User`s guide

Synology DiskStation User's Guide
Based on DSM 3.2
120 Chapter 13: Download Files with Download Station
Create by Uploading Files
You can create download tasks by uploading the following files from your local computer to Download Station:
 Torrent files (.torrent) contain information for downloading files being shared over the BT network.
 NZB files (.nzb) contain information for retrieving posts from news servers.
 URL files (.txt) contain a list of HTTP/FTP URLs for downloading the linked files.
To create download tasks by uploading files:
1 Do any of the following:
 Click the Create button, click the button next to Open a file, and browse to the files for upload. (If you have
installed Flash Player 9 or later, you can make multiple selections.)
 Select the files on your computer's desktop or file explorer (for example, Windows Explorer or Mac Finder),
and then drag and drop them into Download Station.
2 Change your download destination, or tick the checkbox to show BT information (for ".torrent" files only)
according to your preferences.
3 Click Create.
Note:
 You can upload up to 20 files at a time.
 Drag-n-drop files from computer's desktop or file explorer is supported on specific browsers only: Chrome, Firefox
4 or onwards
Create by Entering URLs
You can create download tasks by entering URLs.
To create download tasks by entering URLs:
1 Click Add.
2 In the window that appears, enter the URLs of the file you want to download. You can enter up to 20 URLs in
the box.
Note: If you want to download a FTP folder, simply enter the FTP link with the forward slash (/) at the end of the
link. All of the files and sub-directories in the folder will be downloaded.
3 If authentication is required, tick Authentication required and enter your username and password.
4 If you want to change your download destination, click Select to select another folder.
5 Click Create.
Create via BT Search
You can search for torrent files with BT search engines to help you find your favorite downloads more easily.
Note: Before you use the Search function, make sure you have enabled at least one search engine at Setting > BT
Search. See "BT Search" on Page 119 for more information.
To create download tasks via BT search:
1 Enter a keyword in the search field at the top-left corner of BT/HTTP/FTP/NZB, and press "Enter" on your
keyboard to start searching.
2 Click Search on the left panel. The search result of available files will be listed in the main area.
3 Make your selections, and then click any of the following buttons to create download tasks:
 Download immediately: Download the selected files to the default destination folder you specified at
Setting > General. See "Default Destination Folder" on Page 118 for more information.
 Download to: Change destination folder and modifies the torrent file's URL or authentication (if required).
Click Create to create the download task.