LS200 Series Firmware Updater for Windows Version 1.84 Name LS200 Series Firmware Updater Version 1.84 File ls200-v184.zip Size 206,718,594 bytes Date April 2, 2024 Platform Windows PC OS Windows 11, 10 (64- and 32-bit), 8.1 (64- and 32-bit), 8 (64- and 32-bit), 7 (64- and 32-bit) Models LS210D, LS220D, LS220DR, LS220DE, LS220DB Copyright Buffalo Inc. Distribution .ZIP archive Condition Re-distribution is not allowed. Documentation Quick setup guide, user manual This product uses GPL/LGPL applicable software and you are welcome to keep, modify, and redistribute the source code. Please ask our technical support representatives about modified GPL and applicable modules, and how to deliver them. You may be charged for the delivery cost. [Software Description] This software will update the LS200 series LinkStations’ firmware to version 1.84. If your unit’s firmware is already version 1.84 or later, you don’t need this update. [How to Verify the Firmware Version] Select your LinkStation from NAS Navigator2. The firmware version is displayed on the bottom right corner of the window. If the hostname contains “EM”, the LinkStation is in emergency mode. In such a case, try updating the firmware to recover it. [Notes] • After updating to this firmware version, EXT3-formatted USB drives will be rendered read-only. • Please consult technical support or your local customer service representative if the firmware update causes unexpected issues. • Do not turn off the LinkStation until the firmware update is completed and the “Finished” message appears. • Newer LinkStation firmware versions may cause the “unknown error” message to appear in NAS Navigator2. If this message appears, update NAS Navigator2 to the latest version. • When you open Settings after updating to this firmware version, the page may still be displaying “Reading”. In such a case, clear the web browser cache and try again. • After updating to this firmware version, shared folders may be inaccessible. In such a case, change the SMB settings from Settings as below: ◦ Either “Switch between SMB2 and SMB1 automatically” or “SMB2 only” for SMB protocol ◦ “Disabled” for SMB signing [How to Update the Firmware] 1. Connect the LinkStation and a computer to run the updater on the same network subnet. The subnet masks should be the same and the first three numbers of the IP addresses should be the same. The last number of the IP addresses should be different. For example, if the IP address and subnet mask of the computer are “192.168.0.10/255.255.255.0” and the IP address and subnet mask of the LinkStation are “192.168.1.150/255.255.255.0”, then the updater will not work properly. In such a case, reconfigure the LinkStation’s IP address and subnet mask to “192.168.0.150/255.255.255.0”. Then, the devices will be on the same subnet and the updater will work properly. 2. Exit all applications. Also, stop or exit any firewall software. 3. Extract the downloaded file and run “LSUpdater.exe”. When a LinkStation is detected, an update window will open. 4. If multiple LinkStations are connected to the network, select which LinkStation to update. 5. Click ‘Update’ and enter the LinkStation’s admin password. 6. Click ‘OK’. 7. It will take several minutes for the firmware to update. During the update process, the power LED will blink amber. Don’t disconnect or power down the LinkStation until the update is finished. 8. When the update is finished, a message will be displayed. [Release Notes] Version 1.84 [2024-04-02] Bug Fixes [SMB] • Fixed a bug where shared folders became inaccessible after updating to firmware version 1.80 or later. Version 1.82 [2024-03-11] Added and Modified Features [Settings] • Now supports TLS 1.2 to improve the security level for SSL. Bug Fixes [WebAccess] • Modified to patch a vulnerability (CVE-2004-2320). [Update] • Modified to patch a vulnerability (CVE-2023-51073). [Settings] • Modified to patch vulnerabilities (CWE-22 and CWE-693). Version 1.80 [2023-08-03] Added and Modified Features [SMB] • Now supports SMB signing. [WebAccess] • Modified the architecture to no longer use Adobe Flash since Adobe is terminating Flash support. Bug Fixes [WebAccess] • Fixed a bug where the time settings for “Session Timeout” cannot be entered if “Exclusive Session” is disabled. [USB Drives] • Fixed a bug where formatting sometimes failed. [Email Notification] • Fixed a bug where the feature cannot be configured using the Microsoft Exchange Online account. • Fixed a bug where a notification email was not sent if the mail server account password contains “=”. [System] • Fixed a bug where the “Size on disk” of files on the LinkStation