LinkStation 500 Series Firmware Version 4.12 Name LinkStation 500 Series Firmware Version 4.12 File ls500-412.zip Size 140,037,340 Bytes Date May 8, 2017 Platform Windows PC, Intel Mac OS Windows 10 (64-bit or 32-bit) Windows 8.1 (64-bit or 32-bit) Windows 8 (64-bit or 32-bit) Windows 7 (64-bit or 32-bit) macOS 10.12 OS X 10.11 OS X 10.10 OS X 10.9 OS X 10.8 Mac OS X 10.7 Model LS510D, LS520D, LS520DE, LS520DN Copyright Buffalo Inc. Distribution .ZIP archive by WinRAR Condition Re-distribution is not allowed. Manual Quick setup guide, user manual This product uses GPL/LGPL applicable software. You are welcome to keep, modify, and redistribute the source code. Please ask our technical support about modified GPL, applicable modules, and how to deliver them. Note: You may be charged for shipping and handling. [File Description] This file updates the LS500 series LinkStation firmware to version 4.12. If your firmware is already version 4.12 or later, you do not need this update. [How to Check Your Firmware Version] Select your LinkStation from NAS Navigator2 window. The firmware version is displayed in the bottom right corner of the screen. [Note] If you update the firmware from version 3.10 or earlier to version 4.10, some functions' operation specifications will be significantly different. For more detailed information, read the information at the link below carefully. http://d.buffalo.jp/LS500-Spec/ [How to Update the Firmware] 1. Extract the downloaded file. 2. Save the firmware image file to the unzipped folder to the LinkStation's shared folder. 3. Update the firmware from Settings. For more detailed information about updating the firmware, refer to the firmware update section in your LinkStation manual. [Release Notes] Version 4.12 [2017.5.8] Bug Fixes - Fixed a bug where an internal drive was not detected. - Fixed a bug where the E30 error message appears even if the drive is operating properly. Version 4.11 [2017.1.26] Bug Fixes - Fixed a bug where a fan error was detected on the LS510D series. Version 4.10 [2016.12.14] Bug Fixes [Access Restrictions] - Fixed a bug where access restrictions could not be configured to a USB drive. [Initialize] - Fixed a bug where some settings could not be initialized from Settings. [FTP] - Fixed a bug where a file that contained multibyte characters in its filename could not be uploaded from a FTP client program. [Folder Setup] - Fixed a bug where folder descriptions could not be displayed on Windows Explorer. [Disk Manager] - Fixed a bug where a USB drive that was formatted from Settings could not be recognized when connected to a computer. [Other] Fixed other minor bugs. Version 3.10 [2016.5.26] Bug Fixes [My LinkStation] - Fixed a bug where shared folders that contain capitalized characters from multibyte alphabets in the folder name could not be accessed. [DLNA Server] - Improved the sync speed when uploading files to the LinkStation and displayed on the DLNA clients. Version 3.00 [2016.3.14] New and Modified Features [Settings] - Mobile optimized interface is now supported. - Settings is now supported in Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, and Japanese. [Disk Manager] - Disk Manager settings page is simplified for easy configuration. - The RAID array capacity can now be expanded. [Notification Center] - Improved information messages. [Firmware Update] - Firmware release histories are now available from Settings. [System Language] - The languages on the DLNA client devices can now be changed. [DLNA Server] - DLNA module is now changed, providing from miniDLNA to DiXiM. - Playable or viewable file extensions on the DLNA client devices are now added for image, music, and movie files. Bug Fixes [My LinkStation] - Fixed a bug where Settings became frozen after uploading a file on Microsoft Edge and renaming it. - Fixed a bug where the Properties window became corrupted if an album artwork with an excessively-large file size was configured to a music file. - Fixed a bug where a folder size was displayed as zero. - Fixed a bug where multiple files could not be downloaded at the same time on Safari 9 - Fixed a bug where the folder names were not completely displayed when specifying the directory. - Fixed a bug where the recycle bin icon did not change to empty even if the recycle bin contained no files. - Fixed a bug where an error message was displayed when restoring files from the recycle bin. - Fixed a bug where special symbols !,&%[]=@{};+~$ could not be configured to a filename. [Media Player] - Fixed a bug where a