IM @ Duke

Getting Adium

You will need to download and install the Adium client for Mac OS X from http://www.adiumx.com/.

Configuring Adium

1. Launch the Adium client. Upon first run, you will be presented with the Preferences window.

2. In the Preferences: Accounts window that appears, click the + sign in the bottom left-hand corner of the window and select Jabber.



3. In the Jabber ID field, enter yourNetID@jabber.duke.edu (replacing yourNetID with your Duke NetID). Don't enter a password at this time.

4. Select Automatically connect on launch if you want AdiumX to connect to the Jabber system when launched.



5. Click the Personal tab located at the top of the window and enter your name in the Alias field. Be aware that you can switch the icon but it will not be visible to other Jabber users, including those on Adium.



6. Click the Options tab at the top of the window and in the Connect Server field enter jabber.duke.edu. In the port field, enter 5222 and check Use TLS.



Click OK. AdiumX should connect to the Jabber server and prompt for your password.

Configuring buddies

Adium refers to people you instant message with as "buddies." In order to communicate with someone you first must enter them into your buddy list.

1. Go to the Contacts menu and select Add Contact.
2. In the Jabber ID field, enter the Jabber ID of the user (Duke users will use yourbuddy'sNetID@jabber.duke.edu). To find your buddy's NetID, visit Online@Duke and click on Directories.
3. Optional: Enter the user's name in the Alias field.
4. Optional: If you have created groups, select the group for that user (the default group is Buddies).
5. Click the Add button. The other user should receive a notification that you want to add them as a buddy. When the user approves this message, you will be able to see the contact's status (online, away, etc.). NOTE: You may receive a notice from the other user's client asking for authorization for the other user to see your status.

Optional: Configuring Buddy Groups

Adium allows you to organize your buddies into different groups (e.g. family, friends, co-workers etc). This can be useful if you maintain a large list of buddies.

1. Go to the Contacts menu and select Add Group.
2. Enter the name of the group in the field provided and click Add.
3. You should be able to drag users into the appropriate groups. NOTE: Be careful not to drag one buddy over another. If you do this, a green plus sign will appear and you will be asked if you want to combine the users. You will have an opportunity to cancel if this accidentally happens.