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LaCie Network Space 2

• DESIGN BY NEIL POULTON

Administering Your LaCie Network Space 2

User Manual

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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 down-

load 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 band-

width 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.

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