How to Configure the uTorrent Tab Settings
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Step 1 - Leave Media Center Master with the "Setting & Preferences" window open, and do the following:
- Open the uTorrent Program through the "Start" button, then "All Programs."
- Right click the uTorrent icon, bottom right of screen, click on "Hide/Show uTorrent" to open uTorrent window.
Step 2 - Open the "Preferences" window thru the Options Menu.
Step 3 - With the "Preferences" window open do the following:
- Click on "Connection" in the list on the left,
- Select and copy the port location listed for "Port used for incoming connections:"
Specific Information
This is the first step in a three (3) part outlined process, to enable, configure, then set the connection for a communication link to Media Center Master and uTorrent for the integration feature.
- Issues with The "WebUI I.P. or hostname:" data entry field
- The "WebUI I.P. or hostname:" data entry field is for an external communication link to:
- Connect Media Center Master to;
- Another computer in a network, or
- Another computer in a different network, having
- uTorrent installed.
- The WebUI I.P. or hostname used in these guides is "localhost" (without quotes), because:
- uTorrent is installed
- On "this computer" (i.e., localhost)
- With Media Center Master.
- A substitution for "localhost" could be
- The I.P. address (e.g., 192.168.0.108), or
- The "Computer Name" for
- "This computer" with
- Media Center Master and
- uTorrent installed.
- Although leaving the "WebUI I.P. or hostname:" data entry field blank,
- May work at times,
- It should contain one (1) of the three (3) options from above to
- Prevent errors, and
- Conflicts.
- "localhost" is chosen in these guides, because:
- It is suitable for all new users of Media Center Master.
- It eliminates
- Extra steps, and
- Extra explanations to
- Identify a user's:
- I.P. address, or
- "Computer Name".
- Issues with The "port:" data entry field
- The port number being pasted into Media Center Master, was determined by uTorrent.
- uTorrent picked an unused port, at random,
- During it's installation set-up.
Step 4a - Tick one of the two "Task Bar" buttons for Media Center Master, located at the bottom of your screen, to; Switch back to Media Center Master - "Setting & Preferences" window, leaving uTorrent with the "Preferences" window open, and do the following:
- Change views to the "uTorrent" tab settings,
- Paste the port location from uTorrent into the area for "port:,"
- Enter "localhost" (without quotes) in the area for "WebUI I.P. or hostname:,"
- Tick the check box for "Turn on uTorrent integration features,"
- Tick the check box for "Automatically clear seeding and finished torrents"
Step 4b - Switch back to uTorrent with the "Preferences" window open, leaving Media Center Master - "Setting & Preferences" window open, then choose option #1, or option #2.
- For uTorrent v3.0.0 users, continue to Step 4c.
- For uTorrent v1.8 through v2.0 users, select "Web UI" in the list to the left, and continue with the step listed here;
- Select and copy the "Username:,"
- If you remember you password, continue to Step 5,
- If you lost, or forgot your password, re-enter the password, write it down, tick "Apply" to enter it into uTorrents user settings file, then continue to Step 5.
Warning
- Do not attempt to select and copy your password, as you will lose your username.
- Do not try to switch between the two programs to copy and paste the username, then copy and paste the password.
- Both programs will block the password out after it is entered, a copy/paste will not work.
Step 4c - For uTorrent v3.0.0 users, expand the "Advanced" listing in the list to the left, select "Web UI", then do the following:
- Select and copy the "Username:,"
- If you remember you password, continue to Step 5,
- If you lost, or forgot your password, re-enter the password, write it down, tick "Apply" to enter it into uTorrents user settings file, then continue to Step 5.
Warning
- Do not attempt to select and copy your password, as you will lose your username.
- Do not try to switch between the two programs to copy and paste the username, then copy and paste the password.
- Both programs will block the password out after it is entered, a copy/paste will not work.
Specific Information
This is the second step in a three (3) part outlined process, to enable, configure, then set the connection for a communication link to Media Center Master and uTorrent for the integration feature.
- The user name and password entries are used for uTorrent's security protocol to gain access to it's Web UI feature.
- After clicking the "Save" button, the changes are saved to the different Media Center Master's registry key, string values.
- At this point, should there be no user errors, and no internal system conflicts of any kind, a communication link is set and established.
Step 5 - Switch back to Media Center Master - "Setting & Preferences" window, leaving uTorrent with the "Preferences" window open, and do the following:
- Paste the Username into "username:" input field,
- Type the Password into the "password: input field,
- Click the "Save" button to close the "Setting & Preferences" window.
Step 6 - Exit Media Center Master through the "Application" menu.