Chapter 9 Applications
9.6.3 Configuring the BitTorrent Settings
Click Applications > Download Service > Preferences > BitTorrent to open the following screen. Use this screen to configure BitTorrent settings.
Figure 93 Applications > Download Service > Preferences > BitTorrent
The following table describes the labels in this screen.
Table 37 Applications > Download Service > Preferences > BitTorrent
LABEL | DESCRIPTION |
Port Number | Assign a port number for BitTorrent downloads. You can select a |
| number from 2 to 65536. It is recommended to use a port number |
| greater than 1025. |
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Max. download | You may need to limit the bandwidth the NSA uses for BitTorrent |
rate | downloads if your network’s other Internet applications are not |
| getting enough downstream bandwidth. 0 has the NSA impose no |
| restriction. |
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Max. upload rate | You may need to limit the bandwidth the NSA uses to share files |
| through BitTorrent if your network’s other Internet applications are |
| not getting enough upstream bandwidth. 0 has the NSA impose no |
| restriction. |
| If you do not allow any uploads, (for example, you set a limit of 1 KB/ |
| s) you will not have a good standing in the BitTorrent community. |
| Note: The settings for maximum download/upload rates would |
| not affect peers accessing the NSA from the same LAN. |
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Maximum | Specify how many simultaneous BitTorrent downloads are allowed on |
Number of Active | the NSA. You can enter a number from 1 to 10. |
Torrents |
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Maximum | Specify how many simultaneous seeds are allowed on the NSA. Enter |
Number of | a number from 1 to 10. This value cannot exceed the one you |
Seeding Jobs | configured in the Maximum Number of Active Torrents field. |
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