Difference between revisions of "Usage Preferences"
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*'''Bandwidth Limits''' | *'''Bandwidth Limits''' | ||
| − | **'''Download''': | + | **'''Download''': Maximum download speed to allow |
| − | **'''Upload''': | + | **'''Upload''': Maximum upload speed to allow |
| − | **'''Slot Allocation''': | + | **'''Slot Allocation''': Define speed for every [[slot allocation|allocated slot]] |
*'''Line Capacities''' | *'''Line Capacities''' | ||
| − | **'''Download''': | + | **'''Download''': Download speed your line is capable of performing. This is only used for [[Usage_Statistics|Statistics]] and the speed bar in the [[Usage_Tray icon|SysTray icon]] |
| − | **'''Upload''': | + | **'''Upload''': Upload speed your line is capable of performing. This is only used for [[Usage_Statistics|Statistics]] and the speed bar in the [[Usage_Tray icon|SysTray icon]] |
| − | *'''Standard client TCP Port''': | + | *'''Standard client TCP Port''': [[Standard client TCP port]] aMule will use |
*'''Extended client UDP Port''' | *'''Extended client UDP Port''' | ||
| − | **'''Extended client UDP Port''': | + | **'''Extended client UDP Port''': [[Extended client UDP port]] aMule will use |
| − | **'''disable''': | + | **'''disable''': Disable the Extended client UDP port. This will decrease aMule's performance and usage in some apsects, but will free a port |
| − | *'''UDP port for extended server requests''': | + | *'''UDP port for extended server requests''': This field cannot be modified. It is there only so that the user remembers about the [[extended server requests UDP port]]'s existence and easily knows which numbre it is assigned |
| − | *'''Max Sources per File''': | + | *'''Max Sources per File''': Maximum amount of sources that will be remembered for every file |
| − | *'''Connection Limits''': | + | *'''Connection Limits''': Maximum amount of simoultanous connections |
*'''Networks''' | *'''Networks''' | ||
| − | **'''ED2K''': | + | **'''ED2K''': Enable the ED2K network. If disabled, it will only be possible to connect by explicitly doing so from the [[Usage_Networks|Networks]] window |
| − | **'''Kademlia''': | + | **'''Kademlia''': Enable the Kademlia network. If disabled, it will only be possible to connect by explicitly doing so from the [[Usage_Networks|Networks]] window |
| − | *'''Autoconnect on startup''': | + | *'''Autoconnect on startup''': Connect aMule to the enabled netwrks when it starts |
| − | *'''Reconnect on loss''': | + | *'''Reconnect on loss''': Atempt to connect to a server when disconnected. If it was disconnected because of an error, it will attempt to connect to the same server it was connected to. Otherwise, if it was explicitly disconnected by the server, it will attempt to connect to just any other server |
| − | *'''Show overhead bandwidth''': | + | *'''Show overhead bandwidth''': Show in the [[Usage_Statusbar|Status bar]] the bandwidth that control packets take |
=== Proxy === | === Proxy === | ||
Revision as of 05:21, 14 December 2005
Contents
Description
The Preferences window allows to easily set aMule's settings.
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Usage
The preferences options are divided into sections. Each section groups options with similar targets.
You can view the available options by clicking th apropiate section in the list by the left side of the window.
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General
This section contains options regarding general aspects of aMule.
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The descritpion for each item follows:
- Nick: Username to use
- Language: Language in which text will be displayed(it requires to have the appropiate LC_ALL (or LC_MESSAGES) variable on UNIX systems). System default sets the system's language
- Misc Options
- Check for new versions at startup: If checked, when aMule start it will check f new aMule releases are available and show a message if there are
- Start minimized: Minimize aMule when it starts
- Prompt on exit: When closing aMule ask for confirmation
- Enable Tray Icon: Show a tray icon for aMule
- Minimize to trayicon: When minimizing aMule, hide the window completely so it can only be unminimized from the systray icon (see the usage article about tray icon). This option will only be available when Enable Tray Icon option is enabled
- Tooltip Delay Time in secs: Seconds it takes for the systray tooltip to appear (see the usage article about tray icon)
- Browser Selection
- Browser Selection: Select the browser yuo want aMule to use when opening web sites
- Custom Browser: When selecting Custom browser in the browser selection list, this box will be active so yuo can enter the browser command to use to start a browser. Use the Browse button to browse the filesystem for the browser
- Open in new tab if possible: Some browsers allow for pages to be started in new tabs rather than overriding the web site it was viewing so, if possible, when this option is enabled, open web sites in a new tab
Connection
This section contains options regarding connections aMule.
