FRITZ!Box 5690

The FRITZ!Box 5690 brings fiber optic power directly into your home – with ultra-fast Wi-Fi 7 and maximum range. Perfect for streaming, gaming and smart networking throughout your home.

Wi-Fi 7 - ultra high-speed Wi-Fi for your home network

The FRITZ!Box 5690 boosts your Wi-Fi to a new level – with speeds up to 6.4 Gbit/s that guarantee fast downloads, reliable streaming and exciting gaming. Wi-Fi 7 offers extremely accelerated speeds, is especially robust against interference, and can use multiple Wi-Fi bands for data transmission. What's more, the FRITZ!Box 5690 supports established Wi-Fi standards such as Wi-Fi 5 and 6. Enjoy the next-generation Wi-Fi experience!

Mesh Wi-Fi with FRITZ! – the intelligent Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi, but smart: In the Mesh the FRITZ!Box as well as connected FRITZ!Repeaters and FRITZ!Powerline work together so that you can enjoy your Wi-Fi: The Mesh technology steers your devices intelligently into the best-suited Wi-Fi band or to the next wireless access point. From the Wi-Fi network of a FRITZ!Box all the way to a large Mesh Wi-Fi with multiple distributed stations: Mesh from FRITZ! provides for the best Wi-Fi in small and large environments.

High speed on the fiber optic connection

The FRITZ!Box 5690 supports AON and GPON – the common fiber optic standards in Europe. Connect it directly, or use it flexibly via a fiber optic modem (ONT). Configuration is fast and easy via app (or browser).

Intelligent automation: Smart home

The FRITZ!Box 5690 is the perfect hub for your smart home with functions for electricity, heating, lighting and more. Add intelligent automations to your home with schedules and powerful if-then routines. Operate your smart home devices conveniently with the FRITZ!App Smart Home, smart home buttons, the FRITZ!Fon, or the FRITZ!Box user interface. Enhance your home with the intelligent FRITZ! Smart Home!

  • Maximum speed and flexibility for fiber optic and DSL
  • Wi-Fi 7 up to 6.4 Gbit/s with Mesh Wi-Fi
  • Intelligent Mesh Wi-Fi extends the home network into every room
  • Intelligent automation in the smart home for DECT ULE devices
  • Convenient cordless telephony and integrated phone system
  • FRITZ! stands for regular updates and top energy efficiency

Technical specifications

Interfaces

  • 1 x fiber optic connection (LC/APC) for direct connection to AON or GPON networks
  • 1 x 2.5-gigabit WAN port (IEEE 802.3bz standard, NBASE-T)
  • 1 x 2.5-gigabit LAN
  • 2 x gigabit LAN
  • Wi-Fi 7
  • DECT base station for cordless phones and smart home
  • 1 x connection (TAE/RJ11) for analogue phone, answering machine or fax
  • 1 x USB 3.0 port for storage media and printers

Fiber optic / internet

  • Fiber optic router
  • For connecting to AON (Active Optical Network) and GPON (Gigabit-capable Passive Optical Network)
  • Supports the wavelengths TX 1310 nm and RX 1490 nm
  • Can also connect to a fiber optic modem (ONT)
  • VPN (WireGuard / IPSec)
  • Firewall / NAT with port sharing
  • Wake on LAN
  • Parental controls (time budget, youth protection filter, device block)

Wi-Fi

  • up to 6448 Mbit/s via Wi-Fi 7
  • 5 GHz: up to 5760 Mbit/s
    2.4 GHz: up to 688 Mbit/s
  • 4 x 4 MIMO at 5 GHz, 2 x 2 MIMO at 2.4 GHz
  • Mesh Wi-Fi
  • Compatible with the IEEE 802.11a/g/n/ac/ax/be Wi-Fi standards
  • Wi-Fi encryption with WPA3/WPA2
  • Easy connection at the touch of a button (WPS)
  • Wi-Fi guest access / hotspot with captive portal
  • Wi-Fi eco mode for optimal performance at minimum energy consumption
  • Turn Wi-Fi on and off using button, FRITZ!Fon, FRITZ!App, or by schedule

Smart home / media

  • Smart home features for energy and heating
  • Supports smart home devices in accordance with the DECT ULE standard
  • Automation in the smart home with schedules, scenes, and routines with if-then combinations
  • Operation of your FRITZ! Smart Home via the FRITZ!Box user interface, FRITZ!Fon, FRITZ!DECT smart switch or FRITZ!App Smart Home
  • FRITZ!NAS: Central storage for all data in the home network
  • Media server for music, photos, and videos in the home network (DLNA/UPnP AV)
  • Ideal for IPTV and streaming music and videos

Telephony

  • Phone system with DECT base station for up to six cordless phones
  • With FRITZ!Fon additional functions (e.g. calendar or weather forecast)
  • Connection for an analogue phone, answering machine, or fax
  • Registration of IP phones (LAN/Wi-Fi) SIP-compliant
  • Voice transmission encrypted upon delivery
  • Supports HD telephony for natural sound
  • DECT Eco: Wi-Fi network switches off when DECT phones on standby
  • 5 integrated answering machines with option for emailing voice messages
  • Local and online phone books (Google, Apple, CardDAV and more)
  • Fax function with option for emailing fax message
  • Call diversion, internal calls (intercom), three-way conferencing, call transfer, phone number blocks and Do Not Disturb

FRITZ!OS

  • Intuitive browser- and app-based user interface
  • Free FRITZ!Apps for smartphone: MyFRITZ!App, FRITZ!App Smart Home, FRITZ!App Fon, FRITZ!App Wi-Fi, FRITZ!App TV
  • Context-sensitive Online Help
  • Push service mails for events in the home network
  • Security functions with diagnostic tool, Automatic Update, firewall, and filter functions
  • Free updates with new functions and optimizations

Package Contents

  • FRITZ!Box 5690
  • Power adapter
  • 1.5 m LAN cable
  • 4 m fiber optic cable
  • Quick guide

Device properties

  • Dimensions (W x H x D): 254 x 63 x 191 mm
  • Average energy consumption: 8 W

Product Version Number

  • 20003146 FRITZ!Box 5690 Int. Edition
  • 20003176 FRITZ!Box 5690 AON Edition

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