appeared as a larger than the actual size on devices running Windows 8.1 or later. [Settings] • Fixed a bug where the “View Manual” button did not work even if connected to the Internet. • Fixed other minor bugs. Version 1.78 [2022-01-18] Bug Fixes [SMB] • Modified to patch a vulnerability (CVE-2020-25717). Version 1.76 [2021-08-30] Added and Modified Features [Drives] • Modified the drive check process that occurs at startup for the LS200 series LinkStations (but not for the LS210D models). Version 1.75 [2020-06-08] Bug Fixes [SMB] • Fixed a bug where the LinkStation becomes inaccessible if it is powered up while a USB drive is connected. [IP Address] • Fixed a bug where the LinkStation does not respond depending on the MTU settings of a computer. [Name/Time/Language] • Fixed a bug where the time changed when the NTP server was not accessible while the NTP feature was enabled. [Others] • Fixed minor bugs. Version 1.74 [2020-02-05] Added and Modified Features [SMB] • Modified so that SMB protocol versions to be enabled become selectable. Bug Fixes [WebAccess] • Fixed a bug where files were not accessible via WebAccess if UPnP is enabled for the WebAccess settings. Version 1.73 [2019-12-03] Bug Fixes [System] • Modified to patch vulnerabilities (CVE-2018-13318, CVE-2018-13319, CVE-2018-13320, CVE-2018-13321, CVE-2018-13322, CVE-2018-13323, and CVE-2018-13324). Version 1.70 [2018-09-13] Added and Modified Features • Increased the security level. • Changed the default setting of SMB2 protocol to enabled. Depending on your environment, performance may decrease when the SMB2 protocol is enabled. Version 1.67 [2018-01-30] Bug Fixes • Modified to patch a vulnerability (CVE-2017-15275). Version 1.66 [2017-06-27] Bug Fixes • Modified to patch a vulnerability (CVE-2017-7494). Version 1.65 [2017-03-06] Bug Fixes • Fixed a bug where HFS Plus-formatted USB drives could not be recognized. Version 1.63 [2015-10-05] Added and Modified Features • Improved recognition accuracy when connecting USB drives. Bug Fixes • Fixed a bug where access restriction settings were disabled when restarting the LinkStation after configuring domain user access restrictions for the shared folders. If this occurs, the settings will not be restored even if the firmware update is applied. In such a case, configure the access restrictions again after the firmware update. • Modified to patch vulnerabilities (CVE-2014-0178 and CVE-2015-0240). • Fixed a bug where a shared folder, user, or group could not be created if the name contains specific characters. • Fixed a bug where a backup job could not be added if the backup target folder name contains a double-byte space. Version 1.62 [2015-01-14] Bug Fixes • Modified to patch vulnerabilities (CVE-2014-3567, CVE-2014-3568, and CVE-2014-5139). • Fixed a bug where Settings cannot be accessed if the internal database error for domain access could not be fixed during bootup. • Modified to patch vulnerabilities (CVE-2014-0244 and CVE-2014-3493). Version 1.61 [2014-10-14] Bug Fixes • Modified to patch Bash programming vulnerabilities (CVE-2014-6271 and CVE-2014-7169). Version 1.60 [2014-09-02] Added and Modified Features • Changed the default setting of AFP to disabled. • Reduced the startup time until the product is on. Bug Fixes • Fixed a bug where the default gateway could not be configured from NAS Navigator2 and SmartPhone Navigator. • Fixed a bug where AFP and FTP settings were restored to the default values after the unit is initialized using the function button. • Fixed a bug where the “Unable to format the drive.” message appears if an external hard drive with too many files (one million or more files) was formatted. • Fixed a bug where a backup job fails if an exFAT-formatted external drive was configured as a backup destination. • Fixed a bug where the Direct Copy target folder could not be configured. Version 1.44 [2014-04-08] Bug Fixes • Improved RAID mode descriptions in Settings when viewed from mobile devices. Version 1.42 [2014-03-11] Bug Fixes • Fixed a bug where users with certain user IDs could not be deleted. • Fixed a bug where up to 2047 GB were allocated as the quota size. • Jumbo frame sizes are now shown as the actual size of sent data. • Fixed a bug that left LinkStations with SMB enabled vulnerable to denial-of-service attacks. • Fixed a bug where files in the recycle bin might become corrupted when deleted from a shared folder with OS X 10.6.8. • Fixed a bug where the date in the sent email header was blank. Version 1.41 [2014-02-19] • Initial release. Bug Fixes • Fixed a bug where the LinkStation lost connection to 100 or 10 Mbps networks after restarting.