from your computer or via integrated online radio. Just attach a pair or stereo speakers to the repeater… Find out more here