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Attach

This guide will help you connect your R-50 bot to a chart in MetaTrader 4.

Time and difficulty

Duration: ⏱ 10 minutes
Difficulty: 🟢 Easy

Attach R-50 to chart​

With your single chart active, simply right click on "R-50" from the "Expert Advisors" list in your Navigator panel and select "Attach to a chart".

Attach R-50 to chart

A new window will appear for the R-50 bot. This window has several tabs (About, Common, Inputs, Dependencies).

R-50 dialog

Common tab​

Switch to the "Common" tab. This controls the permissions of the R-50 bot.

R-50 common tab

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Make sure the following checkboxes are checked:

  • Allow DLL imports
  • Allow import of external experts
  • Allow live trading

The updated "Common" tab must look like this:

R-50 common tab updated

Inputs tab​

The inputs tab controls the individual settings for the R-50 bot. This will allow you to set your risk parameters, enter your login credentials and much more.

R-50 inputs tab

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For a full list of settings and explanations please see the R-50 settings guide.

Credentials​

The only two settings we need to update are Username and Password the Server settings section. Please enter your username and password.

Once you have entered the credentials, your inputs tab should look like this:

R-50 inputs tab credentials

You can now confirm the changes by clicking on "OK" on the main window and R-50 will be added to the chart.

Setup completed​

The setup is now complete and your MetaTrader 4 terminal should look like this:

R-50 setup completed

If you see Connected to: ExpertTech the R-50 bot has successfully connected to the main server ✅

  • You can now enable "Auto Trading" by pressing the Enable auto trading button.
Issues and troubleshooting

If the setup did not work or you are seeing an error message displayed, please refer to our R-50 troubleshooting guide.