Options
PeerAware provides a number of settings that you can modify for client behavior and workspaces running on your computer.
Personal information
Personal information identifying you to other users in workspaces you connect to.
| Type your name as you want other users to see it | The name other users see when you connect to a workspace. By default this is set to your personal windows login name. |
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| Description | Description of you or the content you share. |
| Users in a workspace can see the address and send you e-mails. |
General
General properties for changing PeerAware behavior.
| Automatically run PeerAware when I log in to windows | If set this ensures that PeerAware is started automatically every time |
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| Display start page on startup | Display the start page when PeerAware starts. |
Shares
Describe and manage the folders you share with other users in workspaces you connect to.
| Shared folders | The list of folders you share with the workspaces you are connected to. |
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| Download folder | The folder where files downloaded from other PeerAware users are stored. |
Connection
Manage connection setting for transferring files and receiving search results.
| Automatic | Let PeerAware decide how a transfer connection should be established. Default set. |
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| Active | Let users connect to you when transferring data. Only set this option if you know all ports are open into your computer for the TCP and UDP port. |
| Passive | Always let any connection be established from you to other users. If you are connecting to another passive user, the connection will be established with the workspace as a proxy. |
| IP Address | IP address other users connect to when transferring files. |
| TCP Port | Direct transfer connections are established through this port from other PeerAware users |
| UDP Port | Search results based on your queries are sent to this port |
Manage number of concurrent upload and download connections.
| Max Uploads | Max concurrent upload connections |
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| Max Downloads | Max concurrent download connections |
Workspaces
Manage workspaces running as a service on your computer.
| Workspace list URL | The address the start page public list is retrieved from. |
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| Local workspaces | A list of workspaces running on as a service. |
Add/Edit Workspace
Add or edit a workspace running as a service on your computer.
| Name | Name of workspace |
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| Description | Description of workspace |
| Workspace script | Custom workspace script URL, for when you want to change the behavior of your workspace. |
| Max users | Max users that can connect to a workspace at a time. Default set to 500 users. |
| Minimum share | Minimum share that a user must have before a user is allowed to connect to the workspace. Default set to 0. |
| Port | Port users connect through to join the workspace. |
| Members | List of workspace members. Not required unless "Members only" is checked. |
| Members only | Allow only members of the workspace to connect. |
| Proxy passive clients | If two users are unable to connect directly to each other they can connect through the proxy if this is allowed here. |
| Secure communication | Make sure that all users connect to the workspace and each other using encrypted communication. |
| Hide shared files | Make it impossible to search for, browse or download files in the workspace. |