Lacie Network Space 2 User Manual - Page 48
Dashboard: Download, 4.12.1. Download Settings - torrent
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LaCie Network Space 2 • DESIGN BY NEIL POULTON User Manual Administering Your LaCie Network Space 2 page 48 4.12. Dashboard: Download The Network Space 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). 4.12.1. Download Page Settings 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 2imum download rates. Upload limit rate: Type a number here to restrict 2imum upload rates. 2. 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 Network Space 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