The following at the instructions for setting up a Mac to connect to the IT Services test/pilot Jabber Instant Messaging server for the purposes of Group Chat for the IEC (Zimbra) calendar migration effort. OS X includes iChat which is an IM client that supports the

• Jabber XMPP protocol
• SSL encryption on the network
• Kerberos authentication

Authentication

First you need to make sure you have Kerberos Configuration Tool installed or otherwise have a Kerberos ticket to authenticate.  Most IT Services users already have this active.

Configuring iChat

Next, run the iChat application which is in your Applications folder. 

Once running, you go to the top menu line and select

iChat > Preferences…

Now select the Accounts tab to see the servers your client connects to
.

You now select the ” + ” at the bottom to add an IM account/server.

The next screen will appear and prompt you to put in the login info for the IM account.

From the pull down list of Account Types, choose Jabber Account.

Next, in the Account Name field put in your SUnetID followed by ” @itlab-im.stanford.edu “.  

DO NOT put a password into the Password field.  Set the check boxes for both “SSL” and “Use Kerberos v5 for authentication”.

Now click Done.

You will see a certificate warning since this is just a test server.  Just click Continue to accept this warning for the purposes of this pilot. 

You should now be logged into the Jabber IM test server.

Joining Group Chat in iChat

In iChat, go to File > Go to Chat Room…

Make sure that sunetid@itlab-im.stanford.edu is selected under Account.

Type in ” calendar-mig ” into the Room Name.

Click on Go at the bottom of the window.

A window should now appear that shows the recent Chat Room activity and another window that shows the currently logged in users.