Editing Freebox (section)

===The Freebox Server device===
The Freebox server is a DSL modem, a router, a Wi-Fi hot spot, a [[Network-attached storage|NAS]] (250&nbsp;GB hard drive), a DECT base with up to 8 connected [[DECT]] phone sets, and a [[digital video recorder]] for [[Télévision Numérique Terrestre|TNT]] also known as [[DVB-T]] and [[IPTV]]. As the firmware is updated, its functionalities increase. Most notably:
* An external hard drive can be connected to its USB and/or [[eSATA]] port. However, some TV channels cannot be recorded to an external hard drive due to copyright policy limitations. Such limitations do not apply to channels recorded from [[Télévision Numérique Terrestre|TNT]].
* The video formats supported are quite wide in range including mp4, H264, mp2, mkv, avi and others. Some formats are not supported though firmware updates may increase the number of readable file formats.
* The server automatically detects local network file shares through [[UPnP]] and can read videos from any computer on the local network.
* The server's hard drive is available from the local network to Macintosh, [[Linux]], and Windows computers. It can be made available from the WAN. <!-- if the password is strong enough. -->
* IPTV is available in real-time to any computer on the local network, if the bandwidth is sufficient and the number of simultaneous channels does not exceed 2. However, some channels are not available (most of those that cannot be recorded on an external hard drive).
* The DSL modem router can be configured either as an Ethernet router or a simple DSL modem (bridge mode).
* The server handles 3 [[Wi-Fi]] networks: a private Wi-Fi network (possibly hidden) and a so-called "FreeWifi" network which creates a [[Hotspot (Wi-Fi)|hotspot]] and allows any other Freebox customer in proximity to connect to the Internet, after entering their Free user name and password, and a hidden network dedicated to IPTV for the Freebox HD (v5) video box if you choose to link this via Wi-Fi.
* The server can be managed through its built-in Web server. Also, TV recordings can be managed from the WAN.
* Because of the changes in the hardware and capabilities, the monthly fee (initially €29.99 including the XDSL line) is now only for the services, a separate cost of €6 is added for XDSL line access, free if you have ADSL over an active POTS (monthly fee €16), but this increase includes modifications in the services fee (see below). It now includes:
** Free calls to any mobile phone in France.
** Calls to landline phones in France and 104 countries, as was already included before.
** Free calls to any phone in France from any Internet connection worldwide.
** Renting the Freebox Revolution Server and its TV box.
** IPTV is now an option (€1.99) so people who are not eligible for such services (i.e. their home is too far away from the [[Digital subscriber line access multiplexer|DSLAM]]) do not pay for it, but, as a legal twist, after an increase in VAT in order to reduce the basis of taxes for artistic creation.
* The server can act as a [[DECT]] base station for up to 8 DECT handsets.
* The server supports [[Session Initiation Protocol|SIP]] for [[VoIP]] phone calls. It allows subscribers to use their smartphone or a dedicated VoIP phone to make calls at Freebox rates instead of using the cellular network.
* The server can use an optical fiber network where available.
* The server is now compatible with [[Apple Inc.|Apple]]'s [[AirPlay]] and [[Time Machine (macOS)|Time Machine]] technologies (firmware 1.1.0, August 2011).
* A [[Catch up TV|catch-up TV]] service which covers 33 channels over the past 7 days. This service is proposed in high quality compared to its internet-based counterpart.