Appium configuration

hi , i am trying to lunch Appium , but it wont go trough.
i didnt get your post last part “Appium capabilities in code:
capabilities.setCapability(“platformName”,platForm);
capabilities.setCapability(“deviceName”,platForm);
capabilities.setCapability(“appPackage”,appPackageName);
capabilities.setCapability(“appActivity”, appActivityName);
driver = new AppiumDriver(new URL(“http://”+ip+”:“+portNumber+”/wd/hub"), capabilities);"
do i need to run this command trough command prompt?
or i need to configure those fields under settings menu?
I’ve tried different versions , but all these are just stopping in this log event
"> Checking if an update is available

Update not available
Starting Node Server
info: Welcome to Appium v1.2.4 (REV 71584425ecf777349e3215f0f18e71e7782acfb6)
info: Appium REST http interface listener started on 127.0.0.1:4723
info: [debug] Non-default server args: {“app”:“C:\Users\mamo\Desktop\temp\com.bigtincan.android.adfree-8060-v0.8.60.apk”,“address”:“127.0.0.1”,“logNoColors”:true,“platformName”:“Android”,“platformVersion”:“16”,“automationName”:“Appium”,“locale”:“US”}
info: Console LogLevel: debug
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