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====== 5.h Manage the Dashboard Download Jobs =====
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The administrator and users can automate torrent file downloads on this page. For more information on torrent files, see:
[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BitTorrent_protocol|http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BitTorrent_protocol]]

===== Start the Download Machine (Administrator only) =====
Before an administrator or user begins a torrent download, the administrator must turn the Download Machine on.
  - Launch the CloudBox Dashboard and select the Download page.
  - Click **START THE DOWNLOAD MACHINE** (bottom left). \\ {{:products:cb:screenshots:dashboard:download:start_download_machine.png?400|}} \\ 

===== Download Files =====
Once the download machine has been started, follow the steps below to automate one or more downloads:
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  - Choose the torrent source: //Local File// (computer or connected hard drive) or //URL// (internet web address). \\ \\ {{:products:cb:screenshots:dashboard:download:torrent_url.png?400|}} \\ \\ 
  - Choose the destination folder on the LaCie CloudBox: the Family folder or the administrator/user folder. A sub-folder called //Download// will be automatically created to contain the torrent file(s). Click the green check mark to begin. 
  - It may take a few minutes to start the download. \\ {{:products:cb:screenshots:dashboard:download:download_status.png?400|}} \\ \\ 

Once the download is complete, go to the Download folder within the Family or personal folder to retrieve your torrent file.

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==== Download Page Settings ====
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  * **TCP Listening port:** Click on the number to choose a router port through which the torrent service will operate. Use the port number available within your router's management software. Review the documentation for your router for instructions.
  * **Download rate limit:** Click **Unlimited** or the listed number to type a maximum download speed.
  * **Upload limit rate:** Click **Unlimited** or the listed number to type a maximum download speed. 
  * **Max. active downloads:** Click the number to limit the number of torrents that can download/upload simultaneously. Type zero for no limit.

<note tech>**Technical note:** Because downloading torrent files uses bandwidth and system resources, multiple simultaneous downloads can impact your LaCie network storage performance. Further, even after a download has completed it may still be active, which will continue to use system resources.</note>