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FRITZ!Powerline 1240 Versions

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Comparison of all Powerline 1240-Versions[edit]

There are 2 versions of the Powerline 1240, E and AX, which differ in their WLAN performance and the number of LAN ports.

S
Model
Languages, Brandings
Internet
[Annex]
LAN
Ports
WLAN
802.11
PSTN
Lines
Phones SoC
Clock
RAM Flash USB
Host
Image
ok
sold
FRITZ!Powerline 1240E
de, en, es, fr, it, pl
avm, avme
PLC
LAN
WLAN
Gbit: 1
300 Mb
2.4GHz
- - Honeybee
650 MHz
64 MB 16 MB
- FRITZ!Powerline 1240E-Image1.jpg
eos
dead
FRITZ!Powerline 1240 AX
de, en, es, fr, it, nl, pl
avm, avme
PLC
LAN
WLAN
Gbit: 2
600 Mb
2.4GHz
Wi-Fi 6
- - Maple
1000 MHz
256 MB 128 MB - FRITZ!Powerline 1240 AX-Image1.jpg

Hardware[edit]

The E and AX versions use different WLAN-Chips / WiSoCs.

Repeater 1240-VersionsRAM-ChipsFlash-ChipsWLAN-ChipsPSU-Chips
FRITZ!Powerline 1240 AXramflashMaple
FRITZ!Powerline 1240ENT5CC64M16GP-DIHoneybee

HWRevision[edit]

The IDs of the 2 versions:

HWRev-SelectorProductIDHWRev.HWSub.Install-TypeLang.
FRITZ!Powerline 1240EFritz_Box_HW2222221mips24_16MB_plc_1eth_wlan11n_23043
FRITZ!Powerline 1240 AXFritz_Box_HW2752751none_57450

Firmware[edit]

Both versions use different firmware.

FritzOS-SelectorFirmwareCountrycountryLang.lang.fw_versionfw_infolinux_fskernel argsproviderAnnex
FRITZ!Powerline 1240Ede.: 07.16, int.: 07.16int
de
multi
de
none
FRITZ!Powerline 1240 AXde.: 07.58, int.: 07.58049de

System[edit]

There are slight differences regarding the Linux base system.

System-SelectoruClibcglibcmuslBusyBoxBB-DateBash
FRITZ!Powerline 1240E0.9.33.2
1.0.14
1.22.1
1.24.2
2016-11-01
2019-02-11
FRITZ!Powerline 1240 AX1.1.241.29.31970-01-01
Kernel-SelectorOSReleaseBuildVersComprGCCBuildrootDevDate[Layout]
FRITZ!Powerline 1240ELinux2.6.32.61
4.4.60
hroot
FRITZ!Powerline 1240 AXLinux4.4.271
  1. 1
lzma5.5.02020.02.1-g53bf1c36kbu2024-02-20fitimg

Webinterface[edit]

The main page of the Webinterface clearly shows the difference.

Model-Version Nick-Name Alias Webinterface
FRITZ!Powerline 1240E 1240e Powerline-Adapter WLAN (1240E) FRITZ!Powerline 1240E
FRITZ!Powerline 1240 AX 1240ax FRITZ!Powerline 1240 AX

Fact-Box

Base-Nick1240 +
Nick-Options1240e=FRITZ!Powerline 1240E + and 1240ax=FRITZ!Powerline 1240 AX +
Nicks1240e + and 1240ax +
Sort-Index72 + and 72.5 +