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*A window will appear asking you to setup an account.  This is the same window that will appear if you are running iChat for the first time.
 
*A window will appear asking you to setup an account.  This is the same window that will appear if you are running iChat for the first time.
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:[[Image:IchatAccountSetup.png|iChat Account Setup]]
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:[[Image:Accountsetup.png|iChat Account Setup]]
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#Pull down <span class="button">Account Type</span> and select <span class="button">Jabber Account</span>
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#Pull down <span class="button">Account Type</span> and select <span class="button">Jabber</span>
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#In the ''Account Name'' field enter '''your email address@xmission.com'''.
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#In the ''Account Name'' field enter your email '''address@xmission.com'''.
 
#In the ''Password'' field enter your XMission email password.
 
#In the ''Password'' field enter your XMission email password.
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#Press the <span class="button">Server Options</span> arrow and make it point down to reveal further options.
 
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#In the ''Server:'' field enter '''jabber.xmission.com'''.
 
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#In the ''Port:'' field enter '''5223'''.
 
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#Click the <span class="button">Use SSL</span> check box and make certain it is checked.
 
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#The <span class="button">Use Kerberos v5 for authentication</span> check box should be unchecked.
 
 
#Click the <span class="button">Continue</span> button.
 
#Click the <span class="button">Continue</span> button.
  
  
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#Pull down the menu labeled ''iChat'' by the Apple menu in the upper left of your screen.
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*The next window will be the Conclusion window.
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#Select ''Preferences''.
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:[[Image:Conclusion.png|iChat Conclusion]]
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#Press the <span class="button">Accounts</span> tab on the Preferences window that appears.
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#Click <span class="button">Done</span>.
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#In the ''Accounts'' box, you will now have your newly created ''XMission'' account listed with a small lightbulb icon next to it.  Click this line.
 
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:[[Image:IchatAccountInfo.png|iChat Account Information]]
 
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#Press the <span class="button">Account Information</span> in the middle of the window.
 
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#Check the <span class="button">Use this account</span> box.
 
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#Check the <span class="button">When iChat opens, automatically log in</span> box.
 
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#In the ''Description'' field enter '''XMission'''.
 
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#The ''Jabber ID:'' and ''Password:'' fields should already have what you put in when you setup the account.
 
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#Press the <span class="button">Server Settings</span> tab.
 
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:[[Image:IchatServerSettings.png|iChat Server Settings]]
 
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#The ''Server:'' field should have '''jabber.xmission.com'''.
 
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#The ''Port:'' field should have '''5223'''.
 
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#The <span class="button">Use SSL</span> box should be checked.
 
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#<span class="button">Automatically discover server & port</span> should not be checked.
 
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#<span class="button">Warn before password is sent insecurely</span> should not be checked.
 
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#<span class="button">Use Kerberos v5 for authentication</span> should not be checked.
 
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#The ''Location:'' field can have whatever you want it to say, such as '''Home''', '''Work''', '''Mobile''', or you can simply check the <span class="button">Use my machine name</span> box.
 
  
  
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*You can add friends who are connected to the XMPP network.  This includes other XMission accounts along with GTalk.
 
#Pull down the ''Window'' menu from the top bar.
 
#Pull down the ''Window'' menu from the top bar.
 
#Select ''Jabber List''.
 
#Select ''Jabber List''.
 
#A ''Jabber List'' window will appear with your newly created account.  The menu beneath your name determines your status.
 
#A ''Jabber List'' window will appear with your newly created account.  The menu beneath your name determines your status.
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#You can add friends on the Jabber network with the plus button in the lower left.
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#You can add friends on the XMPP network with the plus button in the lower left.
 
#Additional configuration via ''Preferences'' may be required for video and audio chat.
 
#Additional configuration via ''Preferences'' may be required for video and audio chat.
  
  
 
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Revision as of 15:00, 16 September 2011

  • Start iChat. The Mac icon for iChat looks like this:
iChat icon


  • If you have already been running iChat for other Instant Messaging accounts follow these initial instructions
  1. Pull down the menu labeled iChat by the Apple menu in the upper left of your screen.
  2. Select Preferences.
  3. Press the Accounts tab on the Preferences window that comes up
  4. Press the + button at the bottom left corner of the window:
iChat Preferences


  • A window will appear asking you to setup an account. This is the same window that will appear if you are running iChat for the first time.
iChat Account Setup
  1. Pull down Account Type and select Jabber
  2. In the Account Name field enter your email address@xmission.com.
  3. In the Password field enter your XMission email password.
  4. Click the Continue button.


  • The next window will be the Conclusion window.
iChat Conclusion
  1. Click Done.


  • You can add friends who are connected to the XMPP network. This includes other XMission accounts along with GTalk.
  1. Pull down the Window menu from the top bar.
  2. Select Jabber List.
  3. A Jabber List window will appear with your newly created account. The menu beneath your name determines your status.
  4. You can add friends on the XMPP network with the plus button in the lower left.
  5. Additional configuration via Preferences may be required for video and audio chat.


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