Jabber Chat Service

Jabber
The Air-Stream Wireless Jabber service provides a feature rich environment for member interaction utilising the Jabber protocol and is available both on the Air-Stream wireless network and the Internet.

Jabber is a collection of open, XML-based protocols for instant messaging and presence information. Jabber-based software is deployed on thousands of servers across the Internet and is used by over ten million people worldwide.

Getting online

The Jabber server will be available to Air-Stream Members only and utilises member LDAP for authentication.

The service can be accessed over the Internet at chat.air-stream.org or over wireless at 10.114.2.2

Client applications are available for most OS platforms see their website www.jabber.org/ for details.


Adium for OSX

Note: This guide applies to people using the Mac OS X operating system.

1. Download latest Adium

2. Install to Applications folder

  • Once the disk image has been downloaded, it may or may not automatically be 'mounted' by your system.
  • If it's not already mounted (identified by a removable disk icon in the finder), just double click on the .dmg file you downloaded to do so.
  • Install Adium by dragging the Adium icon from the mounted disk image, into your Applications folder.
  • You may be prompted to enter an administrator's password at this time.
  • Once this process is complete you can eject and throw away the disk image.

Note: you can install Adium anywhere you like, it doesn't have to be the Applications folder.

3. Launch Adium

  • You may like to create a shortcut to Adium by dragging its icon from where you installed it, onto the OSX 'dock'.
  • Click the Adium icon to launch the program.




Adium's preferences panel should appear.

4. Configure your account




From the + menu, select 'Jabber' to setup a Jabber account.






Enter the Account settings as below.

  • Jabber ID: your Air-Stream LDAP username.
  • Password: your Air-Stream LDAP password.




Enter Personal settings as below.

  • Choose an 'avatar' icon from a local image file on your hard drive.
  • Alias: Choose an alias that suits your needs.




Enter the server information settings as below.

  • Connect Server: chat.air-stream.org.au
  • Resource: Adium.
  • Port: 5222.
  • Security: Tick 'Use TLS encryption (if possible)'.
  • Press the OK button when done.




You should now try to connect by checking the checkbox on the left.




When successful, your roster will be populated with Air-Stream members.


Spark for Windows and OSX

1. Download latest Spark

Spark is a barebones Jabber client made by Jive Software. Its avaliable for Mac OS X, Linux and Unix, and Windows from http://www.jivesoftware.org.

2. Configure Spark for Air-Stream

Once downloaded, the configuration process should be similar on all operating systems. You will be presented with the following screens the first time you run Spark.



Edit the appropriate information, as below.

  • Username: Your Air-Stream LDAP username.
  • Password: Your Air-Stream LDAP password.
  • Server: chat.air-stream.org
  • Tick save password, and choose Auto Login to make life a bit easier.
  • Click 'Login' to connect.



Once connected successfully, you should see the Air-Stream roster