Download Firmware Netgear ReadyNAS 6.4.1

Netgear has released ReadyNAS version 6.4.1. This software runs on Netgear’s various NAS devices, such as the ARM processor equipped RN102, RN104, RN202, RN204, RN212, RN214 and RN2120, and the x86 processor equipped RN312, RN314, RN316, RN516, RN716x, RN3130, RN3138, RN3220 and RN4220. Below are the changes and improvements Netgear has made with this release:

New Features:

• SMB clients will now see the shared quota usage when checking volume usage.
• The UI Shares page now has a new layout to provide more information at a glance. See FAQ on changes to the shares page for further information.
• Added AFP forced permission setting option for new files and folders.
• Password recovery allows for configurable options (email password recovery or recovery using physical reset button).
• SSH configuration option per user to allow shell or rsync only access.

Enhancements & Bug Fixes:

• Fixes various rsync backup issues.
• Fixes false error reports from FTP backups.
• Fixes USB devices losing their names when updating from 6.2.x.
• Fixes eSATA port on RN104.
• Fixes issue where all SMB connections would be disconnected when making share access changes to any share.
• Changed I/O handling to hopefully work better with SMR / Archive drives.
• Fixes backup log emails sending the previous job’s output.
• Fixes SMB access issues on shares restricted to the default “users” group.
• Fixes Bit Rot Protection alert messaging mechanism.
• Fixes potential network buffer overrun with heavy traffic on RN102/104/2120.
• Fixes long I/O stalls after snapshot deletion on systems with lots of data and many snapshots.
• Prompts with confirmation before executing manual volume maintenance (defrag, scrub, balance).
• Moved ssh key download under the ssh service (under settings).
• Improved the email alert settings.
• Fix update image verification issue on some RN10x machines.
• Disabled UAS mode for USB drives on RN10x and RN2120, since this was problematic with some drives.
• Fixes network settings GUI on bonded interfaces.
• Fixes packet loss on bonded interfaces when losing a link on RN2xx.
• Fixes domain joining when specifying an OU that contains spaces for the machine account.
• Accepts IPv6 AFP connections.
• Fixes hardware clock reset after updating from 6.2.x.
• Fixes network memory allocation error on RN10x / 2120 when changing MTU.
• Changed RN10x / RN2120 network LED behavior to match 6.2.x.
• Always provide the admin user access to FTP shares.
• Dynamically resizes RAID cache size as needed.
• Fixes issue with RN10x / RN2120 where the system may not power off fully.
• Allows network configuration without a gateway.
• Displays critical kernel messages on LCD.
• Fixes disabling guest access on shares.
• Fixes potential crash when taking a snapshot while balance is running.
• Fixes share quota display on SMB clients on new shares with no data.
• Fixes external storage name map getting reset after formatting an external drive.
• Mounts dirty NTFS filesystem read-only, instead of ignoring them.
• Fixes rsync backup jobs where the destination system uses an old rsync version.
• Shows external storage share capacity usage in UI Shares tab overview.
• Fixes incremental backups to local NTFS or FAT32-formatted external drives.
• Fixes premature timeouts on rsync backup jobs.

The following downloads are available:
ReadyNAS 6.4.1 for RN102 / RN104 / RN202 / RN204 / RN212 / RN214/RN2120
ReadyNAS 6.4.1 for RN312/RN314 / RN316 / RN516 / RN716x / RN3130 / RN3138 / RN3220 / RN4220