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LaCie 2big Network 2 • DESIGN BY NEIL POULTON User Manual Administering Your LaCie 2big Network 2 page 54 4.14. Dashboard: Download The 2big Network 2 Dashboard features a torrent server that will allow you to download torrent files (Fig. 72). For more information on torrents, see: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BitTorrent_protocol 1. First click the Start Download Machine button. 2. To start a download, click the green plus sign next the page title (Fig. 73). 3. Choose whether the torrent source is a file or a URL, then navi- gate to the source. 4. Choose the destination (i.e., on which share the downloaded file will be stored) and click SUBMIT. 5. The file will begin downloading (can sometimes take a few min- utes to begin). 4.14.1. Download Page Settings TECHNICAL NOTE: The download manager is only available to administrators. Below the list of downloads are several settings (Fig. 74). TCP Listening port: Choose a router port through which the torrent service will operate. Download limit rate: Type a number here to restrict maximum download rates. Upload limit rate: Type a number here to restrict maximum upload rates. Max. active torrents: Type a number here to limit the number of torrents that can download/upload simultaneously. Type zero for no limit. TECHNICAL NOTE: Because the torrent client service uses bandwidth and system resources, multiple simultaneous downloads can impact 2big Network 2 performance. Additionally, even after a download has completed, it may continue to use system resources if it is uploading, as long as the torrent is active. Fig. 72 Fig. 73 Fig. 74

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LaCie 2big Network 2
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DESIGN BY NEIL POULTON
Administering Your LaCie 2big Network 2
User Manual
page 54
4.14. Dashboard: Download
The 2big Network 2 Dashboard features a torrent server that will
allow you to download torrent files (
Fig. 72
). For more information
on torrents, see:
1. First click the
Start Download Machine
button.
2. To start a download, click the green plus sign next the page title
(
Fig. 73
).
3. Choose whether the torrent source is a file or a URL, then navi-
gate to the source.
4. Choose the destination (i.e., on which share the downloaded
file will be stored) and click
SUBMIT
.
5. The file will begin downloading (can sometimes take a few min-
utes to begin).
4.14.1. Download Page Settings
TECHNICAL NOTE:
The download manager is only available to
administrators.
Below the list of downloads are several settings (
Fig. 74
).
TCP Listening port:
Choose a router port through which the torrent
service will operate.
Download limit rate:
Type a number here to restrict maximum down-
load rates.
Upload limit rate:
Type a number here to restrict maximum upload
rates.
Max. active torrents:
Type a number here to limit the number of
torrents that can download/upload simultaneously.
Type zero for
no limit.
TECHNICAL NOTE:
Because the torrent client service uses band-
width and system resources, multiple simultaneous downloads can
impact 2big Network 2 performance. Additionally, even after a
download has completed, it may continue to use system resources if
it is uploading, as long as the torrent is active.
Fig. 72
Fig. 74
Fig. 73