file could not be played on Settings using Internet Explorer 11. [Disk Manager] - Fixed a bug where a USB drive could not be recognized. Version 2.00 [2015.10.22] New and Modified Features [WebAccess] - WebAccess is now supported. [UPS Sync] - LinkStation can now sync with APC and CyberPower UPSs. [Settings] - LinkStation is now compatible with mobile devices from initial setup. - Settings is now supported in Spanish, Swedish, and Finnish. - Improved overall usability. [My LinkStation] - Multiple word search is now available. - File uploading is now available. - Multiple files can now be automatically zipped and downloaded. [Downloader] - Modified so that the jobs could be sorted if "Queue Order" were selected in Transmission screen. [Disk Manager] - Modified so that the RAID array will not be deleted automatically in RAID 0 or linear mode when the drive is malfunctioning. - Modified so that the backup job will not run for 15 GB partitions. - Modified so that MBR-formatted 4th partitions in the USB drive will be displayed in NAS Navigator2. - Modified so that partitions 15 GB or smaller cannot be created. - Modified so that all partitions except for the USB drive will not be mounted automatically when booting up. [Direct Copy] - The save target folder can now be changed. - Modified so that the function LED extinguishes when Direct Copy is finished. [iTunes] - Playing files from multiple computers is now supported. - Modified so that the iTunes server name will be automatically changed if using the hostname for the server name and it is changed. [Publish] - Modified so that files cannot be deleted or edited. - Page numbers are added in the window. - Improved the configuration window in Publish. [Media Player] - Modified so that only MP3 and MP4 files can be played using Media Player. - Modified so that only media files can be added to the playlist. - Back button is added in the play window to return to the playlist window. [SHARED] - Modified so that files stored in the folder that were created in SHARED will be deleted from the list in SHARED by accessing SMB. - Modified so that the recycle bin option is moved from SHARED to Samba. - Modified so that configuration from does not work if any valid internal drives exist. Bug Fixes [Settings] - Fixed a bug where the time zone settings were different from initial setup wizard. Now both settings are standardized. - Fixed a bug where LinkStation was synced with NTP server at 12 am even if the NTP sync was disabled. - Fixed a bug where the link-local address was not configured when the IP address could not be assigned from DHCP server. [Login] - Fixed a bug where the login authentication was not refreshed if accessing Settings from a shortcut. [My LinkStation] - Fixed a bug where files cannot be selected when the list view was selected. - Fixed a bug where names of downloaded files were turned into garbled characters. - Fixed a bug where the page numbers could not be displayed properly. - Fixed a bug where the capacity of internal drives were displayed as the capacity of connected USB drives in NAS Navigator2. [System Log] - Fixed a bug where displayed time were not correct in FTP logs. [Disk Manager] - Fixed a bug where LS520D is not accessible after initializing the settings if multiple RAID arrays were configured. - Fixed a bug where HFS Plus-formatted drives were not displayed in NAS Navigator2. [Direct Copy] - Fixed a bug where the backup failure was not recorded in the backup log if the backup job using the USB drive was running and the USB drive was disconnected. [Sleep Timer] - Fixed a bug where LinkStation did not enter into the sleep mode after the backup job finished if the backup job was configured during the sleep timer. [SHARED] - Fixed a bug where the configuration in SHARED was also initialized if the setting initialization was operated. Version 1.10 [2015.6.30] New and Modified Features - Added logout and restart options to the menu icon. - Modified to keep the language settings since previous logout. Bug Fixes [Settings] - Fixed some texts that were displayed incorrectly and improved overall operability. [Image Viewer] - Fixed a bug where the image did not display immediately when rotating it. - Fixed a bug where the rotation of image was reset when zooming on it in and out. [Media Player] - Fixed a bug where the previous and next buttons did not work when multiple media files were added to the playlist. [Restore] - Fixed a bug where the function button setting was forcibly enabled after restarting the LinkStation.