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*Launch Adium from your Launchpad or Application list
*Launch Adium from your Launchpad or Application list
*Go to the File Menu and select Add Account and pick XMPP (XMPP is the protocol Jabber uses)
*Go to the File Menu and select Add Account and pick XMPP (XMPP is the protocol Jabber uses)
[[File:file menu.png]] [[File:xmpp.png]]
*An Edit Account window should open
*An Edit Account window should open
[[File:add account01.png]]
*In the Edit Account window type in your Jabber ID. It will be your UMAMI user name with "@aie-guild.org" tacked on, such as, user123@aie-guild.org
*In the Edit Account window type in your Jabber ID. It will be your UMAMI user name with "@aie-guild.org" tacked on, such as, user123@aie-guild.org
*In the password field type in your UMAMI password
*In the password field type in your UMAMI password
*Click the "OK" button
*Click the "OK" button
[[File:add acount02.png]]
You're now ready to join a Conference room
You're now ready to join a Conference room


==Connecting to a Conference room==
==Connecting to a Conference room==
*Go to the File Menu and select Join a Group Chat (Adium calls conference rooms Chat Rooms)
*Go to the File Menu and select Join a Group Chat (Adium calls Conference rooms Chat Rooms)
[[file: join group chat A.png]]
*The Join Chat window will appear
*The Join Chat window will appear
*In the Chat Room Name Type in the name of the conference you would like to join, such as Greenwall, or testing [change this later].  
[[file: join chat01.png]]
*In the Chat Room Name Type in the name of the conference you would like to join, such as Greenwall.  
*If the Sever field is blank add: conference.aie-guild.org
*If the Sever field is blank add: conference.aie-guild.org
*Type in your UMAMI password in the Password field
*Type in your UMAMI password in the Password field
*Click the Join button
*Click the Join button
[[file: join chat02.png]]
A conference room window should open, depending of time of day there may not be anybody in the room.
A conference room window should open, depending of time of day there may not be anybody in the room.


==To change your handle==
==To change your handle==
*Go to the Adium Menu and select Preferences
*Go to the Adium Menu and select Preferences
[[file: preferences.png]]
*In the Preferences window click on the Personal tab
*In the Preferences window click on the Personal tab
[[file: preference window.png]]
*In the Personal tab you should see a Name field. You can update this field with your UMAMI username.
*In the Personal tab you should see a Name field. You can update this field with your UMAMI username.

Latest revision as of 15:56, 19 January 2013

This guide will use Adium 1.5.4 for OSX 10.7.5 but other versions should be similar.

Prerequisites

Download and install Adium

First Time Start Up

  • Launch Adium from your Launchpad or Application list
  • Go to the File Menu and select Add Account and pick XMPP (XMPP is the protocol Jabber uses)

File menu.png Xmpp.png

  • An Edit Account window should open

Add account01.png

  • In the Edit Account window type in your Jabber ID. It will be your UMAMI user name with "@aie-guild.org" tacked on, such as, user123@aie-guild.org
  • In the password field type in your UMAMI password
  • Click the "OK" button

Add acount02.png

You're now ready to join a Conference room


Connecting to a Conference room

  • Go to the File Menu and select Join a Group Chat (Adium calls Conference rooms Chat Rooms)

Join group chat A.png

  • The Join Chat window will appear

Join chat01.png

  • In the Chat Room Name Type in the name of the conference you would like to join, such as Greenwall.
  • If the Sever field is blank add: conference.aie-guild.org
  • Type in your UMAMI password in the Password field
  • Click the Join button

Join chat02.png

A conference room window should open, depending of time of day there may not be anybody in the room.


To change your handle

  • Go to the Adium Menu and select Preferences

Preferences.png

  • In the Preferences window click on the Personal tab

Preference window.png

  • In the Personal tab you should see a Name field. You can update this field with your UMAMI username.