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Adium for Mac

Make sure you've downloaded and installed Adium.

Adding an Account

  1. Launch Adium and click File > Add Account > XMPP
    Use Existing Account
  2. In the Account tab, enter in your Jabber ID: (YourUsername)@chat.ucsd.edu . You will be using your AD username and password.
    • Leave the option Connect when Adium opens checked.
    Account Tab
  3. On the Personal tab, enter your Alias. 
    Connection Tab
  4. On the Options tab, fill in the following fields.
    • Connect Server should be chat.ucsd.edu
    • Resource should be Adium
    • Port should be 5223
    • Check Allow Plaintext Authentication, Force old-style SSL, and Do strict certificate checks
    • Uncheck Require SSL/TLS
    • Once you're done, click Save.
    Connection Tab

Getting Online

  1. Click Status, then Available.

Adding Contacts (Buddies)

  1. To add a buddy, click on Contact, then click on Add Contact.
  2. In the Add Contact dialog enter the Jabber ID of your contact and their Alias. Once finished, click Add and they will appear in your contact list.