Chapter 9 Applications
iTunes Server
The NSA iTunes server feature lets you use Apple’s iTunes software on a computer to play music and video files stored on the NSA. You can download iTunes from www.apple.com.
Download Service
The NSA’s download service downloads files from the Internet directly to the NSA. You do not have to download to your computer and then copy to the NSA. This can free up your computer’s system resources.
The NSA can download using these protocols.
•HTTP: The standard protocol for web pages.
•FTP: A standard Internet file transfer service.
•BitTorrent: A popular distributed
BitTorrent
The NSA includes a BitTorrent client for fast downloading and sharing of large files (such as educational public domain videos). With BitTorrent, you share while you’re downloading the file. BitTorrent breaks up the file and distributes it in hundreds of chunks. You start sharing the file as soon as you have downloaded a single chunk.
Web Publishing
Web publishing lets you “publish” shares (containing folders and files) on the NSA so people can access the files using a web browser without having to log into the Home screens. This way you can share files with others without them having to know and enter a username and password.
For example, if you want to share photos in a FamilyPhotos share, you could “web publish” it and others could use a web browser to access the photos at http://my-
Broadcatching
Broadcatching is the downloading of digital content from Internet feeds. Use broadcatching to have the NSA download frequently updated digital content like TV programs, radio shows, podcasts (audio files), and blogs.
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