LinkStation 200 Series Firmware Updater for Windows Version 1.

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Name LinkStation 200 Series Firmware Updater

Version 1.75
File ls200-v175.zip
Size 206,580,414 bytes
Date June 17, 2020
Platform Windows PC
OS Windows 10 (64- and 32-bit), 8.1 (64- and 32-bit), 8 (64-
and 32-bit), 7 (64- and 32-bit), Vista (64- and 32-bit), XP
Models LS210D, LS220D, LS220DR, LS220DE, LS220DB
Copyright Buffalo Inc.
Distribution .ZIP archive
Condition Re-distribution is not allowed.
Manuals 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 1.75. If your unit’s firmware is already version 1.75 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 is displayed.
• Newer LinkStation firmwares 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.

[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, they 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 1.75 [2020-06-17]
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.

[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 Samba programming vulnerability (CVE-2017-15275).

Version 1.66 [2017-06-27]

Bug Fixes
• Modified to patch a Samba programming 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 Samba programming vulnerabilities (CVE-2014-0178 and
CVE-2015-0240).
• Fixed a bug where a shared folder, user, or group could not be created
if its 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 the OpenSSL programing 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 Samba programming 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 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.