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The descritpion for each item follows:
- Bandwidth Limits
- Download: Maximum download speed to allow
- Upload: Maximum upload speed to allow
- Slot Allocation: Define speed for every allocated slot
- Line Capacities
- Download: Download speed your line is capable of performing. This is only used for Statistics and the speed bar in the SysTray icon
- Upload: Upload speed your line is capable of performing. This is only used for Statistics and the speed bar in the SysTray icon
- Standard client TCP Port: Standard client TCP port aMule will use
- Extended client UDP Port
- Extended client UDP Port: Extended client UDP port aMule will use
- disable: Disable the Extended client UDP port. This will decrease aMule's performance and usage in some apsects, but will free a port
- UDP port for extended server requests: This field cannot be modified. It is there only so that the user remembers about the extended server requests UDP port's existence and easily knows which numbre it is assigned
- Max Sources per File: Maximum amount of sources that will be remembered for every file
- Connection Limits: Maximum amount of simoultanous connections
- Networks
- Autoconnect on startup: Connect aMule to the enabled netwrks when it starts
- Reconnect on loss: Atempt to connect to a server when disconnected. If it was disconnected because of an error, it will attempt to connect to the same server it was connected to. Otherwise, if it was explicitly disconnected by the server, it will attempt to connect to just any other server
- Show overhead bandwidth: Show in the Status bar the bandwidth that control packets take
Proxy
This section contains options regarding connection aMule through a proxy.
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The descritpion for each item follows:
- General
- Enable Proxy:
- Proxy type:
- Proxy host:
- Proxy port:
- Authentication:
- Enable authentication:
- Username:
- Password:
- Automatic server connect without proxy:
Message Filter
This section contains options regarding messages filtering in aMule.
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The descritpion for each item follows:
- Filter incoming messages:
- Filtering Options
- Filter all messages:
- Filter messages from people not on your friend list:
- Filter messages from unknown clients:
- Filter messages containing:
Remote Controls
This section contains options regarding controling aMule remotely.
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The descritpion for each item follows:
- Webserver Parameters
- Webserver port:
- page Refresh Time:
- Enable Gzip compression:
- Enable Low rights User:
- Full rights password:
- Low rights password:
- Web template:
- External Connection Parameters
- Accept external connections:
- IP of the listening interface:
- TCP port:
- Password:
Online Signature
This section contains options regarding aMule's Online Signature.
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The descritpion for each item follows:
- Enable Online-Signature:
- Update Frequency:
- Online Signature Directory:
Server
This section contains options regarding connecting aMule to servers.
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The descritpion for each item follows:
- Remove dead server:
- Remove dead server after X retries:
- Auto-update serverlist at startup:
- List:
- Update serverlist when connecting to a server
- Update serverlist when a client connect
- Use priority system
- Use smart LowID check on connect
- Safe connect
- Autoconnect to servers in static list only
- Set manually added servers to High Priority
Files
This section contains options regarding aMule's downloading files.
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The descritpion for each item follows:
- Intelligent Corruption Handling
- I.C.H. active
- AICH trusts every hash
- Add fiels to download in pause mode
- Add files to download with auto priority
- Try to download first and last chunks first
- Add new shared files with auto priority
- Try to transfer full chunks to all uploads
- Start next paused file when a file completed
- From the same category
- Save 5 sources on rare files
- Disk space
- Check Disk Space:
- Min Disk Space:
- Execute command on file completion
- Enable command execution:
- Command:
Sources Dropping
This section contains options regarding aMule source dropping algorithm.
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The descritpion for each item follows:
- Sources with no needed file-parts:
- Enable auto drop Full Queue Sources:
- High Queue Rating Sources Handling
- Enable auto drop High Queue Rating Sources:
- High Queue Rating value:
- Auto Drop Sources Timer:
Directores
This section contains options regarding aMule's directories.
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The descritpion for each item follows:
- Incoming Directory:
- Temporary Directory:
- Shared Directories:
- Share hidden files:
- Video Player:
Statistics
This section contains options regarding aMule's statistics.
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The descritpion for each item follows:
- Graphs
- Update delay:
- Time for average graph:
- Connections Graph Scale:
- Select Statistcs Colors:
- Statistics Tree
- Update delay:
- Number of Client Versions shown:
Security
This section contains options regarding aMule's security.
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The descritpion for each item follows:
- File Options
- Who can see shared files:
- Default Permissions
- Files:
- Directories:
- IP-Filtering
- Enable IP-Filtering:
- Reload List:
- Auto-update ipfilter at startup:
- URL:
- Update now:
- Filtering Level:
- Always filter LAN IPs:
- Use Secure Identification:
GUI Tweaks
This section contains advanced options regarding aMule's GUI.
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The descritpion for each item follows:
- Download Queue Files Progress
- Show percentage:
- Show progressbar:
- Progressbar Style:
- Skin Support
- Use skin file to set aMule bitmaps:
- Skin file:
- Auto-sort files in the download queue:
- Misc GUI Tweaks
- Show Fast ED2K Links Handler:
- Show extended info on categories tabs:
- Show transfer rates on title:
- Vertical toolbar orientation:
Core Tweaks
This section contains advanced options regarding aMule's core system.
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The descritpion for each item follows:
- Max new connections / 5 secs:
- File Buffer Size:
- Upload Queue Size:
- Server connection refresh interval:
Debugging
This section contains advanced options for debugging aMule.
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You may enable extra debugging output to your aMule log by enabling the Enable Verbose Debug-Logging. checkbox.
Once enabled, you may define what exact debug messages you want to get in the log by enabling/disabling the options in the Message Categories list.
This whole debugging preferences window should not be touched unless you know what you are doing. Therefore, its options will not be described.
Overview
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