Set up eMule

eMule downloading is not enabled by default. You will need to enable eMule before configuring its settings.

To enable eMule:

1. Click the gear icon at the bottom of Download Station, go to Download Station > General, and tick Enable eMule downloads.
2. Click OK.

Now you can click the eMule tab at the bottom of Download Station, and then click the gear icon at the bottom of Download Station to manage the following settings of eMule.

General

In this section, you can manage the settings of ED2K server, notification, and protocol obfuscation.

Server

Tick any of the following and click OK to manage server settings.

• Automatically update server list when connected to a server or client allows you to retrieve server lists from other servers or eMule clients.
• Connect to server automatically allows Download Station to connect to ED2K server automatically.

Notification

You can have Download Station send email or desktop notifications when a task is completed.

Before you start:

For the setting to take effect, you must go to Control Panel > Notification and enter the SMTP settings.

To enable email notification:

1. Tick Send email notification upon task completion.
2. Click OK.

To enable desktop notification:

1. Tick Display desktop notification upon task completion.
2. Click OK.

Protocol Obfuscation

When this function is enabled, the server will accept incoming connections that is using protocol obfuscation. Administrators can also choose to use obfuscation for outgoing connections or only accept obfuscated connections.

Connection

In this section, you can set up connection for eMule downloads.

Port

By default, the eMule TCP port is 4662 and the UDP port is 4672. It can also be set from 1 to 65535.

The TCP port should exclude the following ports :

• Port Number: 20, 21, 22, 23, 25, 80, 110, 137, 138, 139, 143, 199, 443, 445, 515, 543, 548, 587, 873, 993, 995, 3306, 3689, 5000, 5001, 5005, 5006, 5335, 5432, 6881, 8080, 7000, 7001, 8081, 9997, 9998, 9999, 50001, 50002
• FTP default port range: The actual range may vary depending on different models.

Connection

When this function is enabled, the server will limit the maximum TCP/IP and UDP connections. A connection will be established only when there are tasks in progress such as: data transferring, file searching or source exchanging.

Note: The max. connections should be between 100 and 500. A large number of max. connections will consume more system resources and a small number of min. connections will lower the overall downloading performance.

Location

In this section, you can set the default destination folder for eMule, and share your files on the ED2K network.

Default Destination Folder

Do the following to set the download destination folder for eMule.

1. Click Select and choose a folder.
2. Click Select.
3. Click OK.

Share

Do the following to specify folders you want to share with other eMule clients.

1. Click Select and choose a folder.
2. Click Select.
3. Click OK.

Bandwidth

In this section, you can set upload and download rates and download schedule to limit download and upload bandwidths.

Upload and Download Rates

Enter the maximum upload and download rate for eMule downloads and uploads. ("0" means unlimited.)

Download Schedule

You can limit eMule's download tasks to certain time period of a week and alternative speeds, so that you can free up more network bandwidth when needed.

To set the download schedule:

1. Choose any of the following:
   • Immediately: Allow download tasks to continue without stop.
   • Advanced schedule: Click Schedule Plan and do the following:
     1. If you want to limit download tasks to alternative speeds during certain periods of a week, enter the maximum download or upload rates in the Alternative Speed Settings section. ("0" means unlimited.)
     2. Choose any of the following and click on the grid period to limit download tasks' time or speeds to certain period of a week:
        • No Download: Do not download or upload files.
        • Default Speed: Download or upload files at the default maximum speeds.
        • Alternative Speed: Download or upload files at the maximum speeds you specified in the Alternative Speed Settings section.
2. Click OK.