QNAP Systems Ts 253 User Guide

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DLNA Media Server 
 
 
 
QNAP DLNA Media Server is developed by QNAP. To allow DLNA media players to access and play the 
NAS multimedia content via QNAP DLNA Media Server, enable the QNAP DLNA Media Server and 
configure the Media Library and the default user account.  
 
Note:  
The contents allowed to be browsed on devices connected to the media server are based on the 
shared folder permission set for the default user account. Viewers can only watch multimedia 
contents from the...

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Download Station 
 
Download Station is a web-based download tool that allows you to download files from the Internet 
through BT, PT, Magnet Link, HTTP/HTTPS, FTP/FTPS, Xunlei, FlashGet, qqdl, Baidu Cloud downloads 
and RSS feed subscriptions. With the BT Search function, you can easily find BT seeds to download 
and make your NAS a 24/7 download center. 
 
 
This chapter covers the following topics: 
Starting Download Station 
Familiarizing yourself with Download Station 
Download Station...

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Familiarizing yourself with Download Station 
 
Menu Bar 
 
 
No Name Description 
1 Search Click the magnifier button to show the search bar, type a keyword, and then 
click “Add-on” to select the search engine. Press enter to search for BT 
seeds.  
 
Note: The BT search feature is only available after you agree to the terms 
and conditions. Go to Settings > Global >  Search.    
2 More Click to display the following: 
Settings - Configure BT or RSS settings (refer to the Download Station...

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5 Action Start all, pause all, or pause all download tasks for a specified time period, 
remove all completed tasks, remove all completed tasks and delete data. 
6 Start Start BT tasks. 
7 Pause  Pause BT tasks. 
8 Stop Stop BT tasks. 
9 Remove Click to remove BT tasks or to remove BT tasks and delete data. 
10 Summary Summary 
 
Left Panel 
Tasks: List all BT tasks based on their download status (All, Downloading, Paused, Stopped, 
Completed, Active and Inactive.) Right-click on a task to...

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Bandwidth Limit: Specify the maximum download rate of FTP download tasks. 0 means unlimited 
(the maximum number of concurrent FTP downloads for x86-based NAS models is 30, and 10 for 
ARM-based NAS models.)    
 
BT 
Connection Setting: 
o Specify the ports for BT download. The default port numbers are 6881-6889.  
o Enable UPnP port mapping: Enable automatic port mapping on the UPnP supported gateway. 
o Enable DHT network: To allow the NAS to download the files even if torrent trackers...

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Add-on 
You can enable and disable supported BT sites, torrent search engines and indexers on this page. 
New BT sites, search engines and indexers can be added as an Add-on to enrich the possibilities of 
Download Station. 
 
Tip: You can click the following link to download the developer guide for creating Download Station 
Add-ons: http://download.qnap.com/dev/download-station-addon-developers-guide_v4.pdf 
 
File Hosting Account 
You can save the login information for up to 64 HTTP and FTP...

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1. Click “Add download task” (+) and select Input URL. 
2. Enter the HTTP, FTP, or Magnet link. Note: Separate multiple entries by pressing Enter. There 
should only be one URL on each line. 
3. Click “Next”. 
4. Specify the following: 
a. Location of temporary files 
b. Location of completed downloads 
5. Specify if you want to use your account credentials. 
6. Click “Apply”. 
 
Note: You can enter up to 30 entries at one time. 
 
Managing downloads in a BT seed 
You can right-click a task and...

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Downloading an RSS file 
1. Select the file.  
2. Perform one of the following tasks. 
a. Click ”Add download task(s)”. 
b. Right-click the file and select Download. 
The NAS automatically downloads the file. You can view the download status in the Downloading list. 
 
Managing RSS subscriptions 
To manage the RSS subscriptions, right-click on an RSS feed label. You can open the RSS Download 
Manager, add, update, edit, or delete an RSS feed. 
 
Downloading torrent files using RSS Download...

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4. Click Apply. 
 
 
Tips for slow BT download rates or download errors:  
1. The torrent file has expired, the peers have stopped sharing this file, or there is error in the file. 
2. The NAS has been configured to use a fixed IP but the DNS server is not configured or it has 
failed. 
3. Set the maximum number of simultaneous downloads as 3-5 for the best download rate. 
4. The NAS is located behind a NAT router. The port settings have led to slow BT download rate or 
no response. You can try...

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Helpdesk 
 
Helpdesk allows the NAS administrator to directly submit technical support requests or to suggest 
new features to our support team. For certain technical issues, a remote support session may be 
required. For these issues, you can enable a remote support session for our support team to directly 
solve your issues over the Internet.  
 
 
The general troubleshooting process with Helpdesk is as follows: 
1. You submit a help request in Helpdesk. 
2. The QNAP technical support team...