For the correct operation of any program, its settings are very important. Incorrectly configured application, instead of stable operation, will constantly slow down, and issue errors. Doubly, this judgment is true regarding torrent customers who work with rather sensitive to the BitTorrent data transmission protocol. One of the most complex applications among such programs is Bitspirit. Let's find out how to set this difficult torrent correctly.
Program Settings at the Installation Stage
At the Installation Stage, the installer invites you to make specific settings in the program. He puts before choosing whether only one program is installed, or two more additional elements, from the installation of which, if desired, you can refuse. This is a tool for the preview of the video and the adaptation patch of the program to Windows XP and Vista operating systems. It is recommended to install all the elements, especially since they weigh quite a bit. And in the event that your computer runs on the above platforms, the patch installation is required for the correct operation of the program.
The following important setting at the installation stage is the choice of additional tasks. Among them, set the program shortcuts to the desktop and on the quick launch panel, add the program to the firewall exception list, as well as the association with it all Magnet links and torrent files. It is recommended to leave all these parameters active. Especially important is to add BITSPIRIT to the list of exceptions. Without accepting this item, the likelihood is that the program will work incorrectly. The remaining three points are not as important, and they are responsible for the convenience of working with the application, and not for correctness.
Wizard Settings
After installing the program, when it starts it, the window pops up, offering go to the setup wizard, which should carry out more accurate adjustment of the application. You can temporarily refuse to go to it, but it is recommended to make these settings immediately.
First of all, you need to choose the type of your Internet connection: ADSL, LAN at a speed of 2 to 8 MB / s, LAN at a speed of 10 to 100 MB / s or OSS (FTTB). These settings will help the program optimally organize content downloads in accordance with the connection speed.
In the next window, the setup wizard proposes to register the download path of the downloadable content. It can be left unchanged, but you can redirect to the directory you consider more convenient.
In the last window, the setup wizard offers to specify nickname and select an avatar for communication in the chat. If you are not going to communicate in the chat, but you will use the program only for file sharing, then leave the fields empty. In the opposite case, you can choose any nickname and install an avatar.
On this, the work of the BitSpirit setup wizard is completed. Now you can crime to full download and distribution of torrents.
Subsequent configuration of the program
But, in case, in the process of work, you will need to change some specific settings, or you want to adjust the BITSPIRIT functionality more accurately, you can always do this by moving from the horizontal menu of the application to the "Parameters" section.
Before you opens the BitSpirit parameters window, you can navigate with the vertical menu.
The "General" subsection indicates the general settings of the application: Association with torrent files, integration in IE, turn on the program startup, monitoring the clipboard, program behavior when it starts, etc.
Going to the Interface subsection, you can configure the appearance of the application, as you want, change the color of the download scale, add or disable alerts.
The "Tasks" subsection establishes the content loading directory, it turns on to check the downloaded files to viruses and the actions of the program are determined after the download.
In the "Connection" window, if you wish, you can specify the name of the port of incoming connections (by default it is generated independently), limit the maximum number of connections per task, limit the download speed and return. Immediately you can change the connection type that we pointed out in the setup wizard.
In subparagraph "Proxy & Nat" we can specify the address of the proxy server, or it is necessary. Especially this setting is important when working with blocked torrent trackers.
The "BitTorrent" window produces configurations of interaction on torrent protocol. Especially important functions are the inclusion of the DHT network and the possibility of encryption.
The "Advanced" subsection is accurate settings that only advanced users can work with.
In the "Caching" window, disk cache settings are made. Here you can turn it off or resize.
In the Scheduler subsection, you can control the planned tasks. By default, the scheduler is turned off, but you can turn it on by installing the checkbox with the required value.
It is necessary to consider that the settings that are located in the "Parameters" window are detailed, and in most cases, for comfortable use, Bitspirit is enough and adjustments through the settings wizard.
Update
For the correct operation of the program, it is recommended to update it with the release of new versions. But, how to find out when the torrent should be updated? You can do this in the "Help" menu section by selecting subparagraph "Check Update". After clicking on it, a page with the latest version of Bitspirit will open in the default browser installed. If the version number is different from the one that is installed with you, you should update.
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As we see, despite the seeming difficulty, the Bitspirit program is not so difficult to adjust correctly.