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If you already have the torrent file saved on your computer, you can just specify its location when adding a download task through the web configurator. Another method is to use FTP or a CIFS program (Windows Explorer for example) to copy the torrent file into the torrent folder. The NSA automatically uses the torrent file.

After your P2P download and sharing are finished, you can go to the incoming folder within the destination share or folder and delete the .torrent file if you need to free up hard disk space.

9.12.3 Link Capture Browser Plugin

The link capture browser plugin is an add-on feature for your web browser. Use the plugin to directly add a file’s URL to the NSA’s download service.

Note: The link capture browser plugin is located in the included CD.

The following screen displays how the plugin works.

Figure 93 Link Capture Browser Plugin

Instead of copying and pasting a file’s URL to the NSA’s download service, you can right-click on the URL in the web browser and select Send to NSA. The URL is then added to the NSA’s download service list.

See Section 4.10.2 on page 83 and Section 4.10.3 on page 88 for tutorials about installing and using the link capture browser plugin.

Note: At the time of writing the plugin supports Internet Explorer 6.0/7.0/8.0 and Mozilla Firefox 2.0/3.0.

9.12.4 Download Service Notification

Use the download service notification to keep track of downloaded files on the NSA. You can subscribe to the NSA’s download list on your computer. When the NSA finishes downloading new files, your RSS reader displays the information and links for the files. You can also download the files from the RSS reader to your computer.

See Section 4.10.5 on page 92 for a tutorial about using the download service notification.

In the Download Service screen, select Enable Download Notify and click Apply. An RSS feed icon appears. Click the icon to subscribe to the NSA’s download list.

 

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