LaCie 2big Network 2 Hard Disk Manual - Tape Resources

LaCie 2big Network 2 • 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:
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 navigate
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 minutes
to begin).
Fig. 72
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.
Fig. 73
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. 74