# MT5 Settings

Use this page to review the main settings areas for **AIMS Box MT5** on MetaTrader 5.

MT5 is not the MT4 indicator with different screenshots. The MT5 build exposes its own **Inputs** tab and publishes box and filter state to the **iTradeAIMS Dashboard** Box tab.

## Open Settings[​](#open-settings "Direct link to Open Settings")

1. Right-click the chart.
2. Select **Indicators List**.
3. Select **AIMSBoxAdvancedMT5** (or **AIMS Box MT5**).
4. Select **Properties**.
5. Open the **Inputs** tab.

![AIMSBoxAdvancedMT5 Inputs tab — Box Core, Visual Settings, Higher Timeframe Levels, and Signal Filter State](/img/indicators/aims-box/mt5/mt5-inputs-settings-1.png)

Inputs (top) — box core, visuals, HTF levels, and signal level display.

![AIMSBoxAdvancedMT5 Inputs tab — Alert Settings, Gator Filter, Purple Filter, and Debug](/img/indicators/aims-box/mt5/mt5-inputs-settings-2.png)

Inputs (lower) — alerts, Gator, Purple, and diagnostic toggles.

## Settings Most Traders Touch First[​](#settings-most-traders-touch-first "Direct link to Settings Most Traders Touch First")

| Area                       | What it controls                                                                                                      |
| -------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Box core**               | Whether boxes draw, how levels update, and how setup states are evaluated                                             |
| **Visual settings**        | Box shading, signal levels, and on-chart labels                                                                       |
| **Gator / Purple filters** | Whether filtered setups show as **Blocked** instead of **Ready**                                                      |
| **ATR Box filter**         | Whether unusually tall boxes are blocked by setup logic                                                               |
| **Alert settings**         | Popup alerts for setup ready, live break, closed breakout — see [MT5 alerts](/indicators/aims-box/docs/mt5/alerts.md) |

## License[​](#license "Direct link to License")

Enter **SerialKey** exactly as issued. Remove and reattach the indicator if validation fails after correcting the key.

## When To Change Advanced Settings[​](#when-to-change-advanced-settings "Direct link to When To Change Advanced Settings")

Leave debug and experimental toggles off until you understand what each one does. If the chart becomes confusing, return to defaults and start again on one clean symbol.

## Full Reference[​](#full-reference "Direct link to Full Reference")

For a complete walkthrough of every input group (including MT4 comparison notes), see [Core settings](/indicators/aims-box/docs/configuration/settings-explained.md).

## Next Step[​](#next-step "Direct link to Next Step")

Configure [MT5 alerts](/indicators/aims-box/docs/mt5/alerts.md) or return to [Quick start on MT5](/indicators/aims-box/docs/mt5/quick-start.md).