Pidgin Setup

Now that AIE has it's own Jabber chat up and running, you will want a way to use it. For that, you need a Jabber client. This guide walks you through setting up an account for AIE's Jabber service in Pidgin.

Prerequisites

• Have an UMAMI username and password
• Download from http://pidgin.im

(Just click the "download now" button on the front page.)

• Install the package

Default options are fine. Possible option adjustments include:

Spell check support (just pick the appropriate language, like 'English (Canada)')

The only URI handler you need for AIE Jabber is xmpp

• Optionally, test your credentials at https://tools.aie-guild.org/jabber/

Making sure you are using the correct username and password will help with Pidgin setup.

This guide was made using Pidgin 2.10.17 for Windows but other versions should be similar.

Setting up Pidgin

1. Run Pidgin

Running for the first time will display the following:

1. File:Jabber-pc-pidgin 01.jpg