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Attach

This guide will help you connect your R-C100 bot to a chart in MetaTrader 5.

Time and difficulty

Duration: ⏱ 10 minutes
Difficulty: 🟢 Easy

Attach R-C100 to chart​

With your single chart active, simply right click on "R-C100" from the "Expert Advisors" list in your Navigator panel and select "Attach to a chart".

Attach R-C100 to chart

A new window will appear for the R-C100 bot. This window has several tabs (About, Common, Inputs, Dependencies).

R-C100 dialog

Common tab​

Switch to the "Common" tab. This controls the permissions of the R-C100 bot.

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Make sure the following checkbox is checked:

  • Allow Algo Trading

The updated "Common" tab must look like this:

R-C100 common tab updated

Inputs tab​

The inputs tab controls the individual settings for the R-C100 bot. This will allow you to set your risk parameters, enter your login credentials and much more.

R-C100 inputs tab

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For a full list of settings and explanations please see the R-C100 settings guide.

Credentials​

We need to update the Username and Password setting inside the Server settings section. Please enter your username and password.

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

R-C100 inputs tab credentials

Symbol mapping​

Additionally, the R-C100 system requires us to specify the symbol mapping. This is required and the R-C100 system will not work unless this is entered correctly!

Please refer to our Symbol mappings guide.

R-C100 inputs tab symbol mappings

You can now confirm the changes by clicking on "OK" on the main window and R-C100 will be added to the chart.

Setup completed​

The setup is now complete and your MetaTrader 5 terminal should look like this:

R-C100 setup completed

Confirm successful setup​

To confirm the correct setup of your R-C100 bot, the following information should be visible on your chart:

  • The message Connected to: ExpertTech7 is visible
  • The message Last heartbeat: <DATE> is visible and shows the current time and date
Issues and troubleshooting

If the setup did not work or you are seeing an error message displayed, please refer to our R-C100 troubleshooting guide.

Enable AutoTrading​

In order to allow R-C100 to open and manage positions on your account, you must have the "Auto Trading" button Enable auto trading enabled!

The "Auto Trading" button remains active at all times, unless you actively want to stop the bot from placing and managing any positions.

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Congratulations, you have now successfully set up the R-C100 bot!