GL-35DSR Appendix
4.3 Technical Terms
Description for terms and abbreviations used in this manual.
BitTorrent™
BitTorrent is the name of a peer-to-peer (P2P) file distribution client application and also of its
related file sharing protocol, both of which were created by programmer Bram Cohen. BitTorrent is
designed to distribute large amounts of data widely without incurring the corresponding
consumption in costly server and bandwidth resources. For more details, please refer
to www.bittorrent.com.
Torrent™
A torrent can mean either a .torrent metadata file or all files described by it, depending on context.
The torrent file contains metadata about all the files it makes downloadable, including their names
and sizes and checksums of all pieces in the torrent. It also contains the address of a tracker that
coordinates communication between the peers in the swarm.
FAT32
File Allocation Table (FAT) is a file system developed by Microsoft for MS-DOS. The FAT file
system is considered relatively uncomplicated, and is consequently supported by virtually all
existing operating systems for personal computers.
LAN
A Local Area Network (LAN) is a computer network covering a small local area, like a home, office,
or small group of buildings such as a home, office, or college.
FTP
FTP or file transfer protocol is a commonly used protocol for exchanging files over any network
that supports the TCP/IP protocol (such as the Internet or an intranet). There are two computers
involved in an FTP transfer: a server (GL-35DSR LAN) and a client (user’s computer).
SMB
Server Message Block (SMB) is a network application-level protocol mainly applied to share files,
printers, serial ports, and miscellaneous communications between nodes on a network.
4.4 FAQ
Q: FTP access on my Mac doesn’t work properly!
A: The FTP utility on the Mac will be able to read the data on the network storage but you can not
write any new data to the drive. To upload files, you will need to install a separate FTP application.
Q: I want to restart or turn off the server but it doesn’t work!
A: Make sure that there are no current file transfers in process or any other disk activities. Close
any applications that might still be accessing the GL-35DSR and then try again. After turning off
the power or pressing the power button, it will take a few seconds before the device starts to power
down.
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